The time dilation loop was getting rough for everyone. With every show, the plot assassinate the grand immortal dictator new nearer, but that didn't mean the rebellions or attacks ceased in importance.

The Boston show had taken place at the location of the infamous Salem Witch Trials under the light of a blood moon; which meant that things weren't going to go well.

The Gemini theory had been used on Marinanne, who had rebelled, been punished, and turned into Sylvia. Frank now wore a blindfold during the executions, cementing the notion of See No Evil. Gerard had been stabbed before his own blood was smeared on his face by the clown and jerked around like a puppet; the clown then proceeded to detonate himself with a bomb vest. Mikey had fought back, which earned him a knee to the groin.

And you. You had gone off on the clerk, more so than Gerard and Mikey had, which earned you a punishment just like everyone else. Thanks to resurrection, no one could die. Everyone would be brought back after each murder for the next show, but the scars would still be there. That's why Marianne/Sylvia now wore an eyepatch; she had her eye gouged out. And the gashes on Gerard's face only seemed to worsen with each resurrection.

But still, with a slash across your cheek and a half slit throat, you pushed through the chaos of backstage You swallowed the thick blood as you finally managed to find Gerard on the floor against a wall in an empty room. Blood dripped from his mouth, smeared across his cheek and staining his clothes.

The fact that the clown had quite literally used him as a marionette in that state was a sight permanently etched into your mind and the feeling of it in his.

He was conscious, though he didn't have anything to say as he slowly flicked his eyes over to you. He caught sight of the wounds, and his brow twitched, but he said nothing. His eyes were more white than before, a look of a still sort of shock on his face.