14th Letter; video
[It's just after sirens and Franz is looking tired and considerably rumpled, though his eyes sparkle with a kind of world-weary amusement. His white-gold glow is cast all about the features of a motel, where he's seated at a table.]
Hi everyone. Daedalus and I sort of had our house broken into today. We weren't robbed - rather a murder suspect and an officer in pursuit of him ran through our apartment and smashed it up a bunch. Nothing was stolen, and the only thing irreparably damaged was the sliding door to our balcony. Any easy fix, but we're not taking any chances with the darkness-proofing tonight.
Mr. Muggles got lost during the whole mess. Fortunately he must have escaped out the front door instead of falling from the balcony, but we spent all afternoon trying to find him. Just as we were about to give up, we got a call from the neighbor downstairs. Her daughter found him walking home from school that day and spent the whole day playing with him. It really is a good neighborhood, for the most part....
[SIGH.] Anyway, just before we noticed Mr. Muggles was missing I made a statement to a reporter, so the incident will probably be in the paper. I didn't want anyone to freak out, so I thought I'd send out the word that we're all okay. Wave hi!
[The video pans to Daedalus Yumeno stretched out on the bed, a pooped Pomeranian curled into a ball of fluff on his stomach. The dark-haired doctor gives a weary wave.
When the video pans back to Franz, he's smiling fondly, though he looks even more tired, maybe a trace of sadness or worry.]
Not exactly the sort of thing I wanted to start out this month with, but I suppose it could be worse. While I'm here, I wanted to remind everyone to be wary of mistletoe or possibly any sort of holiday decorations that seem out of place. Mistletoe caused a lot of trouble last year.
[There's something that sounds like a bit of knowing a laugh in the background. Franz struggles to hide his own amusement, suddenly.]
...So, be careful of anything that's out of the ordinary. And rampaging criminal suspects and police officers in hot pursuit, apparently.
Hi everyone. Daedalus and I sort of had our house broken into today. We weren't robbed - rather a murder suspect and an officer in pursuit of him ran through our apartment and smashed it up a bunch. Nothing was stolen, and the only thing irreparably damaged was the sliding door to our balcony. Any easy fix, but we're not taking any chances with the darkness-proofing tonight.
Mr. Muggles got lost during the whole mess. Fortunately he must have escaped out the front door instead of falling from the balcony, but we spent all afternoon trying to find him. Just as we were about to give up, we got a call from the neighbor downstairs. Her daughter found him walking home from school that day and spent the whole day playing with him. It really is a good neighborhood, for the most part....
[SIGH.] Anyway, just before we noticed Mr. Muggles was missing I made a statement to a reporter, so the incident will probably be in the paper. I didn't want anyone to freak out, so I thought I'd send out the word that we're all okay. Wave hi!
[The video pans to Daedalus Yumeno stretched out on the bed, a pooped Pomeranian curled into a ball of fluff on his stomach. The dark-haired doctor gives a weary wave.
When the video pans back to Franz, he's smiling fondly, though he looks even more tired, maybe a trace of sadness or worry.]
Not exactly the sort of thing I wanted to start out this month with, but I suppose it could be worse. While I'm here, I wanted to remind everyone to be wary of mistletoe or possibly any sort of holiday decorations that seem out of place. Mistletoe caused a lot of trouble last year.
[There's something that sounds like a bit of knowing a laugh in the background. Franz struggles to hide his own amusement, suddenly.]
...So, be careful of anything that's out of the ordinary. And rampaging criminal suspects and police officers in hot pursuit, apparently.