Prayer Two: The Burned Man

[baptizedinflame]

[Joshua ignored his orders to prank people and thanks to that, died. Mayfield managing to do what even Caesar could not. However this being Mayfield, he's soon back.

He does receive an envelope in the mail. Opening it up he finds himself looking at a picture of a very familiar flag. He barely has time to say anything before he's hit with intense burning pain.

A. Hello Mayfield. There is a man sitting on his front steps, looking like he's getting his breath back. He's covered in horrific burns and has a piece of paper clenched in his hands.

B. Walking around town. Argh...it's the Mummy...no wait. Just a man wrapped in bandages from head to foot. Stop and stare? If you look at him for long he'll ask if he can help you with something.

C. The Church. The Burned Man in the church, reading a bible off to the side. Yes, there is a man wrapped in bandages sitting in the spot Joshua Graham usually spent his time reading.]

[Phone]

How kind of the town to return some of our things after that. I had almost gotten used  to things too. Thank you for the reminder of reality Mayfield.

On an unrelated note, would anyone be able to tell me if the town has a source of bandages aside from the hospital?

Comments

[perfectsymmetry]

No. Since there's no way in or our of town as we know it, things just sort of restock themselves. There's never any deliveries or anything either. Well, except the Milkman, but that's different, I-I suppose.

[baptizedinflame]

What do you mean?

[perfectsymmetry]

He somehow delivers milk every day - which you shouldn't drink, by the way - but I don't... Um, it's like he's not real. He comes out of the dairy, makes his deliveries, and when he pulls his truck back into the dairy, he just disappears into thin air.

[baptizedinflame]

Now that is most interesting.

[perfectsymmetry]

Very. I think he's just some sort of... avatar or something used by Lucy Smith.

[baptizedinflame]

So not a person at all?

[perfectsymmetry]

Definitely not. Once he had gotten on the phone too, and spoke the same thing Lucy Smith had just said over the line, too. Talk about creepy.

[baptizedinflame]

Oh really? Do you remember what they said?

crap i can't remember what event that was!

[perfectsymmetry]

Ah... no, not offhand. It was awhile ago. But it should be in my notes.

[baptizedinflame]

Would it be possible for me to see them at some point?

[perfectsymmetry]

Sure. Have you seen the pamphlets as well?

[baptizedinflame]

I have not.

[perfectsymmetry]

Okay, I'll get you that, too. Look for a copy of that in your mail box tomorrow morning. It explains what this place is about and a bit of the history.

[baptizedinflame]

That's kind of you. I'm at 771 Bunker Street if you'd like to drop it off.