the shadow before

TIME UPDATE

Sunday, December 31st - Saturday, January 6th
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31st
Weather: No fog, no snow, no ice, just sunshine and clear skies into the evening; 22°/8°

EVENTS
→ It's New Year's Eve! Various bars and restaurants are staying open past midnight to help residents of Point Pleasant to ring in the New Year. The marina will be decked out in soft lights and have several warm open tents with cash bars to buy celebratory champagne, wine, and beer. There will also be some food vendors and a live band to help countdown to 2018. At midnight there will be fireworks to enjoy as well. Why not forget about the traumatic fog and come celebrate the end of a shitty year with your neighbors. 2018 can only be better, right?

MONDAY, JANUARY 1st:
Weather: Sunshine and blue skies, but holy hell, it's cold; 9°/-6°

EVENTS
→ Happy New Year's!

→ It's the full moon tonight. Hopefully it will be way too cold for anyone to be out wandering around past nightfall. Just to be safe, there will be a noticeable police presence after dark as they patrol town.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2nd:
Weather: Another clear day, but nowhere near warm enough to melt any of the snow; 12°/-9°

EVENTS
→ With the new year and full moon out of the way, the town mercifully quiets down.

→ Well, almost. The dreamers might have thought their bizarre dreams were over, but tonight each one of them will dream about someone in town - notably, someone who was injured by a fog creature and survived.

There's no real rhyme or reason to the dream. In fact, it might even be mundane. The dreamers will get a glimpse into this person's life, specifically witnessing something that person did during the day. Grocery shopping, putting gas in their car, maybe something a bit more intimate. In any case, the dreamer will feel like they're watching this person through a lens, spying in on someone else's personal life. It doesn't make any real sense... until the subject of their dream looks directly at them; only then will dreamer will see the color of their irises happen to be blood red. This is when they'll wake up, or simply forget the remainder of their dream if they wake up later.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3rd:
Weather: Some light showers in the morning creating some icy roads, which are salted by noon. Be safe out there; 27°/9°

EVENTS
→ Those injured by the fog creatures are feeling overly agitated today when they wake up with bouts of paranoia and anger. They don't have any logical explanation as to why, but it's probably best to just leave them be for a while.

→ Due to the fog putting a damper on things, the ice skating rink at the harbor will remain open through today. It officially closes until next Christmas at 10pm tonight.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4th:
Weather: Slightly warmer today, but not by much. Gray skies, but no snow; 30°/23°

EVENTS
→ A quiet day. Yay.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5th:
Weather: Clear skies all day;21°/11°

EVENTS
→ Another quiet day in Point Pleasant, but for the damned ice cream truck roaming the streets at all hours of the day and night. Has anyone ever actually seen the truck stop? Hmm.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6th:
Weather: Some snow throughout the day, but nothing too hazardous. It's just really cold again;13°/-2°

EVENTS
→ The stone angels in the cemetery no longer bow their heads in prayer. Now they're all looking up to the sky, arms spread as to give their Maker thanks. Oh, and they're smiling. Which is kind of creepy. Being in the cemetery today doesn't feel ominous or suffocating. In fact, it's almost euphoric! It almost makes you want to stay all day in the bitter cold, just to feel this good.

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