hell is a place on earth

AROUND 8AM SHUSTER/WALKER HOUSE - The last few days have been a little too eventful, giving Paige a lot to think about while laying in bed at night: so much so, that she's been experiencing more interrupted sleep than any actual rest. While she's in the kitchen, Paige spots a small crowd gathering outside through the window. Curious, she goes outside to investigate.

AROUND 8:15AM OAK GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD - Someone was busy last night. There are notes and fake signs posted throughout the neighborhood — some pinned to trees, others taped to doors, even a few underfoot as people scramble to take them down — and all of them have letter cutouts, meaning someone didn't want their handwriting recognized.

AROUND 8:30AM RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD - As more people discover notes, the louder the buzz of conversation is getting. The morning started off as quiet and peaceful, the sun shining bright and unobscured to promise a nice day, but Paige had a gut feeling things were quickly headed south. She was one of the few walking around to try and make sense of it all, rather than just standing and gossiping about what the different notes meant.

AROUND 8:45AM COMMUNAL CAMPFIRE - Surprisingly, there's no one around when Paige approaches. It takes her a few moments to place the noise she hears, a flap of paper moved every once and awhile by a breeze. When she finds it, there's another beat of silence while she processes what it's saying, and then she's reaching forward to snatch it up before the community at large can see it.

( Are you sorry? )

AROUND 8:47AM COMMUNAL CAMPFIRE - It turns out, Paige wasn't as alone as she'd thought.

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