lips and ears . I r ecognise him from school. His appearance is rather distinctive.
Wendy is skinny, with auburn hair and pale skin.
They don’t have our eyes. They are mimickers.
Nate introduces them further, “These two are kind of experts in the field of ‘bad-guys-in-general’. They’ve worked miracles before. I think we need one now.”
Th e two look at each other and smile .
Andrew speaks first, “Okay so, you guys, you are under attack. The bad guy in question is no easy customer. So we’ll start with the basics, things everyone knows. Step One, to catching any villain, is to attain knowledge.”
Wendy interrupts, “We don’t have a lot of this on Rejon. He is good at keeping his secrets from his enemies, right down to his identity. This means, obviously, that we look for little clues in his behaviour , and in the specifics of his very character , to identify him.”
Andrew surveys the room, stopping at me briefly, before carrying on, “He has given us some interesting clues, through his very behaviour, believe it or not. Now, admittedly, we have only been able to find out a few tiny things.”
He begins listing these ‘few tiny things’ that are ‘pretty obvious’.
Rejon doesn’t just feed on fear. He truly revels in it.
The way he treats his victims makes this obvious.
His letter to us was purely to incite our panic.
Chances are he won’t kill us off fast. He will enjoy our fear first.
Power is something that is important to him.
He co uld hunt humans on his own.
He doesn’t. Instead h e has followers.
This tells us that he ‘ needs ’ recognition.
There is no doubt that he has an ego.
The likelihood is that he does not form attachments to his f ollowers. They are only there so that he has someone to ‘perceive’ how brilliant he is.
He is charismatic and persuasive. This is how he has built up his fan-base.
This is why they are so loyal to him.
They aren’t afraid of him as we are. They are completely enchanted with him.
The letter to us, as well as the message to Daniel, tells us a few things.
He never cared about us before. Something has triggered this sudden interest in our group. This something would’ve taken place within the last few days.
We should all think hard on it.
In the end my head is left spinning.
It is a lot to take in.
Wendy asks whether any of us have any more relevant information.
Daniel speaks, “Yeah, the creep kind of kidnapped my girlfriend while y’all were hiding away in your spider form today . . .”
A few of them look guilty at this.
Andrew seems sad . He tells Daniel that he is sorry for his loss.
“I’m his girlfriend,” I say. “I’m alive.”
Now I get a whole load of questions.
Most are from Wendy. Every little thing I can tell them is of use, she urges.
Andrew seems thoughtful. He asks me, straight-out, why Rejon didn’t kill me.
I tell him that Rejon didn’t want to kill me . He wanted me as a follower .
Daniel looks at me now, shocked. I never told him about Rejon’s plans for me. It completely slipped my mind.
There are interested faces all around me now . Some of them are also suspicious.
I suppose they have reason. Most people who get taken by Rejon probably don’t live to tell the tale. For all they know I am a Cezer now.
I tell them that Daniel saved me before Rejon got to make his pitch.
A lot of them still look unsure about trusting me.
Luckily a distraction walks straight in the door at this point.
I can barely believe it when I see him.
Everyone goes silent.
Bold as brass he just walks right into the middle of us.
Greg Harshaw .
“Hi,” he says. “Now before you guys lynch mob me I wish to make an announcement. I’ ve been kicked out of the Cezer s, quite ironically, for ‘bad behaviour’. I am making a formal plea to join your group, mostly for protection reasons. I realise that some of you may have a problem
Wendy is skinny, with auburn hair and pale skin.
They don’t have our eyes. They are mimickers.
Nate introduces them further, “These two are kind of experts in the field of ‘bad-guys-in-general’. They’ve worked miracles before. I think we need one now.”
Th e two look at each other and smile .
Andrew speaks first, “Okay so, you guys, you are under attack. The bad guy in question is no easy customer. So we’ll start with the basics, things everyone knows. Step One, to catching any villain, is to attain knowledge.”
Wendy interrupts, “We don’t have a lot of this on Rejon. He is good at keeping his secrets from his enemies, right down to his identity. This means, obviously, that we look for little clues in his behaviour , and in the specifics of his very character , to identify him.”
Andrew surveys the room, stopping at me briefly, before carrying on, “He has given us some interesting clues, through his very behaviour, believe it or not. Now, admittedly, we have only been able to find out a few tiny things.”
He begins listing these ‘few tiny things’ that are ‘pretty obvious’.
Rejon doesn’t just feed on fear. He truly revels in it.
The way he treats his victims makes this obvious.
His letter to us was purely to incite our panic.
Chances are he won’t kill us off fast. He will enjoy our fear first.
Power is something that is important to him.
He co uld hunt humans on his own.
He doesn’t. Instead h e has followers.
This tells us that he ‘ needs ’ recognition.
There is no doubt that he has an ego.
The likelihood is that he does not form attachments to his f ollowers. They are only there so that he has someone to ‘perceive’ how brilliant he is.
He is charismatic and persuasive. This is how he has built up his fan-base.
This is why they are so loyal to him.
They aren’t afraid of him as we are. They are completely enchanted with him.
The letter to us, as well as the message to Daniel, tells us a few things.
He never cared about us before. Something has triggered this sudden interest in our group. This something would’ve taken place within the last few days.
We should all think hard on it.
In the end my head is left spinning.
It is a lot to take in.
Wendy asks whether any of us have any more relevant information.
Daniel speaks, “Yeah, the creep kind of kidnapped my girlfriend while y’all were hiding away in your spider form today . . .”
A few of them look guilty at this.
Andrew seems sad . He tells Daniel that he is sorry for his loss.
“I’m his girlfriend,” I say. “I’m alive.”
Now I get a whole load of questions.
Most are from Wendy. Every little thing I can tell them is of use, she urges.
Andrew seems thoughtful. He asks me, straight-out, why Rejon didn’t kill me.
I tell him that Rejon didn’t want to kill me . He wanted me as a follower .
Daniel looks at me now, shocked. I never told him about Rejon’s plans for me. It completely slipped my mind.
There are interested faces all around me now . Some of them are also suspicious.
I suppose they have reason. Most people who get taken by Rejon probably don’t live to tell the tale. For all they know I am a Cezer now.
I tell them that Daniel saved me before Rejon got to make his pitch.
A lot of them still look unsure about trusting me.
Luckily a distraction walks straight in the door at this point.
I can barely believe it when I see him.
Everyone goes silent.
Bold as brass he just walks right into the middle of us.
Greg Harshaw .
“Hi,” he says. “Now before you guys lynch mob me I wish to make an announcement. I’ ve been kicked out of the Cezer s, quite ironically, for ‘bad behaviour’. I am making a formal plea to join your group, mostly for protection reasons. I realise that some of you may have a problem
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