Interlude 12.e II

 is the fourth chapter and second interlude of Heavens. Flashbacks to Love Lost’s detective past and the circumstances surrounding Colt’s trigger, Colt is a Love Lost bud inside the Dream Room, Cradle has been turning the cluster into monsters.

Characters
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Nicole's Past

 * Nicole
 * Ever
 * Lee
 * Aunt Didi
 * Ever's cousins
 * Detectives
 * Doug
 * Maz
 * Interviewees
 * Jen Bowers
 * Mrs. Bowers
 * Owen
 * Shelly

Love Lost's Group

 * Love Lost
 * Cradle
 * Sidepiece
 * Colt
 * Disjoint
 * Nailbiter

The Undersiders

 * The Heartbroken
 * Roman Vasil
 * Florence Vasil
 * Imp
 * Tattletale

Breakthrough

 * Precipice
 * Swansong
 * Lookout

Mentioned

 * Alexandria
 * March
 * the man who’d ended the world
 * Seir
 * Christine Mathers
 * Elijah Mathers
 * The Navigators
 * Advance Guard
 * The Shepherds
 * Endbringers
 * Cradle's parents (in dream)
 * Jonathan
 * Unknown S-Class threat
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Trivia

 * Nicole's references to Ever's books about magicians working with monsters is probably a reference to the Maggie Holt series, and Wildbow's web serial Pact. Based on the specific rules mentioned, like not lying.