"Um, so it has all the same abilities as the one ya know?" Mr. Slick nodded thoughtfully as he fiddled with his moustache, "Let's hope it is much weaker,"

The nebulanian listened intently as Kinner explained the situation, looking a lot more serious. His antennae drooped.

"Ah, it's quite a dire situation," he admitted, "I also find it odd that The Thing that yer friend and the members of his crew had encountered would be different compared to the one ya knew...is it 'cos it's some type of mutation or somethin'?"

He rubbed the back of his neck as he looked embarrassed.

"I gotta admit that I'm not really good when it comes to biology and science, so my guess might sound mighty silly,"