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The only thing that kept Grant from reacting with rock-assisted punching when this crazy guy grabbed his shoulders and went all creepy 'stare into my eyes' psychic or whatever was Anastasia appearing behind him and shaking her head, making 'stay calm' motions with her hands and generally discouraging any attempt to clock this guy. Now it's not that Grant was angry or even of a violent nature, but seriously: This dude was just so incredibly creepy he had to be a stalker or something. That's not to say he wasn't kind of mad after everything that had happened, but he didn't hit people just 'cause they made him mad. He hit them because they were bullies, or thugs, or creepy stalkers who may or may not be genuinely insane.

When it finished Grant felt the need to caution him, "Whatever that was, you ain't gonna do that again. Now what the hell was that? And who's Avery?" The name rang a bell, like he'd heard it somewhere before, but he couldn't figure where. Whatever, probably nothing.