[ Guess who came out of her hole? Claire's standing on the steps of the castle, just looking out at the snow. Her hands are shoved in her pockets, and she doesn't really seem to be paying attention to her surroundings. There's a trail left in the slush where she dragged her motorcycle out. It's not exactly like she can ride it, but she felt ( Read more... )

I'll have been here a year on Monday.

[ A pause, as Claire runs a fork through her scrambled eggs. ]

How weird... I remember when I first got here, this place seemed like a big joke. But, [ a laugh. ] here I am, a year later. Time flies by when the castle is calm and isn't throwing us a curve ball.

[ Another pause, only this one is much more ( Read more... )

Should have known this whole 'castle being nice' thing wouldn't last very long. The whole 'you're fucked no matter what you drink' was pretty funny, but... Dead dinosaurs? Flooded taxi cabs? What next? [ A dictated sigh. ] Well, at least it was nice while it lasted ( Read more... )

( Private. )

[ Claire remembered wanting the snow to go away a few months after she first arrived on the castle grounds almost a year ago. Even now, though pretty and soothing, bad feelings sweep her mind, because snow reminds her of the Antarctic, and the Antarctic reminds her of Steve ( Read more... )

( Room Filter. )

( Private. )

[Leon's jolted from his sleep when his hand brushes against something slimy. Hey, he's seen one too many tentacles not to be safer than sorry at this point ( Read more... )

Things really haven't been good ever since that weird Halloween stuff started to happen. It feels like things just keep getting worse and worse. So much for it being the most wonderful time of the year, huh? Well, almost.

[ Sounds of pages flipping, and then Claire sighs. ]

I can't believe it's almost been a year...

( Filter: Leon )

[ All neatly written. ]

( Kyle. )