the shadow before

TIME UPDATE

Sunday, January 21st - Saturday, January 27
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21st
Weather: Partly sunny;43°/28°

EVENTS
→  For those in constant close proximity to anyone affected by the fog, they're likely feeling incredibly lethargic, almost zombie-like in how they function if they're able to function at all. Some may be unable to do anything but sleep, and their health isn't looking great. They're getting the brunt of it, but it seems like a lot of people around town are feeling extremely tired. It's like the town has come down with widespread case of chronic fatigue syndrome.

 →  Those affected by the fog are realizing now that they feel their best around people. The more people the better. Yes, they notice what's happening to everyone else, healthwise, but that empathy and concern are quickly fading, if it's not completely gone already. Being enveloped in a constant euphoric high is the most natural thing in the world to them. Something is definitely guiding them, assuring them that they deserve this. How they chose to deal with the dreamers is up to them.

MONDAY, JANUARY 22nd:
Weather: Sporadic snow showers. By evening, a light fog begins to cover the ground of the town. It doesn't grow any higher than a foot or so, but it lingers;36°/21°

EVENTS
 → The hospital is getting a lot of admissions of people who seem to be near comatose, though doctors can't seem to find anything physically wrong with them. There are nearly a dozen deaths by the end of the day with nothing to attribute a cause to. It's alarming, but the doctors and nurses still feeling well enough to work have to soldier on, because more people are showing up for help.

  → Those not completely zombie-like aren't quite themselves either. They're becoming aggressive and at times, violent. Calls into the police station skyrocket, which proves to be an issue with some of the deputies also out of commission. Things feel like they're spiraling out of control, and quickly.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 23rd:
Weather: Partly cloudy with a few rain showers. The fog continues, though it doesn't grow, or cause any obvious issues the way it has before.;37°/28°

EVENTS
→ The fog people are able to literally feel themselves feeding off of others now. It's like smoking a drug, only better. No one is off-limits anymore. Not kids, or spouses. The more they feed, the stronger they feel. They know they're preparing this town for something bigger than themselves, and incredible power is promised to them.

→  If someone is not nearly comatose at this point, they're likely to be found either completely apathetic to what is happening, or raging with violence, without any concern for law enforcement... which is fine, as they're not really feeling the need to uphold the law anymore either.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24th:
Weather: Cloudy, gray skies all day. The fog on the ground is getting thicker. A pretty strong wind storm comes through town after 10pm;37°/18°

EVENTS
→ The town feels essentially lawless at this point. No one seems to have the energy or the mind to leave.

→   Around ten o'clock, a strong windstorm takes over Point Pleasant. It knocks out power to the entire town.

 →  By midnight, the wind dies down and the power to the town clicks back on.    

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25th:
Weather: Sunny;25°/12°

EVENTS
→ It's not too long after 12am this morning that whatever illness had spread through the town begins to lift. People are starting to feel like themselves again. Some are feeling one hundred percent better almost immediately. Others may take a day or two. No one really knows what the hell happened. The cops don't have any explanation either.

→  There are reports that nearly a dozen citizens have gone missing. Namely those who had been injured in the fog awhile back. A lot of people unaffected by the disappearances don't give it much thought. What else is new in Point Pleasant? Given the state of things, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch that they ditched town like rational people would have.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26th:
Weather: Clear skies;30°/19°

EVENTS
→ A lovely, quiet day in Point Pleasant.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27th:
Weather: Sunny;50°/22°

EVENTS
  → The sun is out, and it's a bit warmer today. Nothing of note happens. The town is still cleaning up from the mess earlier in the week. But people are feeling pretty good (save for those affected by the loss of those who went missing - notably, the people injured by the fog...). No ghostly encounters. No eerie dark men chasing them down the street... for once, Point Pleasant feels like nothing more than a cozy small town.

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