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- “Twelve attacks in the past two years,” the Director said. “And those are just the ones we know about.”
- I was having to stay late after my shift because of the mess with the body. The Director had called us all in for a meeting, including Sophia. She'd been seated on the opposite side of the room from me, but she kept giving me dark looks. I ignored her, changing my body language slightly to give her the message that I didn't think that she was worth bothering with. She might not pick up on it consciously, but it would irritate her unconsciously and I appreciated every win.
- We were in one of the largest conference rooms, sitting around a mahogany table that was too large to fit through the door. Had they taken it apart and constructed it inside the room, or had they used tinkertech to get it inside. There was a large screen behind the Director, but it was dark.
- “So it's a parahuman serial killer,” Assault said flatly.
- ***
- “We've given the serial killer the temporary designation Mirtis,” she said. “Morte was already taken and so was Thanatos.”
- “It's Lithuanian for Death,” Armsmaster said.
- “Fine,” Sophia said. “There's this predator dude out there whacking Empire guys. What are we supposed to do about it if we don't know anything about him?”
- ***
- Cage
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