Beyond the enthusiastic confirmation Connie barely heard the rejoinder from the sphinx, too distracted by the surge of adrenaline that had accompanied the confirmation she was not about to lose a limb causing the blood to pound in her ears. At least they had earned themselves one question, and if there were clever it might just be enough to put them on the right track. Of course, another certainly wouldn't hurt, and she deliberately turned away from the sphinx less she be mistaken for the spokesman.

"There's certainly a ghoulish theme isn't there?"

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MJ made me beautiful