T'is nice to be able to hit this level after not writing for three weeks. At least I can be basically competent even if my mental cohesion is at a low ebb.

It is an odd sentence, I agree. I'm really not sure what the "dry as memories" bit means. I will revise it should this actually become a story rather than an aggregate of pieces.

Yes. The silence is oppressive, but loud noises mean possibly being shot at, so it's a bit six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Well, of course they attack at dawn ... Megatron said so ;)

Blasted typos, argh. I read over it to take out the typos from the first draft but miss all the typoes I put in in the second draft. Bogski.

Thanks :)