(Circulation: Level 2 and above only — do not affix to public boards) To all relevant occupants, systems, and structural participants: Please be advised that a temporary gravitational adjustment is scheduled for implementation at an unspecified time. This will occur without warning, explanation, or regard for previous trajectories. Anticipated effects include

(Excerpted Log – Partial Reconstruction) 07:38 – Doors confirm closure. 07:39 – Wind direction logged as “ambivalent.” 07:40 – Subject B reports “a feeling like being misfiled.” 07:41 – [DATA CORRUPTED] 07:42 – Someone says, “I think we’re still inside the metaphor.” 07:43 – Power stable. Lights dim of their

The weather had been strange for weeks. No patterns, only habits. Chairs inching away from desks. Books returning to the wrong shelves. Time arriving early and leaving before the second act. She told no one. Dressed for several climates at once: boots and silk, umbrella and sunglasses. Her bag heavier

The fridge had a second compartment she hadn’t noticed before. It was behind the cheese drawer, and cold in a different way – not temperature, but tone. Inside were small Tupperware boxes, each labelled with a date that hadn’t happened yet. She opened one and found a conversation, perfectly

The university had a department no one could find on the map. Students were sometimes enrolled by mistake. The syllabus contained only questions that had already ruined someone’s life. Exams were silent and self-administered. Those who passed were sent a certificate printed on edible rice paper, which they were

The hallway wore his coat for three days. It never complained. She replaced the doorknob with a small jar of fog. It worked the same, but colder. The children learned to speak in weather. She nodded when they got the season right. He asked nothing, but rearranged the chairs until

The girl lived under a staircase that no one believed existed. It was there — but only sideways. She kept a notebook filled with diagrams of escape tunnels — none of which had ever worked. Once a week, she’d test the walls for kindness. They rarely responded. She was given a