Your brethren curse and breathe fire and break stone as they leap through the gaping vortex, and you hiss your excitement as you stretch your wings to...join them. You land on a rooftop in a nondescript neighbourhood in an unidentifiable large city after what feels like hours of floating through nothingness. You could see the high-rise apartments surrounding you, smell the stink of mortals and the sweet promise of their blood, but you remind yourself that you have come for one purpose:. ” Robin whispered in his ear. “Robin, that coat cost seven hundred dollars.” He whispered. She just looked at him pleading with her eyes for him not to say anything. They took their bags and followed him, looking at the beautiful doors in awe. As they entered the house the first thing they saw was a gigantic chandelier hanging in a large foyer. A wide hand carved staircase led to second story. Large rooms lined each wall. They could see paintings and artwork of all kinds everywhere. Nikki and. And still I sat, not wanting to go home. There wasn't anything at home to go home to. Signing onto the 'Net didn't pack the same sense of joy and anticipation that it had prior to the death of FictionMania. Before, every time I'd signed on to FictionMania had been like a mini-Christmas; there was always something new to explore there, even if there weren't any new stories in the archives. But now, it was gone. And sitting in the cold, snowy night at 11:17 just seemed like the right thing. Gerri, help Joan. Angus, go with them and think about the logistics of a move.“The rest of us will go to our building. We’ll get together there for dinner. OK?”O’Reilly[Hal serves as O’Reilly’s Scribe]At the apartment, I briefly criticized Hal’s having abandoned me. When all of us sat down, however, he cocked his head, and then ran, dignified and substantial belly swaying, to Gerri. I jumped to her lap, stood, put a paw onto each of her shoulders in a cat hug, and thoroughly licked her nose.I.