The Curse of Kowhai Mall: Chat CHARLIE & QUENTIN

[groza529]

I’m ok. Thanks for checking in. That was kind of crazy.

You should know that Judith is also looking for ghosts. Something about a trauma… I suspect she may have a grudge. If you really are trying to help Marcus, and I hope you are, you might need to get there before she destroys him. Any plan? Can you scale down the pentagram and put one in the elevator you think?

[groza529]

"I was actually thinking why not draw a pentagram on the floor of the elevator itself."

"Actually what I meant was 'Where would Michigan's second choice be if she couldn't get to the Antiques Store'" [meta: because of the players per room limit]

"And attacking that guy? Honestly? It's going to sound dumb, but I just don't like being told what to do, you know? The roof was pretty cool, and I didn't like that he was telling me to scram. And I mean, yeah, the ghost was cool too and I kind of wanted to talk to him, but I'm not like, super interested in ghosts or anything.
Anyway, mall security doesn't carry rifles like that, so it was obvious he wasn't who he was pretending to be. And even if he was, screw The Man, right?"

[groza529]

"Hey, so I've kind of avoided telling this to anyone but I feel like I can trust you. Even if you did leave me on the roof with Marcus. I would appreciate if you can keep it a secret though."
"I'm the one who escaped from the UFO. But I'm not an alien. At least as far as I know. I got abducted, before I met any of you. I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think anyone would believe me... And because I knew someone here might be the alien."
"I would appreciate it if you would tell me if anyone shows undue interest in the UFO. And if you could tell me how to get there. I got out once, maybe I can get Michigan out. And maybe she knows who the alien is."
"By the way, this teleportation stuff has something to do with those weird red and blue crystals. I hear it's best if you don't shake them."

[groza529]

"Hard feelings? Nah man, it's not like that. I was just kidding. Trust me, I was kind of freaked too. And honestly, if I had joined you down the elevator I never would have got into the apothecary, so there's that."
"So I went to the carpark. I found Mr. Crystals... He's the one who told me the crystals were of alien origin and they can be used to teleport. Kind of reminds me of the meteors, you know? Like maybe when the red and blue sides mix, it goes off. That would explain why he insisted we don't shake them. And it fits your theory about what happened to Michigan. Either that or maybe HE was the alien and he's not actually buying the crystals at all. Don't know how she would've got outside to meet him though."
"Train ticket... simple as that, huh? Wow."
"So the first thing I remember about the UFO is waking up in a tube connected to these weird life support tubes. I must have been working out before that because I still had a weight in my hand. Super lucky I guess. I smashed the tube. The UFO was in the carpark then. Everything was all metallic and high tech, but I couldn't figure out how any of it worked. I tried to find some way out but couldn't get the damn thing to open up. Messed around with a console and suddenly *teleported* out, landed in Santa's Grotto. You saw the scorch marks? And the crystals around it? I'm pretty sure that was me."
"And that's it. That's all I remember. Mr. Crystals said security picked up the thing and moved it to storage."

"And no, I'm sorry, I didn't pick up a phone. Kicking myself for it now, thinking I could go lone wolf."

"Was the demon guy you? I'm wondering if your pentagram is related somehow."

[groza529]

"So you didn't mention the remote... anything else you left out?"

[groza529]

Well that's easy to explain. Why didn't you ask sooner?
You remember I said the UFO was in the carpark when I woke up? I didn't know it had been moved. I thought perhaps it was somehow disguised as one of the other cars. I was trying to find the one that didn't smell like gasoline. At least, I assume an interstellar craft didn't run on 87 octane.

[groza529]

The stupid thing is if I had asked Mr. Crystals sooner I could've avoided that whole mess.

[groza529]

You asked me earlier about a cell phone… there’s a pay phone where I’m going. I may have a chance to call you. Got a phone number?

[groza529]

I don’t think I was able to get it during the scuffle