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"At least it meant we had heat," Harry said, looking on <strong>the</strong> bright side. "Then we found that f<strong>is</strong>h pond,and it turned out that Marlon's actually a really good f<strong>is</strong>herman. But I guess we won't be staying heremuch longer, right, 'cause you're here and-""We're not a rescue party," Nelson cut in. "We're just as lost as you are.""Or more so," Conor added."But you're here," ins<strong>is</strong>ted some teen named Mike who for some reason gave off adult vibes. "Youknow, we spent <strong>the</strong> last few days thinking we'd never see o<strong>the</strong>r people again-" John Constantine madea no<strong>is</strong>e that could have ei<strong>the</strong>r been a cynical snort or an attempt to d<strong>is</strong>lodge a f<strong>is</strong>hbone caught in h<strong>is</strong>throat, "-We thought we would die here once <strong>the</strong> food supply ran out or <strong>the</strong> fires died or <strong>the</strong> pond frozeover. Because every day was <strong>the</strong> same. <strong>Not</strong>hing changed. Until now."Cancer aside, John Constantine appeared perfectly healthy, so it probably wasn't a f<strong>is</strong>hbone."Sorry to get your hopes up," he muttered."Whatever brought us here was <strong>the</strong> same thing that brought you here," Conor said. "There was some...kind of time d<strong>is</strong>crepancy, but that's it. It doesn't... doesn't mean anything."Martin was looking curiously at <strong>the</strong> cornflakes guy."Is he all right?" Martin asked, gesturing at him.":(," vibed <strong>the</strong> cornflakes guy."Has he eaten?" Conor asked."I gave him a f<strong>is</strong>h," Paul said."Uh, I ate that," Jesse said. "Yeah. Uh... sorry. He didn't want it... I think he only eats cornflakes."Harry got up and pulled John Constantine's fourth f<strong>is</strong>h off <strong>the</strong> cooking ledge, dangling it by <strong>the</strong> tail whereit was cool enough to hold. He stepped over to <strong>the</strong> cornflakes guy and held it out for him. "Here yougo," he said. "Sorry pal, we've got no cornflakes here."Paul took <strong>the</strong> f<strong>is</strong>h on h<strong>is</strong> behalf and looked at him. "You've got to eat," he said."...," said <strong>the</strong> cornflakes guy, who was not well-versed in <strong>the</strong> technicalities of human nutrition.Paul picked off a bit of f<strong>is</strong>h and held it out. "It's good," he said."At least someone knows we're here," Ludlow said in a change of subject, as Paul continued in <strong>the</strong>thankless task of attempting to feed <strong>the</strong> cornflakes guy. "Someone took Winston. And he was quickabout it. It was planned.""But why would someone take Winston?" Derek asked. "What did <strong>the</strong>y want with him?""Ransom?" Martin suggested."From whom, h<strong>is</strong> parents?" Ludlow asked with unnecessary sarcasm. "Who are <strong>the</strong>y, interdimensionalsuperheroes?"Rupert shrugged."Maybe he just kidnapped him for fun," Tod said.Ludlow ra<strong>is</strong>ed an eyebrow at him. Th<strong>is</strong> made Tod uncomfortable, and he went to occupy himselfinstead with <strong>the</strong> less-dangerous activity of playing with h<strong>is</strong> f<strong>is</strong>h skeletons."They might not have been after Winston specifically," Johnny Utah said. "Could have been anyone ofus. It's dark, it's hard to tell-""Why would anyone do that?" Kip asked. "There's no one who would care about just anyone of us."

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