Conrad Blake

A capri urban explorer who drags Joe on an outing to a suspicious unexplored tunnel in the middle of the stinking countryside that he found through his "source."
At first, Joe is upset that Conrad wants to go in blind (Conrad: "actually EXPLORE"), but his curiosity gets the better of him, and he follows suit. Conrad teases him about it not being intriguing, but Joe counters that he never said it wasn't intriguing, just that they were going to DIE COLD, SCARED, AND ALONE! Conrad remarks that the tunnel is actually pleasant, but Joe starts being upset at the unnatural dryness and cleanliness of the tunnel, complaining that the crypts they explored had more life in them.
At the end of the tunnel, they arrive at a closed door with the "Random Power" thunderbolt spraypainted onto it. Conrad wonders about its meaning while pushing on the door, triggering some kind of reaction. It loudly swings open, and Conrad immediately blames Joe before they realise the room is completely vacant. The only thing inside is a mysterious translucent cube on a plain pedestal. Conrad picks it up and immediately starts screaming, to Joe's lack of amusement.
When Conrad drops the cube in his backpack, Joe protests that it is no longer urban exploring if he takes something. Conrad protests that if they leave it, some crackhead might steal it, to which Joe demands if they get caught that they get separate lawyers.
A few weeks later, Conrad gets a knock on his door from someone who sounds like an insistent friend but is actually Gates or Gary. They are collecting the "item" on Mr. Reed's behalf, and they have specifically come by because they suspect Conrad has sold the item to someone else for more money, which would be a shame if true because there are so many benefits to dealing with Reed (such as keeping his kneecaps and not being set on fire). Gates even grabs Conrad by the horns and comments on how his boyfriend must love using them.
After spraying Conrad with lighter fluid when he admits to selling the item, Gary remarks that Conrad should hope the person he sold the item to still has it. Gary then starts to fantasise about the "or else" consequence of Conrad setting ablaze before Gates's angry glare steps him down to "my friend breaks your kneecaps." Conrad finally confesses to showing it off at the pub, before Slick Willie offered to buy it from him from a match of what Reed was offering, with the bonus of he would get to keep his testicles. Gates and Gary are angry until Conrad explains that Slick Willie is one of Sweetwater's henchmen, which causes them to back down.
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