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Praise for Delta Green IwasfinallyabletocarveoutsometimetotrythenewDeltaGreensystemanditwouldbehardtocallitanythingbutfantastic.We’rehav-ingablastplayingitandIhopeotherpeopleareaswell. However, I find Delta Green tends to bemoretimeintensivefortheHandlerthanmostothersystemsI’veplayed.SowiththatinmindI decided to type up one of my cases to helpwould-behandlershaveonelessoperatoplan.I’ve ran it numerous times over the years (7?)andit’salwaysbeenahit.HopefullyanyonewhochoosestorunitwillgetasmuchmileageasIhave. Thecase ison the lighter side tonewise,thatsaiditshouldcarryplentyofunnervingorcreepymoments.Thehumorous/absurdinthescenariohasheightenedthehorrortosomeofthemostmemorablemoments I’veeverrunatthetable.Right,enoughrambling—let’sgettoit.

Background The first encounter with black eyed kids(BEKS)wasbyBrianBethel, aTexan reporterwho came upon them in Abilene, Texas. Theyearwas1996.Hehasalwaysmaintained theencounter was real and, like Kenneth ArnoldandtheUFOphenomenon,onceBethel’sstorywaspublisheddozensofothers followed.Thenhundreds.Somehadseenthekidsdecadesear-lier,otherslastmonth. Someinsisttheyaredemons,othersalien

Operation DUSTBOWL A Scenario for Delta Green: The Role-Playing GameWritten by Shane Eyler

hybridsorthesoulsofmurderedchildren.Theone thingpeopledoknow is thatnot a singlesoulwhohasreportedthemhasever lettheminside.Thesilencefromthosewhohaveletstheminddrawitsownconclusions. Encountersareremarkablysimilar.Lateatnighttwochildrenbetween6and16showup.Itcouldbeatyourcar,itcouldbeatyourhouse.Theyseemconfident,assured,andyetavoideyecontact.Theyoftenhaveanachronistichaircutsandspeechpatterns.Theirskinhasabluetintoracorpsespallor.Seeing themcausesavis-ceralfeartorise,animal-like,inthegut.Forgetfight,theinstinct isalwaysflight.Andyet,thebrain feels tuggedto let thekids inside.“They only need to call their mother.” “It’s too cold to walk home.” “At the least I can let them use the bathroom.” Thechildrenwill tryanytoneortactic intheireffortstobeinvitedin.Itisonlywhenpeo-pleseetheirjetblackeyesthattheygetasser-tiveanddemanding.Theywillneverenterwithoutgettingper-mission. OperationDUSTBOWLdigsintothemysteryoftheBEKs,andwhiletheAgentsmaylearnplentyof“facts”,fewifanyofthemwillelucidatewhatexactlyhappened.It is the nature of the unnatural to remainunknowable.

A Night At the Opera ThecasebeginswhentheAgentsallreceivelettersinthemail[Handout 1].TheyAgentshaveallreceivedinvitationstoanon-existentplayinOklahomaCity.Thesynopsisservesasabrief-ing forOperationDUSTBOWL.V-cellhasgonedarkwhile investigating who knowswhat andyourAgentscellisbeingbroughtintofigureoutwhathappenedandresolveit.WhatV-Cellwasinvestigating is a secret they will carry to thegrave,itiswhattheystumbleduponbyhappen-stancethatwillendupconcerningyourCell. SincetheAgentswillneverfindoutwhathappenedtoV-Cellthebeginningofthiscaseistheperfecttimetolaydownallsortsofbizarre

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V-Cell Members

Vance: FBI Special Agent Matthew Litton

Viggo: CDC Researcher Dr. Katie Burtenshaw

Victor: U.S. Postal Inspector Allan Lang.

andperhapscontradictoryevidence.ThemoretheAgentsthinkthey’regoingdownonerabbitholethemorethrownandfreakedouttheygetwhen you introduce them to Oklahoma City’sresidentBlackEyedChildren. A-Cell hasmade no explicit references towho the missing people are, but the Agentsshouldhaveaneasy enough time realizinganentirecellhasgonemissing.Theinformationintheinvitationshouldbefairlyselfevident,butiftheAgentsfailtodiscoveritforthemselveshavethemmakeanintelligencecheckat+20%.

Possibleleads:

• Checking in with local law enforcement ortheFBIfieldofficeaboutMatthewLittonorCartelsoranyofthemissingpeople

• Stopping by the Oklahoma State Depart-mentofHealth

• LookingintoColonelChristopherM.McCain• GoingtoLang’sroomattheMotel6• RuntheplatesfortheChevyTrailblazer• Goto10900NE23rdStreet.

Once the Agents get their invites theyshould comeupwith excuses for travel to tellbondsandworkandthenthey’reofftoWillRog-ersairportand...

Oklahoma City Thoughonlyhometo599,199people[asof 2012 census), Oklahoma City boasts oneof the largest livestockmarkets in theworld.Addtothelivestockthe1.3millionpeopleinthemetropolitanareaandyou’vegotyourselfacitywhereyoucando justaboutwhateveryou’refixingtodo.Food,arts,sport—thecityhasitall. Of it’s many institutes of higher learn-ing twostandout;OklahomaCityUniversityand the University of Oklahoma. Both offerfinedegrees inbusiness, law,andcommuni-cationthoughtheUniversityofOklahomahasthe distinction of housing the only level-onetraumacenterinthestate. Theworkforce participation rate is only60.6%,anumberjustbelowthenationalav-erageof62.4%.Peoplearestrugglingtosup-port themselves and the Agents should feelit. People are desperate and increasingly in-sular.Employmentrateshaven’tbeenthislowsincewomenenteredtheworkforce.Peakwag-

eswereamonthafterWatergateand for thelastfortyyearsthey’vebeennothingbutdown.Mostpeoplearelookingforsomeonetoblame.Thisshouldonlybecomemoreandmorepro-nouncedastheAgentsmorefurtheroutintothecountry.TheAmericandreamissputter-ingon its lastbitofgasandnowhere is thismoreevidentthanmiddleAmerica. But unemployment isn’t all that Okla-homahas tocontendwith.SixhundredandtwentymilesupfromtheTexas-Mexicoborder,OklahomaCityhasbecomeamajorhubofthedrugtrade.TheDEAlistOKCastheonlycityoutsideofaborderstatetobeinreachofallsevencartels.FromOKCmethflowstoKan-sasCity,St.Louis,Chicago.Whiletraditional-lythedomainoftheJuárezcartel,theSinaloacartelhasrecentlymadeitselftopdog. To combat the cartels and the crimesofthe localdesperatethecityemploys1,116officers. Divided between the central stationand5 substations thepolice can respond todistresscallsfasterthanhard-pressedAgentsmightwish,averagingaroundtenminutesforviolentcrimes. Looming over the law enforcement ofOklahoma City is the worst act of domes-ticterrorisminU.S.history.ThetruckbombwasdetonatedattheAlfredP.MurrahFederalbuildingandclaimed168livesandwoundedhundredsmore.

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Oklahoma City FBI

—The long brick building dominates West Me-morial Avenue. A large cylindrical foyer divides the building in two.

3301WestMemorialRoadOklahomaCity,OK73134-7098Phone:(405)290-7770Fax:(405)290-2885

x38-personEvidenceResponseTeams7-person Computer Analysis and ResponseTeam(CART)15-memberSWATteam3Specialagentbombtechnicians1HazMatexpert3LanguageSpecialists.

TheOklahomaCityFBIisacommittedandtopnotchfieldbranchofthebureau.LeadingthebranchisSpecialAgent-in-ChargeAlTolson.

Green Box (Keeper)

—Behind a black metal fence are rows of or-ange doored storage lockers. The cinder block walls are painted in stripes like Neapolitan ice cream.

B&BMini-Storage Unit#2810900NE23rdSt,OklahomaCity,OK.(405)821-1628www.b-bministorage.comUnit#28Size12x40 GateCode:1337 StorageBoxCode:0451

Contents: [Handout 2]

• 3xMarmotTrestles15SleepingBag• 2xCot• Desk• ScuffedhardcopyofMeinKampf• Paperback copy of Never Go Back: A

JackReacherNovelByLeeChild• 3xPetzlZipkaPlus-2Headlampwith3

brightnessmodesplusstrobeandaux-iliaryredLED.

• PrepaidCellphone(if a player touch-es the cellphone it will start to ring. If they answer the phone they will hear the sound of ringing, a phone opening and then more ring-ing, another phone opening and so on until it builds into a cacophony of echoes. The phone will repeat anything said into it in the same manner)

• CDofJimmyBuffett’s‘SongsYouKnowByHeart’

• 2x Winchester M1897 Riot Shotguns,10gauge

• Ziplocbagof1610gaugeshells• Cardboard box. (Inside the box are

used tubes of lip balm from dozens and dozens of different manufac-turers. A pad of graph paper plots some sort of test for each tube. Exactly what was being tested and which tube was determined best is impossible to determine as both axis’ are unlabeled)

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• x24cansofProgressosoup• x8cansofCampbell’ssoup• x2bottlesofTwistervodka• BottleofBlackBushwhiskey• Anothercardboardbox.(Inside the box

are black porous rocks. A note inside reads; “Don’t Touch—from moon.”)

If they search the room theywill find AgentVictor’s Note on the floor behind one of thecots[Handout 3].

Motel Six Bricktown—A white building just off the highway and the Oklahoma River. Recently painted blue doors lead into the rooms.

Motel6Bricktown1800E.RenoAveOklahomaCity,OK73117(405)235-4531

Behindthedesk isCaitlynSpitzer,aslightlyoverweightwomaninherearly20’s.Providedthe agents aren’t grossly suspicious simplesmall talk should be enough to learnwhichroomisAllanLang’s(Room22).Talkingtheirway into that room isanothermatter.TogetCaitlyntomakethemakeytheywillneedtomake a Persuade check at -20%, theminuscanbenegatedwithaplausible incharacterexplanation. Caitlyn, however, will be sus-piciousofagroupofpeople tryingtogetac-cesstoaguest’sroom.Foreverypersoninthegroupaskingforakeytotheroomaddanother-10%.Thiscanbenegatedifonlyonepersoninthegroupistryingtogointotheroomandtheotherswillwaitinthelobby. Shouldtheywantroomsoftheirownit’s$59.99anightor$39.99iftheyrentforaweekplus.RoomsareeitheraQueenbedor2fullbeds.Therearebothsmokingandnon-smok-ingroomsandallcomewithamini-fridge.

Lang’sroom(Room22):

The room is the third from the end onthe2ndfloor.A‘DoNotDisturb’signhangsontheknob.Thedoorisnothingspecialandcanbe pickedwith a Craft: Locksmithing check.Thetwobedsintheroombothlookusedandthereisasleepingbagonthefloor.Thewin-

dowshadesaredrawnandthereareahandfulofnotesonthedresser[Handout 4].AsearchcheckwillrevealacopyofGideon’sBible.

Department of Health

—A concrete office building straight from the days of the Cold War.

1000NE10thStreetOklahomaCity,OK73104(405)271-5600

WithasuccessfulPersuadecheckorBu-reaucracy check (if they want to fabricate areasonablesoundingexcuseforbeingtheirinofficialcapacity)theycanfindoutthatKatieBurtenshawdidstopbyaboutthreedaysago.FurtherPersuadeorBureaucracycheckscangetsomeoneattheCDCcheckthesystembutitwill revealshenever logged in. IfanAgentgetsachancetogetonacomputeranddoesasuccessfulComputerSciencecheck theywillfindthatBurtenshawdida lessthanperfectjobofdeletingherpresence.It lookslikesheranabloodtestbutthere’snoinformationthatmightpointyoutowhosebloodwastested.

Tinker Airforce Base

—On the southeastern side of the city high-way 40 seems to run endlessly along the border of Tinker Air Force Base. Plane after plane, seemingly the whole history of avia-tion sit behind the fence, as if defending the base from all the passing cars.

Employing over 26,000 individuals Tin-keristhelargestsingle-siteemployerinOkla-homa. Itsstatewideeconomic impact is$3.6billion. 460 buildings sprawl out over 5,500acres(approx.8.6miles). Tinker is the host site of the Air ForceSustainment Center (AFSC) as well as theheadquarters of theAir ForceMatérielCom-mand(AFMC)’sAirLogisticsCenter,whichistheworldwidemanagerforawidearrayofair-craft,engines,missiles,softwareandavionicsaccessories and components. In short, it’s abigimportantplace. Despite its big importantness, nothingofnotewillhappenonbaseduringthiscase,

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though certainly you can try to build plentyofsuspicionintheAgentsmindsaboutwhatsort of nefarious going-ons are happeningtherebydarkerelementsof theU.S.govern-ment.Afocalpointforthissuspicioncanbe:

On the Trail WhentointroducetheBEKsisacarefulbalanceofhavingmadesuretheplayershaveexploredenoughleadsthatthey’regettinganx-iousforthingstostartplayingtogetherbutnotsolateastohaveagensfeellikethey’renotget-tinganywhere,whichisofcoursewhenpeoplestartgettingbored.It’safinebalance,butyoufeelitandfromtheiritshouldn’tbetoohardtomanuevertheAgents intoasituationthatworkswell. One situation that has worked for meanumber of times running thismodulehasbeentheendoftrailingthecolonel.Trailingthecolonelshouldbeanexerciseindeflatingex-pectations.Playedcarefullytheplayersshouldbebothfrustratedandamusedwhenthetrailendsuselessly.Truncateordrawoutaccord-

ingtohowinvestedtheAgentsareinthespy-ing.The idea istobuildtheirenergyupandrightastheirexpendingaclimaticeventyoupull the conspiracy rug completely out fromunderthem(you’llseehowitplaysoutahead).ThisputstheminawonderfulframeofmindtobecreepedoutandconfusedwhentheyfirstencountertheBlackEyedKids.IftheAgentshavealreadyencounteredtheBlackEyedKidselsewheredon’thavethemshowuphere.EvenwithouttheBEKstheredherringtrailhasval-ue.Thehumanmindseeksconnectionsandtheplayerswillmostlikelywonder“whatwasthepurposeofthislead,whatmadeitimport-antenoughtowarranthandouts?”Playersinthissituationfrequentlybeginfabricatingpar-anoid and horrific explanations that tie thecolonel and the air force into themystery oftheBEKs.It’sgreat.

scouting:

IftheagentswatchthebasetheywillseeColonelChristopherM.McCain exit throughthemain gate at 5:15pm.McCain turns leftand heads west on 29th street towards thecitycenter.Iftheagentswishtofollowcovertlytheyshouldsucceedastealthcheck. OnSunnylandroadtheColonelpullsintoanAlbertson’sparking lot.Ashe gets out ofhiscarhetakesouthiscellphoneandmakesacall.

shopping: AnAgentattemptingtoeavesdroponhimmust make a stealth check. For each Agentpastthefirstattemptingtotrailhimthroughthestorethecheckismadeat-10%.Hisphonecallgoessomethinglikethefollowing:

“Heysweetie—yeahIjustleftthebase.No,I’mmeetingMikefordinner.AttheDrunk-enFry.Mhmm,Iknow.Iknowfriesaren’tdinner but—okay I’ll grab a salad. Yeah,I’matthegrocerystorenow.No,it’dgobadbythetimeIgethome.Okay.Willdo.Loveyou. Mhmm. Love you too honey. I’ll seeyoulater.Bye.”

Hegetspretzels,Doritos,Kix,HoneyNutCheerios,a loafofpotatobread, twobagsofCraisins,mouthwashandato-gosalad.

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thecar:

McCaindrivesagray2011Chrysler300.License plate: ELP-MAS. Should the agentspick the lock there is a 10% chance some-onenoticesandreportsittothepolice.Iftheybreakawindowthereisa50%chance.Insidethe car the Colonel has left his laptop. It isencryptedandforallintentsandpurposesun-openable. In his laptop case he also has anarticle fromtheAtlantic ‘MoreThanHuman?TheEthicsofBiologicallyEnhancingSoldiers’byPatrickLin.

Thearticlecanbefoundhere:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/more-than-human-the-eth-ics-of-biologically-enhancing-soldi-ers/253217/

McCain will immediately not a brokenwindowwhenhereturnstothecar.HewillnotnoticethemissinglaptoporarticleuntilafterheleavestheDrunkenFryatwhichpointhewillbecomeparanoidandassumeitwasthesamepersonwhobroke intohishouse,or ifthebreak inhasn’thappenedyethewillas-sumethehousewasthesamepersonasthecar.

The Drunken Fry

—A black and red building with a sign bet-ter fitted for the side of a Harley. The bar is full and crowded and the servers push their fries on you. Did they mention they have over 50 dipping sauces?

Colonel Christopher M. McCain entersshortlyafter6andisflaggeddownbyamanof similar age and build. The man is MikeHelater,anoldcollegebuddyofChristopher’s.MikeworksforLearSieglerServices,agovern-mentaerospacecontractor.Eavesdroppingontheconversationgleansmultiplereferencesto‘Bullitt’and‘TheBigLebowski.’They’llfindoutthatChristopherhasawifenamedKimandadaughterKelly.Mike is ina longtermrela-tionshipwithawomannamedBecca.AfteranhourandahalfChrissaysheshouldbeget-tinghomeandleavessomemoneyandanen-velopeonthetableOverhisshoulderhecalls

back; “makesureyou followthosedirectionsEXACTLY.It’syourheadifyouscrewthisup.”

On the Trail: MikeMikebuyshimselfanotherbeerbeforehittingtheroad.MikeisneithersuspiciousnorishetrainedtospottailssounlesstheagentshavedonesomethingtorousesuspicionoroutrighthostilitytheyshouldhavenoproblemtrailingMike. Whenhe leavesheheadseaston Inter-state44.HestopsattheCinemarkTinseltownandXD[6001NMLKAve], .Hebuysatick-etforacurrentmovie,ideallyakidsmovie.Ifthey followhim into themovie,he eatspop-corn and enjoys himself. Even has a cherrycoke. Mike’scar:

MikedrivesaBMW320-I.Licenseplate:GI5TA.Thereseemstobenoonearoundtowit-ness thebreaking in.On thepassengerseatis the envelope that Christopher gave him[Handout 5].

BEKs Enter Stage Right Now thisdoesn’tneed tobe the timeyouintroducetheBEKs,anytimeanagentortwoisalone,oranythingyouthinkit’llconfuseorcreepouttheAgentsisaperfecttime.Thatsaid,alatenightmovietheaterparkinglothasworkedwon-dersformemultipletimes.SomethingabouttheBEKsasking foraride inacar that theAgentshave just broken into creates that certain spe-cialawkwardtension.They’resimultaneouslytheguiltyparty(caughtred-handed)andtheauthor-ity(afterall,thekidsareaskingforafavor...) Wherever you introduce them, play thekids straight, doingwhatever you thinkwill getthementrance;plea,insist,sob,demand—what-everthekid’sthinkwillwork.

“Our brother was supposed to pick us up but he went to a girl’s house/Please, our mom doesn’t know we’re out, etc.”

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Besuretokeeponthem.Theyneedtofeel they’re in an uncomfortable encounterinaparking lot,notdeliberatingwhat todoarounda table.Keepdescription short, stayin character. Though the children won’t beholdingeyecontact,Isuggestyoudo.Always.IthelpsgeneratetheuneasethattheAgentsshouldfeelaroundthekids.Irecommendallthe creepy stuff happens on sticky notes sothatnooneissureanyoneelseisexperienc-ing/seeingwhattheyare.Don’tletanyoneex-periencethesamething.They’llallbetryingto confirmand communicatewith eachoth-erandfeeltheycan’tbecauseofthesedamnkids. Someone notices their eyes. Anotheragentfeelsthehairontheirneckstandup,ormaybe it’s thesensationofsomeoneblowinglightlyonhernostrils.Perhapstheplayerwiththelowestcurrentwillpowerfeelstheurgetoobey.Myfavoriteispassingsomeonethenote:

“For a second the older child catches the light of a passing car and seems to... shim-mer.”

Theywillpause.He’snotdoingTwilight.DoTwilight.We’vegotapairofteenager“vam-pires”and ifwedoourpart rightwe’ll soonhave half theAgentsarguingand justifyingthesilliestaspectsof thebooks to theotherhalf.AnAgentmayconnectthisshimmeringbacktoVictor’snotementioningauras.ManyAgents have [wonderfully] spiraled down therabbithole,pointingemphaticallyatthewiki-pediapageforauras.Theotherplayerswillal-mostalwaysthinkthey’recrazy.Thisconnec-tioncombinedwiththeOrphannotehassentmanyAgentsonthepathtodiscoverwhatbe-fellV-Cell.

Going For a Ride

Should the Agents decide to give thechildrenaridethekidswillnotthankthem,merelygetintothebackseatofthecarandtelltheAgentstogoeaston63rdstreet.Thestreetisisolated,onlyhereandtheredoesthelonely

silhouetteofahousestandoutamongst thetrees and emptyfields. onMidwestBlvd theboyswilltelltheagentstoturnrighttoapar-ticularlyemptycornerof thisearth.ThecarwilleasetoastopbetweentheNorthCanadi-anRiverandArcadiaLake. TheAgentsshouldhavearisingsenseofterrorand‘ohgod,whatdidwedo?’astheride goes on, though the kids shouldn’t doanythingparticular to give that sensation. IftheAgentstrytogetthechildrentoleavetheywillcalmlyrepeat;

“you have to take us home.”

IftheAgentstryandpushthechildrenoutofthecar,theycan’t.Iftheyresorttovio-lence,sodothekids.Iftheinvestigatorspanicandabandonthecarthekidswillimpassive-lywatchthemflee.Whentheyarea footballfield’slengthawaythecarwilldriveoff.Itcanbefoundbeatup,likeitwastakenjoyriding.Thedriver’ssideviewisbrokenoff,therearescratches along the side and hay and mudthrownupinthewheelbeds.Itcanbefoundthe followingday (if reportedmissing) in theparkinglotofSouthmooreHighSchool[2901SSantaFeAve]. IfanAgentconnect theor-phan lead to theBEKs theymaynotice it isconspicuouslyinwalkingdistanceoftheBap-tist Children’s Home [16301 South WesternAvenue].

All the Way Home

IftheAgentsgoallthewaytowherethecarstopsbyit’sownaccord,thingswillprob-ablygetprettybloodyprettyquickly.Thechil-drenwilltwicesay:

“you have to get out of the car.”

If theAgentsdon’tdosoorgetviolentthe children decide it’s time to feed. If theydoobey,well,it’sstilltimetofeed.Theagentschancesareslim. If theydokilloneorbothchildrenafteranhourorsothebodywillde-materializeintoapitch-likesludge.Thesludge

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rapidlysublimates,disappearingfullyonly30minuteslater.Thefumescauseshorrifichal-lucinations.Themistwillfindit’swaybacktothecryptinthemine.Anyonewhowitnessesthetransformationtakes0/1D6SAN.Shouldanyone inhale the fumes theymustmake aCONx5orsuffer0/1D4SANfromtheeffects. ButAgentsprobablywon’tkill aBEK.They’ll probably be killed. [BEK stats page 19].TheBEKsmightnotpursueiftheAgentsrun after the creatures have downed one ortwo for feeding. The Agents might also findshelteriftheyjumpintotheriverorthelake.Thisisn’tbecausetheBEKscan’tcrosswater.Swimmingjustwasn’tthatcommonanactivi-tytolearnin1892.Shouldoneendupinwa-ter,theotherwillbreakofftotryandrescuehisbrother. IfanAgentdiesandtheotherscannotescapewithherbodytheAgentwill join theotherbodiesatthemine.Iftheyleavethecar,itwillalsoendupatthehighschool.

Trick or Treat: You might not have the BEKs visitthekidsatacar, theymightdecidetocomea’knocking.IftheycometotheAgentscurrentresidencetheywillaskforaridehome.Sub-stitutearemoteplaceinthegeneralareaiftheplayersaretrackinglocationsongooglemapsorsomesuch,andthenrunasabove.Iftheplayersdon’twanttogivethemaridetheywillattempttobeallowedintousethephoneorbathroomorhaveabitetoeat—they’restarv-ing. If theAgentscall thechildrenanuberorataxiinsteadtheycannoticethatthechil-dren still ask for permission before enteringthevehicle.Thenextmorningthecarwillbefoundjoyriddenandinthehighschoolpark-ing lot. The driver’s cellphone will be therewithacrackedscreen.911wastypedbutnev-erdialed.ThedriverwasAlexMoya.

On the Trail: Christopher Shouldagents followthecolonel fromtheDrunken Fry have them again make a stealth

check to remainunseen.Should they fail itwillstartachaserequiring2wins.Iftheagentswin,McCainwillstillconfrontthemoutsidehishouseanddemandtoknowwhytheyarefollowinghim.AtsomepointinthisconfrontationChristopher’swife Kim will scream and Christopher will runintothehouse.IfAgentsdon’tfollow(orbail)andsucceedanAlertnesschecktheywillseeamanwithanathleticbuildrunoutoftherearofthehouseandhopthebackfence.Shouldtheinvesti-gatorspursuetheyneedtomakeAthleticchecks.Asuccesswillgetthemintimetoseecatchtheleft couple of digits of the license plate [599] iftheyscoreacritical success theysee thewholeplate[0A-5599]. IftheAgentsfollowintothehouse(orfailtheirAlertnesscheckandwaitaround)themyste-riousmanwillbegonebeforetheycancatchtheplate.Kimwillbefreakedout,someonewasrum-magingintheoffice.ChristopherwilldemandtheAgents tellhimwho thatwasandwhy theyarefollowinghim.TheywillneedtomakeaPersuadeCheck-20%toconvincehimnottocallthecops.

The Boys in Blue

AsmentionedintheOklahomasection,there are 6 stations inOklahoma. They canlookuponeoriftheyjustgotothepoliceas-sumeit’stheofficebelow,thecloseststationtotheBaptistChildren’sHome(alsotheclos-esttotheMotel6).

OKCityPoliceDepartment:SantaFeDivision9000SantaFeAveOklahomaCity,OK73139Phone:(405)297-1190

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ThereareanumberofwaysthePolicemightupandifDeltaGreenAgentshavegot-tenontheirbadside,itwillplayoutasyou’dexpect.ButtheAgentsmightreachouttothepoliceinsteadoftheotherway‘round. If theyprovideproof that theyare lawenforcementthepolicewebecooperativeandfriendly.Shouldtheyfindawaytobelievablybringup thepersonwhobroke intoColonelMcCain’s house the policewillmention thatKim McCain just gave a description to thesketchartist.ApersuadecheckcangetthemtoprintoutacopytoshowtheAgents[Hand-out 6]. IfanyoneworksfortheFBImakealuckrolltoseeiftheycanrecognizethefaceofSpe-cialAgentKit“Kooky”Maunder.Theagentcanshare this informationwith thepolice or sitcontentwiththeknowledgethattheywillfig-ure it out rather quickly themselves. If theyhelpthepoliceorwaitforthepolicetofigureitout,anFBIagentcanmakeaPersuadechecktoconvincethepoliceto let themstop inonhim and get to the bottom of things. MajorGonshorwillgiveanenvelopetotheAgentstopassontoMr.Maunder.Kithasrentedroom#13attheBestWesternat6101NorthSantaFeAve.HegotintoOklahomaabout16hoursbeforetheAgents.AnFBIagentcanalwayslookupMaunder’sfileintheFBIdatabase[Handout 7].

Best Western

—The Best Western looks like an overgrown barn, the red trim reveals what the white walls tried to hide. 6101NorthSantaFeAve.OklahomaCity,OK73118Phone:(405)848-1919

If the Cell goes to the hotelduringthedaytheywon’tfindMaun-derthere.Iftheyarriveafter3pmandhaven’tbeengivenHandout 8, theywillfind it taped to thedoor.Maun-derappearsat9pminamudcovered

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suit,whichhewillpromptlygetoutofifnooneiswaitingforhim.Heisinaglummood.Thereis something afoot, something just past hisgrasp.Maunderwillby thispointhavebeenchewed out by his boss but not fired. He’ssupposedtocomebacktoDCbuthe’sstalledfortime.Thetruthishere. Maunder is distrustful of the agents,believingthemtobeapartoftheconspiracythat disappeared his friendMatthew Litton,alongwithAllanLangandKateBurdenshaw.Hewonders ifnow they’rehere todisappearhim too.He’s confrontational, butmostly inaverbalway.Hetendstomonologue,asifre-vealinghowcloseheistothe“truth”willmakethoseintheshadowsrevealtherest. Thoughinitiallywary,iftheAgentscanconvincehimthattheycanhelphimfind“thetruth”, he’s almost eager to put his cautionbehindhim.Attemptstopersuadehimusingthe paranormal or government conspiracies(realornot)aremadeata+20%. ShouldtheAgentstrytodownplaythedisappearanceoftheAgents,Maunderwillgetdefensiveandfind reasons tohighlight theirimportance.

Ex) “The US Postal Service maintains 40,000 offices, handles 166 billion pieces of mail while selling a cool 25 billion in money orders. And you don’t see potential for corruption?”

“Ever heard of Gulf War Syndrome? The government has been manufacturing germs for decades. Humans have been using biological warfare since the Hittites in 1500 BC. You think the government wouldn’t kill to keep their new-est weapon secret?”

“I see the faceless men walking the halls of DC. Manipulating laws for their own purpos-es, reallocating funds how they and not the taxpayers see fit. Hell, they’ve hunted me why shouldn’t they hunt Matthew? Maybe Matthew was just a way to get at me. Well, Matthew’s sacrifice is a way to get at them.”

If theAgentsbringuphismuddysuitorsayanythingrelatedtotheBEKsMaunderwill become convinced they’ve seen them. If

they haven’t, or play coy or dumbMaunderwill insist theyknowwho I’m talkingabout.He’sevendrawnapicture[Handout 9].Ifanopportunityarisesforhimtoexpoundonwhathethinkstheyare,he’lltakeit.They’revam-pires.Theonlyquestioniswhatkind.Discus-sionsofvampiretypescanberole-playedout,oryoucangivetheAgentsHandout 10. IftheAgentssuggestanysortoftheory,grabitandrunwithit,blowittothebiggestversionpossible.TheAirForcehascreatedabiological virus that it’s testing on unwant-edchildrentocreatevampiresupersoldiers.Maunder’ssureofit.IfyourplayersarenotwellversedintheMythos,therearesomedelight-fulpullsyoucantakefromittomakeMaun-derseempositivelybonkers.Eyesarewindowstothesoul.That’swhytheir’sareblack.Theydon’thavesouls.They’vebeenpossessedbyaraceof timehoppingalienswhousehumanproxies to bring about their nefarious ends.What ends? To bring about the dominion of

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a raceof sentientbeetles.Threecasesdownthe line when they encounter something ofthe Yith they’ll start wondering about whatthatFBIwassaying.Theymightregretkillinghim.Warning:KitMaunderhasanextreme-lyhighmortalityrate.ManyCellsdecidehispryingnatureissimplytoomuchofaliability.It’salwaysdelightfulwatchingAgentsrealizethey’reabouttobetheultimatebadguys inone of their favorite narratives. It often be-comessomesortofgrotesqueOldYellerbur-lesque.

Sun Ridge Apartments TheAgentsbeintriguedbythemessage“callSunridgeApts”onagentVictor’snoteanddecidetogototheSunRidgeApartments.Thephonenumberbelongstothepayphoneout-sideSunRidgeApartments.Thereare37re-viewsforSunRidgeonapartmentratings.com,0% of them recommend the place. Dents,holes,blackmold,backeduptoilets,mainte-nance rummaging through personal belong-ings—yessir,SunRidgehasitall.Noise,Main-tance,Safety,Grounds,Officeallratearound1outof5stars. The Super, Joe Tupetsko won’t saymuchofanything(includinghisname)with-outawarrantoractualphysicalviolence.He’shadplentyof lawsuits fromcurrentand for-mertenantssuehimandassuchhasatight-lipped policy. Not that he knows much, Al-lanLangpaidahundreddollarstostayhereonenight,thoughTupetskodoesn’tknowthename.Hewasjustsomedopeyguywithhugecalves.Underthedumpsterbythepayphonehandout 11.

I Spy With My Little Eye

The Agentsmight decide to reject thesupernatural intheirsearchforthechildrenanddecidetolookformundaneexplanationsfortheirstandoutfeature.Research(orasuc-cessful Medicine check) into black eyes willleadtheAgentstoAniridia. Aniridiaisararecongential,hereditary,bilaterialformofIrishypoplasia(underdevel-

opment).Aniridiaisdevelopedwhenthegeneresponsible for eye development, Pax6, doesnot function correctly. This causes the eyeto stop developing early andwhen the childisbornmostoftheeyeisunderdevelopedtosomedegree.AnirdianotonlyaffectstheIris,butalsothecornea,lens,opticnerveandmayhaveretinalmanifestations.Itmaycausefove-alandoptichypoplasia. Occurringinonly1outofevery90,000peopleputsonlyanestimated7peoplewithAniridiainOklahomaCity.Narrowingitdownto teenagers it seems highly likely that Ed-wardandJasperCulkinare theonly two inthe city. Being siblings will almost certainlymakethemstandoutaswell.ResearchinthisareawillrevealthechildrentoberesidentsattheBaptistChildren’sHome. AdoctororscientistmayrealizethatAn-iridiawouldleavethescleraoftheeyeswhite.Theirdarkschlerasarecausedbyabuildupofhomogentisicacid,knownasAlkaptonuria.Whenthechildrendiedandreturnedin1892their bodies stopped producing the enzymehomogentisic acid. This isn’t particularly aproblemfortheboysastheirbiologyseemstoplaylittlepartinwhatorwhytheyare.Ithashowever lead to over a century of homogen-tisicacidbuildup. Inaddition toblackeyesthechildrenhaveblackurine,blackearwax,blacksweat,andaslightbluediscolorationoftheirskin,particularlyaroundsweatglands. TheirAlkaptonuriaiscurrentlyundiag-nosed,indeed,anymedicaldoctorexaminingthemwouldhaveallsortsofreasonstopanic,andprobablywouldnot last long.Neverthe-less,anAgentwithagoodmedicinecheckorhunchshouldbeabletofigureitout.

Baptist Children's Home

—A large modern building, each floor alternat-ing between white paneling and blue glass. OBHCAdministrativeOffice:3800NorthMayAvenueOklahomaCity,OK73112Phone:(405)942-3800

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—A large campus nestled in a middle of the neighborhood. A ring road surrounds an open green and branches off to a number of resi-dences.

Residence:16301S.WesternAvenueOklahomaCity,OK73170Phone:(405)691-7781

Should the Agents go looking for Or-phanagesinOklahomaCitytheywillfindtwo:the Maisha Project, the Baptist Children’sHome.TheBEKshappentoliveatthelatter. BaptistChildren’sHomewasfoundedin1903andovertheyearshascaredforthou-sandsofchildren.Theircurrentcampushaseightcottagesandfourtransitional/indepen-dentlivingduplexesservingatotalof76resi-dents. Twocottagesarefocusedonafosterfam-ilysettingwitheightresidentsandamarriedcoupleservingashouseparents.Theothersixcottagesarefocusedontheunityofmothersantheirchildrenwhohavefoundthemselvesincrisissituations. ShouldtheCelldecidetointeractwithadministrationattheircontactpointsareTif-fany McNeese and Irene Schlisman. Shouldthey attempt to interactwith people at boththeAdministrativeOfficeandtheResidence,splitthemup,ifonlyone,thenIreneSchlis-manisnextupthechainofcommand. Tiffany McNeese is outgoing in amid-western way, and will try to curve theconversationtowardsadoptionwheneverpos-sible.Inherearly30s,workandthechildrenisagoodwayofnotthinkingabouther6yearrelationshipcoming toanend.Shecontinu-allywonders if therewas some otherway itcould’veplayedout.Tiffany ishighlyprotec-tiveofthechildrenandwillnotgiveupthemoranyinformationaboutthemeasily(-40%toPersuadeorLaw),thiscanbemitigatediftheplayers convincingly come from an adoptionangleorgetawarrant. If they do end up talking about theCulkin children, Tiffany will express worrythatneitherofthemseemstohavegrowninverymuchinthe3yearsthey’vebeenattheChildren’s home. They can also learn about

Anirdia from Tiffany if they did not alreadylearn about it. Tiffany will admit to feelinguneasy around the children but will blameherself for feeling uncomfortable with theirmedicalcondition. Irene Schlisman is inhermid-fortiesand for her the whole thing has simply be-comeajob.Notthat itstartedthatway,butlifecrowdedouttheChildren’sHome,energyis needed elsewhere. Irene is no lesswillingto give up information than Tiffany and anadoptionisultimatelyabunchofforms.IftheAgentsgetIrenetoopenupabout(andshowconcernfor)herdaughter’sstrugglewithmethwillremovethePersuade/Lawpenalty. IftheAgentsimplythattheirinvestigationwillhelpher daughter (perhaps they’re trying to takedowntheSinaloaCartelthatispumpingmethintothecity)theycanevengeta+20%bonus. IftheagentsaresuccessfulwithTiffanyor Irene theyarewilling tosetupameeting(or,unknowingly,anambush), or simply tellthe agents were the kids are (possibly theirresidenceinWarringHouse.Southmoorehighschool,etc.)

The Kid's are Not Alright

Caretakers:

The Culkins’ caretakers at WarringHouseatMattandBrittanyConlan,ayoungmarriedcoupleoftwoyearsintheirearly30s.They seem eager and sincere down to earthpeopleonanytopicbuttheCulkins.Itiseeriehow quickly they will turn from pleasant tounpleasantandbackagain. The Conlans are, for lack of a betterword, thebrother’s thralls.Thesame thingsthatV-Cell is currently gestating intoat theOsageMine.Theyhavenotbeenalive inthestrictestsenseforsometimenow.Theywillde-fend thebrother’s in everywaypossible butbesidesthatlookandacthuman.Forafewyearsanyway.Eventually,thewillbegintorotandmolt.Theirskinsloughing

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offaspuspushesupinitsplace.Thethrallswillbecomeanimalisticandravenousastheydeveloptheirowntasteforblood. So far, Edward and Jasper have putdown all of their parent-thralls before theyhavegottensofargone.Forthechildren,feed-ingon strangers isn’t especiallydifficult, it’sthenecessity to repeatedlymurder their ad-optedparents that is theworstpartof theiraffliction.

OtherChildren:

TherearesixotherchildrenthatliveattheWarringHousewithEdwardandJasper;Daniel Noonan (M 9), James Moore (M 10),andDavidMorris(M14),AdrianSmith(F6),JacklynNabbors(F9)andLucyWen(F13). All of thechildrenarekindof creepedoutbythebrothersandtrytospendaslittletimeaspossiblearoundthem.Atonetimeoranotherallofthemhavecomplainedtoadmin-istration asking ifEdward andJasper couldbeplacedelsewhere.

killit,killitwithfire

IftheAgentsdecidetoattacktheBEKswhile they’re at home and vulnerable, therewill almost certainly be collateral damage.Look for ways tomake it as awful and soulcrushingaspossible(Sanity!).Therearekids,parentsenthralledagainsttheirwill,haplessadministrators, groundskeepers, maybe afamilydog.Policeresponsetimetogunfireis11minutesunlesssomehowdelayedoralert-ed.Adjusttimeaccordingly.TheBEKswill,ofcourse,merelyre-spawnintheircrypt,thoughtheAgentsmightneverlearnthis.

They've Got a History...

If the Agents decide to go digging forrecordsof childrenororphanswithAniridiatheywillfindacurioustrailthroughthe20th century[Handout 12]:

• From 1986-1990 Jacob and Luke Whitelived at Speck Homes Incorporated (or-

phanage)beforebeingadoptedattheagesof13and16.BothsufferedfromAniridia.Adoptionrecordsareclosed.

• Two brothers suffering from Aniridia, Ri-leyandSteveSellers livedat the Interna-tionalOrphanageReliefSocietyfrom1978-1982. Theywere adopted at ages 14 and16.Adoptionrecordsareclosed.

• OwenandPhilipBannerlivedattheBap-tistChildren’sHomefrom1963-1967.BothsufferedfromAniridiaandwereadoptedattheagesof15and17.Adoptionrecordsareclosed.

• Marcus and Caius Pepper lived at SpeckHomesIncorporatedfrom1945-1948.BothwerediagnosedwithAniridiaandAlkapto-nuria.Theywereadoptedattheageof13and16.Adoptionrecordsareclosed.

• TwoboyswithAniridiastayedattheBaptistBoy’s Ranch Town Children’s Home from1924-1929.Adoptionrecordsareclosed.

If theAgents look into theevents thatled to the closing of the #11mine in Krebstheycangleanthefollowinginformation.

• OnJanuary7th,1892inKrebs,OklahomatheOsageCoal&MiningCompanyMine

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White-Nose Syndrome

A disease affecting hibernating bats, White-Nose Syndrome is a disease named for the fungus that appears on the muzzle of hibernat-ing bats. First documented in New York in 2006 WNS has now spread coast to coast and killed 7 million bats. In many hibernacula (the caves and mines were bats hibernate) mortality rates reach 100%. A recently discovered fungus, Pseudogym-noascus destructans, has been demonstrated to cause White-Nose Syndrome. This fungus has yet to cause symptoms in humans, though scien-tists wear protection when taking samples. The fear that it can spread to humans is what is driv-ing the EPAs fervor in the Litton case.

#11collapsed inanexplosionkilling100peopleandinjuring150more.

• Amongthedeadweretwobrothers,GeorgeandPeterGregori,brotherswhoworkedascartpushersdueto theirnearblindness.Georgewas16whenhedied.Peterwas14.

Why would they look into Krebs? Goodquestion.

Dead Bodies and Trailblazers

Two days into the investigation, orwheneveritseemsliketheAgentsneedanewlead,Lang’sChevyTrailblazerwillbediscov-eredoutsideofthetownofKrebs,Oklahoma.Iftheagentshavealreadyfoundtheirwaytothemineandmovedthecarthenthisdoesn’thappen,otherwise: Some teenagers were playing aroundthesiteofanoldabandonedmine (yes,thatone)andstumbleduponthecar.Thefindinghasbroughtwithitabitofacircus. InsidethecarwasthebodyofFBIAgentMatthew Litton. A dead federal agent wouldbebadenoughbutallabouthismouthwasathick,cottonyfungalgrowth. TheKrebspolicecontactedboththeFBIoffice inOklahomaand theCDC.TheCDC,inturn,contactedtheEPAofficeinTulsaandaskedthemtocontrolthesitewhilesomeoneflewout.TheEPAgottothescenebeforetheFBI and immediately insisted on quarantin-ingthemineandthebody.Thebodyhasbeenmoved to the Krebs police station until theEPA can get to it andmove it back toTulsaforproperexaminationwhentheCDCofficerarrives. The FBI is annoyed that the EPA aretamperingthesceneof investigationandarefurious that they won’t let the FBI see thebodyofoneofitsownAgents.Worse,theEPAwon’tlettheFBIintothecrimesceneatalloutoffearofcontamination.TheEPAimmediatelysawsimilaritiesbetweenthefungalgrowthonLitton’sfaceandWhite-noseSyndrome.Theyarepanickedthatasubspeciesofthefungusmightbecapableofinfectinghumans. This will ultimately lead to a jurisdic-

tionalbattlebetweenthetwoagenciesunlesstheagentsfindawaytomitigateit.Ofcourse,that which is dead won’t necessarily waitaroundforthatgovernmenttosorteverythingout. So far the FBI, the EPA, and the Po-licehaveallkeptthestoryquiet,it’suptotheHandlertodecidehowlongthatcanlast. Theofficialstory is that themandiedfromhydrogensulfidepoisoning,alsoknownasstinkdamp.TheEPAisusingitasachancetostressthedangersofabandonedmines.Lit-ton’sidentityhasnotbeenreleased.

Krebs, Oklahoma

ThechildrendiedinaminingdisasterinKrebsin1892andbecauseofacompulsiontosleepthereeverySaturday,theyalwayshavetocomebacktotheOklahomaarea. About2hours east ofOklahomaCity,Krebswasfoundedinthelate1800s.Inques-tionable conditions European immigrantswere sent deep underground to rip forth itsblackcoal.Turnoverratewashigh,deathwascommon. The 1892 explosion in the OsageCoalandMiningCompany’sNo.11minemadelittleimpactonmining.Afterall,therewere15

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otherminestopullprofitfrom. Today, the town is knownmore for itsfoodthanitscoal.DubbedOklahoma’s‘LittleItaly’.Pete’sPlace,IsleofCapri,andRosean-na’shaveallbeenaroundforgenerations.AshasLovera’sFamilyGrocery. As of the 2000 census 2,051 peoplelived in Krebs with amedian household in-comeof$24,514.About16.6%offamiliesand19.1%ofthepopulationswerebelowthepov-ertyline.Krebshasapoliceforceofonlyfourofficers.Crimeisaroundthenationalaverage,butdotothesmallnumberofpeopleinpurenumberstherearefewincidents(thespecificcrimerecordscanbefoundatwww.city-data.com/crime/crime-Krebs-Oklahoma.hmtl) There is a chance the Agents seeMc-Cainintown.Theywon’tknowitbutitisen-tirelycoincidental.HehappenstoloveItalianfood.

Kreb's Police Station

5EWashingtonStreetKrebs,Oklahoma,OK74554Phone:(918)423-2421

—The small stone station sits across the street from a dilapidated row of store fronts, the only store still open is A&F Vacuum. The station is flanked on each side by large aluminum stor-age buildings. The one on the left is the town’s masonic lodge.

ThearrivalofMatthewLitton’sbodyhaseffectivelycloseddownthestationandanteonthedoorasksallvisitorstoheadtothema-sonic temple. TheEPAs reaction to the fun-gushascausedtheofficerstowanttospendaslittletimeaspossiblearoundLitton’sbodywhich,wrappedmummystyleinmultiplelev-elsofplastic,wasplacedintheholdingcell.

TheMasonicTemple:

Thefourofficerswhoworkatthepolicestationhavesetupnextdoorat theMason-icTempleandhaveamakeshiftsetupgoing. TheofficersareChiefofPoliceDennis

Cook,DeputyChiefMattWhitlock,andOffi-cersDeniseJonesandTimothyGrant.Iftheagentsarriveduringtheday,ChiefCookisatthemine. Someone else should probably beoutinthecommunity,butallthecommotionislikelytomakethemhangtogetherandgos-sip. Whitlock is the most talkative of thegroup and also the onewho took the state-ments of the two kids who discovered thebody. None of the officers know how muchtheyareorarenotallowedtoshareandwithwho,sounlessanagentiffromtheEPA/CDC(or successfully convinces them they’re fromtheEPA/CDC)andpretendstoalreadyknowwhat’sgoingonthey’reunlikelytobegiventoomuch.AnFBI agent (or pretender)mightbeabletobrowbeatsomethingoutofthemwithasuccessfulPersuadeorBureaucracycheck. Theyweretoldinnouncertaintermstoletnooneintoseethebody,sounlesstheythinktheEPA/CDCisgoingintoseethebody(orbetteryet,removeit)they’renotgoingtoletanyoneintothepolicestation.Theywon’topenthedoortoanyonenotaffiliatedwiththeEPAorCDCwithoutextraordinarycircumstances(suchasanFBIAgentgettingacriticalsuc-cessofPersuade).Thatsaid, theywillbeal-mosttoowillingtoopenthedoortosomeonefromtheEPA.Theyweregiveninstructionstohandoverthebody,butnoonefromtheEPAhasbeenoveryet toclaimitandthething’ssuremakingthepolicenervous. The officers might be persuaded intoprovidingdetailsaboutthefindingofthebod-iesandpossiblyshowthewitnessstatementsofTommyGibsonandAshleyGaines,thekidsteenagerswhofoundthebody. Tommy and Ashley didn’t see much,mostly the oldmine was a cool place to gomakeout.Atfirst,whentheysawthecartheyjustthoughtsomeoneelsehadcometohookup.Theydidn’tthinkanythingofituntiltheycamebackthenextdayanditwasstillthere.That’swhentheygotcloseenoughtoseetheblood.Oncetheysawthebodytheygotoutofthereandcalledthepolice.TheEPAdidsomesort of scrubbing of them but ultimately letthemgohome.

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InsidetheStation:

If theAgentsattempt toenter thesta-tion via a Craft (Locksmithing) check, on afailedstealthcheck,rollaluckchecktoseeifsomeoneseesthem. Inside,thestationissmallbutunclut-tered.AsuccessfulCraft(Locksmithing)checkwill get them access to the evidence vault,though they won’t find anything of interest.However,insidetheywillfindanotherdoorbe-hindwhichisthearmory.Insidetheycanfind410-gaugeshotguns,4 lightcarbinesand4reinforcedKevlarvests. Thekeystotheholdingcellisinanopenlockernexttothefrontdesk.Theholdingcellitselfisinabackroom.

Holdingcell:

Theholdingcellispainteddrunktankpink, Matthew’s body lays upon a woodenbenchunderathoroughwrapofclearplasticpolysheeting.Thewholethinghasbeenducttapedthoroughly,soastobeairtight.Itisasloppybutthoroughjob. WhenevertheAgentsunwrapMatthew,whether here or elsewhere they will see hisbody. Matthew’s skin is tight, taut, as if itwereslowlybeingpulledoffhisbodyfromev-erywhere.Itiswhite,waxy.Theonlycoloratallistheskinunderhiseyes,whichisbulg-ing,discoloredwithblood.Halfwaybetweenabruiseandawaterballoon. Shortly after being exposed to airMatthewwillburst toalertness,hewillbesavageandravenous.Ahungerhasawokenwithinhim.Ifnotunwrapped,hewillawakein10hours.Thiscouldspelltroubleforthepolice.Ormaybetheheargunfirefromthestation.InLitton’spocketishandout 13.[Matthew Litton’s stats on page 19].

Osage Mine No. 11

The mine is about a mile and ahalfoutsidethetowninhillslongsinceretakenby blackjack oaks. TheEPAhas set

upaquartermileperimeteraroundthemine’sverticalshaftsatthetopofthehill.TheEPAisunawarethatthereisahorizontalentrancelowerdowninthehillside,muchinthesamewayCulkinbrotherswereunawaretheirwasacaratthetopofthehill.MatthewLittonwaskilled,notby thebrothers,butby theothermembersofV-Cell.Theywentdownintotheearthtokillthekids.Theyfailed.Whentheydidn’t return, against his better judgment,Matthewwent after.He found their corpses,and after awakening them, barely escapedafterpartiallycollapsingatunnelwithexplo-sives.Hemadeitbacktothecar,butthebitesensuredhenevermadeitanyfurther. TheothertwomembersofV-Cellarestilldownthere,removingtherubble.Witheach passing day their cunning and hungeraregrowing. If the Agents go to the Krebs Histori-calSocietyorLibrarylookingforinformation

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abouttheminetheycanfindadiagramofit[Handout 14], which could clue them in tothefactthattheirisanentranceoutsidetheEPAperimeter.

EPA Perimeter

Apoorlymaintaineddirtroad leadstothetopofthehillinwhichtheminewasdug.Asyounearthetopofthehillyouseecautiontapstrungbe-tweentheblackjackoaks.

Daytime Inside the perimeteryou see two orange OSHABsuits.Theyarebentoverinthegrasscollectingsam-ples.Next to them is a redsign:‘DangerMineShaft’. Standing at the cau-tion tape in respiratormasks are Chief of PoliceDennisCookandEPAFieldInspector Victor A. Turkot.Depending on how yourcaseisgoing,orifyouthinkthe Agents might need apossible friendlydown theline,youmightputaveryannoyedSpecial Agent in Charge Al Tolson there aswell.Despite trying to insist on jurisdiction,Dennis Cook is currently siding with andsupportingMr.Turkot.Tolsonisnotwillingtoforcehiswayin,thoughhe’scertainlythoughtaboutit.Turkot,forhispart,isinsistingofthepossibledangerofinfectionandinsistthattheeveryonehereneedstobewearingarespira-tor and ifpeopleareuncooperativewillaskDennisCooktoplacetheoffendersunderar-rest.Cookwillbereluctanttodoit,unlesstheAgentsareaskingforit. TheEPAagentsareafraidofmorethanjustfungalspores.They’veseenthebloodsmearsaroundthemouthofmineshaft,ontheseatsofthecar.Noonehasdaredtouchtheropedescendingintothedark.They’renotsoconfidentneedlescausedthose

puncturewounds.TheirplanistostalltheFBIandthepoliceuntiltheCDCgetanotherscientistonthegroundthattheycanthrowauthorityto.

Nighttime

The EPA inspectors have left for thenight but one of the police officers will be

holdingdownthelocation(unlesssomethinghashappenedthatwouldmakeitlikelytheywouldhaveanotherpriority(sayabloodbathatthestationwhenamancomesbackfromthedead). Aroundthelipofthemineshaftisdriedblood from where Matthew hoisted himselfup. The door handle to the Trailblazer, like-wise,issmearedwithbloodasaretheseats.WhenMatthewrealizedhe’d lost thekeys intheminehesimplygaveupanddied.AroundthecarandinthetrunktheAgentscanfindhandout 15 & 16.Thereisalsosomeextraropeinthecar. At the top of themine shaft someonehasbuiltatopropeanchoraroundtwotrees.From the anchor a static rope drops downinto the abyss. ASearch checkwill reveal a

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halfmilelong,butthey’reonly60inchestall.Insomeplaces,smaller.Therearepocketsofgas,heavierthanairthatsimplysit,waitingfor unlucky people to pass through. Somearemerelypoisonous(blackdampex.carbondioxide), others are explosive (fire damp ex.methane),andothersareboth(stinkdampex.hydrogensulfide).Airtunnelshavebeendugdowntogetoxygenintothemineandamis-stepnearoneislikelytobefatal.Alloftheseare real risks to agents climbing into a coalmine.Andthat’sbeforeyougettothesuper-naturalhorrorslurkingbelow. Allofthesecanbeusedtogreateffecttocreatememorablescenes(orpunishunpre-paredAgents).Bulletscansetoffmethaneex-plosionsthatcanblast friendor foe,shelvescancollapse,V-Cellcancrawlfromairventsorbeknockeddownthem.Makeitdark,makeitcramped.Makeitdangerous.

Saturday Night's Alright...

Technically, the Culkin brother’s onlysleepinmineonSaturdaynights.IftheAgentsdon’tpiecethistogetherfromoverhearingthebrotherswhilespyingonthemorbynoticingthesimilaritiesbetweenBlackEyedKidsandtheGreekVrykolakasyou’reprobablybestoffplacingtheminthemineanyway.Rareisthegroupthat’sgoingtoenjoyatense,darkcrawlto the bottom of an empty mine. Especiallyif they’ve already gone through a low stakeversionofthatwiththeColonel.IftheCellisgoing into thedarkwithanexpectationofabloody end—let them get it.Oneway or theother. Place V-Cell wherever youwant them,youcandecidehowmuchoftherubbleofMat-thew’sexplosionremains.IrecommendhavingtheAgentsrunintoVictor/VictoriaandViggoseparately.There’smoretensioniftheykilledonebutknowthere’sstillonestalkingthem.Italsogives theAgentsmuchbetteroddsofstayingontheirfeetandhavingpeoplestand-ingastheygointotheirfinalconfrontation. Thebrotherssleeponthebottomlevel,ongrassmatsbesidethecavein.Alargemaleskeletonhasbeen excavated and sits besidetheirmats. If theAgentsfindawaytomake

climbing harness and descender flung intothetrees. IfanAgenthasmilitarytrainingorathleticsorPilot(somesortofcraftthatusesline)60%theycanteacheveryonehowtomakeaharnessoutoftheextraropeanduseaprusikknotasadescender.Theycanalsopasstheharnessbackupbetweenclimbers,thoughiftheytaketoolongthoseatthebot-tommaybecomepreytoaprowlingV-Cell.Ortheycancomebackwithproperequipment.

If theAgentsallwant to godown intothe mine this way they will need someonewith military training or Athletics or Pilot(somesortofcraftthatusesline)50%(orspe-cialtraining:climbing)toknowhowtoteacheveryonehowtoimprovisearopeharnesstolowerthemselvesdown.Besuretodescribethefrictionoftheropebitingintotheirbackandarm.Alternatively,witha40%thecouldandtheharnesstheycouldruntheharnessbackupforeachpersontodescendwith,ofcoursethatcomeswith the riskof thosewaitingatthebottombeingpounceduponbyV-Cell.Ortheycancomebacklaterwithproperclimbingequipmentforeveryone.

Backdoor Men (and Women)

Going in through the side entrance oftheminekeeps theCell fromhaving towor-ryaboutgettingaround theEPAup topbutthey’llstillneedtofindawayoftraversingver-tically.Theycantieintotheropefromaboveifthey’renotworriedaboutattractingattentionfromitsmovementandareconfidentit’sstillinplace.

Into the Belly of the Beast

If you’ve never been underground be-fore,it’sdark.Darkerthanwordscandojus-tice.Youreyesbecomeuselessappendages.Awaste of calories. If you spend amere hourundergroundwithoutlighttheveryconceptofvisionbeginstofeelforeign.HelpyourAgentsrememberwhypeopleareafraidofsmallspac-es.Andsmallitis,theminetunnelsmaybea

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Matthew Litton?

STR 16 CON 16 DEX 15 INT 5 POW 5 CHA 5HP 16ARMOR RATING 4 (HP rd penalty not applied)ATTACKS Unarmed 65% (Damage 1D4+1)SPECIAL ATTACKS Same as Edward & JasperNOTES Matthew, having just awoken in panicked and feral. Each day he will become more intelli-gent and personable until he is like the Conlans. In 1D8 years he will become far more monstrous than he is now.SAN 1/1D8

Edward & Jasper

STR 16 CON 20 DEX 20 INT 10 POW 5 CHA 5HP 14ARMOR RATING 5 (HP rd penalty not applied)ATTACKS Unarmed 70% (Damage 1D4+1)SPECIAL ATTACKS If Edward or Jasper success-ful pin a target, in addition to the regular benefit, their unarmed attack is now a bite which inflicts a disease with an incubation period of 24 hours and deals 1D4 damage. The CON check is made at -20%. Should the disease kill the victim, in 1d4 days they will turn into a thrall, like V-Cell. Ra-bies shots will give a +20% (4 shots over 2 weeks). AGILE The brothers have super human speed and can close distances of up to 10 meters and still take an action.SAN 1/1D8

Katie/Allan?

STR 14 CON 12 DEX 14 INT 5 POW 5 CHA 5HP 13ARMOR RATING 4 (HP rd penalty not applied)ATTACKS Unarmed 60% (Damage 1D4)SPECIAL ATTACKS Same as Edward & JasperNOTES Same as MatthewSAN 1/1D8

itquietlythroughthemine,theymightcomeuponthechildrenasthey’resleeping.Shouldthe make a lot of noise, well, the childrenmightbeuppasttheirbedtime. ShouldtheAgentsmanagetoburnthechildrenattheirgrave,thentowhoeverisabletocrawlbacktothesurface:congratulations,you’vemadetheU.S.alittlebitsafer.Shouldtheydefeatthekidsbutnotburntheirbodies,thebrotherswill lay low fora fewyearsandthenreturntotheirgame.Shouldtheymeettheir end in themine (or elsewhere). Eh, atleasttheytried.

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Handouts

ThehandoutsarenotlabeledonthepagesthemselvesasfewthingsbreakimmersionmorethanseeingHANDOUT#4emblazonedacrossyournextclue.Soinsteadbelowisanindexthat’llhopefullybeselfexplanatory.You’llprobablygetthemostmileageoutofjustmakingyourownversionsofthevariousnotes(andsaveyourselfsomeink).

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The Oklahoma City Theatre Company

INVITES YOU TO A SPECIAL SCREENING OF

DUST BOWL

Dust bowl tells the story of three government agents from three different agencies who all arrive in Oklahoma City around the same time and then disappear under mysterious circumstances. FBI Agent Matthew Litton (Grant Stevens) told his boss that he was on a family retreat until the end of the month, so what was he doing in Oklahoma City? Was he investigating the Cartels? Dr. Katie Burtenshaw (Lucille Mercer) told the CDC that she was doing research on the recent mumps out-break, but will the Oklahoma State Department of Health verify that? U.S. Postal Inspector Allan Lang (Aaron Cartwright) was last seen catching up with an old friend, Colonel Christopher M. Grus-sendorf, Commander of the 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base. But maybe they weren't friends at all—maybe they'd never even met before. Only our fateful hero, John Smith (Greg Harmon) can solve the case. What caused their disappearance? What is their ultimate fate? Is there a threat to the American public? Did Lang leave behind any clues in the room he rented at the Mo-tel 6 on 1800 E. Reno Ave? And where is that silver Chevy Trailblazer, LP: #1A DL132? Find out this and more tomorrow at your special screening of DUST BOWL.

The computer network is down at the Civic Center Music Hall, please pick up your tickets at our office at 10900 NE 23rd St, Oklahoma City, OK. #28.

Confirmation number is: 1337-0451.

Seating is first-come, first-serve.

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The Cain’s killer Margaritas!• 4cupsicecubes

• 2cupsfrozenraspberries

• 1/2cupclubsoda

• 4tablespoonsfrozenlemonademix

• 4tablespoonslemonjuice,divided

• 7ouncestequila(YEOW!)

• salt,(ifyou’reapussy!!)

DIRECTIONS

Placeiceinablenderandpulsetobeginbreakingitup.Addtheraspberries,clubsoda,lem-onademix,1tablespoonlemonjuice,andtequila.BlenduntilTHICK(justhowyoulikethem!)andSMOOTH,approx.30seconds.

For the Ladies

Pour1tablespoonoflemonjuiceintoasmallsaucer.Inaseparatesaucer,putdownalayerofkoshersalt.Diptherimsoftheglassesinthelemonjuicethenothesalt.Pourmargaritainglass.Party.

IMPORTANT:ListentoMarcyPlayground’sSexAndCandywhilemaking.

Full Name: Kit Billson MaunderFBI Badge Number: JTT047101111License Number: 123-32-1321Date of Birth: October 13th, 1979Height: 6’Weight: 175 lbHair: BrownEyes: HazelMarital Status: UnmarriedCurrent Address: 42-2630 Hegal Place, Apt. #42, Alexandria, VA. 23242Email Address: Kit.Maunder@gmail.com

Hertz Rental Information License # 123-32-1321Maunder, Kit42-2630 Hegal PlaceAlexandria, Va. 23242

Kit Maunder, Vampire Expert

Yousee,vampiremythshavebeenwithussincethedawnoftime.TheChineseJiangShi, the Vetalas of India. The Hebrews hadtheirMotetzDam, theSumerians their Alu.TheMalaysianmana-nang-galwouldsplitatthetorso,andwithhugebatwingsflytothehousesofpregnantwomentosuckbloodfromtheheartoffetuses.Belowisabriefoverviewofsomeof thetypesofvampiresyoutalktoMaunderabout.

TheRomanian Strigoiarerestlessspiritsofthedead, sometimes theyare thought tobeliving people with magical properties. Theycan transform into animals, turn invisible,and drain the blood of victims. It is partic-ularly fond of infants. The first documentedvampire was a strigoi named Jure Grando.For16yearsafterhisdeathhewouldknockondoors,ifsomeoneansweredtheywouldex-pire.

TheSlavic Mara,alsoknowntotheKashu-bepeopleofCanada, issaidtobethespiritofanunbaptizeddeadgirl.Sheisconsideredtobeaterriblenightvisitorwhocrushesandoppresseshervictims.Inslavic legend,onceaMaradrinksthebloodofamanshewillfallinlovewithhimandwillreturntoplaguehisslumbersuntilhisdeath.

The Churel rises when a low-cast Hindu womendieswhilepregnant.Withbackwardsfeet, sagging breasts, and a hideously longtonguetheypreyonyoungmen.

TheGermanAlp is a spirit associatedwiththebogeymanandtheincubus,normallytor-mentingthedreamsofwomen.Thecreature’sphysicalmanifestations can be very danger-ous. TheAlp is consideredmale, sometimesthespiritofarecentlydeceasedrelative,mostoftenanactualdemon.ChildrencanbecomeanAlpwhenamotherusesahorsecollartoeasechildbirth.TheAlpissaidtobeabletotransformintoacar,pig,bird,oralecherousdog--perhaps linking it also to werewolves.TheAlpdrinksbloodfromthenipplesofmen

andchildren,butprefersthemilkofwomen.TheAlpisvirtuallyimpossibletokill. The Greek Vrykolakas has similar bodycharacteristics as vampires of Balkan lore.Theydonotdecay,haveruddycomplexion--asif gorged with new blood. Often reports tellof gray eyes. They are believed to knock onthedoorsofhousesandcall out thenamesof the residents. If it gets no reply the firsttime,itwillpassawaywithoutcausingharm.Ifsomeoneanswersthedoorheorshesup-posedlydiesafewdayslaterandbecomesan-othervrykolakas.Theybecomemorepowerfulifleftaloneandlegendsstatethatoneshoulddestroyitsbodybyburningit.Thiscanonlybedone onSaturday,which is the onlydaywhenthevrykolakasrestsinitsgrave.

The Chonchon of Chile and Argentina isthemagical transformation of power kalkus(sorcerers)whodetachtheirheadwhichthenflysaroundusing it’sgiantears toflyaboutonmoonlessnights.Theycan turn invisibleanddrinkthebloodofsleepingpeople.

TheAsanbosam resides in Southern Gha-na andareasoftheIvoryCoast.Itisbelievedto reside in deep forests. Though of generalhumanshape,ithasteethofironanditslegshave hook-like appendages to scoop victimsupintotrees.

InBelarus, a Mjertojec riseswhenawere-wolf dies. It is only active frommidnight tosunrisebutduringthetimethepurple-facedcreaturewillfeastonanyhumanitsees.Theonlywaytokilloneistomakeatrailofpop-pyseedsbacktoitsgraveandnailitthroughthebestwithanashstakebeforeburningitforever.

TheAssyrian Ekimmudatesbackto4000BC,bitterandangry,itlongstoliveagain.Itattackshumansrelentlesslybeforepossess-ingitscorpse.IfanEkimmushowsatyourdoorstepyouarelikelytodieinafewdays.Theyarebelievedtostillexist,mostlyinrun-downurbanareas.

BIOGRAPHY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER M. MCCAIN

Col Christopher M. McCain is the Commander, 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He is responsible for planning, organizinn, developing and implementing the delivery of optimal health ser-vices to over 54,000 Department of Defense beneficiaries, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and all hosted units. Additionally, the 72d Medical Group strives to maximize wartime and peacetime readiness and support for worldwide deployment and to provide an integrated managed care system for our 25,000 TRI-CARE Prime enrollees in DoD Region South.

Col McCain is a native of Chevy Chase, Md. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer-sity where he earned his Bachelor of Science of Biology degree. He attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree. He was commissioned in the Air Force during his Family Medicine residency program. His first active duty assignment following medical training was at Dyess AFB, Tx., where he served as a family physician and flight surgeon. He attended the Princeton School of Public Health wee he served as Chief Resident in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and earned his Master of Public Health degree. He completed a second residency in Occupational and Environ-mental Medicine, and is dual board certified. He served as Occupational Medicine Consultant at Maxwell AFB, Ab. Col McCain later served as the Chief of the Medical Staff and Deputy of the Medical Group Com-mander for the 23d Medical Group, Moody AFB, Ga. He has deployments as a physician during OEF and OIF, and experience preparing the Joint Warfighter for world-wide contingency operations. Prior to com-mand of the 72d Medical Group, Col McCain commanded the 78th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Robins AFB, Ga.

EDUCATION 1994 Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Virginia Tech University, Va.1998 Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Md.2001 Family Medicine Residency, Abington Memorial Hospital Program, Pa.2003 Squadron Officer School (BDE), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2004 Distinguished Graduate, Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, San Antonio, Texas2006 Air Command and Staff College (IDE) Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence2007 Master of Public Health, Princeton School of Public Health, Princeton, NJ.2008 Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency, Princeton School of Public Health, Princeton, NJ2011 Air War College (SDE), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence2012 Joint Operations Medical Management Course (JOMMC)2014 Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives2015 Joiny Senior Medical Leaders Course (JSMLC) ASSIGNMENTS1. June 1998-May 2001, Resident in Family Medicine, USAFR Financial Aid Program (FAP), Va.2. August 2001-September 2005, Family Medicine Physician and Clinic Element Chief, 314th MDG, Dyess Air Force Base, Tx.3. October 2005-June 2007, Fligt Surgeon and Deputy Chief of the Medical Staff, 314th MDG, Dyess Air Force Base, Tx.4. June 2007-July 2009, Residency in Occupational and Environmental Medicine through Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Princeton School of Public Health, Princeton, NJ.5. September 2009-May 2014, Occupational Medicine Consultant, 95th MDG, Edwards AFB, Calif.6. May 2014-Present, Commander 72d Medical Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.

FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating: Flight SurgeonFlight hours: More than 255Aircraft Flown: C130E/H/J, UH60A/H, F-16D, and E8C/A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSAir Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clustersAir Force Aerial Achievement AwardAir Force Commendation MedalAir Force Achievement AwardAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters2012 ACC Chief of the Medical Staff Commitment to Excellence Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONSAmerican College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)Princeton School of Public Health, Residency Advisory CommitteeAMSUS Society of Federal Health Professionals

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONCaptain 30 Nov. 1998Major 01 July 2005Lieutenant Colonel 31 March 2010Colonel 30 May 2014

(Current as of 11 Jul 2016)