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VERY RARELY DOES Zeke grant an in-person audience, so the fact he accepted my request without question shows just how fucked up this whole Nick Jin situation is.

Mary Sue and I return to headquarters and make our way through the underground labyrinth to an office all the way at the back of the building—Zeke’s office. I’ve barely raised my hand to knock on the door when I hear Zeke’s slithery voice call out, “Come in.” I don’t know how the hell he does that, since there aren’t any cameras in the hallway (at least none I’ve ever been able to pick out).

Mary Sue and I enter the office and close the door behind us. You might think the office of the leader of a super secret organization of trained serial killers would look like your stereotypical Bond villain evil lair. Sinister gadgets ticking mechanically in the background. Vials of chemicals bubbling with nefarious purpose. Instruments of torture hanging from the walls like a high schooler’s swim meet trophies. A map of the wor