Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter.
“Aaron and I will be joined at the hip until the day we die. We have loved and hated each other since the day he was born. He's very much a part of my heart. He's going to broadcasting college now, and he'll do fine. But he came into a world that did not welcome him.”
“I'll often rush out from Dark Shadows, having made a 5.30PM appointment, working for a couple of hours.”