[The sharp chill of snow bites into his skin, wind whistles in his ears, drowning out the screaming...

...no, it's not the wind, it's the rumbling of a city collapsing, and the air is warm as the world rushes by. Or the air is still, although just as cold. The ground beneath his feet is torn up pavement, rocky terrain, rotting floorboards. And no, ( Read more... )

[The journal is on the ground, open and staring up at the black sky and the teeming, roiling mass of monsters surrounding the scene. It's chiefly arachnids, but with the two fighters all but overwhelmed, others have come to join the scene.

A scream sounds, abruptly cut off. The sound of a body falling a long, long way. Giles' voice calls out, the ( Read more... )

[The first thing the PORTAL will show, upon transmitting, is the outside of the Magic Box. The dust and grime and cracks have been cleared away inside and out. The windows are clean and the inside of the shop seen through them is livable, well lit, and...more than a little cluttered. Someone's been busy, busy turning an empty husk into a working ( Read more... )

Well, then.

[The video function of the PORTAL turns on, and the view is tilted up so that any observers will be able to see a building, quite sturdily built despite appearing decidedly weathered. At the top of the building is a sign, flickering red in the darkness.

It reads "The Magic Box"]

Is this supposed to happen? Is this supposed to, um, be here?

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