haha, yeah, the distinct lack of circus flavoring is saving him a bit here, even if the mannequins themselves are highly unwelcomed

WOW... well, considering gertrude's tried and true method of dealing with avatars was the 'ole "encase them in cement" method, i think john would be impressed he'd landed on such an effective method off the bat?? and also horrified. he's very lucky it's only the fire/burning that's transferred between hitchhiker and victim

but, yes, that sounds awesome!! 😄 sorry, strange... you gotta part with at least a few secrets if you're going to bury the Archivist mannequin for a while