Seeing how hard Misty was crying, Nina Donovan smiled and comforted her.
"It's okay, Misty. The only reason I agreed to come here was because I'm a coward. I'm terrified of dying, and I didn't want to go out in such an ugly way. That's why, whether I accepted the offer or not, I was never going to do this mission. I won't kill anyone, and I won't trade someone else's life for my own. I had a feeling I might come back to this world. I wanted to tell my family and friends all the things I never got to say before I died last time. I just... I didn't expect ten years to have passed here. Maybe they've forgotten me. Maybe they have new families..." Nina raised a hand and rubbed her eyes, a brilliant smile on her face. "I'm actually quite content now. I don't feel any pain. In my next life, I'll be sure to eat properly and stop abusing my stomach. Sigh!"
Misty knew Nina Donovan was just trying to change the subject.
It cursed up a storm in its mind.
