When the Branch Master's trustworthy friend told him that he had secretly captured one of these Aliens and watched it visibly transform in front of him, he was on the verge of believing something as nonsensical as this supposed 'alien invasion'.
But what really hammered the nail into the coffin was when the Branch Master tried contacting his friend an hour or so later. He wanted to discuss more on the subject, but the phone never… picked up.
It was left eerily ringing for hours.
His friend always picked up the phone. He always… picked it up…
Following a period of grief, the Branch Master was then greeted with the appearance of someone whom he once considered his most promising student. And even as he wanted to get out some hateful comments, the entire time he was talking with Firecracker, he was reminded of the final words he would likely ever hear from his good friend.
"They live among us."
