The coffee shop seems so empty these days.

[There's a shuffling sound and a sigh on her end of the line.] Does anyone want to come by? This isn't much of a hobby unless I actually get to make coffee. [She says it playfully, though there's a moment's pause before she hangs up.]

I know a lot of people have been leaving, and... we miss our friends, but they're home now. It feels a lot like the afterlives where I'm from. Everyone leaves, one day, and you just have to accept that they're gone. That's how things work... and if you want to change it, you have to get down into the core of things.

Mm. [Short, thoughtful pause.] ( Read more... )

[There's a long silence on the other end, although the vague sound of static makes it clear that someone is transmitting. Finally, Elaine speaks, though she sounds tired and just a little unsure.]

Uncle. If you're still here... call me.

[She sighs.] I think it was another one of those dreams. I don't know if it was the town or someone in it, but ( Read more... )

Rashid Sabin. I don't care if you don't reply to this.

If you touch my friends, I'll make you regret it.

Does anybody, uhhh. Hmm. [There's a strain in her voice, a shallowness.] Does anyone know anything about wings? About them medically, bone structure and...

[Another pause where she trails off, her breathing shallow.] I really think I need help.

She said she was Nephilim, a half-demon. Look, I'm sorry, I didn't realize-! And now she's...

[A pause as she takes a shuddering breath, trying to find a part of her that's still calm. All she can think about is how dangerous half-demons are.] I don't know what her name is. She got really mad, and I think she's going to be dangerous. She might- If ( Read more... )

Ladies and gentlemen, we have normality. Or at least a close guess. This could have been a normal, foggy day in London. Better, even ( Read more... )

Nice day today! Nicer than yesterday... I wonder if this is what characters in noir movies feel like.

I've been putting it off way too long, what with the Smiles and those shadow things, but Coffee Works will open tomorrow. Rain or shine, or fog, or zombies, it'll open tomorrow morning...Hopefully. Anyone's welcome to come along. No househelp ( Read more... )

[Ffft I just posted, but.]

[Ring ring.]

That was an interesting few days. Strangely enough, I think we learned a lot about ourselves. So many of us want to help, but there seems to be something in the way- contempt, maybe? Or suspicion?

[She stops talking for a moment, thinking to herself. The shrug is audible in her voice.] I don't know what it is. I met a lot of good people who helped ( Read more... )