The only thing that made sense was that there was something behind me, and that something was powerful.

I ran into Communications, where Jones worked, to see three figures all bent over him, a red pool slowly accumulating around them.

It’s best to stay home, where you belong. This is what everyone always said to me. Everyone, even the dead people.

“I’m terribly sorry, children,” she laughed hysterically, “but it’s all in the name of science!” Everything went black.