Mar. 14th, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Do we have new people here - twins or two girls who look really, really similar? They might have been walking in the hallway last night and talking about the maze.
RICHIE The mist brought us a whole mountain of people from Panem. There's something I want to tell you before you hear it elsewhere but it's kind of hard to talk about. It feels like a conversation we should have face to face but it's also the kind of conversation I don't want to have literally at all soooo I don't know. Eugh. Maybe I can just whisper it under your door.
ALISON Hey girl! Just wanted to check in. Everything still sunny in the love nest?
MOBIUS Happy Monday, sweet Mobius! A dear friend of mine arrived recently and she's wondering if there is anyone who can do something about her night terrors. I'm hoping you might be able to give me two names: One of a magical person who can just [...] do something about it, and the other of a therapist who might actually be able to help her sort through a lot of very intense, very traumatic stuff.She's a Victor andI don't know how much you know aboutLike very, very intense, very, very traumatic stuff. Thanks! 💖
Shit. Wait.
Goddamnit.
Okay fuck it.
Was it that thing? Vecna? Did it get me?WARNINGS mentions of canon-compliant violence and character death
ARRIVAL
The thick, ghastly haze of the mist, once practically opaque to the naked eye, fades and opens up to a nostalgic homegrown New England town. A friendly gazebo, freshly painted white sits on a neatly mown lawn at the center of the town square. Vehicles stop at the redlight while locals cross the street, birds chirp in the trees, and a school bus stops to pick up a few children in oversized backpacks. Pedestrians walk by you without a second glance. Did they not see you suddenly appearing out of nowhere? How could they not have noticed that all encompassing fog? And why doesn’t your obviously otherworldly attire catch their attention? This appears to be a small, close knit community. And it’s clear you’re not from around these parts.
But these are simply the first of many mysteries you’re about to discover.
The further you investigate your new surroundings, the more ominous this seemingly quaint and colloquial town becomes. There’s something dark beneath its pleasant guise. You can’t shake the chill at the back of your neck and the sense that someone—or something—is watching you. Then there’s the odd graffiti on the alleyway walls and the way the locals talk about certain locations. And while the mist is gone, there are places in town that make you reminisce about the mist. Places that feel supernaturally thin. Thin enough to let in whispers from the other side. Or maybe even screams.
And don’t worry if you hear laughter or the jingling chimes of carnival coming from the rain gutters in the street. That’s just your imagination. There’s nothing down there.
Nothing that floats.