“It’s not that simple!”

“It really is,” I replied.  “I don’t think we need an answer now, but you need to let us know before we begin.”

Is it? You haven’t killed, Taylor, not directly. You don’t actually know what it’s like.

“What else do you need?” Lisa asked, through the phone.

“We can’t do anything until you find them.  I know the local technology is down, but-”

Is it Imp’s time to shine, informing them of how she’s actually already found them?

I mean I don’t know if she’s even here, but still.

“But the local police and capes brought in emergency communications, just like Coil did for us.  I’ve been listening in on the radio transmissions.  Narrowing it down.  I could pull an all-nighter, listen in, and figure it out.”

Sounds good, I suppose.

I mean, even if Imp tells them, the Nine were talking about torching the place she found and relocating. I don’t think that’s going to be dropped just because they couldn’t find the culprit. It’s still a good idea to do it since they have reason to believe someone knows where they are.

“That’s as good an excuse as any,” Grue said.  “If I’m going to help with this, I need to know that you’re on the ball.  I don’t do this unless everyone that’s going to be on the battlefield gets six hours of sleep before we begin.  By that time, Tattletale will have a location.”

Seems like a reasonable demand.

He faced me square on as he said it.

“I don’t have normal sleep patterns,” Genesis replied, “In fact, I need to be awake to recharge.”

Oh, huh.

That’s kinda neat. Fits with the idea that she truly lives when she’s asleep.

“Exceptions allowed, of course,” Grue said, without turning away from me.

Heh, he’s really challenging Taylor on this. “Sleep for once, you workaholic doof.”

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