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Bright Falls
Saga: Okay, let’s recap what you’ve told us so far, Alan. For the past thirteen years, you’ve been trapped in a nightmare dimension called… The Dark Place.
Alan: Yeah.
Saga: Which is like New York, but is not New York. And can be reached from the bottom of Cauldron Lake, but is not really under the lake. And after all this time, you have now managed to get out.
Alan: Yeah, yeah.
Saga: But so has your evil doppelganger… Mr. Scratch, or is it the Dark Presence?
Alan: Both. It’s interchangeable. He’s Scratch when he looks like me. But he can change into this… other form…
Saga: And Scratch, the Dark Presence, wants to rewrite the world into his own image —
Casey: Which would be in your image as he looks just like you.
Alan: And turn the world into a fucking nightmare.
Saga: During Deerfest which is scheduled to take place in a couple of days. You got out of the Dark Place by writing a novel. The pages we’ve been finding. But your double edited it into a horror story, that’s now changing reality, taking over people, making them crazy, bringing the Dark Place to Bright Falls.
Alan: Yes. Fiction coming in contact with the Dark Place can change reality. The story is coming true. Soaking into everything like… like darkness when night falls… But last time —
Saga: This would be back in 2010?
Alan: Yes, last time it didn’t happen all at once. The story came true bit by bit as it unfolded and that Dark Presence was still bound to the lake. I stopped it before it got the ending it wanted, before it broke free. Based on that, there is still time.
Saga: Which brings us to your magical light switch —
Alan: The Clicker. “Magical” doesn’t quite cover it. Scratch wants it to bring about his ending. That can’t happen. If I can get the Clicker, I can send him back to the Dark Place, make all of this shit go away. Look. I know it’s bat shit crazy. My memory is full of holes, and I’m not sure how much of it I can trust. It’s like a half-forgotten dream.
Saga: Mr. Wake, Alan, we have seen our share of bat shit crazy in the past 24 hours. What I want to know is why am I, why are we written into this story?
Alan: I think I saw you, a vision of you, in the Dark Place. I think you helped me reach out and escape somehow. With that in the story, Scratch would have edited it to get to you, to hurt you. We’re all in danger.
Saga (V.O.): It’s insane, and there’s so much of it.
Saga (V.O.): Wake just gave us a lot of information. But this “Clicker” seems like a good place to start. If we find that, then we find the Cult. The pages we’ve been finding are from a horror story called “Return”, written by Alan Wake, and the contents of this book are coming true. Why couldn’t it have been a romance? The Dark Place makes writing come true, taking something real and nudging it. They’re treating people’s lives like… toys. Can Wake be trusted with that kind of power? Can anyone? The Dark Place. A dimension that’s home to monsters. Heh. Wild stuff.
Saga: Have you ever heard of the Cult of the Tree?
Casey: Creepy bunch. In the habit of wearing deer masks. Performing murder rituals. Victims turning into monsters possessed by darkness. Possibly inspired by a horror story written by a certain author. Ring any bells?
Alan: The cult… Yes, yes. They have the Clicker.
Saga: If the Cult has the Clicker, does that make them Scratch’s followers? How are you so certain they even have the Clicker?
Alan: They could be working for Scratch. I don’t remember. It’s all confused.
Saga: Alan, if I’m gonna act on this information, you need to be honest with me.
Alan: Yeah. Of course.
Saga (V.O.): Is he confused or is he hiding something?
Saga (V.O.): Wake said the Cult has the Clicker. How does he know?
Alan (V.O.): The writer is the reader. The next chapter, the next chapter, the next chapter. Keep the pages safe. The dark shining of the words.
Saga (V.O.): Wake is hiding pages. That’s how he knows the Cult has the Clicker. Wake has a double, Mr. Scratch. Where is he now?
Alan (V.O.): A cloud of wrath wears my face. The Dark Place in your place. Scratching out my body of work.
Saga (V.O.): Scratch is here, in Washington. He’s hunting Wake. Scratch looks just like Wake. Why?
Alan (V.O.): Don’t wake up the dreamer if your life is a dream. I swam to the shore, but the water is rising.
Saga (V.O.): Wake and Scratch are clearly connected. Maybe Scratch got out because Wake did. Or vice versa?
Saga: Okay, Mr. Wake, I know you have more pages of the manuscript on you.
Alan: You don’t understand how vital these pages are. They’re the only way I can know what’s coming.
Saga: You’re not the only one trying to solve this. This is our job.
Alan: Okay, here. This is all I have. Be careful with them.
Alan (V.O.): Inside the trailer, at the outskirts of Watery, Saga had seen Wake’s fabled Clicker for the first time. In the hands of the Cult of the Tree. A cultist stared at her. She drew her weapon.
Saga (V.O.): The Cult of the Tree has the Clicker Wake told me about. They’re part of all this.
Saga: It’s all on the page. The Clicker, the Cult. Okay, I’ll head to Watery and find this trailer. Casey, you stay here and keep an eye on Mr. Wake.
Casey: Got it.
Alan: No! You need me there!
Casey: No dice, pal. This is an FBI investigation, and I don’t see a badge on that flannel.
Saga: You wrote these pages in the Dark Place, so why are we finding them here?
Alan: I think I wrote them. I remember writing an endless amount of pages. When this happened before, the pages were being sent from the Dark Place to help me. Maybe the same thing is happening here.
Saga: That’s all for now, Mr. Wake. Thank you for your cooperation.
Alan: I’m the only one who understands the forces behind this. I can help you.
Casey: That’s not how this works. You’re a civilian and we don’t do ride alongs. And if Scratch is after you, then so is the Cult. We don’t know who we can trust here.
Alan: Damn it, you’re making a mistake.
Casey: I’ll be sure to add it to the list.
Bartender: Hi, welcome.
Guest 1: Okay, past favorite Deerfest floats. Go!
Guest 2: The yarn puppet monstrosity.
Guest 3: The stuffed moose and squirrels one!
Guest 1: No, thank you. Those beady, dead marble eyes still give me nightmares.
Guest 2: So who’s in for a bet this year? A hundred bucks says there’ll be at least one fender bender between the floats.
Guest 3: For that amount of money you’ll cause it yourself.
Guest 1: Yeah, I’m not taking that wager. Too many opportunities for interference.
Guest: This is the third time I’ve requested something be done about the TV in my room. It keeps going on by itself! It’s keeping me awake all night!
Hotel Clerk: Yes, sir, I’m terribly sorry for that. We’ve called a professional electrician. In the meantime, have you tried unplugging the TV for the night?
Guest: Now there’s an idea, Einstein. Why don’t I just get rid of everything I’m paying for in that room while I’m at it? Sleep on the floor? Go to the toilet in a corner? I’m not unplugging it, you’re fixing it!
Hotel Clerk: Of course, sir. Is there anything else I can help you with, sir? Would you like a complimentary dinner tonight?
Guest: That almost makes up for the ineptitude of this place.
Hotel Clerk: I’m glad to hear it.
Riley: I swear I brought my full kit along. Jules, you didn’t forget to pack the EMF reader, did you?
Jules: Why would I pack your gear? I’ve got my own to worry about.
Riley: Great. Now how am I supposed to measure the energy signatures emitted by paranormal manifestations?
Marcie: I can’t wait to hit the haunts!
Jules: We should check the town out first. You know, do research, interview some locals. Get the feel of the place.
Riley: Not before I find my frigging EMF reader.
Customer 1: So I’m thinking of pregaming at my place before Deerfest. Drinks, snacks, some charades maybe. Interested?
Customer 2: In everything but the charades.
Bird Feeder: Oh no, oh no. What will become of my birds now? Where will they go? Who will feed them? Fly away! Find a happier place. Go while you still can! And what about old Margaret? Where will I go? Who will I look after when all my little friends are gone? It’s too late. Too late for my birds. Too late for me.
Traffic Officer: Got to remember to buy stuff for taco night. Hot sauce. Extra hot. Show Pete who’s who. Watch out for the Deerfest prep work!
Deputy 1: Mulligan and Thornton told everyone to stay out of the basement and now they’re nowhere to be found. I bet they’re just trying to get out of work.
Deputy 2: Let’s not assume the worst of our colleagues.
Deputy 1: Yeah, god forbid.
Watery
Casey: Yeah, Anderson. I didn’t want to say this in front of Wake, but… are you sure this is a good idea, going on your own?
Saga: Assuming we believe the page, I need to check this out. We need to find the cult. Anyone we meet here could be a member. And this Scratch guy—
Casey: The evil doppelganger? Must be true, or else this guy can’t write for shit.
Saga: The quality of his writing aside, if this page turns out to be true like the rest have, this could be a breakthrough. We might solve this thing before back up even arrives.
Casey: They’re taking their time, so just be careful out there. Meanwhile, I think me and Wake will have a chat. Maybe I can shake something loose.
Saga: Okay, but remember what happened with the salt shaker.
Casey: Yeah yeah, real funny.
Saga (V.O.): The page placed me in a trailer somewhere in Watery. I should ask around. The flooding is even worse here. More like “Underwatery”. I’ll have to tell Casey that one later.
Dockworker 1: What did you used to say your dream job was as a kid? I bet it wasn’t dockworker.
Dockworker 2: I don’t know about all that, but “idle hands are the devil’s playground” so…
Angler: Well, us fishing types appreciate you all, at least.
Dockworker 2: Mind giving me a hand and helping out?
Dockworker 1: I’m supervising the work.
Angler: And?
Dockworker 1: And it’s super.
Angler: This darn flooding’s a real pain in the butt.
Dockworker 1: Language!
Biker: Where has the time gone? There’s just a wretched husk of what used to be me left. They say being old is just a state of mind. I’d like to give them a piece of my mind. Whoever said these were the golden years was full of it.
Saga (V.O.): I need to find Ilmo Koskela.
Saga: Okay then. Catching tune. Excuse me, do you —
Rose: Saga. Hush. Ahti’s in the middle of his show.
Saga (V.O.): I wonder if I’m the first FBI agent to ever get shushed.
Boat Owner: Oh you rascal, what’ve you been up to this time around? There’s only so many times I can keep fixing the same hole. How’d she get loose from the mooring? I hitched her up so securely. I swear this vessel has a mind of its own. Why would you want to sail away from me anyway, old boatie? Don’t you like me? I like you.
Saga (V.O.): Watery is definitely… quaint. I bet they have good fish here. I need a tool to get this open.
Sauna-Goer 1: They say if sauna doesn’t fix what ails you, you’re a goner.
Sauna-Goer 2: They also say silence is golden.
Sauna-Goer 1: Have you heard old Pat’s radio show lately? I fear he’s losing his grip on reality.
Sauna-Goer 2: I don’t care to listen to pointless jibber-jabber. Not on the radio, and not in the sauna.
Sauna-Goer 1: Sure is nice out here by the water.
Sauna-Goer 2: Nice and quiet.
Saga: Ooof. Hot!
Saga: Hello. Do you have a second?
Blum: Ah! Long time and no see, Miss Anderson. Tor and Odin are not here. They are old tricksters, always sneaking off.
Saga: Sorry, no, I wanted to ask about something else. Can you point me to any trailers around here?
Blum: Sure! Watery Lighthouse Trailer Park. Ilmo Koskela owns it. Owns many things in town.
Saga: And where is Ilmo?
Blum: I saw Ilmo and his brother at the bridge. Well, what used to be the bridge.
Saga: Do you live around here?
Blum: I live in Bright Falls. You have seen me around. I am Mr. Blum! You call me Vladimir! I work at the nursing home! I take care of your old people. We are on day trip! Music, sauna! The good times! I bring them here in the bus.
Saga: The elderly are very important. And it’s a very nice bus. Thanks.
Saga (V.O.): A trailer park is a good place to look for a trailer. Keep it simple, Saga.
Saga (V.O.): A trailer park. Ilmo Koskela. He’s that tour guide we met at Cauldron Lake. I need to find him.
Saga (V.O.): Mom’s family was from Sweden. I’ve always imagined it kind of like this. Saunas, lakes. Seems nice.
Saga: Enjoying the sauna?
Norman: You bet! The steam is amazing on my creaky old joints. I’m just waiting for Ahti to wrap up his show so we can crack open some beers.
Saga: I’ve read taking a sauna is good for preventing dementia.
Norman: And so is beer.
Saga: Ever heard of the Cult of the Tree?
Norman: The half-deer, half-man monsters? Sure I’ve heard of them! They’re the reason I can’t risk taking walks in the forest any more. If one of them shows up, how am I supposed to get away? I can’t run with a bad hip. I’d be killed for sure! I could maybe use my crutches to defend myself. Do you think that’d work? You’re the professional.
Saga: Probably smart just to stay in the sauna for now.
Ilmo: Hey, Saga! Over here!
Saga: Hey, Ilmo. How did your walk in the woods with Steven go?
Ilmo: Another satisfied customer! I just hope he remembers to write a good review on the web page. Great to see you back in Watery, Saga. Everyone in town missed you.
Jaakko: Super nice to see you again, Saga.
Saga (V.O.): They act like they’ve known me for years. This keeps happening.
Saga: You own the trailer park, right? Mind if I take a look inside?
Ilmo: Uh, yeah, I’m pretty sure the owner of the Watery Lighthouse Trailer Park, me, can help with that. Good to have our funniest resident back.
Saga: Resident? I don’t understand what you mean.
Ilmo: If this is your way of getting out of any outstanding bills, don’t worry, they’ve been handled.
Jaakko: Must be hard coming back to where you and your little girl lived.
Saga (V.O.): It’s like they remember a different reality. Is the horror story messing with their memories?
Saga: So what is Coffee World?
Ilmo: You mean you haven’t seen our commercial for it? Coffee World is a smooth bend of rides, food and fun. We even had a real moose, until just recently. Plus, right next to Coffee World is the workshop of our own Kalevala Knights motorcycle club. We’re busy building the floats for Deerfest.
Jaakko: Don’t go peeking though. You know, we’re saving the big reveal for Deerfest.
Saga: So… your commercials.
Ilmo: They’re more than “commercials”, Saga. Our goal is to both entertain and educate local viewers about the fine products and services we provide. And Jaakko here really comes alive in front of the camera.
Jaakko: Fuck off. I’m just there for the free beer. Not sure what Ilmo’s excuse is.
Ilmo: Hey, I’m the writer, producer, co-leader, director… Do yourself a favor and check them all out.
Saga: Are you familiar with the Cult of the Tree?
Ilmo: Yeah, we always thought it was an urban legend. Kids drawing creepy symbols to scare each other. But now it’s gotten pretty damn real, huh?
Jaakko: It’s terrible what happened. We’re all in shock.
Saga: Well we’re looking into it. Hoping to get things back to normal soon.
Ilmo: We’re all for that. As normal as it ever gets around here.
Saga (V.O.): Profiling will help me find a way forward.
Saga (V.O.): Ilmo thinks the Cult is just an urban legend. Or does he?
Ilmo (V.O.): There are things that go bump in the night. It’s all true.
Jaakko (V.O.): It’s all true. Sound the alarm, brother. Gather the troops, brother.
Ilmo: Jaakko, the shadow of the forest is creeping closer.
Saga (V.O.): They don’t think it’s an urban legend at all. They understand it’s dangerous. Ilmo made it sound like I lived here. Does he really believe that?
Ilmo (V.O.): “Light, laughter, and love will guide you home.” Saga and her daughter. Oh boy. Happy faces raise property value.
Jaakko (V.O.): Family comes first, Ilmo. We take care of her trailer while she’s gone.
Ilmo (V.O.): She is one of us, Jaakko. Her spare key is safe and sound.
Saga (V.O.): The Koskela brothers have happy memories of me living here. This must be the story affecting them. I’ll play along for now. I need the key to that trailer.
Saga (V.O.): Wake says the story will change reality around us. If that’s true, then I need to know what’s real and what’s fiction.
Saga: All joking aside, yes, I would like to see my trailer. Do you have a spare set of keys?
Jaakko: Good for you.
Ilmo: Yeah, I have a spare set. They’re just over at Coffee World. I’d get them for you, but Jaakko and I have to head to Bright Falls. The spare keys are in the gift shop safe. I’ll call ahead and have someone get them out for you. The road’s flooded, but if you just follow the trail behind me, it will lead you there. Call the gift shop so they can give Saga a hand.
Jaakko: Yup.
Ilmo: Nothing? What am I paying them for?
Jaakko: Guess they’re busy.
Ilmo: (Voi vitun vittu). Well after they finally pick up, we really need to get over to Bright Falls for that, uh, thing.
Jaakko: Yup. Must be busy at the park.
Ilmo: These are off-peak hours, Jaakko. They’re just slacking.
Saga (V.O.): The Koskelas think I lived in the trailer park. With Logan. The story really is changing people’s memories. Why aren’t mine affected?
Saga (V.O.): The spare key is at Coffee World. First the waitress at the diner, now the Koskelas. They all think Logan and I used to live here. Wake said the horror story would make people crazy. Like they are being brainwashed to believe the story. Is it spreading?
Saga (V.O.): Flooding did this?
Repairman: Was humanity really meant to cross this river? Or any obstacle, for that matter? Building bridges. Burning bridges. Just like my marriage. What’s the point? Bridges are built so they can fall down. People come into your life so they can leave. We’re all born so we can die.
Saga (V.O.): There’s Coffee World. Need to get across the river.
Saga: What was that? Fuck! FBI! Show yourself!
Taken: Amusement park!
Saga: More people turning into Taken. Is this the Cult? Or the story? Or both?
Saga: Hello? Anyone here? Nope. Did they get out? Did the Taken get them? Or were they turned into Taken? I’ll need to get the key to the trailer park myself.
Saga (V.O.): Coffee World. The most caffeinated place on earth. And yet nobody is here to help me get that key.
Saga: Locked. Need something to jimmy it open with. A list of maintenance work. A screwdriver, huh.
Saga (V.O.): Using screwdrivers to break into gifts shops isn’t exactly standard procedure.
Mr. Drippy: Hehehehehe!
Saga: Jesus! Calm down, Saga. It’s just a pot of coffee.
Mr. Drippy: Hehehehehe! Have a brew-tiful day! Dark roast!
Saga: Okay, then. Hey. This should get that gift shop open.
Saga: Now where’s that safe.
Saga: Locked. Okay, what would Ilmo use for a code?
Saga (V.O.): I need to open the safe. What’s the combination?
Jaakko (V.O.): People hate the puzzles, Ilmo. Why not just use keys.
Ilmo (V.O.): People love the puzzles, Jaakko. Only very smart people can think up good puzzles. Just look around and you will find the answer. Dedicated staff will be rewarded.
Saga (V.O.): The combination to the safe is somewhere in the gift shop.
Saga (V.O.): Coffee World’s staff. Hope they’re not all monsters now… The photos have stickers on them.
Saga (V.O.): I bet Ilmo’s the kind of guy who likes sodokus.
Saga (V.O.): The keys to “my” trailer. Now to find the Clicker, and the Cult.
Saga (V.O.): Can’t be opened on this side.
Saga (V.O.): The page said I’d run into a cultist here. On your toes, Saga.
Odin: It’s in the rain. Must not drink the water. Or take a bath. Ever again. Moonshine! Only drink moonshine, brother. Yes!
Saga (V.O.): Don’t look like cultists.
Tor: It’s not helping. Don’t feel like myself. Don’t know how to fight it. We’re too old.
Saga: Excuse me. I’m looking for the Anderson trailer.
Odin: Sweetie pie, right on time!
Tor: Like we were just saying, it’s not true. The lies to hurt you and make you weak. Don’t believe a word.
Odin: They believe because deep down, they want to be told what to think. We’re different. Rebels. You must stop it before it turns real. Don’t be part of the story. Make the story.
Tor: Skratte. Helvete!
Saga (V.O.): These old drunks don’t seem affected by the horror story like the other locals are. Do they know what’s happening here?
Saga: How do you know about the story?
Odin: Same as you, of course, sweetie pie. We are family! The Andersons. Vikings. Gods! It’s so good to finally see you, Saga. I’m your great-uncle, Odin. And this is your long lost morfar, Tor.
Tor: Kära Saga.
Odin: He is your grandfather, and I am the All-Father!
Saga (V.O.): Just as crazy as everyone else. Just as caught in it. I need to stay focused. I need to check out the trailer.
Odin: You have things to do, sweetie pie. We don’t want to keep you from your business. Come see us anytime. At our resting place: Valhalla Nursing Home.
Saga: Your name is Anderson?
Odin: Same as you, kiddo! Tor Anderson! Odin Anderson! The Old Gods of Asgard! That’s our band!
Tor: Your… You are Saga Anderson, god damn it! A Viking goddess!
Saga: I like the sound of that.
Saga (V.O.): Tor, Odin, Saga. All Norse-inspired. Plus the same last name. A coincidence? Did the horror story change their names to match mine?
Saga: So do you know where the Anderson trailer is?
Odin: Right behind us! We’ve been looking after it since you left.
Saga: Uh-huh. Thanks for the help.
Tor: Any time, kiddo.
Saga: Looks like you two have had a bit too much fun.
Tor: She sees right through us, bro. She has the power! This calls for a fucking celebration!
Odin: Our little Saga, all grown up and finally home. Sure, we’ve had a few sips. Just a taste. The famous Anderson moonshine! Nectar of the gods! You want some?
Saga: No, thanks. Have you seen any strange people in deer masks?
Tor: I haven’t drunk enough for that yet!
Odin: You can see all sorts of wonderful things when you make your way down the bottle! Even more so with just on eye.
Saga: Okay. Never mind.
Tor: Oh, fucking hell. What time is it? Gotta head back to the bus soon, brother. The Russki is itching to leave us behind every chance he gets.
Odin: Oh, we have time. Blum wants to stay on our good side. Do you think we missed Ahti’s show?
Tor: Who cares? That depressing tango shit is bad for your head, bro. Too much truth in it. Drags me down.
Odin: Hero’s Tango is uplifting! Music for the soul!
Saga (V.O.): Reeks of booze. A pun book, from Ilmo. Are we close in this story? That might explain some of his behavior. Did I leave the Bureau in this fictional reality? Addressed to me, from years ago. Wake was right. The horror story is changing reality, not just people’s memories. This card has Mom’s handwriting. Everything here reminds me of Logan. This could be her room. This is getting too real. Too personal. The Nordic tales book Mom gave to Logan when she was little. Logan’s junior agent certificate. So cute. Bon. Logan used to love her music.
Saga (V.O.): My newfound “relatives”, cozy with the Cult of the Tree. And that’s the Clicker, in the hands of the Cult, just like the page promised. “Kalevala Knights”. That’s the motorcycle club the Koskela brothers are in. I’ll take Odin and Tor up on their offer and visit their nursing home. Right after I find this biker workshop.
Newspaper: “LOCAL GIRL DROWNS”
Saga: No.
Saga (V.O.): It’s not true. It’s just a fucking story. It’s not true. Logan’s back home. She’s fine.
Saga: Fuck.
Saga (V.O.): She’s at school.
Saga: David.
Saga (V.O.): I’m in the story and it’s coming true. Wake said Scratch would try to hurt me with the horror story. But he said there’s still time to stop this. That he can stop this with the Clicker.
David: Hey, this is David. Leave a message.
Saga: David! Is Logan OK? Call me back as soon — Mulligan? What the fuck? Hey! Stay where you are!
Mulligan: The Cult of the Tree.
Saga (V.O.): Mulligan is a cultist? What the fuck is going on here.
Saga (V.O.): No. That is NOT going on the board. Some real things are mixed in with the fiction. Doesn’t matter. It’s not real. It’s not.
Thornton: The Cult of the Tree.
Saga (V.O.): Thornton too. God damn it. And now they’re all Taken?
Saga (V.O.): The headline about Logan wasn’t real. Don’t think about it. The Cult has the Clicker. Get it. Fix this.
Mulligan: Mulligan’s itchy trigger finger!
Thornton: Thornton’s shitty pastrami sandwich!
Saga (V.O.): This is the workshop from the photo with the cultists. This is where they had the Clicker. If it’s still here, I need to find it.
Saga (V.O.): The photo proved the Cult had the Clicker. Tor and Odin were in it too. Worth following up on later.
Saga (V.O.): Locked. They must be in there. There has to be a way to get this lock open.
Saga (V.O.): This is the Cult’s hideout. Their headquarters, even? There’s a basement. A fuse. Could come in handy. This is one weird cult. Rose. She’s that waitress from the diner. The Cult is leaving supplies around for themselves. This will be handy. That’s it. The Nightingale ritual wasn’t completed? The Cult isn’t well-organized. People aren’t following orders. This is the Cult’s process. Their ritual.
Saga (V.O.): A creepy basement.
Mulligan: No one will find her corpse.
Thornton: The darkness taking over.
Saga: Shit.
Mulligan: The fear was sharp.
Saga: Hey!
Thornton: We will watch it eat your mind.
Saga: Freeze!
Saga (V.O.): That’s the Clicker!
Saga: No! They took it!
Saga (V.O.): They’re playing with me. I was so close.
Saga (V.O.): Mulligan and Thornton are members of the Cult. Who is the leader?
Thornton: Brains leaking out like yolk. The thrill of domination.
Mulligan: Not one tree, a forest. The word.
Thornton: A secret like this doesn’t die.
Saga (V.O.): There is more than one leader.
Saga (V.O.): The Clicker was there the whole time. Fucking Mulligan and Thornton.
Saga (V.O.): They took the Clicker into an Overlap. How do I get it back?
Alan (V.O.): There was another Overlap here in Watery. The parade float was the key. Mulligan and Thornton had gone there. Taken the Clicker. Left this monster here to stop her.
Saga (V.O.): There’s an Overlap here, like there was at Cauldron Lake. Mulligan and Thornton are like Nightingale. Inside. Waiting. And a parade float is the key?
Saga (V.O.): Mulligan and Thornton were fine earlier. How did this happen?
Mulligan (V.O.): A terrible mistake. Shadows crept over Mulligan and Thornton.
Thornton (V.O.): Shadows on their faces. Filling the shape of them.
Mulligan (V.O.): Bright Fall’s fucking finest. Shitty pastrami sandwich.
Saga (V.O.): Mulligan and Thornton became like Nightingale.
Saga (V.O.): A Taken is upstairs. This was a trap.
Taken: Fishing was drying up.
Saga: Okay. Now where’s the parade float?
Saga (V.O.): Is this the parade float the page mentioned?
Alan (V.O.): The Overlap formed around Watery’s dark past. The ritual to enter was tied to crafting the float. Art was the key. It had the power to let Saga in.
Saga (V.O.): At Cauldron Lake, giving the poem and the heart to the witch sign opened the Overlap. Here, it’s the parade float. But it’s incomplete. What’s missing from the parade float? I need to put it together. This is one disturbing parade float. I don’t hear any “haunting laughter.” Not sure what “puukko” means, but it looks like the knife is missing. How come one of them is wearing a mask and the other isn’t? “Stabbing again and again.” That must mean the arm is supposed to move.
Saga (V.O.): So this is the Koskela’s parade float. Looks like only four pieces are missing. The mask is the only one without a location listed. Hm. Gift shop. Easy. Can’t make out what it says. Expresso Express. Got it. Fair Trade Fun Zone.
Saga (V.O.): The float killer used a knife. Art imitating life? Should the characters be moving? Is missing a soundtrack? The float killer isn’t wearing as mask. Maybe he needs one.
Saga (V.O.): The materials listed for the parade float mention a mask. Where is it?
Jaakko (V.O.): Poor Mocha Moose. He never failed to a-moose me. Now we know, Ilmo. There is such a thing as too much coffee.
Ilmo (V.O.): Mocha will live on in a palace of honor. He lost his head. Mulligan and Thornton had one job.
Saga (V.O.): Mulligan and Thornton must know where the moose skull mask is. The mask is missing. Where is it?
Mulligan (V.O.): The dead brought back to life. The crown of the grandmaster.
Thornton (V.O.): Moose steak is never a mistake. Just get it fucking done.
Saga (V.O.): They know where it is. I know they know! Where is the mask?
Mulligan (V.O.): Boil it and bleach it. We all bow to him.
Thornton (V.O.): The maw of a crumbling well. Show the bitch who’s boss.
Saga (V.O.): The moose mask is at the Huotari well, in Coffee World.
Saga (V.O.): I saw something, like I did in Cauldron Lake. The well, here in Coffee World. I know the moose skull will be there.
Saga (V.O.): It’s here. I knew it would be. I made them show me. Now I need to bring the mask to the float. The moose skull goes here, obviously.
Saga (V.O.): The moose mask appeared on the well.
Saga (V.O.): A fuse is missing. Can’t operate the ride without it. That must be the circuit board I need for the float. How do I get down there? There we go. Now I just need to stop it in a position that will let me get to that circuit board down there.
Saga: Shit! Good thing no one was riding that.
Saga (V.O.): I guess a toy knife will do.
Saga: Thank god!
Saga (V.O.): A little something to get those arms moving. There’s your knife. Some creepy laughing for atmosphere.
Saga: Okay, Saga. Let’s get the Clicker from those assholes. What the hell?
Mulligan: Everyone at Deerfest always plays it safe.
Thornton: Thornton’s pastrami came back up.
Logan: Mom! Mom! It’s cold! I’m tired!
Saga: Logan? Logan! I’m here!
Logan: Mom!
Saga: Logan!
Saga (V.O.): The story is trying to take Logan. I can still stop this. I need the Clicker.
Alan: Anderson… tricked… he has it now…
Saga (V.O.): Wake? I saw him this way in the other Overlap. It’s a loop, just like before.
Saga (V.O.): This is a nightmare. I can’t get through that. I need to look for another way through.
Saga: Okay. Going down.
Alan: … still trapped… helping me… the hero…
Saga: Trapped how? What does that mean?
Mulligan: Shadows crept over Mulligan and Thornton!
Thornton: No one will find her corpse.
Mulligan: Thornton!
Thornton: I got it, Mulligan!
Saga: This will stop them.
Thornton: Mulligan!
Mulligan: What the hell, Thornton?
Saga: This is working.
Mulligan: Thornton!
Thornton: I got it, Mulligan!
Saga: Next time, they won’t be coming back.
Thornton: Show the bitch who’s boss!
Mulligan: (Laughing maniacally)
Alan: Saga Anderson. Listen.
Saga: Wake?
Alan: I’ve been tricked. Scratch wrote… fix the story, but… has it now. It’s the key to escape.
Saga: What do you mean “escape”? You’re already out. And so is Scratch.
Alan: … I’m making progress. I wrote you in… the story’s hero…. Save her family. Save us all.
Saga: “Save her family”? Are you talking about my family?
Alan: Yes! … it’s working. You just need to keep going.
Saga: Did you put my family in the horror story?
Saga (V.O.): I keep seeing him in Overlaps. But he’s already out. Are these visions coming from the past, when he was still trapped in the Dark Place? I have the Clicker. I can stop this nightmare.