"What signs?" Nellie asked in confusion, "Is there something wrong with him?"
"He's never been normal." Even if it earned him a few hits from Nellie, who couldn't help but laugh and cry, Pannis would never change his mind, "It's that research on time that fried his brain. So, you see, being like you isn't so bad—it's definitely safer, and you won't end up like him."
"You're saying I'm brainless, I might as well beat you to death." Nellie hit him even harder, until Pannis grabbed her hands and hugged her to stop the beating on his thigh, "Then I met Philarx, and that guy still looks so young, I'm actually a bit jealous that he doesn't age at all. It's the kind of thing that would drive any woman crazy with envy. But thinking about the innocent people he sacrificed to get that benefit just makes me sick."
