The diner was far enough away from work, but nothing felt far enough when there was going to be talk of confidential things.  Things some argue better left unexplained, not discussed, kept away from deeper thought—weird things.

 

Music in Book 3, Chapter Twelve:

Cullah - Please Bring Me Shelter (CC BY-SA 4.0) Podington Bear - Undersea Garden (CC BY-NC 3.0) Blue Dot Sessions - Periodicals (CC BY-NC 4.0) Sergey Cheremisinov - The Loneliness (CC BY-NC 4.0) David Szesztay - Cascet (CC BY-NC 3.0) Blue Dot Sessions - Cobweb Transit (CC BY-NC 4.0) Blue Dot Sessions - Surly Bonds (CC BY-NC 4.0) Blue Dot Sessions - Bliste (CC BY-NC 4.0) Blue Dot Sessions - Turning (CC BY-NC 4.0) Nic Bommarito - Apace (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Podington Bear - Submerging Green (CC BY-NC 3.0)