In the basement of the boards was a small rehearsal area: a tiny stage, a number of seats. It had the right informal air for a workshop: not the intimidating air of the proper stage, but with a distinct theater vibe ( Read more... )

Generally speaking, the DJ was kind to Max. He never played anything too terrible -- at least, not by Max's standards, which were admittedly on the lowish side ( Read more... )

It had taken some fast-talking, but Jake had managed to make a convincing argument to whatsisface (Guy, Jake. His name was Guy.) regarding trading days, so here he was ( Read more... )

Max came into the bar today with a hangover and a glass of what his friend Jane called an ancient Serbian hangover remedy. It had taken all morning to prepare in his hungover state, and featured some ingredients that he didn't even know what they were called, and which Jane had literally sent over via express portal in a bag. After one sip of it ( Read more... )

Eric would have hosted the New Year's Eve party at the Devil's Nest, but he suspected that the students wouldn't appreciate his "no, no alcohol for you" stance and here in a different venue, he could avoid some of the liability. (Eric hadn't lived a thousand years by being a very stupid vampire ( Read more... )

Allie was a vampire. A predator. Logically there was no reason for her to feel unsettled every time she turned around to find the creepy little doll staring at her ( Read more... )

When Max woke up on Wednesday afternoon in a Bears jersey, a furry winter hat and sunglasses with his hand wrist-deep in a jar of honey, it took him a moment for him to register that he was not in his house doing the hibernating thing he always did, but was, instead, on a park bench ( Read more... )

There were bears in the streets of town today. Polar bears, yes, armed with bottles of Coca-Cola with spreading cheer and carbonated beverages in mind. But they weren't the only ones prowling Fandom Island's walkways, lumbering about and growling at people and seeking out picnic baskets or honey pots, or maybe just the bear necessities of life ( Read more... )

Sometimes Max had the patience to wait until noon for burgers. Sometimes he did not. When there were polar bears in his hotel room giving him Cokes and making him all hungry, he definitely did not ( Read more... )

Derek had taken his dog for a walk this afternoon. You know, like a normal person would. Nothing weird or creepy about it ( Read more... )