>>602366
"I've seen this place before... in a vision... I knew I wasn't crazy! THE PROOF'S RIGHT HERE!"

>>602351
glance at the sign labeled "NAN"
observe what it's pointing to before investigating it thoroughly

eat the book.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)17:29 No. 602548 ID: 9f37d6
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Nan picks up the pile of papers beneath the note with her name on it, and moves closer to the fire to be able to read the small print.

Meanwhile, the others continue to explore the room.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)17:33 No. 602550 ID: 9f37d6
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Pablo notes that the walls of the lounge feel like wood, nearer the door, but about halfway into the room, the texture becomes more like smooth stone.

Kim notes that this is very unsettling.
Anderson remarks that it's very fortunate they have a lady who can fiddle with electricity to keep them safe.

"Hey, don't scoff," Kim chides. She asks if Anderson's ever seen an electrical fire. There was this one nightclub near where she used to live. It burnt down when she was a kid, from bad wiring or something. A bunch of people died. Rumor around school was one of the bodies was melted to the fire extinguisher.

Pablo recommends they drop the grisly subject, at least until they can leave the room.

Read note.

...Nan. Remember the burning lounge you had to hack yourself out of? That's what Kim is talking about.

Tell her about your experience.

HerNÁN Cortés 2014/11/15(Sat)17:57 No. 602564 ID: 01fba9
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WELP, It's a good thing we have NO IDEA what she's talking about. You think this worries me? OF COURSE IT DOESN'T!

This worries me immensely.

>>602550
did you ever fix a night club back before you came here?

anyways what does the note say?

...also on that note does anyone else find it odd that Kim seems to remember her life outside this place better then others we've seen so far? I mean Pablo couldn't remember his wive's name, Nan had a hard time remembering what her profession is, Anderson didn't recognize his own son according to Pablo. Could be since she is the one person who came from the most recent time she isn't getting hit as hard but still I feel it's worth noting.

A smile a day keeps most bad thoughts away, but if you think about it there is nothing but bad thoughts nowadays.

Should we mention that her story sounds suspiciously similar to that burning nightclub in this hotel where we were first attacked by Padre Velasco? I mean, it doesn't make sense that the specific night club she's talking about would happen be in this hotel, but nothing's been making sense lately. Take this room for example. It's a goddamn cliff-face cave lounge at the top of a fucking light house. There's no reason why it has to make sense. Reason is dead apparently.

I'm just questioning whether we should trust the others with info they might not really need to know or just keep note of it for later. We might learn something new by discussing it with them, but we might also get them worried for nothing or worse damage their already fractured sanities. Plus, maybe Pablo's right: This could be a bad place to talk. However, there might not be another chance for us all to talk about this later...

DECISIONS. MY ONLY WEAKNESS. What do you guys think we should do?

>>602574
>>602564
Again, please keep longer theories and discussion to the discussion thread: www.tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/4297.html

Sorry. Got carried away. Again.

Don't tell them about it yet. Continue searching the room. Notice anything odd about the fire?

I think we should indeed mention the odd similarity.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)18:46 No. 602581 ID: 9f37d6
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Nan mentions that story sounds familiar.
She thinks she's been there before.

Pablo asks -- out there? Really there? Or from in here?
Somehow, Nan isn't sure anymore.

Kim approaches the fire as well, looking over books and papers.
She says some of these books are hundreds of years old.
There's even a newspaper from 1910.

1912 is from when Anderson is from. Check the news for information about him or his son. Or the obituaries, even.

I wouldn't stand too close to the fire if I were you, Kim...

read the newspaper from 1910

>>602581
Ask Kim if she notices any interesting articles.
Read the papers we picked up.

>>602581
Check newspaper to see if it is recently published or old and dusty.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)19:12 No. 602590 ID: 9f37d6
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Kim flips through her newspaper, but it's mostly destroyed by time.

Nan examines the note left with her stack of papers.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)19:13 No. 602591 ID: 9f37d6
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A cold wind blows from the hole in the stone wall. Far below, dark waters stretch out towards the horizon, shimmering faintly.

Nan begins to read.

>>602590
Destroyed by time? Then at least we know 1910 is in this place's distant past.

>>602591
Check the back.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)19:24 No. 602594 ID: 9f37d6
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There is a small, crusty news clipping at the top of the pile.

Kim you piece of shit, it's a good thing Nan came to the rescue.

>>602597
Er, it was Anna, they are all bitches though.

Weird. The elevators seemed so safe the last few times we've used them.

>>602600
Remember that silhouette we touched and we got sent into a memory? We gave Anna a screwdriver to fix the elevator, so she kinda died.

>>602597
I think you are confused. Anna was the one we helped with the screwdriver.

>>602594
I'm tempted to burn that. Should we even tell the others about Anna's negligence? ...hmm. Maybe that would bring their own situations into perspective. Everyone here likely committed some sin that caused the death of someone that didn't deserve it.

Anna's was sloth. Anderson's was likely wrath. I wonder about the others...

>>602594
Wipe mysterious fluid from clipping to get a better look at the words.

>>602605
I don't think they each have a specific sin, as i don't see any of them being gluttonous.

>>602603
Anna died AFTER she took the elevator and ran into the pilgrim in the hallway.

>>602609
Nevermind, Nan could be considered gluttonous from chomping down that pizza too eagerly, Henry could be lust from that experience we had where Nan was his lover.

>>602609
Nan didn't NEED to eat that free pizza

>>602614
>>602615
Darn, you beat me to it.

Tell the others. Mention the fact that Anna was an elevator mechanic in a vision. We've been telling them everything we've learned up to his point. I don't see why we'd suddenly stop now.

>>602617
(Carefully) use Nan-spit to reveal name of hotel.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)19:43 No. 602621 ID: 9f37d6
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Nan attempts to scrape away the crusted stain, but there's only so much she can do.

Tell Pablo to get his ass back over here and not creep off

>>602621
Yesterday, at roughly 2 PM at the (???) Hotel, a family of three was fatally crushed when the new elevator --- had been ---- installed

Yeah, so, Anna fucked up and killed three people. What was the name of this hotel, again? Is it the same hotel?

Show/tell the others then toss it into the fire. Into the fire.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)19:56 No. 602625 ID: 9f37d6
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Nan shares her findings, and leafs through to the next piece:
A large monogrammed envelope.

Cast envelope into fire, it contains nothing important

The part in the middle appears to be "new elevator mechanic." ask the others if Powerman or Towernan sounds familiar.

>>602624
The article said Bowerman hotel. The gang is in the Sunrise hotel.

>>602625
Attempt to see through envelope by holding it up to fire.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)20:03 No. 602633 ID: 9f37d6
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Nan can't see through the envelope.
However, it isn't sealed. It appears to have been previously opened.

THROW IT INTO THE FIRE
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GODS
ENVELOPES FOR THE FIRE GODS

Check if Anderson is looking before doing anything.

>>602635
Ignore arsonist urges.
>>602633 Nonchalantly read letter to self to avoid suspicion and hide secret-keeping.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)20:12 No. 602638 ID: 9f37d6
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Suspecting that this is the letter she witnessed Alan writing only minutes before, Nan cautiously checks Anderson.
He seems preoccupied with a nearby bookcase.

Minutes?

>>602638
Go on then.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)20:15 No. 602643 ID: 9f37d6
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Nan unfolds the dusty letter and begins to read.

Mar***hall
Marshall

Yep, that is probably Anderson's letter. It should explain the details of what happened. Nan, look for the keyword "Bed" - Anna's Blasted Corpse was found in an elevator, Alan's corpse was under a bed.

Keep all the notes in your inventory. They may be useful in the future. For the heck of it, you should probably stock up on anything you find here, since your inventory is lighter.

... About the nightclub. Look, if it was an accident and you did your best, then all you can say is that you didn't cut corners and would fix the problem if given a second chance. Assuming that it was your work that accidentally set the building on fire.

Whether or not you're guilty of negligent homicide, you called your work your "duty". That takes a level of dedication to say normally about your day job. You've got little to be guilty about if you showed effort and respect in your work on an average daily basis.

For now, survive. If you can keep living, you can keep redeeming other Blasted Corpses. You might be able to fix this mess like you did for Anna and Alan. You may even be able to escape to an alternate timeline, and fix the damn nightclub wiring correctly. Or just sabotage it intentionally and call in an engineer to help you with the wiring mess.

You haven't given up throughout this journey. And you're still alive. Keep going!

Oh and watch out for Santiago. He is probably following you. He might be helpful, what with being part Dark.

P.S. I'm posting from a different location, so my ID is different.

Anderson a shit, Henry is best candidate for Husbando right now

Also, it seems Anderson has blood on his hands. Mark that down.
Killers:
Anna
Alan?
Anderson
Pablo

Just want to point out that Anderson is the only one we've seen kinda go demon when he gets really pissed off. Something to watch for.

... oh. Sorry, I wasn't looking at the letter.

Well... damn. Nan, be careful. Showing this to Anderson outright might make him snap. Tell him the truth: you know now that he and his son were on opposite sides of the law, and this letter was a curse against him for hiding his violent/ruthless nature behind a badge. HOWEVER, tell him that YOU. CHANGED. HISTORY. When you saw him in that vision, he was fumbling for a pen. His mind was overloaded from all the pressure and thoughts in his mind, and he needed to spill them out on paper. But he didn't have a pen. YOU gave him the pen he needed. It changed things -

WAIT. Right. Changed history. That would explain all the amnesia.

TELL ANDERSON THERE IS HOPE, THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID, ALAN COULD STILL BE ALIVE. IN AN ALTERNATE TIMELINE PERHAPS, BUT STILL ALIVE.

What the hell did Alan mean by "darkness inside of you"? Anyway, I guess... Anderson shot Alan while he was hiding under the bed. Or THOUGHT he was shooting Alan, only to accidentally shoot the hostage that Alan stashed under the bed. Or something like that.

Ouch... This is some seriously dangerous information. Dangerous for Anderson and, as long as he carries that revolver, dangerous for us.

>>602643
Well. Anderson is a bad man. Anna was a bad person too. Santiago is certainly a bad person. Henry was a bad person if that flashback was really him. Strange that he didn't recognize Nan though.

Don't say anything. Just read the other notes. Then we can talk to the group.

>>602649
You're wrong. Santiago had a clearly visible monster form last time we saw him, and Henry was one of the first monsters we saw. EVERYONE HERE IS A MONSTER. Even Nan. Anderson seems to know this. I think we are discovering why.

Is Anderson still busy with the TOTALLY INTERESTING BOOKCASE?

THE HOPEFULLY DISTRACTING BOOKCASE.

Embrace Arsonist urges and push someone into the fire.

Nan, if you're looking for a rousing speech:
"Alan and your wife can curse your name to high heaven for all eternity but you're HERE. You were a Marshall, your job was to protect and serve through the barrel of a gun. So keep protecting us. We're worth it. And if we aren't, then we may as well keep fighting; Lightbringer isn't going to kill himself - literally."

Instead of making a speech, shove letter into overalls pocket and resume searching the lounge.

Maybe Anderson's just made a shitty choice. We've all made mistakes and fucked up somewhere in our lives... Yes, I'm making up excuses! He saved our hides from the beast and I don't want to believe he's gonna turn on us!

Please for the love of God, tell me Anderson is still distracted by the BOOKCASE!

>Hiding the letter
Let's not. Bad idea.

As long as we have the letter, we are in danger. If Anderson learns that we've been keeping this from him, what do you think he'll do?

Either burn it up or give it to him. On one hand, Alan wanted him to know this. On the other hand, there's no telling what he'll do after reading it.

Letter for the fire gods.

>>602666
>>602667
Can you please knock off all the double posting? It's very distracting.

Sorry Weaver, we are all bi-polar

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)20:56 No. 602671 ID: 9f37d6
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Nan presently decides against showing the letter to Anderson.
She briefly considers burning the letter, but for the moment, pockets it instead.

>>602671
Next note. We can give Anderson his letter when we're done reading all of the notes.

Ask Anderson about the paper he is reading.

>>602675
The paper might be dirt on Nan, like the fire report from the nightclub. See if you can sneak around and get a peek at the paper.

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)21:12 No. 602679 ID: 9f37d6
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This clipping is very old and half-burnt.

>>602679
Yeah that's what we thought happened... Next note.

>>602679
We probably shouldn't give the impression that we're stealthily snooping. Tap Anderson on the shoulder and ask what he's got there.

>>602673
This. When we finish, we give anderson the thing.
Witholding info will only bite us in the butt later.

>>602681
This is going to hurt, isn't it?

Weaver 2014/11/15(Sat)21:56 No. 602705 ID: 9f37d6
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With great hesitation, Nan slowly unfolds the old, burnt newspaper page lying beneath the clipping.
It's dated December, 1828.

Distantly, from somewhere beyond the sea, thunder roars.

>>602705
YEP, THAT EXPLAINS THE ARC NUMBER 466.

If you ever get out of here alive, find a copy of the newspaper if you can.

>>602705
OH god so that's what the 466 means. ...well, maybe it means all the things we think it means. It looks like he even called in people from neighboring towns...

Is there anything else?

Have we tried to look outside from up here yet? Could give us a good view of the hotel as it currently is, or something equally interesting.
If we're feeling really suicidal, we could even try to shine the flashlight onto everything to see if it works.

That's a lot of lost souls...

“The California State Capital” Ha! I think that might be the first time it is established that this hotel is in California. I am strangely amused and happy about this.

>>602705
It kind of looks like everyone is staring at us.
Is everyone staring at us?
Glace behind us just in case they're looking at something behind us.

>>602759
pretty sure this story is inspired by that song
"I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"

Anyways make sure everyone is up to date on the stories of the newspaper clippings

Maybe ask the others what they found?

Check on everyone and share any new information you have gained. Tell them about the death count and its ties.

Strange Idea I know, but call out for Santiago.
This is the dark you know.

And Nan think... Who could have left that note for you...

I've been having these wierd thoughts lately. Like is any of this for real or not?

The newspaper clipping mentions Father Velasco. Try scraping the blood of the article around that as well. You didn't get mcuh off of the Fatal Elevator tidbit, but if that paper has to deal with our neighborhood monster, we need all the information we can manage from what we've got.

Scratch that article free. Let's see our lotto numbers, so to speak.

(reply to a4941f)
I knew that before, I'm just amused that it's finally confirmed that it is in California this deep into the story, while we've been speculating that it's based on the song sense near the beginning.

(reply to 9f37d6)
Wait everyone is staring and it's dark. Ask for a sound off. Lets get vocal conformation that everyone here is who we think is here.

>>602852
A sound off would be a good idea, but we've seen that the Hotel can mimic people. For now we'll just have to trust them.

Eat the paper hide all evidence!

Start humming show tunes nonchalantly while pocketing the paper.

>Look out the far window. The one over looking the sea. Take in that view.

Weaver 2014/11/16(Sun)18:28 No. 603031 ID: 9f37d6
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End, Part 7