The Funhouse hadn't been full as often recently as it had of old. But it was packed this night. After arriving back home, the morning before, Des had spent nearly the full two days contacting everyone he could find. The whole of Jokertown was represented ( Read more... )

Des had a room in the compound to himself, and as easy as it was to be suspicious about that, he was grateful for it. He did not always sleep easily of late, no matter how tired he felt. It did not feel like home, of course, he would not expect it to behind these impersonal concrete walls but he had been in hotel rooms less pleasant before ( Read more... )