drakenet | [ halloween mission, helen & lydia ]

LYDIA [ A PICTURE OF A STRANGE OBESE MAN WOODEN FIGURE WITH WEIRD PSEUDO-SANSKRIT WRITING ACROSS IT BELLY AND LIKE A DISFIGURED-FACE MASK ] HELEN the translation of the text is:Sugar and the blood of Vengeance Feeds the Spirit So that He may return to do this chores Unholy LYDIA what the hell is that? HELEN It's most likely from the peterson counterstirke one of the idols that was stolen LYDIA what did the idols do in the counterstrike? where were they from? HELEN barrik the glutton is the one specifically that it calls to mind LYDIA does that by chance lend any context to who He is? HELEN Barrik was a diablerist and murder, who was said to invite people to dinner and his guests would be dead before the meal was finished. It wasn't posioning, however, as they all ate the same food but it was said that the he used some item- possibly this idol to complete the deed. Somehow. LYDIA what happens if we destroy it? HELEN it can be destroyed, but that won't undo what's been done. has something been done? LYDIA well we're all going to die but otherwise just fine :) robed figures. creepy guys foaming at the mouth with blood and sugar and ??? it's like they're trying to summon barrik or something. robed figures chanting, now gone. i think? maybe not. we're not sure because the employees are TOTALLY useless HELEN ...employees? Where are you? LYDIA sweet tooth candy factory i hate halloween HELEN you found a cult in a candy factory lovely LYDIA archer keeps eating the sugar that made them all crazy, so he's probably going to go all ted bundy on us any minute now anyway i took the employees out and we're putting an apb on the semi that we think they escaped in (if they escaped). but in the meantime: is there a way to use the figurine to start this ritual again, i.e., should we just destroy it for good measure, or will we need it to do some creepy ritual of our own to undo what they did HELEN I'm not certain LYDIA well I'm glad I kept it away from archer, then. what are the chances it turns me into a sugar-high murder zombie just from holding it? because i don't want to get blood on these heels. HELEN i'm afraid i dont know LYDIA swell. thank you. i mean you've helped. given what you helped us learn, though, i almost wish you hadn't. HELEN please be careful LYDIA no i was planning on throwing myself into the line of fire unarmed update: they made the cursed sugar into candy and took it out of the factory. HELEN ...oh dear LYDIA can you trace a license plate for us? we need to track this truck down: (LICENSE PLATE #) HELEN im afraid i cant find anything LYDIA yeah well i'm afraid that infernalists are trying to raise barrick and make him eat the world or something so i guess we're all struggling with fear tonight. HELEN are you able to find any distribution lists in the factory? there may be a clue where they're headed there LYDIA i'll look around.