She'll be dealt with too. There isn't a lot of choice, and at least I have a way to now. Nobody will stand in my way in eliminating a monster, but people? Even people like the board? If things don't go just right, a lot of innocent people could get hurt or worse.

[Inevitably, someone's going to try to interfere. And then the killing will spread. A fruit cube is picked up morosely, rolled in his hands in a sticky-sweet line before being eaten.]

Do you think ... it would be better if I didn't risk a confrontation with her at all? Just.. deal with the human factor as best as I can and then.. hope the Planet will take me? It'd hurt less, I think. Less chance of failure too.