The Garden of Good and Evil, is the second part of the story of Eldritch’s rapprochement with her mother, by Joe Gunnarson. It was released on 2018-10-09. It occurs on 2007-10-27. It follows The Gates of the Garden.
Summary[]
Dr. Hewley reports to Mrs. Carson that Natalie Mahren is an Exemplar 1 with Energizer 1 traits and a side order of untreatable Diedrick’s Disorder.
It is hinted that Adore will be watching CNN all day, again.
Mrs. Carson breaks the news to Caitlin. Caitlin has a crying jag.
Razorback meets his youngest brother. They go for a ride, tearing around the place. Imp meets Debra Carlyle.
Natalie Mahren visits the memorial garden where her son Eric is supposedly buried with his fiancé. She has a long talk with Louis Geintz about him.
Eldritch heads for the sims to try to drown her feelings in the way she used to do before she met her now-dead girlfriend. Janine feels the pain and goes to help. Fury emerges and they learn each other’s life stories - in thorough and excruciating detail, including Butcher’s Row.
Mrs. Carson gets some pointers from Dr. Bellows on handling the situation with Eldritch and her mother.
The Outcasts meet Sapphire’s mother, Ebon Scale and the rest of her family. Sandra is stunned. The families trade greetings.
Mrs. Carson shows Natalie Mahren the video of her son Eric Mahren’s manifestation. Natalie barely manages to wrestle down an incipient attack of Diedrick’s Disorder. Caitlin arrives and they have a rapprochement.
Characters[]
- Natalie Nichole Mahren (Eric Mahren’s mother)
- Jerry Mendez (The officer that received, Natalie Nichole Mahren, presumably. As the only Mendez on staff. Mentioned.)
- Richard Hewley (Dr. Hewley, member of the powers testing staff).
- Elizabeth Carson (Mrs. Carson is the headmistress of Whateley Academy)
- Eldritch (Caitlin Bardue is a member of Outcast Corner and the protagonist)
- Adore (CNN watching sorta-Succubus. Mentioned.)
- Razorback (a member of Outcast Corner, and Debra Carlyle’s son)
- Debra Carlyle (Razorback’s mother)
- Fubar (Louis Geintz, the head of the Psychic Arts department)
- Deimos (Janine Richter, is another member of Outcast Corner)
- Alfred Bellows (Dr. Bellows, a member of the school’s therapy staff)
- Sapphire (Sapphire (Scale), an associate of Outcast Corner)
- Ebon Scale (Sapphire’s mother. She looks like a 40 foot python with a woman’s body on top)
- Diamondback (another member of Outcast Corner)
- Solange
- Team Awesome!
- Mr. Chatterjee
- Mrs. Chatterjee
- Anette Harper (Shifty's mother. Whateley Alumna)