Angie asks (of Parker), "are you a jock?"

[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

[slingergame] Roger says, "Akiko"

Parker sniffs. "As if."

[slingergame] Obem says, "Uh, I dropped the Japanese angle"

[slingergame] Roger exclaims, "okay!"

Parker says, "If I need a football player, daddy can just *buy* me one."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Haha"

[slingergame] Sasha asks, "Molly?"

[slingergame] Alex says (to Sasha), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Molly is Molly E. Holszchlag, which is hot."

Roger says, "Welcome, welcome, friends, to the replacement one-shot game, using the Cthulhu Dark rules."

[slingergame] Obem asks, "Gabrielle?"

Angie says, "Wicked"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "yeah"

Gabrielle says, "Whatever"

Roger says, "For the interest of transcript-readers, I'm basing/stealing this on the "Mister Corbitt" published adventure, so it'll probably have spoilers for that."

Roger says, "So let's start off with the players briefly introducing their characters please (and thanks for already starting.)"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "From recap, this is young teen Cthulu?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "yes"

Roger says, "Parker how about you start us off."

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "Totally!"

[slingergame] Rashawndra asks, "Year?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "1988-ish"

Roger says, "Or anyone can start really."

Sasha says, "I'm Alexandra, but you can call me Sasha. I'm an all-around jock (including gymnastics and swimming, but also softball and soccer). I do decently well in school, but I'm not one of those nerds. I'm 14 years old (?), and not quite a tomboy, but also not particularly girly."

Parker says, "I'm Parker Pryce-Vandermund. You probably know our family from the Pryce-Vandermund charitable fund, the Pryce-Vandermund library and the Pryce-Vandermund athletics stadium. I may only be in eighth grade, but I already have spots reserved at both Harvard and MIT. Father wanted to make sure I had my options open when the time came."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Ha"

Gabrielle says, "Im Gabrielle, Gabby to my friends. If you have to ask, you are not. I do very well in gymnastics and cheerleading, and I'm good at math, too, I guess but whatever."

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "14 may be to young for cheerleading?"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Nah"

[slingergame] Roger says, "give me a ftang"

[slingergame] Roger asks, "Is that everyone?"

Angie exclaims, "Dude!"

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "If I can jump in, I will; just a sec."

[slingergame] Roger says, "yep no worries"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG_PZdEZBzk"

Roger says, "Also why don't you each tell me how you knew your classmate, Marc"

Gabrielle says, "He was not my boyfriend. I don't know who started that rumor."

Tamyra says, "I'm Tamyra, and am so done with this 8th grade drama and can't wait to get into high school next year where people are actually grown up. I'm in band and orchestra, and my friends and I practice taunts at each other, but mostly don't mean it. Oh, and I'm black, duh."

[slingergame] Roger says, "Also on the bookkeeping front I'm just going to say it right now: there will not be any sexytimes with these preteens and early-teens. This is not negotiable."

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "if marc dies first, shouÃldn't he be the black guy?"

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "Ha, got it."

[slingergame] Roger exclaims (at Gabby), "There can be more than one!"

Angie says, "I'm Angie Frye, and I'm totally stoked for this. I'm a 14 year old girl with freckles and a totally rad ponytail. School is bogus, duh. I hang around wearing a bitchin' leather jacket."

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "wait, are we all girls yet again?"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Hee"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Parker is a boy I think"

[slingergame] Gabrielle says, "because that's awesome"

[slingergame] Angie says, "hahaha"

[slingergame] Parker says, "I'm a guy, yeah."

[slingergame] Roger says, "OR IS HE"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Apparently I've got a harem."

[slingergame] Gabrielle says, "Take that patriachry ... oh"

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "grody!"

[slingergame] Angie kicks Parker.

Roger asks, "Okay did anyone else know Marc?"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Depends, what kind of person was Marc? Either he tutored me in some subject, or we met in some sort of sports camp, is what I'm thinking."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Or something else entirely."

[slingergame] Roger says, "I dunno; what sort of person as Marc? marc, speak up if you're around, or not."

[slingergame] Tamyra asks, "Wait, is Marc an NPC or a PC?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "He's a soon-to-be ex-PC"

[slingergame] Angie says, "somebody tell him he's not dead yet"

[slingergame] Angie pokes marc with a baseball bat.

Parker says, "Marc was a caddy at the country club. But I'm not prejudiced: I let him sit at my table in the cafeteria at school, too."

Roger says, "The scene opens on our teens, who are hanging out in a pretty posh treehouse in Parker's backyard."

Tamyra says, "Marc's parents and my parents are friends from when *they* went to Lincoln Jr. High, and his mom sometimes gives us rides to school when the bus is late."

Roger says, "The mood is sombre; you've all learned that your friend Marc passed away suddenly and unexpectedly."

Sasha says, "Marc tutored me in chemistry. Not that I needed the help.."

Roger says, "His funeral hasn't been announced yet but they let you, his friends, know early, and you all got out of school early, and kinda gathered up here in the treehouse."

Roger says, "So, go ahead and hang out up here for a bit."

Gabrielle is crying a little.

Sasha asks, "We should.. do something special for him, yeah?"

Roger says, "(also I'm going to say Marc was, in fact, the fat kid.)"

[slingergame] Gabrielle says, "Fat and black? Okay ..."

Angie says, "Marc was a righteous dude. We used to veg out and watch movies at the weekend."

Angie says, "Man, I'm wiggin' out right now."

Parker says, "It's times like these that remind us all of our own mortality."

Tamyra says, "Yeah. He liked... he liked dandilions. And people didn't mind it when he picked them, so he did that a lot. And when they'd go puffball, he'd blow them at people."

Tamyra, you notice, has a dandelion in her hair.

Gabrielle says, "He, he really was my boyfriend. We even kissed once.""

Angie exclaims, "Grody!"

Sasha ew.

Tamyra smiles to herself.

Tamyra says (to Gabrielle), "He liked you a lot."

Sasha says, "I've.. never kissed a boy. Is it like kissing girls? I mean. Not that I've done that either.. just curious."

Gabrielle says (to tamyra), "Whatever"

Roger says, "From the treehouse, you all have a pretty fine view of this posh neighbourhood and the posh houses, even mansions, here. Across the street you can see Parker's neighbour's house, old whathisname, Mr. Corbitt. For the end of October, it's a cruelly sunny, pleasant day."

Tamyra rolls her eyes.

Roger says, "Okay everyone roll 1d6."

Sasha rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1

Gabrielle rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1

Tamyra says, "Did anyone hear how he died? Ned laughed and said it was a heart attack, so I punched him."

Tamyra rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

Angie rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

Gabrielle smiles faintly at Tamyra.

Roger says, "(You haven't heard anything about how he died, which is itself perhaps a bit unusual.)"

Roger says, "Sasha, you're kind of lost in thought and staring out the empty treehouse window absently."

Sasha twirls a finger in her hair.

Roger says, "You see a car pull up in the driveway of the house across the road. An older white guy gets out, then takes some parcels and packages out of the back seat."

Roger says, "His arms are full as he strolls up to the front door and starts fumbling around with his keys."

Parker says, "Mother was just remarking this morning how little anyone knew at yesterday's evening book club. And if you know her book club friends, you would know that they know almost everything going on in this town."

Roger says, "He drops one of the packages, which is kind of longish and cylindrical, like maybe a really big salami, and it falls on his porch."

Roger says, "Its wrapping, a small blanket or shawl or something, unfolds a bit. It looks kinda like a salami, in fact, or maybe a black leather glove, or... hunh. It kinda looks a lot like a small person's arm."

Roger says, "Good news, Sasha! You get to roll Insanity."

Sasha whoa.

Sasha rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Welp."

Roger says, "Yeah you're fine."

Roger says, "I mean, nope, not fine."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "That's higher than my current insanity, so yeah. Not fine."

Sasha says, "Oh shit. Guys! Look!"

Roger says, "Your Insanity increments to 2, and, go."

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "There are stats? I missed most of the prep ;-)"

Parker asks, "What is it, Sasha?"

Sasha says, "Old Mr. Corbitt just dropped something ,and I swear it looked like an arm."

[slingergame] Parker says, "One stat! Insanity. It starts at 1."

Sasha says, "Like a kid's arm.."

Gabrielle says, "So he collects dolls. Big deal."

[slingergame] Parker says, "And also, your occupation. Except since we're kids, make it more like a High Concept aspect."

Sasha asks, "No, seriously. What if he killed Marc?"

Gabrielle asks, "wouldn'Ãt they have told us?"

Angie says, "Chill, Sasha."

Sasha asks, "What if they don't know?"

Parker says, "If he killed Marc, we should call the police. But we can't do that without evidence."

Sasha says, "So we should get some evidence! And if it turns out he collects dolls, then we can laugh about this later."

Sasha says, "I'll buy you all a milkshake if I'm wrong."

Tamyra says, "That is the dumbest plan I have ever heard."

Roger says, "Whatever it is, he took it inside with him and shut the door behind him."

Parker says, "Alright. I'm on board with this plan."

Gabrielle says, "Yeah, what if old Mr. Corbon calls the police on us? I can't loose my Ãplace on the suad"

Parker says, "If he did anything to Marc, we can't just let him get away with it."

Tamyra says, "Look, I know you're upset about Marc's dying, and you want to do something, but making something up isn't going to help."

Parker says (to Gabrielle), "Don't worry about that. I'll tell them you were with me."

Sasha asks, "Ok, so if the body was missing an arm, we can ask somoene, right?"

Parker says, "Father is the best lawyer in this town. There's no way any judge would send *us* to jail."

Parker says (to Sasha), "We can go to the morgue. That's where they keep dead bodies."

[slingergame] Gabrielle says, "rich white guys never get in trouble"

[slingergame] Parker exclaims, "Exactly!"

Tamyra says, "What, we're going to call up Mrs. Judkins and say, "Hey, sorry about your kid, by the way, was he missing an arm?""

[slingergame] Parker says, "And you're all my friends, so you're in my aura of invincibility."

Tamyra says, "That's grotesque."

Angie says, "Duh, totally."

Sasha says, "Yeah.. you're right."

Sasha says, "Hm."

Gabrielle says, "Can't hurt to take a look at the old dudes house once he's gone"

Parker asks, "How do we get inside?"

Sasha smiles at Gabrielle and mouths "thank you".

Sasha says, "Maybe there's a key under a rock or something. My uncle does that."

Roger asks, "Parker, you must have a butler or something, right?"

Parker says, "Of course."

Tamyra settles into the corner and mutters, "White people..." to herself.

Gabrielle asks, "maybe we can call him and pretend to be someone else to lure him out?"

Roger says, "MASTER PRYCE-VANDERMUND, YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER REQUEST THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY" hollers up Wodehouse the butler, somehow managing to sound dignified as he does so."

Gabrielle asks, "like, we're the post office, hje forgot one package?"

Parker sighs.

Parker says, "Excuse me for a moment."

Sasha says, "Find out if they know how he died!"

Parker climbs down to see what the matter is.

Angie says, "It's chill, Parker."

Roger says, "AND ALL YOUR LITTLE FRRrrriends too, Master Parker."

Sasha oh.

Angie says, "That's totally bogus, man."

Parker says, "That's the way it goes, I suppose. Come on down, everyone."

Sasha climbs down.

Tamyra grumbles, but follows, as she secretly enjoys wandering through Parker's house.

[slingergame] Angie moves the weed from her back pocket to the inner pocket of her leather jacket before hopping down and falling over.

[slingergame] Angie says, "ilac"

Angie moves the weed from her back pocket to the inner pocket of her leather jacket before hopping down and falling over.

Gabrielle climbs down last.

Sasha helps Angie up.

Roger says, "Wodehouse is waiting in the Television Room. He waits for you all to get there before fiddling with a truly enormous Betamax Video Cassette Recorder"

Angie says (to Sasha), "It's cool, I've got this."

Roger says, "I was asked to record the news broadcast in case there was any, well, news; here we are."

Roger says, "WHRRRRR CHUNK CLANK CHUNK"

Parker asks, "Oh, yes? Is it about Marc?"

Tamyra asks (of Wodehouse), "You said Parker's old man wanted us? Where is he?"

Roger says, "The TV resumes from freezeframe"

Gabrielle says, "Wow, so hightech"

Roger says, "...sad news today out of Woodland Heights, where a young man has lost his life in a tragic riding lawnmower rollover accident."

Angie says, "Totally rad."

Angie asks, "Wait, what?"

Sasha whoa.

Angie exclaims, "That is so bogus!"

Parker furrows his brow, but keeps listening.

Gabrielle turns pale.

Roger says, "...Marc [Lastname] was pronounced dead on the scene; his parents are asking for donations to be sent to the American Diabetes Foundation."

Roger says, "His service will be held tomorrow at Our Lady of Unending Sorrow at noon."

[slingergame] Parker says, "('Judkins', I believe.)"

Roger says, "WHRRR CLUNK. "I'm afraid that's all there is, Master Parker.""

Parker says, "That doesn't sound likely at all."

Gabrielle says, "Poor marc"

Parker asks, "Where was this accident? Was he riding the mower?"

Roger says, "Wodehouse leaves you to your grief and slips away."

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Was this the local TV station?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "yep"

Angie asks, "Maybe he'd just been replaced by a pod person and then got exploded by a lawnmower... you know, like in the movie?"

Angie says, "Gnarly."

Parker says, "The person who reported on this story must know more."

Tamyra says, "I'm'a go, uh, use [finger quotes] 'the facilities'."

Sasha says, "So, assuming this is true.. I bet that's how he lost an arm. But why would Mr. Corbitt have it. I mean, he's creepy and all, but.."

Tamyra wanders out of the room.

Parker says, "There are too many details missing for this to be a credible account of events. Especially considering what Sasha saw."

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "I am taking a circuitous route, and want to see if I can overhear his parents talking about it. And also am just looking around the house like I like doing."

[slingergame] Parker says, "My thought: let's go down to the station and find the reporter who did the story."

Roger says (to Tamyra), "His parents don't appear to be around, but the estate is so big that you could be mistaken."

[slingergame] Tamyra asks (of Roger), "Can I find Wodehouse?"

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "would he even speak to us?"

Roger says (to Tamyra), "While you're nosing around, you nose around a corner and come nose-to-nose with Wodehouse."

[slingergame] Parker says (to Gabrielle), "That seems like a question the dice might answer."

Angie asks (of Sasha), "What if Corbitt went mad and was trying to stitch Marc's bodypart together?"

Tamyra says (to Wodehouse), "Hey. Um, where are Parker's folks? You said they wanted to see him."

Sasha says, "Oh man."

Roger says, "Not *literally*, miss. They are quite busy."

Sasha says, "That's some next level stuff."

Angie says (to Sasha), "Totally."

Angie says, "Like, he might be senile and think he can bring marc back to life like that. Gnarly."

Tamyra glares at Wodehouse. "Fine," she says, slips past him to the restroom, then makes her circuitous way back to the TV room.

[slingergame] Parker says, "A visual reference for Parker's clothing style: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d0/1f/e9/d01fe9148c3195e0a1ebe617271484a6.jpg"

[slingergame] Angie's pupils may be dilated.

[slingergame] Roger says, "A classic look that'll never go out of style."

[slingergame] Angie asks (of Parker), "green sweater?"

[slingergame] Parker says (to Angie), "Today, sure."

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "Also for reference: life hacks from the 80's: https://www.facebook.com/ErikaNekoArc/photos/pcb.1999374390370857/1999374010370895/?type=3&theater"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Tomorrow, perhaps the navy. Or salmon."

Roger says, "Parker, you get a page on your pager. It's from your dad's office."

Parker picks up the phone -- because of course there's one in every room -- and calls back the number.

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "(I guess these veer into the 90s, too)"

Roger says, "Ayeah hey kiddo got you on SPEAKERPHONE haha it's great okay so listen I'm all tied up here with this case in Capitol City so I'm going to be a few days. Get Wodehouse to make you a sandwich or something. Okay bye! ... then dialtone."

Parker says, "Well, that explains why Father isn't back yet, and won't be back today. But I wonder when Mother will be getting home from the office."

[slingergame] Parker says, "So I think we've had two suggested plans so far:"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Sneak into Corbitt's house (possibly luring him out first), or get a ride to the TV station to try to talk to the reporter."

Roger says, "Then you remember that Mother is at a 'wellness retreat' for an indeterminant period of time because she 'likes' to 'drink' ''a lot''"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "A) Are there any other suggestions, and B) do we want to vote on one?"

[slingergame] Roger says (to Parker), "jeez sorry kid about your childhood"

Angie says, "Dude, we've got to figure it out by ourselves. Columbo didn't need no stinkin' parents."

Parker sighs. "Oh. Right. Her spa trip. I suppose we're on our own today. Aside from Wodehouse, of course."

[slingergame] Parker says, "Enh, it fits pretty well, I'd say."

[slingergame] Gabrielle says, "I think a) will get us to the interesting bits sooner"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "OK. Do we want to wait for him to leave, or lure him out somehow?"

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "I say we lure him out!"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Let's try luring. Because that will work so well."

[slingergame] Parker asks, "OK. How?"

[slingergame] Parker says, "(Remembering that we're all around 13/14.)"

[slingergame] Tamyra asks (of Roger), "Is there a set time for the funeral yet?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "tomorrow at noon"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "I assume my family has already arranged an ostentatiously elaborate floral display?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "assuredly"

[slingergame] Roger says, "good thing they keep that florist on retainer"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Yeah, Father seems to need his services rather a lot."

[slingergame] Gabrielle says, "(crb)"

Gabrielle has disconnected.

[slingergame] Tamyra says (to Roger), "Game-wise, is it OK if I split up? I don't feel like Tamyra is down for sleuthing, but I dont' want to derail things."

[slingergame] Roger says, "yes splitting up is fine"

[slingergame] Angie asks, "Does Corbitt have, like, a car? Is he going to the funeral? Can we slash his tires and then run back to his house?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "You saw him park his car inside his garage"

[slingergame] Parker asks (of Tamyra), "What were you thinking of as a side plot?"

[slingergame] Angie says, "Oh, duh"

[slingergame] Roger says, "You don't know if he's going to the funeral or not."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "He's an old creepster, probably not going."

[slingergame] Angie says, "There goes my plan. It's chill, I'll got other ideas."

Tamyra says, "OK, Bloodhound Gang, you guys do what you gotta do, but I'm'a go see Mrs. Judkins and tell her I'm sorry about Marc. Maybe help her make cookies, because I know she's making stuff for the funeral tomorrow."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Tamyra says, "I *guess* I can ask her about the lawnmower if you want."

Roger says, "Yeah you've been over to Marc's house before"

Gabrielle has connected.

Angie says (to Tamyra), "Yeah, Mrs Judkins must be wiggin' out, I guess."

Tamyra says, "'swhy she bakes."

Gabrielle says, "Poor Michelle"

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "This is the scene I want: Parker: "But how will we get in touch with you?" Tamyra: "Gimme your pager.""

Roger asks, "Okay what are the rest of you up to? Or shall I just run with Tamyra for a bit?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "you can have that scene, if you can have that scene."

Parker asks (of Tamyra), "But how will we get in touch with you?"

Tamyra says (to Parker), "Gimme your pager."

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "(yay)"

Parker hesitates for a moment, then hands it over.

[slingergame] Roger says, "dang being a GM is easy"

Tamyra says, "Thanks, clown."

[slingergame] Parker says, "Fortunately, if anything happens to it, we can always buy a new one."

Tamyra says, "And seriously, good luck with the old white guy. Hope it works out for you."

Parker says, "Me too."

Sasha nods.

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "we're splitting the party?"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "So we still don't know how we're luring him out?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "If you wanna go with Tamyra, better hurry"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Are we breaking into his garage?"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "14 year old me liked the "call him" idea, but I realize we sound like children :)"

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "We can totally fake it!"

[slingergame] Roger says, "okay keep planning while I cut away"

[slingergame] Angie tries to do adult voice.

Roger says, "Tamyra gets herself over to the Judkins' place"

Roger says, "From a mile away she can see cars, more cars, news vans, maybe a news helicopter is up ther"

Roger says, "There's some police hanging around but no clear reason hy"

[slingergame] Angie goes, 'Harr lo, I'm arrn arr-dolt.'

Tamyra . o O ( Man, what? )

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Alright. Let's do that then. Angie can call from my house, while the rest of use hide in the bushes and try to sneak in while he's distracted?"

Roger says, "Mrs. Judkins sees you from her front window and then some detective guy comes out, gets you, brings you in. Lots of people seem to think that's worth taking a photograph of."

Roger says, "Ohhhh dearie, thank you for coming. Seems like nothing but vultures now circling around dear... Marc..."

Roger says, "She starts crying (again)"

Tamyra says (to Michelle), "Hey. Um."

Tamyra . o O ( Aww, screw it. )

Tamyra gives her a big hug.

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "But what will she say?"

Tamyra gets a little teary herself.

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle asks, "Circling Vultures? So they haven't found the body?"

Tamyra gives her a dandelion she picked up from the yard.

Roger says, "Inside the house it seems that the Judkins had quite an extended family, with lots of cousins and such coming out of the woodwork"

Roger says, "Oh lordy thank Jesus for good people like you, Tamyra."

[slingergame] Angie says, "Me? I'm going to... oh, duh, you're totally right."

Tamyra adds 'not obvious when we blush' to the long list of reasons she's glad she's black.

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "(Man, I just realized that I accidentally said some stuff earlier that made Parker sound way worse than he was meant to be. Oh well.)"

Tamyra says, "I figured you'd need help making cookies."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "It's chill, we all know you're a loveable jerkoff."

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "Yeah, you've seemed fine."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Phew."

Roger says, "Oh yes indeed, and eating them too, now that Marc... oh my sweet boy..."

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "i think he's a total jerk"

[Crows-Nest] Parker exclaims, "He's only supposed to be a *partial* jerk!"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "Maybe 79%."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "(But I meant: I realized that some of the earlier comments about Marc could have come off as racist, when they were only meant to be *classist*.)"

Roger says, "The womenfolk are mostly in the kitchen; the menfolk are in various other rooms, many drinking, some not"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Retroactive racism. Whoa, dude."

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "maybe go with my post office idea?"

[slingergame] Angie says, "Yeah, totally"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "I figure that's how it works in real life, too."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "what would Lovecraft think"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "Was Lovecraft racist? You can't tell from his story about inbred, degenerate black people"

Roger says, "The womenfolk are drinking in the kitchen too but it's a bit less obvious"

Tamyra says, "All those reporters are ridiculous."

Tamyra asks, "I bet they're making up stories, too. I mean, Marc just died, right?"

Roger says, "It's just shameful, shameful! Yes, Marc just died, just this morning. I told that boy, I told him, Now you listen to me Marcellus Aurelius Judkins, you be careful on that there lawnmower."

Roger says, "But he just wouldn't watch his blood sugar the way those doctors said he needed to."

Tamyra says, "Oh, I'm so sorry."

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "I never gave back that Insulin he left at my place... oops"

Roger says, "That Doc Corbitt got him on some new pills or something but dang if they didn't help. Boy needed to pray harder, we always said."

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "!"

Tamyra asks, "Doc Corbitt?"

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "Like, Oh my God!"

Roger says, "Ayeah you know he runs that clinic out there on MLK Jr Drive for all us, you know."

[slingergame] (from Gabrielle) Angie says, "There are two people called Corbitt in this town?"

Tamyra says, "Oh, um. Yeah."

[slingergame] Roger says, "Okay I think I'll cut away to the other party"

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "More like Cor-butt, like, duh!"

Roger asks, "What's everyone else doing?"

Parker is waiting in the bushes while Angie makes a phone call.

Angie says, "We're gonna prank call Mister Cor-butt and lure him out of his grody lair."

Roger says, "Okay, you're able to look up his number in The White Pages easily enough."

Angie says, "Wicked."

Roger says, "Parker, you're enbushed."

Gabrielle says, "Me too"

Roger asks, "Angie, you're calling from... where?"

[slingergame] Angie asks, "Ambushed? Already?"

Roger says, "And Gabby too"

Sasha also

Angie says, "If Parker lets me, I'll use one of his totally rad phones."

Roger says, "That doesn't even narrow it down"

Parker encourages it!

Angie says, "Totally tubular, Parker."

[slingergame] Parker says, "I assume one near a window from which she can see the Corbitt house."

[slingergame] Angie exclaims, "Duh, yeah!"

Roger says, "Okay Angie the phone rings a couple times, then a couple more times, then eventually it picks up. 'Ahoy-hoy, this is Bernard.' says an old white man voice."

Angie is going to impersonate the postmaster. Or at least try?

Roger | https://imgur.com/a/7iniTJ7

Roger says, "Sure, so... say things."

[slingergame] Parker says, "Ooh, maps."

Angie says, "HARR LO BAR-NERD COR-BIT, THARRR'S A PARR-SELL YARRR FER-GOTT AT THE PORRRST-OFF-FARCE."

Roger says, "Okay so this is within the realm of human action, so 1d6 there. If your character concept applies somehow you can have another 1d6. If you can tell me how Insanity helps, you can have that 1d6 also."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Waiting for the GM to recover from how awful that was."

Gabrielle mouthes, "What the deuce is that accent?"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "I'm imagining Homer Simpson when he does his default Foreign Accent 'who izz theees 'HOmer Ziiimpzon??'"

[slingergame] Sasha asks, "I thought Gabby was in the bushes with us?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Angie is on a primitive cellphone"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Oh"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Haha, ok"

[slingergame] Roger says (to Angie), "anyway I got you at 1d6 right now"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Thinking. Being a truant doesn't really qualify me for impersonating people in positions of authority."

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "(afk laundry)"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "yeah not really"

[Crows-Nest] Angie exclaims, "Maybe I've done prank calling before!"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "well... you can make it sound like a prank call, sur"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "never mind"

Angie rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

[Crows-Nest] Sasha asks, "You've probably called in sick or something maybe?"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle exclaims, "hey, that's the guy from the refrigerator company who asked me if my fridge is running!"

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "Pretending to be your mom"

Roger says, "'A WHAT? A... package? What kind of package?'"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Pretending to be my mom is easier than pretending to be the postmaster."

[Crows-Nest] Parker exclaims, "But he doesn't know that your mom isn't the postmaster!"

[Crows-Nest] Roger | https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/482/764/dbd.png

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Fantastic."

Roger says, "'Oh.... alright then fine. Which post office is this at? I need the address because I am old.'"

Angie needs to think fast.

[Crows-Nest] Parker exclaims, "Make up an address! He won't know!"

Gabrielle exclaims, "say some place on the opposite side of town!"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Make him spend half an hour driving in circles trying to find the place."

Angie says, "FIRRR-TEEN SAW-YARR STREE-EAT"

Angie says, "ONE, THREE, ESS, AYY, DOUBLE YERR..."

Roger says, "'Well I have been expecting something from Ceylon so okay I'll be right there.'"

Angie says, "NARR PRAAR BLERM"

Roger says, "A few minutes later the garage door opens and he backs his enormous car out of the garage"

Roger says, "As he drives off he's sort of at a funny angle to the bushes and he seems to look right at your"

Roger says, "location"

Roger says, "So... whoever was in charge of the hiding spot, make a roll"

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

[slingergame] Parker says, "I don't think hiding in bushes is key to my concept, and I don't think this justifies insanity yet."

Roger says, "Alright you see him kinda slow down, but apparently he's just readjusting the seatbelt, and he drives off"

Roger says, "The garage door is... slowly... closing"

Gabrielle runs for it!

Angie runs!

Parker scrambles under it, just after the others.

Sasha follows!

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "*bonk* *thud* Sasha knocked out"

Roger says, "As soon as the first ankle crosses the threshold, the door reverses and goes back up."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Ha ha."

Roger says, "You hear a car screech to a stop."

Sasha says, "Hide!"

Parker hides in the garage, behind some boxes.

Angie exclaims, "Oh, man!"

Gabrielle does the splits on the ceiling beams.

Sasha cowers behind something, curling up in a small ball.

Angie has had to hide from the law, like, loads of times. She dives under some random junk.

Roger rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2

Roger says, "You can see Corbitt poking at his remote control emphatically"

Roger says, "Eventually the door starts to close again"

Sasha whew.

Roger says, "You see him drive off before it finishes"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Is this the 'check if our previous roll was really a failure after all' mechanic?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "yeah sort of"

Roger says, "Back to Tamyra...."

[slingergame] Gabrielle says (to angie), "To Parker, everything in here is probably random junk"

[slingergame] Parker says, "(AFK a few while Tamyra.)"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Tamyra, the sole survivor (probably.)"

Roger says, "One of the uncles, Uncle Lewicious, slams down his empty Budweiser."

Roger says, "'I think it was that quack doctor! Imma gonna drive over there right now and kick his ass"

Roger says, "He starts to storm off"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "(back)"

Tamyra exclaims, "Lew, wait!"

Roger says, "'Just look at me go, here I go, Imma gonna do it for reals."

Tamyra asks, "What they gonna do to you if you show up like that?"

Roger says, "'Oh you hush up child this is adult business"

Tamyra asks, "'Sides, what did that doctor do, anyway?"

Roger says, "'Well he sure nough didn't save him now then did he"

Roger says, "'Besides Imma almost outta rye up in here"

Roger asks, "'I'm here to drink rye and kick ass, that's just what I was saying, wasn't it, Lil T?"

Tamyra says, "Yeah, a kid who has more sense than you."

Tamyra looks at T for support.

[slingergame] Parker says, "Back."

Tamyra asks, "And what do you mean, save? Was he here after Marc got hurt?"

Roger says, "Well he just storms right off finally so unless you physically get in his way..."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Twist: Tamyra is Lil T"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "Wait, no, you're right."

Tamyra does so!

Tamyra exclaims, "I aint letting you get yourself shot by the police!"

Tamyra exclaims, "This house already has enough death!"

Roger says, "Alright I think this should be a roll to... stand your ground, talk him down, etc"

Tamyra rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1

Roger says, "You hear someone in the kitchen get the vapours"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Ooh."

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "Do we try to roll low or high?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "if you want an Insanity reroll, I'll give it to you, if you can explain it"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "you want to roll high"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "t right now : https://gifimage.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/what-white-nonsense-is-this-gif.gif"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "And another d6 for character concept?"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "I believe the rules say that normally, any roll is a success, but a one is basically the worst terrible kind of barely success you can get."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "yes but this will very likely be opposed"

[slingergame] Tamyra asks, "So, uh, what is 'the vapours'?"

[slingergame] Parker says, "A fainting spell, I believe."

[slingergame] Roger says, "oh I dunno someone fainting from such unadulterated insolence"

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "Got it."

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "OK, I am fine with failing in changing his mind, but I would like instead to let him let me go with him."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "(And, yeah, as Roger says, someone else can challenge your success, and the worse your success is, the more likely they can challenge it into a failure.)"

[slingergame] Parker exclaims, "I propose that, by the rules, you can do this!"

[slingergame] Parker says, "The person challenging a success gets to describe what kind of failure happens."

[slingergame] Parker says, "So why not challenge yourself, and suggest that that's how you fail to stop him? :)"

Roger says, "'Fine then you just come with me little girl and I'll show you how REAL MEN resolve their differences'"

Roger says, "And he drags you along with him in his car"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Also, yay, Tamyra being dragged back to the rest of the plot."

Tamyra says, "Fine. Hang on, lemme grab those pills he got for Marc."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Tamyra's odds of survival just plummetted."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "We're all gonna float down there... together"

[slingergame] Tamyra asks, "Can I get the pills or roll for that or...?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "yeah you can just have them"

[slingergame] Tamyra exclaims, "Sweet. OK!"

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "</scene>"

[slingergame] Roger says, "okay, 10 minute break intermission, resuming at the top of the hour."

[slingergame] Parker asks (of Roger), "When we get back: should we probably *not* split up to search the house?"

[slingergame] Gabrielle says, "when was plitting up to explore a creepy house ever a bad idea"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "I'm sure it's a perfectly normal, very nice house. It's right near Parker's home, after all."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Bet you anything his furniture's made from human skin! Like in that grody movie."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "(Angie ignores bogus stuff like parental guidance)"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "with furniture prizes being what they are, that's understandable"

[slingergame] Roger says, "you can split up if you want! It's not actually much harder to GM."

Roger says, "The garage is this room on the right of the house: https://imgur.com/a/XoYxR3m"

Roger says, "It's full of usual garage stuff."

Parker says, "We don't know where he put the packages, so let's split up so we can find them before he gets back."

Angie says, "Wicked."

Parker says, "I'll take the basement."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "IRTA 'porch' as 'porn'"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "You're not alone."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "I think we're all too young to be searching that part of the house."

Roger says, "Well you'll need to get out of the garage first."

Angie asks, "Door locked?"

Roger says, "Surely it is."

Angie tries the door.

Roger says, "rattle rattle thunk."

Parker says, "Drat."

Angie takes out a paperclip!

Angie says, "It's chill, I've done this before."

[slingergame] Roger says, "sure, roll for it, 2d6"

Angie rolls 2 6-sided dice: 4 2 | 6

Roger says, "You easily pop it open"

Gabrielle says, "now we know how she pays for her weed habit"

Angie says, "See? Told you."

Roger says, "You find yourself in the pantry, and the rest of the ground floor is straightforward"

Roger | https://imgur.com/a/MWGpy2w

Parker goes to the basement stairs.

Sasha heads right upstairs.

[slingergame] Sasha asks, "Am I reading this right? There is an upstairs?"

[slingergame] Sasha asks, "With the basement stairs under that?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "yes"

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "Always split the party :)"

Angie is going to grab a bite to eat from the fridge before then searching the rest of the ground floor.

Angie has the munchies.

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "dun dun dun...."

Roger says, "Okay, you all split up"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Check the freezer, please :D"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "(Angie)"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Sure, maybe he's got icecream in there"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "I could go for some icecream."

Gabrielle checks the guest room.

Roger says, "Angie, in the fridge you find half a gallon of milk, five eggs, and a severed human arm"

Roger says, "You get to roll Insanity"

Angie rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "Yiss"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Man, slim pickings for a snack."

Roger says, "Describe your insanity"

Roger says, "(I'm going to assume the rest of you were kind of on the threshold of getting to wherever you were going when this happens)"

Angie actually grabbed the arm and took it out without looking at it, thinking it was chicken, then goes 'Eeeeek!' and throws it at the wall.

Sasha runs towards the scream. "Angie!?"

Roger says, "The arm just lies there inertly"

Parker turns and runs back up the stairs.

Gabrielle also comes running. "Oh no, what happened?

Angie kicks the arm. 'Ewww! Ewww!'

Angie exclaims, "Gag me with a spoon!"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "I assume it looks plausibly likely to be Marc's?"

Roger says, "The rest of you see Angie kicking a severed arm so you should probably roll Insanity for that too."

Sasha rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

Gabrielle rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2

[slingergame] Roger says, "Yeah pretty plausibly"

Sasha freaks the f--- out.

Gabrielle freaks out a little.

Sasha says, "oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. I told you so."

Parker just stares, stunned and transfixed.

Sasha asks, "We need to get out of here. What if he comes back and kills us all?"

Gabrielle exclaims, "Stay calm, he's gonna be gone for a long time!"

Roger says, "You all here a faint thumping from... hrm, where is that coming from? The stairs. But not like someone walking, not really."

Sasha says, "oh god"

Parker shakes his head. "Alright. Alright. We can deal with this."

Parker says, "We need to call the police."

Gabrielle asks, "What...what is that?"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Do we actually have a cell phone with us, or was that a jest earlier?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "No you've got it"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "It's probably a bulky thing, no? Did we brin git insid--- oh, ok."

Sasha says, "Yes. Yes we do. Oh my god."

Parker ignores the thumping, because he's too focused on the arm.

Parker says, "Angie. Give me the phone."

Sasha asks, "What's that sound?"

Sasha says, "There's something in the house."

Angie says, "They're never gonna believe us, Parker."

Gabrielle grabs a knife and goes investigating.

Sasha says, "There's an ARM, Angie."

Angie exclaims, "I know there is!"

Roger says (to Gabrielle), "You, erm, arm yourself."

Sasha asks, "How can they not believe us?"

Angie exclaims, "I nearly bit into it!"

Sasha says, "ew!"

Roger says, "The thumping seems to get a bit louder."

Parker exclaims, "Just give me the &@^# phone!"

Angie exclaims, "There!"

Angie tosses it to him.

Sasha follows Gabrielle, but hangs back. She also grabbed the first knife she saw.

Parker dials 911, still ignoring the thumping.

Roger says, "ring ring ring"

Roger says, "9 1 1 what is your emergency"

Parker's eyes dart between the Angie, the arm, Sasha, the phone. Almost glancing toward the stairs, but the pointedly *not* looking that way.

Parker says (to 911), "We've found a severed arm at <address>"

Roger asks, "uhhhhh what? kid, slow down. what?"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle exclaims (at roger), "belated hah!"

Parker says (to 911), "We're inside the house at <address>, belonging to a Mr. Corbitt. We saw him carrying a suspicious package into the house. When we went inside to investigate, we found a severed human arm."

Roger asks, "mmhmm okay and are you in any danger right now?"

Parker says, "Maybe. There's a thumping noise. I think it's coming from upstairs? And I don't know when Mr. Corbitt will be back."

Roger says, "Okay well just stay on the phone and help is on the way."

Parker says, "Thank you."

Roger says, "You hear sort of a click"

Parker says (to Others), "It's alright. There's nothing to worry about. The police are coming."

Roger says, "Dang, that thumping is getting pretty loud now"

[slingergame] Parker says, "I'm just amazed that the call went through."

Parker says, "There's nothing to worry about."

Roger asks, "And to whom am I speaking?"

Parker says, "This is Parker Pryce-Vandermund."

Parker says, "My parents are Reginald and Amelia Pryce-Vandermund."

Roger says, "mmhmmm okay Parker well just hang on; someone will be there soon."

Roger says, "Just then, you hear a car squealing to a halt outside the house."

Roger says (to Tamyra), "Hey good news, you're at the Corbitt house now."

Sasha oh shit.

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "Were we followed by reporters?"

Roger says, "Uncle Lew jumps out."

Roger says, "There's one third-string paparazzi guy following along in a Gremlin"

Tamyra says, "OK, Lew, lemme talk, you can be the muscle."

Tamyra marches up and rings the doorbell, if she can manage to get in front of Lew.

Roger says, "ding dong"

Parker says, "It's the police. They're here."

Gabrielle looks at the door and raises the knife. "Too fast. It's Corbitt!"

Gabrielle sneaks towards the door.

Roger says, "This is followed by someone pounding on the door pretty insistently. "Open up!""

Parker stops halfway to the door and backs off.

Angie grabs two knives!

Gabrielle asks, "wgo ... who is it??"

Roger says, "GDAMNIT DOC YOU OPEN UP RIGHT NOW YOU COWARD"

Roger says, "Some big black loud male voice hollers"

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "The Doctor is OUT."

Tamyra asks, "Uh, you're not Corbitt?"

Gabrielle exclaims, "It's me, Gabby!"

Tamyra exclaims, "Lew! Chill, dude!"

Roger says, "The pounding has turned into kicking"

Parker says, "That doesn't sound like the police."

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle asks, "is parker saying he doesn't think there are black cops?"

Tamyra exclaims, "Lew, it's my friend! Gabby! Cut it out!"

Parker peeks out the window.

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "haha probably"

Angie decides that knives aren't chill and drops them in favor of two rolling-pins.

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Well, I hadn't been planning that, but... maybe *now* he is."

Roger says, "Lewicious kinda cuts it out for a moment or two, while he swigs from a fresh bottle of rye"

Gabrielle opens the door.

Parker exclaims, "It's Tamyra!"

Parker exclaims, "Open the door!"

Roger says, "WHERE THE HELL IS CORBITT"

Tamyra asks, "Gabby! What are you doing here?"

Sasha asks, "He's... at the post office?"

Gabrielle exclaims (at Tamyra), "The arm! And the kicking!"

Roger asks, "Who the hell are all you kids?"

Tamyra asks, "The post office?"

Angie comes into the scene, wielding rolling-pins.

Sasha says, "We'll explain later. We found an arm!"

Sasha says, "I told yoU!"

Tamyra asks, "These are my friends! I don't know why they're in the... wait, really? An arm?"

Sasha says, "Angie found it!"

Roger says, "You can see the uncle turn ashen"

Angie exclaims, "In the fridge!"

Gabrielle asks, "Who is that guy? Is he a cop?"

Roger says, "That goddamn son of a bitch"

Roger says, "You show me that arm right now"

Angie says, "In the kitchen"

Tamyra says, "Wait, let's get the Gremlin guy."

Tamyra turns around and whistles.

Angie asks, "Gremlins? Where?"

Tamyra exclaims, "Hey, you! Get up here!"

Tamyra says, "Oh, grow up, Angie."

Angie exclaims, "I'll mash them to bits!"

Gabrielle asks, "What is that kicking sound?"

Roger says, "The Gremlin guy is kinda lamely unpacking, but he seems kinda flattered and hurries up to the door"

[slingergame] Parker says, "I'm glad *someone* is finally concerned about the kicking sound."

Roger says, "Woah like hey man take a chill pill"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "The thumping? Gabby and I made motions to go towards it earlier."

Roger says, "Uncle Lew makes it to the kitchen finally and there is a great wailing"

Tamyra exclaims, "So, hey! Doc Corbitt lives here, and he was keeping a severed arm!"

Tamyra says, "I think it might be Marc's."

Roger says, "Like hey man should you kids really be in here"

Tamyra exclaims, "Nope!"

Sasha shifty eyes. "No."

Tamyra flashes him a smile, and marches into the house.

Gabrielle exclaims, "He killed marc! or stole his corpse! or something!"

Parker asks, "Where's the rest of it?"

Roger says, "Uncle Lew comes out of the kitchen, weeping, and sort of... cradling? the arm"

Tamyra asks, "Hey, Gremlin, you got a recoreder? Camera?"

Roger says, "The photographer just starts puking everywhere"

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "haha"

Angie exclaims, "Grody!"

Roger says, "The door to the downstairs finally bursts open and... something comes out."

Roger says, "[five minute break]"

[Crows-Nest] Parker exclaims, "Man, this show has too many commercials!"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "Canadian TV sounds terrible"

[Crows-Nest] Angie asks, "It's totally bogus. Who even wants to use THAT much soap?"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle asks, "Cliffhangers in an RPG are so cheesy. Who does that ?!?"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Yeah, like, totally."

Roger says, "It takes you all a moment to parse what you're looking at. It's a leg, a human leg, maybe a woman's? The toenails are painted red. At the top of the leg, instead of a pelvis, there's a head. A human, woman's head. It, she, is staring in two different directions at once. Instead of ears, she has hands. Two left hands. For some reason."

Roger says, "You get to roll Insanity."

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6

Angie rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

Sasha rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2

Gabrielle rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

[slingergame] Sasha is fine :D

[slingergame] Roger says, "Sasha's all, yeah, big whoop, who cares."

[slingergame] Sasha has insanity 3. So values of fine.

Tamyra rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1

[slingergame] Parker is up to 3 now.

Roger says, "The rest of you, not so fine."

Sasha whoa. That's so cool.

Angie screams!

[slingergame] Tamyra asks, "And this time we want to roll low, right?"

Roger says, "Sasha, go ahead and do your thing first."

[slingergame] Roger says, "yeah"

[slingergame] Tamyra is also fine!

[slingergame] Parker says, "Right, you want to roll under your Insanity."

Gabrielle exclaims, "What, but how? That's not marc!"

[slingergame] Tamyra asks, "And we start with 1?"

Sasha walks over to the creature and starts looking intently at it. "This is super cool, guys. Look at this."

[slingergame] Parker says, "If you roll over it, you gain a point of Insanity and get to be insane."

Roger says, "Tamyra is also too cool for school"

Parker says, robotically, "There. Is. Nothing. To. Worry. About."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "I now have 2 insanity."

Parker says, "The police are coming. They will handle this. It's fine. There's *nothing to worry about*."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Wait, no, 3"

Sasha says, "I wonder if there's more in the basement."

Gabrielle exclaims, "i just want to go home!"

Tamyra tries to grab the reporter's camera to take a picture.

Sasha asks, "Maybe we can find Marc?"

[slingergame] Parker says (to Tamyra), "(Yes, we start with 1.)"

Roger says, "You grab the camera from his limp fingers easily."

[slingergame] Tamyra asks, "Is the thing, like, attacking? Or just looking?"

Roger says, "Uncle Lew starts trying to swat the thing with Marc's arm"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Everyone's just kinda staring at everyone at the moment"

Tamyra exclaims, "Lew! That's Marc! Don't!"

Tamyra exclaims, "OK, everyone! Out of the house!"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Pandora just followed up "What Does the Fox Say" with a cover of the same song."

Roger says, "The leg-head hops away upstairs."

Roger says, "thump thump thump"

Sasha ignore Tamyra and heads down into the basement.

Gabrielle exclaims, "I just want to be a cheerleader!"

Tamyra says, "Sasha! Sheesh."

Tamyra says, "Gabby. Go next door and call 911."

Sasha says, "I bet his body is down here."

Parker says (to Tamyra), "It's OK. The police are coming."

Tamyra exclaims, "Great!"

Parker points at the phone. "I just need to stay on the line."

Gabrielle says (to Tamyra), "We already called 911"

Gabrielle asks (of parker), "Did you tell them about the leg monster?"

Roger says (to Parker), "realllllly far way you can hear some tinny voice saying something on the phone"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "ilac"

Parker looks at the leg monster, then at the phone, then at Tamyra.

Parker says (to Tamyra), "There's nothing to worry about."

Tamyra grabs the phone. "Hello?"

Tamyra pats Parker absently on the head.

Roger says (to Sasha), "Downstairs there's some sort of, hrm, lab, I guess"

Roger says, "Kinda looks like the high school chemistry lab"

Sasha says, "Oh man, Marc would have loved this."

Roger says, "Way upstairs it sounds like a picture just got knocked off a wall and broken"

Gabrielle exclaims, "Sasha! Come up from there!"

Gabrielle makes her way towards the stairs.

Tamyra says, "Gabby! Sheesh."

Angie goes to find Sasha, still wielding rolling pins.

Sasha says, "Oh, fine. Moooom." She turns around.

Roger says, "Uncle Lew trudges upstairs with a sort of grim determination"

Sasha still has that knife from earlier. Just in case :D

Tamyra asks (of phone), "Hello?"

Parker follows Gabby and Lew, somewhat absently.

Roger says (to Sasha), "You hear... hrm, what is that? Like a... baby, I guess? Babies makes sounds like that. From somewhere down in here."

Sasha oh!

Gabrielle exclaims, "Oh god! He stole a baby!"

Sasha says, "There's something down here."

Gabrielle runs downstairs.

Sasha says, "We need to save it."

Angie has arrived downstairs.

Sasha looks around.

Roger says, "There's a bunch of cabinets and fridges and freezers and stuff"

Roger says, "A surgical table with a bunch of surgical tools and such"

Angie is twitchy and ready to bash in heads with rolling pins.

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Lew went upstairs; Gabby, Sasha and Angie went downstairs; and Tamyra is still on the main floor?"

Roger says, "Upstairs looks pretty mundane"

[slingergame] Roger says, "I think so? Also photographer guy is on main floor"

[slingergame] Tamyra says, "Yeah. This is a cell phone? If so, I keep trying to talk to it, and grab Gremlin and drag him upstairs with me to get Lew."

[slingergame] Parker says, "OK. Then I was following Lew and Gabby upstairs; when Gabby turned around and ran downstairs, then I just kept following Lew up."

[Crows-Nest] Angie exclaims, "There's a G, A & S leak in the basement!"

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "Thanks, Susan."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Sus-- timing."

Roger says, "Upstairs there's a couple bedrooms, the usual, and this thing hopping around just breaking shit all over"

Roger asks, "Downstairs, you all can definitely hear that weird mewling, but from where?"

[Crows-Nest] Angie is expecting to see the Department arrive to rescue us all.

[slingergame] Parker says, "I feel this thing may merit slightly more description."

[slingergame] Roger says, "The hopping leg thing"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Ha."

[slingergame] Parker says, "Oh, that thing. Right."

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, ""rescue""

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "I mean, maybe they sent one of their competent teams"

Sasha looks under the surgical table and behind cabinets. And incabinets. Purposely avoiding the fridges/freezers.

Parker looks out the front bedroom window, down the street, looking for the police cars.

Tamyra says, "Lew. Give me Marc's arm, and then you can stop that thing."

Tamyra trades him for a table leg.

Roger says, "The uncle takes you up on that offer, but gives you the arm like he's trying to shake your hand with it."

Gabrielle checks in the cabinets.

Tamyra takes it gracefully anyway.

Parker pats Lew on the shoulder reassuringly. "There's nothing to worry about."

Roger says, "In the basement, you eventually open a closet, and whew it does it smell bad in there. Just putrid."

Sasha covers her nose and mouth and peers.

Angie asks, "Grody. What IS it, Sasha?"

Roger says (to Parker), "You do seem to hear sirens, way off in the distance."

Roger says (to Sasha), "give me a 1d6 roll please."

Sasha rolls 1 6-sided die: 4 | 4

Parker says (to Tamyra, Lew), "The police are on their way."

Roger says, "Okay so it smells pretty bad in there but you can see that someone tried to badly obscure a door behind some shelves at the back of the closet."

Sasha says, "There's a door back here."

Parker goes downstairs to share the good news with Gabby, Sasha and Angie.

Sasha forces herself into the closet to try the door, having slipped the knife into her belt.

Gabrielle says, "Be careful Sasha"

Roger says, "The good news is that the door opens easily. The bad news is that this is behind the door:"

Roger | https://imgur.com/a/I4gzKft

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Insanity roll? :)"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle asks, "it's another five minute break, isn't it?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "wellllll... yes, roll insanity. But let's keep going,"

Sasha rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6

Angie rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1

Angie keeps it together.

Sasha screams and tries to close the door.

Gabrielle rolls 1 6-sided die: 2 | 2

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Given that I was on my way down to see them, do I see this, or am I not there yet?"

Roger says, "MA MA MA MA the thing says"

[slingergame] Roger says (to Parker), "I think not yet for you"

Angie says, "Oh, hello. Somebody skipped leg day."

Roger says (to Sasha), "okay roll whatever you can roll"

Angie exclaims, "Now back off before I bash your arms off!"

[slingergame] Sasha asks, "So I think being a jock has given me some strength? And I'm going to roll the insanity die, b/c why the fuck not?"

[slingergame] Sasha asks, "Seem valid?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "sounds good to me"

Sasha rolls 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 2 | 14

[slingergame] Sasha says, "The third is insanity."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "I think we decided earlier."

Roger says, "Well dang girl, you slam that door right in its stupid face."

Sasha runs screaming up the stairs.

Sasha says, "(or tries to)"

Roger says, "Yeah you get upstairs"

Parker crashes into her on his way down!

Angie pushes a table against the door!

Parker says cheerily to Sasha, "It's OK! Help is on the way!"

Parker smiles.

Roger says, "You two tangle up on the stairs and there's a bored police officer in the front door saying "hey you kids what's all this then?""

Sasha says, "GO GO GO GO GO. We have to get out of here." She pushes Parker.

Parker asks, "There's nothing to worry about...?"

Roger says, "Hey cmon y'all settle down now"

Parker exclaims, "Hello officer!"

Sasha no.

Parker says, "We found an arm."

Parker says, "It's... I'm not sure where it is now."

Sasha says, "Hellbeast. Thing. In basement. GET OUT."

Tamyra, after Lew dispatches the leg/head (I assume?) takes his hand. "You did it. Marc would be proud. Thank you."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Oh, I misunderstood the bit where only Sasha had to roll insanity."

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "Yeah I dunno that anyone else could see it."

Parker says, "But it's alright! You're here now."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "It's okay you could see it if you wanted to"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Let's say I did."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "(I kept it together)"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "What, it was you all along???"

Roger says, "Alright now let's just be calm and OH MY GOSH WHO IS THAT COMING DOWN THE STAIRS HEY BUDDY"

Tamyra exclaims, "Hello, Officer!"

Parker says (to Officer), ""*There's nothing to worry about.*""

Roger says, "Uncle Lew, covered in blood and looking more crazed than usual, is coming down the stairs with a table leg in one hand and an empty rye bottle in the other"

Tamyra leads both Lew and Gremlin down the stairs, Gremlin dude first.

Gabrielle exclaims (at police), "don't shoot! it's lew!"

Roger says, "The officer just kinda starts backing away from all y'all down the porch"

Tamyra . o O ( Whew )

Roger says, "Then an upstairs window breaks and the officer takes a flying kick to the head from the leg-head thing"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "Wait, I thought Lew dispatched it? Did it get up again?"

Sasha just screams some more.

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "yeah well Lew doesn't always do all that Lew says Lew does"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "Ha"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "The question is whose blood he was covered with."

Angie exclaims, "Arms! Legs! Heads! Things!"

Tamyra asks (of Angie), "What, downstairs?"

Parker says (to Leg thing), "It's OK. The police are here."

Roger says, "The thing starts hopping away down the street but gets hit by a car."

Parker exclaims (at Leg thing), "There's nothing to worry about!"

Roger says, "The driver gets out. It's Corbitt. He looks pretty upset."

Sasha OH SHIT.

Parker watches the car and the leg thing and the collision fairly impassively.

Parker says (to Offier), "That's Mr. Corbitt. His kitchen is where we found the arm."

Angie exclaims, "He's a homicidal maniac!"

Sasha pulls the knife from her belt.

Roger says, "The officer appears to be taking a little nap right at the moment."

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "(afk laundry again)"

Sasha isn't sure whether to run or freeze or attack the doctor.

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "okay let's break for 5"

Parker says (to Officer, completely ignoring the fact that he's unconscious)), "But help is here now. Mr. Corbitt has something to worry about."

Parker walks over to Mr. Corbitt. "Hello, Mr. Corbitt!"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "(back!)"

[Crows-Nest] Parker exclaims (at Tamyra), "Just in time for a break!"

Roger says, "Corbitt looks up from the leg he's holding. 'Hey, you're that Pryce-Vanderbeek kid. What are you doing over here?'"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "A new leg?"

Roger says, "He kinda takes in the entire tableau"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "no, the leg-head thing"

Roger says, "Uncle Lew just sits down on the porch, trying to swig from an empty bottle"

Parker just smiles beatifically at Corbitt and swings a rightt cross at his jaw.

Roger says, "He's patting the table leg in a disturbing fashion"

Tamyra takes pictures with Gremlin's camera.

Roger says (to Parker), "Okay roll that up buddy"

[slingergame] Parker says, "This is not in my skill set, but I definitely want to include my Insanity die."

Parker rolls 2 6-sided dice: 4 5 | 9

[slingergame] Parker says, "Five! And it's the Insanity die that rolled highest."

[slingergame] Roger asks, "hmmm yeah so I think that means you get an Insanity check too, right?"

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

[slingergame] Parker asks, "What does it mean if you equal?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Well you don't get any better"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Hee."

[slingergame] Roger says, "so more of the same, I'll say"

Parker exclaims (at Corbitt), "That was for Marc!"

Roger says, "Parker lays that smack down"

Roger says, "The leg-head thing hops away into the bushes"

[slingergame] Parker says, "I was hoping to lay him out cold, but I don't know if that's reasonable for a 13/14 year old."

[slingergame] Parker says, "So I'll go with whatever is reasonable."

Roger says, "Corbitt falls down and he's an old man, at least from appearances"

Roger says, "Okay so Corbitt's out, police is out, Lew is sat, Gremlin is kinda done... anyone else wanna do something, now would be good"

Gabrielle chases the leg thing.

Parker shouts to everyone. "It's OK! Help is *here*. And there's nothing to worry about!"

Roger says (to Gabrielle), "You can roll for it"

Angie helps Gabby!

Sasha watches Corbitt go down and relaxes a little, still holding her knife.

Roger exclaims, "You can help!"

Angie says, "(by waving rolling pins and running and yelling)"

Roger says, "You can *try* to help"

Angie says (to Roger), "yeah, totally"

Roger says, "So everyone roll and we'll see"

Gabrielle rolls 1 6-sided die: 1 | 1

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "I'm going to use an insanity die"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "yeah ok"

Angie rolls 2 6-sided dice: 1 1 | 2

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "Ha ha."

Roger says, "Y'all are just the worst."

[Crows-Nest] Parker exclaims (at Roger), "Hey! I successfully beat up an old man!"

Roger says, "You get there just in time to see it roll into a storm sewer and vanish"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "At least the armbeast is still in the house."

Roger asks, "Okay so once more around the table: anything else anyone wants or needs to do?"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Does Angie get another Insanity check?"

Gabrielle says, "I'm sure it's floating down there"

Parker is pretty content with the current situation. Everything is fine now.

Tamyra goes to the police car, and tries to turn on the radio thing.

[slingergame] Roger says, "hrm well no I think it'll be okay"

Roger says (to Tamyra), "yeah you think you get it turned on"

Angie goes back to the basement to make sure the door is closed shut!

Angie doesn't want Mr Arms to get away.

Tamyra says, "Uh, hello? The officer got kicked in the head by a... I dunno, some creature. It ran away, but we need more help."

Parker will follow along behind anyone who seems to know where they're going.

Roger says (to Angie), "The door does seem to be reliably shut."

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Which in this case, I think is Angie?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Sure"

Parker placidly watches Angie with the door.

Angie puts her ear against the door. Does she hear any sound?

Sasha doesn't know what to do with herself. She just kind of stands there.

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "I'm tempted. I'm really tempted."

[Crows-Nest] Parker asks, "Should I?"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle exclaims, "Do it!"

Tamyra says, "There's something weird going on at [address] and we need, I dunno, porbably a hazmat unit."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "I'm ready to wind things down here"

Parker helps Angie open the door!

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "Also, I have no idea what you mean"

Angie exclaims, "Wait!"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "This may be a contested roll?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Sure if you're going head-to-head on it"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "You bet I'm gonna stop you from opening this door"

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 3 | 3

Angie rolls 2 6-sided dice: 3 1 | 4

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "And my insanity die was lower. Yay"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Totally rad."

Roger says, "I'm pretty open to Insanity-based rerolls at this point too, if you want"

[slingergame] Parker exclaims, "OK!"

Parker rolls 2 6-sided dice: 5 2 | 7

Angie says, "nooooo"

[slingergame] Parker asks, "Five! Alas, my insantity die was still lower, but I get an I check for doing the reroll, right?"

Gabrielle exclaims, "wait! I also want to stop him!"

Gabrielle rolls 2 6-sided dice: 3 4 | 7

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Only if it's higher, it looks like."

Roger says, "Okay there's lots of pushing and shoving"

Roger says, "But the door opens a crack"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Oh no."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "We're doomed."

Roger says, "And a whole lot of little baby fingers slip around the edge"

Roger says, "But the struggle isn't decided yet"

Angie says, "Jerk face! Oh, no, no no no no"

[slingergame] Parker says (to Sasha), "Oh, OK."

[slingergame] Parker says, "(I admit, at this point, I'm just hoping to drive Parker's insanity up to 5.)"

Parker says (to Fingers), "It's OK! There's nothing to worry about."

Parker smiles at Angie.

Roger says, "This is the first time Parker has seen *this* thing, so he can roll Insanity now if he wants"

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 5 | 5

[slingergame] Parker says, "Fail! I'm up to 4."

[slingergame] Roger says, "nic"

[slingergame] Roger says, "e"

Angie tries to knee Parker in the gr*** and push the door shut again.

Parker asks (of Angie), "But... help is here now?"

Roger says, "okay that sounds like a contested roll"

Parker rolls 1 6-sided die: 6 | 6

[Crows-Nest] Angie asks, "Hm, do I want to use insanity die AND the fact that I'm streetwise?"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "If you can get a six, we re-roll."

Roger says, "dang he's using that white privledge die now"

Angie rolls 3 6-sided dice: 3 4 1 | 8

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "My insanity is not high enough to just stab him, right?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Hey if you wanna stab or rolling-pin him or whatever, well"

Parker says, very confused, "But... there's nothing to worry about..."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "Parker missed the 'knee to the groin' bit"

Roger says, "Parker is no longer bothered by matters of the flesh"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "But I succeeded! 6 vs 4."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "yeah he's fine"

Gabrielle rolls 2 6-sided dice: 4 4 | 8

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Gabby if you want to do something, well do it"

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "ah"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "okay this is a different contested roll by Parker, I'm going to say, so Parker go ahead"

Gabrielle tries to stab him in the hand or something.

Parker puts his hands up. "It's *alright*!"

Parker shakes his head, backing away. "There's nothing to worry about!"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "(I'm conceding.)"

Roger says, "Gabby successfully stabs one of Parker's fingers right off"

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "(You have fended me off successfully.)"

Roger says, "The little tiny grabby hands grab it right up"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "When we resolve the downstairs, I'm going to try to run across the street to get the butler guy. We need an adul-- Oh jeez."

Roger says, "The door is well and truly open now"

Roger says, "Many young hands and legs are groping their way into the basement, following the scent of blood"

[slingergame] Parker asks (of Roger), "Do I need an I check for that, or am I well beyond caring about my own severed finger?"

[slingergame] Roger says, "Yeah I'm going to say that is not going to bother you at this point"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "Oh, all this was in the basement?"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "Oh! Yeah. Yeah it is."

[Crows-Nest] Sasha says, "Yeah. I think it's just us upstairs. And NPCs."

[Crows-Nest] Angie exclaims, "Duh! Yeah!"

Roger says, "Elsewhere, above, there's a whole lot of fire and police and reporters and helicopters and stuff showing up on the scene"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Oh, good. Nevermind."

Parker wanders outside to meet them, merrily waving to him with his bloody four-fingered hand.

[slingergame] Parker says, "To *them*, I mean."

Parker says, "Hello! Help is here; help is here."

Roger asks, "Alright so NOW is there any final things that anyone would lik to do?"

[slingergame] Sasha says, "Nope."

Gabrielle asks, "Scream like mad?"

Sasha continues to brandish her knife.

[slingergame] Tamyra exclaims, "Yeah, seems OK!"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Well, I was hoping to get my insanity up to five so I could try out the 'Suppressing Knowledge' part of the rules."

Angie bash everything in sight with rolling-pins!

[slingergame] Parker says, "But alas."

Angie yell!

[slingergame] Tamyra asks, "Where are the rules, now that we're done?"

[slingergame] Parker says, "Ha ha."

[slingergame] Parker says, "http://catchyourhare.com/files/Cthulhu%20Dark.pdf"

Roger says, "Okay so The Authorities show up and we fade away to Six Months Later"

Roger says, "Doctor Bernard Corbitt was investigated for irregularities in the disposal of human remains but fled while on bail; current location unknown."

Roger says, "Uncle Lew and Gremlin are both committed indefinitely for acute schizophrenia and delusional paranoia."

Roger says, "The house was quarantined by the CDC and remains condemned."

[slingergame] Sasha says, "I bet kids dare each other to go in."

Roger says, "People continue to report a large white feral housecat at large in the neighbourhood."

[slingergame] Gabrielle asks, "Is that the leg thing?"

Roger says, "The 911 tapes and one roll of photographic film are in a poorly-labelled box in a warehouse."

[slingergame] Roger says, "reckon so"

Roger asks, "What happened to the player characters?"

Roger says, "(that's your prompt, players.)"

[slingergame] Parker says, "It takes time to type! :)"

Gabrielle says, "Gabby never made it out of that basement. A few weeks later, she reappeared in school. People sometimes wonder why she doesn't change with the other girls anymore. Or eat at the cafeteria."

[slingergame] Roger says, "nice"

Sasha's parents dragged her off to a psychiatrist because she stopped speaking except to gibber madly and the screaming, oh god, the screaming. She's on some pretty heavy meds. she's dropped out of all the sports.

Sasha says, "Mostly she sleeps."

Sasha says, "(And dreams...)"

Parker spent some time in the best psychiatric and medical facilities money can buy. His proesthetic finger looks very realistic. His doctors are all pleased with his progress, and he's even been able to keep up with his schoolwork there due to some excellent private tutors. He's apparently made a full recovery and is going home this week. The physicians all agree with him that, at this point, 'There is nothing to worry about.'

Roger says, "Considering a run in politics, perhaps."

[slingergame] Parker exclaims, "Perhaps!"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle exclaims, "Both pretty nice!"

[slingergame] Parker says, "'Vote Pryce Vandermund: Help Is Here!'"

Roger asks, "Tamyra, are you still with us?"

Roger asks, "Or Angie?"

Tamyra managed to return the arm to Marc's remains, and saw it properly buried. A few months later, she remembers she still has the bottle of pills, but, seeing how other things have panned out, never turns it in. She studies chemistry and journalism in high school, and years later, becomes an investigative journalist for an independent local newspaper. A scene, 7 years later: "Hey, Tamyra! Got the latest sales reports from that pharmacist. Don't know why you keep paying for that, but..." Tamyra scans the report, then pulls out a crumpled piece of paper with scrawled notes on it. One of the lines is an exact match for several chemicals and percentages. "There you are, you old bastard. I'm coming for you."

Roger says, "Good, good."

Angie has become totally paranoid and is still hunting the Leg Monster. She's made some 'anti-monster' weapons and is convinced that there are more out there. She collects newspaper cuttings of similar incidents, and has given up on smoking weed because it dulls her focus. Whatever those things are, wherever they are... she needs to be ready.

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle exclaims, "ha!"

[slingergame] Roger asks, "So, everyone ready to revisit this in 2019?"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "That was an excellent DoUA prequel"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra asks, "What's DoUA?"

Roger asks, "THE END ...?"

Roger says, "Good work, players etc."

[slingergame] Parker asks, "You mean, 30 years later?"

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "Department"

[slingergame] Roger says, "how time flies"

Gabrielle exclaims, "Good work, Roger!"

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "Oh, Department! Got it."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says (to Gabrielle), "Ha."

[Crows-Nest] Parker says, "I would be happy to consider this canon."

[Crows-Nest] Tamyra says, "I was trying to work out a Dawn of Unearthed Armies something."

Roger says, "I'm glad I didn't overprep this because wow I did not need to use very much, which was good for me! Glad you all embraced it."

Gabrielle says, "We brought our usual mix of chaos and incompetence"

Tamyra exclaims, "Thanks; it was fun!"

Angie says, "It was totally rad."

Tamyra says, "It was interesting to me to see how dumb characters in horror movies really are ;-)"

Parker says, "FYI: If I had made it up to 5, I was planning to find a big bucket and garden hose in the garage, siphon some gas out of Lew's car, and burn the place to the ground."

Tamyra says, "And how hard it is to be sensible and yet still have a story."

Roger says, "That would have been good too"

Gabrielle says, "That would've also been a good ending"

Parker says (to Roger), "Also, thanks! That was much fun."

Parker says (to Tamyra), "Failing insanity checks gives you a great excuse to stop being sensible."

Roger says, "I did occasionally feel like this was not quite enough system, but I could be wrong."

Parker says, "For a one-shot, I think it worked fine."

Roger says, "Yeah, fair point."

Parker says, "I'm not sure I could see it working for anything longer than that, though."

Roger says, "Also a Cthulhu game without a single research check"

Roger says, "Well... the stories didn't have a lot of recurring characters, I guess"

Parker exclaims, "I was amazed that not a single one of us went for the Nerd role!"

Roger says, "Heh well sure look where that got marc"

Gabrielle says, "ha ha"

Angie says, "totally."

Roger says, "Also thanks for not pushing on the mystery too hard because I still have no idea how that guy really died"

Sasha says, "Sorry, went AFK for a few minute, so catching up, but that was great, thank you, Roger."

Angie says, "The plot killed him."

Gabrielle asks, "how did he die in the adventure?"

Roger says, "He doesn't exist in the adventure! It's just Mr Corbitt dropping some mystery arm"

Roger says, "So I built that all from scratch"

Parker exclaims, "Huh!"

Gabrielle says, "Nice"

Parker says, "That would explain how he jumped between being a Mr. and a Dr."

Roger says, "Well he is supposed to be a medical-ish guy"

Gabrielle says, "Homeopathic necromancer"

Roger says, "But I felt like I needed to get Tamyra back into the main of things"

Hunter goes home.

Hunter arrives at home.

Roger says, "Also the original house doesn't even have a garage"

Parker asks, "You just put that in to keep us from slashing his tires?"

Roger says, "It seemed like a good idea"

Roger says, "Also there was obituaries and journals and just a bunch of crap; this might not be as much of a spoiler for the printed adventure as I first warned."

Gabrielle asks, "are you supposed to kill that thing in the basement?"

Roger says, "Probably."

Roger says, "But since the rules say 'ha ha no you will die', you know, maybe not"

Gabrielle asks, "that's all Cthulhu games, though, isn't it?"

Angie says, "Ehh, dynamite and fire generally works."

Roger says, "It kinda depends. TNT remains a pretty viable option a lot of the time, yeah."

Gabrielle says, "not in our group"

Gabrielle says, "combat was always pretty intense"

Roger says, "Lovecraft himself went both ways with it."

Angie says, "Anyhow, fun time."

Gabrielle says, "indeed"

Roger says, "Yeah! I think we can probably wrap the transcript and such. I'll be around."

[Crows-Nest] Angie says, "I hope my attempt to mimick '80's speech wasn't too grating"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "It was about right."

[Crows-Nest] Gabrielle says, "Totes"