“Really? I’m comfortable. You’re finished with these papers? Thanks, you’ve been a huge help this semester. It’s difficult to find a quiet moment to grade around here. I saw the tail end of the amphitheater performance outside. Your twin friends were there. I don’t think I’ve told you, but they’d taken one of my classes before. It’s unfortunate—they were with some unsavory company tonight. I advise you stay away. Your future depends on it. Bad company is bad for the mind.”

“Think about what you’re doing. Do you think they’ll believe you if you start ranting about monsters? They’ll think you’re drunk. I only told you this to protect you. You’re not supposed to be going around telling everyone. I thought you were ready for this. Was I wrong?”

“I understand your concern with ennui, but now he is like a wayward child. He and the others have too much freedom but never learned that with liberty comes responsibility. I had to kill one of the Skulls recently because of your negligence.”

“You never checked in with me. Not even once to say you were okay. You’re brand new. It’s not safe for anyone to be traveling with you—especially humans. Your R.A. opened your room for me when I couldn’t contact you. What did he find? Your cell phone. I thought that you’d regretted your choice and went wandering God knows where.”