This Christmas certainly feels more quiet than last years, but of course, appearances are often deceptive, whether consciously so or otherwise. At any rate, the scientists are certainly feeling far less giving when compared to last year; I wonder whether it's related to choice or a result of inevitability ( Read more... )

(A man's voice can be heard; although a little distant and quiet, it sounds slightly panicked and a little desperate.)

-No. This can'--

(There's a pause and relative silence, followed by the sound of footsteps. They, too, stop after a moment, and when he speaks again, the voice sounds closer and far more calm although if one is particularly ( Read more... )