[the recording clicks on - it's a deep male voice, much more composed than the last time he was heard on the network. this time, its deliberate.]I'm afraid I have to ask a favor of someone - my niece has managed to come down with a fever these past two days, and can't leave the house. If someone would be willing to collect groceries for her and ( Read more... )

[On a wall outside of an apartment building, where paranoia had led Suou to stay alone for the night, there is a squirrel. Said squirrel is standing very still, though now and then his tail twitches. An ordinary scene, right? Except this squirrel is not sleeping or pondering where to find buried nuts. He is scanning the network via mental link, ( Read more... )