Why did the Jacob cross the road?
There was a hollow he had to defeat.

How many peculiar children does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
All of them.

Bronwyn to fetch a chair
Claire and Olive to run away and scare Bronwyn to death
Victor to be unable to participate
Millard to do thorough research before attempting
Enoch to yell at everyone
Hugh to fall off the chair and hurt himself
Fiona to help him
Jacob to watch and try to sense hollows
Horace to worry about getting caught
And Emma to screw it in!

Why does Millard do all the thinking in the group?
Everyone else's opinion is null and void.