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Jordan was aimlessly wandering around the house, not sure what to do. The Collective was in a state of upheaval, due to Jo trying to screw everything up. Her desire to die was nothing new, and they had always managed to protect the body by pulling her back inside if the suicidal impulses seemed to be building when she was out front. Yet this time she had slipped through, and nobody understood how she had done it. And if they didn’t understand how, how could they stop it happening again?

Jordan wasn’t an idiot, she knew Jo had to be stopped. I mean, if it was a simple matter that Jo would simply kill herself, then she wouldn’t care. But if Jo succeeded, then she would kill the body, and how could they all exist without it? It was a scary thought, that she could succeed and they would no longer exist. Jordan was supposed to help protect the Collective against any threats, but how could she protect against Jo if she didn’t even know it was happening? It wasn’t fair that Jo had that sort of control over them all. It wasn’t fair at all!