[ yeah, okay. that sure is a list of powers that'll get people's hackles raised real quick. invasive abilities will definitely do that. it wouldn't be the first time he's come across powers like wanda's, though aelwyn's use of them had been startling and ended with someone in the hospital. whatever happened to them at the end .....well, frankly, keith isn't sure he wants to find out. it's with that rather sobering thought that keith lapses into a brief silence as he considers. ]

Okay. So allegedly this place is meant to serve as some fear feeding ground for the entities, right? Guessing from all the fire, the entity these clowns are serving is the one that's associated with fire. The -- [ frowning: ] The Desolation? Guess we should start by trying to figure out how aware of that these folks are.

[ a beat. ]

Who named these entities anyway. If the whole idea is not to fear them, you'd think they'd give them stupid names instead of picking anything overly serious.