Sometimes mourning loss is for the living, not the dead, and Luce points that out here as she watches the poorly performed memorial service for Todd's death. The students don't seem to care, and the faculty seem to do a half-hearted job of even putting the show together, indicating that they didn't even know Todd that well. Does it count as a loss if it's not properly mourned? Anyway, Todd wasn't hot or in love with anybody, so we guess he was expendable. (Also, it would have been awkward of Kate had had to deal with a real death for the rest of the novel, so we guess this is all we're going to get. Sometimes a writer's gotta do what a writer's gotta do.)

Just in case you needed another hint, we provided two. The radioactive spider guess is still on the table, but considering this wing imagery, it seems possible that he might be a radioactive swarmer ant, too. Or, you know, just your average fallen angel.

Yeah, Daniel, use that double language to vaguely hint at the fact that Luce has been reincarnating for her entire existence. On the other hand, dude is totally trying to remind her that she's better than the situation she finds herself in.