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>She thinks it's superstition, huh.
To be fair, if you didn’t see it with your own eyes you would think it sounded unreal as well.
>I'm guessing this ritual is being performed to summon their god, not just to move Bovel into a new body.
This “Blessed Event” has been in the making since the original Bövel, 400 years ago. Of course it isn’t the ritual to give him a new body. Wait, now that you think about it… how do you know Bövel was even the first one? Maybe this body snatching monster has been doing it for even longer?
>Inform Chris that what they were building was not a lighthouse, so there's no telling what size lens they would need in the apparatus.
Chris: “Huh, you’re right, hun.” his nose twitches, “I didn’t think that far. Of course it doesn’t need the lighthouse parts if it isn’t going to be used as a lighthouse.” Looking into the sky, he thinks back for a moment, “But I’m still sure I saw someone throw away a bunch of large glass lenses right outside O’Mally’s, or at least something similar. Maybe they were throwing away the original parts of the lighthouse?”
>Tell her you were attacked.
Josephine: “A wolf you say?” the bat looks over at you, “There was this gray wolf stumbling around earlier when you went into the library. Black out drunk and rather aggressive.” Picking up a pen and rubbing her chin with it, she continue, “Was screaming something about an old crow, I believe? Why did he attack you?”
Chris: “Wait, that was a wolf!?” Chris pipes up a bit chocked, “I saw some kind of giant spider creature made out of hands and arms!”
Josephine: “…” Josephine raises an eyebrow, “A spider creature, you say?”
Belle: “Um… yes, that’s right…” you say a bit sheepishly, “After I knocked him out, he… transformed. And become some kind of monster?” Honestly, you were hoping to not have to mention the whole hand monster, but here you are… “It’s like a disease, I think? The first signs are blood rimmed eyes and aggressive behavior… followed by bleeding gums.”
Chris: “And when they die, they apparently explode into some kind of monster!” the rabbit makes a gesture with his hands to mimic said explosion, “So even the dead might be dangerous!”
Josephine: “I see…” the bat starts to scribble something in her leather-bound journal, mumbling to herself, “-some sort of hallucinatory reaction. Might explain the odd sign of blood shoot eyes seen among the locals. Possibly coincidence as well.” before throwing you a quick glance and telling you with a really sincere tone, “Belle. You really need to stop watching so many horror movies. Or read horror books. Or whatever it is that makes you this… ah… imaginative.”
>Warn her to be careful what books she reads- you found a particularly nasty one that almost drove you mad.
Josephine: “Oh please, Belle.” a small smile appears on her face, “I’ve read Atlas Shrugged. Nothing can be more maddening than that.”
>Suggest she examines the lens, what does she think it's made out of?
Josephine: “Definitely not glass. Clearly some kind of compound of materials.” bending it a bit, she continues, “The consistency is like a light leather. Yet it is opaque and… bends the light in strange ways.” Finally, she sniff it and gives it a taste, “Is that oil I taste? Possibly some kind of really odd rubber, perhaps?”
Chris: “It reminds me of when I got that nasty wound on my arm. The one where they had to shave away all the fur.” Chris looks over at you, “Remember, Bluebell? It was not long after we first met.”
Belle: “Oh, yes, I do…” you give him a slightly crocked smile, “You got it when you so heroically saved me from that falling ladder.” The rabbit beams proudly as both you and Josephine roll your eyes.
>Well I guess you don't need it either, then. Not unless you find some way of using the name to banish it.
Josephine: “Well, in all those movies the true name of a demon is usually used to banish them back to hell.” Writing something in her book, it’s clear she’s not paying attention to you completely, “So knowing it might help. Probably not, but you never know?”
Chris: “I for one still suggest we just leave.” the rabbit says, trying to catch a glimpse of what the bat is writing, “Just get a car working and drive off.”
Josephine: “The mist is rather thick around town, though.” Either she doesn’t notice Chris, or she doesn’t care that’s he’s watching her write, “I for one will just stay in my camp. As long as no one disturbs me out here I’ll be fine.”
Belle: “I can’t shake this feeling that I… we need to act before it’s too late.” you tell them, “That we’re the only one that can stop something horrible. But first we need to figure out what’s even g-“
Chris: “Wow, is that a sketch of the mansion?” Chris interrupts you, pointing at something in the leather-bound journal, “It’s really neat.”
Josephine: “That’s nothing, little man.” the bat flips a few pages before showing the rabbit something that makes him light up, “How about the town hall, eh?”
Belle: “Are you two even listening to me?” taking a moment to listen to them drone on about proto-roman something or another, followed by pillars and domes, it is clear that they aren’t paying you any attention at all, “*Sigh*, of course not…”
Both Chris and Josephine get completely absorbed by their discussion about architecture, completely forgetting that you’re even there. Picking up the small drawing of the burial grounds symbol Josephine gave you, you realize that it is fully possible that the mansion is built on an old Indian burial ground. Just like the movies. With a sigh, you put it away while trying to figure out your next step. Tomorrow is the last day, so your time is running out. In fact, it is getting dark, so if there is anything more you want to do today, now is the time.
[Current objectives:]
What’s up with the strange flute? Music is important for the rituals?
Use the lens with the telescope… and learn the true name of the red star.
Find the tower of light and figure out what 13b650 means.
Find a house of flesh and gore, where the beast sleeps, and retrieve something important from there.
Where is the slaughterhouse?
Find a way to remove the mist.
Strangle Josephine before she steals your man.
Stop the blessed event and defeat Bövel.
[Inventory:]
Strange Flute
Strange Lens
Note with the Symbol of Graves
Music Box
Old Photo Album
Oil Lamp
Your Wedding Ring
Wallet
Fire Poker
Pocket Flask of Strong Whiskey
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