Place · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

The Lollipop

The karaoke bar next to the Hairpin where the crawlers take a table — Dekoki sings Taylor Dayne, the Minister of Blood-Letting is up next — with a Guitar Hero gauge over the singer and the Stage Performance Guild hidden behind a marked song. Carl and Donut sing 'Take on Me' through a brawl and a fire; Dwight kills the DJ.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 14 — Hungry Eyes; the Hairpin and the Lollipop
• Chapter 15 — The Lollipop: the crawlers' table
• Chapter 21 — The joey skin; into the pouch
• Chapter 34 — Team Helix
• Chapter 39 — The Lollipop: a needle over the singer
• Chapter 52 — Interlude: Minus; the key, the upgrades, and Chachi
• Chapter 54 — Grigori the Placid; Zhang's only way
• Chapter 79 — 715 deals; Britney in Carl's mind; the Nothing in quotes

Arc

Karaoke and the crawlers' table (ch. 15, ch. 16); Yuto and the gauge; the guild behind a marked song (ch. 39); Zhang's only way (ch. 54); 'Take on Me', the brawl, the fire, the dead DJ (ch. 56, ch. 57); closed after (ch. 79).