Day 70

*Day 70* is the title of the first episode of the first season of Blood in the North and the first session of the entire game.

This session was played on October 20th, 2019

## Day 70

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Richie Maynard, Antoine SinClaire

## Synopsis

*A Young man, fresh to the business world, is returning to his apartment complex. He is let in by the elderly doorman and they share pleasantries. He gets to his room and enters. He hears the shower running. He goes to check on his partner but doesn’t find anyone in the bathroom. He hears something in the bedroom and finds his small dog shaking. He tries to comfort her as we see the doorman below being bitten in the neck by whoever was supposed to be upstairs.*

 Day 70. A highway void of any life. A dodge neon with a large sign on the top that says “Big Phil’s Pizzariaporium” is fading and flickering lights. A young Korean-Canadian man is driving. He is still dressed in his delivery outfit. He gets to a point where a Semi is toppled over, blocking the road. He gets out to investigate the truck. He cannot get his car past it so he has to back peddle to the nearest exit ramp. He decides to scavenge the truck before departing. He finds a broken, heated blanket and what appears to be a magazine of some sort stuffed in the seats. He attempts to grab it and it is a bit stuck. He gets it loose and finds it was in the grasp of a dead man, unanimated. He sighs in relief until a Zed appears behind him. He quickly spins and fires his pistol up into its chin, killing it officially. a few kilometers ahead, a half dozen others hear the commotion and start to shuffle towards him. He sees that he has a truck manual. Disappointed but not upset, he heads back to his car and leaves the area. Elsewhere, in the heart of the city, a slightly older, Afro-Canadian gentleman is in an office space with a woman and her young daughter. The woman refers to him as “August” and they discuss the next move once their resources run dry. He hands the daughter, named Rebecca, a granola bar and informs “Rachel” that it won’t have to come to that but he intends to look for his family in the near future. Rachel asks him to bring them with him and he promises he will never leave them to this world unprotected. As he looks out the window, he sees a hooded figure taking down a few Zeds and entering the lobby of their building. He looks to Rachel, prepared for what comes next.

The Pizza guy has made it into the city. He parks and begins to siphon gas from a few other vehicles. He hears a struggling a block or so away and finishes his task before he investigates. August has a protocol for other survivors so he heads down to confront the new face. He finds the individual attempting to board up the front doors. He gets within fighting distance and holds them at gunpoint. The person complies with all of his questions, revealing themselves to be a woman of middle-eastern decent. He confirms that she’s not bitten and zip ties her. He introduces himself and she replies with “Scarab”. He laughs but she does not budge on the title. He accepts her to the “safe zone” but locks her in an office until they can confirm she is friendly. The Pizza Guy parks across the street to recon the building until the morning. Rebecca wakes up and goes to the window. She sees a horde growing outside and goes to inform her mother and August. They come up with a plan to handle the situation. Including their new friend, Scarab.

August and Scarab go below to the garage to potentially get around the horde and move it away from the building. However, they already manage to break the glass doors and enter the building. The Pizza guy sees all of this happen and takes this chance to help the people inside. He blares his horn to warn those inside and the Zeds nearby. He drives around to the back and gets into the garage. He introduces himself as “Hiro” and he’s there to help. August accepts his help. They head back up to the office to plan their mission. Hiro and Rachel are going to lead the horde in his car about five kilometers out while the rest will take August’s SUV behind to retrieve them. Hopefully there isn’t many stragglers once they return.

The plan is set and in motion. They manage to get a decent amount out of there. Once they get to the rendezvous however, Rachel gets caught in the car door so Hiro has to pop a few Zeds before freeing her and getting her away on foot. They meet back up with the others at the nearby beach and they all head back to the office, feeling successful. They find a handful outside the building and quickly dispose of them in an awesome game of hot-potato. August and Scarab go inside to clear out any remainders. They seem to be in the clear and get to the main office where August gets bitten on the forearm. Scarab takes out the Zed and they fight off the last few. August attempts to cut and burn the wound out and patches himself up. He radios the others outside with the single phrase, “I Got Bit”.

## Cast

### Main

* August Fallon-Nox
* Sabra "Scarab" Nazari
* Hiro Orias
* Rachel Bailey
* Rebecca Bailey

### Guest

* Wil
* Gemma

## Trivia

* Series premeire of Blood in the North.
* Players this session: Matt Christie (Hiro), Richie Maynard (Rebecca), & Antoine SinClaire (August).
* Originally, Dave Delany and Angelina Christie were meant to play in this session. However, do to scheduling conflicts, neither could attend.
* The couple in the opening scene are named Wil and Gemma.