"Odd, isn't it?" Carmen said to the woman standing next to her. Everyone around them seemed to be talking to strangers, but then this was the sort of occurrence that tended to bring out that behaviour in people. Bewildered people loved to express their bewilderment to other bewildered people. She glanced over at the woman and shook her head. "An entire sidewalk, gone."
Normally, talking about her own crimes at the crime scene sent something of a thrill through her, but not today. This simply wasn't a good sign.