UTL S2E11: A Re-Earing, The Ocarina of Bello

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05/30/22 • 108 min

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Under the Library - A Call of Cthulhu Podcast

On this Episode of Under the Library:

Boone takes Bello into the kitchen for an ear reattachment surgery. Jo and Cully check on Richard, who is sitting up and seems lucid. He provides an alternative explanation for his abduction, claiming that things got out of hand with some old college buddies. They were supposedly drinking at Arlene's, a local bar, so Franny calls to check out the story.

Rutherford continues to question Richard, asking questions to catch him in lies or inconsistencies. Eventually Richard leaves the study and is shocked by the messy state of the house and the bloody kitchen. As he turns to leave, Jo follows him and asks questions about Hans Becker.

Boone, realizing that the chicken-mobile conspicuously links them to the crime at the facility, drives it to the Straits and lights it on fire.

Franny takes Jo aside to discuss the tension between them and they agree to move past it. They also agree that the best next step for the party is a trip to Abiquiu.

Richard seems to be in significant pain, so Cully and Rutherford take him to bed. Rutherford asks "who pushed you into the car?"

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On this Episode of Under the Library:

Boone, realizing that the chicken-mobile conspicuously links them to the crime at the facility, drives it to the Straits and lights it on fire.

Franny takes Jo aside to discuss the tension between them and they agree to move past it. They also agree that the best next step for the party is a trip to Abiquiu.

Richard seems to be in significant pain, so Cully and Rutherford take him to bed. Rutherford asks "who pushed you into the car?"

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Background art on YouTube courtesy of the brilliant artist Andrii Shafetov.

https://www.artstation.com/andriishafetov & AzDimension Virtual Technology from their game The Last Dead End available on Steam.

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UTL S2E10: Totally Not Derailed

On this Episode of Under the Library:

Outside of the gate to the facility, Jo and Boone start advertising chicken using the megaphone. From inside, Bello can hear them. He heads towards a group of people in the parking lot and starts to make innocent conversation, asking what happened. A woman responds, asking him what department he's from. She seems to know people in food service, and immediately knew he was lying when he claimed to be a new hire.

Bello discovers that he's speaking to Paula Bradford, the woman he was supposed to meet with earlier. Aware of his lie and afraid he might be connected to the fire, Paula starts yelling for help. Bello punches her in the throat and she passes out. In response, 3 or 4 bystanders throw themselves on Bello and tackle him to the ground.

Jo and Boone, still outside in the chicken-mobile, drive around to find a less populated entrance since there's clearly a lot going on at the main gate. (They don't realize that Bello is in the middle of the commotion.)

Back at the house Cully cares for Richard as he sleeps, taking copious notes. He also searches the bedroom. Dreaming, Richard mumbles "but why? You know I've never said a word. It's not necessary!"

Cully finds a compartment containing a sealed envelope with a wax seal. He, Franny, and Rutherford open the envelope to find a very average looking key. Cully knows that Richard leaves town often, and Rutherford has received letters postmarked Abiquiu, so they conclude that the key relates to a property there.

At the facility, a giant boom causes a stampede, further injuring Bello and trampling Paula Bradford. Bello can't find a pulse. He limps out and rejoins Jo and Boone.

At the same time, Franny and Rutherford search the rest of Richard's house. Rutherford notices a painting in the foyer with a massive 2500 pictured, and Franny finds "Modern St" written inside the envelope with the key. Now they have an address!

The chicken-mobile returns to the house and Jo and Cully reunite. Everyone heads inside to debrief.

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UTL S2E12: A Lullaby for Richard

On this Episode of Under the Library:

Rutherford puts Richard to bed after plying him with valium laced alcohol, and asks "who pushed you into the car?" Richard struggles to speak, eyes bulging, and his head explodes! Rutherford is covered in gore and his own eyes sting horribly. Bello, Jo, and Franny run in to see a headless Richard and blood covered Rutherford.

Rutherford runs to the bathroom to rinse his burning eyes while Franny investigates, finding strange veiny structures within Richard's brain matter. In the bathroom, Rutherford rubs at his eyes and scratches his cornea with a rogue bone fragment. He writhes on the floor in pain and experiences visions.

Back in the room Jo was hiding under the bed, but Bello coaxes her out and leads her from the room. She prevents Cully from seeing the carnage and instead brings him out to the patio.

Franny further examines the body, finding strange filaments where the spine would've come up; 3-4 threads still attached. She takes a sample. Rutherford examines the filaments and determines that they're not native to the body. He takes a blood sample. Bello finds all of this fascinating.

Outside on the patio, Jo opens her mysterious book to a random page. She reads "The idea is to give people something else to think about. Imagine a better world. Move beyond. Seek other realms." Lost in the storytelling, Jo daydreams that she's sitting in Georgia O'Keefe's studio, painting a human skull.

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Background art on YouTube courtesy of the brilliant artist Andrii Shafetov.

https://www.artstation.com/andriishafetov & AzDimension Virtual Technology from their game The Last Dead End available on Steam.

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