"See, what did I say!" Melody 's screams were interspersed with amused chuckles that had not diminished since Esher decided to take her best friend to lunch at the mall.

Esher really needed to talk to Melody. He could no longer hold back all the strangeness that was in Noel. Not that Noel suddenly turned into the Hulk, Iron Man, or even became Loki. Not like that at all. This is about Noel's treatment which, according to Esher, is already above the normal threshold. Ah, maybe the level is already the highest.

memory was still very, very clear about what she had been through last night.

After saying the thing...