>Make tourniquet from something nearby to stop the bleeding. Thank Henry for saving you. Also, kiss him.

Alright everyone, say it with me...


HUG HENRY.

1.) Let Santiago go.
2.) Hug Henry.

3) Read bible

Just leave the flashlight off for a while. Follow Santiago's advice. Also, check all of the 4:66's in the bible.

Ignore red, Hug tom.

Should we ask Santiago if he saw Pablo, before he leaves? I mean eh whatever, how bad could asking be?

>>386895
Normally asking doesn't harm...
But Santiago isn't normal. Asking him might result in ignoring/answering/freaking out/attacking...
...
Do it anyway ;)

Hug Bible, read Henry

Burn the bible. It might be Padre's weak spot.

>>386920

Because that wouldn't be violating every rule we've leaned about the hotel.[/sarcasm]

Anyways, watch where Santiago gets off to in case he has an unfortunate run-in with Padre and read the bible. Be gentle, we're tempting fate as it is.

>>386628
"He says if you want to stop him from leaving, you'll have to kill him."

do it.

>>386942

But that is not something a person who is in the light would do! You can tell because it's pretty much, so far, only the darkness that harms other creatures.

... we got just bitten by a mad fox...
Do we have rabies-shot?

>>386950
I doubt that wound becoming infected will become an issue (but then again, I'd doubt a goldfish's arsenic content wouldn't be an issue o.O), but it might actually be worthwhile to try and clean out that wound if possible. I doubt Santiago has rabies since I don't think there's any wildlife (non humanoid, non sentient animals) to give it to him, but IRL human-bites DO get infected something fierce.

Ask Santiago if he wants to die.

Tell Santiago you can make him live forever.

Tell Santiago that you'll let him go, but he has to repay you for the favor later.

Telling him that would be a bad idea. Santiago loves freedom remember? I bet that the only thing he'd feel he owed someone he was indebted to was a shiv in the spine.

Tell him you're letting him go, but only because you're free to do so.

Just because he speaks in riddles doesn't mean he has any answers. He's not a seer or an oracle, just a sociopath (/would-be rapist with balls of steel). He's never going to be anything but a threat. Ending his life could very well mean saving others, including your own. Kill him now, while you have the chance. You might not get another one.

>>387128
No. Taking someone captive then killing them when they turn their back is not only underhanded and lacks honor, but it's a coward's act and most importantly wrong. If we were going to kill him, we should have right when Henry helped. Besides, we've already established a solid whiteknight foundation for Nan.

absolve him by bashing his head in.

Yes, let him go. Will he come back to cause problems in the future? Undoubtedly. But we can't go around murdering people. For one thing it's just dishonorable, and for another if Anna's sin theory holds any water it's not going to help us to commit another serious sin.

No murder. Let him go. Check the bible, and for the love of god watch the balcony. It just screams "bad things are going to come out of here"

I vote for "Fixing" him; it's important to spay or neuter your lunatics.

Don't kill him after you just said you would help him escape if there was a way. Besides, Santy's been a bit of a help in the past, right? Maybe he could be more help in the future if you let him go, just make sure you're prepared like you promised. Hell, maybe he'll feel guilty and do something nice for you again.

Tell him if he gets in our way we'll do worse than kill him.

I suggest there's a basic problem with what Santiago thinks of the hotel.
In the hotel, it is 'dangerous' for him to stop in a single place for a long time, and the hotel will react violently to certain actions.
Wouldn't this be the opposite of freedom? In truth, in the world outside, he would be free to be a sociopath as much as he wanted. I mean, what could stop him? Rules made by men? Other men in the form of the police? If anything, the world outside is the dominion of man. Here he has to stay under the heel of the Hotel, the Padre, and whatever else.
Nan should reflect on that, possibly, and elaborate on that in a next encounter.

>>387236

I suspect he may have already been castrated, which is why kneeing him in the groin did nothing while stomping on his foot got a reaction.

Why don't we try going with him again? We screwed it up, last time. We should investigate this every way we can.

"Your right, Santiago, I may not always like what I find. But that won't stop me. Because as horrible as it might be, the truth is the only hope I have, and maybe...just maybe, it can save me from this hell."

"You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes...in the end, the truth will find you in the dark or the light. Better to see it coming."

Look for anything related to 4:66!

More specifically, check passage 4:66 in the Bible.

>>387437

Which book? There's quite a few in the Bible. I don't remember if we've heard anything to indicate a specific section.

Actually, no verse goes to 66 lines, they change verse before that. And only one book has 66 verses. Unless the bibles here don't match ours, which is very possible.

>>387437
Go read the discussion thread.

>>387385
>>387437
>>387457
>>387459

What about "Book 4, Line/Passage 66" ?

>>386378
Did anyone else notice that the doors on the left are gone?

Anyway, let Santiago leave, then examine the hole. The Henry we're with right now might not be the one we arrived with, better safe than sorry. Then find something to bandage the bite.

>>387603

The doors on the left were part of a cabinet of some sort, which Santiago pushed over on Henry's arm and blocked the hole with. It's still there, you can see the corner of it in the foreground.

On that note, examine the cabinet too.

have henry boost you up to the balcony to have a look around. The possibilities are endless!

>>387578

Bible reference would need a book (they get structured as BookName Chapter#:Verse#), but it doesn't look good. I can't find _any_ book with 66 verses in chapter 4. Line 66 in book 4 (which is a pretty flaky way to bend it into a bible reference) (Numbers) is:
"The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting some distance from it, each man under his standard with the banners of his family."

Which doesn't seem very relevant to anything at all.

If we assume New Testament only (i.e. become even more dubious in our connection), then book 4 is John and line 66 reads

His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

Which again is useless.

ASFPASHF IT'S BACK And aaagh now I have to wait again but oh god thank you Weaver

>>387781
... taht second one seems OMINOUS. what if the HE is someone here? would be telling us to listen to him.

screw santiago
>Analyze everything
especially the cross, what's behind it?

>>387437 again
My thought was that there might be something written in this bible specifically.

Admittedly my knowledge of the bible is rather limited.

>>387807

Still sounds like you're reaching at straws. That line only comes up at all by fudging the reference something awful, and it's too vague to be at all useful for decision making. Never mind that the line does not address the reader.

I think we need to learn more before we can say what 4:66 means. (Where have we seen it again? Other than the busted clock?)

Bring the bible references to the discussion thread please. It doesn't really make a difference to what Nan does, as we have already resolved to check the bible here.

>>387912

It also appeared once when Nan was in total darkness. I think she was asleep at the time.

>>387118
This. He's free to choose his way, she's free to choose hers.

Nan should let him go, but tell him not to hurt anyone else fighting back

Also, how did Henry get free?

Arrgh. I dislike the wait.

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Nan doesn't like the idea of being attacked again, but she won't kill him like this.

Without any further comment, Santiago staggers to his feet and stumbles out of the Chapel, crouching down and crawling through the tunnel in the wall.

[animated]

>DON'T FOLLOW HIM. Maybe make sure he actually disappeared. Freak out with Henry, "What the fuck?!" and all that. Proceed to check the Bible to see what's being read.

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Nan asks Henry if he saw that.

Just Santiago leaving, he says.
Hard to see in the dark.

"His... uh, skin disappeared."

>>388312
It was probably just the light.

Oh jeez that's not good. Inspect bible, then see if you can follow him. Don't want to hang out in the Padre's place for too long anyways. Also: BE GENTLE. Damaging a bible is a deathwish in this place.

Weaver 2012/02/22(Wed)16:06 No. 388317 ID: 543aa6
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Nan inspects the book on the podium.

It's not a Bible after all.

the darkness seems to be changing him, like he said it is becoming a part of him. its no wonder he doesnt like the light. this also brings up another point, what if all the "creatures" we see are just people who were warped by the hotel to the way they are now. needless to say we should get the hell out of there.

read more of the book

>>388317
READ BOOK.

>>388317

Turn the page, wash your handscontinue reading.

>journal

YES. Backstory time!

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Nan flips a few pages into the journal.

>>388325

Continue reading.

>>388325
moar book plz. Well, let Henry read it too.

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Nan flips forward a few pages.

Jeez how much is left? Skip further ahead.

>Nan, be prepared to forgive people. It's only the right thing to do. And love makes more love! And love is light!

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Nan skips further in.

>>388334
Oh boy. Well... read the next few pages, it seems to be getting interesting.

More journal.

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Nan skips many more pages.

Check Entry 66.

>>388338

Continue reading.

Keep reading! Sounds like we have a lich on our hands.

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Nan continues looking for answers.
She skips dozens of pages and goes far into the journal.

Entry 466?

Yup, lich. Also, he seems to be a fan of fire, maybe we can find a fire extinguisher.

If that wasn't the last entry, find it. Then try not to have the padre standing right behind you once you're finished.

Hmm. That's not terribly useful. Anything at the very end? Or anything put in between any of the pages? Or behind the thing?

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Nan continues flipping through pages, farther and farther, trying to reach the end.

[animated]

Take book

Return to safe room

>>388360
Say out loud "Who are you?"

I guess we could take the book, but it's obvious now that it's one of those animated objects. Like the cigar.

Let's just look out the double doors.

>>388360
ENGAGE NOPE FACTOR NINE.

>>388360
Shout "WHY NOT, FUCKER?"

burn it.

>TURN AROUND!!!

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Nan realizes they are not alone.

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End, Part 5

bravo! *clapping*

:_:

FIGURES.

Boo! Boo! That was the worst chapter yet!

First end of Part ever for me. I LOVE IT> :UUUU

Well at least we know the cosmic horror isn't targeting us because we're here, it's got a personal vendetta. Yay?

IT'S JAY

Loved every bit of this. Keep up the great work.

Yay

>>388397
Me too bradda'.Me too.