“The gangster with the guns and gas.” Nico’s been warned about him in the past, but he hasn’t taken the warnings as seriously as one might hope. He’s used to monsters and armies. He can take one clown in a purple suit.

… oh but the ghost did say it was a clown. “He might not want to talk about it. I was going to help him cross over if he didn’t want to stay here.”

The ghost pipes up faintly. “Not supposed to go south of 17th. I want to go home.”