Dm Zyren / Heart of Madness |
Professor Armitage ponders about that for a moment, he seems to try to recall his meeting with Haverson as good as he can
The tiny tattoo was on the inner face of his left wrist...it was a black tree with large roots. The whole thing might have had the size of a dime. If I could only access my notes back in my office at the Miskatonic University...I have minutes of all of our meetings.
James Chilcott |
"Good afternoon Mrs. Hobbes. I do apologise for keeping what I am sure are most delightful sandwiches waiting, but we got a tad distracted on our return journey from the bus and ended up stopping in at Mr Osbourne's establishment for a bite to eat. Perhaps you could save the sandwiches for later? It appears that our little group may be staying in Dunwich a little longer than expected and I am sure we will grow peckish later in the day."
James studiously ignores the mention of police sirens, not wanting to have to explain their source.
"While our dietary needs are for the moment met, but perhaps Mrs. Hobbes you could help us in another fashion? As we are remaining in Dunwich for at least another day we are in somewhat dire need of a telephone. Unfortunately there appears to have been some form of mishap with the distributing centre and the phonelines are down. Would you happen to know where in the village said distributing centre is, so that we might enquire as to the timeframe for its repair?"
Dm Zyren / Heart of Madness |
Mrs Hobbes gets up and while saying something to Mr. Cheeps you cannot comprehend, he gets the plate with sandwiches for Murphy.
Here you are Mr. Murphy. Turkey with corn and lettuce. The telephone distributing centre is at Mrs. Cranes home. She is responsible for it. But I do also have a telephone...but I use it very rarely, tee-hee...whom should I call...
She appears a bit sad now and walks over to Mr. Cheep's cage.
Dr. Victor Alden |
Victor looks grave before saying This seems a bit too much happening at once to be coincidence. I suggest several rules from here on out if everyone is amenable. One, no one goes anywhere alone. Two, when we do go anywhere at least one person needs to be armed. I am not trying to be an alarmist but I firmly believe that luck favors the prepared. Also, does anyone have any skills with radio operation? Perhaps we can get some insight into the town and it's activities if we can monitor the radio bands?
Charlie Poolsworth |
"Yeah, 'cause if the car is still there... and we can sneak to it and make a break for it, that might solve everything. Just so you guys know, I can drive like the devil when I need to. Did a lot of work on car chase scenes back in the day..."
Charlie stands as if to go, then turns to the group, "Alright, Victor. Those sound good. Who wants to go look for the car with Mr. Cummings and I? If not, who wants to lend us a weapon? I'm afraid I haven't got one, and his got confiscated back at the general store."
Daniel Tauber |
[b]"Very good, Dr. Alden. I was just thinking of proposing remarcable similar 'rules' myself. Unfortunatly I have neither experience with radio operations, nor am armed. Still, I will accompany whichever band thinks it can need my purely untrained help best."[b]
Just collapsing after a 39 hour work day. Sorry if there are any grave errors in thi post...
James Chilcott |
"I had thought I'd go have a looksee at the distribution centre, bit of a dab hand with electronics y'see. But if everyone else is going off to find a car I don't wish to find myself stranded in dunwich alone, so I think I'll join you." James picks up his briefcase and follows after the rest of his new found companions in weirdness.
"My tools remain in my trunk, which remains on the bus anyway. So there was probably very little I could have done with the phonelines."
Dm Zyren / Heart of Madness |
Together you decide to leave Mr. Hobbes' house and walk back to the store, where Cummings left his car.
And indeed, staying in a safe distance of about 200m you spot Cummings' Ford which is still standing in front of the store.
We won't fit all into the car I guess?
Cummings remarks. The professor harrumphes and answers
I don't think I'm in danger. I will stay here until the investigation is over then.
Daniel Tauber |
"Are you sure that would be a good idea? Many people have seen us together, including the detective you identified as one of those cultists - and told we were on a field trip together. I am afraid, if we are in danger through this folk, so are you, Professor."
Daniel looks worried at the car, trying to figure out a way to fit six passngers onto its seats.
Daniel Tauber |
"Stealing a car might give us more trouble than it is worth. Remember Miller is a Lawman. Right now he could have persecuted us as suspects, right after we flee the town. If we are straightup criminals, he might have too easy a time to persuade policemen across the country to use force to stop us - and if we do make it out of here, we would have a much harder time persuading a judge or an attorney, that we were just fearing for our lives when we ran from a detective."
Turning back to the Professor, Daniel thinks a moment.
"They might even know that. They knew without doubt, he was talking to somebody. No way to know what they did to him before he died, but he could have spilled who it was. One more reason you, of all, should not stay here."
Murphy O. |
You don't want to leave us, do you? I said four days, remember?
"Well we figured a drive for some country air might do us the world of good there Jack, so thats just what we are intending on doing. Any law against going for a relaxing country drive in your fine locality? News stories don't write themselves, and this man has an honest living to learn looking for more stories around here eh?"
Dr. Victor Alden |
Victor narrows his eyes at the man. How dare they keep us here! Hole in the gas tank indeed! What sort of fool does he take us for.
Oh well it looks like the fates are conspiring against us my friends. Thank you ever so much for find out about the hole in the gas tank. That would have been a problem to find out about on the road. Come on lads lets head back, maybe we can take a stroll around town instead. Victor will start heading back into town, hoping the others will follow after. Once they are out of earshot and eyesight of Miller he will stop them and have a quick conversation.
Well if we didn't know before that we were being kept here against our will we sure do now. This just got a lot more serious boys. We need to figure out what's going on and quick. Professor, my apologies for involving you in this.
Charlie Poolsworth |
"Well now what do we do? With the car out of the question... we could walk to that farmstead you mentioned, Professor, or we could find somewhere safe to spend the night. I'm feeling more and more uncomfortable about spending another night in this town, though, especially now. It might even be a good idea to go into hiding."
Daniel Tauber |
"I agree, I do not want to spend another night here, but where would we hide? simply in the open under some tree, I have my doubts that would be any safer - and after what happened in that cellar, I am not sure I want to look for a cave or grove ore something like that. I spend a good deal of my late years looking for some dry and safe place to lie down"
- Danile takes a deep breath, realizing what he just admitted in front of a group of more or less strangers - "but I never felt so lost and scared as I do now.
Dr. Alden, you look a bit like the adventurer type I used to portrait, back in the days. Do you have any idea where we could find a place to hide? While I do think taking a visit to that Whati...Whatsy...Whatever Farm is a good idea, I somehow doubt our worries and our stay here will end there..."
James Chilcott |
"I'd add my vote for heading for the Whateley Farm, staying in a building with lockable or at least barricadable doors sounds a much better idea than camping out in the woods somewhere. As to our 'troubles' as you so delicately describe them Daniel, I don't think they'll be ending until we finally find a way to leave Dunwich."
Daniel Tauber |
"Staying here, we are an even better target. Dusk could be a problem, but once it IS dark, think of it as protection. We are pretty far from the big city, here, dark means dark.As long as we don't carry light, they will have trouble shooting us.
Anyway, once we are out of sight for possible villagers that are not part of the problem, it will not even matter to Miller under which circumstances he shot us - if he intends to do so - who would check if he makes up a story where he shot shady figures in the night to find out he really did it in broad daylight? Probably no one."
Daniel Tauber |
"Take only what is necessary. We do not want to look as if we are laving town, after all. I know, it is easy to say for someone who owns little more then what fits in a small suitcase, but I really think it would be best.
What should you tell her? Perhaps something about that field trip? The less know about our destination, the better it is. Sure, they will probably figure it out or even follow us, but there is no need to voluntarily increase that chance."
Dr. Victor Alden |
We should go together. We can tell her we were going back to the bus to get some things we had left. Since I don't believe that is in the direction of the Whately Farm we should be able to circle around to go in our true direction, hopefully throwing them off our trail for a little while.