"Friend, turned dealer, turned loan shark, turned...slaver, I guess," Nori explained. That was the short version at least.

She climbed out of the car, more electricity jumping, sparking from her head to the door frame as she climbed out. She scrubbed a hand through her hair to try and dissipate the static.

She looked skyward, half expecting the heavens to break out in a torrent of rain just to spite her. "You might not want to tempt that. You know, I don't think you can just walk into a pharmacy and buy that stuff," she warned.