Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Day 18
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] Hands up to show they were empty, Fern took a step away from the spike, and another. “Of course I’d like to show a willingness to trust you,” they said carefully. “I’d love to speak as allies and equals, like you said. Being trusting is willing to […]
Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Day 17
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] Fern wished deeply that their podcast was one of those paranormal ones, rather than about real, if weird, historical events. They would have so much more research under their belt about various wards and what kind of things were supposed to be good if they’d spent their […]
Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Day 16
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] Shit. Shit. The mirror entity was coming, they couldn’t remember if they’d left the cellar open or not—or if something else had opened it—and they hadn’t even remembered to bring another beer in offering. They’d completely blanked on that. They were down here with no offerings and […]
Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Day 15
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] Bannick had said if they were going to survive this, Fern would need some friends. They felt officially past being capable of doubting the reality of this—they had to go forward assuming this was real. They could find a way to cope with all the implications of […]
Halloween I.F. – “Going Dark” – Day 14
[ Please read the instructions before commenting! ] Fern was abruptly feeling not exactly good about this conversation. They swallowed, considering hanging up—but not taking advantage of the offer felt even more foolish than actually doing so. “Tick tock,” Bannick said. “We don’t love dead air on the radio.” So was there a time limit? […]