One minute he's in a motel in Concrete, Washington; brushing his teeth before bed, just minding his own business, and the next he's walking down an empty street, holding a tube of toothpaste in his hand. Not exactly his weapon of choice either ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, Chicago ( Read more... )

[OOC: Annual winter post. :3 Both Decembers, the comments have been up in the thousands. The post is open all of December until January for all/any winter/holiday shenanigans. Quick reminder, you are encouraged to tag around, tag to other threads as well as making your own. Feel free to spam! :D]This December in Chicago is as filled with ( Read more... )

As far as Buffy is concerned, this has probably been the easiest six months that she's had in a long time ( Read more... )

Richard has never seen such a beast as the one before him ( Read more... )

[OOC: Forward-dated to Halloween. Open like an open thing. Treat this like a party post. Slowtiming and backdating is beautiful. No pressure, just tag around and have fun with it!]It is almost with tentativeness the people of Chicago celebrate Halloween ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, there was an alternate city of Chicago, the lovely people residing in it, and many Rifts placing these people into various different predicaments, spanning from the humorous to the perplexing to the utterly heartbreaking. Wondrous different people, of all shapes and sizes. So it has been, and so it will be, for years and lifetimes ( Read more... )

Out in front of the Kashtta, Dusty Baker is sitting on the steps in front of the door, her eyes closed, playing an invisible cello. She misses being able to play, especially when her emotions are so strong she feels like she's going to explode. So in lieu of actually having one, she is playing, humming the melody to herself as her hands run over ( Read more... )

Cassie Riddle was having a rather good day. Well as good as she could be, considering everything that's happened lately. She was just enjoying a walk in the park in the autumn sunshine when suddenly, the Rift decided it would be a very good idea to give her deer antlers. And then… they got a little itchy, and she had the instinct to go and rub them ( Read more... )

For most people, a wrong turn is something easily corrected-there's a place to turn around down the road, or the street's wide enough to make a U-turn, or, if you haven't gone too far, you can just shift into reverse and back up.

D.I. Kurt Wallander has none of these options.

His wrong turn has led him directly onto the streets of Chicago, which ( Read more... )