Episode 09

# 01.09: Christmas on Halloween

Cynthia got away with murder, Frank's couch had another resident, Milo visited the mills, and Tom tried to look into witchcraft. The Hights hosted their annual Hallowe'en party.

## Characters

The PCs:

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

NPCs:

* Lorna Crawford
* Marshall Evins
* Christmas Shreely
* Wayne Buker
* Monty Hight
* Garrett Oyer
* Camden Oyer
* Jack Elleby
* Selene Hight
* Quest Oyer
* Beth Lawrence
* Rochelle Hight
* Michelle Laine
* Afya Niazi
* Benno Hervey
* Kaitlyn Towler
* Sal Kerstetter
* Jesse Hight
* Abbot Graff
* Camille
* Carmen

## Summary/Notes

##### **10/19/2014: Sunday**

* Cynthia and Lorna have a chat, one that shouldn't leave the room on either side.
	+ Ella-Rose apparently told Lorna what she was planning
	+ Lorna offers Cynthia a solution to the whole possible murder problem: Ella-Rose couldn't bear Cynthia knowing what she had done; Cynthia was never in the house.
		- Lorna isn't intending to turn Cynthia in.
	+ Lorna keeps the bullets.
	+ Lorna did what she could to patch Cynthia up, but she still needs a few more days of rest
* Tom calls Cynthia, he's checking in and interested in talking to Lorna
* Frank drives Milo out to retrieve his car
* It's a Neighborhood Watch night, and Marshall is hanging out

##### **10/20/2014: Monday**

* Tom drops by Cynthia's house. Upon learning she's not home, he leaves her a concerned voicemail.
	+ Cynthia, meanwhile, is doing perfectly fine at Lorna's house
* Milo goes on a trip to the local mills
	+ He notices a person unconscious under a fallen tree in the ruins of one of the mills
	+ Frank is called, and makes the drive to the mills
	+ They uncover a small person, who ends up at Frank's house for the time being
* Cynthia is ready to leave Lorna's house
	+ Lorna advises her she won't be able to do much, magically, for a bit: Lorna had to use a significant amount of Cynthia's power to help heal her
	+ She also lets Cynthia know she's figured out some things about Cynthia--who showed up a few years ago and yet is very familiar with the area, and is "hemorrhaging latent energy"
* Cynthia calls Tom back, and she assures him Lorna's reputation isn't founded in truth. She could look into setting up a meeting, but she doesn't want to impose on Lorna, so it wouldn't be soon
	+ Cynthia also calls Lorna, who isn't interested in talking to Tom

##### **10/23/2014: Thursday**

* The person Frank and Milo rescued is awake, and explains
	+ They were out investigating something, looking for a vibe
	+ Christmas Shreely
	+ Their memory isn't great
	+ They've got a notebook of field notes
* Frank drives them out to a driveway in Delham, and drops them off

##### **10/30/2014: Thursday**

Everyone attends the Hight's Halloween party.

* Frank hangs out with The Guys, and is introduced to the youngest Oyer child
	+ He doesn't notice anything odd about Camden
* Tom has a very awkward conversation with Jack Elleby
* Selene introduces Milo to Quest
	+ Milo mentions he's interested in ghost hunting, and Selene mentions Quest's friend who does that but isn't in evidence at the party
* Frank's employees wander off into the woods with an Ouija board, and Milo tags along
* Frank also gets to hang out with The Slightly Younger Guys, Jesse Hight and Abbot Graff
	+ It's a very bad year for coyotes, but things have been alright otherwise
* Cynthia takes the opportunity to make conversation with Jack
	+ Rochelle is his aunt, so this is a family obligation--he promised Selene he'd come
	+ Jesse rescues Jack before he has to spend too much time with Cynthia
* Tom is almost knocked over by a child as she's leaving
	+ Camille and her older sister Carmen
* Milo finds Frank's employees, and they all get ambushed on the edge of the woods by a pack of coyotes
	+ The coyotes are rotting, and surrounded by swarms of flies
	+ The coyotes stick to the treeline, they're scared/intimidated by the Hights' statue, which has wandered out into the field
	+ Milo makes sure to take a photo of the statue, and they all book it back to the party
* Selene drags Milo aside to make sure he's alright
	+ (i'm pretty sure she was also like, if you saw anything No You Didn't and Milo had enough braincells to not mention the statue, or to play it off)
* Frank's employees head out, barely stopping to give Frank the outline of what happened

After the party, in the early morning, Frank woke up behind the wheel of his car with a train whistle and the clattering of rails echoing in his ears. He was driving north, on the way out of Granton.

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