Dog Days

*Dog Days* is the title of the first episode of the second season of Blood in the North and the thirteenth session of the entire game.

This session was played on April 19th, 2020

## Dog Days

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Antoine SinClaire, Darryl Walaszek

## Plot

August leads a small party on a scavenging mission.

## Synopsis

*A small group is traveling through the forest. One of the men has been bitten. The group are getting surrounded by Zeds but a hatchet comes flying past. A hooded figure swoops in and takes out the remaining infected. It is Scarab. She offers them a place to stay but they must leave the infected gentleman behind. The group argues against it and Scarab caves and lets them take him with them back.*

 One month later, about sixty days after the gate was fixed. August, Ellie, and newcomer Conrad are out scavenging. The days are colder but the dead still roam. Conrad begins to once again talk about how he was going to be on the Canadian Ski-And-Shoot Olympic team. A story he’s brought up numerous times since he has arrived. It is cut off when a Mallard flies by. August offers up his last snickers to whichever Sniper can take it out. Both Conrad and Ellie clip the bird but it’s August that ends up killing the duck. His candy is safe. Conrad goes to retrieve the bird and Ellie asks him why this is beginning to feel “normal”. August assures her that it’ll never be normal but some levity always helps.

They arrive at a nearby housing development and begin searching the houses. The first doesn’t give them much but they spot a fast motion in the second. They find a German Shepard trapped in the kitchen and August is convinced they can help it and keep it. Ellie is skeptical since this isn’t the first Dog August has tried to adopt but he stands his ground. He feeds the pup and it begins to bark which alerts a few nearby Zeds. Conrad is able to drop them considerably quick and they are able to continue searching the house. Ellie goes upstairs and finds a terrible sight. A baby that has turned. August offers to handle it but Ellie shoots it and storms out.

The dog, who’s collar reads “Shredder”, begins to jump on August playfully so he gives it some more food before going after Ellie to make sure she doesn’t get to a point she’ll regret. She snaps back about Scarab and Rachel but quickly calms down. August doesn’t want her ending up in a dark place so he forgives the outburst. They check one more house for supplies before heading back home. While on the way, Shredder begins to get a bit jumpier and rowdier so August gets him on a leash and it takes a chomp towards him. The others tell him to get rid of it but he is adamant on saving this one. He feeds it the last bit of spam and Conrad mentions he’s starting to get a bit hungry himself. The conversation leans onto the Duck which is still hanging on his backpack. He picks it up all proud and Shredder jumps at it, breaking the leash and biting into Conrad, hard. August puts it down in a huff and they rush Conrad back to the zoo.

They get back to the walls and Santos is keeping watch. They call out Code 11-8 but Santos isn’t convinced it’s not a Zed bite. He reminds them about what happened last time but August snaps back that he is still in charge and wouldn’t lie about something like this. Santos is being difficult so August radios Tyson to open the gate. They get Conrad inside and August fully plans to deal with Santos in the morning. Elsewhere, Scarab is held a gunpoint in the city. She talks the gunman down and convinces him to join her back to her community. He introduces himself as Franklin. Rachel’s ex-husband.

## Cast

### Main

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

### Supporting

* Karen Rosenthal
* Enrique
* Franklin Bailey

### Guest

* Rodney
* Shredder

## Trivia

* Players this session: Antoine SinClaire (August) & Darryl Walaszek (Conrad)
* Season 2 premiere.
* Anthony Hotchkiss did not attend this session, though he is still in the cast.