Ensnared

*Ensnared* is the title of the ninth episode of the third season of Blood in the North and the thirty third session of the entire game.

This session was played on December 6th, 2020

## Ensnared

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Joanna Battersby, Monti, Antoine SinClaire

## Plot

The Nox Party arrives at their destination and Schmidt gathers major information.

## Synopsis

A spotlight hits a van opening. Inside is Schmidt, Karen, and Reggie who are led into a prison, surrounded by Zeds. They are separated and Schmidt is led through the process of imprisonment. The Nox party arrive at a small island. Julius introduces them to Akpatok, a location where some of the great minds of the world were brought to focus on numerous operations pre-apocalypse. They get to the coast and leave Lexi with the Varces on the boat for protection. Lexi is of course, against this, but she agrees because why argue at this point? Because it’s Lexi. She complains a bit more but stays anyway. The others head inland. Schmidt attempts to speak with the man in the cell next to him to gather any information but only learns that anyone brought here was chosen by the GC for not being compliant with them. He also learns that you never want to be taken to D-Block.

The land party are interrupted by a speaker in a rock that tells them to stop. Julius requests to speak with Doctor Fletcher and is asked for ID. He pulls the badge from August and reads it off. This gives them an opening into the underground facility. Schmidt is visited by some guards who lead past the yard where he spots Karen. He attempts to get her attention before he is pushed forward into the interrogation room. He is sat down across from a masked figure and they start chatting. Schmidt begins to raise his voice and the man stabs him in the hand to silence him. He removes his mask to show a pretty suave gentleman. He demands to know the whereabouts of any others from the community at the zoo and their connection to a man named Julius Nox. Schmidt doesn’t have any information and is sent away to the infirmary for his hand but as he leaves, he tells the man that should they find the actual man responsible for the fall of the zoo, he will most likely kill them, referring to him as “Wild Bill for a reason”. August has Hanez go back to check on the boat while the others go into the facility. They get to a large locked door with a camera and begin chatting with the voice from the other side. Julius is personally offended that the doctor doesn’t recognize him, distracting him while the others come up with a plan.

Schmidt is being patched by another prisoner, who is actually Doctor Archer. He finds out she was with the zoo and tells her he’s trying to get out so he can get help from Bill to get the others out. She slips something under his bandage but he winces so quickly he shoves it into his mouth and is pulled away back to his cell. Julius is still distracting the voice as Star gets up into a nearby vent and crawls through to the other side. August then begins to talk to the doctor who he says reminds him of someone and this sends Julius off. The doctor lets them in and apologizes. But just those two. Scarab stays behind but doesn’t leave in case they need back-up.

They go through decontamination and enter this wide laboratory. It is empty except for Star who is well hidden to the side. A staircase leads up to another area that gives them three paths. It is unclear where they lead but the middle path is the way they head. Inside there are eight windowed chambers all labeled with numbers, ending in succession from 2 to 9. At the far end is the Doctor’s office. Schmidt is lead back to his cell and is almost immediately revisited by the man who he talked to. He asks for the item back and Schmidt complies. He asks him if he took it or it was given to him before sending him to D-block. Schmidt is in isolation when he looks out his window to see a mountain of dead bodies just outside. He attempts to speak again to his neighbor for more information. This time however, the other prisoner is able to not only get out of his cell, but also open Schmidt’s. The prisoner is revealed to be none other than Hiro, who simply says “You’ll have to do” before walking away.

## Cast

### Main

* August Fallon-Nox
* Sabra "Scarab" Nazari
* Hiro Orias
* Zestari Delorio
* Lexi Watson
* Frank Schmidt
* Julius Nox

### Supporting

* Hanez
* Karen Rosenthal
* Elizabeth Archer
* Cameron Varce
* Cadence Varce
* Desmond
* Reggie Greyleather

### Guest

* Patches
* C. Fletcher

## Trivia

* Players this session: Joanna Battersby (Zestari), Monti (Schmidt), & Antoine SinClaire (August)
* This session sees the return of Hiro Orias, who was last seen in the One-Shot Blood in the North: Rise of the Zeds. Though originally played by Matt Christie, who was set to return, This iteration is an NPC.