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Ep 112. Scarlet Veil

10/16/26

Razor stands menacingly behind Gum, who is curled into a ball and muttering on the floor while she sleeps.
Razor looms over Gum with piercing white eyes by placing her feet on either side of Gum's head and leaning down towards her. In the next panel, Razor's expression softens as she takes a big sniff. Large text says sniff.
Razor thinks, I still don't know what her deal is. Razor whispers, Gum? Are you sleeping? She continues thinking, She's different from Fuzzball. Razor mutters, Weirdo. The boarded up window behind Razor glows with a deep red light that casts over Razor. Her eyebrows raise, and she turns her head towards the window, but the glow is gone.
Meanwhile, Gum is having a nightmare. Blue embers fly past her as she stares forward with a terrified expression. Before her stands Wick, engulfed in blue flames as nothing but bone and ropes. Morrigan's sentinels perch on the burning trees around her. The skull of a fox is visible in place of Wick's head, the jaw hanging open. Razor takes Gum's wrapper in her mouth and drags her across the room, glancing towards the window. Text says drag.
Razor drags Gum into her blanket tent. The window glows red again, making Razor poke her head back out of the tent to look. The light is gone when she looks, and she makes an annoyed and uneasy expression before going back inside.
Razor looks down towards Gum and Fuzzball, who are now sleeping next to each other. Razor has a flashback to when she was a child, where she, her mother, and her brothers are sleeping together in their den. Schick whines in his sleep, kicking his legs. He is only a baby, still wearing the plastic guard he was born with over his head. Some of his fur is pink. His squirming wakes up Astra and Harry. Text says kick kick. Harry yawns, text says yawn. Astra says, He woke me up. Dumb baby.
Harry whispers, You were the dumb baby just a few years ago. Astra, annoyed, says nuh uh! Harry says, Making him stop is easy. He wraps his arm around Astra, turning her over to face Schick. Harry whispers, Mom said we have to wrap around babies. Text says turn.
Schick stops squirming and sleeps peacefully, snoring quietly. Harry says, See? Just like that. Mom said this works because we're a family. And every litter that sleeps here is part of our family. Back in the present, Razor stares down at Gum, contemplating doing something. In her nightmare, Gum chokes on smoke. Text says cough cough.
Suddenly, Gum is placed in a surreal light environment with white clouds, a pink sky, and pink grass. She is naked and has her eye scar back. She turns to her side, asking, huh? Meanwhile, in the real world, she clings to Razor who is wrapped around her trying to sleep.
The red glow returns, causing Razor to stir. She lifts her head. Razor leaves Gum with Fuzzball, exiting the tent. Gum clings to Fuzzball instead.
Razor descends the stairway, thinking to herself, I hate that I'm still thinking about my pack. She whines. She thinks, Dad was a solitary object, so why is it hard for me? I think I need some fresh air. She exits the building through the front door. Razor tilts her head back, thinking, Warhammer, lend me your strength.
Razor opens her eyes as she is enveloped in the red glow. Text describes the sound of the wind blowing loudly. The veins in Razor's eye resemble circuits, creeping towards her pupil that reflects the red light. The storm clouds above Razor part, revealing a blood red moon. further in the distance, barely visible, is Threespines.
Veins creep closer to Razor's pupil as it shrinks. Speckles of stars can be seen in the reflection of her blades. The light casts thick over her body. Razor's mouth hangs open for a moment, her lip curling before she begins to growl. Foam forms at the corners of her mouth as she bares her teeth.
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