Rolled 78 (1d100)
>>5481045The safehouse is on the edge of town, a small, out of the way house that looks like it’s been empty for years. Or would, if it wasn’t for the fact the door has been caved in and there’s a blood trail that leads onto the road.
Isaac and Jenny both have their rifles out as they enter the house. You’ve been told to wait in the car until they return. It’s only a few minutes before Isaac walks out again and waves you over.
You walk over to the door, and as you do, you recognise a smell similar to the one from the skinned dog. If it was skinned. Isaac’s standing by the doorway as if he doesn’t smell a thing.
“Come on in.”
You walk inside. The smell gets stronger as you move further in. You enter the kitchen, where Jenny’s standing over what remains of David. He’s been torn clean in two. There’s blood and things you’d rather not think about splattered everywhere. The windows are broken and bloodied. You’re glad they are, without the air flowing through the stink would be enough to make you puke again. If there’s anything left to puke up.
>What the fuck. Does this normally happen?“No. It’s not rare, but most of the time we don’t encounter the things that can do this. This is bad. Very bad.”
Not rare? Fucking hell. Something that can tear a man in half and paint the room with him isn’t rare. Fuck. Death row isn’t looking so bad anymore.
Isaac enters the room.
“Looks like they came through the basement. Found a lot of gore around one of the windows down there, and a trail of what looks like fat. Smell is worst down there too. I think we’re dealing with Sarkics.”
Jenny turns away to look at him. She seems completely calm. “Would explain the Thaumaturgy.”
Isaac sighs. “I better call it in.”
The three of you walk out of the house back to the cars.
“Epsilon-6 Golf, this is Pica-2. Pica-1 confirmed KIA.”
“Sorry to hear that. Relaying it to TOC.”
“Based on evidence at the safehouse and the NOU readings we also suspect Sarkic involvement. How copy?”
A pause. “Roger. Relaying that too.”
Isaac puts the radio away, then looks at you.
“Glovebox. Take it.”
You reach in front of you and pull open the glovebox. There’s a pistol in there.
You look back to Isaac as he quickly nods. You grab it and put it in a pouch on your backpack. While you appreciate the gesture you don’t want to think about the fact that he’s giving you, an ex-con, a pistol.
The three of you will now be:
>Searching for the HVT. You find him and you can leave.>Heading to Jack and Kei. The HVT is important, but you need the whole team together first.>Fuck this. You’re not sticking around to get your head ripped off. You’ll leave at the first opportunity. 