The Sins of Many

*The Sins of Many* is the title of the tenth episode of the third season of Blood in the North and the thirty fourth session of the entire game.

This session was played on December 13th, 2020

## The Sins of Many

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Joanna Battersby, Vin Craig, Antoine SinClaire

## Plot

Star discovers something that could be world-altering.

## Synopsis

*Hiro is driving away from something bad. It is unclear what just happened but he seems concerned. He doesn’t notice a Zed in his path and it sends him off the road. He awakens on a table and standing above him is Agent Lavalle.*

Lexi is bored out of her mind when she spots something a way down the coast. She leaves the Varce siblings unattended and investigates. She finds an unconscious man and pokes him awake. She freaks out but he calms her with his sweet voice. He introduces himself as Oli or “Oliver for long” and proves he isn’t bit. She asks him to not tell anyone she’s bringing him to the boat. He asks about the group and she tells him practically everything about all of them. Meanwhile, Star is snooping through this lab and gets into this sort of observation room with files scattered around. She finds a folder labeled “Project: Upgrade” and a list of experiments that line up with the numbers on the pods in the far hallway. She begins to code some of the numbers and figures out that they translate to names. The first one she deciphers is “Julius” which surprises her since that is the name she overheard August call Derek before they got into the facility. Hanez spots Lexi walking with Oli and immediately pulls out his gun and points it at the stranger. They both try to calm him down but he is not budging. Oli is able to also convince him he is a good guy and asks about the boat. They look over to see the boat floating away from shore with the Varces on board.

*Hiro awakens in an empty room and overhears Lavalle speaking to him. He threatens her if she doesn’t give him answers, which she doesn’t. He punches the wall in anger and it cause far more damage to concrete than it should.*

 August and Julius are in the office of one Doctor C. Fletcher. He is frantically working and without sugar-coating it, warns them that his experiments have gone AWOL and them being here has put them in serious danger. August is worried but more focused on the task at hand, asking if Fletcher created the Zeds. He tells him he did not, though they were an unfortunate side-effect of something. He is more focused on the immediate danger and asks for their help to solve it. This forces August’s hand and he forces the doctor against the wall, demanding to get a straight answer. He tells him he’s trying to save the world and to not punish one man for the sins of many. He does however mention that he has been involved in every achievement the planet has accomplished in the last three decades. August releases him and he gets back to work. On the radio, Lexi tells the group that the boat is floating away. Scarab heads to them while August attempts to let them deal with it but Julius convinces him it’ll be best to make sure the group is safe so August leaves to gather everyone else. He grabs Star out of the office and asks what she discovered. She tells him about these “Codes” she’s been deciphering and reads off some of the names including “Julius”, “Oliver”, “Moses”, and “Hiro”. This concerns him but they go to get the others first. Scarab arrives at the beach and ignores Oli, telling Lexi she needs to stop trusting strangers and He offers to go retrieve the boat to show his gratitude to the group. It is below freezing temperatures and Scarab tells him he’s going to die if he swims out there.

August and Star arrive and August questions the new figure. He finds no immediate danger but doesn’t trust him. He then catches the others up on Fletcher and the “danger” on the island. While they are figuring out how to get the boat, Oli takes off his two coats and jumps into the water. Everyone is shocked by this but what’s even more crazy is that he makes it to the boat, hotwires it, and gets it back to shore. The group is amazed. But August informs them that His name is on the list that Star has been coding and to stay cautious, even more so now. Star shows August the codes and they figure out another, “Desmond”. The whole group heads back to the facility to get out of the cold and stay together. Oli gives them all a bit of backstory, including being from Minnesota and trying to get back there to find his wife. August and Scarab are not convinced but realize he is very oblivious when he asks if August is Lexi’s dad. Maybe he is just a nice guy and August shakes his hand, realizing his grip is remarkably strong. This does not sway him to trust but keeps him around in case things go bad.

*Hiro is in the passenger seat of a van, driven by Lavalle. She tells him he’ll be fine and she hands him off to the warden. He is brought to D-block to await his time. A few days later, he overhears someone being placed in the room next to him as keys are slid under his door. We hear Schmidt begin the chat we heard them have prior, though now Hiro is aware of his mission.*

 August radios Julius and Fletcher and attempts to get any more information on the escaped experiment. Oli and Star get to talking and it seems like they begin to hit it off. This annoys Lexi. August calls Star over, and asks about the codes again. He attempts to decipher one she was having trouble with and determines it is “Lavalle”. Elsewhere, Wild Bill gets up onto the wall with Tree and Travis as Lavalle, now looking a bit more mechanical, is walking towards the base, a horde of Zeds behind her.

## Cast

### Main

* August Fallon-Nox
* Sabra "Scarab" Nazari
* Hiro Orias
* William "Wild Bill" Imes
* Zestari Delorio
* Lexi Watson
* Frank Schmidt
* Oliver Larson
* Julius Nox

### Supporting

* Travis
* Hanez
* Tree
* Corrine Lavalle
* Cameron Varce
* Cadence Varce
* Desmond

## Trivia

* Players this session: Joanna Battersby (Zestari), Vin Craig (Oli), & Antoine SinClaire (August)
* Wild Bill and Schmidt both make minor appearances this session, Despite Kyle Muller and Monti not attending.
* First appearance of Oliver Larson portrayed by Vin Craig.
* Start of the "Sins" trilogy.