Chapter Three: Various Misdeeds.

Caden walked out of his office, closing the mauve door behind him with an audible creak. He made his way past another office with a tinted window, the tentacles of a some Lovecraftian horror waving around behind it. One of the overlords in his town, the Editor. Stepping over a fresh puddle of blood and around a broken desk, As the Station door closed behind him, he looked up at the gray cloudless sky, noting the flashing lights over the office. The conversation over the phone had intrigued him, given him a tip that the Shadow figures in the Old Schoolhouse were starting to wander farther from the building. Caden had gone out on a limb and suggested that maybe they didn't like the Slide Monster. As he walked up Copper street, past the motionless empty cars, he stepped aside as one vanished and reappeared a little ways away. Caden Lucius lived not too far from the radio station, in a small apartment building. He unlocked the front door of the building, having the only key. He was the only one living in the whole building, after all. If you didn't count the ghosts on floors two and four, that is. He settled into his room on the third floor, looking out the window to watch the Four O'clock bus go past again, and vanish as it crashed into the wall of the laundromat. Closing his eyes, Caden layed back, and fell into a nice nightmare.

"The sky glows, the dust is heavy, and your Shadow might not be your own. Welcome, to Dusk Haven. Welcome back, my dear listeners. Last night I witnessed the Four O'clock Bus making it's rounds once again. I'd like to remind my dear listeners that the Four O'clock is not for the living, and should be avoided at all costs. In local news, the Shadow figures have begun to wander from their home in the Old Schoolhouse, Be warned, your shadow may not be your own, but the one in the corner of your eye might be." Caden looked at the window, dust pounding against it. "The dust rages on in Dusk Haven today, and that spells bad news for any of you Spelunkers or Bird Watchers out there, as birds don't fly in dust, and our Overlords have officially deemed unregulated Spelunking illegal as of right now. Now I know you listeners out there have been wondering; Caden, who is this Lucas person? Why does he wear such a classy vest, and official glasses? Well my listeners, I only know so much, I did see him try to open one of the doors to The Donut Shop. Silly Lucas, you can't open the Donut Shop. It only opens for the Angels. And now, for a commercial break." Caden flicks on the commercial, and looks at his watch. The hands swirled around, and the eye behind them blinked. Hm, so it was only ten thirty. Caden sighed, and smiled slightly. As the commercial ended, he leaned in, and said in his hypnotizing tones; "Hey there, listeners. Welcome back to Dusk Haven. I have a question for you. Does anyone know, what the slide monster really is? Well I hope you do, because reports from the inters at the playground state that the slide is now on the opposite side of the playground, and could move again any time. And now, for Traffic."