Nessa doesn't seem to be listening to them very clearly. She looks shell shocked, trying to remember what had happened to Cynthia. But she keeps drawing a blank, and the pit in her stomach just gets deeper and deeper. She remembers Metabee, the girl with the metal arm and not being able to see very well. She remembers shifting when they came for the girl, and protecting Cynthia, but after the scuffle, it goes blank.

"She was with me. I don't..." She cuts off, looking up at her friends with concern and a look of sheer loss.

"I don't remember what happened. What if I..."