Motif · Book 2, Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Vengeance of the Daughter

The scripted serial Carl stumbles into: Signet's origin story, produced by Sensation Entertainment, Inc. of the centre systems, with writers who, Carl suspects, will let an Elite city boss die if it serves the arc. Carl negotiates himself onto it as a regular — exclusive to its quests on the sixth floor — with thirty seconds and a poisoned vine as leverage.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 9 — Heather the Bear
• Chapter 11 — The pitch
• Chapter 12 — Mongo holds the pyramid
• Chapter 14 — The One-Eyed Narwhal

Progression

A poster (ch. 6), a name from Eklund (ch. 9), a producer who will not talk to Zev until he sees how it plays, and a contract: Carl as a regular, exclusive to its sixth-floor quests, in exchange for a plan (ch. 11). Sensation Entertainment, of the centre systems; the man Zev dealt with was a Sac (ch. 12). Donut's warning: guest stars more interesting than the lead get killed — 'That's why they killed Barb.'