Only the combination of Stoker and Thomas could rip open space time.
Thomas isn't going to be very intimidating in this 14 year old body.
Billy's on his way to help Hugo. But how will he manage it?
Tawni, the novice, shares way too much information. Information is power. Now she's started, this won't stop at just one and she's dealing with folks who don't understand no.
Bix didn't like Tawni's actions before, she'll like murder for pay even less. Tawni is impulsive in both decisions and action.
I do have to wonder about these folks advertising for an assassin. When someone dies, it won't be a secret where it came from.
Yes, it was more often done to females. Japan did it more frequently to children. It was used two and a half times more often in Scandanavian countries. France probably bears the most shame by still allowing it into the 1980's.
As an aside. Howard Duffy, who was subjected to a transorbital lobotomy at age 12 in 1960, was one person who survived and eventually thrived. He ended up as a well known memoirist and as an NPR contributor. He wrote a harrowing memoir of the procedure in 2007, My Lobotomy.
Oh Billy, remember your lessons on listening to your heart. Your Huggie needs you to do the right thing and now. I believe only Thomas can weave the threads of this paradox back together in Hugo's tortured mind.