"Lots of questions," Zane confirms, clearly pleased that Hickey seems to just be rolling with whatever he says. He likes this, likes the guy already, and he reaches over to touch him on the shoulder, squeezing slightly before letting go. Always the touchy-feely type. Probably, he should be more careful with what he says if he's about to enter a transcendental mushroom trip and not mention the nightmare monster. But Tom is a champion in terms of drug related trips.

"There's darkness here takes a form. But there's a human it wears like a second skin, isn't there?"

He's leaning forward, eager, and that's exactly when the cat ears begin to sprout.