No More Goodbyes

*No More Goodbyes* is the title of the twelfth and final episode of the first season of Blood in the North and the twelfth session of the entire game.

This session was played on March 29th, 2020

## No More Goodbyes

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Anthony Hotchkiss, Richie Maynard, Corey Sexton, Antoine SinClaire

## Plot

The Group deals with the aftermath of the Mall.

## Synopsis

August and Rachel have found Rebecca. The only problem is, She’s no longer human. The little girl’s wails bring other Zedded children to from out of the shadows and they begin to swarm the two. August tosses a smoke bomb but Rachel is bitten on the arm and leg. They are clearly outnumbered so August makes the hard choice and kills Rebecca. The other Zeds continue their attack but they return to the standard agility and durability of the horde. Another falls from above and catches Rachel in the neck. August kills it and rushes to Rachel, who is losing blood fast. She apologizes for being careless and putting everyone in danger. He tells her to not be sorry. They found her daughter; she can rest now. Her eyes flicker as she dies in his arms.

Scarab and Roger are in hot pursuit of this black van. There is a loud pop and the van flips off the road. Scarab stops the car and rushes to the vehicle. The man inside is dead and Roger finds a set of caltrops on the road. They were fortunate to not be caught by it themselves. Scarab discovers it was a news van that has been altered for reconnaissance. They believe this was the person that was on the radio but they don’t find Rebecca so they head back to meet with the others. Roger stabs the deceased driver so he does not turn and they leave. August is still kneeling by Rachel and Rebecca. He pulls a sat-phone out of a hidden pocket in his bag. He contacts someone and informs them that “Agent 16 is KIA”. There is a beeping from the phone and he puts it away. Close by, the Drone Lily is controlling is still watching and listening in. Scarab and Roger arrive and see what happened. They ask what happened but Scarab is distracted by another body. The boy that helped Rebecca originally. She runs over to him and begins to sob uncontrollably. It is her oldest child, Siq. August spots the drone and shoots it down. He throws the broken pieces into a bag for Hiro to look at when they return. They collect the bodies of their loved ones and go back to the Zoo. They return and immediately get to business. Turns out, Hiro had fixed everything the first day. He’s been working so hard to connect his game console to the security cameras and has finally done it. He doesn’t get to play long however because August calls a meeting to bury and mourn the fallen.

The group all meet up, minus Lexi who is still missing, at the still “broken” gate. August catches them up and sets a location outside of the walls as their resting place. It is a tragedy but they still have work to do. Scarab gives Hiro the task of tracking whoever Lily is. He sighs and agrees while They each share their condolences and go back inside. Scarab stays, not able to leave her son yet. Hiro immediately begins to figure out this drone. He determines it is remotely controlled and he is able to unlock it’s “return home” feature. There is an encryption and a dynamic IP to mask Lily’s location. Unknown to him, Lily is also hacking into the system. August asks Ellie to step up into Rachel’s role. The girl is hesitant but she agrees none-the-less. She is still worried about Lexi however and requests they find her before she can fully accept the promotion. She goes to find Roger who is still checking in on Gregory. Roger asks the old soldier what is going on with his cat scan and hands Gregory the photo of the Quintessence scene within his body. Gregory is confused and mentions it looks normal. Roger takes the photo back to see a regular x-ray. Confusion ensues. Ellie interrupts and Roger agrees to help her. He knows the group already thinks he’s a bit crazy so he decides not to share his experience with anyone. Hiro is close to narrowing down the location when the radio clicks on and Lily speaks. They immediately share a common interest in technology and figuring out what caused everything. Unaware, Gregory is standing at the door listening in. Hiro, who is going by his pseudonym “Loot Kang”, agrees to meet with Lily but he’s going to need assistance. Gregory chimes in and tells him that He will go with the boy, this place is compromised. Hiro tosses a shirt over the camera in the office and he and Gregory discuss the plan.

August and Santos are able to finally fix the gate. However, it begins to stutter. Hiro is flipping the switch so it appears to still be broken. Santos is pissed but then Ellie calls them from the tunnels. Someone had released all the animals down below and they found Lexi, barely conscious, with a hyena pup in her lap. August and Santos go to help get her out of there while Hiro and Gregory take this opportunity to leave the zoo. Scarab watches on from the graveyard. Lexi refuses let go of the pup in her delirium but Roger is able to separate them and get out of the tunnels without any casualties. August tells him to leave the pup in the crypts but Roger decides to keep it in the backroom of the med bay to keep it safe. August goes to speak with Hiro since this should’ve come up on the cameras but discovers he is gone. Roger also confirms Gregory is missing. August spots the shirt on the camera and takes it down to find a note from the boy admitting that he’s going to go find this Lily person and might not return. Scarab returns to the group and demands there be “no more goodbyes” as she presses the button and the gate closes. The group is safe, for now.

## Cast

### Main

* August Fallon-Nox
* Sabra "Scarab" Nazari
* Hiro Orias
* Rachel Bailey
* Rebecca Bailey
* Ellie Eastwood
* Roger
* Lily

### Supporting

* Robin Santos
* Tyson Greenwell
* Gregory
* Lexi Watson

## Trivia

* Players this session: Matt Christie (Hiro), Anthony Hotchkiss (Roger), Richie Maynard (Rebecca), Corey Sexton (Lily), & Antoine SinClaire (August)
* Season 1 finale.
* Final session of Richie Maynard who's character, Rebecca, was scratched and died.
* Matt Christie and Corey Sexton depart from the series this session, though both have been confirmed to return in the future.
* As of the Season 1 finale, Sabra "Scarab" Nazari is the only character to appear in every session of the series.