The Troop

Shelley hides until the others are gone. He recalls when he killed his mother’s pet kitten, Trixie, without getting caught, although his mom regarded him suspiciously after that. Shelley assumes that torturing and killing humans would give him even more euphoria than animals because it’s an even bigger taboo with bigger risks attached.

Shelley visits Kent, who says he’s hungry. Shelley claims that a helicopter dropped a package full of food such as meat and candy. He gets Kent to say that it’s his fault Tim is dead, then promises him anything he desires to eat. Kent requests meat. Shelley brings him insects and claims they’re peanut brittle, even though Kent has already eaten bugs willingly. Shelley promises Kent additional food if he will describe what it’s like to be infested with worms. Shelley then retrieves some of the worms that came out of Tim and the other dead man and feeds them to Kent. He claims Kent ate all the food, and there’s none left. In reality, Shelley is bored of Kent and now wants to harass Ephraim instead. He already planted the idea in Ephraim’s head that he’s sick, so now he goes to fuel the fires with his Walkie-Talkie.