My first reaction to Pain's house was shock.

Followed rather quickly by a serious case of the giggles. Alison couldn't help herself. When she heard me go off, she did too.

Not that there was anything wrong with it. Quite the contrary. It's just I expected her place to look something like mine, only way more over the top. Creepsville. With turrets. In bad need of a paint job and a mowing.

Imagine my surprise when Alison pulled up at the quaint, gingerbread house ...