In the Crypts

*In the Crypts* is the title of the fifth episode of the third season of Blood in the North and the twenty ninth session of the entire game.

This session was played on November 8th, 2020

## In the Crypts

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Joanna Battersby, Anthony Hotchkiss, Monti, Kyle Muller, Antoine SinClaire

## Plot

Roger is trapped below as Wild Bill takes matters into his own hands.

## Synopsis

Roger is not well off. He is staggering through the crypts and ducks behind a corner as numerous GC agents sweep the crypts. Wild Bill destroys the guard tower to show his dominance in the situation as Agent Levalle arrives to speak. Over the radio he tells the people of the Zoo that if they can hear him, he has a place where they can feel safe. The only catch is, Santos will be taken prisoner, and August will be shot on sight. Levalle takes the time he’s talking to creep up to the tank and toss a grenade into the barrel. Schmidt’s quick thinking saves them, even though it was a dud anyway. Levalle tries again to show she is in control of the situation but it becomes more and more clear that she has no more cards to play. Except one. She has some agents bring out Enrique. She shoots and kills him, before having Karen brought out. For every thirty minutes they remain in the tank, she will kill another person they were attempting to save. Wild Bill doesn’t give her a chance as he jumps out of the top and shoots Levalle directly, screaming for Karen to run. She bolts towards them and manages to get on the tank as they drive off, mowing down the gate. Bill lets her in and they take off. The Nox party find an abandoned schoolhouse and scoop it out, discovering someone was camping there prior but it is safe for now. They decide to stay there and continue the journey in the morning.

Roger gets to the infirmary and has a choice to make. He can either patch himself and just delay the inevitable, or give himself up and be treated properly. He decides when he hears over the radio that the agents below have found a little girl. He quickly wraps his arm up and heads back down to save Jasmine. Early morning hits and August steps outside to make sure everything is clear for their departure. He pulls out his say phone and gets a brief glimpse of the zoo, seeing that the attack clearly occurred while they were gone. He tells Scarab and Julius and warns them that there might not be a place to go back to. Lexi calls to them that a group of people are out front and when they investigate, they discover it is Franklin once again. He claims he just wants to talk, using the young teens around him as cover, knowing August will not shoot a child. He tells them that they’re only there to take back their stuff August and the others stole but the big man is not having any of it and convinces them to come inside where he locks them in the boiler room. They get ready to leave as a whistle is heard and a horde of Zeds begin to arrive from the nearby woods.

Wild Bill and the others get back to his base and he sends Tree to find Q, not to return until he finds him. He then tells Karen to figure out where the others are and try to get them here safely. She takes Schmidt with her. The Nox group are quickly overrun and split up. August, Julius, and Lexi. Scarab, Hanez, and Star. August and the others are able to get out and behind the horde while the rest are till trapped inside with Franklin and the children. Roger finds Jasmine being guarded by Taabi and he attempts to distract the agents, having Taabi jump one. He is still too weak to fight however but Santos once again comes to his rescue and takes a bullet in the sternum for him. They kill the agents and Roger thanks and apologizes to Santos, promising to get the others to safety. Santos leans back against the wall and embraces his last breath as they leave, The Zoo is no longer home.

## Cast

### Main

* August Fallon-Nox
* Sabra "Scarab" Nazari
* Roger
* Robin Santos
* William "Wild Bill" Imes
* Zestari Delorio
* Lexi Watson
* Franklin Bailey
* Frank Schmidt
* Julius Nox

### Supporting

* Enrique
* Travis
* Hanez
* Tree
* Karen Rosenthal
* Jasmine Archer
* Corrine Levalle
* Taabi
* Cameron Varce

## Trivia

* Players this session: Joanna Battersby (Zestari), Anthony Hotchkiss (Roger), Monti (Schmidt), Kyle Muller (Wild Bill), & Antoine SinClaire (August)