Episode 10

# 01.10: Questions and Warnings

Cynthia is laying low, Frank went sleep-driving, Milo wandered along Mill Stream, and Tom asked some questions.

## Characters

The PCs:

* Cynthia
* Frank Smith
* Milo McCrery
* Tom di Pasqua

NPCs:

* Quest Oyer
* Jack Elleby
* Christmas Shreely
* Deacon Bruns
* Marshall Evins
* Auden Cooke
* Lorna Crawford

## Summary

##### **11/02/2014: Sunday**

The mood around town was more subdued than usual, after the Carpenter news. Frank’s employees were also shaken up, though because they came face-to-face with a pack of coyotes. Cynthia kept her head down, and checked on Maggie—who was rattled, but dealing.

Frank had Milo over to talk about Christmas, and learn what happened at the Hallowe’en party. They decided to visit Christmas the next day.

##### **11/03/2014: Monday**

Tom visited the trading post, and asked after Quest’s brother. Quest was relieved to find another person who could tell something was wrong, and provided some information.

Cynthia returned to the diner, and had some questions for Jack. She received some reluctant answers, including about the teenager she saw in the graveyard.

Frank and Milo visited Christmas, and ended up back at Frank’s house. They answered several questions, and gave Milo something of a direction, with a warning.

Cynthia visited the graveyard, and while Bruns was around she didn’t find anything interesting. She called Milo to see if he had any idea where Bruns exists, and he didn’t know, so recommended asking Frank.

Frank, in an effort to keep himself from sleep-driving, tied his ankles together before going to bed.

##### **11/04/2014: Tuesday**

Frank woke up with a concussion, having tried to sleepwalk and instead just fell. He took the day off, and hung up on Cynthia when she called.

Cynthia went to the bar to look for Bruns, but there weren’t many people there on a Tuesday evening.

##### **11/05/2014: Wednesday**

Feeling more alive, Frank called Cynthia back. Upon learning it was Cynthia, he no longer felt bad about hanging up, and told her she could probably find Bruns at the graveyard, since that’s where he works.

In the afternoon, Cynthia visited the graveyard, where Bruns wasn’t particularly inclined to have a conversation.

Tom had Milo over for dinner, where they caught up. Milo caught a glimpse of the shadow in Tom’s yard, but didn’t know what to make of it.

##### **11/06/2014: Thursday**

Frank was tired of sitting around, and went back to work.

Milo went to the trading post, to ask Quest about his reported ghost-hunting friend. He learned she’s retired, and doesn’t like visitors. He also went wandering around Mill Stream again, where he only found Marshall Evins playing guitar in a clearing. Marshall wasn’t too happy to have visitors, but did suffer Milo asking a few questions on the way back to their cars.

##### **11/08/2014: Saturday**

Tom went back to the courthouse, to ask Audin about the other people there. They’re both Amish, Cyrus is Auden’s cousin and he brought his friend. They showed up a few months ago and are now living with Auden. Otherwise, there’s not much interesting about the courthouse, though it does get struck by lightning oddly often.

Cynthia invited Milo to lunch the next day, and dinner with Tom after he called asking after her.

Frank’s weekly barbeque had only Tom and Milo attending, and Frank refused to talk about his concussion. Tom asked after Camille and Carmen, who have been to the ice cream shop a few times—they have a house in town, and moved in fairly recently. Generally, they spent some time catching up.

##### **11/09/2014: Sunday**

Early in the morning, Frank woke up in his car, just in time to hit someone. He looked around, and didn’t see a body, or any signs of people around. Unsettled, he headed back over the covered bridge and to his house.

Cynthia called Lorna, who doesn’t know much about town history, so she’s not a good resource on local folklore. Cynthia also realized she was forgetting something, and found another message in her book: she has to keep Milo away from the mills.

## Notes

Quest on Camden:

* Only Quest, Selene, and Tom can see that Camden’s eyes are black
* Since Camden’s mom died of cancer, (some time ago—maybe half a year? Close to a year?)
* Nothing has actively gone wrong, but Quest’s concerned

Jack, at the diner:

* He and Bruns work together, “friend” is a strong word
* The teen in the graveyard is Morgan, she keeps unwanted visitors out
* She’s pretty territorial, and has an agreement with Bruns to be there

Christmas Shreely, to Frank and Milo:

* WH Investigations doesn’t mean anything to them
* They don’t recommend going to the Gore
* If you’re really looking for places, the south side of Little Bog Pond is angry, but that’s also a bad idea
* Intrigued by Tom’s interactions with Hector—imply something about self-determinism?
* They’ve lost their notebook, which is a good thing, because they can take a break
* They’ve been away; there’s something new and weird around(?)
* Christmas doesn’t believe in ghosts
* Hector Schoen likely didn’t have murderous intentions, and he’s buried in the graveyard (as evidence ghosts aren’t real)

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