"Get up, Kaye. You've got a new roommate."

The guard’s voice cut through the dim cell. The heavy door creaked open, cold fluorescent light spilling across the floor.

Alexis didn’t move at first. She lay on the mattress like a bored cat, eyes half-lidded. Slowly, she turned her head toward him. One eyebrow lifted.

"Aren’t you afraid we’ll kill each other?"

Her voice was honey-sweet, laced with mockery. The guard snorted.

"I don’t get paid enough to care."

He shoved the new girl inside. The door slammed shut. Silence returned — thick and electric. Alexis sat up. Smiling.

"Well then… welcome to Arkham."