Season 3 - Episode 22: Chit for Tat

== Synopsis ==
The crew discovers that the gemstone inside of the Elisinator contains her soul. They discuss the implications of this and who would know this kind of magic. The obvious answer is Jadis, especially considering they saw Samantha had glowing green eyes in Elise's memories. When Sammie inspects the stone closer, she finds that it is surrounded by purple, necromantic energy, which changes the possibilities of who it might be. They then try to form a system to verify that they are all themselves and haven't been replaced by the alternates. They use magic to check everyone's memories and then place unique tattoos on everyone in hidden locations. They also set up a password check system. A few days later, Bjorn has a vision. He seems himself kissing someone, though the person is unclear. A voice in the background says that, 'this should keep them busy.'
==Episode Description==
The heroes discuss how how [sic] to handle the alternates and reach a... creative solution.
== Key Events ==
* The crew discovers that the orange gemstone from the Elisinator's chest is holding her soul. 
* Sammie discovers that the orange gemstone is surrounded by an aura of purple, necromantic energy. 
* They work on ways to 'prove' they haven't been replaced and after they verify everyone is themselves through memory checks, they place a distinct tattoo on them in a hidden location and then create a password check system. 
* Bjorn has a vision of himself kissing someone. Someone in the background mentions that this will keep them busy for a while. 
== Summary ==
Henry takes the orange stone from Michael to take a look at it, asking Miguel what it is. Miguel says that the gemstone must be what was allowing the human part of Elise to interface with the mechanical part. He clarifies saying he doesn't think the gemstone is a memory repository, he thinks it's actually Elise's 'soul.' Miguel says they're going to have to do a lot of research to figure out what's going on here. Henry goes to tell the others in the kitchen what they found. 
They catch Henry up to speed on what they've been discussing. After, Henry tells them about the gemstone they found in the Elisinator. Sammie says the idea of Elise's soul in the gemstone isn't totally foreign as they already dealt with Jadis being inside of the knife shard. They discuss attuning magic and wonder if anything like that may be able to help them 'connect' with the stone. Henry asks if Elise might be able to help with that and they head to the workshop to give it a try. 
Henry holds out the stone for Elise to take. Elise holds it, but the gemstone doesn't react at all. Henry then gives the stone to Sammie. Sammie asks if she should try to connect with it magically, but Bjorn suggests they do some research first on how to attune to it. He reminds her they only have one and they need to be careful. Sammie agrees. Bjorn points out they may need to research how someone is storing people's souls inside of objects. Miguel says this feels wrong, that someone is manipulating souls. He says that if someone did put Elise's soul into a stone as a power source, it would require dark magic. He doesn't encourage them to research how that magic works specifically as it's dark territory. Sammie asks Miguel if he can teach her some way to make a small magical space only she can access to store important items like these in and Miguel says he has a spell he can teach her.
Sammie points out that Jadis' spellbook probably has information on how to transfer souls into objects, but Miguel isn't enthused about the idea. Sammie says that her mom is working on finding an object that will help them read the book safely and Miguel counters that they can wait to read it whenever they obtain that object. Sammie says that Samantha's eyes were glowing green, implying she was using Rift magic or Jadis' magic. Bjorn agrees that Jadis will probably know the most about this process. 
Miguel changes the topic, asking Sammie to look at both gemstones with her third eye to see if there are any differences. Sammie looks at the orange gemstone and sees that it is surrounded by an aura of purple energy - necromantic energy. Sammie asks if it could still be a witch, but Miguel says no. Miguel explains that witches use witch or Rift magic. It's rare for other creatures to use necromantic energy. Henry says that it can't be the Empty Man, that they killed him. Sammie asks if it could be the creature with the too-wide grin from his visions, but Bjorn says he's not sure, they don't have enough information. 
Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie try to look through the library for any useful information but don't find anything. Sammie starts to sketch tattoos for everyone so they can keep track of whether anyone's been replaced or not. Bjorn gets a blue dragon tattoo on his upper shoulder, small enough that it can always be covered by a shirt sleeve. Henry gets a blue circle over his heart with 'always remembered' in a Celtic language. Oliver gets a wendigo on his thigh. Stanley gets a silhouette of a man fishing on his chest. Miguel gets Lucy's birthday tattooed on the inside of his arm. 
Bjorn suddenly realizes that they can't be sure none of them have already been replaced - apart from Sammie and Elise. They decide the only way to tell for sure is for Sammie to look into everyone's memories. They're not sure if Sammie can sense false memories, so Bjorn volunteers to have the last few seconds erased and replaced with something so that Sammie can see if there's any tell for his memories being changed. Sammie puts in a false memory of Masa getting a Viking helmet tattoo and then goes back into his mind to see if there is any sign of his memories being altered. Sammie can tell that a new memory has been 'stitched' in, but she realizes she's going to have to know exactly where to look for these false memories. 
Sammie checks the memories of Salem and Ben and is assured that they both haven't been replaced. She then gives them tattoos. Salem gets a flock of ravens on his shoulder blade. Ben asks for a mix of mystical and tribal patterns around his upper arm. Sammie performs checks on everyone else in the Fort and is assured they are all themselves and not replaced by alternates. 
A few days later, Bjorn is at the beach reading a book. He has another vision. He sees himself kissing someone, though it's not clear who he's kissing. Then, someone in the background says, "That'll keep them busy for a while." Bjorn comes to with a terrible headache and a young boy asks him if he's okay because he was seizing. The young boy asks if he should call 911 and he says no, he'll be alright. 
== List of Appearances ==
* Henry Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez 
* Michael York 
* Bjorn Olafson
* Sammie Overbrook
* Elise Romano 
==Roll Tracker==
Player/Character	Move 	Roll	Result
Wesley/Henry 	The Woman (or Man) With The Plan	8 	Mixed Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Investigate a Mystery 	7 	Mixed Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Use Magic: Mind Wipe 	7 	Mixed Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Use Magic: View Memories 	13 	Full Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Use Magic: View Memories 	5 	Failure
Hannah/Sammie 	Use Magic: View Memories 	8 	Mixed Success
Hannah/Sammie 	Use Magic: View Memories 	8 	Mixed Success