>>5452978 >>5453013 >>5453103In the "best" case the info you were given was true and not purposely misleading, and you'll be safe in just under 8 hours. In any other case, that info was either misleading, as it never specifically said you'd be out of danger when the time period ended, or it's simply meaningless- it's not like a murderer has to keep to their word. In either case, calling the police seems beneficial. Even if it might annoy whoever is behind this... the police couldn't possibly take more than eight hours to respond to a call, right? An angry psychopath for 30 minutes to an hour is more acceptable to you than a calmer one for eight hours. You should make sure you can make the call safely first though.
After deciding on this, you quickly sidle over to the kitchen, the light sound of bare feet against linoleum accompanying you... which reminds you that you're still completely naked. A minor problem in comparison to the others you're currently dealing with, but a stark notice of how much you've been overlooking in your panic. Putting thoughts of your nudity aside, you reach up to the top of the fridge, and after a couple seconds of nervously groping around, grab hold of the flashlight you recalled being there. Your hand closes around it and you quickly flick it on, finally having a light to guide you.
With the light, you double check that your immediate surroundings are safe and find neither an intruder, nor any signs of one's presence. Everything is as it was before you went to sleep, which only serves to make you more uneasy. An open backdoor and muddy footprints would give you something to work with. As things stand, you're completely in the dark, both literally and metaphorically.
Now that you have some assurance that you won't be attacked mid-call, you take a seat at the dining room table and pull out your phone. You dial 911, and... there's not even a dial tone. What? You try again, and get the same result. That's when you look at your phone more closely. You have no signal. Not only that, your wifi is gone too. After throwing a glance at the clock- 3:11 AM- you put your phone back in your pocket. While you could try your laptop to see if that's still working, you have your doubts. Somehow, it seems, your connection to the outside world has been limited. You suppose you have little choice but to play this game for now.
>You'll return to your room for now- clothes seem like they would be helpful right now, as well as another look at that phone.>Go down to the basement and look through the storage. You know that golf club is down there, and if you're lucky maybe you can find something else of use. Like spare batteries for this flashlight.>Now that you have a light, you should check the rest of the 1st floor quickly and make sure no one is around and that everything is still locked. If someone got in, there's a 90% chance it was on this floor.>Write-in 