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Death of the Vandal

Hello Dear Readers,
While at the Steaming Mug today I was reading a newspaper that someone kindly left on a table.  I saw a headline that seemed merely tragic and curious but turned out to be astonishing.  The title on page three read ‘Unidentified Man Killed in Car Accident’.  Obviously, I’m always on the lookout for keywords like ‘unknown’, ‘unexplained’, and ‘cheese-filled’.  When I started reading the article I got the shock of a lifetime.
The article said that an unidentified man had been struck by a car at approximately 3:00 am, two days prior.  The driver of the car fled the scene and has yet to be found.
The man had dark hair and eyes and was of an indeterminate ethnicity.  He is approximately 25 - 35 years old.  He is 5 ft. 8 in tall and 145 pounds.  He had no ID on him and the only possessions found at the scene where a baseball cap, a pair of sunglasses and a can of red spray paint!  It could only be the Vandal.
I’m not really sure how to process this.  I assumed the Vandal, may he live forever in the sun, would either fade away and disappear eventually or become my nemesis and end in a climactic battle.  For him to be unexpectedly killed, is so unexpected.  I still have so many questions.  Who hit him with a car?  Why did they just drive away?  Was it an accident or was it on purpose?  Was it the same person who was painting over the 'Shh' graffiti?  How will this affect things in Kevin’s Crossing?  Should he be returned to the other dimension?  Was he really from there in the first place?


I’ll keep you updated.

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