Why is it I can never seem to remember to keep my mouth shut? I went to the pub and stupidly asked some villagers about the scimitar directly--frustrated, I suppose. Almost blew the whole job--it would have if Izzy hadn't dragged me out of there. I'd still like to know exactly what it was she told the villager to give up the info. Probably the ( Read more... )

I called Tori last night to let her know where we were going and that I might be out of touch for a while. I'm told the mountains wreak havoc with cell phones, and who knows where I'll be able to find a working land line. She sounded worried, the demonic activity is getting worse in LA. I'd rather she went somewhere else, but at least she's working ( Read more... )

Well, I made it out of Sunnydale in one piece. Which, you know, after making a vengeance wish against a vengeance demon, I wasn't entirely certain would happen. Astra never actually said that they can't sense who made a particular wish. But even though I know she was manipulating me into it, I don't think she was actually wishing me harm. Making ( Read more... )

It's been an entertaining, and potentially profitable week. The phone call with Miss Hicks was a bit strained, as expected, but we both agreed to check our sources and then decide when to begin the search. I found Naveen through a couple of contacts I still have in town, and she agreed to meet me at the Espresso Pump yesterday. When I asked her ( Read more... )

//Firewalled against everyone ( Read more... )

That was a rather nicer end to the most bizarre experience of my life to date than I was expecting. I was rescued by the cruise ship, and got to enjoy it's amenities and abundant cuisine for a short while. I was quite ravenous by then, as I had not eaten since the meager lunch on the plane, which I came to learn had been nearly three weeks earlier ( Read more... )

I finally managed to locate Seth, who unfortunately no longer seemed to be in charge of the dimension. However, we had a pleasant enough chat, with no mention of gutting (he remembered me from our earlier association), and he agreed that the chaos must be reversed. Luckily, not a difficult feat for a hellgod. He led me back to the tunnel of portals ( Read more... )

This is a rather odd hell dimension. Possibly a special one for religious types? Along with the strange demon trying to start a church, I have seen a vampire begging other creatures to torture him for his misdeeds--did we know vampires went to hell? How does that work if they are supposedly soulless? I shall have to ask Ripper about that if I ever ( Read more... )

Well, I just had to know what had happened. So I chose door number one, the one that started out hot and was now decidely nippy. The first thing I saw was...demons. Lots and lots of demons. Skating on a sheet of ice that stretched as far as I could see. Off to one side--bloody hell, was that a sofa and TV set? With a couple of demons wrestling over ( Read more... )

I ran into Cristoff on Corfu and learned that he'd cursed the money I'd swindled out of the Hicks woman. Can't say I I got upset about that; while it seems a a bit of a heavy price for a moment of stupidity on my part, I might have done the same. It certainly explained why I have been so frustrated getting anywhere I need to be ( Read more... )