It's Hard Out There For A Pimp
Remember that guy who tried to pick up Faith at the bus station...?
Three months.
It took him three months to fully recover from the beating the Bitch From Hell™ gave him. Between medical bills, a trashed apartment, and a low profile until the cops forgot him... he needed a new girl pronto.
As she stepped off the bus, he smiled. Young, beautiful, dark hair, red lips, alone... perfect.
"New in town, right? You got that new-in-town look. It's a dangerous part of town this time of night..." He put a protective, big-brotherly arm around her shoulders and
ZAP
woke up three days later. His hands shook for the rest of his life.
Reciprocity
When you have the power to take life, sooner or later it becomes a toy. Something to play with.
Like Gunn. She touched him, and his heart stopped. He died. Life ended. She touched him again, and his heart beat. From off to on, just like that.
The LISA looked like something you buy at Radio Shack. Something that runs on batteries, plays games or tells time. A toy.
He touched her, and her heart stopped. She thought she'd died. He kept touching her, and her heart beat like never before. Life began. From off to on, just like that.