John (he/him) comes over to chat with Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (it/any) about Gideon the Ninth, Act IV, Chapter 27. Gideon goes to tea with the eighth. Everyone wants to punch Silas (and Babs, but he's not in this one). Claire has unexpected sympathy for Silas (who remains punchable). Han has unexpected sympathy for Glaurica.

Content Warning: John Gaius (implied), Death, Murder, Slavery, (Punitive?) Amputation, Torture, Abuse, Dios Apate (implied), Eugenics, Suicide,

Further Reading:

Richard Allen (2023) Toward a Philosophy of Melodrama

Rebecca Lesses (2009)