Camping With Your Tsundere Alpha Werewolf Boyfriend
David and "Angel" spend the fourth anniversary of Gabe's passing at the camp site that he, David, and the rest of the pack used to frequent. David shares stories about his dad and finds comfort rather than sadness in that, which he finds encouraging. They scratch the lottery ticket that Gabe had bought him on their final trip together, and although it wins $20, David chooses to keep it.
Vincent Healing
Vincent begins learning Healing magic, taking courses at D.A.M.N. and training with Sam to help alleviate the pressure on Sam of being the only member of the House of Solaire with a knowledge of Healing.
Sleep Aid From Your Sweet Bakadere Daemon
"Freelancer" struggles to sleep one night when Gavin is away, and Caelum appears in order to help them. He mentions a fable involving two mythological figures, E'Laetum and Min'Ara, but doesn't expand on it.
Baking a Cake With Your Incubus Boyfriend
Gavin and "Freelancer" share a day of domestic bliss, baking a cake together. "Freelancer" asks about E'Laetum and Min'Ara, and Gavin confirms that they are mythological figures, and that their story is particularly treasured by Empathy Daemons.
Qualifier Preparations
Everyone planning to enter the Elemental and Energetic Games continues to practice in preparation for the approaching Qualifier rounds.
Your Feisty Werewolf Boyfriend Continues Playing a Scary Game
Milo continues his playthrough of Prey, much to his chagrin and "Sweetheart"'s amusement.
Shifting Clothes
David and the members of the Pack that work on the security team begin to learn the magic required to phase their clothes off and on when shifting. In the event of emergencies during security work when they might need to shift, it's an important skill to have, given the more public nature of their work nowadays.
Questioning a Sadistic Demon
"Warden" attempts to make progress with Vega. He is expectedly evasive, continuing to redirect the conversation back to notions of D[a]emonic mistreatment at the hands of the Department and the Department's difficulties managing affairs. He mentions that CloseKnit is undermining confidence in them, and the Solitaires, a group devoted to D[a]emonic independence, is putting increased pressure on them as well. Before the conversation can finish, a group of Solitaires invades the containment facility. They release all the D[a]emons in containment, knock out "Warden" (who had tried to resist them), and briefly try to draw Vega to their side, but he defeats them easily and escapes with the unconscious "Warden".
Regulus Escape
Regulus is one of the daemons released during the containment break. He immediately seeks to find his prior victim.
Under A Sadistic Demon's Care
"Warden" awakens to find themself in Vega's care, heavily wounded from their conflict with the Solitaires. Vega attempts to help them, but requires that it be done on his terms, providing only sadistic energies to feed on.
Getting Closer to a Sadistic Demon
Vega and "Warden" grow closer as his care for them continues. He begins answering more of their questions, though he continues to guide the conversation into the areas he prefers. He affirms that he is not a member of the Solitaires, desiring a more complete form of independence from humanity. He wants to find a way to again use the Sovereigns as a food source so that d[a]emonkind can leave Terra completely. "Warden" believes the Sovereigns to be myth, but Vega insists that isn't the case.