Episode 11

# 01.11: Interrogating Cynthia

Cynthia followed Milo around, Frank laid a trap, Milo got surrounded, and Tom supplied information.

## Characters

The PCs:

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

NPCs:

* Clement Loper
* Auden
* Marshall Evins
* Quest Oyer
* Lorna Crawford
* Jo Brennan

## Summary/Notes

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

* Cynthia and Milo have lunch at the diner. Cynthia warns Milo that the mills are dangerous, and Milo doesn't really listen.
* Frank goes for a drive, in the direction he's been sleep-driving
	+ Clement Loper is fixing the streetlight. he doesn't recommend going into the Gore
	+ the forestry gate is closed, so Frank doesn't go any further
* Milo goes on a trip to Little Bog Pond
	+ He doesn't find much--spends a while slogging around in the mud, and receives only leeches for his efforts
	+ Eventually, he gives up and heads back
* Cynthia and Tom have dinner. They're both very deliberately making small talk and avoiding any of the lurking talking points
* Frank locked his car keys in his safe, and didn't get much sleep

##### **11/10/2014: Monday**

* Cynthia calls Frank, in an effort to enlist him to the "keep Milo away from the mills" effort. Frank refuses, since Cynthia refuses to elaborate on her motives
	+ Frank calls Milo to let him know Cynthia's gotten involved
* Tom drops by the courthouse
	+ Auden keeps him from talking to his houseguests--supposedly they were up late last night and haven't emerged yet
* Milo heads back to the mills
	+ He parks next to a beat-up van, apparently someone else is in the area
	+ Cynthia's book starts dripping water and she heads out to the mills too
		- she runs into Marshall, who was playing guitar in a clearing and didn't appreciate being interrupted
	+ Marshall tore up Cynthia's car on his way out. Milo got off fine.
		- Milo texts Frank that Cynthia had be+en following him
	+ Cynthia calls Tom to give her a ride to the mills. On the way back to Cynthia's house, Tom makes her explain her motives, including that she gets orders from a cryptic book.
* When Tom and Cynthia pull up at Cynthia's house, Frank is waiting, and he has some questions for Cynthia
	+ Cynthia isn't inclined to explain, but Tom mentions her orders from a book.
	+ They decide it would be a good idea to talk inside, since the weather is currently miserable, but Cynthia's house has been flooded by grimy water
	+ Frank isn't taking no for an answer, and enters Cynthia's house. he finds the book she stored in her bathtub, which is gushing dirty, swamp-looking water
	+ Frank gets an outline of the situation, now that he's caught Cynthia in the act
* Tom and Frank drop by the B&B to fill Milo in.
	+ On the way home, Tom picks up dinner at the trading post, and learns Quest's break hours.

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

* Frank wakes up in the middle of the woods in the middle of the night, hearing a train
	+ He spends the night in the woods until it gets light, when he starts heading back towards the access road in the Gore
	+ Frank's car and Clem are both by the access gate
		- Clem is aware of the sleepwalking + train whistles concept, and recommends Frank be careful: people don't always come back
* Cynthia's book has stopped flooding her house, but she still has to clean up the water.
* Milo invites Tom on a trip to the mills, which Tom is happy to tag along on. They head over after Tom is done with work.
	+ On the way over, Cynthia calls Milo, who doesn't pick up. At this, she calls Lorna, and requests a ride over to the mills.
	+ Tom and Milo don't find anything of interest at the mills. Eventually, Cynthia catches up, and Milo bolts off into the woods.
	+ There are quite a few coyotes (and flies) in the area, and Milo gets surrounded. Cynthia conjures some fire, and the coyotes burn very well.
	+ The three of them manage to get out. Cynthia's umbrella is left behind in the scuffle
* There is someone small walking on the side of the road as they leave, but there's no time to stop and investigate.
* Tom drops Cynthia and Milo off.
* Cynthia gets home and realizes she's forgetting something
	+ The page about Milo is still there, and not hemorrhaging water, for once.
	+ A new page: there's a big threat on the way, which will need to be taken care of soon--one Cynthia is on her own for

##### **11/12/2014: Wednesday**

* Frank wakes up in a clearing. There's no train sounds, this time.
	+ In the clearing is a set of train tracks, a train platform, and a man.

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