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Essence.) A ghost is released from confinement at the fort broke a bit with 9/11, and it was hard not to see the Devil’s
if its anchor is brought onto the premises; some of them are face in the plume of smoke, and even now it remains diffi cult
aware of this, others are not. for him to not suspect some monstrous conspiracy. So now he
does his part: any of the monsters who get off the plane or try
Richie Homacke, to get on, well, Richie’ll stop them however he has to.
Hog Islanders Cell Of course, he’s not alone. The Hog Islanders (so named

Richie’s built like a fireplug, got a face like a bulldog. But for the island on which the airport sits: Hog Island) are his
for the most part, people ignore him: he pushes a mop at the cell, and all the hunters work at the airport. Ruthie Jackson’s
Philadelphia International Airport. As a janitor, he’s easy to a plane mechanic. Jerry Johns works baggage. Anthony
ignore. And as the head of the custodial staff, he has access to Bonansinga is on security. They don’t just stop the monstrous
all kinds of places in the airport. influence, either: Richie’s pretty sure most of the hunter orgs

Of course, all kinds of things come into the airport, and and agencies are up to no good, too. He doesn’t like how they
that’s the problem. Some of them come through baggage: try to stake a claim in the airport, so he stops them — not
vampires in body bags or sealed crates, cursed relics in metal with violence…not usually.
briefcases, demons in pet carriers. Some of them come as Richie’s got a lot of family and a lot of friends. But all of
passengers: witches departing for Beijing, cult leaders shipping them worry about him. He’s willing to work longer and longer
off to the Heartland to proselytize their bizarro dogma, human hours for less and less pay. And his conspiracy theories —
invading parasites hoping to spread their
hosts possessed by invading parasites hoping to spread their especially the ones he brings up at Thanksgiving or Christmas especially the ones he brings up at Thanksg
n all over the damn country. Richie’s head
dinner — get wilder by the year.
monstrous infection all over the damn country. Richie’s head dinner — get wilder by the year.

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