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nine. Questions

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and answers.

3:55

It was late. I

3:58

was tired. The adrenaline was wearing

3:59

off.

4:01

Sleep was hard to come by nowadays.

4:08

I looked over a ridge Vast field

4:11

extended for what looked like another mile or two.

4:13

The trees were sparse, but the boulders were in abundance.

4:17

I

4:17

wondered if there were more secret doors.

4:19

I

4:20

also wondered how the hell he got down there

4:22

or

4:22

did he?

4:26

I peered straight down at nothing but jagged

4:28

rocks. When I move my flashlight

4:30

beam to the left, I saw the descending grassy

4:32

hill that led to the field below. The

4:35

grass wasn't as matted down here, but this had

4:37

to be the way he went.

4:42

All of this was so dumb.

4:45

How did I let it get this far? I

4:47

wanted

4:47

to leave and yet I let Amber and

4:49

Jerry convince me to stay. And

4:51

for what? I'm

4:53

into that damn bunker and got stuck. I

4:55

found nothing.

4:58

And still I felt bad about leaving Jerry

5:00

behind, but I couldn't imagine

5:02

what would have happened if I got stuck in between

5:04

those two sets of steel doors. Not

5:07

to mention what the fuck had happened down there.

5:09

I swear I heard a scream and gunshots over

5:12

the radio. ready

5:16

to talk or are he

5:18

going to ignore me some more? Yes.

5:21

That's on again. All of again thing. We have

5:23

all of Sam and Diane. It's really

5:26

jarring. jarring.

5:28

Is that the reordered? Oh,

5:30

also. Before you respond all outwardly

5:33

about my TV reference, Sam and Diane

5:35

with a mad comparison. So I take it

5:37

back. I like the friendship version

5:39

of Sam and Diane. Maybe

5:42

along the lines of I

5:45

don't know. These aren't good friends

5:47

that also have their ups and downs. Oh,

5:50

Norman Cliff. Yeah. We're like Norman

5:52

Clint.

5:56

The music had stopped a half hour ago, and Amber

5:58

did try making contact a few

5:59

times, but I was

6:01

still unsure how I wanted to broach the

6:03

subject of a secret bunker. I

6:05

still didn't trust Amber, but I

6:07

also just didn't give a shit anymore. I

6:10

wanted answers. I wanted to know

6:12

what was going on, but the real

6:14

reason I was following this cart was to find

6:16

a way out. I had no idea where

6:18

was right now. I

6:20

heard some movement behind me. I spun around

6:23

expecting some sort of animal. I knew

6:25

couldn't be Jerry now, but

6:27

I saw nothing. Mikey.

6:30

Hello, Amber.

6:31

Mike. What was that?

6:34

I was treating you like Norm. norm?

6:36

I figured you were the norm in this friendship,

6:39

and I'd get a cliff, you know, since

6:41

you mentioned had fat rolls, and I pretend

6:43

to know everything.

6:44

Wow.

6:45

Fat rolls? You mentioned it.

6:48

When? The first shower time, remember?

6:51

You said something about being chunky.

6:53

No. You did. Oh.

6:56

Yeah. Maybe you're right. Somehow

6:59

I remembered that. guess my memory

7:01

was back in full force. No.

7:04

You know why I'm saying this right? Did

7:07

she hear my comparison to tears? Yes.

7:09

I did. Really? I thought

7:11

maybe you were asleep.

7:13

Yet you still continued to reach out.

7:15

Ouch. Sorry. but

7:18

you left me hanging before.

7:20

I was busy. Not with raining.

7:22

How do you know? Because I can tell.

7:25

Oh, yeah. Here it goes.

7:27

Now is the time? A

7:29

bet you can. What the

7:31

fuck?

7:32

means I'm sure you know I'm not writing.

7:35

I'm sure you're aware of everything. Haven't you talked

7:37

to Gene?

7:39

Yeah. I talked to him earlier. And

7:41

and and he told

7:43

me about the fire. And the

7:45

tremors? Well, he can't tell

7:47

me about the tremors. I felt

7:49

a trap party. You didn't ask me to talk to

7:51

you about far?

7:52

Yeah. That makes sense. What

7:55

makes us?

7:56

I think it's safe to say you and Jean are more

7:58

like Norman Cliff.

8:00

more of that backlog.

8:01

Sure. You guys seem to have a lot of secrets,

8:03

a lot of stuff you like to keep from me. What

8:05

the hell are you talking about, Mike?

8:09

I know. You

8:12

know? That's right.

8:14

I know. I know about your little conversations.

8:16

I've heard them. What? You're

8:18

little back and forths about me. Sure.

8:21

Yeah. We chat about you, but most of the time

8:23

it's about how you're doing. Gene

8:25

is concerned and I let

8:28

him know. You also do his

8:30

bidding. Please explain.

8:32

He didn't want me to leave my tower. You helped

8:34

him with that. She

8:37

didn't respond right away. Seems like

8:39

I cut her off guard.

8:43

Like, I didn't want you to leave.

8:46

I'm talking about when I said I was going to overarching.

8:49

Seriously, I am so confused

8:51

right now. Amber,

8:52

for fuck's sake, I know everything.

8:55

Well, shit, not everything. I'm sure

8:57

you and Jean have a lot of fun chats, many of

8:59

which I haven't heard, but I heard enough to convince

9:01

me not to trust you. You don't

9:03

trust me?

9:05

No. Mike, can

9:07

I explain some things?

9:08

Please. I have plenty of time right

9:10

now. How? Why

9:12

do you say that? Wouldn't you like to

9:14

know? I don't know why you're

9:16

being like this. But, yes, Gene and

9:18

I talk often. every

9:21

day, but maybe every great

9:24

age or so. He asked about

9:26

fires, about food, about weather,

9:29

but he also asks about

9:31

you.

9:32

Why? Yes. You're new.

9:34

And let's face it. You don't have a lot of

9:36

experience. He knows that.

9:39

I know that. And how you

9:41

know that?

9:42

That's the exact same thing doctor Browning

9:44

asked of me. then why did he

9:46

hire me? You want the

9:48

truth?

9:49

Fuck. Yes, Amber. I want the truth

9:51

if you're willing.

9:53

I don't know.

9:55

Oh, come on. No.

9:57

I'm serious. I don't know. I mean,

9:59

we need

10:00

it to someone after Gary, but I'm not

10:02

sure why they felt for you. For

10:06

some reason that hurt and I'm not sure why.

10:08

I'm glad they did though. I told

10:10

you I like chatting with you, you

10:12

know, when you're not being a total ass.

10:15

I'd rather be an ass than a fake

10:17

me a fake.

10:19

That and a liar. Where the

10:21

hell else is coming from, Mike?

10:22

Have you not been listening? I know you

10:24

and Jean wanted me to stay. So

10:26

fucking what? Yes. Jean

10:28

wanted you to stay. So did I? I'm

10:31

not lying about that. I'm not lying

10:33

about wanting you to stay. I'm not

10:35

lying about trying to convince you to stay,

10:37

and I'm not lying about Jean asking me to

10:39

convince you to stay. So what a exactly

10:42

am I lying about Mike? I

10:43

thought about it moment. I tried

10:45

to think about everything I heard over the radio

10:47

when he's dropping.

10:49

Shit. Did I have this all wrong? Mikey,

10:53

he's still there? I'm

10:54

here. Well.

10:57

Oh, what? Don't you believe

10:59

me?

10:59

don't know what I believe anymore.

11:02

I'll accept one thing. What's

11:04

that? I'm not crazy. Are

11:06

we on that again? I stood there

11:08

in the field under the bright moonlight. All

11:11

the clouds are dispersed and didn't need my flashlight

11:13

anymore.

11:15

hey, if you wanna leave, I

11:17

totally understand. And if you think that

11:20

have some evil plan to make you stay,

11:23

I don't. Just want

11:25

me to be happy. So if this job isn't

11:27

working out for you, then

11:29

go, Mike. Seriously? I

11:31

won't be upset. And,

11:33

Jean, well, Jean can take

11:35

over for tower four. For

11:37

hell, I can. And then,

11:39

Jean can take three. What

11:41

I'm trying to say is that

11:44

things would get worked out if you left.

11:46

It's fine. If things are

11:48

really bad for you, then

11:51

go. Again,

11:53

I heard movement. This time in the tall

11:55

grass to my left. But

11:57

again, I saw nothing. When Jerry

12:00

left, we figured things out. We

12:02

can do the thing with you. Don't do

12:04

anything. You don't wanna do. My

12:06

whole life has been doing things I don't wanna

12:08

do. Why do you do those things

12:10

then? Because of other people,

12:13

What does that mean? I

12:16

walked over to a low flat rock. I

12:19

sat on and placing my backpack to the side.

12:23

I've always had trouble letting go. Always

12:25

had trouble focusing on myself. It's

12:29

the airplane analogy. What's that?

12:32

It's something my therapist would mention from time

12:34

to time.

12:35

Therapists. You never mentioned

12:37

a therapist. I have an

12:39

old school idea of therapy, so I see

12:41

it as embarrassing. It's so embarrassing

12:44

to share with me. Can

12:45

I continue? Sorry.

12:47

Go ahead. What's the analogy?

12:50

Basically,

12:50

doctor Browning would tell me that I need

12:52

to help myself first. compared

12:55

to when something goes wrong while flying. You know what

12:57

happens when there's an emergency on a flight and

12:59

the oxygen masks fall. And what do the attendants

13:01

always tell you to do? They tell you to put yours

13:03

on first. before helping anyone

13:05

else because then you can't help someone else, before

13:07

you help yourself, before

13:09

you solve your own problems. Okay.

13:12

I've spent a large portion of my life

13:15

trying to help others even when I was just as broken

13:17

or as lost as they were. sometimes

13:19

worse. Coming out here and

13:21

working on my book was supposed to be a new beginning.

13:24

And when things got weird,

13:26

I focused on that instead. And

13:28

when things got the

13:31

Too weird.

13:33

Sure. When

13:35

things got too weird, I wanted to leave, but

13:37

I didn't. And why is that?

13:39

Because of Jane? Because

13:41

of me? Partly, but also

13:45

because

13:46

of Jerry. What?

13:49

Is this, like, some weird connection

13:52

you and Jerry share with the power? It

13:54

felt like the right time I was

13:56

tired of keeping secrets and I didn't give a shit

13:58

about whether Gene was listening. Amber, there's

14:00

something going on with this place, something

14:02

strange. I was being tracked.

14:06

I pulled out this device, pulled

14:07

it right out of my arm, and

14:09

Jerry, he's here. He's been in the

14:11

woods searching for some underground bunker,

14:14

and I helped him find it.

14:15

I was down there, Amber. I was just

14:17

down there.

14:20

Was

14:20

she having trouble taking it all in?

14:24

Amber?

14:24

Damn

14:28

it.

14:29

Amber, are you there?

14:32

Amber?

14:37

Well, that's perfect timing. Well,

14:43

I recognize this piece. sounded

14:45

familiar. I was sure I'd

14:47

heard it in the movie too. One

14:49

other thing I'm sure about. Amber

14:52

couldn't hear me anymore.

15:43

An hour had passed and the music only

15:45

stopped fifteen minutes ago. I

15:47

actually let the music play the whole time over

15:49

the radio. It helped me stay

15:51

awake and focused. I

15:57

was hoping I could find this guy soon because I

15:59

was getting tired and

16:00

and I was running low in

16:02

water. Well,

16:04

worse comes to worse, I could probably find

16:06

something if I just picked a direction on the

16:08

map and stuck with it. Actually,

16:11

I was surprised I hadn't stumbled upon any trails

16:13

or sights tonight. Sometimes I forgot

16:16

just how fast this forest was.

16:20

I thought about reaching out to Amber again even

16:23

though it was super late now, but I wanted

16:25

to know if she heard me before.

16:28

Whoa.

16:31

I saw lights over a small hill.

16:33

They were faint merely reaching a tall tree

16:35

in the middle of the open area. no

16:38

way.

16:42

I was surprised I was running with

16:44

the adrenaline that kicked back in.

16:48

When I reached the top of the hill, I saw the car

16:50

pass the tree in toward the wood line more forced

16:52

as only a hundred yards away.

16:56

The cart was on its side against a group of rocks,

16:59

smoke slowly rising from under the bent white

17:01

hood.

17:04

And while I wanted to find this guy, I needed

17:06

to still be cautious. I ridded

17:08

my bow on approach.

17:12

Hello?

17:16

Hello?

17:22

Who's that?

17:29

I made my way to the front to see the muscular

17:31

man bent in an awkward way jammed between

17:33

his seat and a couple of rocks he

17:36

had blood in his eye. It jerked

17:38

down from his forehead. He was

17:40

not in good shape.

17:42

Our you.

17:46

Thought I'd ask you the same question.

17:48

This

17:51

man was in no way a threat, not

17:53

right now. as I got closer,

17:55

I saw his leg was bent in a way it shouldn't

17:57

be. I put away my bow.

18:01

You don't look so good. What

18:03

happened? You looked around nervously.

18:07

Oh, aren't you? I

18:09

wasn't sure what I wanted to say to this man,

18:11

so instead asked again, what

18:14

happened?

18:15

Here Yeah. Here, where

18:17

else? What the hell happened? Hit

18:20

something. Spot out

18:22

down the hill. Yeah.

18:24

Yeah. I see that. Wait.

18:28

Are are you that guy? The

18:30

1II passed in

18:32

the bunker? Yeah. That was me.

18:34

You're not one of

18:37

them.

18:39

Them. Wasn't that the same

18:41

term Jerry used? all that

18:44

and others. I don't know

18:46

who they are, but I can assure you I'm not one

18:48

of them. He stared at me a long

18:50

while. He struggled breathe in his awkward

18:52

position. I am

18:53

the

18:55

I'm pleading now. We need to get you

18:57

out of there. I can't

19:00

move.

19:01

Examined

19:03

the vehicle wondering if I could push it,

19:05

tip it right side up. Or

19:09

You a hiker?

19:12

What? Camping? Or

19:15

are you camping

19:17

here.

19:18

Jeez, I came to find this guy to get some questions

19:20

answered, but he seemed to have a ton of his own.

19:23

No. I'm not a camper. Now

19:25

listen, buddy. I may be able to push this thing

19:27

over. No. Too

19:31

heavy. you you won't

19:34

you won't be able to. That's

19:37

the spirit. Huge. you

19:40

you should leave. That caught me by

19:42

surprise. You want me to leave?

19:45

But the man closed his eyes like he wanted to

19:47

get some rest. Although he was so

19:49

messed up that if he fell asleep now, he may never

19:51

wake back up. Hey, his

19:53

eyes shut open. Even

19:55

the blood soaked one. We

19:56

need to get you out of there. I'm

19:58

trapped. Yeah. So was I, but

20:00

I got out here. I bent down and

20:03

examined his body position. If I

20:05

can move the rock behind his back, maybe I'd be

20:07

able to slide him out. I have an idea.

20:09

What? I

20:12

didn't answer. I just moved around to the other side

20:14

and shimmied the rock. Sorry.

20:18

Let me just Eric's

20:21

ever Hold on.

20:24

There we go. I have to pull

20:26

you out a bit and then we could straighten your leg if

20:28

it's not broken. I think

20:31

It is. Old tight.

20:33

I moved the rock as much as I could. I

20:36

then lifted the driver's seat just enough to

20:38

slide his hand out. There

20:40

we go. And his hand was from the elbow

20:43

straightened and his arm flopped back. Sorry,

20:46

but

20:46

you're almost out.

20:47

Okay. Here we go.

20:50

On the count of three. No. Wait.

20:54

One?

20:54

No. Two. Three.

21:01

There

21:03

you are. real last.

21:06

But

21:06

his leg looked horrible. There was

21:08

a gash down the entire thigh all the way

21:10

down to his knee. Full of blood soaked

21:12

to gravel beneath him.

21:14

Jesus. What? Nothing.

21:17

Nothing.

21:21

didn't have much that could help. but

21:23

he was bleeding a lot. So I grabbed his

21:25

extra shirt and tore it.

21:29

Oh, god. You noticed how bad

21:31

his leg was now? Don't look at it.

21:33

He tore the shirt in several strips and tied them

21:35

around his leg.

21:39

Sorry, but we have to make it tight. No.

21:43

No. One more time.

21:45

That

21:47

should do it. The man was way more

21:49

beat up than I initially thought, but there

21:51

was blood on his clothes when he left the bunk or so.

21:54

How much of it was actually due to this crash?

21:57

Thank you. but

21:59

you

21:59

should go. I appreciate the advice

22:02

and trust me, I want to leave.

22:06

been wanting to for a long time. But

22:09

I can't just yet. Why?

22:11

I shifted the guy and leaned him against the rocks

22:14

by the cart so he could sit up

22:17

You wanna know why?

22:19

Because

22:19

I've spent too much time in

22:21

this Twilight Zone episode, And

22:24

I want answers to all the craziness that's happening

22:26

around me. That includes you

22:28

and

22:29

this. Hear that. guy.

22:33

Sure. Yeah.

22:35

That

22:35

guy. The guy.

22:38

And in a

22:40

tower four. The name is Mike.

22:42

Nice

22:43

to meet you.

22:45

You you were helping.

22:48

nut. Jerry? Sure.

22:51

He's a little out there, but it turns

22:53

out a lot of stuff he was saying was actually true.

22:56

Trust me, I was just shocked as you currently

22:58

look. Apparently,

23:00

the guy didn't find my sense of humor

23:02

all that funny. So

23:05

who are you?

23:07

I told you, you

23:09

need to leave.

23:15

an elf beside him. Yeah.

23:18

I'm

23:18

going to. And

23:19

this time, I will be following through. But

23:22

before I do, I'd

23:24

like to know what the hell kind of underground

23:26

bullshit I was just stuck in. You

23:28

were down

23:31

there. how?

23:34

Me

23:34

and Jerry tricked you and

23:36

your friend. I saw you the night

23:38

you two were packing his things. You

23:41

shouldn't be

23:44

here. And if I wasn't here,

23:46

you'd still be lying with your arm and leg bent back.

23:49

What

23:49

happened down there? Where's Jerry? They

23:55

could come for me. They came

23:57

for the rest of them, and

24:00

they'll

24:00

come for me too. You

24:02

know, I love the riddles and

24:05

mysteries, but I got enough

24:07

of them from Jerry. Who's coming for

24:09

you? the test subjects and

24:13

and

24:13

Irish. Irish.

24:18

Who's Irish? In

24:19

test subjects, what does that mean? Either

24:22

way, I'm fucked

24:24

down. That's what that means.

24:26

what's down there?

24:29

What's

24:29

under the ground?

24:34

What's so funny? I

24:35

don't have your

24:37

answers. What?

24:39

You signed some kind of NDA? Tell me.

24:41

Don't You get it.

24:45

I don't know. I'm

24:48

a grunt. Oh,

24:52

I'm a runner. Things

24:55

went and got fucked up

24:58

because of that. fucking

25:02

bastard. Oh, Jerry? We

25:04

thought we got him.

25:05

But

25:08

he was playing possum.

25:10

Fucker was pretending

25:13

pretending what he came to, he

25:17

stabbed Roy, that he

25:21

he let.

25:22

Soon had stopped and he tried to catch his breath.

25:27

Come on. Anyway,

25:34

the rat out. Rat?

25:36

What

25:37

rat? I'm

25:39

telling you for the last

25:41

time, go. I'm

25:44

doing you a favor. I

25:47

appreciate it, but I'll be okay. No,

25:50

you won't. because

25:52

they're free now. Loads

25:55

of them. And and

25:57

and what?

25:59

And what? was having

26:02

trouble breathing. Come on, man. You need

26:04

water. I'll get you water.

26:16

Mike, you haven't.

26:18

Don't be awake. I

26:20

was surprised that she was trying to contact me right

26:22

now. I cautiously picked up the radio

26:25

unsure what to expect. Yeah.

26:30

I'm away, Amber. Just the

26:32

conversation away from injured man. Oh,

26:34

cut. I know you and I were having

26:37

our third fight or maybe

26:39

it was our fourth one, but I

26:41

wanted to let you know that Jean said they're making

26:43

a surprise drop tonight. Oh.

26:44

Yeah. And

26:47

even though you abruptly ended our conversation

26:49

earlier, he was adamant about

26:52

me telling you. So That's

26:54

what I'm doing. A

26:55

supply drop tonight.

26:56

I looked over at

26:58

my injured friend. His

27:00

coughing fitted stop, but he was just sitting

27:02

there now with his head resting on his chest

27:04

and his eyes closed. For

27:06

a moment, I didn't think he was breathing, but

27:08

he

27:08

was. They

27:09

were just very slow, shallow breaths.

27:12

Dean said there's some surprise stuff in the drop.

27:14

I'm hoping it means more penetrative, but

27:18

But

27:18

what? Well, I didn't

27:20

know if I should tell Jean about your decision to leave

27:22

again. I didn't tell

27:24

him anything we talked about. figured

27:27

I'd talk to you first. If you

27:29

want me to tell him I will, but if

27:31

you wanna tell him yourself, that's fine

27:33

too. I'm

27:34

not sure yet. Oh, okay.

27:37

Well, I'll keep my mouth shut.

27:40

I don't want you to be mad at me anymore. I

27:43

don't like it. I

27:44

appreciate that. Okay.

27:46

Well, sorry

27:48

to wake you if I did. I'm

27:50

telling myself you were asleep to make

27:52

the silence easier to cope with?

27:56

That's not what it was. Can

27:59

you say so? And remember

28:01

to get that supply drop early tomorrow if you

28:03

can. Don't let the raccoons take all

28:05

your goodies again. Copy that.

28:08

Oh, and don't worry about that fire. There's

28:10

a storm moving through. Shouldn't put it

28:12

out in no time. Oh, okay.

28:15

Okay? Well, good

28:17

night.

28:19

I can. Wait. Amber. Yeah.

28:24

You didn't hear what I said earlier? right

28:26

before I shunned you? You

28:29

mean after the airplane analogy? And

28:31

after you creepily mentioned Jerry?

28:33

Yeah. No. You cut

28:36

off. I tried reaching out for,

28:38

like, twenty minutes, but he

28:40

didn't respond. I figured

28:44

No. I was hoping you

28:46

fell asleep.

28:48

Oh. But

28:50

you were asleep for you.

28:52

No. Then why weren't you answering?

28:56

Were you upset?

28:57

No. Radio wasn't working. I

29:00

was still trying to talk to you.

29:03

Sorry. It's fine.

29:06

But what did

29:08

you say? It

29:09

wasn't the time now. Nothing.

29:12

Nothing of importance. Thanks for all

29:14

the info tonight, Amber. I appreciate it.

29:17

I'll talk to you later. Okay.

29:21

Good night, Nike. And I

29:25

went back over the injured guy and bent down

29:27

in front of him.

29:31

Hey,

29:31

you

29:32

still with me? His

29:33

eyes parted ever so slightly. Why?

29:38

Are you still here? Because

29:41

I didn't get all the answers I wanted. You're

29:44

running. out of

29:47

time and answer quickly. I

29:50

told you. I don't know

29:52

anything. You know what's underground.

29:55

You were down there. You took Jerry

29:57

down there. I do.

29:59

As they say, It's

30:01

a job.

30:04

What did they do? They don't.

30:07

Tell. us.

30:11

How'd you get into the bunker?

30:13

None

30:13

of the buttons were working, the lights were out, everything

30:15

was off. come.

30:19

What that thing? There.

30:23

He looked at an arm pointing with a finger.

30:26

He was putting a little yellow key card looking

30:28

object on the ground by his feet.

30:30

I grabbed it. Calm,

30:32

calm, key.

30:35

device. That's right.

30:39

I examined the thing.

30:41

It was a thin metal rectangle with two

30:43

black dots at the top corner. It looked

30:45

like a slightly thicker Mastercard. It

30:47

was bloody finger on the back. You called

30:49

down. They let you

30:51

in. They

30:56

they opened doors. But

30:58

why was the power off? It doesn't

31:00

work everywhere. They

31:02

run on auxiliary. Power.

31:07

Now in sector

31:09

four. Sector four, he nodded

31:11

weekly. What's

31:12

sector four?

31:14

This, he

31:15

looked around. What

31:18

did you want with Jerry? What

31:22

do you care? I

31:24

was

31:24

helping him find you. Find

31:27

the bunker. Find someone down there.

31:29

he escaped. We

31:31

were tasked

31:34

with finding him. He grimaced and reached

31:36

down to his leg. The

31:38

cloth was now completely soaked with blood.

31:42

You're bleeding out? I knew that.

31:45

Hell of an accident. and

31:47

motioned to the cart? It wasn't

31:50

the exit.

31:52

It was the rat. Look,

31:55

rats, what rats? They'll

31:58

be here soon. Them

32:02

or iris. Goddamn it. What are

32:04

you talking about? but

32:05

he looked around nervously as he expected

32:07

danger to be upon us any moment now,

32:10

which

32:10

apparently he did. I'd rather

32:13

bleed out.

32:16

Why? But he closed his eyes

32:18

concentrating on his breathing. What's

32:21

your name? His eyelids fluttered

32:23

open.

32:24

Lance.

32:26

Okay, Lance. Please

32:28

for the love of God.

32:30

Tell me what's going on. I'm doing

32:32

you a favor, but I'm

32:34

not telling you. It's not a favor.

32:39

It is. It

32:41

is. He took a solid breath

32:43

and leaned forward. intensely staring

32:46

into my eyes. The the supply

32:48

drop that she mentioned is

32:52

not supply drop. it's

32:54

a way to cover the noise. What

32:56

noise? The noise of

32:59

the helicopter. Something

33:03

happened down there. Your friend

33:06

helped. Jerry? He said some of

33:08

them. Free.

33:11

I

33:15

heard something in the grass. I stood to look.

33:17

See? They're here

33:20

now. They're here. It's

33:23

probably just an animal. It's

33:27

not. I could feel goosebumps rise along

33:29

my arms and neck. shit.

33:31

You should go.

33:37

I grabbed

33:38

my pack and pocket with this little credit

33:40

card. I readied my bow, knocked the

33:42

arrow, and headed towards the noise.

33:53

The grass over here was tall reaching up to

33:55

my chest.

34:05

A slight breeze came through swinging the grass,

34:08

making it to see any suspicious movement.

34:14

It was pretty far from the cart now, but I saw

34:16

nothing.

34:22

Noise came from over here. I

34:25

could swear.

34:28

The

34:28

hell was that? Hello?

34:33

Someone was here. The whisper

34:36

is not coming from the radio, but loading

34:40

with the wind.

34:42

There

34:42

was movement behind me.

34:46

Not on my left. Hello?

34:49

I was actually shaking right now, but tried to

34:51

keep my composure.

34:56

Hello? Who's

34:58

there? There

35:01

were several noises now.

35:05

Some of it seemed to come from the

35:07

woodline to my right. That's

35:09

what I noticed, the scrawny figure. standing

35:12

in the woods.

35:17

As I move toward it, the figure ducked into

35:19

the darkness disappearing. Hello?

35:25

Fuck this.

35:28

turned to make my way back to the cart, but noticed

35:30

that everything behind me was drowned in darkness.

35:33

I looked up at the moon which was half obscured

35:35

by dark clouds. The field around

35:37

me was being encompassed. Oh

35:39

no.

35:44

Come on. Come on. a search

35:46

for my flashlight. I needed it.

35:49

I saw movement to my right again. Nothing

35:51

dove into the tall grass. Where the fuck

35:53

is it? There.

35:58

I turned it on just as the moon was completely

35:59

blocked by dark clouds. I

36:02

moved the beam of light over the grass, but there

36:04

was nothing now. No his

36:06

person.

36:08

I moved him. of figures.

36:17

shit. I

36:19

ran back towards the car. Oh.

36:26

What the hell was that? I

36:30

slid

36:30

to a stop as I reached the other side of the park where

36:33

land slay. But now it wasn't just

36:35

him. A figure stood hunching

36:37

over him. I pointed the light at the figure.

36:40

A grotesque man in jagged teeth

36:42

and sunken eyes wearing nothing but torn

36:44

black pants and a dirty white shirt dropped

36:46

the bloody rock in his hand. What

36:49

the fuck? The man hissed

36:51

and dove into the tall grass crawling out of

36:53

sight. Jesus Christ, I moved the

36:55

flashlight to Lancer's head was bashed in.

36:58

He was still alive but not for long

37:00

as the front of his face was nothing but a

37:02

pile of mush. There's a lower

37:04

jaw jutting out from the mess moving up

37:06

and down and then attempt to possibly scream

37:08

again. That

37:11

was about to vomit, but don't

37:14

have time to throw up right now, Mike.

37:19

There

37:19

was movement all around I saw

37:21

a figure run by headlights of the car

37:24

casting a large shadow over me. Oh

37:26

god. I think it's time to do what Lance was

37:28

trying to convince me of the whole time. I

37:31

needed to go on. I needed to leave.

37:35

I didn't have any real idea where to go,

37:37

but It didn't matter right now.

37:40

I just turned and ready.

38:05

tower four,

38:07

written and edited by Robert m

38:09

Lamb

38:10

starring Jack Austin as

38:12

Mike Gina Coyle as

38:14

Amber, Rob Envesque as

38:17

Jean. Co starring Ariel

38:19

Hack, Ryan Glover, Douglas

38:23

Sallway, and Koji Bixby,

38:26

music provided by Kevin McCloud of

38:28

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38:30

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38:58

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39:05

And

39:05

now for a clip from the Fever Dreams episode,

39:08

Suckabas.

39:16

See that? Mhmm. Shit.

39:19

Talking about, I love my

39:21

black sisters. One

39:23

white woman walks in. They circle like dogs

39:25

waiting to be fed. Look.

39:28

One's going up to her.

39:29

You think that's her father with her?

39:31

I hope so. He

39:33

hasn't seemed to mind the intention she's getting.

39:36

Doesn't take much. She is

39:38

pretty pretty Wait.

39:43

You're just mad about

39:44

Nate. I'm over that.

39:45

Oh, You deleted his number

39:48

from your phone yet? Of course. Show

39:50

me.

39:51

Mind your business. Nate was

39:53

my ex. He also had a preference

39:56

for

39:56

white women. At least over me considering

39:58

he left me for his neighbor.

40:00

She does hot

40:02

yoga. We

40:04

came to this bar to unwind Sugar and I,

40:06

and she was wrecking it by bringing him

40:08

up. We're detectives in the LAPD's cold

40:10

case unit, which means we spend our

40:12

days chasing cases that are dead ends

40:14

without any leads on the cases

40:16

that are

40:17

losers and no one else

40:19

wants.

40:20

It's dispiriting on a good day.

40:23

What's your position then?

40:25

Every good black man must be with a black

40:27

woman no matter what. Should we potential to

40:29

add it as a law? What about black

40:32

women and white men then? Does when do

40:34

you care so

40:34

much about this?

40:35

I'm just saying, It's

40:38

outdated.

40:39

Wait.

40:40

You're dating a white guy. Aren't

40:42

you? Oh, oh, shit.

40:45

Get dating white Jerry. You

40:47

could just call him Jerry. Why

40:50

Jerry? Damn. How did

40:52

he swing that? He asked you

40:55

out on a hot date while he was fixing

40:57

a computer. You make him

40:59

sound like a repairman. He's the

41:01

IT supervisor for the entire

41:03

department. Wow.

41:06

White cherry. I

41:08

didn't think he added in him seriously.

41:12

How

41:12

did that happen? Well,

41:15

I got a virus in my inbox.

41:17

I bet you did. Mhmm.

41:21

Gonna stop. He came and fixed

41:24

it. Okay. He makes

41:26

me laugh. We went to the grove

41:28

and had dinner. He's nice. Be

41:30

happy

41:30

for me. I am.

41:32

And stop calling him white, Jerry.

41:34

Listen, I am only human.

41:37

While

41:39

we were off duty, we were still cops.

41:42

We went outside and discovered the same

41:44

thing the woman leaving the bar who had screamed

41:46

at.

41:46

a black man from inside the bar,

41:49

one of the men who was eyeing the white woman and

41:51

heels who had approached her. He

41:53

was sprawled out in the adjacent alley.

41:56

His pants were around his ankles. He'd

41:58

been castrated. Blood

42:00

was everywhere. It was such a

42:02

horrific sight that it was hard for my brain to

42:04

process it, and I had seen hundreds

42:07

of pictures of dead bodies in my work,

42:09

not to and a dozen or so in person.

42:12

That white woman, the old man, I'll check.

42:14

She checked. They were gone. poof.

42:18

We called for officer backup, of course.

42:21

And once they came and secured the scene, we

42:23

started canvassing the neighborhood. No

42:25

one had really seen anything. I

42:28

was watching TV. I

42:30

heard a scream and that was it until

42:32

we knocked on the right door. Yes.

42:36

Sorry to bother you, ma'am.

42:39

I'm sure you heard some commotion just now in

42:41

the neighborhood? Yes. Did

42:43

you happen to see anyone outside the bar

42:45

across the street? I see people there

42:48

all the time. Did you see

42:50

anyone leave with a black man about

42:52

thirty minutes ago before

42:53

the commotion? No. Are

42:55

you certain of that? Please leave me alone.

42:57

I'm gonna leave you my card. If you

42:59

remember, you know how to find me then.

43:02

Okay. Goodbye. She

43:06

saw something. Yep.

43:10

Make

43:10

sure to go to fever dreams podcast dot com

43:12

to listen to the rest of the episode.