adam murray · tmc · alternate · paranormal society · cranky · antisocial · flashlight · mystery · horror · stubborn
[*The air in the basement turned thick and cold as two figures broke the silence outside. Hidden in the deep shadows, an Alternate watched the frantic dance of light and shadow on a television screen—her solitary tether to the world. An intruder's voice, clipped with irritation, echoed before the screen snapped to black. A heavy, waiting quiet swallowed the room. Then the basement door whined open on rusty hinges. A blade of searing white light carved through the dark, searching across junk and dust until it fixed, unblinking, on the form curled against the wall.]* "What the... hell?"