This place has never been a home to me. I know that some of you make it that way. You grow complacent and you live your lives here. It's no a substitute for what you have, of course, but it's certainly not a detriment.

[He stalls for a moment and there's the sound of a lighter flicking off and on.] Even my home was never a home ( Read more... )

[Beatty's handwriting is terrible. And he's writing quickly, furiously, as if he can't quite get it written out fast enough. So it's quite possible that something might have been lost.]

( Just a little rant... )

[Beatty sounds a little breathless and his voice echoes slightly. He's hiding from the flying creatures. In a closet.]

This is not a flood. This is an infestation. They have...ways of dealing with infestations. I suggest that someone with the means employ these ways. Or at least do something. If they don't simply disappear when the flood is over, ( Read more... )

We should talk.

I know that I have crossed you more times than I could probably imagine, but...I ask that you put that aside for now.

I think...I need your help.

There are some days where I think it might be best to stay inside. Not that I am usually an advocate of solitude, but whatever that was seemed to be quite over the top. It was certainly a good day to stay inside and play poker. Or whatever your game of choice might be ( Read more... )

[The camera's turned on, but there's no much happening yet. Just a shot of the sky over the deck. Beatty sighs a bit off screen and then there's a soft sound, like a thud. Faint trickling of liquid and then the flick of a lighter. The camera still hasn't moved. It's not until the unmistakable sound of fire really starts to get going that his hand ( Read more... )

Glittering lights and unlimited funds. Good food. Fine wine. I've heard of this place, of course, but I had never been. It wouldn't really be like this in my time, anyway. But it's enough to distract, isn't it? A beautiful tactic the Admiral is using. Distract you with shiny lights and music. Entice you with notions of romance and sex. It's ( Read more... )

So many are thinking about fear. it seems to be a theme for this month. Running around in costumes as children, pretending not to be frightened the older that you get. But it's so very rooted in our existence. Fear. It's necessary for survival. Why do you insist on throwing it away? Fear makes you obedient, when used correctly. I believe I'm simply ( Read more... )

[Beatty’s holding an unlit cigarette in front of the camera and taps the filter against the screen of his communicator.]

I was here for months and then returned to find everything changed. That seems to be a strange trend, doesn’t it? Twice now in this month alone. More in previous months. I haven’t really been paying attention. [He smirks a bit ( Read more... )