Season 2 - Episode 41: Diving In

## Synopsis

Miguel discovers that Sammie's wounds are resistant to magical healing and tells her she'll need to take it easy and come back for healing every day to keep them closed. Henry tells Bjorn everything he learned about the Empty Man and the crew formulates a plan to contain Gideon so they can get the Fort back to have a safe place for their operations again. under the water at the Fort, Sammie attempts to communicate with Gideon telepathically but only reaches a fractured mind.

## Episode Description

Sammie discovers more consequences from her time in the Riftlands. Henry and Sammie both info dump on Bjorn. Then the crew puts their plan to clear out the fort into action.

## Key Events

* As Sammie's wounds on her back reopen, Miguel discovers that the creature that injured her made the wounds resistant to magic. She'll need to have them re-healed every day to keep them closed.
* Henry tells Bjorn everything he's learned about the Empty Man and his plan to ask Jadis for information and Bjorn emphasizes they need to get the Fort back so they have a place to do this in safely.
* Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie go to the Fort to try and contain Gideon - their first plan being to try and have Sammie communicate with him telepathically.

## Summary

Bjorn tells Sammie to sit down and takes a look at her back. He realizes that the wounds from the creature in the Riftlands have opened back up and are bleeding. Neither Sammie or Bjorn are sure how this is possible considering Miguel had already healed them up completely. Bjorn tells Sammie to head to his car and they'll go see Miguel.

In the car, Sammie asks Bjorn if he talked to H.U.N.T.E.R. or Dragon Knight Council about what happened with the Rift and Jadis. Bjorn says he hasn't and Sammie asks if Angelina might have told them. Bjorn says he's not sure and Sammie admits she's worried that Angelina doesn't trust her and will turn her in. Bjorn isn't sure what to think. Sammie then dives into everything that's happened with Jadis recently and that her mom told her to lean into it instead of shy away from it. She doesn't tell him what Henry told her, but says that she feels like they're going to have more conversations with Jadis than she'd like. Bjorn is tense about this and reinforces that they can't trust witches.

Sammie agrees and admits she feels conflicted. She wanted to use the handgun more to stay away from magic for now but now others are telling her to lean into magic more. Bjorn says she shouldn't shy away from magic and that she needs to build her skills to stay strong enough to resist Jadis. Bjorn tries to encourage her that they'll be there for her as she goes through this. They arrive at the hotel and Stanley greets them at the door. He asks what's going on and Sammie turns to show him her back. Stanley ushers them back to Miguel's workshop. Miguel asks what happened and Sammie explains that her wounds opened back up. Miguel immediately begins to tend to them once again.

Miguel explains that the creature that caused the wounds must have imbued the wounds with a magical resistance of some kind. He tells her that she'll need to come back every day for a while to get them healed until the the magical resistance wears off and the wounds stay closed. He also tells her to try not and do anything strenuous that will rip the wounds open in the meantime. Sammie can't promise anything and Miguel gives her one of his old college t-shirts to wear. Bjorn and Henry have been waiting outside the door to give Sammie some privacy and hear all of this.

Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie bemoan their lack of Fort and medical bay. Their efforts to clean out the Fort have been going well with the Council's help. At this point, most of what's left is pumping out all the water inside and repairing interior damage afterward. Bjorn then says there's not much they can do now except wait for the 'next thing' and that reminds Henry he needs to tell Bjorn what he learned about the Empty Man. Henry pulls Bjorn and Sammie into his room - which is a mess of books, clothes, and research - and tells Bjorn everything. Henry speaks quietly so he's not overhead by Stanley or Miguel. He also tells Bjorn his idea to talk to Jadis.

Bjorn looks sad and says that he finally understands what Stanley was trying to tell him about an anniversary. He then goes back to discussing how they need to get back into the Fort. They need a safe place to do magic rituals and do their work without extra risk. He says that if their path really is to try and talk to Jadis, they need the absolute safest way to do that and make sure Jadis stays contained, and that answer lies in the Fort. Bjorn says they need to try and figure out a way to contain Gideon so their efforts to clear out the Fort can move forward.

They start to formulate a plan to contain Gideon. Bjorn, Henry, and Sammie let Miguel and Stanley know that they're going to the Fort to try and help get the clean up efforts going again. Although they don't say directly that they're going to contain Gideon, both Stanley and Miguel know what they mean. Once they arrive at the Fort, they make a plan to have Sammie tie a rope around her waist once again, but have her stay under the water near the ladder instead of swimming around since she will be attempting to communicate with Gideon telepathically.

Bjorn and Henry lower Sammie into the water. Sammie closes her eyes and tries to send out a message to Gideon, calling his name and telling him that she's here to help, but she doesn't get anything back. She swims deeper into the Fort, continuing to call out for him but doesn't feel anything. As she approaches the cells, she starts to feel something. She begins to feel an onslaught of disconnected, feral thoughts. She feels curiosity, surprise, and then... hunger.

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Sammie Overbrook
* Stanley Marlowe
* Miguel Rodriguez
* Henry Marlowe

## Roll Tracker

Glitch: Take 1 Harm
 Hannah/Sammie