Outside the restroom, Noid bellowed with raw frustration.

Passing attendees paused in their tracks, heads turning at the outburst. Human curiosityit thrived on the whiff of scandal, and that line, shouted in the corridor, was loaded with innuendo.

Gabriels expression tightened, darkened. Seeing Noid rarely inspired goodwill in him.

You betrayed Ms. Lynch! Shes gone now, sure, but you ought to honor her memory. Dont you Chinese people have those chastity ...