"I could do without either the rest of my life. Or at least for a good long while." She frowns. "I'm almost worried we're overdue for some monsters; it's been a while and it's been quiet on that front. I gotta wonder, too, if there's any significance to the monsters and disasters. Like, timing-wise."

Do they get terrible things thrown at them because people are getting too close to answers? Or is it all yet another thing to keep them off-balance or compliant?