Two similes in Chapter 3

Similes, Chapter Three

Upstairs in 3D Angela Wexler stood on a hassock as still and blank-faced pretty as a store-window dummy.

Dead as a squashed June bug and rotting away on a moth-eaten Oriental rug.

The $200+ charge pattern seems to happen a lot when there’s either an old subscription still tied to a different email or an auto-renew that kicks in without much warning. Not saying it’s definitely one or the other here, but that’s usually what ends up being behind these “random” big charges people report.