Norfork 16 - Leave, But Don't Leave Me

Mrs. Domal,

I completely understand. I definitely didn't mean to overstep a boundary in this matter - I know your family has been through a lot and I did not mean to raise the specter of more difficult times. We of course want to continue to support Izzy's growth as a part of Troop #12. However, while it's true that the passage I attached (see previous email) was written as part of an assignment that was intended to engage the imagination of the troop members, I am worried that perhaps Izzy has taken the tenor of the question more materially than we expected from our scouts.

I have it on good authority from another scout that Izzy has mentioned multiple times that "the old high school is completely abandoned" and "if someone were going to break in, there would be no one there to catch them as long as they were careful of the cameras", and that she has "friends who would protect her, even if there were a ghost or a monster of if we stumbled into something bigger and stranger and more dangerous than we could even conceive at this moment", at which point the other scout raised concerns and Izzy allegedly told them to "be careful with whom [they] make enemies".

At the risk of overstepping once again, I must ask - has Izzy been to see anyone since everything happened? I speak for several of us when I say that we are concerned she may be fixated on ghosts and the supernatural due to unprocessed feelings over the unfortunate circumstances of your family's move out of Norfork. At the very least, it might be worthwhile to talk to these friends of hers, a pair of upperclassmen named "Ruby" Raine and "Mae" Harrison. If some of the scouts are to be believed, hanging around the two of them could inhibit some of Izzy's growth in the social arena.

All the best,
Stewart Earluy, Scoutmaster (Troop #12)

(Content Warnings: ghosts, memory loss, children/animals in peril, gore, violence, imprisonment, rats, implied loss of a loved one)

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CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Izzy Domal (she/her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/her)
Mae Harrison (She/her) - Miah Detjen (@miahdeas, She/her)
Ruby Raine (She/her) - Natalie Fuinha (@NatalieFuinha, She/her)

NPCs
Keith Badner (he/him) - Mall security guard. Big white guy with long, curly brown hair. Aviator sunglasses. Extremely fit. Intimidating, but kind.Liz Borger (she/they) - Vampire and member of Carmichael's crew, the Dread Ringers. Frayed, extremely short purple-tipped hair that looks like the end of shitty broom. Pale white skin with piercings all over. Looks stereotypically punk. Dressed in tattered, skin-tight leather pants, and a sleeveless leather vest with just a bralette beneath.
Luka Kishore (he/him) - Extremely pale white guy in his 20s. Runs a local pirate radio.
Sheila (She/her) - A ghost. Trying to warn you about the danger. Why aren't you listening?

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