Valdis closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. Clearly the boy's intelligence didn't translate into critical thinking, he truly was an idiot in certain ways.
"Ok, Tony," she said finally, "Do you remember what I did to Gene? That was mere play, cat versus mouse, compared to what I am capable of. I am dangerous. I can walk through the souls of the living, and apparently I can walk in the souls of the dead now too. I wield death in ways that no one else can, not even in my world. My kind are called reapers for a reason. I have ties to all four planes." She took a breath, "And you want me to walk into the tower where they study the planes and submit to tests on my abilities."
She calmly took a drink from her mug, trying to decide if she should continue.
"Aside from that, I'm fairly certain those medical professionals didn't break open your rib cage with their bare hands and tear your still beating heart out of your chest. Luckily for me, I woke up in Konryu." And not on some lab table.
CW: Mentions of Violence
"Ok, Tony," she said finally, "Do you remember what I did to Gene? That was mere play, cat versus mouse, compared to what I am capable of. I am dangerous. I can walk through the souls of the living, and apparently I can walk in the souls of the dead now too. I wield death in ways that no one else can, not even in my world. My kind are called reapers for a reason. I have ties to all four planes." She took a breath, "And you want me to walk into the tower where they study the planes and submit to tests on my abilities."
She calmly took a drink from her mug, trying to decide if she should continue.
"Aside from that, I'm fairly certain those medical professionals didn't break open your rib cage with their bare hands and tear your still beating heart out of your chest. Luckily for me, I woke up in Konryu." And not on some lab table.