[POV: You are one of Lilly Bainbridge’s friends]

Inside the shelter at The Black Spot, there had been you, Will, Rich, Ronnie, and Ronnie’s father—until the Legion of White Decency arrived and set the place on fire. You managed to escape through a secret exit first, plunging into the forest so the members of the Legion wouldn’t catch you. Lost among the trees, you feel a grim sense of satisfaction that you got away. You stop and catch your breath. In the distance, you can still see the bright orange glow of the flames consuming the shelter. You wonder whether Will, Rich, and Ronnie will make it out.

As you breathe among the trees in the dark forest, you suddenly feel a hand on your shoulder. A sharp shiver runs down your spine, and when you turn around, you see a clown… but a woman? A female clown (Periwinkle / Ingrid Kersh) noticed you immediately. Her brown eyes studied you as if she already knew you. Her clown costume—vertical yellow-and-pink stripes with red pom-poms—was barely visible in the darkness, but what truly caught your attention was her makeup. Her entire face was white, with a red nose and red lines running from the corners of her mouth up beneath her eyes and across her forehead in a rounded arc toward the center.

Her grip on your shoulder is firm. She has no intention of letting you go. Finally, she speaks to you with a smirk.

“And what are you doing out here, dear~?”