Oh shit, that was unexpected.

Uh, hi! It’s time to livebagel some more Worm, but apparently we are not looking at Extermination 8.3 today like I thought. Instead we have Interlude 8, which… is a name that kinda bugs me. Interlude 3½ may be a pain to write on my computer and cause the numbering of the Interludes to be offset from the number of them (this is the ninth one), but at least it kept the sacred pattern of Arc N -> Interlude N -> Arc N+1 -> Interlude N+1 intact. Now it’s gonna be offset, assuming the pattern of Interludes between every Arc even keeps going… given recent shakings-up in the Arc structure department, though, maybe that’s an assumption I should be careful about making.

Anyway, who are we following today, I wonder? My first instinct is to say a civilian, to let us check up on those who are not fighting for the protection of the city – or at least, not with powers. If this civilian has managed to make their way to the shelters, I think we can expect to see how Danny is holding up.

…he doesn’t know where Taylor is. Poor man. Though I don’t think actually knowing would make him feel any better.

Another option is Dragon – it might be time to take a look at her feelings towards Leviathan – or… well, just so I don’t guess literally everyone, let’s limit it to the members of New Wave. Ooh, or the Guild? We know pretty much nothing about them, and they’ve only just popped up again after an offhanded mention in Insinuation, so it might be time to learn what they’re all about – although naturally whatever we see will most likely be framed in the context of this battle.

Oooh, Weld would be a neat one too, I think… okay, I’m gonna stop now so there can be some chance of me being wrong. Let’s just dive into it! 

(A phrase that may be more relevant than ever in this Arc, I suppose.)