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| Publisher |
DC Vertigo |
| Artist |
Dave McKean |
| Writer |
Neil Gaiman |
| Published | April 1993 |
It's twilight in New York City. Sexton and Didi are walking though the park; and Sexton is remembering how he got into this situation...Flashback to Mad Hettie holding the broken bottle to Sexton's throat. Didi finally agrees to find Hettie's heart for her, but tells her that she has things of her own that she wants to do tonight, also. She tells the old woman to make herself at home, and Didi and Sexton set off to find Mad Hettie's heart.Back in the present, Didi orders a hot dog and asks Sexton wants one. He has a smart answer about how he'd rather die, and Didi tells him to suit himself. The hot dog vendor decides that Didi has a nice smile, and lets Didi have the hot dog "on the house". They continue their walk, and Didi asks Sexton if people enjoy hot dogs because of the chemical aftertaste or if it's just an added extra. Sexton bitterly replies that he doesn't like her, and he's not afraid of Mad Hettie. He just came along because he couldn't go home, and he had nothing better to do. Didi seems not to care, and instead asks the boy if he knows where there's a good party. Sexton doesn't know, but Didi hails a cab, and they get in.Elsewhere, a crusty, old, blind man called The Eremite, and his younger acolyte Theo, are standing outside a building. The Eremite tells Theo that "she" is coming. Theo doesn't answer; causing the Eremite to repeat himself. This time Theo answers with a blunt "so", causing the Eremite to knock him one upside the head, and informing him that "so" is not the correct response to one's teacher. The Eremite holds a glass vial under Theo's bleeding lip, and captures some of his blood. The Eremite studies the vial, and determines that he was right, and she IS on her way. He asks his disciple if he knows what to do. Theo replies that he's bring the girl to his teacher; failing that just get the ankh around her neck. The Eremite hands Theo the vial; telling him that it will glow when he gets close to the girl.Meanwhile, Didi is having a delightful...
