123: Venator Society Response and Partner

The first person Dim-Dim called was his brother, Damian, who responded very enthusiastically.

"Gauze? Are you sure? And that's more tempting to them than blood?" Damian asked. "Clary, Clary, you need to hear this!" he called to his wife, Clarinassa.

"Yes, I'm sure that they eat gauze with antiseptic fluid and just a few drops of blood, and the scent is so intoxicating to them," Dim-Dim explained, pressing his phone between his ear and shoulder.

"Oh wow," Clary said, "Congratulations, Dim-Dim! This discovery is amazing! You should report this to the Society! It could mean a lot!"

"Tara is writing that report for me," Dim-Dim said excitedly. He leaned over to Tara, who was typing eagerly on Dim-Dim's laptop, and said, "The customer service rep's name, if I'm not mistaken, is Veronica Shine."

"Okie dokie," Tara said cheerfully.

"Who's Tara?" Damian asked, and suddenly Dim-Dim realized he hadn't told Damian and Clarinassa about Tara before.

"She's my college friend," Dim-Dim replied. "I'm