Part 173 End

I know it feels short, but damn if talking to Scratch isn’t exhausting. He always speaks in pompous riddles that just makes me want to strangle him.

Which is why I am glad for Slick, not giving Scratch a chance to talk, just starting to beat the shit out of him.

I guess Rose’s magic isn’t actually magic. All the kids are being tricked by evil forces, or manipulated by them. The Dark Gods are dicks, everyone is trashed, Scratch’s head isn’t a cue ball but a magic 8-ball cue-ball, the best ball of them all.

And I get the feeling that Rose “fades out” because she doesn’t want Scratch or anyone else to know what she and Jade are planning. A smart move really. Time to see if they can have their cake and eat it too! Defeat Jack and stop English.

Who is already here, I guess.