"Not like it's fool-proof or anything. We just pay attention to the kind of stuff people take for granted because they think it's all useless information," said Shannon.

"Fear is for kids," Kera said in a moment where his mouth was empty. He began arranging more pieces of sushi for his next dive into the culinary delicacies. "If they're that easy to spook, maybe there's something to your Guardian guys holding the peace."

Shannon was silent on Kera's opinion, but he couldn't help but agree. At least partially. It sounded like the ones being the pests couldn't always handle being pestered back, and that was usually when people realized they should stop playing the game. These weren't people, however, and that was probably where the wires got crossed.