She didn't know what the bartender was getting at when he suggested that there was a better way, but he had a kind manner about him. She turned so he could see her wound. 

When he touched the broken skin, she winced, but she didn't pull away from him. She saw blue light in her peripheral vision and in an instant, felt all of her pain subside. She hadn't really expected kindness after yesterday, especially from a super-powered person, and it made her eyes tear up a little, though she didn't actually cry.

[b]”Thank you,”[/b] came an incredulous retort. It was inspiring to her to see someone with a power that could be used to help others. She wished she'd gotten something like that. What she had control over... felt like an abomination. The bartender offered to get her a drink, and she asked for water. When she became emotional, she became less stable, so she definitely didn't want to see what inebriated looked like.

She happened to notice the woman at table three beckoning her over. Nicole didn't recognize the woman, but she stood anyway and made her way to the table, curious as to what the lady wanted to say to her.

“Hello, my name is Lilian Patterson. And you are?”

[b]“Nicole Woods,”[/b] she said, dragging out her response a little almost like a question because she was surprised at the pleasant manner of the lady despite the circumstances they found themselves in.

“Nicole, it's great to meet you. It looks like you had a rough day yesterday.”

[b]”That's a purdy fair assessment, yeah.”[/b]

“I work as a journalist. I say 'work' because I am trying to gather the stories of the survivors. I think one day it will be important to report exactly what happened here. I was hoping you might tell my something about your experience... Were you attacked by one of the Supers?”

[b]”I... was, yes. He turned invisible.”[/b]

“And how did you get away?”

[b]”An... old friend came to my defense. She died.”[/b] Nicole, of course, neglected to tell Lilian what order those two facts occurred in.

“I'm sorry to hear that... You and your friend, did either of you develop powers?”

[b]”Yes.”[/b]

“It was you, wasn't it?” She didn't waver at all when she asked.

[b]”Yes,”[/b] Nicole answered, forfeiting all plans of hiding herself. Lilian continued to look at her, and she decided to head her off at the pass and answer the question she would be asked. [b]”I can reanimate the dead.”[/b]

“And what will you be using that for? Self-defense? The greater good? Looting?”

[b]”Look, I just want to go my own way. Mind my business... I don't want to hurt anyone. I just want to go home.”[/b]

“To the states?”

[b]”Yes.”[/b]

Lilian smiled. “I thought so. Thank you for talking to me, Nicole.”

[b]"Anytime."[/b]