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<blockquote data-quote="tmart" data-source="post: 3001036" data-attributes="member: 11198"><p>Day 42</p><p></p><p>The family was acting strange this morning. They demanded we come down to the living room with all our gear. Jack gets very defensive about it. They say we can do it, or leave. I feel like it’s going to be alright, but Jack gets offended and leaves. It was probably smart seeing how his gun was the murder weapon. I leave my 2-way on so he can listen in.</p><p></p><p>So the family is there to check through all our gear. I’m not quite sure what they were getting at. But they say the piglet is fine – they fed the soup to the poor thing, but it’s not dead yet – so they say the soup must not be poisoned. Anyway, the family says the gun that Tobias "supposedly" had was just like the Glocks we were issued, and they only have hunting rifles at the house. I tell them I have no idea what they think my motive is. We’re better armed and equipped. We can look after ourselves. I’m seriously messed up and not looking for a fight, let alone a senseless murder. But I’m not family so they don’t trust me. I demand a thorough search of his room because he must have had some place to hide the handgun from them. Sure enough, there’s a secret compartment with a Glock magazine in it. No one thought to look for a spent shell casing, but if anyone ever does, it’s plausible that it ejected into someone’s shirt pocket or something. Plus these people don’t seem familiar with their weapons at all. So I’ve cleared my name around here, which is good because I don’t want to face a lynch mob when we come back in a year. And because it matters to me what people think of me. I will not have a whole community going around thinking Marshall Flowers murdered a man.</p><p></p><p>I make sure they search the rest of the place, supposedly for the antidote. But really I’m hoping the briefcase turns up. Nothing turns up – he really was bluffing about poisoning me. I’m sure he was bluffing about shooting me, too. I feel terrible about it. The guy didn’t want to hurt me. He never pulled the trigger even when I was fighting him for the gun. He just desperately wanted his family to be left alone. What are they hiding in that briefcase? And why won’t the nightmares stop? It’s so horrible… I keep seeing his head explode all over me, again and again, only I’m the one pulling the trigger. Sometimes the head is mine. I just hope I don’t wake up screaming and convince everyone I killed him because I’m crazy. I’m not crazy. I’m not crazy yet. I can’t imagine what I a mess I would be if I had really killed him. I didn’t kill him, did I? No. Jack did. I think he did. Jack is always killing people. I think he likes it. No, he doesn’t like it… he just has his eyes fixed on the prize and will do whatever he can to win it, no matter if it ruins someone else’s life. Tobias’s wife is inconsolable.</p><p></p><p>I ask around later about Tobias and anything strange about him. Apparently the Sandovals are very secretive, and have some mysterious heirloom. I’m convinced now that it’s the briefcase. We should have thought of this earlier, but the locals all intermarry and the Sandoval farm is right nearby. Jack overheard the directions and is headed there now. He’s a pretty smart guy and I like him. He’s just… a different kind of person.</p><p></p><p>Day 43</p><p></p><p>I told Daniel I need to leave the place to clear my mind and reconcile myself with what happened. I add, though, that if his offer is still open, I’ll come back if I’m ever ready to settle down. Sally seems like a really sweet girl, and if I ever get back to normal, I could do right by her. She caught me at the door to say goodbye. I didn’t know what to say. It was extremely awkward. Marshall Flowers is not often at a loss for words. I think she understood enough, though.</p><p></p><p>Today we meet up with Jack and formulate a plan for the Sandovals. I don’t know about this briefcase business, but until I know more, I feel almost sorry for them. I hope the briefcase is some terrible secret so I can hate them and hate Tobias. I don’t want to keep feeling like Tobias’s death is my fault. No, it’s not my fault. He took that road of force, and once he pulled that gun on me, he invited the consequences of force. My father always said … something like if you take up the sword you die by it. It makes sense that he’s responsible. But I still feel like I killed him. And I still see him die, even when I’m awake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tmart, post: 3001036, member: 11198"] Day 42 The family was acting strange this morning. They demanded we come down to the living room with all our gear. Jack gets very defensive about it. They say we can do it, or leave. I feel like it’s going to be alright, but Jack gets offended and leaves. It was probably smart seeing how his gun was the murder weapon. I leave my 2-way on so he can listen in. So the family is there to check through all our gear. I’m not quite sure what they were getting at. But they say the piglet is fine – they fed the soup to the poor thing, but it’s not dead yet – so they say the soup must not be poisoned. Anyway, the family says the gun that Tobias "supposedly" had was just like the Glocks we were issued, and they only have hunting rifles at the house. I tell them I have no idea what they think my motive is. We’re better armed and equipped. We can look after ourselves. I’m seriously messed up and not looking for a fight, let alone a senseless murder. But I’m not family so they don’t trust me. I demand a thorough search of his room because he must have had some place to hide the handgun from them. Sure enough, there’s a secret compartment with a Glock magazine in it. No one thought to look for a spent shell casing, but if anyone ever does, it’s plausible that it ejected into someone’s shirt pocket or something. Plus these people don’t seem familiar with their weapons at all. So I’ve cleared my name around here, which is good because I don’t want to face a lynch mob when we come back in a year. And because it matters to me what people think of me. I will not have a whole community going around thinking Marshall Flowers murdered a man. I make sure they search the rest of the place, supposedly for the antidote. But really I’m hoping the briefcase turns up. Nothing turns up – he really was bluffing about poisoning me. I’m sure he was bluffing about shooting me, too. I feel terrible about it. The guy didn’t want to hurt me. He never pulled the trigger even when I was fighting him for the gun. He just desperately wanted his family to be left alone. What are they hiding in that briefcase? And why won’t the nightmares stop? It’s so horrible… I keep seeing his head explode all over me, again and again, only I’m the one pulling the trigger. Sometimes the head is mine. I just hope I don’t wake up screaming and convince everyone I killed him because I’m crazy. I’m not crazy. I’m not crazy yet. I can’t imagine what I a mess I would be if I had really killed him. I didn’t kill him, did I? No. Jack did. I think he did. Jack is always killing people. I think he likes it. No, he doesn’t like it… he just has his eyes fixed on the prize and will do whatever he can to win it, no matter if it ruins someone else’s life. Tobias’s wife is inconsolable. I ask around later about Tobias and anything strange about him. Apparently the Sandovals are very secretive, and have some mysterious heirloom. I’m convinced now that it’s the briefcase. We should have thought of this earlier, but the locals all intermarry and the Sandoval farm is right nearby. Jack overheard the directions and is headed there now. He’s a pretty smart guy and I like him. He’s just… a different kind of person. Day 43 I told Daniel I need to leave the place to clear my mind and reconcile myself with what happened. I add, though, that if his offer is still open, I’ll come back if I’m ever ready to settle down. Sally seems like a really sweet girl, and if I ever get back to normal, I could do right by her. She caught me at the door to say goodbye. I didn’t know what to say. It was extremely awkward. Marshall Flowers is not often at a loss for words. I think she understood enough, though. Today we meet up with Jack and formulate a plan for the Sandovals. I don’t know about this briefcase business, but until I know more, I feel almost sorry for them. I hope the briefcase is some terrible secret so I can hate them and hate Tobias. I don’t want to keep feeling like Tobias’s death is my fault. No, it’s not my fault. He took that road of force, and once he pulled that gun on me, he invited the consequences of force. My father always said … something like if you take up the sword you die by it. It makes sense that he’s responsible. But I still feel like I killed him. And I still see him die, even when I’m awake. [/QUOTE]
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