[The wall communicator flickers and rolls and flickers, broadcasting yet another destroyed space at yet another jaunty angle. Given the destruction, this must've been one of the top floors. Scratch that. Given the broad expanse of sky visible, this is definitely the top floor, no matter which floor it started on.

A tremor shakes the communicator. ( Read more... )

[Dr. Steinman leans over the wall screen to turn on his video feed. No one tell him that the feed has been on intermittently for the last hour. It hasn't broadcast anything exciting, merely Steinman moving things into and out of view of the camera-furniture, artwork, surgical tools, more furniture, medical equipment-the usual. Just another guy ( Read more... )

[You may have noticed: tonight's the night there will be a beach party. Nothing fancy, just a bonfire, a barbecue, plenty of beer, and anything else someone might bring to the beach. ( Things that begin with the letter 'B' seem to be fitting in quite well. )

[One moment, the scene in the mansion's dining room is ordinary-or as ordinary as it gets in Wonderland. The next moment-poof-an unknown man is standing beside the banquet table. Those familiar with mid-twentieth century medicine may peg him as a surgeon. Those familiar might further peg him-by virtue of his attire and air of concentration-as a ( Read more... )