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It's you and me, and the devil makes three...
daemonprompts: "O poor heart, I was doomed from the start. Doomed to play the villain's part."
-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Up Jumped The DevilMichael is seven, and watching his parents' daemons warily. He can't hear the conversation they're holding in the kitchen, it's all angry half-whispers, but Veda keeps setting her teeth on Loren's neck, without ever ( Read more... ) -
[Locked to Michael's handler]
I think I have something that belongs to you. -
[Narrative] So get out of my head, just give me my line...
There aren't many appropriate reactions when your boss' daughter walks up to you with a rocket launcher in one hand and a bloodied piece of someone's shirt in the other. For some reason, people assume I learned the expressionless stare from Bristow, but they'd be wrong. Really, it's a defense mechanism you develop as a spy, for situations just like ( Read more... ) -
Rift: And have yourself a merry little Christmas...
When Fiona returns to her room on Christmas Eve, there will be a box sitting on her pillow. Inside the box is a snowglobe, with a few familiar landmarks inside. There's no note, nothing to say who it's from, but Fiona can probably guess. -
[Placeholder] My name is Michael Westen. I used to be a spy.
Know what it's like being a spy? Like sitting in your dentist's reception area twenty-four hours a day. Read magazines, have coffee, and every so often, someone tries to kill you.