In Character - Game Thread

The boy tosses the dead bird toward Esko, seems to be licking his fingers and then runs back to the woods laughing.

The man on the door mutters:

Boys will be boys..... cough Ermmm... yes we might have cabin.... Let me see..

He then turns back inside and slides a part of the counter open and goes to the other side. He leaves the door on the porch open.

You are pretty sure he did lick his fingers. And you are also pretty sure that there was some blood from the bird on them. Maybe you begin to think about salmonella?

The boy is nowhere to be seen. A wind from the forest make some trees sway. The smell of the air is damp and sour.

The reception room's floor creaks as you enter the room. The room is empty except for an old sofa and a coffee table at the opposite wall. On the wall behind the sofa there is an old and discoloured map of Finland. A dim light flickers above the reception on - off - on. No other lights are functioning. You see dust and dirt gathering on the corners and on the floor. On the other wall there is a window out. You see bushes and trees in shadows.

There is one door next to the reception counter that leads to a toilet ("WC") and next to it there is a door that reads "Staff". There are dried footsteps of mud leading to the Staff entrance.

The man mutters something inaudible and shuffles trough a locker and then hands out a key to the counter. The key has a fob shaped like a fish.

Ermm... well.... Cabin 3 seems to be free.

The reeking man takes a breather to think and then concludes:

"The price is 60 euros a night, cash."

Then he suddenly yells:

"Eva, Eva! Escort the guests to cabin three!

And from the staff door a girl appears. A very pale and thin young blonde haired girl about the same age as the boy you saw earlier. She is wearing mud stained jogging pants and an oversized gray hoodie with a crumbling logo that reads "Iilves Camping".

When you speak to the girl she just nods briefly but doesn't say anything. She walks past you to the door and out (if you don't stop her).

The reeking man says.

Follow her, yes.... to the cabin.

The girl doesn't seem to address anybody directly but she answers:

We're always here, our family. Mother, father, me and my brother...... cabins 4 and 5 are occupied.

As you walk through the yard you see that the cabins numbered 1 and 2 are in bad shape. The first has a caved in roof and the second doesn't have a door and you see that the floor might be collapsed. All the other cabins look old and withered, it seems it's been a long time since any renovations have been done.

Cabin 4 has a light on and there are wind chimes hanging on the porch. They make an eerie ring in the night air.

Cabin 5 hasn't got any lights on but it seems to be in better condition.

You walk past the dead bird and reach cabin 3. The girl points at the door and tells you:

Cabin 3 is here.

As she looks at you she forms a heartless smile showing her teeth. That lasts only a second or two. Then her face melts back to being blank and motionless. She quickly starts to walk back to the reception.