It's the Zetas, and those Styrian townies with the torches.

They're saying the protestors can't assemble in worship of an evil god anymore.

And that's a bad thing?

Well, you do have to admit that all of them standing around the crater and humming had a certain

je-ne-sais-cult.

It's meditation. It soothes Lophii's endless suffering to hear their minds harmonizing.

And- uh- that's not even the bad part:

When the Zetas started hauling off the protesters, a bunch of them started seizing-

like taking them away from the crater is actually killing them-

and the ones that weren't started shouting stuff about the Seven Gates, and the Dead Man in the Shadows,

and how we were all food for crows.

The gates and the crows again. Shouldn't that have stopped once we stopped Mattie

and those creepy Corvae SWAT guys?

And we still don't know why they're trying to buy up the campus.

We really need more information. About Mattie's plan. About Vordenberg. About what in the pea-brained hell

those Zetas think they're doing.

Well, I know where we can start with one of those.

Sorry D-bear, I'd totally tell you if I knew-

but all I know is we're not supposed to let anybody near the big fish.

And there's nothing else you've seen or heard that seemed odd?

You mean beyond being on guard duty for Moby Dick?

Which, is a weird name for a fish, right? Because he's totally not a d-

[Theo bursts into the room without knocking. Rude.]

This is low even for you, Lawrence.

Excuse me?

I'm the leader of Silas student forces, I can ask our lieutenants whatever I want.

Oh, I see. Baron V sees the Zetas for the bastion of history that they are and assigns us special duty,

now you're feeling out of the loop, and you take advantage of this poor dweeb's suicidal crush on you.

I'm not taking advantage-

I legitimately want to know what you double-wide meat-heads think you're doing messing with the Anglerfish.

Oh, you know what that's the sound of, Wilson? That's the sound of...

you being friend-zoned. Hell, not even friend-zoned.

She doesn't like you.

She just knows you're dumb enough that she can pump you for information,

without even a whiff of play.

Oh... Oh- I mean, that's okay.

You know, if Laura and D-Bear need to know stuff, well then- they should probably ask somebody and-

I'm not the smartest.

Kirsch-

Oh for the love of- Wilson! Dig deep in that empty cantaloupe you call a head,

and find some self-respect!

Okay.

What do I do with it?

Let's go.

Crap.

You don't think I- take advantage of Kirsch having "feelings" for me, do you?

No. No...

Well...

I mean, we do drag him down here everytime we need to know what's going on with the Zetas...

But, even if you were, would you really feel that bad about it?

I dunno.

It's Kirsch.

It- It'd be like being cruel to a golden retriever.

And we still need to figure out what's happening down in the crater.

Ya, the Zetas are a bust-

so you know who that leaves...

Boy, do I.

Alright, you know the drill, give up the goods on the Anglerfish, and we hand over the tasty O Neg.

B Positive.

B Positive.

I would like to strenuously object to my inclusion in this interrogation-

Sorry Jeep, but you're going to have to wait 'cause if we give you the plasma,

you'll give it to Cougartown over there.

That's probably accurate, but I'm quite alarmingly hungry-

We all are, Encyclopedia Brown. Doesn't change the fact that we still don't know what the old kook-

who you ladies made Board Chair, if I recall- is planning.

Honestly, I'd be surprised if he remembered any plan more recent than the Charge of the Light Brigade.

But you had those Corvae guys drilling in the hole! You have to know something.

I hate to be a bother, but the situation is becoming rather urgent-

Carmilla?

Oh, sorry - just flashing back to the last time you ineffectively tried to starve information out of me.

If there could be just a little- something-

That was different!

How?

Yeah. How? You're still withholding information that might save lives-

What're you gonna do, Agent Orange? Tie me up again?

[J.P. roars and lunges at LaF]

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