Secret Journal:
Ari is always withdrawn, but lately he's been even more so. What's the matter with him? I can't figure it out. He wasn't bitten by the bug, but I'm beginning to wonder…if just being in this terrible darkness amplifies the inner darkness?
On our travels, Stan is crueler than usual. Even I feel worse. My memories say I don't act this way, and I try not to, but it happens anyway…