Play@YSDC

Posted: **Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:06 pm**

Location: Hockomock Swamp
Date/Time: September 10th: 10 AM

You return to Mr. Jenkins' farm to pick up the trail. As you arrive, the farmer is on the side of his porch working on a chicken pen.

Posted: **Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:56 pm**

"Good morning, Mr. Jenkins," says Eddie with a wave. "We're going to try to track down that hound. Would you like to come with us?"

Posted: **Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:22 pm**

"Morning, gents, ma-am. Good luck tracking. I've got work to do around here. Be careful out there," the farmer says.

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:17 am**

"Good Mornin', Mr. Jenkins. Thanks for the advice, we'll keep in mind to be careful out in the swamp." Tobias said cheerfully, making sure that he left good impression on the farmer.

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:29 am**

"Howdy," Bret greets the farmer. "Do you happen to know of any native Indian folks living hereabouts?" To the others under his breath he says, "Do you guys think we should maybe try to buy one of his chickens to use as bait since we know the hound has a taste for them?"

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:03 am**

"Sounds Iike an idea. But how frequently will 'the Hound' make the trip? From what I gathered, it had hunted just last night, the chances of luring 'it' out with just chicken is slim. We would need more than that in order to lure the Hounds out." Tobias analysed reasonably.

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:50 pm**

Dr. Porter steps out of his car wearing outdoorsy clothing that is both ill-fitting and out of style - perhaps these were clothes from when the man was younger and more fit. He digs through his trunk for his old hunting rifle before walking over to the rest of the group, careful to leave the gun unloaded.

"A bait chicken wouldn't be a bad idea - I'm sure Mr. Jenkins would rather get some money out of them rather than have them all devoured by the hounds for free. As for the frequency of its hunts - well most things eat everyday, so unless this thing is planning on hibernating, I'm betting it will want to eat again today." The doctor says.

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:05 pm**

Tobias said with a grimace. "There's little description of its habits, and assumptions could be deadly. We 'assume' creatures such as these are going to be benign and wouldn't attack us, yet there's no evidence to prove this point either. We do not know enough to make that assumption. We should split up into two groups: the first group can go and play the waiting game with the Hounds while the second group can trek into the Swamp to go search for it. How's that?" It was obvious that he doesn't like the prospect of entering the Swamp; he felt a forebording air exuding from it. He doesn't trust the Hounds to be benign and are expecting the worst-case scenario and bought his trusty hunting knife in his pocket. Not that it'll stand a chance against anything larger than a grown man, but it comforts Tobias that at least he have a weapon that he'll know how to use.

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:38 pm**

Maria sighs. "If I'm not mistaken, the hound comes at night" she says patiently. "So if you want to lure him, you might as well stay here, as he comes here regularly anyway".

Talking to Eddie and Doctor Porter, she asks, "Did you get a sense of where the cheering was coming from in relation to our current location? I've been in the swamp as a child. It can be easy to lose your sense of direction, so we should perhaps fix our bearings using the farm."

She bats her eyelids, so as not to appear too intelligent.

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:42 pm**

Mr. Jenkins smiles at the prospect of selling a chicken, "Yea I'll sell you one for $2 if you want one. Alive or dead, just let me know which way you want it."

The sun is up and the chill has disappated into a warm muggy morning. You see clouds moving in from the West.

Posted: **Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:59 pm**

"Hey, who said anything about waiting until night?" Bret replies to Miss Adams. "You think the hound is just going to roll over for us to tickle its belly if we find it? I figure the chicken might come in handy and if it doesn't then I'll just roast it for dinner tonight." He hands over the two bucks for a dead chicken.

Posted: **Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:47 am**

"The cheering came from the northwest," says Eddie, "though the hound fled to the west. It must have turned north at some point." He looks around to see if he can see any tracks.

Posted: **Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:58 am**

"My good sir, do you need any help with that?" Tobias said politely to Eddie, as he attempted to help him find any Hound-related tracks that are hidden from plain sight.

OOC: My one true nemesis: the dice. Hey Wruter, do you think Bret will join in on the hunt for Hound tracks and do a 'Spot Hidden' roll?

Posted: **Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:34 am**

Bret looks around following the others' gazes but isn't exactly sure what they're looking for.

OOC: Spot Hidden 50%[dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:43 am**

OOC: Alright, so no one saw anything suspicious. Damn.

Tobias pressed his body close to the ground and scoured every inch of it closely, searching for even the tiniest sign of abnormality before ultimately giving up as he could see no signs of abnormality there.

Posted: **Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:50 am**

Maria looks around for any signs too, but she is not used to this sort of thing.

Posted: **Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:45 pm**

You go out past the fence and search around for the tracks or anything that would indicate the hound was there and come up empty.

You look back at the farm and see the farmer looking at you.

OOC: You have a couple options here, with the string of bad luck rolls. You can give up and devise a new plan.
You can head into the swamp in a west direction, the way you think the hound went.
You can head into the swamp in a north west direction, the way you think the cheering came from.

Posted: **Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:38 pm**

OOC: Doctor Porter still owes us a roll. Maybe he will save us.

Posted: **Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:05 am**

OOC: Doctor Porterrrrrrr.....wooooo.... *que spooky noise*

Posted: **Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:23 pm**

OOC: Just to keep the game moving. Doc looks around [dice]0[/dice]

Dr. Porter had walked a few feet further ahead of the rest of you towards the west, "Is that a chicken feather up ahead?" There in the high grass he walks further up ahead and plucks a white feather out of the grass. "I don't know how old this is, but it's definetely a chicken feather."

Posted: **Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:37 pm**

"This must be the trail!" exclaims Maria. "Well spotted Doctor!"

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 4:26 am**

"It might the trail, but we don't know from how long ago this was. Going down that path might not be the best course of action without a map and a good idea of how deep into the Swamp it'll take us." Tobias said, attempting to be the voice of reason.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 4:51 am**

"Yes, well done," says Eddie. "There will be more feathers dropped along the way, no doubt. All we have to do is follow them."

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:32 am**

Maria hopes to reassure Tobias.

"We have a compass, and if we mark out trail as we go, it should prevent us from getting lost. If the path becomes impassable, we can reconsider our options"

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:32 am**

Tobias shrugged. "I'm afraid I must play the devil's advocate and voice doubt to your plans. How are we going to mark out our trails? Animals might destroy any attempt to do so if we tried using marking and signs that could be easily removed, right? Furthermore, I read somewhere that compasses won't work in certain situations and I think we need to check whether our compass are able to find true north and hydrate ourselves before we venture too far in." He said, pointing out a few details in the plan that didn't quite sit well with him to Maria before turning to face Eddie to shower him with skepticism as well. "Besides, are we going to find these trail of chicken feathers easily? Chicken feathers aren't known for easily recognisable nor would it be easy to distinguish them from all the other miscellaneous rocks and leaves littering the undergrowth, Mr. Donovan. To further elaborate my point, the chicken feathers took us nearly five or so attempts before finding this aged feather; are we going to repeat this process every five minutes or so whilst trekking? I sure hope not."

Tobias scowled at the morning sun, it was already making him slightly sweaty; he wasn't much of a morning person anyways. Entering the swamp will be slightly taxing for him and his paranoia is setting in slightly.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:56 am**

Maria rubs her temples, she thinks she’s getting a headache.

“Look” she says. “I’m going, and I’ll take my chances. As I said before, you don’t have to come. In fact you might feel more comfortable back at the library.”

She moves ahead, looking for more feathers.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:16 am**

Tobias stared at the woman with some annoyance beginning to show on his face. "Look here, lady. I had just bought a few hard-earned dollars' worth of hiking clothin' and I've got a paper to write about the happenin's inside the swamp. I'm just saying that Accidents happen in swamps, some good friends of mine once travelled into a swamp and got lost fer two days straight with no food or water. We need to be careful in that bloody swamp." He tried to control himself; he really did, but he still ended up having a little outburst. He took deep breath and counted to five before continuing, "Look, all I'm saying is that you've got to be mad as a Cut Snake to go into this swamp with no preparation or double-checkin' of any sort. We gotta do our part to check for flaws in our plan and hope that everything turn out all right, okay?" He said towards Maria in the calmest tone he could manage at that moment, making sure to not sound like an angry idiot.

He attempted an apologetic smile to try and make up for his outburst. He didn't mean to offend, but he's pretty damned sure he did. With that in mind, he quietly retreated to the back of the group without making eye contact with Maria. His carefully maintained air of professionalism and composure no longer there as his carefully hidden Australian accent played up again, he knew he sound like a country hick when his Australian accent shows its tail; that's why he generally try his best to not sound like a foreigner...unfortunately, he still did.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:28 am**

"Looks like she already went, buddy." Bret says cheerfully, wondering why the farmer didn't answer his question about the Indians. "I don't think there's any chance of hiring a guide, do you? Besides, the big guy looks like he can handle anything," he adds, pointing to Eddie. "Plus, we have Dr. Porter on hand to take care of our mosquito bites for us. I'd say we're all set to go." Not wanting to miss anything, he tucks the chicken under his arm and hurries after Miss Adams, keeping an eye out for more feathers.

OOC: Spot Hidden 50% for another feather[dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:35 am**

"Great, looks like we are all set. Do you think we can convince the farmer to guide us? I mean, he is a resident of the area. He probably knows more about this place than we do." Tobias said with a weaker tone. Attempting to find True North on his compass and trying plot out a rough course based on the general directions they're heading in on a badly-drawn map.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:09 am**

Maria cuts a large 'X' on the trunk of an adjacent tree with her pocketknife.

"I'll do this as we walk" she says.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:49 pm**

Tobias furrowed his eyebrows discreetly and said nothing in response. He quickly followed suit and continued into the Swamp with the group.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 2:15 pm**

OOC: Bret, sorry, missed that question. he would have said that most of the indians had been moved to the reservation just to the north, but once and a while you see them poking around the swamp.

The five of you head out tredging into the swamp, some not so certain as to your course of action, others convinced this is the right call. An 'x' is carved onto a tree and off you go. There is no trail to follow per se, and you head in a general westerly direction. Tobias is having a hard time getting his compass to settle properly.

At the beginning you can still see some of the farms that tend to sprout up on the edge of the Hockomock, but within 15 minutes, even those had disappearred into the maze of trees you are going through. You are still pretty sure you could get back to the farm from where you are at. Still no trails, just tall grass. On occasion your foot would find a soggy spot and sink down, so you would bear a little to the left to avoid it. But now you fear you maynot be travelling west any longer.

OOC: Everyone make either a track or spot hidden roll for me.

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:43 pm**

OOC: Is the Spot Hidden roll I just made okay?

Posted: **Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:49 pm**

OOC: thats fine wruter

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:26 am**

Tobias vigilantly peered into the undergrowth. He knew they were pretty damned close to being lost since they were all veering off-track from their intended direction, but he knew now may not be the time to discuss this as there's still a chance to get back on track to where they originally planned to go. Therefore, he was pretty damned sure that he's supposed to be looking for something. Thus, he continued to try and act helpful by trying to find any clues just to quickly get this over and done with.

"Aha!" He said triumphantly, as he discovered something hidden.

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:26 am**

Eddie can't see any feathers along the route.

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:44 pm**

"Smart thinking marking the way, did someone think to bring a flashlight in case it is dark before we get back?" Dr. Porter says as he keeps an eye open for more tracks.

OOC: Sorry for the late reply, I went into the city the other day to meet with some friends I hadn't seen in a while -
Tied one on and you know how it goes.

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:24 pm**

Tobias shrugged. "Well, I probably should've; but I didn't. No flashlights. Sorry." He presented his bag that was noticeably absent of a lash light as proof. ""We do happen to have some food and temporary camping supplies like sleeping bags. We're good for a night. I guess."

OOC: No worries. Happens to the best of us.

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:27 pm**

Maria

"I have one" says Maria absently, concentrating on locating landmarks.

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:34 pm**

The sun gets higher in the sky as you hear a clock tower in the distance chimes out 12 noon. The sun is blocked out by the clouds as the last chime is heard. The smell of rain is in the air as you carve an arrow into a nearby tree. The swamp takes on a whole different look as new shadows reach across the marshy land.

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:58 pm**

Bret points out a break in the tall grass up ahead which could be a trail.

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:15 pm**

Maria wipes sweat from her forehead with a small towel.

"Yes!" she says. "You could be right. Let's head over there."

Posted: **Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:52 pm**

You tredge through the tall grass about 15 feet and sure enough a small trail leading off to the right or left. It appears to be a game trail of some sort. There are tracks on the trail, most look older, could be deer, racoon and a canine track, but they look too small for the creature you saw last night. They are deep in the dirt, so probably made the last time it rained, which has been a couple weeks. There are tracks going both directions and some just crossing the trail.

Posted: **Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:38 am**

"I brought a flashlight too, as well as food and water," says Eddie. "I'm not sure which way we go from here, but I'm inclined to think we should start heading north, as we've been going west. If we're still facing west, that means we need to turn right. I don't see the creature's tracks here, though, so maybe it went straight ahead for some distance before turning."

Posted: **Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:42 am**

Tobias nodded absentmindedly, he honestly knew more about Latin past participles and conjugating French verbs than navigating his way around a swamp. He was honestly just basically following the group to wherever it takes him now. Even though he found a few track, but he hardly thinks is capable enough of navigating back out again without some help. He said to Eddie, "My good sir, you seemed to have a lot of good ideas. I guess we'll follow onward under this assumption, then. Anyone up for some bread and water?" He held up a packaged loaf of bread and a large container of water. He would've much preferred holding good beer and alcohol in his hands rather than the generic container of water, but hey, water's fine too.

Posted: **Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:49 pm**

OOC: So what is the plan? Right now you are all standing on the small path discussing what to do.

Posted: **Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:14 pm**

Maria

"Sure Eddie, that sounds like a good plan."

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:35 am**

"All right, let's keep going," says Eddie.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:19 am**

OOC: so you are crossing the trail and continuing west? Just making sure I understood that right.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:24 am**

OOC: No I believe we head north now.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:06 am**

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:10 am**

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:40 am**

"Right. So we head west, and try and pick up the Hound's trails and then we stake out the place to observe and take some pictures beforehand heading back as soon as possible. Did I get that right? I'm assuming that's the plan." Tobias said, as he tried his best to identify the proper path down and contribute to the conversation.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:14 am**

You cross the path and back into the woods, carving another arrow onto a tree. As you hike along a light rain begins to fall.

OOC: Everyone make a track or spot hidden check.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:27 am**

Maria fastens her jacket against the rain. She searches for any signs of animal passage, but sees nothing. Hopefully she'll improve by the time this thing is over.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:51 am**

Tobias shuffled his jacket over his head in an attempt to shield himself from the rain. The rain might wash away the tracks, but he still searched vigilantly for signs.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:07 am**

Eddie can't see any indications of whether or not the hound went this way.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:35 am**

OOC: Spot Hidden 50%[dice]0[/dice]

"Hey, how about this?"

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:41 am**

"Hey Bret, what did you see? Lemme have a look." Tobias said, quickly walking to the front the group to have a look at what Bret has found. He gazed in the general direction that has captivated The Journalist's attention; hoping to find some important clue that he missed amidst the undergrowth. It certainly is...peculiar.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:28 pm**

As you were walking along the ground was getting more and more marshy. Everyone is glad for the high boots and those with waders are glad they took the time to get them. Everyone is continually looking for anything that would indicate the hound came this way, but you haven't seen a sign since the feather back at the farm.

The rain begins to fall harder. But instead of cooling things off, they just get muggy and hot. Sweat begins to roll down your face and back.

With a sudden lurch Brett grabs Eddie just as he was about to take a step. "hey, how about this, it doesn't look right."

Everyone gathers round and sure enough the ground doesn't look right. Something just seems off about it.

Posted: **Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:31 pm**

"Could it be quicksand?" wonders Maria. "Maybe we should find something heavy to test it."

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:09 am**

Dr. Porter takes a chunk of bread from Tobias when offered and blissfully stumps through the swamp after the group, paying more attention to his food than where they are going.

He stops as everyone else does and takes a long hard look at the ground, "The lady could be right, quicksand is a potential threat, or perhaps a deep bog." Brushing the last of the crumbs off his hands Dr. Porter grabs the nearest branch and gingerly pushes down on the ground where Eddie was to step.

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:51 am**

"Thanks," says Eddie, gulping and backing away from the odd ground. "We may need to backtrack and go north at the trail."

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:57 am**

The branch sinks down into the marsh and goes well past where Eddie would have stepped. As you go to pull it out, you feel the branch tug downward in your hand.

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:36 am**

Tobias stopped downwards to check the properties of the swampy marsh In front of him. "The thing is, since we are in front of a quicksand-like bog. Perhaps I should ask, how did the Hound get through this area? There's obviously a safe and easy method to go through this area that we haven't found yet. Since all accounts of the Hound described it as larger than an adult male, I think it would be safe to assume that, if such a path exists, it should be wide enough for us to go through." As he said that, he scanned his surrounding and check for any alternative pathways for them to take that are both reliably safe and reasonably efficient.

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:09 pm**

As Dr. Porter is checking the depth of the swamp pit, Tobias looks around for a clear path forward.

The trees and high grass make it difficult. You spot another of the "swamp pits" and you could pass between the two pits. Of course you don't know how many more are up ahead.

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:10 pm**

Maria

"I guess we should decide. Shall we press on, or go the other way?"

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:00 pm**

OOC: Please don't make any further actions until Dr Porter (crackheadc) responds.

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:51 pm**

The branch sinks in deep and seems to tug a little. "I think it might be stuck on something." Dr. Porter says with surprise.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:42 am**

The branch pulls down fast and pulls the doctor down to the ground, his hand plunged into the swamp before he is able to let go of the branch that disappeared.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:54 am**

"Hey doc, need a little help?" Tobias chimed in helpfully behind Doctor Porter, offering some help as he seemed to be halfway stuck in the bog. Tobias instinctively felt that the good doctor might need some assistance escaping the treacherous quagmire.

OOC: Can I help Porter to get out? Do I deep to make a strength check as well?

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:04 am**

OOC: Right now only the Doctor. And FYI, if someones name is on a spoiler button, you aren't supposed to read them.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:29 am**

OOC: Okay, cool. What do you want me to do? Retcon the post or give an in-game for why I can't help?

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:57 am**

Eddie reaches out to grab hold of Dr. Porter and pull him back.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:02 am**

"Something has got my arm!" Dr. Porter shouts, panicked.

OOC: I assume this is happening within an instant or two of Porter testing the ground, thus why you might not be able to help immediately.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:12 am**

Maria, eyes wide, also rushes over to help the Doctor.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:20 am**

Tobias wasn't able to react immediately, but he came to Dr. Porter's aid as soon as logically possible. "Mr. Porter, are you okay?"

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:20 pm**

OOC: It is as CrackHead described. He poked the stick in and got pulled down. It takes everyone a second to realize something is wrong and react. But the doctor needs to react first, before the rest of you. I know its tough in a PBF game as different people post at different times and some are more active than others.

Now if you had previously posted I'm right behind the doctor in case something happens, then yes, I'd let you react right away, even before the doctor. But everyone else was talking about finding new trails or going back, no one was really paying attention to the doctor. In fact you were looking for another trail. I hope that makes sense.

It looks like the doctor slips and falls, arm deep into the swamp. Then a look of concern comes over his face as he calls out for help, he grasps for a branch as he is obviously stuggling and appears to being pulled into the swamp by his arm.

Eddie, Maria and Tobias race to his aid.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:36 pm**

Maria reaches out for the Doctor and grabs his jacket, but whatever has him is too much for her.

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:06 pm**

Posted: **Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:20 pm**

Tobias grabbed onto Dr. Porter's other arm that with as much strength as a strong nineteen year old college student could reasonably hope to muster. Helping Maria, Bret and Eddie to rescue the doctor. He moistening his lips with some sly satisfaction as Dr. Porter flopped around gasping and flailing about like a fish on dry land. "Hey Doc, something happen down there?"

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:58 am**

OOC: jumping the gun. You were not able to pull him out on your own. Awaiting Eddie's test.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:10 am**

OOC: Apologies for being overenthusiastic again; I realised my mistake. I'll edit my post after Eddie finished making his STR test. Sorry.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:05 am**

Eddie tries to pull, but whatever is pulling back is too strong even for him.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:04 am**

Jolted into action by the doctor's cry of alarm, Bret picks up a branch from the ground and holds it out to the sinking man. "Here, grab on to this!"

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:10 am**

OOC: Alright. Apologies again for accidentally powergaming. I hope there's no hard feelings; Bentherat, so, what happens now that Eddie made the test and Bret did his thing? Was Dr. Porter successfully rescued? I am willing to alter my post to fit the narrative since I understand that I was being too over-eager before.
ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:11 pm**

Despite Tobias having a good hold and pulling, Eddie and Maria weren't able to get a good grasp. The doctor is getting pulled into the swamp. Whatever, has him, is not letting go and is stronger than you. Brett holds out a limb, but not before the doctor's head goes under the swamp water. He calls out "help me," just before he takes a big gulp of air and goes down.

OOC: 90% of the doctor is still above the swamp, only his right arm and now head are under the swamp water.
Brett, by the time you found a suitable limb and got it there, his head was going under and so now he can't really see it. His arm is being pulled on by one of the other 3. 2 legs, 1 arm - 3 investigators trying to save him. I don't think he can grab it anyway. So are you doing anything else?

Eddie, Maria and Tobias, please make another strength check to attempt to pull him out. You need 2 successes or 1 crit success.

Dr. Porter, you can hold your breath for this round, starting next round you will be making con checks. If you can think of something else you want to do, please post it.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:36 pm**

Maria

Gasping in horror as the Doctor slips under the water, Maria again attempts to grab him, put she can’t maintain a grip on his jacket. Whatever has him is very powerful.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:53 pm**

Tobias swore something vulgar lightly under his breath as he saw Dr. Porter sinking deeper into the quagmire. It doesn't matter how or why this happened; Tobias was determined to pave through with all the strength of a college undergraduate on the Miskatonic baseball team.

OOC: Okay, I'm going to spend my Luck points here to help Dr. Porter.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:48 pm**

Eddie grunts and strains, pulling for all he's worth.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:05 pm**

Scarcely able to believe this is happening Bret tosses aside the useless piece of wood and peers down at the strange quagmire as the others pull on the doctor's remaining exposed limbs, trying desperately to see what lies beneath.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:57 pm**

Though his first instinct is to thrash, Dr. Porter tries his best to stay still and let his friends get a good hold on him.

Posted: **Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:10 pm**

With the struggling the water was sloshing around stirring up the mud making it difficult to see in the water. Dr. Porter tries to stop thrashing despite being drug deeper into the marsh. Dr. Porter's head right arm and both shoulders down to his chest are into the swamp.

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 12:05 am**

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 12:11 am**

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:07 am**

OOC: That...was so close. *phew*

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:36 am**

With a surge of adrenaline, Eddie pulls even harder.

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:51 am**

Finally Maria gets a decent grip on the Doctor, and she pulls with all her strength.

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:58 am**

Spoiler:

Bret's eyes widen as he peers into the swamp.

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:02 pm**

The three of you renew your efforts and with a mighty pull, the doctor comes up quickly, gasping for air. Whatever he was stuck on, released him. Dr Porter is covered in a muck from his chest up as he wipes the swamp water from his eyes.

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:43 pm**

Spoiler:

"Holy moly!" Bret exclaims, staggering back in surprise. "There's an Indian in the water!"

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:31 pm**

"Sweet dzambhala! What the hell are you on about, Journalist? That outburst came out of nowhere, you scared the Bodhicitta out of me."Tobias yelped in a half-joking manner as Bret went on about something random. Tobias was, by no means, a Buddhist, but his father was an immigrant from The Orient, which made him and his younger sister privy to understanding eastern religions from a young age.

Fearing that he might have explain what a Bodhicitta is, he quickly added, "Don't mind me. It's nothing important. But, more importantly, what's going on, Bret?" He said with a somewhat serious expression towards Bret, something tells him that the fear and surprise on Bret's face is genuine. Hopefully, it's nothing important.

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:34 pm**

Maria staggers back, exhausted with the effort of rescuing Porter, but full of relief. Her hands are shaking so badly, she barely registers Bret's incredible remark. She looks at him in amazement, but he seems deadly serious, almost in shock.

Posted: **Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:25 pm**

"In the water?" says Eddie, looking around. "Did he drown there, or is he standing up or something?"

Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:13 am**

"He's floating under there reaching up and calling," Bret says in agitation, glancing again at the water. "See for yourself."

Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:58 am**

"Really?" Tobias said enquiringly, staring in the general direction that Bret has been staring at a few moments ago. "I see nothing suspicious hiding down in tha' swamp over there, mate. No weird Indians." He then proceeded to look at Bret with a weird expression of skeptical disbelief on his face.

Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 2:21 pm**

Maria gingerly creeps over to the edge of the water and peers in.

Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 3:42 pm**

Dr. Porter coughs and wipes the swamp water off of himself. "I'd stay away from that, I didn't slip, something tried to pull me in."

Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 4:02 pm**

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 1:36 am**

Maria cannot see anything in the murky water. She has no doubt that there must be something down there though. She steps back again.

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:04 am**

Tobias trusted Dr. Porter's words and judged that it would be a dangerous idea to approach quagmires regardless of whether there's any weird Indians down under. He turned to Eddie, and said with an even tone "So, that do we do now? Do we continue on deeper into the Swamp or do we remain here for a few moments longer? Personally, I would advise against lingering. Something about this damned place is giving me the creepers..." He shivered for emphasis.

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 5:14 am**

"I don't know how he's still alive down there," says Eddie. "We could try tossing him the end of a rope and pulling him out."

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 5:35 am**

“He might try to pull us in again” says Maria. “Why don’t we tie the rope to something, and he can pull himself out? He’s certainly strong enough”.

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:32 am**

"That, sounds like a very bad idea. We don't know if whoever or whatever's down there means us harm. I suggest we leave this alone and continue our trek, since we only have a few hours' worth of daylight left."

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:56 pm**

As you are talking, the rain begins to intensify, and the sun goes down. Darkness quickly covers the woods and swamp.

Off to your right you see a small glow in the woods that stands out now that it is dark.

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 6:51 pm**

"If we stay out here any longer it'll be time for the hound's scheduled grocery trip to Mr. Jenkins' farm." Bret squints, trying to make out what the glow is coming from.

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:02 pm**

OOC: Everyone can make a spot hidden check.

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 7:12 pm**

Spoiler:

The encounter with the Indian seems to have sharpened his eyesight...

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 8:11 pm**

OOC: I've started noticing people not putting their character names on their posts. Please do so, it makes my life so much easier. You can put it at the top, or include it in your post.

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 8:44 pm**

Spoiler:

Bret blinks. "Uh, did you guys know there were midgets living out here?"

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 9:39 pm**

"No," says Eddie, peering uselessly into the dark. "I sure can't see them. I agree with Maria, we should tie one end of the rope around a tree and toss the other to the Indian. We can't just leave him there."

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 10:03 pm**

Dr. Porter peers out into the night, "Midgets you say?"

OOC: Ben, when you ask for name in the post, is this style acceptable or do you want the character's name as a header and the post to follow it?

Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:32 am**

Tobias frowned as he stared at Bret with a complicated expression on his face. "If wasn't for the fact that I know for a fact that you aren't going insane, I'd have thought you are. I see no creepy Indians or weird dwarfs."

Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:59 am**

OOC: CrackheadC, yes that is just fine.

Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:38 am**

Maria also peers out into the darkness, but can't see anything. She knows something strange is going on, but is Bret's imagination starting to get the better of him?

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:48 pm**

Everyone stares at the faint light up ahead, it bounces around for a bit, then goes dark. It is pitch black in the woods at this point, except for the occasional lightning to light up the woods.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:00 pm**

Tobias looked spooked. "What is that?"

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 3:25 am**

Eddie takes out his flashlight and flicks it on so he can better see. "I've no idea," he says, taking out his rope and tying one end to a sturdy-looking tree. "I don't know how that Indian's still alive down there, but we can't just leave him. Where did you see him?"

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:15 am**

The area of concern that Dr. Porter fell into is not large, maybe 8' across.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:21 am**

"Hey, mister, you need help with the ropes?" Tobias volunteered in an attempt to be helpful. He knew that there's a few pieces of the puzzle that he's missing; otherwise, how else can he possibly explain the weird behaviour of others around him? Some form of survival instinct niggling at the back of his mind warns him of danger, and he decided that listening to that voice inside his head might be helpful from time to time.

Tobias secretly readied his knife hidden within his pocket, and was prepared to cut the rope as soon as possible in case anything strange popped up. With a smile on his face, he shuffled towards where Eddie was standing and pondered whether he should sabotage Eddie's attempts or to help him.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:32 am**

"Thanks, I think I've got this," says Eddie. He tosses the loose end of the rope into the area where Dr. Porter had been pulled into the water.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:53 am**

Tobias observed the boggy marsh attentively for any unexpected dangers.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:48 pm**

Eddie throws the end of the rope into the water. At first the rope just floats at the top. As it absorbs the water, it slowly starts to sink down into the depths of the murk and muck.

You feel what could be a slight tug on the rope, as if someone is lightly pulling on the other end.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 3:11 pm**

Maria watches the spot where the rope enters the water intently, her heart pounding.

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:22 pm**

Dr. Porter will take up any extra slack on the rope or if there is none he will help brace Eddie, "Let me help, we don't want you falling in."

Posted: **Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:45 pm**

"I'm not sure if this is such a good idea," Bret mutters, peering nervously off into the surrounding darkness. After Indians and midgets he's expecting to see Bigfoot next.

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:32 am**

"Thanks, doc," says Eddie, starting to pull on the rope. "You wouldn't be saying that if you were trapped down there," he adds to Bret.

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:57 am**

"We need to assume the worst, otherwise, we might be attacked! The funny thing is, people tended to be a bit grouchy when they are trapped in a swamp for who-knows-how-long, eh?" Tobias said, with faux humour as he nervously eyed his surroundings. It's getting too dark around here for his tastes, and he was pretty sure that bad things happen when you are out in the wild after the sun goes down.

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:12 am**

"Well, call me crazy but I didn't get the impression this Indian, if that is what I saw, was trapped. More like he was trying to get us to join him..." Anxious to move on before they get stuck out here for the night Bret walks a little way ahead to scout out the land.

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:54 am**

"Bret, don't go too far off. Whatever's in this swamp, I've got the impression that it is probably capable of killing us." Tobias warned Bret.

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:25 pm**

Posted: **Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:36 am**

Eddie has to strain, but he is able to make some headway.

Posted: **Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:55 pm**

OOC: awaiting Dr Porter. If he hasn't posted by tomorrow, I'll roll for him and move forward.

Posted: **Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:07 am**

Dr. Porter is ready for resistance this time.

Posted: **Sun Oct 01, 2017 4:20 am**

The rope pulls tight, and it looks like you are pulling out whatever it is, in the swamp. The rope begins to make ground as you take a step backwards.

Then suddenly the two of you fall backwards, and the frayed end of a rope pulls out of the swamp.

Posted: **Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:45 pm**

"Clearly he doesn't want to get out," says Eddie. "All right, let's head back."

Posted: **Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:55 pm**

You look around with only Eddie's flashlight giving light in the heavy downpour. Shadows seem to be moving on their own.

OOC: Everyone needs to make a spot hidden roll please.

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:25 am**

Eddie sees something in the darkness.

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:08 am**

Tobias looked around alertly, gripping the hilt of knife harder as alertly scanned the surrounding. Something Within this Swamp is bringing out some of the paranoia within him. Oh what he wouldn't do to have a gun on him right at moment. As he attentively searched his surroundings, he spotted something.

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:44 am**

You begin to stumble through the dark, directions are quickly lost as you slosh through the swamp that is even worse than it was before because of the rain.

At almost the same time Eddie and Tobias spot one of your carved arrows. You had strayed off your path some, but not much. As you get to the tree, thankful that you are not lost, at least not yet. A roar comes from the woods. It sounds some distance away, but you do not recognize it. Afterwards the other noises in the woods quieted down. Silence fell across the swamp. Even the rain let up suddenly so it is now only a small drizzle. A feeling of loneliness comes over you, like you are the only ones in the swamp this night.

Slowly the sounds of the insects and frogs return, and you don't feel so alone.

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:12 am**

"Let's keep following the arrows until we get out of here," says Eddie.

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:43 am**

"Leaving sounded like such a good idea right now..." Tobias uttered with brevity to his tone.

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 2:50 pm**

You follow your path of arrows, going from tree to tree, shadows jumping out at you, reaching out for you, nipping at your heels. Finally, you see the edge of the tree line and it's all you can do to not sprint out, the rain has stopped and the evening sun now hangs low on the horizon, barely visible over the top of the trees you just exited.

Spoiler:

Posted: **Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:31 pm**

Spoiler:

"Well that was the most fun I've ever had," Bret says. "So what have we learned?"

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:24 am**

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:29 am**

Tobias walked out hurriedly, as he rubbed his palms together. He was nervous, and scared. There's very odd and very dangerous going on, and he's not quite sure sure whether he wants a slice of that cake. He breathed rapidly as he recalled some the things he saw; he was on the precipice of a panic attack.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:27 am**

Maria is silent and brooding on the way back. The day’s events have confirmed for her something which she has long suspected – that the swamp contains supernatural entities, things which defy explanation. The hound, the Indian in the water, the strange lights. Now that it is confirmed for her, she knows that she can never look at the world in the same way. The thought chills her.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:22 am**

"Not to go near underwater Indians," says Eddie. "Let's get back to the farm. We should be just in time for the hound to show up, and then we can track it if we can't bring it down."

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:01 am**

OOC: everyone make a listen check.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:05 am**

Eddie hears nothing unusual.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:15 am**

Tobias had nervously bit his fingernails as he cautiously stared at his surroundings with a sense of dread and panic rising up within him...

OOC: Listen 40%, [dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:49 am**

Maria

Deep in her thoughts, Maria is not listening to anything around her.

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 10:43 am**

Spoiler:

Bret perks up. "Hey, what was that?"

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:48 pm**

Posted: **Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:43 pm**

"Sounds like someone shouting over at the farm. Maybe the hound already arrived." Bret breaks into a run, pulling the camera from his bag.

OOC: Keeper, if I want to try taking a photo of something can I go ahead and make a Photography roll?

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:53 am**

Eddie also hurries, gripping his shotgun.

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:43 pm**

As you are approaching the back area of the small farm you see the farmer holding his shotgun.
The hound is in a homemade net of some kind and a young woman, probably around 19 or 20 is standing between the farmer and the black hound.

As you race faster to get there the hounds head turns toward you, its red eyes glaring into you, momentarily blinding you. You blink and the hound has somehow torn his way out of the net.

OOC: Everyone make a sanity 1/1d6 check for me. If you fail and roll more than 5, take an INT test. If you pass that let me know. Otherwise, you are free to act.
If you were here yesterday, you must make the same check, but you cannot take more than 6 sanity between both tests. IE> if you suffered 3 points yesterday, and fail the test, you roll the d6 and if you roll 3-6, you suffer only 3 points more.

You hear the farmer say, "Damn it girl, get the hell out of my way."
You hear her reply, "No, please don't hurt it."

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:24 pm**

Maria
The sight of the hound freezes Maria in her tracks. She takes a step backwards, almost stumbling. It’s eyes – they seem to look through her very soul.

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2017 5:02 pm**

Getting lost in the swamps. Being nearly drowned by what, a dead Indian? Seeing midgets and lights. It was all taking its toll on Dr. Porter as they finally made it out of the swamp.

Hearing the shouting, Dr. Porter races - as much as he can - back to the farmhouse with the others. There he found himself face to face with The Hound once more - he had girded himself best he could, but the red eyes seemed to cut through him. When the hound broke loose he readied his old rifle and shouted, "Are you okay? Should we go after it?"

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:46 pm**

Spoiler:

"So whose idea was it to go traipsing all around the swamp?" Bret wonders, readying the camera for photographic glory (even if the black and white film won't catch the red eyes.)

OOC: Photography 40%[dice]1[/dice]

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:33 pm**

OOC: Bret is taking a picture, if others want to get a shot off, go ahead, it looks like the hound is about to head back into the swamp.

The hound is looking around, the eyes look like headlights peering around, judging all of you. The girl pleading with the farmer and then to you. "Don't shoot, he won't hurt you."

The hound begins to leap over the fence and towards the swamp woods once more.

OOC: You have time for 1 action. Bret has used his.

Posted: **Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:53 pm**

Maria

Unable to stop herself, Maria shouts out to the Hound.

"Wait! Tell us what you want!"

Posted: **Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:26 am**

Eddie holds his fire. "Why don't you want it hurt?" he asks the young woman."What do you know about it?"

Posted: **Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:56 pm**

Dr. Porter lowers his rifle, he wasn't that good of a shot and if The Hound kept up his pattern they would have another chance. "What do you mean him?" Porter asks.

Posted: **Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:52 pm**

The hound, if you can call it that, hesitates at the edge of the woods, looking back at you. The red glow from the eyes makes it difficult to see you, the creature definetely doesn't look natural. Turns and dissappears into the woods.

Your attention turns from the hound to the young woman in front of you. She is smiling still looking at where the hound dissappeared.

She turns at your question, like she isn't sure what to say. "I just don't think you should hurt it, it doesn't mean any harm."

Posted: **Thu Oct 05, 2017 6:51 pm**

"Shoot, I didn't get the photograph," Bret says. He turns to the young woman. "Howdy, I'm Bret Parker from the Bridgewater Weekly. And who might you be?"

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:40 am**

"Oh God! What the hell is that? That...thing?" Tobias gasped in horror, finally remembering to move. He had been frozen dead in his tracks the very moment he saw the figure of the hound. He trembled in fear as cold sweat dripped downwards like a waterfall. He collapsed on his knee. Panting and breathing heavily, jerking about in some hideous half-laughter as though some unspeakable dæmon possessed him.

OOC: Sorry for not popping in yesterday. Had to go to a friend's house for dinner.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:24 am**

The girl smiled with a sweet smile, "Thank you so much for not shooting, all creatures deserve our respect." She says and turns to start walking away.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:27 am**

"And I'm Eddie Donovan, a policeman from Boston," says Eddie. "Pleased to meet you, Miss."

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:51 am**

The girl continues to walk towards the street, even picking up her pace.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:57 am**

Maria turns to the farmer.

“Do you know that girl?” she asks.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:03 am**

"Mademoiselle, wait! Do you mind at least telling me you name?" Tobias reacted speed-walking after the woman. He was relatively suspicious of the woman's behaviour. Some instinct tells him to pursue the lady, she might know a bit more than she let on.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:47 pm**

The farmer looks at you dumbfounded, "never seen her before tonight. When the net dropped down she came tearing out of the bushes."

Tobias begins to chase after the young woman who keeps walking looking back over her shoulder for a quick glance but doesn't answer you.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:31 pm**

Maria also starts after Tobias and the girl.

“She must know something” she thinks.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 6:08 pm**

OOC: I really hate to do this, but I'm going out of town camping for the weekend. I'll be back Sunday afternoon and pick it up there. Please feel free to continue to post.

I'll catch up with everything Sunday and pick up things then.

Posted: **Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:49 pm**

OOC: No worries.

Posted: **Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:45 am**

Eddie also follows her.

Posted: **Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:38 pm**

"Sounds mighty suspicious." Bret heads after the others.

Posted: **Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:06 pm**

You are able to catch up to her as she was heading for the bus stop. She turns glaring at you, "Why are you following me?"

Posted: **Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:11 pm**

"Pardon me, mademoiselle. We are following you because we believe you know a few things about the Hound that you aren't telling us. My friend over there is a journalist, and there's a police officer o'er there that's quite interested in the happenings around the Swamp as well. I'm a criminology-turned-occult-bullshit researcher from Miskatonic University. A few of my professors forced the assignments onto me. We would prefer it if you could give me some more information concerning the Hound, eh?" Tobias said charmingly, making an attempt at floundering what little French vocabulary he has in an attempt attempt to throw a piece of wool over the lady's eyes with faux sophistry.

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:09 am**

Maria hopes that the girl won’t be scared off. Hopefully she might talk to another woman.

“We really don’t mean to alarm you. It’s just that we were trying to find out more about the hound. We don’t want to hurt it, we want to understand about it. I’m from here, so I’ve heard stories about the swamp all my life. I’m Maria, by the way.”

She holds out her hand to shake.

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:06 am**

Tobias coughed slightly.

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:20 am**

"I - I can't say." she says looking around nervous hoping the bus will come soon. "Just tell the farmer, the hounds won't be raiding his chickens anymore. It's all going to stop."

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:38 am**

Maria

“Please don’t be worried” Maria says gently. “We can help you if need it. Is there something that you’re afraid of?"

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:34 pm**

"I'm not afraid of anything," she says.

You see the bus coming up the street.

OOC: Feel free to roll for what you are trying to do, or if you want to use a skill.

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:15 pm**

"It's not safe for you to be out here by yourself," says Eddie. "We'd like to make sure you get home safe. If there's anything you're not telling us, please share it. Don't worry if you think we won't believe you. We've seen a lot."

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:12 am**

Tobias studied her with scrutiny in hopes of finding something abnormal within her mannerisms...

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:06 am**

"I don't think I'm in danger," she says. "I don't know anything else. Look the bus is coming. I'll be okay."

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:29 am**

Tobias looked at the woman and stared at her in the eye impassively. Her overall mannerisms indicates extreme nervousness, exaggerated hand gestures and over-eagerness to leave tells Tobias that she is lying and are in extreme distress. Her shifty eyes, a general refusal to maintain eye contact, as well as the mild quaver in her voice told him that she wasn't afraid of them. But he's not sure why. Discreetly, he approached Eddie and silently muttered, "She's lyin' through her teeth. I'm going to find an excuse to tail her later." He shifted his glance towards Maria for a moment, and signalled to her that something's up.

He turned back towards the young woman's willowy figure and once again focused on her pallid face. With as much sincerity as he could muster, he said charmingly,
"No worries, young madam, it's dangerous for a woman to be out alone this late at night. How about I accompany you back to your house? There's safety in numbers. After all, who knows what could happen in this cold, dark, dangerous night?"

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:40 am**

Maria

“Yes” says Maria earnestly. “We can help you if need it.”

She tries to sound convincing, but she gets the feeling that the girl has made her mind up.

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