Bedrest

*Bedrest* is the title of the third episode of the second season of Blood in the North and the fifteenth session of the entire game.

This session was played on May 17th, 2020

## Bedrest

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Anthony Hotchkiss, Antoine SinClaire, Darryl Walaszek

## Synopsis

Roger witnesses the argument between August and Santos. The gate opens and Ellie rushes in with Conrad towards him. They get him on the table. Roger is still a bit concerned with any bites since the last person to arrive with one and he isn’t completely convinced it’s not Zed related. Ellie convinces him it’s okay and he gets to work, patching the sniper up. The next morning, Conrad wakes up to find Roger passed out in the chair next to him. The bleeding has stopped but his arm is still in pain. His anguished yelp wakes up Roger and the man makes him stay in the bed. He turns over to see an adorable little Hyena pup starring at him. Before Conrad can ask. Lexi busts in and reminds the men of her naming process for Taabi, the pup. She then whips out a large red bow and puts it on him. She agrees to help Roger check on Conrad’s wound, even though she wasn’t asked, and it’s very clear she has a thing for the patient. There is some back and forth before she leaves them, Taabi in tow. Roger takes the time way from her to confirm the bite on Conrad is not infected and warns him to stay in bedrest for at least a day or two. He agrees and they get to conversating. Conrad goes in depth about his Olympic adventures and Roger is genuinely interested. They are interrupted by Scarab who attempts to skip out of her Check-up and quickly leave but Roger asks her to stay for just a bit. She agrees and he checks on her. He asks if she found any new people and she tells him about Frank but she seems uninterested in the chat. Roger brings up that he has noticed how focused she’s been and just wants to make sure she’s still taking care of herself. He begs her to consider staying a bit longer but she leaves before he can get much out.

The two men continue to chat. Conrad begins to pry a little about Roger’s past since he is so open but Roger isn’t as forthcoming with his history as he was with Scarab. In turn, Conrad begins to tell the Zookeeper something quite dark but they are interrupted yet again. This time, it’s by Santos, who catches them up on what’s been happening around camp. He tries to vibe them a bit about potentially getting them on his side in case things get out of hand but doesn’t push for it. He leaves them to think about the affairs of the Zoo. They don’t have much time to discuss the tension before August and Ellie enter. August requests that Conrad join Scarab in her outings from now on, once he is ready and able, of course. Conrad requests to sleep on it. August agrees but before he leaves, he mentions to them that he is aware that there is a bit of a power struggle in the walls. Roger is a surprisingly vocal on the situation and suggests putting Santos on a probationary period rather than outright take his position away. August reiterates that it was a democratic vote and he’ll also “sleep on it”. He just asks that they be honest with their concerns about his leadership should any come up. He leaves and Ellie stays behind briefly to apologize to Conrad for not going with Scarab herself but he understands. Roger asks why the sudden need for her to have a partner and Ellie admits that the recent addition to the community is Rachel’s ex-husband. She also gives her opinion on August’s leadership stating that she believes he’s so adamant on having the final say because he let someone else lead them on their mission of Rebecca and they not only failed, but he lost his best friend in the process. They understand and she leaves them to discuss.

The next morning, Conrad attempts to sneak out, leaving a note and thanking Roger for the help but ready to stretch his legs. He doesn’t make it out of the room. Lexi barges in and the door slams into Conrad. She apologizes and tries to “help” him but he declines. She is there because she wants to show Roger something and Conrad begrudgingly goes with them back to her “secret fort”. When they get there, they realize Taabi is missing and the door to the crypts is open. Lexi admits she opened the door for “air flow” and starts to head down. They stop her but understand they have to go down and save him so they enter the crypts.

While down there, they quickly realize not only is it pitch black, but there is no chance anything down there is alive anymore. The Beastz are loose. They retreat to the distain of Lexi and block off the door, planning to inform August. Lexi begs them to not but they agree they have to warn everyone about the danger below. However, Conrad has to leave with Scarab and Roger isn’t comfortable with telling the group alone so he returns to the infirmary where he finds Taabi safe. He hugs the puppy and cries, Thankful to have at least one of his animals still breathing.

## Cast

### Main

* August Fallon-Nox
* Sabra "Scarab" Nazari
* Ellie Eastwood
* Roger
* Robin Santos
* Conrad Willabee

### Supporting

* Enrique
* Taabi
* Lexi Watson

## Trivia

* Players this session: Anthony Hotchkiss (Roger), Antoine SinClaire (August), & Darryl Walaszek (Conrad)
* Though he did not physically appear, SinClaire did call in for a brief scene.