It was a freezing morning in the last quarter of the year. while high above on the rooftops planning and plotting was abundent, down here at street level life was a lot simpler ( Read more... )

"You've gotta be kidding!" He sputtered semi incoherently during the precious moments he took his mouth of the bowl to breathe ( Read more... )

Staring down at the streets below, he tapped his datapad lazily with the remains of a pen ( Read more... )

The rain slamming down made it quite difficult to keep hold of the concrete. But still he kept his position perched on the edge of the rooftop ( Read more... )

"So, you got it ( Read more... )

Moonlight was the only source of light now. The entire city was under blackout, and it was glorious. Okay so all the power grids had blown meaning nobody could get the subway home or even see all that well, but it was to deliver the message, so all was worth it. Dangling his legs over the edge, he laughed to himself, this was the first time he'd ( Read more... )

The faint clack of the train laid the beat for what was a horrific soundtrack of the city. muffled screams and cries for help silenced instantly with gunfire, sobbing children and screaming shop owners, breaking of windows and screaming car engines were the usual ambient noise here ( Read more... )

"So, what is YOUR idea of entertainment?" she soothed ( Read more... )

A few hundred feet up, there was a slight clank, a squeak and a clank. in fact, there was a definate clank followed by a very audible squeak ( Read more... )