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[[Nicole and Fred discuss in Nick's kitchen: Fred wants to sue Trent. NOTE: this is a colored strip.]]

Nicole: Fred, I think there's something here you haven't really considered. If you sued Trent, that would expose your existence to the entire world.

Nicole: For five years, you and Persephone have been largely protected by friends you can trust. Once your secret is out, that protection will be gone.

Nicole: Are you willing to sacrifice that security to seek revenge against a thoughtless bully? Is it really worth the risk of millions of prying eyes?

[[Nicole throws a pen away and her head backwards, looking at the ceiling]]
Fred: Are you kidding? I'll finally be able to publish my great American novel, "To the fridge and back again: a slime mold's tale..."
Nicole: I give up.