Strike Three

*Strike Three* is the title of the fifth episode of the first season of Blood in the North and the fifth session of the entire game.

This session was played on December 15th, 2019

## Strike Three

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Frankie Ramos, Antoine SinClaire

## Plot

Connor attempts to redeem himself while Santos leads the party to find a new home.

## Synopsis

August tosses Connor onto the couch before the group. He demands the EXACT story that happened to Rebecca. He tells the party that he saw her run off and decided to follow her to make sure she was safe. He informs them that They got separated at the supermarket. August is not pleased. Ellie warns him to take it easy on the boy and he walks off, Rachel close behind. The two of them grab Scarab and Hiro and discuss their next move. They are aware they need to move on but they also need to find Rebecca. Scarab agrees to stick with the larger group and keep tabs while the other three go to the supermarket to find the little girl. Ellie and Lexi are caught up on the events that have been transpiring and it’s clear that Connor has feelings for Ellie to all but Lexi. Connor wants to help find Rebecca but Lexi doesn’t want them separated anymore. August updates the group and Connor asks to join the search. The Man blatantly denies him and the two parties split once more, only a radio keeping them in contact.

The Lulu Crew are on the road northbound. Ellie and Lexi get into an argument about Connor and Ellie realizes that he is not there. This is concerning on many levels. They stop the convoy and Scarab contacts August about it. Meanwhile, the search party arrives at the supermarket. August gets a ring from Scarab and tells Hiro to keep a lookout in case Connor makes an appearance. They enter the building and do a quick reconnaissance of the aisles. They cause a distraction with a shopping cart and some pots to lead the Zeds into the back ally and light them up, Molotov style. Outside, Connor arrives.

Ellie and Lexi argue again about Connor’s recent actions but agree to go find him. However, Santos disagrees and since he’s the new leader the party agrees to keep moving. Hiro gets into the office and restarts the security system. They watch as Rebecca actively puts herself in danger and cause a ruckus to get the Zeds between her and Connor, Trapping him. She is last spotted climbing up to the roof. Hiro looks over to the live feed and sees Connor enter the store. August and Rachel go confront him. Connor is convinced he NEEDS to help but August shuts that shit down. They hear a rumble in the bakery. They stop shouting and see a Phade stand up. August has Connor cause a distraction and promises he and Rachel will kill it before he is in any danger. Connor does his duty but it is in vain. The creature gets to him at lighting pace and chomps into his arm, despite Rachel and August firing on it immediately. August manages to kill it but Connor is bleeding out quick. August chops the arm off but the shock mixed with the overall pain kills the boy. He immediately starts to protrude black smoke and becomes a Phade. He swipes at August with his non-existent arm and August takes his head off.

August checks on Rachel and contacts Scarab about Connor. The party all reacts in different ways. Gregory is the one to silence the crowd and remind them all that people die and they need to get over it. August and Rachel both head up to the roof. They see that the girl is not only there, but she legitimately made an escape route with bedsheets down the side of the building. The mother realizes they need to call off the search. Rebecca doesn’t want to be found. They head back down to Hiro who is genuinely concerned about what happened to Connor. The other two realize they never brought up the Phadez to the party and they pack up what they can to leave. While they are getting back to their vehicles, Scarab contacts them again. She informs them that they think they found a permanent location. The Toronto Zoo.

## Cast

### Main

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

### Supporting

* Robin Santos
* Tyson Greenwell
* Gregory
* Lexi Watson

## Trivia

* Players this session: Frankie Ramos (Ellie) & Antoine SinClaire (August)
* Matt Christie did not attend this session though his character (Hiro) did appear.
* This session ends the "Search for Rebecca" Arc.