bright light city

All the set-up work is done for the dance studio. I just need students.

If anyone is interested in lessons, you're welcome to respond.

I might have drank a lot of beer since lunchtime since there's test match cricket on the radio, and podcasts and things, and then gone out and bought a lot of beer and put it in the kitchen. Nick and Connor and Abby and Lester but not Sid or Nancy or Rex, there is a lot of beer in our kitchen and you should all drink some because it's there to be drunk, okay?

I hope Sid and Nancy don't eat bottles. I have a load for the bottlebank.

Today, in between the beer and cricket and beer, I thought about either getting a job like Connor did (not exactly like Connor did since I don't want to work in a computer-bits shop) or seeing if I could get back into university maybe. I kind of miss taking Nick's classes. Weird.

World Cup soon! Oh, we need football teams here as well.

So I've looked around at the other people here.

Vampires? Real. Magic? Real. Aliens? Real.


Knew it.

I often thought about what I would be doing if I never met Nick Cutter. Now I know, I'd be a lousy clerk at an electronics shop. I can just see the excitement now as a ring up the batteries someone bought. Its no where near as exciting as what I used to do. Sarcasm doesn't really translate via text so I thought I should mention it. I don't even know why I got a job, I guess I was just bored.

Private to Stephen
I am so replacing your sneakers don't you worry. I get a pair exactly like them. You won't even know the difference, I swear.

So, I wasn't going to say anything until I had everything done, but I figured it couldn't hurt. I'm setting up a dance studio, so I can go back to teaching. I figure I'll still have time to dance professionally if I decide I want to, but I just feel like this is a better fit.

I'm also thinking of taking up kickboxing. I need a new hobby. Plus there are some seriously creepy people here.

FILTERED TO PRIMEVAL PEOPLE:

So do any of you know how to fight off vampires? Animals are one thing, but vampires... Think my stomach's all in knots.

The new predators would be advised not to go near the homeless shelter or any of my humans. I will remove your head and/or other limbs depending on the severity of your insult.

Oh no, no, no, no... wait this actually works. Las Vegas is a lot better than certain other places. I was actually dredding calling where I was home. These Zenner people were nice enough to bring Sid and Nancy to keep me company. Not that being kidnapped is ever nice. It makes me wonder if they were watching me because they weren't where I was taken. Anyway it's better than being alone.

'Ello everyone, I'm Connor.

Wait.. Abby! They left Abby?

Check it out! I'm seriously going to frame this and put it in the front room, Lester!

( Private: Nick )

( Private: Cutter, Abby and Lester )

You know, this whole being kidnapped thing is kinda fun. Not like anomaly exciting though. Nothing like a good puzzle to get your blood pumping. The only thing missing is Connor and Claudia. Least I've got Rex here with me. Don't know what I'd do without him. Still, this place is nice, but it's nothing like my place.

My name's Abby. Hello. Out of curiosity, can I get a role-call? What's your name, where are you from, what do you do for a living?

Well, I can't say I'm not relieved, not least because it's something I won't be having to explain to Lady Lester when I get back home. That was a prospect I was not relishing.

I did have rather impressive breasts, however. Although I do say so myself.