mayfield_rpg | Mysteries

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[It's been a long time since he's thought about the mystery surrounding the town. In his room, Lucas removes the third drawer of his dresser, dumps all of his clothing out, and takes out the small box that he had taped to the bottom of it. He spends some time reviewing his notes before reaching for the phone. If anyone walks in on him now, it's likely that they'll find him staring at a driver's license. The name is Richard Grey.]

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There are a few things I'd like to add to what's been being said over the phone lines. Mayfield hasn't shown us anything new in a long time, so there are probably a lot of you who haven't heard this before.

Richard Grey, Evan Olney, a girl named Annie, and the man who's now Billy Smith were the first ones who tried to rebel against Mayfield. Or... maybe they weren't the first; maybe they were just the only ones we've heard about. There are others - Samantha Achewood was the first one to be droned. William MacCready is the man we call the Mayor. And the one who's really in charge of Mayfield is named Zemekis. His first name is probably John. There's not much we know about him except that he's in Lucy Smith's body, and he wants us all to stay in this town. He's controlling the Milkman, too. Or maybe the Milkman is controlling him.

These people fought their battle in a place called Westport. They lost. Billy Smith turned against them first, then Evan Olney betrayed them when it was just Richard and Annie left. Evan became a man named Chief Grady, and for a long, long time, he was the one we all hated. He carried out the dronings, he started some of the events. Samantha Achewood became Jane Smith. And Billy is Billy.

Both Evan and Samantha are dead now. Samantha fought the droning and begged to die; Evan killed her out of sympathy. Evan -- Chief Grady -- was punished by the town and killed as well. This was just last year. ...They're buried in the park.

If I had to guess, Annie is the town librarian. She tried to escape last year during the April Fools' prank after fighting with Billy over the telephone, and she's the only other person who's ever talked about Richard Grey.

There are a lot of new people now -- the woman who did the surgeries, Jack Smith, the Postman. ...And I don't think anyone ever figured out what happened to John Smith. They might be Rick or Amy or the other people mentioned in the rest of the notes, but whatever the case, they're not on our side. I think the Postman, at least, hates the town just as much as we do.

The really weird thing...

Richard Grey is dead. His body was found in Westport two years ago. This isn't the first time he's left us a message after he died, either.

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But they did with the nuclear bomb and the cannibals and showing us what things were like outside, right? They were pretty open about that.

You're right, though. They must have brought us to Westport for a reason.

They were open about it if they were being honest.

....You know more about this stupid place alright? I'm just saying it could still be a lie since the places we've experienced we're all made by them.

....the recording could have been pre-made and played now. Which could increase the chances of it being a trap. But I don't think it is.

I don't know how to explain it, but... Westport was more real than anything else I've seen in Mayfield. Just... everything about it. The Hazmats, the notes, the way everything felt.

I almost think it might not have been them. Someone else wanted us to see it.

It might all be a lie, but if the recording is a trap, I'm not sure what they're trapping for. Nothing's happened yet, and... it didn't really give us anything new. ...I guess maybe we could expect a carnival and it turns out to be an opera house instead.

[He's quiet for a moment, more out of the mention of the Hazmats than anything. If there's anything he still just cravenly fears in the town, it's the Hazmats.]

....Wouldn't be the only time, right? The Russians did it when I first got here.

Yeah no. I don't think it is either, though I still don't get the warning about the carnival.

...Either way it's worth trying to find the codes.

Right. So whatever Mayfield's system is, it isn't perfect. ...I mean, look at all the times the Milkman has taken over. The Mayor always sounds like he's terrified.

What do you think he meant by that? Codes? Like... numbers that we punch in somewhere?

That's the problem. The code could be anything. It could be numbers, or letters, or random phrases. Or a combination of those.

...What do you mean all the times the Milkman took over? Only time I've seen him in charge was when he was police chief for a week.

Um... Sorry, I guess it only really happened once before that. But he comes up a lot - his deliveries, his fight against the Postman, that time when he and Lucy spoke like they were the same person.

Not like I knew. He could've been doing crap before I got here so I thought I'd check.

Didn't see his fight with the Post Man. Heard about it though. And I remember their voices.

....Has anyone even SEEN the Milkman that often? He really only does seem to show up when something huge is happening.

We still get deliveries everyday. ...And they're still poisoned sometimes.

Oh.

Well hey it's not like I wake up before noon so I don't have to worry about it.

I don't even think about getting rid of them anymore nowadays.

Anyway. ...If a carnival or an opera house or whatever shows up, be careful.

That's a nice sentiment. But I don't really think it can work out.

Maybe I should just say 'find as many clues as you can before we all get horribly killed'.

....That's not what I meant.

But hey. You're closer to the gritty truth there.

Aha...

It will be alright. We've lived through a lot worse in the past than a carnival.

Who's worried?

I'm not worried.

[Which is a bold-faced lie. He has plenty worthwhile to actually worry about like his brother and best friend ~~and girlfriend which still amazes him~~. It may not be the pathetic, groveling fear he'd had when he first got here. It's not fear at all really.

Just caution. Apprehension still at what's coming.]

We just need to find what we can to see if we can get people to safety with what we find.

Do you think it will be like that? ...It seems too good to be true. Just finding a way to escape that has nothing to do with anything else we've experienced.

But yes, we've got to explore it as much as we can.

No. I don't think it will be an out. Not an immediate one. And I don't think it's unrelated. But we have to try and do something.

I'm obligated to.

....I want to have hope. Alright?

[And for one of the first times in his life he feels like he really understands what hope is.]

Yeah.

Hope is the one thing that can always persevere. When things are at their darkest, it's what we can trust to guide the way.

And no matter what it is, at the very least, I'm sure we'll learn something new.

Wow you didn't have to put it that cheesily.

[But even though he isn't saying it? It's not like he disagrees.]

There's that. Let's hope it's something substantial.

Let's hope it's something amazing.

....Sure.

If I'm putting my bets on hope I might as well go all the way.

While we're at it, omelets for school lunches would be nice, too.

Or a decent burger for a change. Or anything.

I'll be honest. I haven't bothered to try whatever slop they're calling our school lunches. They're bad enough at home that crap has to be toxic here.

It's alright, usually. I mean, it all tastes the same everyday, and it's awfully greasy, but...

[Lucas pauses.]

...If a lunch lady with pink hair tries to give you anything, though, you should say 'no thanks' very politely.

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