[Days of surveillance turned up nothing. Whatever the assigned target's 'crime', Luke didn't uncover anything: No vices of any sort, no illegal activity, absolutely nothing of 'interest. Bland man with a regular routine. The only time he (predictably) deviated from it, was during the forty hours of darkness. Holed up in his apartment, lights ( Read more... )

One less human pet of an absent ally's to watch over.

With Menolly's departure, it seems I'm now proprietor of Oh AcesAnyone seeking employment within the City, please contact me. Those who were friend's of Menolly will get first consideration ( Read more... )

Seems my facetious comment came true, to some extent.

The monochromatic scheme has spread throughout down here as well.

[Heartened by Yeager's earlier conversation, Luke kept tonight's Hall visit short because the storage unit once again beckoned ( Read more... )

Apartment dwellers certainly had it easy during the 'fall'. All you had to do was look out and admire the view. No clearing of paths to doors, no digging out the backyard, no uncovering the roof, no unclogging of the gutters, etc ( Read more... )

( (Private to Raphael) )

[Clicks on as the music's solemn opening begins.

Luke is leading what looks like a funeral procession carrying two coffins. Closer look shows 'mourners' to be Circus Carnivore performers, 'coffins' are steamer trunks, and the location a storage center.

Party moves along in time to the song. All but two enter a unit. The pair start dancing ( Read more... )

...growing list.

How did I go from one to a slew of others? Getting saddled with their possessions, too?! First the villa, followed by financial&stocks, then a reptile plus storage unit, and now Circus Carnivore!

I draw the line at adoption.

Be grateful it wasn't twenty-four hours of 'Seven minutes in Heaven'.

( (Millennium Filter:Aion/Unhackable) )

Unlike the complaining majority, I enjoy the unseasonal change. Makes for a nice break in summer's monotonousness. Day after day of nothing but heat becomes dull very quickly.

Snowstorm also adds to the challenge in seeking out a hot meal.