Ah...

[A breath. If the voice is a little higher than normal, please ignore it.]I don't think I'll be going into work today. I seem to have been...struck...by an illness that makes it difficult for me to leave my room ( Read more... )

Is it just me or has there been an unholy - and unnatural - amount of black cats running around the place.

[Oh yes, he's looking less than happy about that.

So much less than happy.

In fact, he's looking downright harried, hair sticking up a little, eyes a bit too wide.]

Too many cats. [Shudder.]

What - What is going on here?! What are all these people doing here?

[He's looking decidedly hassled and he doesn't seem to know what to do first. Gil's clearly started to check the network to find out if anyone else is experience the same thing he is - a city that is far more crowded than the last time he checked, with many of the new "arrivals" ( Read more... )

I'm still trying to sort my memories out. It was bad enough forgetting everything, but remembering it all slowly, bit by bit, is certainly not something I care to be doing.

[Forgetting his childhood was bad enough. Forgetting about Oz's return from the Abyss...

His expression shifts for a moment, scowling, before he shakes his head.]This place ( Read more... )

This month has really been something of a headache ( Read more... )

[ Private | Filter failed | 100% hackable - in fact, it's not actually even locked.]

Why is he talking about Oz like he's here. Like the world hasn't -- Like everything is all right and everything I'm working towards is for nothing.

[Irritated exhale of his breath.]

There is still so much work to do but one day... I promised. One day...

[ ( Read more... )

[The video feed comes on and focuses immediately on Gil's face. He's pale and he looks exhausted. And very, very confused ( Read more... )

[The feed turns on as the device goes cluttering across the floor. The angle is odd, but it's quite easy to make out the sounds, make out the pictures on screen, make out what's going on. It might take a little figuring out, or a small tilt of your head, but the view is surprisingly good all things considered ( Read more... )

I think I still have nightmares about this.

I don't know if they're ever going to go away.

[The first thing you'll notice is the fire. It's burning everywhere, hot - getting hotter and hotter - it's everywhere, all around you. There's people screaming too, somewhere out there, there's a lot of screaming, shouting, and as much as the air reeks of burning, desperation is a dark blanket over everything ( Read more... )