The Raking Page #2

- Please.

- So, what are you drinking?

I'm not much of a drinker,

but...

maybe we could each...

get something and then...

try 'em both.

From opposite sides

of the glass, of course.

[laughs]

I mean, of course.

Germs and...

all.

Uh, why don't I just leave

you two to... figure it out?

Uh, you know what?

Noah, why don't you go and see

if Ethan and Kennedy

are prepared, and, um...

I'll just be there in a minute.

Oh...

Okay.

Thanks.

[scoffs]

Wow.

So, you were about to suggest

something to ease the pain?

Well... that was

before I realized

how serious it was.

Uh...

I think you need something

a little stronger.

- Yeah.

- Maybe a gun.

[both laugh]

Yeah, maybe.

Jade wants us

to talk about the project.

Where is she?

Let's just focus on the project.

I don't even understand

what this project is.

No problem.

I made copies...

of the assignments.

Oh... thanks.

You're welcome, Mr. Cooper.

You should feel lucky.

I don't whip out this many

ingredients just for anybody.

That's good.

That's really good.

Mm-hmm.

[chuckles]

You gonna tell me what's in it?

Not tonight.

Why not?

Because you're being paged.

I really wish I didn't care

about my grades.

Yeah, but then the way you look

would make a lot more sense,

and what's interesting

about that?

So you like mystery?

More of an onion enthusiast,

really.

Layer. I like layers.

Oh.

So you like layers.

Yes, and pulling

them off slowly.

Real... slowly.

Well then, to be continued.

If I'm right.

Right about what?

Well, that you find

my cocktail irresistible.

That was disgusting.

People like you

should not be breeders.

All right, so like it says here,

the final requires us

to go into the field

and study a chosen

myth or legend.

Okay, so we just need to come up

with a good topic to explore.

I took the liberty

of researching

some urban legends around here.

Whoa, check out Wonder Boy

over here.

[laughs]

That's great, Noah.

Thank you.

So, here's one about

The Charred Man of Creek Road.

He hides under the bridge

and comes out...

and stares at you with his

hollow, burnt-out sockets.

[typing on phone]

Are you even paying attention?

Relax! I heard you.

[typing continues]

And that's a little gross.

Can't we do something

a little less creepy?

We're not gonna find a story

about flying pixies.

Oh, this one's in Joshua Tree.

Isn't that where you're from?

Locals dubbed it The Rake

because of its extraordinarily

long fingers

and nails like claws.

Ew!

Whoa.

What?

It says here it only happens

on the Equinox.

Oh, that's when the day and night

are exactly the same length.

Why does that matter?

'Cause it's tomorrow.

Oh, my God.

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