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Chapter 8, Page 19

Neilsama

on April 23, 2010

Calling your attention to two past pages: where the Keepers gave Debbie a book here and when the Smiling Man said he would get the secret one of them was hiding here. Honest. We've been building up to this.

The Smiling Man, power-wise, is more than a match for any of them, but he's human– all his abilities are from devices/artifacts/talismans hidden on his person. That's why he was combing the multiverse, looking for weapons to fight Ringo with, when he first met Lightbringer. Unfortunately, if Debbie takes one, he would obliterate them with some of the remaining devices.

As Mindmistress said, Debbie's the only one who can't be effectively tortured–which is one reason she didn't tell the others, at least until she could find something in the journal that they could use.

Next Tuesday, a surprise guest artist. Next Thursday, I'm up for the art again. We're getting there, people.