The Grace of Gate-Room #5 Ethan Recalls: Tom decided to use Gate-Room #5 for the test. We’ve always had good luck with that space. However, for the test to be successful, it was really about the accessories....
April 2000 After Mexico, we shipped one of the Totem structures back to the Lab. Once it arrived, we propped it up in the warehouse and Trish began doing tests. First was the Thermal scan. The warmest part...
Trish's backstory: Tom is seated at a bar, Ethan enters and walks over: Ethan: "Got a minute for the little people?" Tom: (surprised) "Only for you my friend. Have a seat, I'm buying you a beer." Ethan: “My lucky...
Paris, 2015. Fall Fashion Week was just months away. In addition to the usual fashion crowd, this season attracted a different kind of visitor as organized crime began to infiltrate the shows in France. They were using...
The Lucky Man It was a few nights before the event, and Aurora brought Angel and Tom to a small art gallery in the evening. A good time to wind things down, relax and have some...
To the Grand Palais The Totem went into hibernation. This was bad news for the mission, as it was never known when the Totem would come out of it. Now Tom was freaking out inside. The...
Back at the Studio With most of their work completed, they had a few hours to spare and the entire studio to themselves. Angel asked if they could take photos with the Totem. "Ah, oui, I will...
Mexico, 1999 Ethan tells the story: We were celebrating New Year's when the call came in. We were told to get ready to fly right away. I relayed the message to the crew, "A mining company drilled into...
Halloween, 1987 Ethan tells the story: The Totem was stolen from the PsyTech Lab overnight on October 31. We were in shock. Tom was upset, but he knew he needed to remain calm. He arrived at the office...
Beneath the waves An excerpt from Madame Saks diary: It was April 1912. I was just a baby then.Mom kept the telegram from Dad and told me the story years later. "Greetings from across the pond. An opportunity...
Tom and I had been friends since college. We were classic 'nerds', socially awkward, not very popular, but it didn't affect who we were. We both landed 9-to-5 jobs at the PsyTech Lab after graduation and...
The Lab was moving to the East Coast. They put Trish and I up in a small apartment in the city. It was only for a year, but long enough for Trish; she wasn't a city...