"The Nexus is infuriating because now it seeds hope that people who you never thought you'd see again may show up. What if some version of her found her way here? What if some portal opened for the Arachne before they were drained of life by the doctor..."

A darkness passes over Naugus' face as he slips his hand free of Verity's and curls it into a tight fist. That fist soon bangs hard enough on the table that it makes his teacup rattle.

"He's taken everything from me! Uma died because of his toxic city! The Arachne died in the same prison capsules that drove me mad! And now this! I cannot express how much I hate him!"