OOC: There's no VHS or even a television around here. The nearest hotel with them is around twenty to thirty minutes away. Up to you guys if you want to take the detour to do that. |
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"I'm curious about what's in the septic tank," says Vanessa, "just not curious enough to take a look inside when he specifically warned us not to. By all means, we can find out exactly what this is about before we torch whatever's in there. It's kept for all this time, it'll keep another day, and the family isn't going to find this place any time soon. Why don't we spend the night at the nearest hotel? That way we can watch the videos, read the journal, and review any other evidence. Besides, I'm a fan of indoor plumbing."
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Nik stands up, holding the journal and the paperback books. “Yeah, I wonder what the hell is in there?” he muses.
He looks at the note attached to the Betty and Barney Hill book. “I heard about these two. They claimed they were abducted by aliens. But we all know there’s no such thing right?” He laughs, but there’s no humour in it.
“What’s a ‘grey’? Do I even want to know?" He sighs. "Jesus, maybe all of that alien abduction shit is true after all." He shivers involuntarily.
He looks at the note attached to the Betty and Barney Hill book. “I heard about these two. They claimed they were abducted by aliens. But we all know there’s no such thing right?” He laughs, but there’s no humour in it.
“What’s a ‘grey’? Do I even want to know?" He sighs. "Jesus, maybe all of that alien abduction shit is true after all." He shivers involuntarily.
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The team makes it to the nearest hotel. Hotel is generous, it's a motel, a bit rundown but not enough to send alarm bells through anybody's heads. It also has a tape player and television in every room, which suits their present purposes just fine.
The bored clerk greets the agents and gives them as many rooms as they'd like, and soon enough they find themselves in them. They're cramped and very much no frills, and there are a few stains on the bed no one cares too much to identify. But after the long day, they can't help but look appealing.
Still, work calls, and they have a few different things to look through. The question is, did they want to put off sleep to do it?
The bored clerk greets the agents and gives them as many rooms as they'd like, and soon enough they find themselves in them. They're cramped and very much no frills, and there are a few stains on the bed no one cares too much to identify. But after the long day, they can't help but look appealing.
Still, work calls, and they have a few different things to look through. The question is, did they want to put off sleep to do it?
OOC: It's nearly midnight. Let me know what each of your characters decide to do. There's one drawback, however. If the Agents opt to continue their research instead of sleeping they risk exhaustion. "An exhausted Agent suffers a −20% penalty to all skills, stat tests, and SAN tests, and loses 1D6 WP. The exhausted Agent loses another 1D6 WP after going another night without sleep, after working hard for a few hours, or after running or fighting for a few minutes. A full night’s sleep cures exhaustion." If you chose to research despite the risks, give me a con*5 roll. Pass and you're able to keep working and hold off the fatigue for now. Fail, and exhaustion sets in. |
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Nik wants to study the journal but he knows he needs to sleep. "I'll be up at 5" he tells the others.
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"Good night," says Vanessa. "I'll meet you for breakfast." She heads to her own room to get some shuteye.
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OOC: I'm assuming Rue will also call it a night. If I'm incorrect, let me know and I'll happily retcon. |
Each of them wake around 5, and for a moment their lives are carefree. Then they remember the mission is still not yet done. Worse, they have little idea what is to come.
The only breakfast provided here comes from inside vending machines. The agents chow down and get back to work. There are some leads to consider.
The first is Baughman's journal. It's densely packed with unlabeled entries. Even to skim it will take some time. Or they could try just reading a certain part of it, hoping for clues.
The second lead is the tapes. There are three of them, all seeming to be a few hours long. With some fast forwarding it might be possible to get through them all by noon, the time for checkout.
Of course, there are all the other things Baughman kept in the footlocker. Perhaps one of them could prove useful? And they also have the number for a Delta Green contact, if they'd like to try and get in contact with them.
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Nik will skim the journal for now, and read it in more detail later. He'll pay particular attention to anything about 'greys' or what is in the septic tank. He'll save the paperbacks for another time.
He settles down with a coffee to read.
He settles down with a coffee to read.
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Edmund sighs and picks up a tape.
"Might as well start with this one I guess, Anyone coming to the flicks with me?" he says with a wry grin.
OOC: Are there any distinguishing features on the tapes such as 1, 2 and 3; dates or whatever. f there is then he will start with the first one, otherwise the top one |
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"I'll watch the videos too," says Vanessa. "There's no reason we all can't. We could even multitask, looking through the books while we watch, but we don't have to. We can read the books back at the cabin, after we check out. We can only watch the tapes here."
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Vanessa is far more disturbed by the girl's gruesome death than by her apparent resurrection, though it does bother her that she isn't herself afterwards.
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Nik puts the journal down and rubs his eyes. Baughman was nuts, but Nik believes what he has just read. He takes the notes he made and goes to see Marchand and Rue, who appear dazed.
“I’m guessing those videos don’t make for fun viewing? Take a break and listen to what I’ve found out.”
He sits down. “There’s a lot of wild stuff in this, but what’s most pertinent for us is Baughman’s description of taking down a cult, which he was called in to do. It seems to be the most recent activity, I don’t know when, but perhaps after his wife’s death. I’m guessing the tapes are surveillance? He talks about surveilling the church.”
“They captured two survivors. One was a girl, perhaps called Selena. She was wounded and the cell wanted to finish her off, but Baughman didn’t. I’m not sure if she’s still alive.”
“The other was called Michael. Baughman describes torturing him in order to acquire his ‘powers’, whatever they might be. It seemed to work.”
“There doesn’t appear to be any direct mention of what is in the septic tank. Could it be this girl? What did you guys find?”
“I’m guessing those videos don’t make for fun viewing? Take a break and listen to what I’ve found out.”
He sits down. “There’s a lot of wild stuff in this, but what’s most pertinent for us is Baughman’s description of taking down a cult, which he was called in to do. It seems to be the most recent activity, I don’t know when, but perhaps after his wife’s death. I’m guessing the tapes are surveillance? He talks about surveilling the church.”
“They captured two survivors. One was a girl, perhaps called Selena. She was wounded and the cell wanted to finish her off, but Baughman didn’t. I’m not sure if she’s still alive.”
“The other was called Michael. Baughman describes torturing him in order to acquire his ‘powers’, whatever they might be. It seemed to work.”
“There doesn’t appear to be any direct mention of what is in the septic tank. Could it be this girl? What did you guys find?”
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Edmund turns his head slowly at the mention of the name Selina.
"I think Selina is dead Nik. This is some serious shit man. Now I seen some screwed up shit in my career, we all have, but this is on another level, even ahead of that thing that brought us all together. The tapes show a Pastor Michael too, so there's another link, as well as torture and even killing. The first tape seems fairly innocuous at first, showing a church of the Holy Redeemer and it's sermons. They start off pretty mundane stuff but soon turn to darker fare in preparation for His arrival, presumably this Holy Redeemer." Edmund rubs his hand across his face, clearly disturbed by what he and Vanessa have just witnessed.
"By tape two, he introduces a snake that waspassed around and killed one old woman who was totally ignored as soon as the snake bit her. The last tape shows him giving a young girl, a Selina a gun and exhorting to make the ultimate rejection of the corruption of the flesh. so she shot herself in the head - point blank! You gotta see the rest of the tape to make sense of it. I won't tell you what happened next, you gotta see it for yourself."
"I think Selina is dead Nik. This is some serious shit man. Now I seen some screwed up shit in my career, we all have, but this is on another level, even ahead of that thing that brought us all together. The tapes show a Pastor Michael too, so there's another link, as well as torture and even killing. The first tape seems fairly innocuous at first, showing a church of the Holy Redeemer and it's sermons. They start off pretty mundane stuff but soon turn to darker fare in preparation for His arrival, presumably this Holy Redeemer." Edmund rubs his hand across his face, clearly disturbed by what he and Vanessa have just witnessed.
"By tape two, he introduces a snake that waspassed around and killed one old woman who was totally ignored as soon as the snake bit her. The last tape shows him giving a young girl, a Selina a gun and exhorting to make the ultimate rejection of the corruption of the flesh. so she shot herself in the head - point blank! You gotta see the rest of the tape to make sense of it. I won't tell you what happened next, you gotta see it for yourself."
OOC: Made both San Rolls so that's my San now down to 69% and made my HUMINT roll too |
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"Maybe we should just tell him," says Vanessa with a shudder. "He's really better off not seeing it. She died, but she didn't exactly stay dead. We need to find out what happened to her in the end. Maybe our contacts can find out for us. I have a suspicion about why Baughman wanted Pastor Michael's power. This was shortly after Marlene had died, and he must have been grief-stricken. He would have done anything if he thought it would bring her back."
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OOC: If Nik believes what he read/is hearing, he can make a 0/1d4 roll for Unnatural. He can also add +1 to his Unnatural skill. We'll say it's nearing check out time now, maybe 11:40 or so. What are your guy's plan going forward? |
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OOC: How far away from the cabin is this flea-pit? It may be worth a second night's stop-over. For now though I suggest heading out to the cabin again to see if there are any more surprises in store for us. |
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Nik lets out a long, low whistle.
"So maybe it's his wife stashed away in the tank? He brought her back but something went wrong? Maybe it was too long after she died? Judging from the journal, he loved her very much, I could see him doing something crazy like that. And I think he was probably crazy.”
He thinks for a moment. “Did you see who this Holy Redeemer dude was? Was it a guy, or a erm… thing? Maybe we should call DG, ask for their input. Shall we head back to the cabin?"
"So maybe it's his wife stashed away in the tank? He brought her back but something went wrong? Maybe it was too long after she died? Judging from the journal, he loved her very much, I could see him doing something crazy like that. And I think he was probably crazy.”
He thinks for a moment. “Did you see who this Holy Redeemer dude was? Was it a guy, or a erm… thing? Maybe we should call DG, ask for their input. Shall we head back to the cabin?"
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