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[[Nega-Nick wakes up after being thrown across the room as a result of touching a highly-charged surface inside Velociraptor. He finds himself atop a pile of boxes with his hair on end, dazed and actually smoking. He and his alien controller are trying to figure out what happened. Unlike previous strips in this sequence, Nega-Nick speaks out loud, while the alien continues to speak inside his head.]]
Nega-Nick: Wha... What happened?
Alien: Power... conduit. That jolt... jarred us...

[[Nega-Nick puts his glasses back on and struggles to his feet.]]
Nega-Nick: I... think I'm OK. Nothing broken, just singed... Wait... Did I just... move...?
Alien: I... didn't move you. I'm trying to, but... No...

[[Nega-Nick grins evilly as he realizes that the alien's control over him has weakened.]]
Nega-Nick: I'm... in control...
Alien: No... Stop it.
Nega-Nick: [stronger] I'm in control.
Alien: Stop it. I command you!
Nega-Nick: [stronger and louder] Heh heh... I'M IN CONTROL!

[[We see the neighbors in the apartment downstairs from Nick and Ki. It's an older couple, and he's banging on the ceiling with a broomstick while she reads in her chair.]]
Nega-Nick: MUHAHAHAHAHA!
Older man: Dagnabbit! I told that boy upstairs to cut that out!
Older woman: You KNOW she isn't putting out much lately...