Episode 1 - Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate

Halloween Night, 1987. A year since the events at the Old Barnaker House. Memories have faded. Things seem, fuzzier somehow. Did that, could that have even happened?

And here you are again, on Halloween Night. On the outskirts of an old amusement park. On Halloween Night. Didn't want to be called a chicken again...

And here you are. Something tugs at the back of your mind. A forgotten memory. This isn't right. You shouldn't be here. There's a metal arch over the front gate, topped by large, rusted metal letters. The remaining letters spell out 'UNLAND.'

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It's more than a shape, getting closer you can see a break in the fence and rising above it a metal frame holding up the rusting letters announcing UNLAND, there's no sign of the missing F. And beneath that a giant looming clown head emerges from the gloom. It looks like it probably sat on top of the sign, overlooking the entrance. Now it's lying on the pavement outside the entrance to the park. A giant fibreglass head grinning in the mist. Cracked open, the inside strangely dark. And behind that the entrance, frozen in time. Old posters peeling off the ticket booth, with its smashed windows. Rusted turnstiles, arms long gone, gateway to forgotten dreams and...what?

The air is chilly, with only the slightest stirring of breeze. And it's silent, silent except the occasional creaking from deep in the mist, some invisible ride inside the park shifting, swinging. Memories of fun and excitement long gone. The magic of Funland long since faded away. Looking through the turnstiles into the thickening mist it is impossible to make anything out through the fog and the glare of the dying sun.
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”There’s no ‘F’ in ‘Funland’,” Charlie remarked quietly. Coming out here had seemed like a ‘fun’ thing to do, no pun intended. Now he wasn’t so sure. He turned his handlebars in the direction of the clown’s head and shone his the light at it.
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Max studied the giant clown head for a moment with the aid of his flashlight. "This place would make for a great secret clubhouse, if it wasn't so creepy."

"Where'd the clown kids get to? HEY! CLOWN KID, ARE YOU OK?!"
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Harry shines his light on the ground where the child had been, hoping to illuminate any tracks he may have left.
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Looking up at the clown head with a sense of unease Darren rattles the fence with his baseball bat. "HEY KID!! LOUIS!! SHIRLEY!!! WHEREAREYOU?" He bellowed into the park.
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”Way to go…” Charlie said dryly. ”You realise that if there is anyone sneaking around in there, then you’ve just told them we’re here… …”
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Harry tries to discern any tracks where the clown-child was standing, but it's a little further inside the park from where he's standing and the ground is a mixture of weeds and gravel, and he doubts he'd be able to to see much more even if he was closer. From here he can't even see the red from the remnants of the balloon.

Both Max and Charlie shine their lights inside the big crack in the giant clown head. It's very dark inside and the lights barely penetrate into the gloom. Outlining the rim of the head confirms it does seem to be made of fibreglass but inside it isn't hollow like you'd expect. Instead it is filled with a criss-cross of pale supporting material forming a sort of meshwork. Looking at it directly for more than a few seconds your eyes start to swim, struggling to focus on the lines. It's like one of those magic eye pictures where the random dots look 3D if you stare at them for long enough and defocus your eyes. But this feels even weirder, you get a profound sense of déjà vu.
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OOC:   SAN rolls Max and Charlie, 0/1 SAN loss  
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Sighing Darrens head drops, then looks up at Charlie "Ya know, no one asked you here, if ya getting too scared then just go home. Might be the safest place for you.Might be best for all of us."
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A disembodied voice from inside the ticket booth calls out in a gravely tone, "You boys... shouldn't have come here... You'll all be dead by dawn! Leave now before we swallow your soul!" The voice cackles before it goes silent.


After a few moments of waiting for a reaction a stifled laugh squeaks out from inside the booth before a head pops through the broken window with a mop of red hair.

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"Hahaha! You guys should see the look on your faces right now! It's priceless!" Dirk "Dirt" Blokowski, the odd-ball class clown and sometimes class jerk, begins laughing heartily and in between a lull in laughter chants "I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul!" and laughs again.

As he settles down Dirt asks, "Where's Louis? Wasn't that fatty here with you dorks?"
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Jeez, that Dirt. Always making stupid jokes at the wrong time. He nearly frightened the bejesus out of you. Still, it was kinda funny. Kinda.
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"Oh, now it all makes sense," says Harry, relaxing. "It was you all along. That was a pretty good prank, though. Really had us going for a little. We came here to meet Louis, but we haven't seen him yet."
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Shaking his head Darren looks at Dirk "Figures, Where's ya clown suit...ya clown!" He says, pointing his bat at Dirk.
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”M-mom?” Charlie murmured, then jumped as he heard an airhorn! He looked around, shoulders hunched against any would-be attacker (or was it the impact that he knew was just seconds away?!)

When nothing happened, he tried to straighten up, acting as casually as he could. He could still feel the tension in his spine though. That felt taut as as a bowstring!
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"Imsorryimsorryimsorryimsorry..." Max staggered away from the clown head, repeating the same words like a stuck record. Suddenly, he bent over and vomited. "I didn't mean it, I didn't know..." The words came out muffled as he retched. Real tears ran down his face.

He staggered away a few feet more and sat down on the ground, hiding his face with his hands.
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Dirk looks at Darren quizzically. "What do you mean where is my clown suit? Wasn't that weirdo clown kid I saw Louis, and isn't he with you?" Dirk then turns his attention to Max and Charlie, "Okay, quit it you two, I get it. I wasn't that scary, you don't have to play it up."
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"No , we aint seen Louis yet. Soof it wasn't you, who was it? I would ask which idiot pal you brought with ys...but....you'd need a friend first. Anyway why ste you hete Dirt?" Darren asks letting the bat swing down by his side.
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"It is theoretically possible that it was Louis," says Harry, "but that costume didn't look like his style. For one thing, it actually looked like a clown."
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