the shadow before

TIME UPDATE

Sunday, January 7th - Saturday, January 13th
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7th
Weather: Sunny;34°/19°

EVENTS
→ There is no change to the stone angels in the cemetery, although the feelings of euphoria have faded. 

→ There is another eviscerated deer carcass on the road leading into town, but no sign of what kind of wild animal might have killed it.   

MONDAY, JANUARY 8th:
Weather: Strong winds and snow around noon, lasting well into the night;22°/14°

EVENTS
 → It's back to school for the students of Point Pleasant. The high school students will be greeted with posters all over the school announcing the Winter Formal, which will take place on January 20th. The theme will be 'Winter In Paris'. The school play, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' also opens this coming Friday night! 

 →  This is as normal of a day as anyone could hope for. 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9th:
Weather: Partly cloudy, but it's still snowing;40°/16°

EVENTS
→ Those injured in the fog feel a bit lethargic when they wake up today. They may be cranky, and they may be just fine attitude-wise, but they're incredibly tired and low energy... at least until they're around other people. Being around other people make them feel... great, actually. Like an injection of dopamine without having to exercise. The longer they're around certain people, the better they feel - productive, happy and maybe an odd, mild sense of invincibility. 

Unfortunately, the people they're spending time with will find it hard to keep up with their energetic enthusiasm - in fact, those *people will start to feel lethargic and exhausted themselves until all they want to do is pass out or sleep. This feeling will mostly go away when they finally part ways, although a small sense of lethargy remains.

  * The dreamers are completely immune to this. Should a dreamer be around any of those injured in the fog, nothing changes in either's mood, though the dreamer may pick up on an "odd" sort of vibe from the fog person, something they can't really explain and may just dismiss as nothing.

This behavior will continue on and off throughout the rest of the week for those injured in the fog. 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10th:
Weather: Snow tapers off around six o'clock in the morning and the skies remain gray and cloudy the rest of the day;31°/10°

EVENTS
→ A quiet day in Point Pleasant.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11th:
Weather: Snow showers all day;21°/7°

EVENTS
→ Another quiet day in town. The snow is so beautiful!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12th:
Weather: Clear and sunny skies, but it's not warm enough to melt any of the snow just yet;18°/7°

EVENTS
→ Tonight is the opening night of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the high school at 7pm. Shows will also be available on Saturday at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults!

→ The dreamers probably thought their shared dreams were more or less over - but that's not the case, sadly. Tonight things are a little different than their other dreams. For one, they remain in Point Pleasant, rather than on the road leading out of town. Only this Point Pleasant - Main Street to be exact - doesn't look like the town they know. This town is cold and muted with dark colors, covered in filth and pulsing membrane all over the buildings and cars. It smells damp, and stale, and seems like it's completely devoid of human life - those pulsing veins and membrane certainly seem like they could be alive. Honestly, the scene is like something you might see in a sci-fi - or horror - movie. It's also eerily quiet, but thankfully in this dream, the four can move and speak to one another. 

They're not there for very long before a thick fog starts to roll down Main Street in their direction. The fog will be familiar to them, including the large dark shadow that is coming with it, except this time there are smaller, dark shapes that appear to be people. This seems to trigger the dreamers' "abilities", except that Nic's magic and Neil's lightning affinity are uncontrollable, manifesting in ways that create a somewhat chaotic situation. Jules will help them wake up from their "dream" with her own ability, though not before Carson unexpectedly begins to shift into a werewolf.

The dreamers will wake up at the same time, and they'll be able to smell the stale stench of the town in their dream, and their bodies will feel sore and bruised. Neil may find parts of his room or bed are singed from a fire that's gone out - Nic's bed or floor may be covered in water - Jules's hands will be blistered and red and Carson... he's going to wake up feeling a bit animalistic and incredibly hungry for meat, preferably human... that urge should pass fairly quickly... hopefully.

... funnily enough those injured in the fog will all wake up at the exact same time as the dreamers. They won't feel bruised, or smell anything odd, but they'll have the deep-seated knowledge that someone out there is a danger to them. 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th:
Weather: Oh look, it's snowing again;13°/-2°

EVENTS
→ After dark there are a few sightings of an oddly tall, skinny man roaming around town, wearing a pinstriped suit and a bowler hat. No one can see his face under his hat but for his bright, toothy smile. You might see him on the street smiling at you, or maybe in your backyard. If you call the police or go outside to investigate, he'll be gone (thankfully). He also makes a few very unwanted appearances in the yards of the people in town who have encountered him in the past. Injuries that they may have received during those encounters will start to ache something fierce until the Dark Man is gone.

→  Close to nine o'clock at night, anyone who has had scary or strange experiences in town (so, everyone?) will feel insanely cold. The memory of their experience, no matter how mild, will be as clear in their head as if it happened that morning. For most people, they'll probably remain shaken and uneasy for a while, because it almost feels like an ominous warning. Other people, depending on who they are, may dismiss it as a bad memory and go about their evening choosing to ignore it completely, because denial is a beautiful thing. 

Birthdays: