We all have problems we would rather bury than deal with them. We put them in a hole, cover them in dirt, and think we can forget them. But it’s like the Tell-Tale Heart, we fixate on that hole, we … Read More
Hope and Silence
Do you know what the most powerful drug in the whole of Arcadia is? I’ll give you a hint, it is used on every level from Olympus to The Slums and everywhere below and in between. It keeps people alive … Read More
Arcadian Tapeworm
As I sit here in the silence of solitary confinement, my mind drifts back to one day I spent with Michaela. She had gotten sicker than I had ever seen. Her mother trusted me to use my connections to get … Read More
Enough Rope…
We open on Harold sitting on a chair, a rope at his feet. There’s a saying, “Give a man enough rope, and he’ll hang himself”. Loosely translated it means, if you see a foe making mistake after mistake, let them. … Read More
Terminal Velocity
Legend has it Daedalus and his son Icarus had been captured and tossed into an open-air prison. Long story short, Daedalus built wings of wood, wax, and feathers for him and his son to use to escape. However, Daedalus warned … Read More
Worse than Dying…
Mr. Nobody, having left the note with Pegg stands outside the Medical Sector quietly smoking a cigarette in one of the more out of the way locations and as he ashes his smoke he begins to talk to himself. “He’s … Read More
The Cost of the Climb.
I climbed the Arcadian ladder from one level to the next by using my existence as its own currency. At every rung, I exchanged a part of me for my place on that perch. I handed part of my life … Read More
Playing around and…
[Harold struts out of the offices of the APD a sly smirk on his face.] “Sorry Cade, I just couldn’t stay and play your game, I’ll take a rain check though. I have a bigger playdate ahead of me.” … Read More
Anti-Virus
[Harold sits in a chair back in home a satisfied smirk on his face as he sits in his chair cleaning an old, slightly rusted revolver. A cleaning solution next to him on the side table. Mr. Nobody takes the … Read More