He stays out of Wilde, more or less, but not completely: he considers no district in this city closed to him, unwelcome though he may be in certain specific locations. Every now and then, in the hours before dawn when it is too late to begin a new enterprise, he would walk in and around the Hedge Maze, thinking. (The false sun didn't burn him, but ( Read more... )

Morgana has sets two goals for her  mid-afternoon trip. In a small pocket in her traveling cloak, is her tablet.  While she hasn't left any word as to her goals, or her destination with Arthur, she can be contacted.  She also carries a small dagger.  It's not that she intends to use it, more that where she's going, it makes some sense to have ( Read more... )

The Doctor has to start working eventually. And while nobody hates the idea of working quite like the Doctor hates working, he hates the idea of being back in prison even more than that ( Read more... )

It's probably an unwritten law somewhere in the universe that just when everything seems peaceful and perfect, the universe finds some indecent way to screw this up ( Read more... )

As she stirs, it's almost immediately clear to Petrana that she isn't where she belongs. This is not Riva, nor any of the bedchambers she's most accustomed to occupying there or elsewhere. She considers this new development in her situation with slightly more tranquility than might be expected of her, her hands folded on her stomach as she regards ( Read more... )

[Later on the same day that all of this happened, the following broadcast went out from Shane Hayes' tablet.]

Hello, this is Glitch. [Shakey sigh here.] Our captors have decided to...it's...DG isn't DG anymore, they've turned her into the Sorceress from my world. S-so that's why there's a big creepy tower where my home used to be and and those ( Read more... )

Since her attack the Countess has been scarce, leaving her tablet locked in a drawer and accepting no visitors save the necessary. While she's still obliged to be careful - a shoulder injury like hers can take a long time to heal, and she's not as young and hardy as she used to be - she is now up and about again, albeit dressed far lighter as a ( Read more... )

During his off-hours, Uther Doul avoids the inexplicable eggs in town and makes the rounds to visit a few people and drop off a small gift. Odds are, if Doul enjoys the company of someone or has social obligations to them, then he will be by with a little paper-wrapped parcel for them ( Read more... )

( She has her reasons )

Piper awoke with a start. She didn't know exactly what alerted her, but when she opened her eyes she found herself in an unfamiliar room. For a few seconds Piper stayed absolutely still, even shut her eyes - after all, she just might be dreaming, or hallucinating, or both ( Read more... )