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A blizzard seals the lodge, The cops finally arrive, and
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the killer answers with a message nobody can ignore when
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bodies start piling up. And now Vicky Valentine feels the
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monster inside her waking up because Band isn't a threat anymore.
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It's a guarantee.
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What's that you want to be scared her? To come
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with me? You will experience tales over overall ghosts and
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it is not recommended for the week at Heart listeners
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in the dark Park. It's more funny that way way way,
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This is Weekly.
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Speaking, Hello my Spookyes, it's Wednesday, and you know what
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that means. It's time for a little spooky in your weekly.
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I'm your narrator and host, Enrique Kuto, and tonight we
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bring you part two of our Wintry January mini series Band.
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So if you've missed the first part, well, make sure
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to go check that out first. And if you need
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a refresher, don't worry, there's one at the beginning of
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each installment. But before we get to all of that,
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help you anyway, so I do really appreciate it. And
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It helps other spookies find out about the show and
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know that this is where it's at. But now, as
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for tonight, imagine you're at a horror convention during a
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snowstorm so violent it erases the road back home, the
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kind of storm that turns a warm lodge into a prison.
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There's a killer, and it doesn't lurk in the woods,
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It lurks in the crowd, in the panels, in the
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movie rooms. In the moments, everyone thinks that they're safe
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because there are witnesses. But when the lights go down
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and the audience settles in for a scare, the real
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show opens somewhere else, because tonight the storm isn't the
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only thing trapping you inside. And every death, every tragedy
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has a sequel. Last time on Band years ago, at
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a horror convention in Ridgeway Heights, an autograph signing and
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photo op escalated into an altercation that got Robbie Redden
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ejected by security. During the incident, Reddin was severely injured
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and left humiliated, with band written across his forehead. Now
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years later, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the promoter of that
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disastrous event is launching a new convention at high Point
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Ski Lodge. Vicky Valentine headlines the show, driving up from Strickfield,
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paired with handler Bedonne Debreer and reconnecting with Enriquecuto. Just
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as a brutal snowstorm closes in on the weekend. Before
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the dealer room even opens Friday night, Robbie Redden strikes again,
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ambushing alone staffer. When the victim is finally discovered, band
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has been carved into his chest. What is Robbie Redden
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trying to say? And who is next? Perhaps there may
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be some answers in Band Part two by Rob Fields.
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Late Friday night perspective Vicki Valentine. Who would have thought
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a body was discovered way out in the back of
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the parking lot where David Mellikant, the promoter of the
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first annual Horror snow In, told his staff members to park.
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Melikant's eyes grew wide when Terry informed him that he
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had found the body of James Turner. As I now
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understand his name to be, Terry told Mellikant that he
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called the police. Much to my surprise, the police do arrive.
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In spite of the bad snowstorm. They are able to
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get the body of James Turner away from the High
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Point Ski Lodge. As for the police themselves, they are
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questioning Thens. Then they come and question me, but they're
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clearly wasting their time as I know nothing of the murder.
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I was in my Horror host panel when the body
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was found. When the panel was finished, beat on Debrer
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my handler returned and escorted me back to my table,
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where I uncovered my pictures. Even after learning that a
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murder had taken place, horror fans are forming a new line.
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How would they know James Turner was murdered the way
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the body was discovered, with the word banned carved into
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his chest, It's not something someone would just make up.
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He was also decapitated. Clearly someone had targeted Turner. I
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would wager that other victims will follow. Clearly I should
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investigate this. Bethany, my wife would worry if she knew
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what had just taken place. You okay, VICKI Bidonne asks,
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when the dealer room is closing, you look a little off.
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I give him a gentle smile. It's been a long day.
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Now that I'm free to move about, I think i'll
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do some exploring. You're free to go until tomorrow morning.
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Thank you. I allow Bidon to escort me to the
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main doors. Once we pass through them, we go our
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separate ways. Even though I'm not working my table, there
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are people who approach me to invite me to parties.
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When all I knew was being Vickie Valentine, I suppose
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I would gladly have taken drink among these people. But
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I am Veranda of the Night Realm, and I wish
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to run free outside. After thanking the patrons for their invitations,
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I walk back to my room. When I'm ready to
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open my door, I overhear a few patrons speaking more
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of James Turner. I think I shall investigate after all.
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I enter my room and I can see everything clearly.
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I have not turned on any lights. Night vision was
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a power that I had gained upon consuming the hell
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Weaver's blood those many years ago, when she invaded the
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Night Realm and slaughtered my gorgon people, leaving me as
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the last. I enter the bathroom and see myself in
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the mirror. My eyes have turned into their blank yellow appearance.
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What is happening to me? Am? I transforming back into
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my monster form once again. I open my mouth and
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see my glistening fangs. I should have expected that I
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would never be able to live among these mortals as
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one of them. For very long. I have been tainted
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by the hell Weaver's blood for far too long. No
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doubt it still circulates throughout my body in spite of
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my immortality. Being drawn to restore bethany last Halloween, after
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she had been slain in front of me. The only
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thing that I can ascertain is that the blood has
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taken a great deal of time for its power to grow.
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I should have expected it when I felt my strength returning,
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and now now I'm seeing my reptilian scales in patches
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upon my flesh. I feel my long red hair. It
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has become the snakes that it once was, but it
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is coiling, and the texture feels like that of a reptile.
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How long will it be before I am fully transformed?
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No sense remaining here in my room. Feeling sorry for myself.
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I remove my black ball gown and see even more
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of the reptilian flesh in patches upon my naked form.
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I apply more normal clothing and leave the room to
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slip out into the night and investigate James Turner's murder.
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Saturday in the morning, I'm on my way to the
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dealer room to get set up. I did go out
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to the staff parking lot to investigate. I had fully
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transformed into my monster form. Once I was outside, the
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snakes that became my hair hissed and moved freely once more.
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Finding James Turner's car was no problem. Unfortunately, there were
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no clues to indicate how he had been slain. I
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was too eager to rush outside and did not wear
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a jacket in the snow storm or shoes. Even before
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returning to my monster form, I found that I could
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still withstand the wintry cold even while being naked. Unfortunately,
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my returning to the lodge brought the patrons right to me.
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They had witnessed me without proper garments and soaking wet.
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My return to my monster form proved to be only temporary,
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meaning the hell weaver blood has not reached full power yet.
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I suppose you could say that I did attend a
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few parties after all, only because I might possibly have
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learned some vital information. I even showed a few of
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those mortals that I am still with great constitution. When
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it comes to drink, Just try and drink with Veranda,
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and you shall soon be put in your place. Unfortunately,
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my investigation into James Turner yielded nothing. As I crossed
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the lobby to enter the dealer room, I look through
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the main doors and see that the snow storm continues
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to throw its raging fury across Beinnock, Michigan. Yes, the
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storm indeed through its fury at Veranda last night, but
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I continue to endure. I am brought out of my
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gaze when someone takes hold of my arm. You okay,
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VICKI be done? Asks? I smile for him. Yes, I
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am merely enjoying watching the storm. He turns and looks outside.
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Holy shit, I'll be surprised if that blizzard doesn't blow
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the whole lodge apart. I do not foresee that, I reply,
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Shall we go? He accompanies me to my table. Once there,
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I see Enrique Couto setting up for the ten a
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m Until eight p m. Dealer room ours. He raises
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his finger. Oh hey, VICKI don't forget. We've got that
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panel in a little while for our new movie Christmas Splatters.
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I give him a gentle smile. I'm aware, thank you
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just the same. Then I raise an eyebrow. Shall I
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lay upon my table and display my breasts for you again?
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Now I narrow my eyes, or would you rather I
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just remove my black ball gown completely to pose nude.
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Kuto laughs and points a shaky finger at me. Only
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if your wife doesn't mind. I do not engage in
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humor very often, but I have learned to let loose
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a little. When Kuto and I are in each other's presence.
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Just then we see David Mellikant storming around. Before long,
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he stops and points right at us. Then he says, rudely,
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ain't you too ready yet? The dealer's rooms opening, many
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of the same people from Friday Night have returned to
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roam the room, some doing cosplay. This time. In just
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two hours, I've signed several autographs and posed for photos.
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Beatone informs me that he needs to escort me to
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my panel with Enrique Kuto and some of the other
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guests on his film. I cover up my table and
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allow him to escort me to my second and final
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panel of the first annual Horror Snow In perspective Robbie Redden,
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Who the hell did Darcy Hart think she was trying
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to kid? Did she really think she could just change
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her name to Vicky Valentine to hide from me? I
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didn't understand how she so quickly jumpstarted her failing career.
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Now she was sitting at the top of the horror world.
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All she had to do was just give me an
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autograph and a selfie that I had paid for. I
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guess money talked. Since Darcy let that loser, David mellikan't
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hire her again. That was okay. Then it saved me
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the trouble of having to hunt her down. Vicky was
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safe for now, but I would come for her when
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the time was right. Once I got Darcy, I planned
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on leaving Bennick Michigan with her heart. I figured I
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might as well own a piece of her right, But
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it was time to move things along. Killing James Turner
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alone wouldn't get that much attention. Right now, David Mellikant
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was conducting the panel Darcy was in and asking Enrique
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Cuto questions about their latest movie. I couldn't believe Darcy
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really chose Vicky Valentine. What a stupid fucking name. I
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saw Terry Witherspoon standing at the door and keeping an
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eye on things. Dave really thought the show was running smoothly. Well,
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he would find out just how wrong he was. Just
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as Dave was asking Vicky Valentine some dumb ass question,
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he learned he wasn't in full control of his convention.
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Everybody was screaming and getting up to run out of
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the room. Terry didn't even try to stop people from leaving.
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He just got out himself. So what did I do?
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I nailed the new convention staffer. Dave brought in his
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buddy Rob. Jesus fucking Christ. Dave yelled, not realizing he
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was still holding his microphone. Rob's body crashed through the
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ceiling fast, the rope around his neck caught. I didn't
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think people heard his next snap, but I could just
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imagine the sound. But seeing it snap priceless. I got
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Rob's room number and waited for the right time to
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make a copy of his key card. He was easy
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to get while he slept soundly, and I kept him
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out with some chloroform. While he was sleeping, I carved
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some artwork on his chest banned. After that, I got
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into his room and set everything up. I knew the
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ceiling would give way once Rob woke up and got scared.
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I also knew he wouldn't even feel for the rope
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around his neck. Now Dave was seeing the word on
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Rob's chest. Hey, when you worked for Dave, you were
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getting banned, plain and simple. But why wasn't Darcy scared?
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No worries. I knew sooner or later she would look
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exactly the way Enrique Kuto looked when he got an
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eye full of robs hanging corpse. In the meantime, I
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already knew who my next target would be and how
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she too would be banned perspective Vicki Valentine, the killer
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has made his presence known again. David Mellikant is losing
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his mind over what just happened, more so than the
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guests attending this panel. Are you all right, Enrique? I ask?
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He is a bit shaken, but nods. Normally he's quite outspoken,
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but is now at a loss for words. Just then,
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Mellikant points my way. Where the fuck were you? Before
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I can respond to him, I turned to see he
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points to be done. I was in here the whole time,
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he answers, yeah the hell you were. Melakan't yells, but
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I saw him. I say he was at the other
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door there, I point to it. Suddenly, Melikant picks up
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one of the microphones and is ready to swing it
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at one of us. Melikant stops himself and points at
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me stop covering up for that. Woos. Yeah, I saw
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him there too, Enrique says, backing me up. Melikant is
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flustered and points at Kuto. You do not argue with me.
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I turned to Bedon. Perhaps you should escort Enrique back
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to the dealer room. I turned to Kuto, if you
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want to go there? He nods. Then Bedon walks down
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to the floor and waits for him. I point to Bedon,
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also call the police. Oh I will, he is, Shah
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shures me, getting out his phone. From there, he escorts
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Kuto back to the dealer room. Melikant is just looking
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at me now. Oh, I'm so fucking sorry. I didn't
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know some big titted bitch was running my show. I
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move right up to him. Choose your next words carefully, idiot.
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You already have two dead bodies. I am certain that
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you will have more before the convention and the storm ends.
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But Melikant refuses to listen. I run my show here me.
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I am not intimidated. It seems to me like the
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only thing you care about in your convention is making money,
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and certainly not the safety of others. I fold my
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arms in front of me. I did some research into
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you after James Turner's murder. Why did the name Robbie
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Redden come up whenever I searched your name? Melikant grabs
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a chair and carelessly throws it out into the auditorium,
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then looks at me again, putting his finger in my face.
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Back the fuck off, bitch. But I forced myself to
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remain calm, even though I wish nothing better than to
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show him what happens when you incur the wrath of Verandah.
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It was you who caused Reddin's injuries? Was it not?
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I persist? Reddin and his family took you to court
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over the incident. The decision was for you to pay
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for the many surgeries he would require. I narrow my eyes.
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You could never have another convention, simply put, you had
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no money to be able to operate one. Yet here
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you are, after all these years, trying to make yourself
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relevant again. Melicant becomes more and more angry with my deductions.
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He wants to yell at me again. I believe he
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wants to eject me from the event entirely. However, I
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have the edge, since I am the featured guest here.
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I narrow my eyes upon him. You should just close
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your convention. Two of your staff have already paid the price,
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which poses the question, why does Robbie Redden return to
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strike back at you after all of these years, Melicant
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gives a sinister grin. You really think you know everything,
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you big titted bitch. You. I don't understand how you
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keep making it big in horror movies. You can't act,
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you never could. Your movies are fucking terrible, and now
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you want to tell me how to run my show.
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You think you're some detective. Now the only thing you're
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good for is being naked and flat on your back.
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Without warning, I lash out and clutch Melikant's throat. He
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gasps and tries to force me back. While I may
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not completely have my monster's strength, I am far stronger
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than I appear. Before Melikant can fight back, I use
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my hand to help raise him up over my head.
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Then I turn slightly and flip him so that he
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crashes right through one of the tables on the stage.
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He groans and has his eyes closed, but I know
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he can still hear me. You care nothing for the
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people here. This convention is just a means for you
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to make money and become established again. If you do
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not wish to close this show down and save lives,
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then it falls to me to find and stop Robbie Redden,
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Melikant says, you won't be here, He points to the doors.
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You're done, get out of my show, Just get the
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fuck out. I squat down to look him in the
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face and smirk. Now we both know that you cannot
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afford to send me away, not when I'm your featured guest.
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The patrons here paid good money to do meet and
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greets with me. If it becomes known that you removed
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me from your convention, imagine how much money you would lose,
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how much you would have to refund people. If you
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truly wish to remove me, then I dare you to
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even try. Or did putting you through a table not
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convey my point? I stand up straight, I take my
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leave of you, at least for now. I walk out
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of the auditorium. Beaton awaited me, and I allow him
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to escort me back to the dealer room. I smile,
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seeing that I'm right about these patrons. When there's yet
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another long line of them waiting for me, I give
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them a warm smile as I uncover my table. Once
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Beaton sits with me, I resume the meet and greets
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with my fans. As for finding Robbie Redden, he has
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quite succeeded in getting David Melikant's attention. I do not
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believe he shall attempt anything more until after the dealer
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room has closed, especially since the police have arrived to
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investigate the murder of the hanging man rob. I already
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have the feeling that Reddin shall come for me in
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due time. The dealer room closed at eleven. It would
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have closed at eight as scheduled, but with the blizzard,
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Melikant came around and told everyone the dealer room would
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be open extra hours, which was great for most involved.
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Now that the room is closed for the night, I
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am free to move about. I considered going to parties
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again to see if I could find any trace of
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Robbie Redden. But he will not strike where he can
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be easily identified. No, he sticks to the shadows. This
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is why I've deliberately ventured out into the storm. It
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seems that the High Point Ski Lodge has its own
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crew to keep the parking lot and the drive to
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the main road plowed at least as best they can
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during the storm. It still amazes me that the mortal
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Realm has weather conditions such as this. The most my
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beloved Night Realm has ever seen are the storms that
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rain blood. It never becomes as cold as this. Once more,
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I am without a jacket to protect my upper body.
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Though I feel the chill at first, I am quite
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comfortable in it. Now I am isolated outside and exploring
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more of the outer lodge. I soon reach the overlook.
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Even with the blowing snow, I am still able to
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look out and down. I keep my distance from the edge,
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for one hard gust to my back would be sufficient
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enough to send me falling to a possible death with
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my new found mortality, but I am still verandah. I
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believe it is my admiration for what is past the
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overlook that has caused me to lose my focus. When
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I am suddenly attacked from behind and knocked to the
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I groan when I'm kicked hard in the side. You
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goddamn bitch, I hear my attacker say, did you really
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think I wouldn't find you? I don't care if you
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call yourself Vicky Valentine. You can rewrite your own history
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to make yourself look good. But I know your darcy heart.
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This must be Robbie Reddin. I cannot return to my
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feet as he keeps attacking me at the same time
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he's giving me information. You can fool all those fucking
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sheep in there into thinking you're all nicey nice, Reddin
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continues when he kicks my mid section again, sending me
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flat on my back. I can finally see Robbie Reddin
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now he's fully dressed appropriately for this weather, including a
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ski mask. When he sees that I'm not afraid of him,
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he roars and grabs hold of the neck of my
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tank top and the belt on my caprice. He lifts
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me up over his head. I remember seeing pictures of
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him at the time. He was a scrawny little weakling,
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balding and had no beard. He does not appear to
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be scrawny, possibly because of the layers. He wears, you
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ruined my entire life in just one day, Redden tells me.
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He slams me down to the ground again. I'm near
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the ledge now. If I cannot retaliate, he will make
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certain that I fall to my death. He does not
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attempt to do so yet, and again grabs me to
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lift me over his head. He speaks to me, I
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paid good money to get your autograph and a picture
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with you, and you were so full of yourself you
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got me thrown out. I am not Darcy hart. I return.
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He slams me into the ground again. I groan when
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pain racks through my body. Liar, he screams. Liar. When
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he moves to kick me again, I quickly lift myself
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to my knees and catch his boot. Then I force
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him back and return to my feet. Now I meet
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his eyes. If it is a fight that you seek,
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then Veranda shall oblige you. I surprise him when I
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show great agility and leap to attack. Reddin is learning
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that Veranda is no mere woman of the mortal realm,
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even though I pass for one of them. I was
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many times stronger when hell Weaver's blood first flowed through
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my veins, and I could render a person to stone
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with my gaze. Soon I make Reddin fall. He truly
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does not know with whom he faces. There are two
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things that make me feel power. One is being close
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to my wife, and the second is being the mighty
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Gorgon warrior that I have become. I love the thrill
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of battle. I show Redden that I have not forgotten
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my training. Many times he has tried to strike me.
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I counter him and send him to the ground again
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and again. Your reign of terror ends this night, I
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promise him, I shall unmask you and return you to
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the lodge. All shall see who the killer is before
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their very eyes. From there, I shall detain you until
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the police return to take you into custody. No, Redden Wales,
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not when I'm this close to getting my revenge on
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Dave Mellikin. You have no idea the pain and suffering
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he caused me. I paid one hundred and forty dollars
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to meet dark see Heart and got a broken body
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for it. He screams when I seize the back of
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his jacket and yank him to me. He screams louder
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as I lay hold of his mask and pulled to
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remove it. It is not a normal cloth ski mask,
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but some kind of thicker material. The winter snow and
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winds continue to blow against me. Knowing that I am
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about to best Robbie Reddin, I look up to the
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sky and scream the Gorgon battle cry, you shall belong
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to Veranda this day. I declare, feeling that I have
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nearly removed his mask. Unfortunately I am too eager and
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have underestimated Robbie Reddin. He suddenly turns against me and
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causes me pain he has driven the blade of a
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knife deep inside me, just below my right breast. Curses,
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I was too drunk with the feelings of being in
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battle again that I forgot I am no longer the
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monster that I once was. I feel that I am bleeding,
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especially when Reddin removes the knife. He comes at me
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to stab me once more. I'll kill you, Darcy, you
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heartless bitch, he yells. I am not Darcy, heart I
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yell back. He screams and comes at me again. As
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I move to block his attempt to stab me, my
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high heeled shoe catches on a rock and causes me
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to fall backward. Then I see a bright flash of
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light and feel the back of my head hit hard
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against what must have been another rock. I am dazed
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and cannot focus. Now I feel redd In on top
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of me. He has the blade of his knife to
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my throat. No, Darcy, not yet, he tells me. It's
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not time. I have others to get first. I want
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you to be the last one. You'll know when it's
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your turn. I saw you come out here and couldn't
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wait to finish you off. But I can't, not yet.
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That's not the plan. Reddin removes himself from my body.
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I'm still too dazed and can't return to my feet
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to pursue him. I remain on my back until I've
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regained my senses. I have to remove the snow from
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my body to be able to stand again. I have
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ceased bleeding and know that I am healing. I cannot
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heal as quickly as when I was immortal, but I
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can heal faster than any other from the mortal realm.
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I am with great anger at having been defeated by
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this accursed worm. I tighten my fists as I scream
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to the skies. I care not who may hear me.
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I am Veronda of the night Realm, and I was
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beaten by a wretched little man from the mortal realm.
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Make no mistake, Robbie Redden, you shall regret having not
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claimed Veranda when you had the chance. When we meet again,
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I shall beat you until your blood covers my fists.
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Then I will smear it upon my face and abdomen.
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I scream at the night skies once more before I
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return to the lodge. I must be discreet upon entering
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and return to my room. I remove my tank top.
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My blood is both wet and cold upon my flesh.
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At the same time, I use the sink in my
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bathroom to clean myself up, I have to do so
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without the use of the towels, provided as not to
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draw suspicion from the lodge staff. I do not wish
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to deal with the police perspective, Robbie Redden, Seriously, how
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did Darcy Hart get to be so strong? And where
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did she learn how to fight like that? She wasn't
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even bothered by that blizzard. She was only wearing a
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top that barely covered those big titties of hers and caprice.
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She was practically barefoot. Her feet should have been frostbitten,
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but she walked around there like it was summer. Doesn't matter, though,
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I still stabbed that bitch. I wanted to kill Darcy
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Hart so badly. I had her. I could have just
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cut her open and took her heart. But damn it,
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Why does she have to look so much like Jessica Rabbit?
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And why was there a part of me that still
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wanted her? That bitch caused the hell I went through,
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and she was still living in my head rent free.
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I still obsess over her by watching her movies. I
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could have had her. I could have taken my revenge,
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but I let her live. Okay, she would be the
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last one, but I needed to get another one of
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David Mellikant's staff, and I knew just the person. I
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was back in the lodge and looking around. I watched
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Melikant's staff enough to hear what everybody was doing. When
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the room closed, I acted on what I remembered, and
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sure enough I found Kathleen Witherspoon. I just happened to
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see her as I was passing by a room full
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of partiers on the second floor. I went into the
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room and mingled with people. Nobody knew who I was
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or gave me a second thought. I just mentioned a
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few horror movies here and there, or got in on
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a few conversations. All the while I was keeping my
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eye on Cat. Her husband, Terry was there with her,
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but I wasn't worried about him just yet. And then
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I finally got my break. I heard Cat say she
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was going back to her room. Terry told her he'd
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be there in a little while. I already slipped out
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of the room ahead of Cat. Before long, I followed
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her discreetly, got then the elevator with her. She didn't
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even remember me from Ridgeway Heights. As we were moving
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in the elevator, she started talking to me. For a moment,
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I talked to her. When the elevator stopped, I let
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her get out and pretended like I was staying on,
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But I did slip out and again followed her. As
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I turned the corner, she dropped her room key. She
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picked it up and waved it over the censer to
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unlock her room. That was when I struck. I shoved
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Cat right into the room as she fell to the floor.
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When she turned on to her back to get up,
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I was right on top of her. I slammed her
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head down, covering her mouth with my hand. She got
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real scared when I raised my knife. You remember me, now, Cat,
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I sneered, You're the one who sicked Grim and your
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husband on me that day back in Ridgeway Heights, fucking
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me out of my autograph and selfie with Darcy Heart. Well,
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now I'm taking my hundred and forty dollars worth of
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flesh right now. Cat screamed into my hand when I
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stabbed her, then again and again and again, and from
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there I worked to get Cat out of the room.
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It was time to set up my next surprise for
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Dave Mellikant perspective, VICKI, Valentine. My knife wound still pains me,
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but at least it heals. It shall take a few hours,
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but my flesh will be restored once more. I leave
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the bathroom and place suitable clothing upon my body. From
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there I leave the room. Plenty of patrons give me
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pleasant looks. I give them nods in return. I consider
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returning outside to resume the hunt, but I feel that
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Reddin shall strike again within these walls. Unfortunately, the only
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thing I know is that he will target another of
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David Melancant's convention staff. I will not know of Reddin's
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target until his next prey is revealed. Unfortunately, said person
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will likely be slain.
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Vicky.
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Someone calls to me. I stop upon reaching the lobby
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and see that it is beaton. Upon reaching me, he
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presents a sealed envelope. It has Darcy Heart written on
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it in blood. Where did this come from? I ask?
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Bidone looks concerned. I was passing by your room and
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saw this taped to your door. I'm surprised you didn't
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see it. I grabbed it and came looking for you.
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I accept the envelope and open it to see the
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note written within, also in blood. People paid in blood,
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sweat and tears for your autograph and your movies suck.
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I inspect the envelope and see that there are wet spots,
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not with blood, but with water. I determined that Reddin
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wrote this after he bested me. But the blood used
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to write the note is not my own. And then
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I fully understand what the note means. I turn from
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beat On and move to one of the two movie rooms.
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I reach the first one and look over the schedule.
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When I am satisfied, I turned and moved to the second.
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What's going on, VICKI Beaton asks, keeping up with me,
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he's taken another of Melikant's staff. I growl. He's waiting
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to give him another display. Beatone takes hold of my
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shoulder and forces me to stop. Before I found you,
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I saw Dave go into the movie room you're headed to.
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In fact, he sent me looking for you. You and
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Enrique Cuto are supposed to be there to introduce one
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of your babysitter Massacre movies. It's getting ready to start.
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I growl and resume going to the second movie room.
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When I reach it, the lights are on and the
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door is open. I'm quick to observe that Enrique Cuto
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is there and waiting. I had forgotten all about this obligation.
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Beatone spoke true in regards to David Mellikant being in
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the room. He does not hold back, even in front
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of the other patrons in attendance to see the film.
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What you too good to be here on time? Vicki,
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Kuto was on, So what's your excuse? I ignore him
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and quickly compose myself as I face the nearly packed auditorium.
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From there, Kuto and I introduce the new film. I
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feel the irony of remembering when my memories were only
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as Vicki Valentine. Many times I had a great many
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conflicts with Kuto over how much nudity I did for
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these movies. Now I no longer care about that. I'm
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quite proud of my body. After the introduction, Kuto and
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I answer a few questions. Upon finishing, the lights finally
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go down. We're both on our way to the door
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when we hear the attending patrons mumbling this ain't the
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Christmas Splatters movie. One of them calls out, this is
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Ernie's Movie Night. Another one joins bullshit. Another yells, Darcy
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Heart sucks. We want Vicky Valentine. I turn around. I
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myself have never seen Ernie's Movie Night, but I immediately
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see this Darcy Heart and understand why Robbie Redden believes
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me to be her. This woman could have potentially been
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my twin sister, except that she is nowhere near as
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endowed as I am. Melikant approaches the guy running the room,
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whose lanyard reads, Henry dumbass. The movies are clearly labeled.
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Do you know how to read? Huh? Do you? I know?
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I put the right film in. Henry returned, angry himself.
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Mellicant points out of the room. Well, go find the
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goddamn movie. Move it. He points to the screen, and
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stop that fucking Darcy heartshit. Mela Caan't growls and turns
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the lights back on, and then the patrons cause another
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commotion when a closet or suddenly springs open. The corpse
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inside falls forward, covered in blood. I immediately recognize her
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as cat Beatone told me that she was Terry's wife.
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I recall her being the handler for Fredol and Ray
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and was being quite rude to people. Oh God, beatone
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gasps behind me. Jesus H Christ. Mela can't yells. Then
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I noticed that Kat's convention staff t shirt is cut
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open at her midsection with a single word carved into
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her bann. All right, my spookys, the convention is still running,
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the bodies are still falling, and the killer just found
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his favorite part the audience. Because next week, in part three,
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the law doesn't just feel trapped, it starts to crack.
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The cops are coming back again, the staff is splintering,
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and the promoter is spiraling so hard he'd rather keep
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the lights on than admit what's really happening. Meanwhile, Robbie
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Redden stops playing coy and starts making sure everybody knows
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this isn't just murder, it's a message. And as for
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Vicky Valentine, that thing she's been keeping very well, it
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starts clawing its way up to the surface because the
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rules are changing and she may have to change with them.
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So be back your next Wednesday for band Part three.
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You will not want to miss it. And thank you
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guys so much for joining me on weekly spooky. I
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your ears that I'm working on right now. So stay spooky,
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