THE BEASTS OF ELECTRA DRIVEby Rohan Quine—Table of Contents

(prequel to The Imagination Thief, The Platinum Raven, The Host in the Attic, Apricot Eyes andHallucination in Hong Kong)

Part I. Amber’s creation, Bang Dead Games, and the lone violinist

1. The lone violinist in the woodlands at dusk (Ghost, as Hook)

2. The terrace pool at the house on Electra Drive

3. Here come the Beasts, up the slopes of the canyons

4. Declaration of war by the Dreary Ones (Inciting Event)

5. Ain’tTheyFreaky! by Bang Dead Games

6. Jaymi conceives his game The Platinum Raven

7. Development and basics in the Avenue of the Stars tower

8.Infrastructure and stress-balls in the Avenue of the Stars tower

9. Jaymi creates Amber’s code

10. Visuals and laughter in the Sunset Boulevard building

11. Coding and khaki in the Sunset Boulevard building

12. Jaymi creates Amber’s appearance

13. Jaymi’s games The Imagination Thief and The Host in the Attic

14. Jaymi incarnates Amber (First Doorway of No Return)

Part II. “Gal Score”, Evelyn’s creation, and the stalking of the Dreary Ones

15. Amber incarnate in the house on Electra Drive

16. The Hollywood cafe on Cahuenga Boulevard

17. The “Gal Score: Babe or Gross?” Newsfeed

18. Jaymi creates Evelyn’s code

19. The Silver Lake bar on Hyperion Avenue

20. How very concerning—did you report it?

21. Herb hacks Evelyn’s code

22. Herb at home in the Westwood Village cottage

23. Jaymi creates Evelyn’s appearance

24. Amber stalks Ashley through the motel by LAX

25. Evelyn’s appearance comes alive

26. Kelly smudges Evelyn

27. Kelly at home in the Factory Place loft

28. Jaymi creates Evelyn’s soundtrack

29. Ashley at home in the Century Park East apartment

30. Evelyn’s soundtrack comes alive

31. Amber stalks Dud at work

32. Jaymi test-drives Evelyn

33. Kelly tails Amber through the Hollywood Hills

34. Jaymi incarnates Evelyn

35. Ashley and Dud attack Evelyn (First Pinch Point)

Part III. “Guy Score” and “Trivia Score”, Shigem’s and Kim’s creations, and the Righteous Gun Cockpit

36. The “Guy Score: Hunk or Gross?” Newsfeed

37. Jaymi creates Shigem’s code

38. Amber with binoculars on Sunset Plaza Drive

39. Shigem emerges within his code

40. Herb hacks Shigem’s code

41. The infinity pool at the Blue Jay Way house

42. Jaymi creates Shigem’s appearance

43. The severed grey tongue-meat swinging round the football

44. Shigem’s appearance comes alive

45. Kelly smudges Shigem

46. The “Trivia Score: Wacky or Boring?” Newsfeed

47. Jaymi creates Kim’s code

48. Herb hacks Kim’s code

49. Evelyn, tiny in the face of the deluge

50. Jaymi creates Kim’s appearance

51. Kelly smudges Kim

52. Sun-glare and skinny palms in Westmont, South Central

53. Jaymi creates Shigem’s and Kim’s soundtrack

54. The Righteous Gun Cockpit, from Bang Dead Games

55. Jaymi test-drives Shigem and Kim

56. Amber’s eyes in the photo of the motel by the vacant lot

57. Jaymi incarnates Shigem and Kim

58. Ashley and Dud attack Shigem

59. Evelyn’s eyes in the photo of the motel by the liquor store

60. Ashley and Dud attack Kim

61. Kim on the canyon by Hercules Drive

62. Dud shocked in the motel by the liquor store

63. Dud shocked in the motel by the vacant lot

64. Dud’s ghastly photo opportunity

65. Jaymi refines Shigem

66. Lethal attack, understanding and despair (Midpoint)

Part IV. “Arts Score”, the Platinum Raven’s creation, and elevating Downtown L.A.

67. The “Arts Score: Simple-Smiley or Complex-Frowny?” Newsfeed

68. Jaymi creates the Platinum Raven’s code

69. Herb hacks the Platinum Raven’s code

70. Three Beasts sneak into Herb’s computer

71. Jaymi creates the Platinum Raven’s appearance

72. KitKat and Krispy Kreme dramas in Downtown

73. The Platinum Raven’s appearance comes alive

74. Kelly smudges the Platinum Raven

75. This Downtown L.A. is a more peculiar one than most

76. Jaymi creates the Platinum Raven’s soundtrack

77. The street queens of Violet Street

78. The Platinum Raven’s soundtrack comes alive

79. Hatred across the L.A. River: a cruel and stupid world

80. Jaymi test-drives the Platinum Raven

81. Shigem shames Herb

82. Jaymi incarnates the Platinum Raven

83. A unicorn’s-horn of invention by Herb

84. The Platinum Raven’s mission to Blue Jay Way

85. Ashley and Dud attack the Platinum Raven (Second Pinch Point)

Part V. “Cosy Score”, Scorpio’s creation, and the Beasts go repurposing

86. The underground server farm beyond LAX

87. The Platinum Raven in the house on Zeus Drive

88. The “Cosy Score: Normal-Comfy or Strange-Scary?” Newsfeed

89. Jaymi creates Scorpio’s code

90. Kim shames Ashley

91. Scorpio emerges within his code

92. Feint of a hack into Scorpio’s code

93. Jaymi proposes the repurposing to Herb

94. Jaymi creates Scorpio’s appearance

95. Scorpio’s appearance comes alive

96. Talking of meat

97. Kelly smudges Scorpio

98. Jaymi creates Scorpio’s soundtrack

99. Jaymi test-drives Scorpio

100. Jaymi instructs the Beasts for the repurposing

101. Jaymi incarnates Scorpio

102. Amber’s mission in the El Segundo refinery

103. The Platinum Raven’s mission on Avion Drive, LAX

104. The Beasts converge on Sandpiper Street

105. The club night in the server farm

106. Amber heading east on a mission to murder

107. Victory and disaster (Second Doorway of No Return)

Part VI. The Jaymi Beast's creation, battle and transcendence

108. Dud’s bad morning

109. Police romance and the apex predator

110. Feint of a co-attack on Scorpio

111. Scorpio as succubus in the house on Jupiter Drive

112. The weak tan figure and the vast tornado

113. Jaymi’s games Apricot Eyes and Hallucination in Hong Kong

114. Jaymi creates the Jaymi Beast’s code and appearance

115. Jaymi incarnates the Jaymi Beast

116. From Mulholland Highway to the Hollywood Sign

117. Transcendence, vengeance and fierce beauty: the private screening (Climax)

118. Torment on Mount Lee (Climax)

119. One apart (Climax)

120. Bridge to The Imagination Thief (Resolution)