There's a type of earthquake that causes the ground beneath you to liquefy instantly, the high speed vibration of tectonic plates clattering at such a stupendous rate even living rock can't withstand. You quickly seep into the mix of mud and asphalt and magma and you burn away forever. The Incans said even memories of you were burned in effigy to the Fire God. When the ground shakes in San Francisco, everyone feels the deep reverberations of long dead deities. There wasn't any extraordinary seismic activity in the city last week, but I'll be damned if the bricks in Perpetual Entertainment's offices weren't glowing molten.