"Manancial" - Episódio 15 - O Segredo Na Floresta RPG

GM: Good evening, everyone who is watching, and welcome to another episode of The Secret in the Forest, an RPG where my friends and I create a story together. I'm the narrator of this story, I'm the whole world, and my friends are the protagonists of this story. I hope you are all very well, I'm antecipating today's session a lot. Good evening, everyone. Players: Very good evening! GM: Very good evening! How are all of you? Luba: Better now. Guaxi&Gabi: We're great! GM: Yeah... We reached Saturday, we reached today. I'm super anxious for tonight's episode, I think it

will be an episode at least... special. We have a slightly complicated announcement to do before we start, tonight we're not going to fool around too much, we'll go straight to the point. Unfortunately Rakin will not be able to participate tonight, due to bigger issues, so I will act as Thiago, I talked to Rakin, I told him sort of what will happen, asked him everything he intended to do. Unfortunately he couldn't appear, but it happens, these are things in life, and we'll move forward. So I'm going to act as Thiago and everything he would do... during

this session. Luba: We know what happened last time, right. GM: Well… Calango: Unfortunately... Gabi: Right? [Players laugh] GM: Tonight I want to get straight to the point, so, does anyone want to say something before starting? Calango: Nah, just... We have to call Ivete to reserve... more four graves for us. Guaxi: I'll send her a text, when I get a signal it... will arrive. GM: Perfect, let's go. The investigation... is over. You followed the tracks of an esoterrorist group, and of Team Kelvin, who were a team of investigators that had disappeared and you finally found a

way to enter the infinite maze, the center of Holy Cradle, that was a secret village in the middle of the forest, but these answers did not come without sacrifices. The Gatekeeper, a Wellspring, the Blacksmith’s son, sacrificed his own life, so that you could get in without getting spotted, to save his brothers, who are trapped in white rooms, having their lives completely stolen and parasitized by the spiral symbol. And Thiago, to guide his team, , sacrificed his own mind for the greater good. You are, now... at the entrance of the cave that started everything. The center

of the Holy Cradle. Everything has a beginning and an end, And tonight is the beginning of the end of this story. You find yourselves... looking at this dark, cold and scary cave, the walls are seeping black sludge, that seems to be moving around you. You are not welcome here, and echoing through the cave, you hear knocking sounds. [THUMP-THUMP] [THUMP-THUMP] it echoes through the walls, and it echoes within you. It's frightening. Ce: Guys, can you hear this? J: Listening? I can almost taste it. T: I am, Lil 'C, it's much louder... than it should be. L:

Big T, guide us. T: There is nowhere to guide, just go straight here, I think. J: Okay. Guys, I'm opening the way. Ce: I’m right behind you. GM: Will you keep this formation? (A: Wait!) L: Yes, I'm by Thiago's side. (Ce: Wait a minute, pause.) Ce: Arthur, come in front of me. A: I... okay! Ce: Or behind me, yeah, stay behind me. It's better. A: ...Better. GM: You all have your weapons in hand, right? Calango: Right. GM: Just tell me what weapon each one is using, please. Calango: Desert Eagle. Luba: Joui, very delighted, pulls out

the shotgun from his back. GM: Just fix its ammo, I think it's out of ammo, reload it, it's 2. Luba: I have... It says here, I have 11. GM: So, set the minimum and maximum ammo, you have 2 out of 2, haven't you? Luba: [Humming in agreement] GM: Down where you checked it. Gabi: I have my glock. (GM: There, now check and uncheck it.) GM: Otherwise it'll blink. Guaxi: Bang. Luba: Let's see if that worked. GM: It didn't. Leave it unchecked then, I think it's a bit buggy, (Luba: Okay.) GM: you can leave it unchecked.

(Guaxi: Oh, yeah, it's bugged.) GM: OK, anyway. You are... Joui's holding the shotgun at the front, GM: Arthur's... with the Glock? (J: Hi, how are you?) J: I've missed you. Calango: Arthur with the Glock? Guaxi: He is, he is. GM: Okay. Cesar? Calango: Desert Eagle. GM: And Liz? Gabi: Glock as well. GM: Alright. J: Is there anything here? Ce: Of course there is, Joui, what a silly question. Ce: I think all of our answers will be here now. (Gabi: I'm pulling Thiago with me.) J: It's just that it's been so long... Ce: Joui, why are

you smiling? (L: Let's go, Arthur.) J: ...I'm not smiling... Cesar. L: What are you guys talking about in there? Ce: I don't know, Joui... I thought... Ce: It looked like Joui was smiling, (A: Hurry up!) Ce: petting his shotgun. (J: I was not smiling!) J: Shush! The echo. GM: You hear your words echoing deep in the cave, it seems to be very big, and you are going down. Each step you take, you go deeper and deeper... GM: into the darkness. GM: Just one thing, from here, where Joui is, it's completely dark. Do you take a

flashlight? Gabi: I have one, I always have a flashlight. GM: Okay. Guaxi: Uhm, it says Arthur has 8HP but as I recall it was 7HP, maybe when they changed the art they switched to 8? GM: Yeah, maybe, fix your sanity and your HP please, GM: you have 7/8 and 17 sanity, I believe, right? (Guaxi: Yeah, I know.) GM: It must have bugged. Guaxi: Yeah, I know. Guaxi: I just saw I was full HP and was like "wow, such joy!" but then I remembered it was a lie. J: Guys, anyone have a flashlight? GM: You see

that Arthur was very calm, he was dealing well, and suddenly the penny dropped about what's going on. [BOOM] He takes a... GM: "Wait..." (Calango: The penny.) (A: Stay close to me!) GM: Yeah, the penny dropped. Calango: Got it, got it. J: It's okay, Arthur-san, I protect you! [Prepares the shotgun] A: Help me, Liz! (J: Anyone have a flashlight?) L: Someone accompany Big T. Arthur? A: I'll hold him. T: I'm... I'm fine, I'm fine. T: I can... (A: Thiago, hold my back.) T: I can see things in here. It's... A: Hold my back! (L: Excuse me,

excuse me, excuse me...) L: Get out of my way, ouch, excuse me, T: Do you want me to go ahead? (L: ouch, ouch... Here I am.) T: I can go ahead, don't worry, I can see it very clear here. L: Oh, sure. (Ce: Really?) T: Yeah, don't worry, I can feel it. (Gabi: But I turn on the flashlight anyway.) T: It's like, I can't explain, it... ...it's better if you don't know, actually. GM: He walks in front of you, it looks like he really can easily see... ...where he's going and the cave is completely black,

the walls seep blackness. J: Sensei? T: Uh... T: Wait a bit... GM: You see that there is this opening going two ways. Thiago looks to the right way, then looks to the left. T: It's this way. I can hear him. GM: And he starts walking. GM: You keep walking through the cave, and you see... yet another opening, and you can hear, it's weak, but the... the echo makes it louder as you go deeper in the dark cave, the sounds... that do not stop. [THUMP-THUMP] [THUMP-THUMP] It comes... from the hall to the right. J: I wanna

shoot this thing. L: No, Joui! (A: What thing?) A: He is talking about Thiago. He's talking about Thiago! Hold Joui! L: Joui... ..what did I tell you about the shotgun? J: ...Sorry. L: Please put away that shotgun and grab a normal gun. T: Argh! L: You don't even know how to use it. GM: You see Thiago moaning and putting his... T: Argh! (J: What happened?) GM: He looks at his hands, he turns to you all. He turns to Joui. T: Joui..? J: Sensei? GM: He takes a look. T: No... nothing, it's right, let's go quick,

let's go this way, this way. J: Okay, J: you can guide us, sensei. GM: He's walking... You see that he staggers a bit, he's... he, he... You see at times his expression, he goes stiffer, as if he was trying to... as if he has a very strong headache, or as if he's trying to hold something on his head. He goes... walking... and when... This cave is very big, you keep walking and finally you arrive... in a straight line. You find, further ahead, what look like doors, several doors from both sides of the cave. It's very

hard to see, it's still very dark, but your flashlight already lights up to here, roughly. J: There are doors here! T: What is... what is this? Can you see it too? GM: The doors are similar to the ones you saw... the door in the cave, in fact they are almost the same, but they don't have that little black screen on the side. What they have, actually, is a very rudimentary lock, it's only a big iron bar in front of each one. J: Do you think this is where the Wellsprings are? Ce: Probably. Ce: Do you

see this, Thiago? T: Uh... I don't, I am seeing the doors, like you are. Another door, huh, Lil C? Always the doors. Ce: Yeah, fucking hell. T: Now there's a bunch of them! A: Mind the language. GM: He, you see... You come near this door, and you see that it has a little opening a little opening downwards, as if it were a place that someone could drag things, like food or dishes or whatever. L: Wait a minute, guys. Gabi: I want to get down and put the flashlight in the opening to check if I see

anything. GM: You don't. Calango: There’s no opening in the doors, right? GM: It's quite close to the ground, and when you look down it has like a quilt and has a system where once it's open, it lowers a... it has like a double crack where no one will be able to look from inside to outside, for example. Gabi: [Hums in understanding] Okay. L: I can't see anything inside, guys... Do you think we... should open it? T: Well, I think... T: This must be where the Wellsprings are, right? We gotta... We promised to The Gatekeeper. L:

Big T, do you hear anything coming from the doors? Now that your ear is better. GM: Let me roll Hearing for him. GM: You see him putting his ear on the door. T: ...I don't hear anything. A: Hello? Is anyone at the door? T: I can't hear anything. The door seems to be very thick. This one we won't be able to kick. Ce: Hah, that's what you think, Big T. Our willpower always kicks on doors. No, but I agree to open it. Last time we tried to kick it didn't work out well. J: Maybe it's

already open. Luba: Joui approaches the door and pulls. GM: You see that there is a big iron bar outside, if you lift it will probably open. It is a big lock. Luba: Okay. GM: Do you raise it up? (Gabi: I hold the...) Gabi: I hold the flashlight facing Joui so he can see... GM: Roll a Strength test for me, Joui. It's very big and heavy. Ce: Hey, Thiago, just to... Just to make it clear I'm not backing up or anything, like it's not that I'm afraid to kick a door as big as this one is,

I just think it's better to open it this time. T: Uhm... (Luba: Regular, Master.) T: I think it open towards us, Lil C. Ce: Oh, it's true. (GM: [Laughs]) GM: It was Regular? Luba: Regular. GM: You can't lift it by yourself, you [TICK] feel it stuck and the rust of it crawls on the metal part of the lock and it's very hard to lift, it's stuck. Ce: Can help you, Joui? J: Yes, just don't kick this time. Ce: Don't worry about it. The door opens... towards us, I don't know if you noticed. J: I did.

GM: While you are there, you still hear: [THUMP-THUMP] Calango: Strength test? GM: Strength test, yes. With advantage because Joui is rolled a Regular with you. Calango: Damn... Gabi: Can we tell where the noises are coming from? GM: Coming here from the darkness, on the left, continuing to the left GM: you can't tell where. (Calango: I rolled Regular, by one.) GM: Regular? You both rolled Regular? Luba: MmHmm. GM: Okay, you manage to lift it together, [Struggling noises] You lift it and [sound of metal falling] the bar falls to the side, and now there is only one

door in front of you, you and it opens a small crack. GM: Just a bit. (J: Be careful, Cesar, step back.) Gabi: I'm holding the flashlight to the door. (Ce: Okay. Careful too, Joui.) J: ...Okay. Luba: Joui slowly pushes the door. GM: The door closes. Calango: Pull, right? (Gabi: [Laughs]) Luba: Pulls, in this case. GM: You pull... (Guaxi: [Laughs]) GM: You slowly pull the door, and what you see ahead is a room completely padded in white. The first thing you see as soon as you open it is the big spiral symbol drawn in black on

the wall opposite to the door. The rest is all as if it was one of those cells of a sanatorium, completely white and very clean. But in front... of the symbol you see... a man. He's old, bearded. He is sitting, he has a tattoo on his left arm, He looks at you, completely scared... ...and speaks: ???: [Coughs twice] Please tell me that this... isn't one of the few good dreams I have in this... awful place. J: Sir, what is your name? ???: Nice to meet you. My name is Kenan Thomas. J: [Gasps] Liz! L: Excuse

me! Excuse me, sir! You, you... Are you from the old Team Kelvin? Ke: I used to be. But that's been... twenty, or thirty years... dunno. Time stops making sense when you're stuck inside a white cell. J: Sir, how long did you say you've been here? Ke: Well... Honestly, I stopped counting after... five years. L: It's been 30 days, Joui. Or thirty years for him. Ce: Time goes by differently in the Holy Cradle. L: My God... J: Sir, we have been sent to... to help your team. L: We are Team H, sir, we are part of

the Ordo. Leo: Kenan is very happy, he is smiling... A smile of disbelief, he thought this day would never come. Ke: Thanks, thanks. L: But... how did you get here? Ke: I... well... GM: Hold that thought, we will... We'll go to the opening now. Leo: [Giggles] [OPENING TSIF] You all wake up suddenly in your houses by the dawn because of a notification on your phones. On the screen, a text notification has an address and a date, 11am of today. You already know what's for. Once it's morning, you get ready with your equipment and you go

to a Japanese restaurant, in the neighbourhood of Liberdade. Punctual as always, you arrive... almost together in the restaurant, and it's closed. Seconds go by, and the door of the restaurant opens. It's opened by a very nice little Asian lady with a hair bun tied in her white hair and a dress printed with flowers. She welcomes you with a smile and opens the door for you to enter. She prepares a circular table and you sit around it. She turns around and starts to take some weapons and information and [POW] puts them on the table. On the

table, besides the weapons, there is a picture of a forehead marked with a scar, which has a symbol in a spiral shape, a symbol that you know very well. She turns with a serious tone and tells you: ???: We finally found them. An unsolved murder in a little town of Rio Grande do Sul called Carpazinha was registered by the state police, which resulted in our research team getting the case for us. GM: The photo shows the spiral symbol of the HC project, an esoterrorist project that you have been chasing for months and that had disappeared

without a track. She puts [PSS] some airline tickets on the table. ???: The tickets are already bought, you can leave in a few hours. Questions? Ke: I don't think so. (Mi: No.) Mi: I'm just very excited, last time I was in the south it was for carnival. Ke: We remember well what happened that carnival. Mi: Better not to remind me, Kenan. Ke: Yeah... ???: I don't need to say this, you know very well the state of how Ordo is. We are in a moment where we can't deal with failures. You are one of our most

experienced teams. You cannot fail. Mi: Leave it to us, ma'am. (Ma: Don't worry.) Ke: We won't let you down. ???: Thank you, Mr. Verissimo Mi: Right. Calango: I stand up and leave. GM: Do you take the tickets? Calango: I take the ticket, some of the... Calango: some of the documents she left on the table and I leave. Gabi: I take the photo and analyze it a bit. Ma: Hmm. It can only be them. Gabi: And I leave. Leo: I... Is there anything else on the table, Master? There isn't, I assume. GM: Just the things I've

shown, these files and the photo with the symbol. Leo: Okay. I, uhm... I also stand up and go after them. GM: Okay. So you leave the restaurant, she already expected this straightforward reaction from you. You recognize her, she is Ms.Verissimo, just like you are Mr.Verissimo and Ms.Verissimo, you don't know her name but since your old mentor died, she is responsible for passing on all the missions and cases that you have been dealing in recent years. She closes the door and when she is finishing closing the restaurant she says: Ms. Verissimo: Good luck. I trust you.

Ke: Thanks. Ma: Thanks. Mi: Thank you, ma'am, good afternoon. GM: Then you... she then closes the door, and you see yourselves in front of this restaurant. It's about 7AM. You have the information you need, the tickets, and the equipment, the weapons that were on the table, now inside your bags. Mi: I think I may have made a terrible mistake by accident. Ke: Wha, wh, what? (Ma: Huh?) Mi: I said good afternoon to the ma'am and it's still 7AM. Mi: Shit. (Ma: Cariad...) Ma: It's not like she'll care. Ke: No, Cariad, I really think that it

was... a big mistake, I think we'll have to... have a talk. Mi: It's okay, Kenan. Calango: And I slap his shoulder. It's the first time I've missed the time, I never check the time. This watch doesn't even work anymore! Ke: It's true. Leo: Then I turn to Mari and say: Ke: Guys, I think... we can go to the airport now, right? There's no reason to fool around. Ke: So... (Ma: Let's follow the plan and hurry up.) Mi: Have you gotten all? That you need. Ke: It's all in the backpack, I think. Leo: I take the

bag that is the closest, open up just a bit to give a quick look, and check inside. GM: You see, so, you check the bag, and, Miguel and Mariana, as you had expected, you see the backpack with many explosives and chemical items, pieces of technology, from many computers and chips thrown inside. Kenan, as always, brings much more than it's needed, or at least than what you assume it'd need. Calango: Okay, and we're bringing... What am I bringing with me? Do I have my guns or do I have to get them? GM: No, you have all

your weapons. The weapons in your sheets are the weapons that Ms. Verissimo gave to you, plus basic investigative equipment, such as ropes, kits... You can ask me whenever if you have an specific item in your bags if you're in doubt later on. Ma: You... (Mi: Uhm...) Mi: Yes, Mariana? Sorry. Ma: You guys carry too much stuff, why do that when you have... ...muscles? Mi: Huh. (Ke: Well,) Ke: there'll be a day where we find someone more muscular than us which already happened, you know. Ma: So you need more skills! (GM: You three... Oh, sorry.) GM:

You three, to give a physical description of you, Mariana is the shortest of you, she looks very tiny when comparing to her companions, and she's 180cm (6ft). Miguel and Kenan are very tall and strong. You have a military posture, back correct, almost like soldiers. Just looking at you is already a bit of an imposing view, mainly because you three have the same tattoo on your arm. Despite being the shortest, Mariana is the one with the most prominent muscles, the most visible. Also because of the tank top. Mi: Okay, looking at the tickets here... Calango: Is

the flight soon, or is it... GM: It's in two hours from now. The flight. Mi: From what I see in the tickets here, it's better to go to the airport now, it's a little far from here, right? Ke: Two hours, we're already late by the way. Mi: Let's get going, then. Ke: Let's. Calango: Are we by car, or are we...? GM: You decide how you arrived. Mi: Well, I came with my car, we go there and I leave it in the airport parking lot. Ke: Alright, that's okay. Leo: And I take my bag that... take

my bag and go to the car. GM: You then arrive in this huge black jeep, which is Miguel's, and put your things in. There's some other things in the back, tools, equipment, but nothing considered criminal, after all, you do this hidden from the police, since the Ordo is a secret organization. You get in the car and ride to the airport. Arriving there, there are plenty of people preparing for their flights, what you'd expect in an ordinary airport without a pandemic going on. Quarantine had not started yet, we are on March 11th, 2020. Leo: While we're

in the... in the lobby, I'll go take a look on the papers. Ke: Mari, are you keeping the papers? Ma: I took the photo, I think the papers are with Cariad. Mi: Hmm? Oh, it's here. Ke: Give it to me, Miguel, please. (Calango: I give it to Kenan.) Leo: Okay, so I'll be reading all the papers Ke: to understand what's going on in the case. (GM: Okay.) GM: The files with the information of the esoterrorists are files that you yourself , Kenan, have made you made and sent it out, with the investigations that you have

done about this group, this duo you've confirmed as esoterrorrists, named Eric and Eva. You don't know, you think that they are involved with more esoterrorists, but you don't know who they would be, and they had vanished a few months ago, with no tracks behind them. And this is the first clue after a long time of frustration and fear of what they could be able to do. Ke: I... really thought we had lost them.... this time. Ma: Misters... it can only be them, right? Ke: Everything points to that, the papers, the patters, all, all of it,

everything has to do with them. It's unlikely to not be them. Mi: Look, Mariana. Calango: I sit in an armchair and I stretch back, I close my eyes. Mi: If you say so, then it's settled. I believe you. Ma: I believe in you, team. They aren't escaping this time. We'll make a great plan. Ke: The best plan. GM: You then hear the call from the plane. Airman: Flight 742, gate 8, boarding started. Leo: [Stutters] (Mi: I think I'll get something to eat.) Ma: No, Cariad! Ma: You won't slow us down again. (Mi: Yes?) Ke: Buy

me a coxinha, buy me a coxinha, buy me a coxinha,. Mi: Okay. (Ke: It's just a coxinha!) Ke: It'll be quick. (Mi: For our flight, there's still...) Mi: My watch's broken, I forgot. Mi: We still have time. Ma: They just said to board to our flight. Mi: What?! Ma: You were asleep! Ke: But they call at least twice, so you can go. How long's the line? Mi: If they have already called, there's no time to go, Kenan. Mi: They called us, I didn't even realize. Ke: Oh, okay, let's go then. Mi: Let's go. Ke: I

can get a coxinha once we're there. GM: You go to the plane boarding, you let your identities to be checked. You are, as usual, in very separate seats and different names, to never leave a trace about who you really are. And eventually, you... You have a smooth flight, and... any of you want to do something specific on that flight? Calango: Brother, I sleep the whole flight. GM: [Laughs] Okay. GM: You woke up scared, a bit, with the plane landing, and you arrive at a small airport that only has one floor, and it looks more like

a house, a bigger than usual house, rather than an actual airport. You arrive at Carpazinha city. Airport of Carpazinha. You see some people getting up, grabbing their stuff and departing, they do that classic line to get off the plane, that also doesn't make much sense because people are standing and they can't get out yet, but they stand up. After a few minutes, they all get off the plane. You take the backpacks that were not flagged because, as always, the Ordo has an infiltrator at the airport that does not scan your luggage. And you get your

things and you are at Carpazinha’s airport. You see families welcoming each other, a grandma hugging her grandchild who was waiting at the entrance. Ke: So? What now? Leo: Then I turn around and look at Mariana, waiting for her answer about where we are going. Ma: Why .. Why this place? [Sighs] It makes sense to go to the police station, right? Ke: I think so... (Mi: Yes, it's...) Mi: It's always, always the first step. Mi: I think. (Ke: Well...) GM: In the information about the case, there was, uh... there was some information about Rafael Montes’ case,

this man who was found dead on the road, and the local delegate responsible for the investigation had been the delegate Victor Hott. And you were instructed, on the records, to go and talk to him and find out more about that case. Ke: So let's, let's go to the police station, I guess. First step. Ke: Talk to this... Victor guy. (Ma: Do you guys want to get coxinha here at the airport?) Ke: Yeah. Okay, I want to. Leo: Then I run to line and get the coxinha. GM: There is no line, just a small shop, as

well as some coxinhas already prepared. You pay, the coxinha is 5 dollars, GM: because it is an airport, (Leo: Wow.) GM: and you take a coxinha, you eat it, it is cold, and very tasteless. But it's a coxinha. Calango: How does the attendant look like? GM: It’s a, it's an old lady, and she's almost asleep like, she's... She's not as old as the one you found before, but she's like, she's middle aged who was almost asleep, and she: Cashier: Huh? What do you want? Good morning. Ke: Hi, good morning, how are you? I want a,

uh, a coxinha, it can be this one, Ke: the one that is back there, look. (Cashier: It's five bucks.) Ke: Five..! Uhm, gosh, okay, okay then. Leo: Then I take 5 dollars with pain in my heart, Gabi: Ouch... Leo: and give it to her, in cash. Cashier: Good morning. Ke: G'morning, thanks... (GM: She takes the coxinha,) careless, she doesn't even heat it up. You see there's a microwave behind her, she doesn't even care [Pufsh] Cashier: G'morning. GM: She takes a sip. Mi: Good morning, ma'am, have a great, great afternoon. Calango: With a big smile on

my face, I tell her. Ke: Wow. Cashier: Good morning! Bah, anyway. Ke: Mari, remember when you said... (Ma: Excuse me, lady...) Cashier: What is it? Huh? Ma: Hmm, please, a bottle of water and a natural sandwich. Cashier: Okay, twenty bucks. Ma: Wow... Gabi: I give her like this. Ma: Oh, the natural sandwich... Cashier: Natural sandwich... There's this one. GM: She puts on a sandwich that has lettuce all withered, it seems like it's been there for a couple of days. Cashier: This is the only one left, see? Thanks. GM: She puts it like that, She puts

the twenty bucks in her pocket, she doesn't... She doesn't even keep it at the cashier. Leo: I, I stick next to Miguel in the meantime and say: Ke: Hey, remember when Mari told us, told me not to eat the coxinha? Mi: I do, what about it? Ke: Next time remember me to listen to her, okay? Mi: Huh... (Ke: This coxinha,) Ke: Look at this coxinha! Look at it! It's cold! It's cold! Gabi: I’m getting near them like this. Ma: Uhm, it's not only the coxinha that looks horrible, by the way, I'm not eating this. Does

anyone want it? Mi: Uh, no. We... We better rent a car. I'm going to look for a place to rent it. Ke: If you won't eat it, I want it. (GM: You go,) GM: you see a small, you see a small stand… and there is an attendant. She, she is already talking to another client. Attendant: Ah, thank you very much, I hope you like the... I hope you enjoy your stay in Carpazinha! Good morning, how can I help you? Mi: Oh, good morning, how are you? Attendant: I'm fine! (Calango: How does she look like?) GM:

You're going to make me... Okay It's not the same ... Calango: Just asking, because... (GM: Okay, Okay.) GM: She, she has really long hair, she's wearing a red striped uniform, with a logo that's a small car, which is Carpazinha Vehicles. And she is, she is... That's all, she's well dressed up. Attendant: Good morning, sir! Calango: Is she young? GM: She is young, she is young. GM: She's very cute. (Mi: Hello there.) Mi: Hello there. Attendant: G'morning, sir! (Mi: Morning, how are you?) Attendant: Good morning, sir, I'm fine. Mi: Yeah, I want to rent a car.

Calango: And I put myself in a position, like, on the counter to show off my arm. GM: Give us some Charm. Roll a Charm test. Players: [Laughs] Leo: Jesus Christ, dude. Calango: Where’s Charm? Hmm where... Ah Charm, here, I found it. (GM: Yes.) Calango: It, it’s a good, a good, bro. GM: You rolled a good? GM: She, she looks at your huge arm like, you pull your coat a little and put it like this, your veins pop out, she: Attendant: Of course... Yes, sir... We have... Which model? Mi: Which ones do you have? Attendant: Uhh,

there's any kind you want, sir, I mean, it's ... (Mi: Do you have...) Mi: Do you have jeeps? Attendant: No, no... We have Uno. In fact, there is only Uno, sir. Mi: Okay. it’ll do. And... Also, as a souvenir, can I... have your phone number? Attendant: Ah..! Yes! Of course, sir. I'll write it down here, together with the... calm down. GM: She gives it like, she, she gives you a little card from Carpazinha Vehicles with her number written down. Attendant: Text me later on whatsapp, my shift ends here at 8PM. Mi: Ah, sure. Trust me.

Attendant: Bah. [giggles] okay. How long will you stay here in the city? Mi: As long as it'll take, we're going hiking here. Attendant: Hiking, around here..? But there isn't much to do here, you know. Mi: Oh, well. It was that weird guy over there who decided on it. [GM, Calango and Leo speak over each other] Leo: So, when she looks at me I have a coxinha and a natural sandwich, eating both together, one bite of each at a time. Mi: I cannot believe, Thomas, that you're... eating that. Ke: Bro, you were going to throw it

away! What was I supposed to do? Ma: Suit yourself. Attendant: Well... Sir, here is the car key, and whatever you need... ...text me. [Giggles] Mi: Got it. (GM: She's blushing a lot.) Calango: I wink at her like this. [Tsks] And I leave. (Attendant: [Chuckles] Bye!) Ma: Oh no, I can't believe Cariad did that again. Mi: What? What you mean, that? I took the car look here! Calango: And I swing the key. Ma: What else did you get besides the car? Mi: Ah! You really do know me. Calango: Then I take out the card. Mi: The

number of that cute attendant over there is also here. Leo: I extend my hand like this. (Ma: Cariad, we came here to work!) GM: You look at the card and under her number is her name, which is Martha. Mi: Um, Martha... Yeah, I don't think she told me her name because she, she seemed nervous... Heh, you know what it's like, Mariana. Daddy’s charm is irresistible. Ma: Oh, poor Martha. Mi: Well, let's go? It's an Uno. Apparently there's only Uno here. Ke: Let's go. Ma: Hmm… (GM: You... You can talk.) Ma: You're not going to drop

this sandwich in the car, right? Ke: No, no, it's okay. Leo: Then I go in dropping a lot of crumbs on the ground. Ke: You look where I was is full of crumbs. (GM: You all arrive, you go follow the signs,) and go to the parking lot, there are several Unos standing there. You look at the number and it looks like your number is right on top of a blue Uno, but you look to the side and there's a red one, right next to it. And this one is yours. You... go to it. Calango: OK.

I open the car. I already put my backpack in the trunk, and then I get inside it. Ma: I go in the front passenger seat, (Ke: Who will drive?) Ma: because I don't want Thomas dropping crumbs in the front seat. Ke: Okay, so I'm going in the backseat. Calango: OK, I, uh, I put it on Waze, or whatever.... we have for the police station, a map, whatever, I don't know. GM: You put it, yeah, you get it, there's one, you put it on your cell phone, there's signal, weak, but there is. The signal is very

weak on the cell phone, but you can place it. Uh, you search for "Police Station in Carpazinha", and it's about 20 minutes to the... to the police station. Calango: Okay, I'll drive, only that. GM: Uhm, OK, do you want to talk about something on the way? Or do you want to go straight to the police station? Ke: Uh, guys... Gabi: I'm looking at the picture like that in my hand. Ke: Uhm... Well, once we're there, standard procedure, okay? We will solve all of this as soon as possible. Mi: Yeah. (Ma: But...) Ma: Why on the

forehead? Ke: Honestly, I have no idea. Ke: But... (Mi: If anyone is going to discover this,) it is you, Mariana. There's no use asking us, you know how things work, right. You are the smartest. GM: No, in this case, it's Kenan. Mi: Kenan is the smartest. (GM: [Laughs]) Mi: but you are very good at solving the mysteries. Ke: I unveil it and you punch whoever we need. Ma: I like this plan. Calango: OK, I just drive to the police station. GM: OK, you get there then, yeah... Let me just get here. You arrive at the

police station, which is a small one, it doesn't even look like a police station, it is a very small house that has... a blue house, uh, a little old like, a little untidy, and it has some front steps, that goes up to... up to the entrance, a small door, which is slightly opened. Mi: Well, let's go. Did you discover anything by looking at the files there? Ma: [Sighs] The files seem to be the same as always, two esoterrorists, the same two who always gave us problems, and... [sighs] The records of where they were seen, but

we've been following this for so long that honestly I don't know anymore. Ke: It seems sometimes that we are in a dead end, but I think... I don’t know, I hope that this time we will be able to solve all this. Mi: Ah, no, we are going to have to solve this, I can't stand having to travel after these guys. Well, let me go ahead anyway, I'll talk to the delegate. Calango: Uhh, then I go to the police station, go up the stairs. GM: You come in, you see, um, a counter on the left like,

with an... an attendant almost sleeping on the keyboard. She's just like that. And some empty chairs on the right. Calango: OK, I arrive like this. Is it still morning, or is it already late? GM: It's like 11 in the morning. Calango: Okay. Mi: Ah, excuse me, good morning. Police Rep: Oh..! Oh, good morning. Mi: Good morning, how are you? Police Rep: I'm okay, sorry. I was... I was very concentrated reading, here... GM: She sees that there is nothing there and she [Poff] puts a paper. Police Rep: Reading a report here. Yeah, can I help? Mi:

Um, of course. We are from the unusual crime sector Mi: and I would like to speak with the delegate, please. (Police Rep: Crime sector of what, sorry?) Mi: Unusual crimes. Police Rep: Is that from the big city? Mi: Yes, yes, we are from São Paulo. (Police Rep: Oh, sorry, okay.) Police Rep: Hey, Victor!! GM: Then she, you hear from inside someone like that [Ploft] dropping something. Victor: What is it? Police Rep: There are some guys from... Where are you from? Mi: Uh, São Paulo. Police Rep: There's... Police Rep: There are some, there are people from

São Paulo here, come and talk to them! GM: Then he, you see the head like this, of, of a... Policeman with very messy hair and, uh, wearing a blue outfit. He puts, wait, let me just pull him here. He puts his head to... Victor: What? Ah! Ah, you must be from the police of... You can come in, you can come in! Forgive me. Victor: I wasn't expecting you today! (Mi: Hey.) Mi: Thank you, Mrs Helper, good afternoon to you. Ke: Good afternoon. Calango: I enter Victor's office. GM: Yeah, you come in like this, it’s all

disorganized, he's trying to put some things in a drawer. He: Victor: Ah, sorry, I didn't know you were coming today! Uh... Yeah, it's about Rafael Montes’ case, right? Mi: Yes, yes. Victor: Yeah, then. You came to the right place, I'm the best detective in Carpazinha! Guys, wait a minute. GM: He's fixing his things. Victor: [Paper noises] Oh my God, here, here, I found it! Well, what do you need to know that you don't know yet? Mi: Uh, we need some information about… Uh ... Mariana? Ma: Uh... Where did you find the body? Victor: Ah, okay,

yeah! Oh, about that! The body is more towards the avenue. Yeah... We will, I can mark it here on your GPS if you want, but there will be nothing else for you to find. The body was found by the owner of a bar in the region, the Ashy Armpit. Yeah, we... Yeah, we... we have some problems with that bar in the region, it is a little complicated for the police to get there, the.. Victor: But I can see that you won't have problems there, I think. GM: And he looks at you, like, feeling small compared

to you three huge ones. GM: When comparing to him. (Calango: I poke Kenan and...) Mi: Hey, Kenan. Are you taking notes there? Ke: I am, uhm, I am. Leo: Then I have a piece of paper in my hand taking notes, I'm very serious, uhm... Kevin's face is very different from what I was, I don't know, from when he was just with the two of them playing, he is very serious, like this, very sober. Victor: What can I... I'm gonna pass on the basic information here, for you... just to make sure, you know? The body was

found on November 11th, last year. I did my best to investigate, but here in Carpazinha it is difficult, no one collaborates, there is no government funding, thankfully they sent you now, finally. Then, it was the Montes family, right? They were returning from a family trip, and somehow the car was found standing in the street like, all open, and Rafael Montes's body was lying on the floor, he had 3 stab wounds, and his body was spread out on the ground. And there was this strange symbol in the head that nobody... We've never seen it before. Mi:

Does this family have other members in it or...? Victor: So, that’s, that's the problem, right, because the... The biggest problem in the case is not even Rafael Montes' death. I mean, God, forgive me for saying that, but... It's just that his daughter and his wife disappeared. They were with him in the car, they were coming back from a trip, and no one has any sign of them. There is no digital, at least I didn't find it, you know. Victor: And the only clue I had was from that same bar, (Ke: You...) from the owner of

the bar who found the body. It is about ten minutes from the bar. It was the closest place from there. Ke: You said that this bar is kind of dangerous for the police to go, why exactly? Victor: [Sighs] Victor: So, I don't even like to talk like that because I'm ashamed, you know, but there are some, some bikers there, it's called Scoundrel and something... Scoundrel Vultures. They are very dangerous! Victor: I don't have the courage to mess with them (Ma: [Scoffs]) There are also the Houndeds that I don't even get involved in, they're crazy. But

the bar has more of those Scoundrels. I'm terrified of them, there's a big one... They are all big guys. I mean, GM: Then he looks at you like that. Victor: Actually, comparing to you guys it's not by much. Ke: I think... I think that's basically it, right? Leo: I turn to the two like, look to the side, see if they have any more questions to ask. Ma: Hmm, (Mi: Well...) Ma: did anyone from the bar see this girl, these two women? Victor: No, no, I mean, (Ke: Good point.) Victor: I don't know, I didn't go

there to investigate, I have no idea! I went, I mean, I went there, but they kept... laughing at me and I was scared, so I decided not to go, but... Now you’re here, it'll be easier for you. Mi: Well, anyway, thanks, Victor, for the information. Calango: I get close to him and reach out my hand like this. GM: He, he is like... Victor: Sorry, what's your name? Mi: Uhm, my name is Miguel Cariad. Victor: Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Cariad. Yeah, anything, if you have any new information about the case, you know, send me, please,

I don't want to be left out, I, I, I've been working on this case for months, I've, I don't know what else to do, you know. I went to, I was already giving up as you've heard, so I sent it to the state police, thankfully... Now I think we will, you know, you seem like you are good at what you do. Mi: You can leave it to us, Mr.Victor, you worked well until now, now you can leave this with us. Calango: I say that with a big smile. Victor: Thanks, thanks, bah. Haha, cool. This is

it, then. What do, do you want something more? Mi: Well... (Ke: Hmm...) Victor: Do you want me to go with you? Ma: No, thanks! (Ke: No, no.) Ke: I don't think it is necessary, we will take the investigation from now on. We're grateful for your service... during this period. It was great. But... you can leave it with us from now on, okay? Ke: Anything, we’ll keep you updated. (Victor: Oh, but I wanted...) Victor: Ah, yeah. Give me, tell me anything you discover there, Victor: so that... (Ke: Alright.) Sometimes I think of things that, man, my

head... [Phss, pew, pew, pew, pew]. Victor: I look like... (Ke: [Laughs]) It seems like that, sometimes it seems that I never solve a case, but I already did and I haven't even realized it, you know? Ke: Got it, got it. (Mi: You can leave it to me, Mr Victor.) anything we find out I call to the police station to tell you. (Ke: Okay.) Victor: Bah, thanks, thanks. Ke: Alright. Thanks, okay? Leo: Then I turn around and leave. Mi: Good afternoon, Victor. Victor: Good afternoon. Calango: I leave. Ma: Straight to the bar then, right? Ke: Let's

go. GM: Hm, at this point it is already... I’ve said 11AM earlier, but you actually left there 11AM, so you arrived and all, now it is about 2PM. Leo: Right. GM: You guys are already hungry. Calango: OK. Calango: Okay, I'm already in the car. Mi: Uhm, are you so hungry too? Since you've eaten that upsetting sandwich, that strange coxinha. Are you still hungry? Ke: Uhm... (Ma: I didn’t eat that thing,) that won't enter my body. Ke: I mean, I'm not that hungry, but if we stop to eat, I won't say no to some food, right?

Mi: Okay, I'm going to turn here and look for a place to eat, let me see... Here, look. Llonguet... GM: Casper’s Dinner. Mi: Casper’s Dinner, here, look. “The best Llonguet in the region.” “Scares hunger”, will here do? It'll have to, I don't see any other shop. Ke: Llonguet? What is this? I'm curious to eat it Ma: I just hope it's better than the natural sandwich at the airport. Ke: Look, I have a good feeling. Leo: And then we enter the Llonguet. Leo: At Casper. (Calango: At... Casper.) Calango: I pull the car over. And we go

out. Gabi: [Chuckles] GM: You arrive, you go out, and there is a... and there is a girl with her hair tied up, with an uniform that has Gasper drawn in it. Carol: Good morning, welcome to Casper’s Dinner! Sit down, make yourself at home! Mi: Good morning! Ke: Good morning. Ma: Good morning. Carol: You are not from here, right? I've never seen you. Ke: We are passing through here, we are traveling. GM: You... Carol: Oh, sure, sure. Hey, Letício! Go set the table there for them. GM: You see this young man like, skinny, uh, really happy,

with a big smile on his face. Letício: Of course, of course, of course, Carol. GM: He goes, and starts preparing like, putting things together. Letício: Make yourself at home, make yourself at home. What will you want? I recommend my Llonguet, which is delicious, everyone loves it in the region! Players: Uhm... Erm... Mi: Uhm, Mariana, what's a Llonguet? Kenan, you might also know. Ke: Llonguet? I think it's some way for them to say... bread? Something like that here, these state things that are different. Ma: Huh...( Mi: Oh, okay.) Ma: Miss, do you have a salad? Carol:

Yes, there is a salad, of course. But... Okay. Carol: Letício! (Mi: I will want...) three of that Llonguet thing. GM: Uh... Letício looks at you. Letício: Three Llong... [Claps] Oh, alright! Let's go! Three Llonguets for you, then a salad for you? GM: He's taking the orders. (Ma: Yes.) Ma: Yes, please. Letício: And you? Ke: I'll have just two. Ke: I’m already... I already had some... (Letício: Two Llonguets?) Letício: So five Llonguets, I love making Llonguets! GM: He goes and happily enters the kitchen to make the Llonguets, and you are the only ones in the restaurant.

It's about 2 pm, so there's no one else having lunch there. You see the, the, the attendant. Carol: He’s been in a good mood for a while, he recently started dating my friend. Carol: I think they match each other. (Ke: Oh.) They are very cute. I love them together. Ma: He's dating your friend? Carol: Yeah, no, wow, they're beautiful, they're so happy together. Ma: yeah... Cariad... (Mi: I hope everything works out.) Carol: Ah, why wouldn’t it? (Ma: That reminds me of when you hooked up with my friends, right, Cariad.) Mi: What?! Ma: Huh? Mi: I

don't know what you're talking about. Ke: Yeah right, you're gonna act like you don't know a thing. I can count here, at least... Eighty cases. Ma: Such poor, poor girls. GM: You see Letício poking his head out. Letício: What will you want to drink? Clementine juice? Will that do? It's tasty! Mi: Kenan. Leo: Then I turn like this and say: Ke: Clementine too, I think it's something here that they call different, I just don't remember what it is. Ma: That's fine for me! Ke: Yeah, sure! (Letício: It will be well done!) GM: He goes back.

Calango: [Giggles] GM: A few minutes pass, he arrives with five, uhm, really big sandwiches. He puts three in front of Miguel, two in front of Kenan, and says: Letício: I'll bring the salad to you soon, ma'am, I want it to be, you know, very fresh, the salad, don't worry, I won't make the salad before and then I bake the sandwich and then the salad will wilt, God forbid, right? GM: He runs back like this. He spends about 30 seconds and he [pshh] comes back, [Pshu] puts a little salad with some tomatoes like this, in a

circle and a heart of palm in the middle. Ma: Thank you, sir. Letício: You're welcome! (Mi: Thanks!) Letício: Yeah... Wait a bit! Wait, there's the clementine juice! Can't miss it! GM: He goes back... He brings it, running. He.. he puts three orange juices in front of you like. Letício: Here’s sugar, if you need it. Good afternoon! GM: He's looking at you. (Mi: Good afternoon, thank you!) Ma: Good afternoon. Thanks. Calango: I'm already threshing on the sandwich now, Calango: bro, I'm really hungry. (GM: He's waiting for you,) GM: he spoke but he didn't leave, he's looking

at you eating. Calango: Okay, I'm threshing the sandwich and looking at him. Letício: Did you like it? Mi: Ah! I liked it, I liked it, it’s very good. Ke: This is very good! Letício: Thank you, thank you! (Ke: I really liked the Llonguet!) Letício: And, ah! You reminded me! GM: He pulls something. Letício: I had this idea that... you will be... I had this idea recently. Here, loyalty card, if you order 10 Llonguet, you get one for free! Ke: Then mark down five already, Ke: so we'll return once we're going back. (Letício: That's it!) Ke:

From the trip. (Letício: Done!) Letício: Thank you, good afternoon, good afternoon! I will go there now. Mi: Thank you. Ma: Thank you! GM: He goes to the kitchen. Ma: Is that thing yummy? (Calango: OK...) Mi: Yeah, yeah, it's very tasty. I was even impressed. Ma: But what's in there? Mi: I have no idea. GM: It's ham, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes... Mi: That's it. (GM: Butter. [Laughs]) Mi: Ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato. (GM: It has a fried egg.) Mi: It looks like it has a fried egg. Leo: I get a... (Ma: Cariad, you asked for three, give me

one.) Mi: Aw, but I was going to eat that! It's fine, take it. Calango: I give it to her like this. Leo: I drink the Clementine juice, I say: Ke: Ah! It is tangerine, clementine. Mi: Oh... Yeah, the taste is indeed similar to tangerine. [Fshh] I suck it like [Fsh] I mean, I don’t suck, I drink it directly from the glass. GM: [Laughs] Okay. Leo: Dude, this Llonguet is very good. Wow! Calango: OK, I'll just eat bro, if you guys want to say something. Ke: When we solve all of this, let's come back here, I

want to eat another one, and complete that loyalty card. Ma: Hey... Mi: We have to continue with our tradition, oh, Kenan. (Ke: True.) Everywhere we go, we have to complete the loyalty card from somewhere. We wouldn't leave here without completing this one. Ke: Yeah. Yes. Ma: But we can complete the loyalty card later, right? We should go to the bar, we don't have much time if we want to reach them. Mi: Of course, of course. Ke: Leggo. The faster we solve this, the faster we come back here, and eat the Llonguet. Mi: Hey Kenan, now

make sure your shoelace is tied so you don't stumble like last time, for God's sake. Leo: I take a look, uhm, I tie the shoelace that was really untied. GM: Okay. Ke: No, no, it's fine. Leo: Then I finish tying it up. GM: You finish eating, you eat slowly , and you finish about 4PM, you take your time to eat everything, and you are so ready to go wherever you want. Calango: Have we paid? GM: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Calango: OK. I'll get the car and go dri, dri, uhm... Did they tell me where the Ashy

Armpit was? GM: No. Calango: No? Then I'm searching for it on Google. GM: You find a... You find it indeed, there is not even a picture on Google, it only says, “Ashy Armpit” “Ashy Armpit bar”, and it is about half an hour from where you are. Leo: Then I look at the address, and say ... GM: And you see the opening hours, and it only opens at 6PM. Calango: Alright. GM: You also see a little note below, there's a special event today, which is a metal show by a band you don't know. Leo: Hmm... I

look at the address when he writes it down, I check more or less on the map, check if it's close to the place of... that the body was found, that she said it was close. Ke: To see if it was the right place. (GM: Yes, it's like ten minutes far.) GM: It is more or less, between the city and the bar. (Ke: I think that...) About ten minutes. Ke: This must be the right place. Do you want to go now? Because here it says it only opens... ...at 6PM. Ma: Hmm, he already... (Mi: Well, we

don't have much to do, right.) Mi?: Yes, Mariana? Ma: There must already be people there, right? This concert, they have to fix their instruments before, don’t they? Ke: I think... (Mi: Yeah.) It would be good for us to arrive before there are a lot of people there, we can ask something, without too much turmoil, without too much... music, too. Mi: Well, anyway, it will be good for us to get along with the people there and see if they... ...give us any useful information. Ke: Yeah. Mi: Well, let's go then. Calango: I drive following what was

on the map. GM: OK. GM: Okay. You go towards... ...the Ashy Armpit bar. It's a bit of a bad road to drive, it takes you about 40 minutes to get there, it's almost five in the afternoon when you arrive. And when you arrive, you see that a lot of bikers are arriving, there are some trucks parked and with people arriving, There are people who are already there, and you hear, from inside this bar... The bar is all made of old wood, and it has a very cliche ... sign, very forced, written “Ashy Armpit” very large,

and you hear coming from inside that bar, a guitar sound. As if someone had the instrument, it is quite loud. The drums. Calango: OK. (Leo: Heh.) GM: You see a lot of people in leather jackets like this, GM: and prints on, on, the inside of the shirt, (Calango: Will you...) GM: uhm, heading towards the bar. Calango: Will you pull the map? GM: I'm about to. (Calango: OK.) Ke: Do you know what this reminds me of, Miguel? Mi: Hmm, what? Ke: That case we had in Recife. Mi: That one was good, huh. Ke: Heh. (Mi: That

one was worth it, huh, Kenan.) Ke: Mari, do you remember? Leo: And I turn to her. (Ma: Oh, my...) Ma: The case in Recife. Mi: Yeah, she remembers. Don't you, Mariana? Ke: She pretends... she pretends that she didn't... Ke: she pretends that she didn't enjoy it. She pretends. (Mi: That was the first time) I saw Mariana drink so much in my life. Ma: Yeah, but it was Cariad who had fun that night, always Cariad! Ke: Nah, she's going to act like she didn't have fun now. GM: You see that the place is already very crowded,

it is as if a good part of the people who were going to enjoy the show were already there. The lights are already set up... and you hear a lot, you hear a lot of movement coming from inside. It was supposed to be closed, but apparently it’s not, the people are already arriving. Ke: It looks like .. (Calango: Okay, so the doors are so open, right?) GM: The door is open, yes. Calango: We enter then. Mi: Let's get in then. Ke: Let's go. Uhm... Gabi: I cross my arms. (Gm: You enter...) Gabi: I fix my

posture. (GM: You go in and see) GM: this environment full of colorful lights. There are a lot of people talking already, drinking, you see people already kind of falling drunk, screaming as fuck. And on top of the stage you can see the band that is playing, with... the... at the front you see a guitarist, with a cigarette in his mouth, and there is a bass player and a drummer on the side. Leo: When we're entering, I nudge... (GM: You see several,) you see that it is a typical biker bar, I mean, sorry, GM: it is

a biker bar, (Leo: No, I'm sorry.) GM: uh, with a lot, everyone has a... several people have the same print, of a cowboy gritting his teeth and showing his middle finger, and “Scoundrel Vultures” written on the shirt. Leo: As we enter, I nudge Mariana and say: Ke: We have to socialize with the people here at the bar to get information, so... Leo: Then I point and smile like that with my face. Ma: Miguel does that. (Calango: While they are talking back there) Calango: I walk to the front with a smile. Mi: What's up! GM: Yeah,

you say “What's up!” and nobody listens to you, the music is very loud. GM: [Laughs] GM: But you see that even the people who are playing are already drinking. And you see... When you go in and say "What's up", you see a big bearded man like, almost, about your size... He looks at you, he's a tough guy too. He looks at you with a face, GM: he just waves. B: Sup! GM: And he goes back to drinking with the guy with the eye patch by his side. (Mi: Sup.) You see, behind the counter, this woman

with her jeans jacket, a cigarette in her mouth as well, drinking and pouring whiskey to others. And on the side, you see an old man passed out with his coat all dirty. Calango: OK, I'm going to this guy who said “Sup” to me, Calango: because he was the only one who answered me, so I'm going there. GM: Let me see... he... Leo: I will... (Ma: Hey, Thomas.) B: Dude! (Ke:Yes?) B: No fucking way, Gregório. You can't hit a dart! Hello? Mi: Hey, sup. B: How are you? Mi: I’m okay. My name is Miguel. B: Oh,

welcome. Did you come to Arthur's show? Mi: Yeah, me and my friend... (B: Bring a drink here, Ivete!) What do you want? Mi: Anything. B: Okay. (Mi: What do you recommend to me?) B: I don't know, everything they drink here is fine. Are you listening to this song? Look at my son! B: It's my son playing over there! (Mi: He's your son?) B: He is very good. Mi: The guitarist? GM: Yeah, look, the front one over there! B: He has his father's face. (Mi: Cool.) Mi: You do look alike. B: Thank you, thank you. Hey,

Ivete, give a drink to this man. B: Who, but how, (Mi: I'm...) B: how did you hear about the show? You are not from the region, right. I can see, you don't have an accent. Mi: No, no, we are from São Paulo. Actually, we are police officers, sir. Mi: We came here because the police chief said... (B: Yo, cop,) B: what do you, what does a cop want to do here? Mi: No, we came to enjoy the show. I hope it's not a problem. B: Since when do policemen go to pubs? Mi: We came to

enjoy the show! My friend and I are policemen in São Paulo, but here we are having fun. GM: You see that the... the band that was doing some tests, to... stops, and you see the... the vocalist, the guitar, they're setting some things up and you see the vocalist half-drunk already, turn towards you to talk to you. Because.... and with a kind of strange face, wondering who you are, and he's shitfaced. B: Hey, Arthur, do you know these guys?! A: Yeah? Mi: Sup. A: Hello! A: Sup! (Calango: And I’m smiling, like this.) A: Ivete! I: What

do you need? (A: Ivete!) A: Please give me two drinks! (I: Sorry, what? I don't understand you...) I: Huh? Uhm, okay. A: Two bottles, please. (I: You already... You've got a bottle in your hand, Arthur!) A: It's for my friends! I: For Murilo and Marcelo? A: Yeah! I: Okay, okay. Wait a minute. GM: She picks it up here. I: Here. I: You serve! You serve it, take it! A: Alright. A: Murilo... and Marcelo. (Gabi: [Scoffs]) Guaxi: Then I take them both and... All: [Laughs] B: Arthur, you better stop drinking, you haven't even started the real

show yet. (A: I'm fine!) Mi: That I liked it. Just like me... He's one of mine, damn. B: You won't remember anything. Then you'll ask what happened at the show later. A: There's a show today! It's true! B: You were setting things up for the show, boy! A: I'm fine! I'm fine! A: Hi guys! (Ma: Hey, Thomas...) A: Who are these, dad? (Ke: Sup.) B: I don't know! They must... (Ma: He looks like you!) They must've... they passed by, and they said they wanted to see the show! Mi: I'm Miguel! This one here... (A: You

want to see my show!) Calango: Then I see him coming. Mi: This is my friend Kenan and that one is Mariana. Ke: Hey! What 's up? Ma: Hi! A: Sup. (Ma: Hey, Thomas.) Ke: Yes? Ma: That one looks like you in Recife! That I remember! Ke: Oh yeah, okay. You look like the drummer, then! GM: The drummer's super sober, actually. He's very calm, he's all like this. Leo: I just mentioned anyone. (GM: Yeah [Laughs]) Calango: Did I get a drink already? GM: Uh... If you want, you've got it. It's up to you. Calango: OK. I

got a beer, yes. GM: OK. Mi: You rock playing the guitar, huh, boy! (A: You want my glass?) A: Ah! Thank you very much! Did you really come to see my show? A: Where did you find out? Were you in the facebook group? (Mi: We did!) Mi: No, uh, we saw it on Google, actually. We looked for a bar here in the region of Carpazinha, and there it was the... Mi: and there was this bar with a special event. (Greg: What?) Greg: How do you add that kind of thing on Google? GM: The guy with

the eye patch asks. Greg: What is that? Put on Google? How does it work, Arthur? A: Gregório! Greg: What is it? A: Where is the bathroom? I can't find it. Greg: [Stutters] (Gabi: [Snorts]) Greg: You blocked the bathroom with the... swage... With the swage... Stage! We always complained about that. You have to pee outside! A: Ugh! Fine, I'll hold it some more. Greg: I can't believe... ...I'll go pee. GM: And he walks out. Leo: When he goes out, I sit on the bench here. Mi: Hey, Kenan, grab a drink too. Let's enjoy! (Ma: I'll sit

the other side.) Ke: Hey, let's go! What was the name of the two drinks again? Leo: I turn to Arthur and ask. A: Marcelo! And Murilo! Ke: So, I turn to the lady, to Ivete and speak: (GM: Ivete...) Ke: Give me a Marcelo and Murilo too, please. I: Hey, come on! Hold on! I have to... Hey, Brulio, help me to carry the things here that are complicated! GM: Him: B: Oh, okay, okay! GM: He turns and goes to, he turns around here. (Mi: Do you need help, too?) B: No! No, don't worry. You can enjoy

the show, it starts soon. Lil’ Arthur will shine today! It's his... comeback show, you know. A: Stop... (Mi: Cool.) A: Dad! (Calango: I go up here.) Mi: Hey, guitarist, what's the name of the band? A: It's the Scoundrel Vultures. It's the gang! Mi: The gang? You're... yeah, I saw you all have the same t-shirt. Mi: A gang, so... (A: You want one?) Mi: Do I... Can I have one? A: No. GM: [Laughs] Leo, Gabi and GM: [Laughs] (Calango: Aw...) Mi: Well, then... I think it’s a great t-shirt. I would like to have one, but since

I can't have one... A: I think the tattoos you three have there are great. Ke: Oh-hoh! Well... Ke: Do you have, do you want one? (GM: You see the...) GM: You see Murilo coming. Murilo: Who are they, Arthur? Pleased to meet you, I am the... I'm the bassist of the band. I'm Murilo. A: Murilo! (Mi: Hey!) A: They came to see us, Murilo! Murilo: Did you come to the show? Ah, Bah! We... Oh no, good night! We were worried, I didn't think anyone would come, but there are a lot of people here and the show

hasn't even started yet! You forgive Arthur here, because he's very happy, he's... drinking everything and then he forgets everything and doesn't remember anything. Welcome! Mi: But that's it, (Guaxinim: I hold his face like this.) Mi: That's the way! Right, Kenan? (A: I'm sober!) Calango: I give Kenan a slap. Mi: Let's drink like this tonight, alright, Kenan? Ke: Let's go! Today is the day! Today is the day! Leo: I turn and get a Murilo and Marcelo, I don't know... the beer from the counter. Ma: Guys, don't drink that much, guys. (A: Murilo!) A: Murilo! You saw

that they made a drink with your name on it. (Mi: Ah, take it easy, Mariana) Murilo: What are you talking about? (Mi: It's going to be alright, Mariana.) Murilo: Well... hey, Arthur! Let's go back there and we have to finish fixing the bags on stage, and soon the show starts! Your guitar is all out of tune! You detuned everything thinking you were tuning! A: [Frustrated moan] A: Fine! Sorry, guys! I'm going to have to fix the guitar that's out of tune. GM: He goes [Laughs] They go back towards the stage. Mi: Well, the people here

seem to be very receptive. (Ke: Ahn, I....) What do you think? Ke: They seem... chill. I think we should... Leo: I get close, like this. Ke: Start trying to get some information about... that thing. Mi: Yeah, that'd be good, well... From what I noticed at first impression, that lady who served us the drinks is the one who found Rafael's body. I'm hoping to find the perfect cue to ask her about it. but I won't take too long, because soon the show will start and I don't want to spoil... the vibe of the guys. Ke: Yeah.

Try to be a little discreet. Mi: Oh, but why! We.... (A: Testing! [Hits the mic]) Calango: Do we have badges? (GM: [Laughs]) GM: You have badges from the Unusual Crime Sector. (A: Testing! [Hits the mic]) You have fake badges, yes. Calango: OK. Mi: Uh, I think that we... (A: Everybody listening to me?!) Mi: I think we can just show the... (B: I'm listening! I'm listening, Arthur!) Mi: ...the badges...(GM: Then Brulio drinks his beer.) Guaxi: [Laughs] B: Today he will be crazy! Ma: Just doesn't show up at the hotel with... with about five different people at

the end of the night that everything is okay. Mi: But I never did that. Ma: [Ironic laugh] Ke: Uhm... Well, I think it would be better to be discreet. But, also... You know, I trust you, Miguel. Ke: Do what you think is best. (GM: You see Brulio) carrying some more boxes here and Ivete, she comes back. I: Oh, sorry. I was getting ready, what drink did you want? Ke: Ahn, two beers please. Ke: You're Ivete, right? (GM: [Glass noises]) I: Yes! Ivete! I am the owner here of Ashy Armpit. Ke: Wow! Beautiful... (Mi: How are

you, Ivete?) Ke: It's a beautiful bar that you have here. It's beautiful! I: Thank you! We do what we can, right? (Ke: Cozy too.) I: Today for the show the folks prepared everything. (Ke: Wow, I...) Look how beautiful the light is! Everything is shining! Ke: It's true! Oh, boy. Pretty, pretty. It reminds a lot of that place we go to in São Paulo, doesn't it, Miguel? Mi: Oh, yes! It reminds me a lot of the theme of the bar, here. Very nice. Ke: Yes, wow. It seems I went home For five minutes. GM: She's not

even paying attention to you anymore, she's doing other things like that, while you're talking. She's cleaning a few glasses.... Mi: Uh... Mrs. Ivete! I: Hi! I'm sorry, huh? Mi: Well, I... (I: It's in the back, Brulio!) Speak up. You can talk, you can talk. I: There! That's it! Mi: I wanted to have a talk with you. Mi: If possible. I: What is it? Mi: Uhm... Well, you must've realized that we are not from here, we are from São Paulo. We're part of the... ...of the Unusual Crime Sector. I: Sector of what? Crime sector, are you

a cop? Mi: Yes! But rest assured, we just need to know why, uhm... the police chief from here in the city, Victor, said that it was you who found Rafael Montes' body. I: Oh! That's what you're talking about. I: Oh, that's okay, the... (Mi: Yes.) Another one came, the little one asked the questions, but he was all embarrassed, he was scared to death of Brulio. Say what you want. Mi: Uhm... Well, I wanted to know where it was more or less that you found the body, what situation it was in, Mi: the surrounding... (I: I

was coming here!) I was coming here. I was coming to the bar, I was... Actually, I was coming to the bar and... I found the body thrown, the car opened like that, the body thrown to the ground. I went to see... the car was all open, the guy was stabbed to death, I called the police, and I came to the bar. I: It's normal to find it, I mean, (Mi: I see.) I: it's normal here, you know, there are the Haunted, those... who come to annoy us, sometimes. Sometimes they... they catch someone and kill. We

don't know very well. So I thought it was just another case of the Haunted. Ke: The "haunted" you talk about is another... Ke: Gang? (I: Yeah, a gang.) It's a local biker gang. They... sometimes they appear here in the bar, but... on God, on God... May they not come tonight to annoy us. Tonightwe have a show. Ma: Does this gang do it often? like, kidnapping and... killing people? I: Ah, I don't know, in fact. Ah, the Haunted, they do everything like that. Usually they steal, they kill, all that. We've had a problem with them for

a long time now, the Scoundrel Vultures and the Haunted’s, but... It's... It's weird, they don't usually leave their bodies thrown like that, they always... If it's to kidnap, they take the person somewhere else, we don’t know where. Mi: Right. And what was the direction? It was to, to... I: It was in the direction of the city, no, it is, they stopped here, they wanted to buy a water bottle. And then they didn't like the place very much, because it isn’t very family friendly, the environment. And they went to... towards Carpazinha... I: and then I found

it. (Mi: Who's they? You recognized the family?) I: The family, it was... (Mi: Or you mean the Haunted?) I: No, no, no! The family, their family indeed! Yeah. (Mi: Ah, the family.) Mi: Got it. Ma: Hmm. And did they look... (I: I found the body after.) Ma: Did they look okay when they passed here? Ma: There was nothing strange about them? (I: They were calm. Calm, they were all calm.) [Ma and Ke hums] I: It seemed, I can't say, actually, since they didn't steal... I was notified that they didn't steal anything from the car. The

wallet and my cell phone were all present. If it really was the... the, the, the Haunted, they would have taken the stuff, I think. But it was missing the... the.... But the Haunted don't kidnap wives and daughters, that's weird, right? Why would they do that now? They never did before. They're sons of a bitch, but not that much. Mi: [Hums in agreement] Ke: What a strange case. Do you... know if there was anything else strange here, in the region? Besides that? I: Strange case in the region? I have no idea. I just know... I stay

here in my bar with my gang, I don't know.... honestly. Mi: Well, that's fine. Uhm... Was it in that region, towards the town? Where you found the car. Yes, yes, yes. Mi: Got it. Okay, that's all we need. Thank you, Ms. Ivete. I: Don't mention it. Mi: Now, if you don't mind, I'll enjoy the show since my two friends here, I: Don't mention it. Mi: Now, if you don't mind, I'll enjoy the show since my two friends here, Calango: I pat them like this. Mi: We like to drink a lot! And it seems you guys

do too. I: Of course I don't mind. Make yourself at home! The show will start soon and also, the table in the back is still free, I think. Mi: Nice! Anything you need help with, we're here to... We don't want to cause any problems. We're here to help too! GM: Okay, it points to the table in the corner, like this. The one that's empty. (Ke: Much the opposite!) Calango: Okay. (Ma: Uhm...) Ma: Ivete, right? (A: Calling...) I: Yes, Ivete. Ivete from Ashy Armpit. Ma: Pass me a beer, please! Ke: Oh, no! GM: Pow! She puts

it like this. I: Here. Mi: She's going to do it, Kenan! Ke: She's going, yeah! (Ma: No complaints, Kenan,) Ma: You too! (A: Calling Gregório!) A: Calling Gregório! GM: Gregório comes back, like this.... (A: Gregório!) GM: He comes back, zipping up his pants. Greg: I'm going, what you want? What you want?! A: Gregório! Greg: What is it? (A: Focus! On me!) Guaxi: And I go in front of him and hold his face. A: Look into my eyes! Greg: I'm looking. (Guaxi: I look in the eye that...) he has an eyepatch, and I cover my eye

for him to look only in my eye that he is looking, like this. Greg: What do you... Speak! A: I need you to sing tonight! Greg: All right! Greg: No, it's obvious that I'll sing! (A: I can't sing and play!) Greg: I always sing. Don't worry. You play the guitar much better anyway. Greg: Let me sing. (A: I'm trying to play and sing and it's not fitting the rhythms.) Greg: No, it's fine. I'll always sing for you, don't worry, I'll... Get up there! Get up there! A: [Cries] A: I'm sorry, Gregório! (Greg: It's about to

start now. We can start now!) A: Okay. GM: He goes up, like this: Greg: Open the fucking wheels! Let's fucking start this! GM: The folks start... the guys start to get ready, make a fucking mosh pit, and they start... They start the metal show of the Scoundrel Vultures! Arthur. Roll me a Guitar test, please. Guaxi: Yes! Leo: Wow... (Guaxi: Finally!) Mi: Well, we don't have much to do, let's enjoy tonight! Tomorrow we continue the search. Does everyone agree? Everyone in agreement, right? Calango: I get up and I’m like this. (Guaxi: Good, Master.) Calango: I don't

even care. (GM: You got a good?) GM: You think the music is very good, the music is very… He... Everybody’s good. The only thing that’s not so good is the... the worst thing is… it’s Gregório’s vocal, which is kind of hoarse and spoiled... and quite old. But you see when... when the crowd opens like this.... where's Brúlio, here, you see Brúlio: B: Oh, fuck, it's been 30 years I don't join in a mosh pit! GM: He jumps off the balcony, go to the middle of the crowd, GM: and start smashing the others. (A: Let's go,

dad!!) B: Let's go, son!! GM: They start beating each other up like that. [Guaxi wheezes] Leo: I arrive... I come here in the corner while this is happening and I say: Ke: Hey, Mari, Mari, Mari, come here, quick, come here. Leo: Now that she came I push her to the middle of the crowd. [Everyone laughs] GM: Do a roll... do a Fight roll. Gabi: [Wheezing] (Leo: No, oh my God, she is hella strong, dude.) Gabi: I want... I want to try to pull him along with me when he pushes me. GM: Okay, give me a

Strength roll, give me a Strength roll. Leo: Calm down, let me open here, first roll... my first dice roll, dude. Gabi: I got good on the Strength roll. Leo: Of strength? Or fight? (GM: Yeah, it's strength, strength.) Leo: I rolled... I rolled, what was it? Good. GM: Good? OK, she does pull you, (Guaxi: What was it? [Laughs]) GM: You push her, she takes your arm and pulls you along because you have a long coat, and you two come in the middle of the fight, and now you are going to do a Fight roll each. Leo:

Fuck… [Everyone laughs] Guaxi: They will be knocked out by Big ol' Brúlio... Calango: Dude, I saw... I saw them entering the… the mosh pit, I: Mi: Ah, I can't believe it. Calango: I leave my beer on the table, I say: Mi: Yes!! [Everyone laughs] Calango: And I go running there too. Gabi: Fuck, even the dice fell. Okay, the Fight roll... Gabi: Holy shit, I got extreme! (Leo: Wow...) GM: Fuck! Okay. GM: Kenan, how was it? Calango: Do I have to roll Fight too? Calango: Like everyone? GM: Yup, everyone who came in have to. Calango: Great.

Leo: I got… regular, I got regular. GM: Okay. (Gabi: No... oh man…) Calango: Wait, I don’t... here. Gabi: I don't want to knock anyone out, please... (Calango: I got regular too, bro.) GM: You got... okay let's go. You... then... Miguel and Kenan roll the Damage, please. GM: You got extreme, right... (Gabi: [Nervous laughter]) Calango: Wow, wait I have.... I have to roll damage? (Gabi: I didn't mean to, guys…) GM: You have to roll damage, yes. Gabi: [Laughs] Calango: Goddammit... Guaxi: You’ll break your nose in the middle of the mosh pit bro. Gabi: Dude... Calango: ...Okay.

(Leo: Six.) GM: Okay, you... you see Mariana, she pushes herself to the middle, (Calango: I got 7.) GM: she didn't really understand how a mosh pit works. She [Pow] hits someone right on his face, the guy faints, [Plump] and falls hard on the floor. GM: The crowd, man... (Leo: No!) GM: Everyone stops, then the guy: ???: Holy shit! GM: He gets up. Crowd: Yaay!! GM: And everyone goes back to beating each other, Calango: And I'm like "Yaay!" Leo: I punch... I punch Miguel, I punch Miguel. Calango: Aw, bro... Guaxi: I speak on the mic: Arhur:

Come in, Ivete! GM: Ah, Miguel and Kenan took two damage each in the fight. It is a very violent mosh pit, people are, like, bursting each other for real. Calango: Wait, I took a punch from… a punch from Kenan? (GM: You see, you see Brulio...) Brúlio walking... Every time Brúlio goes close to someone, people try to get out of his away, Brúlio is like "Holy shit!!", he's very happy. Calango: Dude, there's a mess going on, I see Kenan punching me then I stop. Mi: ...Kenan... Ke: Uhm... Leo: Then I turn my arm his way so

he can punch me back. GM: You are... yeah, while you are punching each other, you see Brulio coming at you two [Heavy footsteps] and he throws himself at you two. Roll a... roll either Dodge of Fight Back for me. Calango: I'll roll Fight Back. Gabi: Damn.... against Brúlio?! Calango: Woah, I got 8! Extreme. GM: You rolled an 8? I got 99, dude. GM: Man... (Players: Wow! [Laughs]) GM: You see Brúlio advancing with all his will, you close your fists and, [POW] punches Brúlio good and he [Plump] he almost falls, he stumbles a bit. Br: I

like you! GM: And he get back up. (Mi: Yaay!) Calango: And I show my palm like this. GM: You raise your palm, he [POW] gives you a high five. Bro, Brulio lost 7 health points... GM: Damn it. (Guaxi: Holy shit, dude.) GM: No, wait, how much is your extreme? Calango: My extreme is... 9, bro. GM: Jesus Christ, dude! Guaxi: He killed Brúlio, dude. (GM: No, he didn't kill but holy shit...) GM: Wait, let me do a Constitution roll. (Calango: I'll stop doing that, bro.) Gabi: Constitution roll on the poor guy. (GM: Oh great, he's okay,

he's okay.) GM: Man, you gave a massive punch, you think you broke something but he didn't say anything. You gave one hell of a punch, he: [Plump] Br: I liked it!! GM: He's all dizzy. Br: I liked it! Mi: Yaay! GM: Uhm... the show goes on for a few minutes. And... You see plenty of new people arriving at the pub. Many new people start arriving. I'll just pull some random NPC here to fill it up some more. GM: You can continue in the meantime. (Ma: [Sighs]) Ma: Wow that was really good. Gabi: I go out...

(A: Ivete!!) GM: You return... Do you want to come back to the table? Gabi: I leave... Yes, I leave, (Calango: I do.) GM: Okay. (Gabi: I leave moving my neck,) Gabi: cracking it like this. (Guaxi: I want Ivete in the moshpit.) Mi: Mariana did well in that knockout. Ma: Wow, that was a good one, huh? Mi: That was amazing. Ma: Ah, I haven't punched like that in a while. Mi: It reminds me to.... to never fight you in my life. Ma: Hehe. Ke: Oh, I didn't want to be that guy, remind me to never join...

a moshpit with you guys again. Ke: I lied, I want to go into one of these again! (Mi: You saw what I did to the big one?) Ma: The blame is on your hands, Thomas. (Ke: I did, I did!) Ke: Fine, I am.... guilty. Guilty. Ma: Plus Cariad, who jumped in it for no reason at all! Leo: [Laughs] (Mi: It seemed so fun!) Ke: You almost knocked out the dude, and look at the size of that man! God. Ma: It wasn't fun for the bearded guy you punched, though. (Mi: I don't know what happened either.)

Mi: I also have no idea what happened. When I noticed it, I had already crossed the line. I think I got excited. Ke: It’s ok, it’s ok, everything was great. Mi: It was very cool, very cool. Ke: It's been a while. (Mi: But I think I'm getting old for this.) Mi: I'm feeling a pain in my joint, here. Ke: Well, when... all of this ends, when we go home, I promise we'll go to a show and do it all again. Alright? GM: Roll a Finding test please, Miguel. Calango: Finding. GM: Yes. Calango: It was a

good, bro. GM: It was good? GM: On your natural instinct, the search for single or married women, anywhere, you see one... you see a person who... catches your attention. You see a blonde woman, who just arrives, she doesn’t look... she doesn’t even have the right clothes. Everyone is in black, she has a mint shirt, she’s really big and strong too. Which you... which attracts you in a certain way. She comes in, and it looks like she's looking around, looking at the people... at the pub. Ma: Thomas, Thomas. Calango: Okay, I'm quick to say... I look

her way and [Gasps] Ma: He's doing the thing..! Ke: Aw, let him be, let him be. Let's let the boy shine today, just today. Calango: When you look at Miguel’s face, he's all serious. Like, I'm very serious, as if I'm focused. Mi: It’s my time to shine. Leave it to me. Calango: I get up quickly, I already open a smile like that. Leo: I turn... I turn... I turn. (Calango: And I go towards the girl.) GM: You go, the girl is going towards the bar, (Gabi: I sit down.) Leo: I turn the chair towards the

girl, put a beer and cross my leg and just look. Gabi: I pull the chair next to Thomas, I sit next to him to watch it too. Leo: Like a theater, like a theater. GM: You arrive, you approach her, she: Mi: Hey, good night, are you lost? GM: [Laughs] Leo: Wow, bro... (Gabi: [Laughs]) Luckly I didn't hear that, man. ???: Oh, good night. Yeah, no, I saw it, was playing this show near here I came to see. Mi: Cool! You like metal too? ???: I do, yeah. I like metal a lot. Mi: Well, yeah, me

and my friends are sitting there, we... ...are not from here, are you from here? ???: Oh... I'm from, I'm from a town near here. What's your name? Mi: Miguel, what about yors? ???: Oh, my name is Laura. Miguel: Laura, you are very beautiful, Laura. Laura: Thank you, you are also very beautiful. And what are you doing here? You are not from the region, you don't have an accent. Mi: Yeah, no, me and my friends came... We’re climbers, we came to climb. Laura: Climbers? Mi: Yes, we're on vacation. GM: She puts... she tightens your muscle. Laura:

You are very strong, right? What are you... You climb as a job, how does that work? Leo: When she squeezes him, I give Mariana a nudge like that. Kenan: Look, look, look, look, look. Gabi: We are each holding a beer like this. Mi: Yes, we are professional mountaineers. Can you see my friends over there? GM: She looks. Laura: That, that, those big guys over there? Mi: Yes, them. Laura: Ohh... Tell me something, where are you staying here? Mi: Well, nowhere for now. We will probably stay in a hotel that the people most recommend to us.

We just arrived here and came straight here. Laura: Oh, yeah? No, I have, I have a very good hotel to recommend actually. If you want to stay close by. Mi: Oh, sure! Where is it? Laura: It's a small town near here, it's 10, 20 minutes away, I can take you there later! If you're interested, of course, in going to the hotel with me. GM: She smiles a little sideways. Mi: Ah, but of course I have. (Ma: Thomas, Thomas.) Mi: Of course I have.(Ke: Yes, yes.) Mi: Wanna join our table there? (Ma: I think they're leaving.)

Laura: Oh, I'm going to get a drink, then we can see, we can see that. Mi: Okay. I'll wait you there. Ma: Oh, he's coming back. GM: When you turn like that she gives you, she slaps you on the butt and goes towards the counter. [Everyone laughs] Calango: Man, I smile a little like that at the time and look at her direction. Leo: When he comes back to the table I go like this: Ke: A professional. A professional at work. Mi: I never miss the assigment. Ma: What was that butt slap. Ke: Wow. (Mi: I

don't know either, it was a...) Mi: The icing on the cake, I would say. But she will sit with us, I called her over here, if you don't mind. Ke: Sure. Leo: Then I adjust... I put the chairs in a place where... Uhm, I put them here in a place where she stays next to him. Mi: Well, anyway. Let's... Let's keep that signal, aye? When I say that word, you.... shoosh. Ke: Okay. (Ma: [Laughs]) Guaxi: I want to get to the microphone. (Ma: Of course.) A: Is it anyone in here's birthday?! Ma: It's his! Gabi:

I point to Cariad. A: Get up the stage! Mi: It's his, it's his. Mi: Go there, Cariad. Calango: Wait, I'm Cariad! [Everyone laughs] A: Come up on stage! GM: When you're, when you're going, you... you look at Gregório and: Greg: It's my birthday today, aye! Did you forget? A: I knew, Gregório, but you are already on stage. Greg: But...! Greg: Fuck ya, Arthur! A: [Groans] Greg: You forgot my birthday! Greg: You said the show was a gift! (A: I didn't!) A: I know! I'm just calling other birthday folks! Greg: That's not... Greg: You don't fool

me! I know you forgot. (A: There are other people born today.) A: I did not. I did not! A: [Clapping] Happy birthday to you! Everyone! GM: You look at Arthur and, man, he's playing the guitar... He's playing a metal version of the happy birthday song. Leo: [Deep vioce] Happy birthday. GM: Laura leaves this side of this… this guy in here, grabs a beer and she starts looking for you, and "Ah!" GM: She sees, she goes in the direction... (Calango : I lift the beer like this towards her.) GM: She goes towards the corner like that

with a smile. Laura: So, what's up... Welcome here! I mean... What exactly do you work with? Since, right, he said that you are climbers. GM: The fuck's happening? GM: Jesus, what the... (Gabi: She's spinning.) Leo: She's drunk, she's drunk. GM: Okay, there we go. No, stop, let it be. What's happening, bro?! GM: What happened... Oh, there. (Gabi: Oh, God!) Leo: Then, when she... when she sits down I get up and say: Ke: Beer? Laura: I've got one, aight. Ke: Ah, oh, okay. Ke: I hadn't seen your glass. (GM: She cheers with you then drinks.) Ke:

I hadn't seen your glass. Leo: And I cheer too. Ma: Thomas... Laura: But going back, you are kind of strong, you know. Is it just from climbing, all this strength? Ma: ...Climbing. Laura: So you guys don't... What else do you do, what do you work on? GM: She points at you... Mariana. Ma: Oh, I'm a personal trainer, y'know. GM: She seems strangely interested, like, she's quite interested in you. As if she was kind of... Roll one, roll one... Psychology test, everybody, please. Gabi: Damn. (Calango: Me included?) GM: Yes. Calango: Okay. Calango: I have 1 Psychology

point, I won't even play, bro. (Gabi: I also have 1 Psychology point!) Guaxi: Do it, what if you get Extreme. Leo: Mine's high, I think. (Calango: I'll film, just to be...) Leo: Oh, no, I only have one Pshychology point! GM: You only have one Pshychology point? GM: I think I forgot to give Psychology to you then. (Calango: Fail.) So let's settle for 50% each, aight. Because I think... I must have forgotten. Gabi: Alright. Leo: I got… 39, what would it be? GM: 39 is Good. (Calango: I now got 1!) Calango: I swear I got 1!

(GM: OK.) Calango: I now have 50. (GM: Miguel,) GM: you especially notice something very strange about her. She seems to be super lost, she looks like she didn't even know that this show was going on when she arrived. You can read people very well, and it almost feels like she's interviewing you for a job, as if she was trying to find points on you that are interesting for her. At first you hit on her because you were interested, but now you feel like she’s… studying each of you for some reason you don’t know of. Calango:

Okay. Leo: Do we notice it too or just he does? GM: What did you get? Regular? You got regular... GM: so only him. (Leo: I rolled a 39.) Gabi: I got Good. (Leo: I guess 39 is Good.) GM: Did you get a good? You realize she's asking questions... Gabi: No, it's Regular. GM: She's very, she's a lot more interested than a normal person would be asking about someone’s friends, y’know. Leo: No, I didn't notice it because I got Regular. Gabi: Yes, I got a Good. Mi: Good, but how about you? You're asking us, what do

you do, Laura? Laura: Oh, I work, I work in this small town nearby. I help manage things there, you know. I work at the town hall. Mi: Which town? Uhm... We don't know much about the region. Mi: What's the name? (Laura: Oh, a small town nearby,) Laura: called Holy Cradle, I don't know if... You may not have heard of it, it is, well... Laura: Quite small. (Calango: I look at Kenan like that to see if he...) GM: You recognize that name, you know what that name stands for. It is the HC project. Calango: I look

at Kenan like that then. Ke: Damn, holy... (Calango: [Inaudible]) Ke: Oh, how cool! I already, already heard of this town, they say it's very beautiful, right? Laura: Wait, you guys heard of Holy Cradle? Ke: You know? I heard that it is a beautiful and touristic town. (Mi: No, It's not...) Mi: That's an inland town in Goiás! You're so dumb, Kenan. Ke: Oh yeah, it's true! Holy Cradle in Goiás.(Mi: Name's quite similar.) Ma: We travel a lot y’know. (GM: Roll Fast Talk for me.) Calango: Fast Talk? (GM: Fast Talk, yeah.) Calango: For fuck's sake. Leo: Shit...

Calango: I'm glad that I have 92 points in Fast Talk. Leo: Go ahead. (Calango: I got Exreme, dude.) Calango: 13. (Leo: Save Kenan, save Kenan.) GM: Alright, you got Extreme: She goes: Laura: Oh, I see. No, no, it's a small hotel nearby, you can go there. Mi: Oh, of course we will, I said we were going. (Laura: You can come,) Laura: It's a small town nearby, no problem. I think you'll like it anyway. And it is very close to the bar, much closer than Carpazinha where you must be staying, I assume. Mi: Uh, yeah, I'm

sure... I'm pretty sure I'll like it. Calango: I look at her like that with a face like this. Laura: Good, but now let's enjoy the show, right! Let's... later we can go. Ke: Sure, sure, sure! Leo: I, uh... I grab a... (Ma: Hey, Thomas!) Ma: Let's grab a beer. (Ke: Yeah, let's go.) Mi: Grab one for me too! Ke: We will. Ma: Yes, we will bring it here later. GM: And then the show starts, the show had already started in fact... but the show... The band keeps playing... The night keeps going. Leo: When we go

out I turn to Mariana and say: Ke: I know, I know, I know, I'm sorry, it won't happen again. Ma: Hey. Do you think it's a good idea to leave Cariad with... Well, he knows what he's doing, right? Ke: Yeah, and in the end, we... Anything that takes us on... on the track of those bastards, the better. Ma: Yeah, he knows what he's doing. Ke: Yeah, we're going to be together anyway. Let's go. (Ma: Let's go.) A: Attention, attention! Mandatory shot in three! Two! One!! Guaxi: Then I dash and get one. (GM: Everyone... [Laughs]) GM:

Everyone drinks. GM: The night goes by, it's like around 10PM. And, during the night, you drank, enjoyed the show. And when you're coming back, Miguel and Laura are making out aggressively in the corner of the bar. You don't know who's... The two are really big, they are making out intensely. And then she: Laura: Oh, well, I think we better go back to the hotel, right? Laura: What do you think? (Mi: Yeah, it's time to go.) Laura: Let's go then. Do you want to call your friends? Mi: I do, I do, let's... Let's say goodbye to

the people there at the bar and call them up, then we go. Laura: Alright, alright. Mi: Hey, guys. Ke: Sup! What's up? (Ma: Hey there, Cariad!) Ma: Great night, aye? Miguel: I think I managed to do my job well, you know. Ke: You did! (Ma: Work...) Mi: But it's not over yet. (Ma: It was great!) Mi: We have to go to this… this place she mentioned. We know what it is. Ke: We know, it is, that's why, right, professional, totally. Mi: Well, either way I'm a winner. Anyway, she will guide us, she's coming with us.

I will go, let's... I'll say goodbye to the people from the bar who all welcomed us... Calango: they were all very nice to us... (GM: Half are already) GM: fucking drunk, passed out even. Calango: Okay. Is Brúlio on his feet? GM: Brulio is sitting and drinking. Watching the show. Calango: Okay, I'll just go to him, to say goodbye. B: Huh? Good evening, good evening. Enjoyed the show? You're... Oh, you’re leaving early, I can see why. That's alright. You can go. Mi: Yeah, Big ol' Brúlio, duty calls me, thanks! Calango: I do it like that for

him to give me a fist bump. (Guaxi: Can I roll Finding?) GM: He: [Groans] He doesn't even look at you, he's really drunk. Mi: Thanks Big ol' Brúlio, see ya. B: See ya! (Guaxi: It was Regular.) GM: You can... you can see at a glance, this group that you had never seen before, where everyone has the same tattoo, and they were leaving, with this blonde woman that you had never seen either. Guaxi: Okay. I'm not even going to say goodbye since I guess their back's towards me. Guaxi: Nah, I'm going to say goodbye. (GM: Yeah,

they... [Laughs]) GM: They didn't see it, they didn't see it. GM: And that is... (Leo: Aw, can't I roll something to see?) And this is the, this is the only memory that you have, more or less. Guaxi: Right [Laughs] GM: It's the fact that... this... This group that you haven't seen before, leaving with the blonde woman. It is one of the only things you will remember... after your hangover. Guaxi: Arthur turns and vomits. [Laughs] Guaxi: Here on the side of the stage. (Calango: Geez...) Leo: Dear God. GM: You, then, go with Laura, she walks by

foot instead of going towards a car, she seems to be going towards the road on foot. Mi: Laura, we have a car there, we can go by car. Laura: Ah, no, no, don't worry! We can go by foot, it's like twenty minutes by foot, there's no need for that, Holy Cradle is in the neighborhood. Mi: Is it okay to leave the car in the parking lot there? Laura: No, no, no, you can leave it there, tomorrow we go back and get it. The people here won't... it won't be a problem. Mi: ...Okay. Ke: Well, alright.

Laura: We can, we will take a shortcut through... here, okay? GM: And points in the middle of the forest. Mi: But that's.. (Ke: Uhm...) Laura: I know the region well, do not worry. This is very normal here, do not worry. I swear it's normal. Mi: Okay. GM: You are kind of drunk, right? Calango: Yes. (Gabi: A little bit.) Leo: Not sure, I drank a bit... (Gabi: I drank very little.) GM: Okay, take another Psychology test for me, please. With a disadvantage for those who drank. Leo: Everyone? Calango: Ah, I already failed one) Gabi: Yeah, I

already failed, I already failed. Leo: I got, is it 50? Yeah, I failed too. Calango: I got one Good and Failed the other. GM: Okay. You feel that she has a very strange intention, but at the same time, you know that somehow you will discover something about Holy Cradle, about the town... How is Holy Cradle a city? You had no idea about it. You only knew the name of the Holy Cradle project, and apparently there is Holy Cradle city, or it is involved with Holy Crandle, you need to know. So you are willing to follow

her, but you are so prepared to have trouble at any time. Calango: Okay. Mi: Just a moment... Calango: Uhm, we're already in... Calango: in... in the forest. I just wanted to get my backpack. (GM: No, no, no.) GM: Okay, yeah, you are passing through the parking lot now. Calango: Okay, I'll just get my... Calango: [Beep] I open the car. (Laura: Yeah, take your stuff,) Laura: since you'll stay at the hotel. So you'll drop everything there. Ke: Okay, yeah, see, oh... Mari, can you help me get things in... Ke: in the trunk? (Ma: Sure, sure.) Ma:

Cariad, we’ll get your backpack too. Ke: Don't worry, just stay there. Mi: Okay. Leo: Then we go. Ke: Are you... stay... let's keep our guard up, okay? Ma: Yeah... I trust Cariad, I trust you but... [Sighs] Can't be too careful, right? Ke: Right, especially since... It may be just a.... good night for Cariad but... I'm not putting a lot of faith in that girl either. Ma: Yeah, she's kind of weird. Gabi: I'll get, I'll get my knife and Glock from the trunk. Leo: Yeah, I let it, I put my inside the... you know, in my

pants. GM: Uh-hmm. (Leo: In an easy to accessible place.) GM: Okay. You get ready then, with the usual equipment. And you start walking in the middle of the forest. You can see that she is following a straight path. She seems to be aware, you know, she is walking through the dense woods, opening way. She seems to be on her way, heading towards a very specific place, that she knows where it is, as if she were being guided by something. She jumps sideways. Laura: It's kind of closed here, sorry. But it's really a lot faster if

we go straight here. GM: You walk... through the forest, and you start to notice some strange things, the more you walk. The trees start to get a little more twisted, you start to see a fog, that keeps getting denser and denser. Laura: It's getting cold, right? At night the fog is strong in the middle of the forest. Mi: Yeah, it looks like it. (GM: You already have your guns in your hands,) GM: you're very deep into the forest, there is something very strange here, you still think you can leave at any time, but... There is

no one more prepared to do that than you. You are... alert to anything that might appear, there is something very strange going on here. You keep walking. The trees become even more twisted. The fog is getting deeper. Until you can barely see yourself. She says: Laura: Don't go too far, aye? You will get lost here. We're almost there, we're almost there. GM: Suddenly, you... [Prr] you are on a straight path, that is a little easier to see. And you see strangely, what appears to be a source of light, coming from the end of that path

in the fog, turning right. It can’t have light. It's like 10 PM. Only if it's from some kind of pole. Laura: Here, there at the front is Holy Cradle. GM: She walks, and disappears in the fog. Leo: Was it, she went alone, was the three of us left behind? GM: You guys stood still, I assumed. Mi: Well, let's go, we have no choice. Ke: Miguel. (Ma: What light is that?) Ke: Hey, Miguel. Ke: Miguel, with how much you drank, you're still... aware from the situation, right? Mi: Sure, sure, I'm fine. Ke: Okay. Then... Guard up.

And anything... Well... If anything, we’ll solve it. Mi: Of course, yes. We always solve it. Ke: Yeah. (Calango: Then we,) Calango: Then I walk towards the fog that it was. GM: You guys arrive. You walk, you see this entrance... on the right. And what you see... ...is shocking. You see it from a high point of view, a big, a big village, of, not big, huge, but, half circular, around a labyrinth, with fog in it. You see a big wooden arch in front of you, written Holy Cradle in it. But what is impossible to miss is...

that it is daytime It's very bright. Suddenly, it's become very bright. GM: And you see... (Mi: Sheesh.) Laura chatting... Calango: Here, this token is buggy, okay, it’s showing something from imgur, man. Gabi: True. Calango: There, there, there. Perfect.(GM: Fixed.) Leo: Wow, I, I lost us. (GM: You see… Wait.) GM: You see Laura chatting to someone, in front of... under that arch. Laura: Oh! Come here, welcome to Holy Cradle! GM: You guys are weirded out, because it's a gray person, with eyes completely black, and pointed ears. Ke: Uhm... (Mi: Hold it, hold it.) Mi: Ok? There's

no reason to aim the gun yet. But guard up. Leo: I put my hand like in my pocket, it's like I was holding my pants, you know, like I had a belt holding it, but in reality I have my hand on the gun. GM: You see.... (Gabi: I'm holding the knife very discreetly in my hand.) GM: Roll Listening for me, please. Calango: Everyone? GM: Yeah. You see that she was coming to talk to him when you entered. Gabi: Listening, Listening... Calango: It was Regular for me. Leo: Mine was good. GM: Good. And? Gabi: Mine was...

good too. GM: Okay, whoever did Good, you can hear more or less, but you hear... You hear him calling: ???: Blacksmith! You finally came back! The blacksmith was, I mean, not the blacksmith, the helper I mean, he was, he didn’t know how to take care of things properly while you were gone. GM: She: Laura: Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper! I brought new ignari! GM: Then she looks at you: Laura: You can come, feel free, don't be scared, we... Things... You get used to it, here things are a little different even from the weather. Mi: Yeah, I realized, but

not just the weather, you know, Mrs. Laura. (Ke: Yeah…) Laura: I know it can be a shock, but here in this region, things are a little... But I think you drank a little too much too, aye. But come on, we can, I want to introduce you... Show you to the village, you will like it here, I'm sure. GM: You see this little man, he has white hair but he's not that old, he looks like he's in his early forties. Gatekeeper: Welcome to Holy Cradle, I am the Gatekeeper! Welcome, you will love to stay here in

the city, live in, I mean... Stay here in the hotel, know the traditions, you will love it very much. But, Blacksmith, you need to go to the forge because... you need to talk to the Helper. The situation is complicated, he can’t handle the situation. Your pilgrimage was not a good idea, I think. GM: She: Laura: Oh, no, it's okay, shh. Calm down, Gatekeeper. GM: She points to you and [Clicks tongue] Laura: We will, I will introduce you to my house, I think you can, at least... My place has room for one more, but I can

take you to the hotel, you decide what you want. Ke: Yes, it can be... Ke: Beautiful, it's beautiful around here, right? (Mi: Okay.) Laura: Of course, no, Holy Cradle is beautiful. You will love it here. GM: You are passing by. Laura: Well, Gatekeeper... (Calango: Do we see strange birds around?) GM: You can, no, you can see everything you imagine. You can see several gray people walking around. It seems that they are in the middle of their day, like it's just 3PM... ...when you arrive. You see the mist in the middle, you see these bigger places,

strange animals, the colorful and twisted trees. You go down. Laura: Well, here is... This is Holy Cradle, we have some slightly different traditions, the people here also... Since we, it is a quite secluded village, the people are a little bit different visually, but I think you won't have a lot of problems, right? Mi and Ma: Yeah... (Ke: No, no, of course not.) Mi: I hope not. GM: Okay, you are walking, you won't say anything? Calango: I won't say anything. Leo: I am too shocked to speak. Leo: Not shocked, I’m... really observant. (Calango: Yeah…) Calango: Yeah,

okay. Mi: But, Laura, explain something to me, is it... Is this a countryside village? Because it doesn’t seem normal, here’s daytime, and it’s nighttime now. Laura: It is that the weather here, the weather is a little strange, sometimes it gets... The night is very clear, it seems that there is a, there is even... There is no sun, it is more a phenomenon of nature, we do not understand very well. There is no sun, it is still night, but sometimes it is very clear here. Leo: Hey, Master. (GM: She's clearly lying.) GM: You don't even need

to roll a dice, don't need to roll Psychology. Leo: Hey, Master, for us who are experienced... Leo: How shocking or scary is it to see these.. (GM: This is scary, you've never seen anything like it.) GM: You've never seen an entire town being paranormal. Leo: Got it. (GM: This is huge,) GM: it's much bigger than anything you have ever seen. It's a little scary, yes, but you're already quite used to the paranormal. Leo: Mm-hmm. Mi: And, Laura, why is that, uhm, I don't know... ...if I can ask this, but why are people here, gray in

their skin? Mi: Or with the eyes all in black? (Laura: Yes, as I said, here...) We have some different traditions, but that's it! That’s something you get used to, don't worry about it. We are born like this, that's how things are. Mi: Got it. GM: She goes, you walk then, you get to this house, on the side of this maze, you see this fog, coming from inside. You know that, from your experience, there is something very important inside. She: Laura: You, you just wait a few seconds here that I just have to talk to... to

my helper there, I work here, right, this is my home, I work here too. I am a little responsible here. There are some things that I wasn't very clear with you, but now, you don't have to worry. You can only rest, you are so tired, and tomorrow will also have plenty of time for us to talk. Welcome to the Holy Cradle. GM: And, with a little smile on her face, she opens the door and goes into the blacksmith shop with the door left open. Ma: How are we going to know if the day has passed

if here the day.... lasts the entire day? Mi: I have no idea. My watch doesn't work. I already said that, right? Ke: Yeah... Everything.... dude... it's... Ke: I never saw anything like... (GM: Do you stay there or do you enter?) Ke: I never saw.... Leo: No, I'm not going in, no. Yeah. (Calango: I'll stay put for now.) GM: Alright. You see that she comes in talking, you see that she comes in, you hear a deep voice like [Gives example] GM: ...from inside, but, do you want to roll Listen? Calango: I want to. (Leo: Ah, I

do, bro.) Calango: Regular. Gabi: I will try to listen too. (Leo: Regular too.) Gabi: It was good here. GM: You just listen: "Blacksmith!" And another conversation of someone with a very deep voice talking to her. Mi: Well guys, as far as we know about here, (Ke: Hmm...) Right? It looks like it is much bigger than we thought it would be. Ke: I have never seen a... a paranormal manifestation this big. With so... many things. Ma: It can only be here, huh. Mi: Yeah, for sure. But... Ke: Well, at least we came to the... right place,

I think. Mi: Anyway, they don't seem to be scared, actually it seems... they seem to want us here. Ke: Yeah, it worries me. Mi: I am going to do what I do best, that is... get together with people and try to get to know the most people I can, and... and you do what you do best. Ke: She said she had... that she had a place in her house. Do you think you should stay? Or... Mi: Hm, I would like to stay with you at the hotel tonight, so we can decide what we are going

to do. I'm a bit of a pervert, but not so much, right, Kenan. Ke: No, I told you to get information, I mean. Mi: Gotcha. Ma: Hey... guys. Keep an eye out to see if you find Eric or Eva. I don't know if this place... GM: You don't know what they look like. Gabi: Do we not have their record? Gabi: With a little picture? (GM: You have the file but no photo.) Gabi: There's a photo on it, no? GM: No. Gabi: One where they have their faces circled. GM: No, but this is like a very

low quality photo. Gabi: Ah, OK, great. Nevermind what I’ve said. Mi: Well, let's go, let's go into the shop here as she said. And let's see what else she has to say. She will probably explain something else to us. Ke: Wow, but...(Mi: I...) Leo: I... before entering I get to, is the edge of the labyrinth really close? GM: No, it's like, it's a little far, GM: you'd take a couple of minutes to arrive. (Leo: Okay.) Leo: No, that's fine then, I would just reach the edge of the maze and... [Trails off] Calango: Alright, I enter

the shop now. GM: Okay. You... You guys come in, just let me just fix it here. You see this huge man. GM: Muscular like that with a... (Calango: It bugged here.) GM: What bugged? Calango: The image of the Blacksmith. GM: Ah, sorry. Calango: Of, of Laura. GM: Fixed. Leo: Nice. GM: You see this man. He is, he is on his back like, adjusting, doing some things with the red crystals. He's very strong, he has a beard. He's one of the biggest men you've ever seen in your life. He has some, some burnmarks, on his hand

and a little on his arm, he has very callous, very calloused hands. And, you see the Blacksmith, now, Laura, right, aka Blacksmith, coming towards him. Laura: You’re the blacksmith now, huh? ???: Ah. Blacksmith! Sorry, I... I, finally, you came back, I was not able to deal properly with things here. Laura: [Sighs] How is the situation? GM: And you see that she goes towards him, they start talking, he has a very deep voice like, he is very big. And you guys are watching them talk from afar. Ke: Hmm… Hi, hi, good... Calango: Man, I will approach

the counter and I will wait. Leo: I'll give a, I'll give a... I say: Ke: Sup. Everything okay? Good evening, I mean, morning. ???: Oh! Are these the ignari you brought? (Gabi: I lean against the wall.) Laura: Yes, yes, they are. It's just, they just told me there was a problem. ???: Yeah, I don't know how to do things right! It took you a lot longer than I thought it would take. Laura: It's okay. Now I'm back here, everything is fine. You will be the Helper again, everything is fine. Hi, sorry, it's all right. What's

up? Ke: Uhm... Laura: Welcome this, this is my blacksmith shop! I'm the Blacksmith, you can call me the Blacksmith from now on. Mi: Oh, Blacksmith, and you? (Ke: Okay.) Calango: Then I point to the other guy over there. Helper: Me? Ah, I'm the Blacksmith’s Helper! Just Helper is fine. Mi: Uhm... I... am Miguel? Helper: Nice to meet you, Miguel. Welcome to Holy Cradle! Mi: Thank you... Ma: Hm, do none of you have a name? Last Blacksmith: No, here we don’t use it, our name is, that's our actual name. We use it to say what we

really are, there’s no reason to waste time, right? Ma: Sure... Last Blacksmith: For example, when I met you, I had to ask you your name and what you do. Here we already know both at the same time, much more practical! Welcome to Holy Cradle, you will love it. Ma: Hm. Last Blacksmith: I just have to fix some things here, wait. GM: She, she enters like, and she enters the little door. She bends down a little and goes inside, you hear some metal noises. Mi: Hey, Mr Helper. Helper: Whoa, what's up? Sorry. Mi: How long have

you been in the villlage? Helper: I was born here, innit. Mi: You were born here? Helper: Yes. Mi: I just never heard of it. A, Laura... I mean Blacksmith, I found her there in... Calango: in the pub and she said... (GM: He walks,) he is very big, he is like that, he is basically your size, Miguel. He's huge and he's fucking strong. Calango: Okay. Mi: She mentioned that there was a town nearby, but we had never heard of it. If you here born here this place must be old. Helper: Well, it's been here for a

while, of course. Yes, Holy Cradle has been around since God knows when. Helper: And what do you do? (Mi: Got it…) Mi: Uhm, we are climbers. Helper: Hm. Got it, climber. Helper: You climb things, right? (Mi: Yeah.) Helper: We don't have a lot of mountains here and such, we don't... but you are very strong, I can see it. Almost as much as I am, but... uhm. Mi: I haven't got there yet but... Helper: Wanna arm wrestle? To see who's the strongest? Mi: Okay. Ma: Me, I want to. Gabi: And Mari, Mari gets off the wall.

Ke: Hihihi... (Mi: Oh.) Mi: Well, against her you won't have a chance. Helper: Let's see then. GM: He [POW] puts the axe that was on the side, raises a little bit, with the punch. Roll a Strength test there. Gabi: Holy moly... [Inhales] I got an Extreme! GM: Okay, he got a good. You can push it a little, he's still holding it. Roll once more. Gabi: Holy moly. I got Good. GM: His was Extreme. You [Groans] you come back, you're tied, you [Groans]. He's very strong. Helper: Ah! You are stronger than you look! Urgh... Mi: Go,

go, Mariana! Gabi: One more? (Ke: Go, Mari!) Gabi: Oh my.... I got Regular. GM: He got Good. (Leo: Ow.) GM: He pushes a little bit, you're almost losing, you're [Hiss] you're almost losing but you're holding. Gabi: Agh, fuck... (Mi: Mariana, evasive maneuver!) Gabi: I got Extreme again! GM: He failed. GM: You... You're almost Gabi: [Inhales] [POW], you hit the table, and he jumps. Helper: Fuck, ugh, okay, you're strong. You will help a lot in the Holy Cradle. Helper: I liked you. (Mi: Great, Mariana!) Helper: Oh, Blacksmith, you brought some good ignari this time, congratulations. GM:

At that, she... you hear her... GM: You hear the sound of metal. You see her coming out in a completely new outfit, she has heavy armor, and now she has... has marks on her face, pointy ears, black eyes, and golden armor, and gray skin. Mi: Jeez! Mi: Blacksmith, how did you do that? Is it Laura or is it Blacksmith? Mi: Sorry, I haven't... Bs: Hi! Call me Blacksmith, BS: Laura is just how I introduce myself to outsiders, so they don't feel uneasy But now you are in the Holy Cradle, you are very welcome here. Mi:

Blacksmith... OK. And how did you do that? Your eyes turned black just now! Bs: What? Oh, no, this. That's how I normally look, you don't... You don't think it's strange, right? Is it a problem for you? Mi: No, I don't think so... Bs: Okay, good! GM: You hear in the distance: [the sound of a bell] The Helper glances quickly at he Blacksmith: Hel: Blacksmith, the night is coming. Bs: Yes. I can see it. Well, I better get you to the hotel fast. GM: And this is where we go to our break. Calango: Nice. Leo: Uh,

good. Gabi: *clapping hands* Calango: It's been 7 years since I last peed, Gabi: Nice. [laughing] (GM: And we'll be back in 5 minutes.) Leo: Yeah, I'm going to pee too. GM: Let's go. [BREAK] GM: We are back with today's episode of The Secret in the Forest, thank you very much to everyone who is watching, thank you to everyone who is subscribing. Uh, it's worth remembering that if you want these hoodies here, you can go to osegredonafloresta.com.br, and see all the products that we have available from the official store Yes, they are all very pretty and

I like them all. Uh, coming back... Calango: osegredonafloresta.com.br, oops! Gabi: osegredonafloresta.com.br? Leo: There are beautiful hoodies in there! GM: Back, from where we left off, you heard a bell. I put the... wrong character here, sorry. You heard the bell blam, this is a sign that the night is coming in Holy Cradle. Calango: Wow, The Blacksmith is big, right? Gabi: [chuckles] GM: The Blacksmith is not that big, I'm fixing her up, fuck you. Leo: [chuckles] GM: The Helper, looks back at The Blacksmith, as she says in a hurry: Bs: Come on, come on, I have to

take you to the hotel now. GM: And when you leave you see that the whole city is full of fog, people are running to go back to their homes, carrying boxes and things, while the fog is slowly taking over the whole city. Mi: Let's go into this hotel then, Bs: Yes, it’s this way, come, come with me, you can come. You can stay there today, and then when dawn comes, everyone will be at the tavern and.. I’ll explain a little bit of Holy Cradle to you. The Hotelier can also answer any questions you have. We

met in a really unfortunate moment, actually. Ke: Why? Mi: Why is it bad time? Bs: It's because- Ma: What's up with that fog? Bs: This is the night! This is what we call night... actually, it kinda was night already it's just that now is actually night night, when everyone goes home, I wanted to walk you around Holy Cradle, but the timing was terrible. But sometimes we are unlucky. Ke: No, it's okay. GM: You’ve been walking to the... she doesn't seem to be in a hurry, nobody seems to be in that of a hurry. The fog

is not invading the city quickly. per say. she is comes in a very slow pace. You arrive after about 10 minutes into this big wooden house. GM: of two floors. Bs: This is the Holy Cradle hotel! Bs: It is where you will stay from now on! Mi: Ah, Ok. GM: It’is very cozy, you will like it! GM: Let me load it in here. When you enter, you see this large lobby, very beautifully illuminated by these red crystals. There's a big rug on the floor. Let me put it right here... On the counter you see a

bald man, a little hunchbacked, with two stripes crossing in an X on his face, and he seems to be reading something in a book, Bs: Hotelier! I am back! Ho: Ah! Blacksmith, welcome back! You brought new ignari, I see. Welcome to the Holy Cradle. [flou] GM: He pokes behind the counter. You see a very young boy he seems to be around six years old. He looks at you: ??: Well, welcome to Holy Cradle! ??: You will like it here! (Ke: [chuckles]) Ke: [more giggles] Mi: Hey, thank you, big boy! Ke: Hey.! Bs: You can talk

to the Hotelier. I have to take care of a lot of things that I thought that... I didn't know that the situation would be such a mess. I am responsible for this community here. I need to check things out, but I'll leave you with him, Hotelier! Take care of them well. Tomorrow we explain them things properly, okay? Ho: Okay, okay, Blacksmith, don't worry, this is my job. Bs: Okay. Good night, see you tomorrow, okay? Welcome to Holy Cradle once again! GM: She leaves a little bit quickly because she's in a hurry. Ma: Good night… Ke:

G-good night. Mi: Not even a good night kiss? [rambling] Ma: [chuckles] Calango: Okay, I get close to the counter. Mi: Good night, you're the Hotelier, right? Ho: Yeah right, welcome to Holy Cradle-. Hm... You want a room, right, obviously, sorry. Ho: Here is the thing: (Mi: Yes, yes.) There are some rules that you will have to follow, if you're staying at the hotel here, but... don't worry. I take good care of the whole situation around here. Uh, just give me... do you want to stay on the first or second floor? Ma: Hmm... Ke: Hm, any

will do! Ma: Maybe in the first floor? Closer to the door. Mi: Well, I was going to ask on the second floor because I usually like to have a good view of the place, but apparently you can't see anything... Ho: Okay, look, next, you'll be in rooms 101, 102, 103, okay? Ho: take the keys here. GM: He *pirili*, put the keys on the counter. Ho: Do you have any questions? (Ke: How much-) Ke: How much is the daily here? Ho: It's free! Ho: you’re in Holy Cradle! What are you thinking? Ho: What situation did you

say you take care of? At night? Ho: Calm down, I will tell you the rules Uh, right. They are the only ones that are so clean anyway, 101, 102, 103... Yeah, nice. Ho: Hey, son. ??: What is it? Ho: See if the rooms are alright. ??: Okay! GM: He comes running like, GM: pa *tutututu*, running quickly (Gabi: [chuckles]) GM: and checking, he opens the door a little bit he shuts it close and runs back inside. Mi: ...Mr Hotelier. Ho: Huh? Mi: Yes, about these rules do we have to- can you say what are we going

to do? Ho: Okay, here's the thing, I'm going to... basically, what you really need to know is to don't leave the room. You don't want to leave the room. Uh... but... If you hear a little child calling, it's not my son! If you hear a little child calling "Mommy!", It's not him. Don't open the door. You are no one's mother. MC: Hmm... Ok? K: Ok. MC: Just speculating, what would happen if I open the door for the vaccum To see who is vacuuming the hallway. K: Or for the child that is screaming "mommy"? Hotelier: Something

impossible would happen. It's best if you don't know. Ma: What about that little crystal shinning over there? Hotelier: What?! you... Ah! The Gatekeeper didn't explain anything to you? MC: No, there was no time. We ran, The Blacksmith took us to the blacksmith, then we met her Helper and now we are here. Hotelier: Hm. Ok. Yeah... It's not me whom has to answer those questions. But anyways... This right here is a red crystal. It shines and brings heat. You cannot use it! They told you about the fire, didn't they? Ma: No... MC: No. Hotelier: Do not

use fire here under any circumstance! [screaming] If any of you smoke, do not use fire here in Holy Cradle. You don't want to see how this town reacts to fire. It can be a big problem. Believe me. K: Ok. Ma: Hm... MC: Hm... Hotelier: Yeah... that's it. Here are the keys. GM: You see a... a toddler coming back. [tuh tuh tuh] ???: All good daddy! Hotelier: Alright! Go to the room. GM: He goes [tuh tuh tuh] running and enter the... MC: And... No problem if we sleep in the same room, right? Hotelier: Ahn... Of course...

No! No one sleeps in the same room here. My hotel, you'll sleep in separate rooms. I don't want more work today. Ma: Ah... Why is that? Hotelier: Because I want to! The hote is mine! [screaming] Ma: Ahn K: It's... It's just... Ma: Well, it's just that we... MC: Ok, let's go Mariana. Ma: We never split, I don't know... K: It's just... it's just... This lady here, we are dating and we are traveling together and... We... right? We wanted to stay together. Is there any way? Hotelier: Alright! You two stay together. [screaming] the other one is

alone! MC: Huh. Ok... Ma: He is also my boyfriend. Hotelier: What!? Calango: I say "What?" Ma: Yeah. MC: Yeah! I am. K: Yeah! We... Hotelier: What do you want to do?! Man. Do whatever you want! I am not in the mood! Give me the keys back then. Which room do you want to stay? K: Maybe this one hundred and this one right here. 101? Hotelier: No! Go to 103. Here! K: Ok. Ok then. MC: Ok... And we can get the beds from the other rooms and take it? Hotelier: Of course not! If you want to

sleep together, you sleep in the same bed. I don't wanna see you messing around my hotel, you'll follow my rules, otherwise you'll make even more mess and afterwards who is going to have to clean it, it's me! K: No. You can count on us... Ma: Let's go, guys. K: We are clean, ok? Let's go my love. Lesgo! Hotelier: And welcome to Holy Cradle. You are going to love here. K: Oh, thank you. Ma: "My love". Really, Thomas? K: We are together, aren't we? Ma: "My love". MC: But the three of us have to share the

same bed. We've never done that! GM: (You follow the hallway until the... 103. The one on the left.) Ma: hehe. Not that you remember, right, Cariad? K: Yeah. Recife. MC: Oh no. So that what happened that day... GM: You get to the room ans inside... it's kind of dirty. Meaning, it's not very clean. Ah, and it's a little messy. But the closets are empty, all the chests and empty. Everything is kind of alright. But in thisd medieval vibe. You realize that since you got there nothing is electric and there's no fire anywhere. Everything is brighten

by these red crystals. Gabi: I get close to the chandelier and I'm reaching my hand towards the crystal. GM: You feel, the closer you get, the hotter it is. Gabi: I touch it. GM: You touch it. It is really hot, almost as if it is burning. A small fire. Gabi: Do I burn myself? GM: No, beacause you only touched it. Ma: hm... Leo: And I close the door when we get in. K: Did you close already? Leo: I close it and lock it. GM: Ok. You close the door. Leo: Do we have the key to

lock it? GM: There's a little lock inside, yes. Leo: Then I lock it. MC: Hmmm... Yeah... MC: Are we goingo to stay in the same one us three? Can't we put another bed here? K: I think that... Fit two in the bed and one sleeps on the floor. Let's solve it like we always do: Paper, rock, scissors. MC: Ahn... Ma: Nah... I sleep on the floor guys. MC: Look, to be honest, I wished that the people around here would trust me. It would make my job of collecting information way easier. I think that if he

told us to stay in separate rooms... he didn't seem to like the ideia of us staying in the same one. Ma: Ah, he didn't care. Ma: did he? MC: I think th... K: Ah, I don't know. But I think that it doesn't matter. We... It's more about staying together and protect ourselves of anything then... Anyway! Ma: (Ah, this bed is huge!) K: Then if they like us or not. Gabi: I lay down on my side, like this. GM: No. The bed isn't that big. It's just an illustration. Gabi: Ahhh... GM: You are still up, you

know? Think about your character laying down. It's perspective. Gabi: Ah, game master. Ma: I'll sleep on the floor then. MC: No! What do you mean? Yeah... I'll sleep on the floor. I'm used to, already There's no place to sleep at Carnaval! Ma: Hm. You slept on the floor in Recife... Leo: While they are arguing who sleeps on the floor, I lay on the bed. [Everyone laughs] MC: Go there Mariana. Go, go. Sleep on the bed with Kenan and I'll sleep on the floor, it's Ok. I even like this carpet here, look! GM: You let then

and the mattress it's really comfortable. You feel like it's a really pleasant place to sleep. It's one of the best beds you ever lay down. K: Wow! Oh, what a nice bed! GM: It's was an exhausting day. MC: I... Take off my little jacket to make it a pillow. Leo: Are there cushions on top of things? GM: Yes, there is. Leo: I throw to him two cushions and say: K: Here... Miguel. MC: Ah! Thank you, thank you, thanks! K: First thing I'm going to do tomorrow: Ask the child's name. It doesn't have a profession so

it must have a name... Ma: Ah, it's name must be "child". MC: Or maybe it's "son". K: Let's bet. "Child" or "son" or... Hotelier's Helper. Ma: No, I bet "child", huh. MC: I bet "son". Ma: Fifty? K: I'm betting "Hotelier's Helper". Fifty? Ma: Fifty! Fifty. MC: Ok. This place, we have never seen anything like this before... Calango: Then I put my hand around the light Around the red crystal, like this MC: All of it that it's happened. Seems like the hole is way deeper. K: I never thought I'd see a paranormal manifestation as big as

a town! Everything here is weird. Literally everything. I haven't seem one normal thing since we got here. Ma: But did you see that mist come here? It was really thick. K: Yeah... MC: We know what mist means, right? Where there's mist, there's... Ma: But I don't remember even seen such thick mist before! We saw a lot of things, but... Dammit! MC: Well, anyway my duty here is to use the fact that they seem so receptive that I could get any information. So... The next few days I'm going to act as if I'm enjoying the place

and as if I... You know... Ma: And careful with that woman there. She changes forms! MC: I also don't know if I liked that stuff that much, but I'm going to make her believe that I think it's sexy. Ma: [Laughs]. MC: Well, anyway I'll lay down on the carpet... Calango: I get the cushions together: MC: Goodnight ya'll. If anything... scream"AAAH" that I'll wake up. K: Ok. Ma: Good night guys. K: Good night. AAAAAH! No, just kidding. Jokes. Bye, good night! GM: You then, are very tired, you lay in bed and in a few minutes you

all are asleep until a certain time during the night when... I want that all of you roll a Listen test, please. Gabi: Regular. Calango: Regular. Leo: Listen... Wow, I got Extreme, man! GM: Ok. So Kenan hear steps [tuh tuh tuh] coming from the hallway in front of your door. You wake up because of these steps. Leo: Ok, I... I get up her and don't wake them up. I get up, like... Kind of crawling out of bed... crawling here, as to not jump over Mariana and I get to the door and put my ear on the

door to try and hear better. I look under the... You know the door's gap? GM: It's too small. You can't see it. You get on your knees, but you can't see anything and then you put your ear on the door to listen better and you hear: [tu tu tu] steps walking on the hallway and coming towards you, your door. and then you hear a knock [Toc toc]. When there's a knock, Miguel and Mariana wake up because of the knock. Leo: I... I... I am with the gun in hands already when they wake up. I draw.

I draw. Ma: Kenan, was it you knocking on the door? K: Shhhh! MC: Why do you have a gun on hands? K: Shhhh! Ma: But what is he doing? K: Ge- get, get the gun! Leo: I lean on the wall. Ma: Do't getthe gun. Remember what he said about the fire? MC: I don't know if that's a good idea. It's a good time for us to be punching. Leo: I put the gun away and say: "alright". Gabi: I take out my knife. Ma: Yeah... What was the noise at the door? K: Someone passed... No, someone

was walking by and knocked on the door. M: What do you mean? MC: We were told to not open the door, but if you want to open, it's whatever. GM: [Toc Toc] another knock on the door. Ma: Hello? MC: Open this shit, Kenan. K: H-Hello? Leo: I ask before opening the door. GM: No one answer, there's only the noise of another knock [TUM TUM TUM] harder. Leo: I... GM: Roll a Listen test again, Kenan. Actually, I think all of you heard because it's really loud. You hear a familiar voice. A voice... Of someone that you

know as "Mister Veríssimo". He says: "Team?" "Team? Are you there inside?" MC: Open! Open, Kenan! K: M-Mister Veríssimo? Leo: I open the door. GM: When you open... You are startled. Roll a Sanity test. The three of you, please. What you see is exactly the Mister Veríssimo. Gabi: Regular. Mes: A man with brown beard, hair combed, he has a little jacket, a little longer. He holds a swords with some red details in the front and a little gold watch taht he is holding on hands. That's the Mister Veríssimo that trained you since you were teenagers at

Order. He has rounded glasses and he is holding a sword, looking at you. Leo: GM... MC: Professor? SV: Wh... Why did you... Why did you abandoned me like that? GM: He steps forward a little with the sword in hands. Ma: What do you mean? SV: I died and it was all your fault. It's all your fault! [screaming] GM: And he attacks Migu- no.. He attacks Kenan, with the sword. You can Dodge or Fight Back, Kenan. Leo: I'm going... Let me see, hold on. Yeah... I'm going... to Dodge! GM: Ok. Roll a Dodge, then! Leo: Ahn...

I got... Good. GM: You can't Dodge, And you got... K: NAHHN! GM: You take... 8 of damage. Ma: (Ui. NUSSSS) GM: You take a huge cut, [TRAAAAA] He stabbed the sword deeply, Right here and [Trch] pulls out and you start bleeding a lot. And he goes a little back. You have Major wound. K: Professor! Ma: What... the hell! Leo: 8, right, GM? GM: Yeah. Yeah, right. SV: I don't know what I'm doing here. But you are here now, and you are going to pay for abandoning me! For letting me die alone! Ma: Ah, that's impossible!

MC: ah, no. What is happening? Who are you!? [screaming] SV: It's me. Don't you recognize me? I trained you all your live and now you are forgetting me, Kenan? GM: Roll Initiative, please. Kenan no, Miguel. Sorry. Leo: Initiative it's which ability? GM: Only your Dexterity. Leo: Ok. Then is... I got... Gabi: Wow, Fail]! Leo: No, I got Good. Ah! By little I don't get Extreme. GM: You know that this man was not supposed to be alive. You know he died a few months ago. You know the reason why he died. It's still a mystery, but...

Many newspapers all around the world announced his death on the news because he was a really famous man. Ok, let's go. Let's start please, with Extreme. Extreme? Leo: No. GM: Ok. Good, anyone Good? K: Me! GM: Ok. Kenan... Regular? Miguel... Then it's "him". Gabi: I... I got Fail. GM: and Mariana, Ok. Then Kenan, you can go. You can talk as well, it's a Free Action. K: Y-You should... GM: He's face is stained with blood now. It's a visual... Ah! You all rolled a Sanity test, right? Everybody passed? Leo: I add up with what, Master? GM:

You don't add. You roll and if it's less then 73, you passed. Leo: I passed. GM: Ok, you passed. It's a chock, but you kind of start to process what is happening, because you are already used to paranormal entities. K: You... You should be dead. SV: I am dead... because of you! MC: Aí, Kenan. This shit is a metamorphic. We've already seem many of those! Ma: That's it! K: That's it, yeah. I already suspected. Well, I think we are going to have to deal with it. Leo: And I attack him. GM: Ok. Leo: I give

him... I punch him. GM: You can attack. Leo: NUSS I got 8, dude. 8! GM: Is it Extreme? Leo: It's Extreme! GM: Ok. Describe how you throw the punch, please. Leo: Yeah... I came up when he said "it's because of you, we talked about it", I go up running and I try to punch his face. Straight up, like that. GM: You are really big and strong. You are bigger then them, actually. He is smaller, like this. You punch him really hard and [PÁÁH] You break his glasses, part of it penetrates his face. SV: [HRRG] Fucker!

I shouldn't have teach you anything! [screaming] GM: Now it's Kenan. Calango: Again? GM: It was the Initiative. No! Miguel, sorry. Calango: Ah. Ok. MC: Even if you are a professor coming back from the dead, that can't be something good, you idiot! Calango: And I kick him, dude. GM: OK. Calango: Yeah... It was Regular. GM: Ahn... He Dodges and hit you with the sword. Gabi: Uii! He is agile. He jumps to the side and raises the sword in the direction of your face and you take... Where's the die? I lost the die... ah, here. You take

fou- 3 of damage. He just cuts, you know, a bit of your face, like this. Ma: Do you want to prove what you taught me? Gabi: And I run in his direction, punching him right in his face! I... I got 1! I gto 1! I got 1! GM: Ok. You... You run with everything and deepens his face. You get his face and... [POW] you get his face and smashes it against the wall. And you see the blood coming out, like this. He should've probably died, it's a powerful punch, but he didn't die. SV: [GRRHA] You

bitch! GM: And he is going to attack you. Gabi: Why don't I get those dices normally? GM: Yeah... Fight Back or Dodge? Gabi: Dodge. GM: Ok. Gabi: I Fail. GM: You attacked him so... Damn. My little die. You get... 6 of Damage! But... Yeah! It's 6. It's 6. Gabi: Is it Major wound? No, right? GM: Ahn... No. Ok. Now it's Kenan again. Leo: I turn and say... GM: You need to understand that this thing is all bleeding and it has eyes like of rotten, eyes kind of with anger and disgust of you. You also see

that the blood was mixed with something black when you smashed his head. Where should be the brain, it's black. K: Fucking creature. You shouldn't have taken the form of a person that you had no clue how important he was to us! Leo: Then I try to grab him to punch him. GM: You can do it. You can attack. Leo: I... no way dude. I got another Extreme, I think. Let me just see the number. I got another Extreme! I got 13. It's that we are OP! Calango: We are really OP. Gabi: We are really! GM:

You are really strong. You give him... Leo: I got another Extreme! GM: You give more 8 of damage? Leo: No. It's 7. GM: 7? Ok. Leo: Dude, I grab him and I pull, and when I'm pulling I come with the hand punching him right in the middle of his face, dude. Right in the middle of his face. I want to break this dude's nose. It's to hurt! GM: You see that he is already with his face all torn apart, his glasses are kind of deepen in his face. You get him and [POW POW POW] you

punch him three times and disfigures his face, you don't even recognize anymore the face of the actor Arnaldo Fritz that now it's just a piece of meat. And now we go to... Miguel. Calango: Yeah... Damn... I go... I get closer to him... Is he on the floor? Kenan threw him or is he still holding him? GM: He is standing. He is all fucked up, but he is standing Leo: Since I was holding him, can I throw him on to the wall? GM: You can. You can. Leo: Push him, like this? GM: Yes, you can. Calango:

Ok. If he is on the floor I want to kick him! GM: He is kind of just holding himself on the wall But you can hit the kick. Calango: I'm going to knee strike his stomach. Leo: Good one. Calango: I mean, we'll see if I can. Ok, of course I got 97, dude. GM: You got 97? Calango: Yeah. Leo: Wow, bro. GM: He strikes you You try to kick like this he just [Vush] lifts the sword his little body all twisted and you take 4 of damage. Gabi: Nuss Calango: I'm going to die. [laughs] GM:

Now it's him. And he is going to attack... Miguel. Ah, no, Mariana that's ahead. He is going to attack Mariana. Fight Back or Dodge. Gabi: I'm going to Fight Back. GM: Ok. Gabi: Because my health is higher. I got Regular. GM: You got Regular? Gabi: Uhum. GM: You did it. You can deal the damage. Gabi: 1D3 plus 1D4. 2 plus 2, 4. GM: 4 of damage? You see that he struck Miguel, like this. He tries to turn to you to hit you with the sword, on the inertia. You just turn a little to the side

with a serious look and [POW] you punch him in his face and he is almost falling, like this and he: Mr. V: UUH! GM: He goes back and he is clearly a paranormal creature he doesn't remind a human by the way he moves. He is all twisted... and he is just trying to... Mr. V: You... are the reason... that I died. GM: He is trying to say something, but he can barely say it because of how fucked up he is. Now it's Mariana. Gabi: And I am going to try and combo with a punch with

the other arm, then. And... I got Regular. GM: And he Dodges. You try to punch, but only punch the wall you hurt your fingers a bit and cracks the wall with the strong punch you gave it. but no, you don't hit him. Now it's Kenan Calango: You're muted, Kenan. Leo: Sorry, I muted to sneeze. Yeah... IS he staggering backwards? GM: He is all twisted. It's just a walking piece of meat, basically. Only half of his face is left. Leo: I'm going to kick him, then. That Miguel didn't do. GM: Ok. Leo: Ahn... Now it wasn't

Extreme, no. Now I got Good. GM: Ok. Ahn... Let me see... Was it Good? Leo: It was Good. GM: You got it. Leo: I hit him right here on the stomach. He is kind of staggering like this and I... GM: You can roll the damage. Leo: Ah yeah, I'm going to roll the damage. I'm used to Extreme. 2. GM: You got 2 of damage? Leo: Yeah. GM: You hit right on the stomach, you push him backwards. You feel that he is kinda [Blurgh] he spits a bunch of blood on your leg. Now it's Miguel. Calango:

Now it's time, uhn. I'm going to try and kick him for the third time, bro. Leo: Go Big M. Go Big M. Calango: Wow! 25. That's Good. GM: It was Good? Let's see. Calango: Yes. [mocking] He Dodges. GM: You got it. Calango: Uhuu! [laughs] OK. Hold on. Where's my d6? Found it. Gabi: I loved the accent. Leo: [accent] He Dodges. Calango: Three... I gto 9 of damage, dude. GM: 9? Calango: Yeah. I got 6 and 3. GM: How do you want to kill it? Calango: Yes! Leo: Wow! Calango: Man, I'm like... fuck... I got hit

by him, I kicked and shouldn't have missed it, my ego was hurt because I was trained by him. And I am going knee strike, a secret attack that it's a kick that he only tough me out of us three, which is a knee strike that crossed the face like this, on the chin. GM: You get his head [POW] you hit the knee that smashes all his head. You come back and there's nothing, and you just keep putting his head many times on your knee, knee striking like this, until there's basically nothing left and you see

this creature deforming into a weird and black shape. Let pull the art of how he is in front of you. And... wait... GM: Here. And he turns into this black silhouette. and as soon it falls on the floor, it starts to disintegrate. All of you wake up. And you see this black goo coming out of the top of you and you recover all the health that you lost. Ke: [Panting] What? What? Leo: We woke up at the same time? GM: You woke up at the same time. Yes. Calango: I wake up in chock, dude. I

wake up: Mi: [wheezing] Calango: Sweating a lot like this. Ma: Guys? Mi: The fuck was that? Ma: The... The Hotelier didn't say we don't dream here? Because I think I just had... Mi: I don't know, it didn't seem like a dream. Did you guys go through this as well? Ma: Wait... GM: You wake up and the light outside is very bright. It's really bright because of the window. Clearly the sun raised. Mi: Dammit, today was awful. I dream about the professor. Ma: Wait, you too? Ke: I... Wait, wait, wait! What exactly did you dream? The

professor came in with a sword... Ma: And we thought he was a metamorphic. Calango: The black thing was exactly... GM: He was on top of you three and the goo is dispersing. You woke up with this goo and it was dispersing. Leo: And it was gone at the moment? GM: Yes. Ke: And then we kicked his ass. GM: Yeah, basically. Leo: No! I'm talking to them. I'm talking to them. (GM: Ah ok!) Ke: And then we kicked him ass. Ma: But it wasn't a metamorphic. That's exactly what happened. Ke: How... This city is too weird.

We need to solve this quickly, guys. Mi: Even though I know it was an aberration it was really hard to kick the professor that way. Ke: It was real. It was like it was actually happening, Ma: But if it wasn't a metamorphic, what was it? Mi: I have no idea. Ke: But coming from the city, we can expect anything. Ma: Weird. Gabi: I get up already. GM: You all get up and hear people walking and talking on the streets already. Outside of the hotel. Leo: I go... Ke: Is there a shower here? Mi: I have

no idea, but judging from the looks of it I'd say they don't, hein, Kenan GM: You are not dirty from the goo, you are just... Leo: No no, I mean... We are dirty from drinking and sweat, from Ashy Armpit from dancing. Mi: But I think we need to go to the tavern. At least that's what Laura said, The Blacksmith, I don't know. Ma: But we are going to eat food from this place? I don't know, everything here is weird. Mi: Yeah... I... I'm going. I'm hungry. Ke: Ok then, let's go. Calango: Then we go down.

GM: You leave the room and go to the hotel lobby. You get there and the... The Hotelier is finishing organizing some stuff, like this. Hotelier: Well... Ah, good morning. Sleep well? Ke: Good morning. GM: The little boy is on his side. Mi: Good morning. Calango: I get closer here. Mi: Good morning, big boy. Hotelier: Ah, good morning. "Big boy"? Mi: No. The kid... (Hotelier: Big boy it's you, uhn?) Ah, you are talking to him!? ???: Good morning! Mi: Well, Hotelier this night was strange. Hotelier: What happened? I could have sworn I dealt with the situation.

I only slept part of the night, But it mustn't have happened anything at night, right? Mi: Actually it did. You said we wouldn't have dreams, and apparently we did dream. It seemed really real, but we... Hotelier: You dreamed? Wait... What happened? Ke: We had the same dream. Exactly... All of us... Mi: Yeah, our old climbing professor showed up and we kind of were obligate to kick his ass. After we did that he became kind of a worm. Hotelier: You just beat him... Ahn? You just beat him and he... Ok. GM: And he pulls a tiny

notebook, here, and make some notes. Hotelier: No. Ok. I don't have anything to do with your dream, but I know what you are talking about. Good morning! Welcome to Holy Cradle. If you are hungry you can go to the tavern. Afterwards I'm going as well. GM: And he's takes notes. Ke: Where is the tavern? Mi: He's going as well. Ke: Ah Ok. No, we are going... Hotelier: No, I'm not going. You go alone. I go later. Mi: Where is it? Hotelier: Just go straight and see where everybody is going to eat. Mi: Alright. Good morning!

Ke: Morning! Hotelier: Morning! Leo: And before we go I say: Ke: Hold on, hold on, hold on! Leo: I go back. Ke: Oh, little one! What is your name? ???: I am The Hotelier's Son. Ke: Alright! Bye. Good morning! Fifty, you two. Leo: I pass here, saying. GM: Just a second. I'm going... We are going to another break because I need to fix some things here. So just more three minutes of break and we go back to today's session. GM: We are back! All fixed. All good. Ahn... hold on. Hello! Leo: Here. GM: OK, hold

on... yeah, I put... Hold on, I put the wrong map. This goes here... You wake up in Holy Cradle then. And you see several, several people from the city around, Uh, going to a specific place, people are walking, talking, smiling... The day is very pretty, Uh... and it is very similar to how it was when you arrived in the city. Mi: Well, let’s... (Ma: Guys…) Mi: ...follow the people, right? Ke: Yeah. Ma: Guys. (Mi: Like the Hotelier said.) Mi: Yes? Ma: What if we tried to go there? There in that fog. Ke: I, yesterday when

we went to the Blacksmith's... house... Uh... It was close to that and... It must be important. It's in the center of everything. (Ma: And this fog...) Mi: I don't know, I just see a lot of fog from afar. Ma: But it looks like it's contained in a specific place, it would be great if we... Could get in there. Mi: Well, let's go... Let's go through there. (Ke: Let's go.) Ma: Let's go. Yes, let's go. Ke: We follow the flow of people and then we enter. (Ma: But...) Ke: We enter. Let's go. (Ma: Yeah!) Leo: And

then we follow the flow of people going to the tavern. GM: OK, the tavern, people are going to the left like, the tavern is here, yeah. So everyone's goes here. Then, you go, you pass, (Calango: We stop here.) eventually, you arrive. Yeah, you go through those big statues of men and women, which are just a silhouette of each of them. And you arrive, and stop in front of the entrance... of this... Maze. It's one of those, um, the walls are made of plants like that, and the fog inside is pretty dense. You feel a strange

feeling coming from it, there is clearly... something big and paranormal about it. Leo: *sigh* Yeah, when we deviated out of the way, did someone see? Did someone...? GM: Nobody is paying much attention, you pass by, they say “Welcome to Holy Cradle! Welcome to Holy Cradle!”, But nobody's watching you. GM: And when you go to the maze, nobody tries to stop you, people just look and are like “Of course!” as if you were already expected to head towards the maze. (Mi: Well, yeah...) Gabi: I'll go find an entrance. (Mi: Worth to try.) GM: You are in

front of it. Ma: Uh... Let's go? (Ke: Yeah.) Mi: Let's go. (Ke: C'mon!) Mi: Well, I mean, I don't know what can be in there, should we. Ah, come on! Ma: People don't seem to care much about us coming here, so... Ke: Yeah, I think so. Anyway, let's go. GM: The three of you enter and see a parting on the left and on the right, and you can barely see yourself. You come in and it's a very thick fog, you really, you have a lot of difficulty seeing inside it. Ke: Let's walk close to each

other so we don't get lost. Ma: Mhm. Gabi: I'm already going like, from behind. Ke: You go ahead, you're the tank. Ma: Ah, okay. Ke: [Chuckles] Leo: I'm in the middle. GM: You walk, you are, you find a parting going left and one going right, what do you do? Gabi: Hm, I will... I will go to the right. Ma: Hey, go right! Leo: I follow. Whatever she says. (Calango: Me too.) GM: You follow and find a three-sided parting, There're paths left, right and forward. Ma: Forward it must be to the middle. Gabi: I go forward.

GM: You just turned. Yeah, you keep walking, and there are lots and lots... There'll be many partings, it's a maze, several lefts and rights, which plan do you follow? Calango: Maximum randomness, let's go. Gabi: [laughs] Yes! Leo: Yes. Gabi: That's it! GM: You start to... You get lost. Two minutes and you’re totally lost. You don’t know where you are. Calango: I poke Kenan. Mi: Kenan, do you know where she's going? She... She has that face she makes, when she's confused, she makes that face. Ke: Hm. Uh, Mari? Ma: Hm? Ke: You... Do you have more

or less an idea about which way is the middle of the maze? Ma: Hmmm, yeah, I know where I'm going, yes. Ke: So which way… (Ma: You don't know?) (Mi: But then how...) Ma: You know where we are... You... Are you... (Ke: No, it's...) Mi: If we need to go back, isn't it better for us to go back first? Ma: No, no, no, we can do it, come. Gabi: And I continue. [laughs] I'm going as if I knew where I was going. (GM: You continue...) Leo: Can I try to... Can I remember the sides of

the partings we went to? GM: Yeah, no, you were trying, but yeah, there were a lot of curves, a lot of things, you’re so lost already, you think, that you should have gone around, and things were different, sometimes you go straight to find the same place you just passed. Things are similar, and it's a confusing place, you have no idea where you are, you're walking for like ten minutes, and you get nowhere. Calango: OK, I put my hand on my head and... Mi: Oh man, we got in here and we are not going to be

able to get out, we will be stuck here forever... Damn… Ma: Psst! I know where I'm going! Gabi: I'm determined, analyzing everything and trying to understand where we are. (GM: So, you have been walking...) for 15 minutes, you don't get anywhere. Ke: Yeah, um, Mari... (Mi: I want to leave...) Ma: Hm? Ke: I think it might be good for us to... Try to go back... Ma: But... OK, you know the way back there, I will protect your back, go. Ke: OK... You... Uh... OK... Leo: Then I goback and I try to remember anything that we

did. (Mi: Please, Kenan, please...) (GM: Ok.) GM: You, you take the front, (Mi: I'm lost…) GM: you take the front like, you turn left, and when you turn left you are at the exit. (Ke: Ah! See?) Mi: Ah, here! YES! Calango: I give Kenan a hug. Ke: I knew the way, I knew. Mi: I thought we were lost, I was already panicking because I am horrible with locations, you know. (Ke: Yes.) Ma: Wait, what?! Ma: How? Huh? Huh... no... no? Mi: Yeah, me too, I didn't see much sense, we seemed to be walking for ages

in there. Ma: No, but it seemed that we were in there... (Ma: How come?) Mi:Maybe we got lucky, it seems that we walked in circles and went back to the entrance. Ke: I also think that's what happened. (Mi: Better than being stuck in there.) Ke: Yes. Ke: Yeah. Hmm… We… We need... We need to tell the people of the Ordo what’s happening here. Yeah, we really needed to send a report. This is all happening, the dream, this maze that, ok, we may have been walking in circles but... It’s strange, very strange, everything that is happening

here. We need to send a report. Ma: Okay, we need to come up with a plan. Ke: Yes. Ma: I think the best thing we can do is leave Miguel here. Miguel, you... (Mi: Alone?!) Ma: No, you, you can try to collect information with, with Laura, Blacksmith, whatever it is. And, Kenan and I, we get out of here quickly, we go to a place where we have a signal, we send this report, and we get back soon. Mi: Hm, ok, I don't know if I like this idea very much, Mariana, but... okay, go on, I…

I trust myself! (Ke: You're...) Ma: You’re very good, you'll be able to fit in and manipulate them, I trust you. (Mi: I hope so.) Ke: If anyone can deal with these people, it's you. Mi: Thanks guys. Ke: OK, hm, well, we’ll go back to the entrance then, right? We’ll be back quickly. (Ma: We'll be right back.) Mi: Don't take too, OK? Mi: I'll go to the tavern and try to something out, then I'll wait for you... at the hotel? Ok? Ke: Ok. Ma: Sure. Ke: OK, OK. Ma: We'll be back, OK? Mi: OK. Ma: Take

care. Mi: You too. GM: You then head towards the entrance. Uh... We will do Mariana and Kenan first then. You go towards the entrance, you go quickly like this... And you arrive at... do you want to say something in the meantime? You arrive at the big arch like this. Ma: Hm... Ke: Where you think we should go? (Ma: But…) Ma: I don't even know how much time has passed, it seems like it's always daytime. Ke: Yeah. But... GM: You feel like it's been like 12 hours since you arrived yesterday, slept, woke up. GM: Maybe 10

hours. You are well rested, yes. (Gabi: We are well rested then.) Gabi: OK. Leo: Hm... As we go to the exit, nobody tries to stop us from leaving, nothing like that? GM: Uh, no, no one is even paying attention to you, everyone who passes by is already... Most people are already in the tavern, you hardly see anyone on the street, One or another person says "Welcome to Holy Cradle”, and heads towards the tavern, not even speaking to you. Ke: Strange how receptive people here are, eh, Mari? Ma: I don't know, the whole place is strange,

but... Ke: Yeah, everything here. Ke: Uh, well, anyway, where are we going? I need the internet to send the report. Ma: Hm, do you remember if there was a cell phone signal at the bar? It is the closest place I can remember. Leo: Do ​​I? GM: Yes. Ke: Yes. Yes. I think there was a signal, I must've sent a message. I would have realized if I hadn't. Ma: So it can be, we, we can send this report and we can find Miguel later. Ke: Let's go and come back quickly, I don't trust leaving him alone

here for a long time. I mean, I trust him, but... We are better together. GM: You arrive in front of, now, that was your conversation so far, you arrive in the front arc, here, from here, the forest is like this. here, from here, that's the forest. GM: You arrive in front of, now, that was your conversation so far, you arrive in the front arc, here, from here, the forest is like this. here, from here, that's the forest. Gabi: How many minutes, do we remember, from the forest to the bar? GM: It will take about 30

minutes to go, and 30 minutes to return. Maybe about 20 minutes to go and 20 minutes back, going straight like you did before. Gabi: Okay. Ma: Ok, I think we’ll spend half an hour. Uh... An hour, maybe an hour and a half until we get back here, send the report, do everything. Ke: Good. Ma: I think... hm, there isn't a possibility that he won't make it, so it's all right. Ma: Let's go. Ke: It's him. Let's go. GM: You, then, start to enter the... *noise of something falling* Oh fuck. God, where... I lost my die!

I found it. GM: You start to get in, in the forest. I can't get my die. I found it. You start to enter the forest, and you see the fog again, very strong, and you go in, and when you start to leave Holy Cradle, you start to feel strange. As if it might not be worth leaving Holy Cradle. You take a few steps out, and you both lose one of sanity. Gabi: Uh. Leo: Out of nowhere. GM: You start to rethink “Hmm... is it a good idea to leave?”. You keep walking, and pushing hard, you

know, trying to resist this will. And you two now lose two more of Sanity. And you begin to feel a very strong desire to return. You feel like maybe... no, it’s not a good idea to leave. Maybe it's better to stay right there and try to find out. Do you keep on going? Ke: Yeah... Mari, do we really need to send that report? Maybe... we can... wait. Ma: We... we have to follow the plan. Ke: Yeah, it's true. Yes, the plan. Yes, yes, the plan, come on. GM: You go on, you force yourself to walk,

pushing each other like that. And you now lose three of Sanity each. And you feel a sense of connection, like "Better not, leave it alone." Calm down, you hesitate for a moment like this, you almost turn to go back, but you’re resisting. Roll a sanity test, both. Gabi: Oh my, Oh my. Leo: I passed. Gabi: I passed. GM: Okay, you guys are resisting that way, you... holy shit, it's fucking hard. Maybe the best thing is to come back, it’s not going to go away, this place is nicer than the outside. But you keep pushing yourselves

forward. And you lose four more of Sanity. Gabi: Damn. Leo: Holy shit. Geez. GM: You guys are pushing each other almost physically, both of you are like, pushing each other. You know what's going on, you have enough experience with the paranormal to understand that you are being pulled in some paranormal way, but it is very difficult to resist it. If you hadn't had the experience that you have with the paranormal, you wouldn't have realized that it doesn't come from your head. It seems like they are just ideas that are so much smarter, that are popping

up in your head like “Oh bro, it's so much smarter to stay. It is way smarter not to leave. It's way better here. Here we will get what we want”. These are ideas that come up that seem to make a lot more sense, but you know that you need to go back and make this report to order. You need to and you’re gonna be back. But, fine. You’re creating this, you’re struggling with it, and when you almost decide to stop to go back, [oof], you feel like you come out of the heavy fog, so it’s

weaker, and you’re a little bit more on the floor, but still feel like going back to Holy Cradle. A little urge, like an urge to drink coffee like, when you're addicted. Or something else, you know, that you really enjoy doing. An abstinence, to say the least. Ma: Thomas... Ke: Oh, hi? Ma: The fog right...It's the usual. Ke: Yeah... it... I don't know. Ke: Yeah. There's something... messing with our head. Come on, like you said... Focus on the plan. Always in first place. Ma: That's right. GM: One thing you notice is that the forest is very

dark. When you left Holy Cradle, it was super clear, and the forest is very dark. And it didn't seem to be so closed to the point of being that pitch-dark like it is. Ke: It's too dark for this time of day. Ma: Hm, we stayed... Wasn't it supposed to be daytime now? Considering the time we slept and such... Ke: I think... yeah, I think so... sometimes it's just a cloudy day, something like that. Ma: Hm, it could be. We will continue and we will see when we leave here. Leo: I try to go along the

path that she brought us. GM: You... The path that she brought you is a little bit in the middle of the forest, you don't think you will be good like her and find the bar that way, but there is a path that goes straight, a very visible path that you can go straight. Leo: So that's where I'm going. Gabi: And I follow along. GM: You start to follow, you see the trees that were twisted geeting behind you, and the new normal trees appear until you reach a point where the forest closes and there is no

trail. The trail is getting weaker and weaker. It spreads into several different trails. And you finally arrive on the road. And it's definitely night, you look up and the sky is starry, and it's fucking night. Ke: Yeah. Ma: Thomas... Ke: Yes, it is... Ah, nah, it doesn't make sense, it doesn't. It was supposed to be day. It was. Ma: This is impossible. Ke: Well, it was dark when we left here, it was there during the day too, so... Yeah, we didn't have such a natural experience tonight, let's say like that. Ma: No, but that goes

beyond all the missions we've done. Ma: Ah, let's send this report. Ke: Come on, we need to let them know what's going on. GM: You quicken your pace, and quickly go to, back to the direction you know you came from, you walk for about 25 minutes. And you arrive, and when you arrive at Ashy Armpit, you know that you're getting there, because you are listening to loud metal music. Just like last night. Ma: A concert again? It seems like it, doesn't it? Ke: Yeah, they must've liked yesterday's song. It must have been successful, there must

have been a lot of people, clients. Ma: Wow, but again? Ah. Ke: Ah, live music, I think... I don’t know, the folks must like it. Ma: Hum. I don't know, I thought they were going to have a hangover today, but... they're apparently strong. Ke: Yeah. GM: You are getting closer and there is still all that preparation written “Scoundrel Vultures Show today”. You enter the bar and what you see is exactly the same scene that was going on when you left. The show going on, the same people... just some more passed out like that, but it's

practically the same thing. Leo: Oh... Ma: Is the "Scoundrel Vultures show today" like, every day? Ke: But… it's very strange. Hm, it doesn't see... Calm down. Leo: Then I will walk here and I'm gonna talk to Ivete. Ke: Hi! Ivete? Ivete: Hi! Do you want anything else to drink? Ke: Yeah... yes, yes, I want the same as yesterday, please. Ivete: What do you mean, yesterday? Ke: Oh... the same we had yesterday, here. Ivete: You didn't take it. You came here today. You just arrived. Ke: Ah .. Ivete: But you want beer, right? GM: She puts

it like this, she gives it to you. (Ke: Yeah, yeah.... hum.) Ke: We drank too much, sorry. Ivete: Yeah, I noticed. Nah, it happens, everyone here always drinks a lot. Ke: Oh, oh Ivete. Ivete: Yes? What? Ke: Man, my watch broke, yeah... What time is it? Ivete: The time? Let me see, it's eleven, 11 P.M. Ke: Eleven P.M, oh yeah. Okay... thanks... (Ma: Ask her about the date.) K; Yeah, the clock broke too, the cell phone clock, what day is it today? I got lost, sorry, it's because I have an appointment. Ivete: The banner is

big there, right, 11th, the Scoundrel’s show, what do you mean? How did you know it was today? Ke: Hum, I'm, ah, you saw how much I drank, right, Ivete. I'm a little bit...calibrated, calibrated. Ivete: If you need anything, just call me. GM: She continues her job, she comes to talk to Brulio and Gregório, who are drunk. ??: *very loud laughs* THAT’S TRUE! A: *tuc tuc* HELLO? Guaxi: Arthur’s hitting the microphone. A: Who here likes swimming pools? Everyone: *laughs* ??: I do! I do! GM: Everyone: “YAAAAY!” A: So, whoever likes it, drink it! ??: YAY! GM:

Everyone drinks like. A guy drinks *puw* falls to the floor. (A: Aaah!) Leo: I’m looking around, is there a sign with a wifi password? GM: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Leo: Ok, I'll get the password. OK. GM: It's just Ashy Armpit. Leo: I put the password. GM: You access the internet, you can, here there is no signal, but you can access the internet. Leo: Ok. Hum… Ke: How so? It's the same day. It's impossible. Ma: Yeah... I don't... Ma: We are still investigating, tell the Ordo that... we are staying in a hotel. Ke: OK. Near... close to...

Where Rafael Montes was found. Leo: She's saying, I'm writing. Ke: “Being near a hotel where the body was found. "We have identified the involvement... of the esoterrorist group”. Ma: This, this, this. And he says that the problem is much bigger than, than we were thinking because... it is. Ke: Okay. “Without a douBs:, the problem is bigger than we anticipated. Telephone coverage in the region is almost nonexistent. More information soon." Ma: This, this. Don't write anything else, until we are sure. We will send a report tomorrow. If, if... if we can arrive tomorrow, and then we

send another report, because... I don't know. Ma: Yeah, good. (Ma: How do we do it, hm.) Gabi: A, a, Mari is clearly confused about today and tomorrow, yesterday, she... GM: Kenan then sends the report to, to the email he has from, the order's research team. And the report is sent. Ma: You sent it? Ke: I sent it. A: Attention! Let's take a break now... to pee! Guaxi: I keep the guitar like that. Ke: Yeah, I think it's good for us to come back, right? Ma: Yeah, come on, let's see how Cariad is, because... I don't

trust that place. Ke: Not also. Hmm... well, okay. Ma: Bye, bye! Bye, Ivete! Ke: Hi! A: So, did you like the show? Ke: Yes, very good! Very good. (A: Seriously??) A: Could you hear this, dad? Br: What? Of course they liked it, there’s no way they could dislike it, you are very talented on the guitar. Leo: Who, me, or your father? (Br: My son.) GM: It moves the head like this. Leo: Ah, I thought it was me… Br: One day he will be the leader of the Scoundrel Vultures. Ke: Come on, he plays the guitar

very well, you're very good. A: *with a silly voice* Stop! Ke: You are, you are... Well, guys... A: I'm going to pee. Guaxi: *speaks laughing* I pass them like that, running to pee. Ke: Uh, guys, we have a tight schedule, we had forgotten about a business here, and we came looking for it, okay? Thanks, thanks for the night there, see you, thanks. Ma: Bye bye! (Ke: Bye bye, bye.) Ma: I don't think they even heard us. GM: Not really, they, they are really crazy already. GM: They... GM: They, you then leave the bar in a

little hurry, because, you are so, you are a little apprehensive about the whole situation involving time, and everything is extremely confusing. You come back as fast as you can, towards that... ah, that entrance that you had found. You lose a little bit of time, you can't cut the same path as the other time with the Blacksmith, but you eventually find the trail, and start to return to Holy Cradle. You find that fog. Do you want to talk along the way? Ke: Let's try to follow the same path that we came because... we are very at

risk of getting lost trying to follow the path that Laura did. Ma: Hmm... But, what do you think... is it the same day? And why is there day and here is night? Ke: I don't know, there must be some... some... some time problem, something like that. Because of the paranormal, I don't know, I never saw anything like that. Nothing we did, and look like this... We have many cases we did and nothing was like that. Ma: But... The hole is much further down. How can you, we... we know so much and we've never seen it.

Ke: I am... I am a little worried. But... *humpf* Now there's no way, we have to move towards that, we have to continue. Ma: Seriously Kenan. We have seen... everything. But we’ve never seen anything like it. Ke: Come on, let's go back quickly, Miguel may need us, I'm really worried. GM: You then arrive in Holy Cradle. And when you get there. It is daytime. Uh, let me just put this right. Things are so you go back to the city, basically the same way it was when you left. But, there is a man standing, waiting for

you. In, in front of the arch. Ke: Well, at least it's still the same, it's still a day here, right. Ma: It is at least that, right. Ke: Yeah. ??: Ah! Welcome! Welcome back to Holy Cradle! You... ??: What did you go to do out there? Ke: We... I had forgotten something in, in, in the car that we left parked and we went to get it. *giggles* ??: I understand. Well, The Blacksmith and your friend are waiting now. ??: They are at the blacksmith's house now. Ke: I thought we were going to meet him at

the tavern, but okay. ??: Oh no, no. It's too late now, nobody goes to the tavern now. But welcome back to Holy Cradle. Leo: How long did it take us? This whole thing? ??: What? Oh yes. (Leo: No, no, I’m asking the master, master?) Gabi: How long did it take us to go and return. GM: It was like an hour and a little. Leo: So it's weird that he says "It’s too late now", right? (GM: Yes.) Leo: Ah, Ok. Thanks. ??: Good afternoon! Ke: Good afternoon, good afternoon! Good afternoon? GM: You pass by, you see

some people by, for Holy Cradle normally, no one else seems to be waking up like he was not even leaving. It must have been about nine in the morning now, but people are acting like it's four in the afternoon, three in the afternoon. Do you remember where the Blacksmith's house was? Ma: I remember, I remember. Ke: So, let's go over there, let's meet Miguel, see what happened. Gabi: I go with the step well, very fast like that. GM: Okay, you go quickly like that, worried about what may have happened to Miguel, and you enter the

Blacksmith’s house. You hear *groan* *groan* *thin, thin*. And when you enter, you see The Blacksmith, behind the counter. The Helper, doing some things in the forge. And Miguel, prepar- fixing some tools like that. The Blacksmith: Ah! You guys came back! Welcome back! Hey, Miguel. MC: AH! FINALLY! (Calango: And I open a smile on my face, like this.) MC: Ah, you came back! Calango: I give Mariana a hug like this. Ma: Ah... wow. But... What is all this love for? MC: Ah, you must not understand anything, let me hug Kenan too. Calango: I hug Kenan. Ke:

We... we only went out for an hour, two, I don't know. (Gabi: It was an hour, my friend.) Calango: Yeah, I already know what it all means, I have a zillion things to tell you, yeah... But... Bs: Are you all right, Miguel? GM: The Blacksmith like. MC: Yeah... okay yes, The Blacksmith, ok, I will... be walking around Holy Cradle with them, since I know the whole city. I will introduce them to everyone. (Bs: OK, handsome, go on.) Bs: Take care. GM: You see, when she speaks handsome, you see that The Helper, like, he, he looks

kind of... GM: And you look a little uncomfortable with the relationship between the two. He's not enjoying it. MC: OK guys, come on, I have to show you Holy Cradle. Leo: Come on, let's go. Ma: Come on. GM: Ok. I'll leave you in here, but, just so I don't have to pull Holy Cradle back and have to adjust everything. But you are out, you are out of the thing. Or if you want to talk outside and they just don't listen, anyway. So I don't have to pull it again. MC: Great, guys. Ke: What's going on,

Miguel? (Ma: How come you know all of Holy Cradle?!) Ke: What do you miss so much? (Ma: We left for an hour!) MC: Well, yeah... you probably can’t understand anything, but, um, after you left, it's been over two weeks, after you left, I went to the hotel. (Ma: Huh?! No, wait!) MC: I-I'll explain, it's all a bit confusing but it will make sense, I swear. I did exactly what I have told you, I went to the hotel and I was waiting for you there. I was waiting a long time, you didn't show up, and then

I started to get desperate and I wanted to go after you, yeah, but, the Hotelier he explained to me how things worked, and apparently the world outside passes in a time different from here, so he said you guys were probably going to take a long time. So... yeah, here I waited for two weeks, more than two weeks for you and... well, you are finally here! Leo: I turn to Mariana and say: Ke: That explains the, the same day on the bar. Ma: That explains, yeah, we left here, and, it was night outside, and when we

arrived at the bar the party was going on, as if we had left, I don’t know, a few minutes. (MC: Yeah, but this is not the best,) you have to try something they call Buttery Butter here. MC: Yeah... It's amazing, I have never seen anything so delicious in my life. Ke: B- Buttery... Butter? MC: Yes, they have sandwichy sandwich too, which is great. I will introduce you. The Tavernkeeper, I was, I was earlier at the tavern, we drank, the Tavernkeeper tells super funny jokes, you have to know him, you will love it. Ma: Cariad. Gabi:

I put my hands on his shoulders, are you sure you ate these things and are you okay, like this? MC: Yes, yes, I'm fine. Uh, even I have other updates to give you about our mission, yeah... I discovered some things that can help. Calango: I'll take a look, see if there's anyone nearby.We're walking through Holy Cradle, right? GM: Yes. Yes, there's no one around, you're far away. Nobody is listening. MC: Good... uh... I've been hooking up with the Blacksmith, the Helper doesn't seem to like it very much, but... I've been hooking up with her. K:

Yooking up...? Oh, no. MC: Guys, I needed to do that. It's our mission. Ma: No. Fine, Miguel. All for the mission... K: Mission... Ma: Sure! MC: Good... ahn... everything was going well, at least in the first week, but... There was always something that bothered me, The blacksmith has that symbol that was on Rafael Montes, on his forehead. She has a tattoo of that symbol on her back. I asked her a few times why she had it done, and she always says that she she gotthat tattoo when she was young and she regrets having it done.

GM: You know the symbol also from the HC project. That you were chasing Evan- Eva and Eric. Ma: Wait, is it the same spiral symbol? MC: Yes. She has an immense tattoo of it on her back. Ma: But why does she have an esoterrorist symbol on her back? K: Ahn? MC: Ahn... so, I have no idea. Calango: I see the guard passing by and I say: MC: Yo, guard! Good morning. G: Hey! Good morning, Miguel. What's up? MC: Good! Yeah, well... she never gave me a very concrete answer. She always said it was a tattoo

she had done when she was very young and we know that this is not true. And besides, uh... sometimes she leaves at dawn. And one of those nights she went out I... went to see where she was going, like why did she go, you know? During the night... because it's not dawn here, but when the night comes we witness it. Actually the night here is very peculiar. We have witnessed several monsters... and, gee, there's so much I need to tell you but... uh... The Blacksmith, she enters the maze at night… Ma: Wait... K: In the

maze? MC: In that maze that we... well, for you it was a short time, but when we got here, weeks ago we went into this maze, remember? K: Yes, I remember. Ma: But we couldn't get anywhere. We got completely lost. How did we... MC: Yeah! So... she'd come in and stay a long time in there. I would... I'd... I think she knows the way or something, but- K: Calm down... Leo: Then I start to walk, like this, scratching my chin. MC: I've been thinking, you guys were gone for a long time and I had time

to think long enough. I tried to get into the maze a few more times too… uh... without success, but I think it has something to do with the symbol. Probably only the bearer of this symbol can go through this maze or... from what I saw in the labyrinth, sometimes the bifurcations change. They don't have a... they are not certain. In a moment they... the walls are somewhere and in the other moment they have changed. So... it's probably something related with this symbol. Ma: But, wait… K: This symbol works as a guide. It makes sense. What

he says makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? Ma: But... but why... having an esoterrorist symbol drawn on her body, shouldn't The Blacksmith have had some kind of reaction to it? MC: I have no idea, Mariana. Probably- she probably... well, I don't know what effects this has on the body, but surely something must have happened to her, I don't know. K: Well... uh.. MC: Good, but, besides that, I met a lot of people here. I'm practically friends with almost everyone here and... well, I have to take you to the tavern! I've discovered many things about

this place, but the basics are what we already know. Uh.. there's no electricity, there are crystals, we, uh... When we arrived we saw the fire crystal in the hotel, there are others too. There is the blue crystal, there is the green crystal, that The Doctor uses to... mend wounds and everything else. K: Wow, but... what- Ma: So much stuff... MC: Yeah, there's also... they call - they call people who came from outside, like us, from ignari. I don't remember if you heard that. The people who live here are called lusidii and for us to become

one of them, we have to participate in a certain ritual. Uh... I don't know very well how it works. No, I haven't participated in it yet. K: Yeah, I was going to ask that now. Ma: Miguel, there is something you have to know. When... when Kevin (???) and I were... coming out of here, the fog seemed to be holding us to this place. I don't know, I just know that it was hard to resist the place and there is a lot of fog in this labyrinth. MC: Yeah, well, it's just that people here are actually

very charismatic and everyone gets along well with everyone. It seems that there are no internal conflicts with the people here, and... well, I understand the desire to want to stay. The food here is too tasty, everything is very perfect. Ma: No, but, Miguel, we - we know that paranormal feeling of when it is attracting us and... this fog and this place is, perhaps, the key. MC: It's... I imagine that... I imagine the night was- is almost coming, it's... let's go back to the hotel. I've been sleeping there these nights. The good thing is that that

experience never happened to me again. K: We... we can think of a plan to get out of here soon. MC: Yes K: Let’s get out of here. MC: Go, go to the hotel. Ma: We'll go to the hotel room and we'll set up this plan. GM: You were already kinda like - you were already walking towards it, like this. You can come now. You enter the hotel and the hotel is empty. The Hotelier is probably in the tavern or somewhere else. MC: I hope we have the opportunity to go to the tavern when it is

open, because The Tavernkeeper tells some stories that are as good as ours, see? Those stories that we have from Recife... he also has some great stories. K: Ahn... ow, Miguel. MC: Huh? K: Let's go, I think we should focus on doing everything faster so we can get out of here. Ma: Yeah, Miguel, we were gone for an hour and you were here for weeks. This is much more complicated than we imagined, but… MC: Yeah, yeah... Yeah, no, that's right. Ma: But if Kenan's logic is right, it means that... one of us has to carry the

symbol on our body to enter the labyrinth, right? K: Yes! If the symbol is a guide, I think-- MC: I think I can be the one. I've been here a long time and... well, you know how well I do when things get tough, there's no way I can succumb to a little symbol, even if it is paranormal. K: Great... Ma: But whatever you need, you know we're here, right? MC: Yes, of course. K: We will be by your side. MC: You can leave it to me. Calango: Then I smile and make a thumbs up, like

this. Ma: Kenan! Hold the picture of the symbol in front of me. Gabi: And I grab my knife. K: Come here. Leo: Then we put him in a chair, like... Ma: Yeah, let's go on... go on the sofa, on the.. on the little chair, here. Sit down there, my dear. K: So, where do you want this new tattoo? Calango: Ahn... I fold my sleeve like this. No, not the sleeve. The shirt, like this. MC: It can be on the chest itself. K: Ow, it'll be cool. GM: That’s it, then. You see him taking off his

leather jacket, he takes off his shirt, right, because... because he couldn't roll it up, like that. You take off your shirt. You see Miguel getting his shirt off. He is very strong, he has a well defined body. You have seen him naked several times, you have grown with him. So it's no big deal, like this. And he has his chest open. K: Good... I grab the photo and... hold it, like this, for Mari... Ma: Do you want something to bite? MC: Ahn... no. I can take it, but go gently. Leo: I hold it with one

hand and give the other for him to hold. Ma: I don't know if my finesse will help much, but let’s get started. Gabi: And then I start doing GM: Okay. Do a fight test for me, please. Along with the knife. Gabi: Gee, I... I took extreme. GM: Okay. So you can - you can keep your hand steady, like this. And you will cut the symbol... Uh.. It gives knife damage... without your body damage, just the knife damage. Gabi: Ah! Just the knife damage? GM: Yes. Gabi: The knife damage is a d4. Two. GM: You take

two damage, Miguel. As she cuts, like this. She makes the symbol from outside. The symbol from inside. She tries to do it right, like this. Ahn... you guys spend about 20 minutes. The blood runs out, she wipes it off with a little cloth. K: In the meantime, I'm holding his hand. When she finishes the last symbol... Miguel, you feel that your head starts to melt, the symbol starts to shine red on your chest. You feel a overwhelming pain in your head as if everything around you is melting, and you feel that you are somewhere else.

GM: Calm down, let me... (Mi: [grunts]) Calango: Bro, my neck vein is almost bursting, like this. The vein in my forehead, I am: Mi: [grunts] GM: You see his eyes turning black and getting back to normal. K: Miguel! Miguel! Miguel! Gabi: I put my hand on his shoulder, like this. GM: You see his skin getting [zuuum]. It makes a gray wave and comes back, and you are seeing yourself in a specific place that is this one here, Miguel. Let me just change the character. You are... here. You look and there’s only the symbol around you,

but quickly things start to take shape. You take... 32 of sanity. Things begin to gain shape. You are very used to the paranormal. You are a veteran member of the order. You've dealt with horrible things, You've been training since you were 18, You're 30 now. You have 12 years of experience in killing paranormal creatures. It won't be a little symbol that will break you. It won't be a symbol that, you know? It's not going to destroy your.. The way you perceive things. So you... it's the symbol! Symbol! Symbol! Symbol! When you look to the side

you see Mariana, you see Kenan and things are starting to take shape again. You already begin to see the shadows. Things come back little by little. You still feel the symbol as part of you, but you slowly begin to see and come back to see the normal hotel. The symbol burns on your chest, but you are still you. K: Hey, Miguel? Mi: Ahn... uh.. I can see you. I'm fine. K: OK. Ahn... Ma: How come you can still see us? Did you see anything else? Mi: Ah, I... Yes! I... Calango: Just recapping, I'm seeing everything

white, but I can still see the things that... GM: No, no. You see, you see. Calango: I see the hotel. (GM: You see normal, you see everything normal.) GM: You just feel this connection with the symbol. You feel something strange... and you feel that you can hear beats [tum tum] GM: [tum tum] very soft coming from far away. (Calango: OK.) Mi: It's... I'm fine. For a moment, I was in an empty place, ut now I'm back here. Uh... Can you hear that? K: That...? (Ma: uh...) K and Ma: What? Mi: That heart beating. I didn't

hear it before. Ma: No...? K: I don't hear anything. (Mi: Then it is a consequence of the symbol.) Mi: Well, I think I can guide myself to it. Ma: Put your coat there to cover it... (Mi: Come with me) Ma: 'cause...the mark got a little ugly, sorry. (Mi: Oh, right, of course!) GM: It's really stained with blood. (Ma: I did my best.) GM: The armchair has plenty of blood. On his chest, like this, it's... You managed to clean it while you were cutting it, but your chest is burning, Miguel. You can't tell if it's because

of the cut, but probably not, because it's burning a lot with a different, strange, paranormal pain. Calango: Yes! Yeah... I'll put on my coat, I'll get dressed. Mi: Good, let's go there. GM: OK, you leave. (K: If you feel...) (Leo: Sorry!) GM: No, you can speak. (Leo: No, no, I was gonna....) GM: You may speak. K: If you feel bad, let us know. Let us know everything you feel. Mi: Okay. Leave it to me. GM: You then leave. You are here in front of the hotel. In the distance, on the other side, very small, you

can see The Blacksmith, The Helper, and some other members that you recognize, Miguel, Kind of talking in front of the tavern. They didn't see you. Mi: OK. Nobody will be surprised if we go to the labyrinth now. Uh.. people will think i'm... explaining the labyrinth more to you, so... let's go. K: OK. Nice. (Ma: Perfect.) GM: You go quickly, like this, through the labyrinth. You take a shortcut inside and now, Miguel, you see the fog, but it is super weak. You can see the walls of the maze perfectly, As if there were almost no fog.

You're still... Mariana and Kenan, seeing a lot of the fog. Ahn... and you feel [tum tum] always beating, a strange feeling in one of the 16 symbols that are drawn on your chest in the direction you have to turn. Calango: Okay. Mi: Ahn... Guys, it seems that the symbol is showing me the way. Kenan: We're behind you. Mi: This is the way. (Calango: Then I'll turn and turn and turn and turn.) GM: Okay. Do a stealth test for me, please. Calango: Everybody? Even me? (Leo: Everybody?) Gabi: Gee, let me see how much I have. Calango:

I got... I failed, bro. (GM: OK.) Gabi: Come on, I don't know how much I have. Leo: I have to see how much I have, but.. Gabi: I got normal. Leo: Exactly the extreme number is? GM: Extreme. (Leo: So it's extreme.) GM: Nice. You enter and pass through the maze. Just as it had been with Thiago that time, Miguel [tum tum] feeling it and he keeps following and he hears it stronger and stronger [tum tum tum tum tum] coming from the center of the labyrinth. Until you come in a long corridor and feel a weak

wind passing your face. In the end you see a big entrance of a cave. And the sound, now Mariana and Kenan, can hear a weak [tum tum tum tum] coming from inside. K: Can you hear it, Mari? Ma: I can hear, I can hear. Is that the sound, Cariad? Mi: Ahn... What? Can you hear it? It's too loud. (Ma: That... this beat.) K: Is... yeah... It's quiet for us, but I'm listening to something. Mi: Gee, it's almost deafening, but... do you see mist here, too? K: Yeah, I can't see anything. The path is like the

first time we came, remember? Mi: I.... here I don't see fog, but it seems like you do. Just don't let me out of your sight. If you get lost, just stay still and I'll look for you. Ma: OK. GM: You go towards this cave full of fog. You see the walls filled with black mud that you have never seen right before. There were some traces of black mud when you were chasing the SB project's esoterrorists, but you didn't know what that meant. Now you're seeing the walls of the cave moving, with a gooey look... ..and

black. Mi: Ahn... I think this is it, people. Can you still hear it? K: Yes. (Ma: Yes, I can hear.) GM: You now entering, hear [tum tum tum tum] echoing loudly through the walls of the cave. K: It’s getting higher and higher. Mi: Yeah! Let's move on. (K: Let’s go.) GM: You are going to walk through this dark cave... just let me enlarge you a little bit. Uh... And it's very dark. Do you have any light sources? Do you pull a flashlight? Leo: I... (Calango: Ahn...) Gabi: I don't have. (GM: You do! You do! You

do!) Leo: I have? (Gabi: Ah! We have!) GM: Are you also with your firearms. All your equipment is there. Leo: I grab the firearm, although I don't want to use it. Gabi: I'm okay with my knife. (GM: OK.) GM: You guys go following... (Calango: I'm with the magnum.) GM: Go ahead and see yourselves at this bifurcation. Miguel, you can't tell where exactly this is coming from. You feel this pulse, you hear this... this heartbeat coming from more from the left. Mi: Ahn... I... let's go this way. (Ma: Here?) K: You're the boss, Miguel. You're the

boss. GM: You now see yourselves in another bifurcation and you do not know which way to go. It could be coming from either side. You can't say for sure either, Miguel. You feel that this symbol... you are not that connected. You are not being called in any way. Unlike Thiago... what is happening to Thiago. Mi: Ahn... Alright people, now I don't know. Ma: Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe? K: Let’s Go! Mi: Go right here. Calango: And I walk to the right. K: OK (Ma: No! Wait...) Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe! K: Okay. (Mi: Okay. Go.) K: Eeny,

Meeny, Miny, Moe.. Ma: Catch a tiger by the toe, If it screams, let it go, Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe, it’s me GM: you can... (Ma: What do you think about going left?) Mi: I don't know. It doesn't matter to me. Shall we? (K: Let's go!) Mestre: You start from below, you keep listening louder and louder [tum tum tum] you feel that you are approaching something big. You follow straight because it seems to be this labyrinth. Here we see on the map only one path, but there are several different paths that come and go in little

doors, holes on the wall. It's a very complex place and you keep on trying to find some way and continue walking through this disgusting place. And it is... you feel frightened. It's been a long time since you felt scared, you are an extremely professional team, extremely cold. Even though you are playful among yourselves, when it's time to do your job, you are the best in this field and you are feeling intimidated. Calango: Can we move on? (GM: You can! Hey, you're moving on.) You come close to this stone full of black goo, that reflects the

light of the lantern a bit. You see yourselves in a big room with several open spaces, but it doesn't seem to go anywhere. You have arrived in a dead-end place. Mi: See, Eeny, meeny, miny, mo. Ma: Sorry for the Eeny, meeny, OK? (Mi: Guys...) Ma: was just trying to help. (Mi: Okay, fine, fine.) Mi: Alright, alright, alright. Mi: Well... (Ma: Hmm...) K: Let's go back guys. We go the other way. Mi: Hm, here... wait. (Ma: Hm.) Calango: I take another look around, like this, see if I see anything, any entrance in this room. GM: You

see some, some holes like, but they are all very small, you don't see any kind of entrance, nothing. Calango: Okay. (GM: It's just, it's just...) GM: and it seems that, um, the mud looks like a shape [sh], it took on a thicker shape, almost like small tentacles like that, crawling on the wall. Gabi: Hm. (Calango: Okay.) Mi: Yeah, here I think there is no way out. Mi: Well, let's go... let's go back. (K:Let´s...) K: Okay. Anything there with the symbol? GM: Do you feel… (K: Or is it the same?) GM: You, you are just all

hearing [tum tum, tum tum], and Miguel hears louder than you, but you all hear the same way. Mi: No, Kenan, it stopped... inside the labyrinth he seemed to guide me, it seemed that I was feeling it in the directions I had to go, but now here inside... I don't. I just hear that loud heart noise in my head. K: OK. GM: You follow Mariana who has the flashlight in her hand. And Mariana, when you turn that final curve, to go back to where you were, you instantly notice a silhouette. Waiting for you at the end

of the hall. It is a large, armored silhouette that reflects the light of the lantern. The Blacksmith is waiting for you. Bs: You shouldn't have come in here! Ma: Gentlemen? GM: On her side, GM: the Helper. (Calango: Oh no.) K: Um… Miguel? Hel: I can’t believe that, Blacksmith! We will have to deal with them. Bs: Why did you come here?! Miguel! Bs: What do you think you're doing!? (Mi: Blacksmith, I saw-) Bs: How did you get in here?! Mi: I saw you leaving every dawn to come here. Every night you entered the maze! I had

to find a way to come. That's what we came for. Bs: You’re not mountaineers. Who are you? I knew there was something strange going on here, but I couldn't understand what. Bs: Who are you? (Mi: The only…) Mi: The only thing you need to know... is that we're going to end this. We will dissolve Holy Cradle. B: Not while I'm here. GM: And she pulls a big sledgehammer in her hand. And the Helper has a sword that he takes in his hand too [tchinn], he pulls a big sword. Hel: We won't be able to let

you out alive now. Ma: Hm. The Helper: You have come to the wrong place. You could have been one of us! You could have become ignari... Lusidii! But now you are going to die here. As ignari! Ma: Ah, but you won't lay a finger on us! Gabi: I already do… GM: Initiative everybody. Leo: Wow, I was awful. (Gabi: Um...) Gabi: Uh, I was good at this, I got extreme on this one. GM: OK. Extreme is Mariana. Leo: It's just... Leo and Calango: I got regular. GM: Regular? Let's go, hold on. (Leo: Me too.) GM: Regular...

so it will be them first, Blacksmith... Helper... Miguel... and Kenan. Mariana, you are the first. Gabi: I, already... (GM: They are so prepared to come at you like that, attack.) Leo: Uff. Gabi: I'll go over to the helper. I go, start running towards him and prepare a kick in the pit of his stomach. GM: You can attack. Gabi: I got a good. GM: Good? (Gabi: Good.) GM: Okay, wait, let me put this here. Erm... Yeah, he took extreme. GM: You come running, go up against him, (Gabi: Gee...) GM: he, [POW], he tackles with a sword

in his hand, you weren't expecting him to give you a big punch with the other. And you take... Gabi: Wow... GM: 7 damage. In one punch. (Gabi: Already?!) GM: You came, prepared to kick, he [POW] punches you in the rib, and you [crack], you fall a little to the side, you don't fall, but you are hit to the side. Gabi: Wow... GM: Now it's The Blacksmith. That come running, with tears in her eyes like. Bs: I trusted you! GM: And will try to hit Miguel with a hammer. Counter attack or dodge? Calango: Counter attack. Hmm.

It was a good, bro. GM: Was it good? Calango: Yes. GM: Okay, wait. You get it right! Calango: OK. A d3. Three. I got two six again, it was nine. GM: Nine damage in one? Calango: Uhum. GM: OK. You... she’s coming with everything, she'll punch you, you just punch her in the face like, she [puff} fall, half on her knees and looked angrily at you. Now is the... what’s this, my god. Now it's The Helper, who's going... GM: Man, what's going on? (Gabi: I think it's on the edge of the map, I think.) Gabi: It

was, it was on the edge. (GM: Well, leave it at that.) GM: Let me just turn like this, ready. Uh... the Helper will try to attack Mariana. Gabi: And I will counterattack. And... calm down... this is... Gabi: I took... damn I took extreme. (GM: Take your hand off, Leo.) GM: You took extreme? (Leo: Sorry.) Gabi: Uhum (GM: He'll hit you with the sword) GM: you, as you fight a lot, you [pssh] use a tactic, of... to deflect the sword, and he's all open, you can take a hit. Gabi: I want to elbow him. (GM: Do

the damage.) And... It's a d3 and a d4. I did 6 damage. GM: You did 6 damage? Gabi: Uhum. (GM: Okay, let me just do this...) GM: It was nine in the first, right? GM: And... No, it was, 9 at The Blacksmith and 6 at him, OK. (Gabi: Yes) GM: Now it's... Miguel. Leo: Okay, I... I have the gun in my hand- (GM: Miguel, Miguel, Miguel.) Calango: Hm. Ah... (Leo: Miguel?) Leo: Ah, sorry, sorry. Calango: Yeah, I... Man, I look at Kenan. Mi: I can't believe this is happening! Calango: I look like, I don't know,

I don't know. I... I'm going over to The Miner. The, the, what's this guy's name? Blacksmith. GM: The Helper. Calango: The Helper, damn it. Calango: Um... I'm gonna punch him. GM: Okay. Calango: Was good. GM: Hmm... deal the damage. Calango: Two. And one, three. GM: Three damage? Calango: Three. (GM: He, he was already badly hurt,) you already gave one more punch taking advantage of Mariana's. And now it's Kenan. Leo: I have the gun in my hand. I think about shooting, then I say: K: Ah, bro... ah! Leo: Then I put the gun away and run

to hit the Blacksmith with a punch. GM: Okay. You can make the attack. Leo: No fucking way. Gabi: *chuckles* Gabi: I didn't like that reaction. (Leo: Wow) Leo: I took exactly the amount. I took normal. (GM: Extreme?) (GM: Normal, okay.) (Leo: Yeah, no, no, no, normal,) Leo: I almost failed. (GM: You…) GM: You are going to attack her, she stops your punch, and ties you up, punches you back, you take three damage. Leo: Ouch. OK. K: Agh! Bs: Ah, agh! You could have been one of us! You could have lived here! Miguel! You spent two

weeks here, you know that... If you do that, you will end everything! GM: Now it's Mariana. Gabi: And now I'm going to try to kick in the Helper's stomach again. GM: Bring it on Gabi: And... I got good. GM: Okay, um, you... Let me see... You can give the damage. Gabi: Nice. Wait... Five. Five damage. (GM: Five?) GM: Fuck, okay. You give a hell of a punch, he [BLURGH], spits blood like, he's on his feet, but he's [Uff, uff]. Almost falling. Now it's The Blacksmith. She looks to the side. She sees what is happening, she

is going to hit Miguel. Gabi: Uff! (Leo: Ouch!) Gabi: Wow! GM: Hm, counterattack or dodge? Calango: I'm going to dodge. Calango: I got good. GM: You can dodge, you jump back and you dodge. Bs: Why?! You could have been happy here like everyone! Mi: Fuck! GM: Now it's the Helper, he’s going to punch Mariana, Mariana. Gabi: Yay! I'll... can I? GM: Counterattack or dodge? Gabi: I will try, I will try to dodge. GM: OK. Gabi: And... oh, oh, oh. Ouch. Leo: Oh no. Gabi: I got Regular. Leo: Uff... GM: You don't get it. Gabi: Hmm...

I knew. (GM: He punches you...) GM: You get 3 of damage, as well. (Gabi: OK.) GM: Now it's Miguel. Calango: I go to the Miner again. Calango: Oh dammit, fuck! (GM: The Helper.) Calango: The Helper, man... [laughter] Calango: Yeah… I'm going to punch. GM: OK. Calango: 10. I got Extreme. GM: Extreme? Calango: Extreme. GM: You got it. GM: You threshed! You like, [POW], you burst his face, like this, he [POF] fall on the ground, passed out. He fell laying, passed out like this, you even hear, he blacked out in a moment, and he's like: [coughing]

He is passed out. There's only The Blacksmith now. It's Kenan. Leo: I want to try to kick her, dude. GM: You can attack. Leo: I got Extreme. GM: Extreme? Leo: Yeah. I got 2. GM: Yeah, you got it. Ok, then you... bro, you kick her really hard, you got right on the knee joint and: [POW], you broke her leg in half. Fe: [yells of pain] GM: [POW] And she falls, kneeing, right in front of you. Fe: [yells of pain and agony] No! Don't do this! Don't do this! GM: She starts to cry in front of

you. Fe: You can't… You can't destroy everything… Ke: I can. And we will. Leo: And when I say this, I get my molotov. Calango: I draw my Magnum. Leo: I get the molotov and light it. (GM: Ok, hold on.) GM: Ok. GM: You... OK. You light it, and when you light the molotv with fire, you see the walls of the cave around you: [PSH] kind of running from you, like this [PSH] and you see the smooth stone, and all the goo kind of trying to escape, like this, running quickly around you. Fe: [screaming] Ah no.

No, don't do this! Don't do this! Please, don't! Ke: We are going to end with this fucking place. This fucking paranormal place. Calango: I aim the gun to The Blacksmith. GM: You aim the gun to her head? You see... GM: The Helper: Hel: Ugh... Hel: Ugh... No… No... GM: The Blacksmith, she lifts the eye like this- What was this noise? Calango: What? GM: What- I don't know. Ok, sorry. uhn... (Gabi: I don't know?) GM: You see, you hear... You see… She looks up, to your gun: Fe: [weeping] Miguel… Miguel what are you doing? You met

everybody! You... You are going to destroy the city, you are going to kill everybody! Mi: Stop talking! Fe: Look at The Helper! He is your best friend! You spend all your time together! What are you doing?! You are going to kill, destroy all Holy Cradle! Fe: You are... You are... (Mi: Stop talking!) Fe: Are you psychopaths!? Ke: Miguel! Fe: If you kill me here, if you destroy Holy Cradle, everybody dies! I die, Miguel! Fe: All your friends die! (Ma: Miguel.) Leo: I'm screaming in the back as well. Ke: Miguel! Ke: Miguel! Miguel, us, Miguel! Ma:

Miguel, pull that trigger! Ke: Shoot, Miguel! Calango: I look at Mariana. GM: You look at Mariana, and you see... ...her skin becoming gray. Two stripes coming down the eyes, one going from the forehead to the nose. And you see... that the Miguel that was right in front of you, is no longer Miguel. He has a different appearance. He has white hair. Ke: Miguel? Miguel, please… ...it's us! Ma: Miguel Cariad, shoot! Ma: That's your mission. (Mi: [screaming] Sorry!) Calango: I shoot Mariana. Gabi: Uh? GM: You have... GM: ...three of advantage, because of the surprise, and for

being so close to her. So roll 3 times the shoot. Calango: Extreme. GM: Mariana takes a bullet in the head: [PSH] and falls dead. Instantly. Ke: Miguel… Fe: Miguel! Ke: Miguel… [screaming] What the fuck did you do? Miguel! Mi: I couldn't do... Everything was about to go, Kenan! (Ke: Miguel?!) Kenan! Everything was going to end, Kenan! Ke: [crying] GM: Kenan still had the molotov in hands. Ke: Miguel, I'm sorry. Ke: I'm sorry... (Mi: Kenan…) Mi: [screaming] Kenan, we can be happy here, I swear! Ke: I just wanted my friend back... Mi: Miguel, don't do this!

Kenan! (Leo: And then I throw the molotov.) Leo: I throw the molotov on top of them. (Calango: I aim...) GM: Ok. You also have three of advantage because you are next to him. Yeah. Throw. Leo: Ah no, I lost my die- GM: But the molotov is... GM: ...in place, so you hit him fully. GM: You hit the molotov, (Leo: What?) Ah, you hit more or less on his shoulder like this, you see the liquid of the molotov spreading all over his body, burning his face and arms, you see the tattoos from Team Kelvin being consumed

by the fire and his arms are almost completely burned. GM: The Blacksmith gets up: (Leo: I start to...) Fe: Miguel, we need to finish this. Calango: She says that, and I'm putting out the fire, like this. GM: Kenan is going to stay still? Leo: I'm going... when they say that, I leave: Ke: Sorry... Ke: Sorry, sorry… Leo: And I leave... Leo: I leave running to here, I run to where I can. (GM: Ok,) GM: to here, they are blocking the way. You need to go here. Leo: Alright. Leo: I leave running, and then I go

to that no exit, right? GM: Yeah, you are... yeah. You are here. Mi: Blacksmith, what are we going to do with him? Mi: He's still my friend… I think. (GM: Hold on, she is helping, like this:) Fe: Ah, Goodness! Are you alright? Are you alright? Mi: Yeah... yeah, I am. (Fe: It's all good.) Fe: You no longer is called Miguel. You are my Helper. The Helper before didn't even know what he was doing, he was always in the mines, anyway. Are you Ok? The Miner? GM: You hear him: Miner: Ugh... Min: Uhhh, yeah, [coughing] GM:

He gets up, like this. Min: I am Ok. What's up? Miguel? Helper? Helper: I'm alright, I'm alright. Miner. Min: OK, uhn… Fe: He ran here, we need to go after him! GM: And she runs towards where Kenan is. Leo: Ok, I hear the steps coming? (Calango: I go after him.) GM: You... No, you are running, you know they are coming after you. Leo: Ok, I... ...keep going until here. GM: You see, you have... you are carring your backpack, and you know it's full of explosives, (Leo: Yeah.) GM: And you look around... (Leo: Yes, yes, yes,

yes.) there's a lot of places, many entrances on these cave, like, tiny. Leo: I'm going... those holes we saw before. That... uhn... that we came in, there was some tiny holes and all that, would Leo: fit my backpack? GM: Yeah, you have a backpack full of explosives, yes. Leo: Ok. Then I hear them coming, I want to... (GM: You grab the backpack.) GM: Here. Leo: I wanna put my backpack full of explosives inside one these holes. GM: You grab the backpack, like this, you open it thinking about activating the explosives, and you look back, they

three are getting to you and you see Miguel pointing, but he is no longer Miguel, The Helper, with his burned arms, like this, the burned face, pointing the gun at your direction. Fe: Don't kill him. Don't kill him, Helper. Hel: I don't know if I should really. Fe: He can stay here, alive, but we can't let him go. Hel: What are we going to do with him? Fe: I know exactly what we can do with him. GM: And he goes towards you aiming the gun, you have no chance of grabbing the gun, Kenan. You hid

your backpack. You see... Miguel, your lifelong partner. You see a bit, because of the torn clothes, the red symbol shinning on his chest. The Blacksmith gets closer to you, and [POW] she strikes you, and you black out. And it's here... that we end today's session of The Secret In The Forest. (Guaxi: [whistling]) Gabi: You lied to me! (GM: I did lie...) GM: ...to you. fucking lied. (Leo: You lied!) GM: [laughing] Leo: You lied, motherfucker! Gabi: He lied to me! Calango: He doesn't do anything else. Leo: Dude, I didn't know... bro... (Gabi: My script was...) Gabi:

...clear! I was going to! (Leo: I was... I was...) Leo: What, I didn't know what to do! I- Guaxi: [laughing] Gabi: You lied to me! Arshole! Leo: I thought he updated and didn't send me the new version! I was desperate. [laughing] Gabi: Dude, I was shot I was… (GM: It was almost that you did it, you followed well.) Gabi: ...bro, I was… (GM: It was a good episode.) Leo: Dude... Calango: It was fucking awesome, bro. Gabi: Dude, Calango fucked everything up, that was all I could think about. [laughing] (Leo: Arshole, dude! Ars- I was like:

"Calango...") Leo: "...went crazy, Calango went mad.". Guaxinim: Calango went mad. Calango: Calango didn't do what was talked about, Big Calango. GM: This was the special flashback episode... (Leo: Big ass Calango.) about Kelvin Team, with all that happened... obviously, when I had the idea about this episode, there was some things that needed to have happened, as to not... you know, to make sense with the story, so I sent a few key points of the story to them. But obviously, I let the surprise just to who needed to know, which was only Calango. GM: Now we know...

(Gabi: Wooow...) GM: ...you know who The Blacksmith is. And you know what happened to Kelvin Team. Thank you so much to everybody that was watching, thanks to you for making this session incredible. And attention: next week... we are back, at 6PM, for the last episode of The Secret In The Forest. (Leo: Ho, ho, ho!) Leo: Wow goosebumps, uhn, dude. Leo: Goosebumps, hein? Ai ai ai, papa... (GM: The last of them all.) GM: The end of the story. I hope, from the bottom of my heart that all of you enjoyed yourselves through all this journey, but

everything has a beginning and an end. Kisses, until next Saturday, see you at 6PM, thank you so much. Bye, bye. [Outro TSIF] Translated, Transcribed and Subtitled by Equipe T (@Equipe__T on twitter)