[have Kaycee sitting under a streetlamp wearing ridiculous-looking earmuffs. she has a small satchel out and she's plinking wet-looking stones in it. it's snowing, but she looks relatively swell in her puffy jacket.]

Stupid question, I know...but...does anyone know what day it is today?

[more plinking of rocks going in the bag.]

I've been trying ( Read more... )

[You might think there's something buggy on your screen at first, because all that can be see is black with tiny points of light.]

The stars are different here.

[But then the camera moves and the silhouette of a tree obscures part of the screen. Legolas is on the outskirts of the park, looking up, panning around to take in the sky ( Read more... )

[ The camera's view goes a little crazy for a moment as it's roughly handled, showing an upside-down snowy park, then the edge of a bench, then the pulled-up knees - and then the half-covered face - of someone only a handful of people will recognize. That recognition is vital, because... well, someone did something really stupid. Galen looks at the ( Read more... )

[text; open]

There is something evil in this city.

I have sensed some people here who are attuned to the supernatural or have heightened mental capacities. If you are one of these few, I urge you to reply.

[video; allies]

Avoid the white tree. I made the mistake of approaching it.

[ So. Here comes the voice of someone who seems fairly practiced with talking publicly - thank you, radio work - , managing to keep most of the disconcerted tone out of his voice. ]So, alright, I think I'm getting the gist. It's been a few days, I did the whole horror movie disbelief thing and started looking for a way out, but found shit all, ( Read more... )

[ When Galen wakes, it's with a start, and with a gradual realization of his surroundings. He curses, then closes his eyes, but the dream doesn't change... probably because it's not a dream. His voice is quiet: ]

Fuck. I'm awake?

[ Oh, hey, it's drafty in here -- probably because of the paper slip. The toe tag is the next thing he notices, and ( Read more... )

Maybe you fell asleep, maybe you were knocked out. Maybe you were in the middle of a fight, maybe you don't even remember what you were doing at all. But regardless, you remember the darkness. It's crushing, all-encompassing. It fills your lungs and presses it's weight down on your shoulders, suffocating, overwhelming. It's so dark you can't tell ( Read more... )