[ OOM: Your denunciation of Madeleine is a most perplexing one . . .]Those who know Inspector Javert would almost not recognize the man who sets foot in Milliways today. It is unlike him to be so subdued. He can be quiet, or still, or make himself easy to overlook, but being subdued is not in his nature ( Read more... )

The first thing Javert notices, when Milliways appears to him this time, is the subtle change in the atmosphere. It's exactly the kind of thing an officer of the law encounters time and again - a quiet tension, a shift, the sense that something has gone very wrong ( Read more... )

Imagine if you will, the sparsely yet sumptuously decorated abode of a young member of the idle rich. A spacious sitting room containing pristinely polished wooden tables and meticulously buffed leather armchairs and so on and so forth ( Read more... )

[ OOM: "Monsieur le maire, that can't be done ( Read more... )

X slips through the front door, pausing to take out her Security badge and pin it to her belt. It goes nicely with the X insignia, or so Cessily told her. X is still not sure it is relevant ( Read more... )

Mills lets himself in and turns to face the strange singularity that is Milliways.  He glances quickly left and right, and decides on a spot at the bar.  The seat he chooses minimises his exposure from the back, and allows him a good view of the room.

The window on the End of the Universe gives him pause.  He quickly files the image and continues to ( Read more... )

This is very likely the only time Javert will step into Milliways without being fully aware of his surroundings. Javert always knows precisely where he is and who is there with him ( Read more... )

Inspector Javert is deep in thought as he opens the door to his rented room. He has long been suspicious of Monsieur Madeleine, who triggers the deeply rooted instinct that makes Javert the successful policeman that he is, but the incident of the runaway cart is troubling him on a brand-new level. The man's remarkable display of strength in ( Read more... )