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WARD 6 COUNCILOR JOE PATERNO
People shouldn’t eat anything outside a grocery store.
Nick laughs.
ISO
Local police are asking for any information about the whereabouts of the alleged mushroom kingpin, The Mycelium.
A psychedelic graffiti mural of Levon appears on screen. Levon is depicted skinless and glowing with psychedelic energy. He is firing magic mushrooms with his trademark slingshot.
NICK STIEB
Holy Kokomo! Alex Grey, eat your heart out.
Nicks sees footage of Iso speaking to a girl with a shaved head tuning a banjo. The caption says “Local Musician.”
ISO
Have you seen The Mycelium?
LOCAL MUSICIAN
He’s from the neighbourhood. I don't know if I can divulge his identity.
ISO
What kind of person is he?
LOCAL MUSICIAN
Low key. He’s a longboarder. Shabby, mysterious, kinda sexy. I had no idea he was so famous. All this just sprang up overnight.
The footage cuts to an image of Toronto’s 14 Division Police Station. An officer speaks to Iso.
ISO
Authorities were baffled when they found two bags of the Soma 98
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narcotic brazenly delivered to their headquarters.
OFFICER HUGGENS
Right outside this door, Miss.
ISO
For someone to march into 14 Division and drop off drugs? They’d have to be…
OFFICER HUGGENS
We can only assume this character is mentally unstable.
ISO
Did you sample any of the Soma?
OFFICER HUGGENS
Ha! Ma’am, I don't even drink coffee.
ISO
Police are concerned that The Mycelium is displaying an almost comic bookvillain level of confidence, and that his antics may escalate to terrorism.
Nick sees legendary comic writer Alan Moore staring intensely at Iso live via satellite.
ALAN MOORE
Every great villain has showmanship! This is because no villain is ever aware that they are the villain. I’m sure that The Mycelium believes he’s performing a good deed. A social service, if you will.
Perhaps he believes he’s doing the work of the shaman.
Nick sees Iso holding a foil package of Soma pills.
ISO
The package delivered to police headquarters was decorated in cryptic lettering.