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“Wait, before you go. Didn’t Kaz live nearby the stadium?” You remember Toaster told you that piece of shit lived somewhere nearby.
“Yes, we actually went to investigate and found everything inside destroyed. We believe Stoorgard himself did this to cover his own trail.” Nina sighs. She thought she was going to hit a goldmine, but was left empty handed. “Such a shame, it was one of the few houses still on its feet.”
“But isn’t it weird that this whole thing is so close to the stadium?” You point out.
“Well, large buildings like those are often used to harbor people in times of crisis.” Nina doesn’t see it as anything but a coincidence.
“But we have many homeless shelters. Why not move people to those instead?” You point out.
“As much as it pains me to say, there’s still a stigma against the homeless, and many of the families affected don’t want to be near them.” Nina doesn’t believe this is a good thing.
“But hobos are awesome!” You love ‘em hobos! Like Barry, Nariko, Yu Yan, Ruby, and many others.
“Well, government officials and the N.U. were very accommodating to those who don’t think like that.” As much as this bothers your teacher, she understands people act like they do.
“I guess I can’t blame them, many hobos lose their minds!” You know, like Barry, Nariko, Yu Yan, Ruby and many others. “Well, not like it’s a fault of their own, those pesky white flames, and Gerard…” You wonder when Gerard’s apology tour will reach Nariko. He’s the one responsible for the hacky job to remove her flame.
“Right...” Nina doesn’t know where you are going with this. You’re an enigma. Like an actual one. Not the funny name some losers give entities. Enigmas? So lame.
“Isn’t it weird that there’s a piece in the shelter though? Wouldn’t that be the real reason why they were so accommodating? To not bring more people towards it?” You puzzle some things together.
“Is that what you’re getting at? That does raise some suspicions.” Nina is intrigued now. “We only instructed the cats to locate Carmella, we put the actual survey of the areas on hold. Once Susie regains consciousness, we’ll investigate the shelter.”
“Cool.” You feel like you got to something. “Now let’s make those calls.”
Nina nods, and, uh, each of you pulls out your phones and makes their respective calls. You call Henry’s buddy George, who was nice enough to exchange numbers with you and recognize the dangers of the situation. His levelheadedness will prove vital for this!
“What’s hopping, my man?” George is glad to hear from you! “Worried about Henry?”
“Exactly! How did you know?” You feel read like a book! But one of those easy books to read! Like the ones that teach stuff to dummies!
“Too early to be invited to a restaurant tour, Haha.” George is as carefree as ever. “What’s the gig? I’ll tell Henry.”
