After a while, in a cramped, tiny bedroom on the second floor of the Shop, a long-haired Maiden sat soaked through on the floor, clearly having just been drenched with water. She glared hatefully at the two youths in front of her. Shang-Chi shook his head and said, "Miss Jessica, if you hadn't gone crazy and tried to attack us, I wouldn't have had to use a water incantation on you. Are you calmer now?"
Jessica spat. Like the kind of female thug commonly seen in Hell's Kitchen, she violently flung her head, tossing her dripping hair behind her ears. Taking a deep breath, she said, "What really snapped me awake wasn't the water, but the gesture you made when casting that spell. Monsters can't use magic—at least, they can't cast spells without Dark Force."
"Can you tell us what happened here? We already introduced ourselves. We're superheroes from another world, and we haven't been here long."
"Soon, you'll be stuck here forever." Jessica gave a cold smile. "You just traded punches with those monsters, didn't you? Then wait. It's only a matter of time before you go insane."
Riley and Shang-Chi exchanged a glance. Riley crouched down on one knee, looking directly into the eyes of Jessica, who was curled up on the ground. "That's exactly why we want to know what happened here. Consider it payment for saving you."
"You didn't save me. I was hiding perfectly well, and you dragged me here."
"But you couldn't have hidden there for long." Shang-Chi emphasized, "The monsters would have found you eventually, and there weren't enough supplies there either."
"Since I'm going to go crazy sooner or later anyway, I might as well hide for however long I can." Jessica spoke in resignation. She tossed the old hunting rifle aside,