Nick is still getting used to kindness herself; she never saw much of it in childhood, after her father died and she was left alone with an abusive mother, and she didn’t begin to cultivate it as an adult until a few years ago, when her journeys through the multiverse began. Her change from an openly hostile girl, convinced of her monstrousness and full of hate for the entire world to who she is now hasn’t been easy, but she decided years ago that she was done hurting people and wanted to use her time and effort on doing good instead.

“You’re an important person, Connor. There ain’t anyone else exactly like you, y’know? That makes you special. And you’re pretty important to Hank.” Nick sees a lot of herself in Hank, trusts him more than anyone else in the city, even considers him a friend. He’d been badly shaken by what happened to Connor. “And the other thing is - I know I fucked up some with things I’ve done.” Things with the Heart. “I’m tryin’ to do better. I got into some really dumb shit because I wanted to help, and I still wanna help - I’m just tryin’ to find a different way to do it now. So if I can do somethin’ to make a difference even for one guy, I’d say that’s worth doing.”

She finishes her explanation with a warm smile and nods to his question about the drinks on offer. “That’s pretty much exactly what hot buttered rum is - rum, spices, melted butter, all mixed together. Bit rich for me, but some people really love it, ‘specially when it’s cold out. Hot toddy’s whiskey, honey, lemon, cinnamon - that’s a little more my speed, but I’m a whiskey girl anyway.” She shrugs. “Totally up to you.”