Evening of Arrival--Day 0
Since everyone went down to the Valley View James finds himself lonely in room 211. He walks over to the window and peers outward. As looks behind the heavy red velvet curtains, a large double window overlooks a black chasm below. He looks outward into the abyss, now a choatic mess of swirling white snow. He continues to gaze out for e moment in peace but then notices rustling and banging sounds coming from his window.
Upon investigating, however, our specialist discovers that his window is tightly latched shut. The banging starts to become more rhythmic and James realizes that the banging is coming from next door. As he looks out the window he sees that the window next to his is closed but that the glass has been broken out and a dark trail trickles down the wall. He pulls himself together and walks next-door, where he finds the door unlocked and ajar, opening as he knocks on it and slowly revealing the scene within. Signs of a struggle are everywhere: a heavy desk is tipped over, a lamp has been broken, a piece of “modern” artwork has been knocked of the wall. The most telling sign, of course, is the broken window. A gaping black hole framed with jagged teeth of broken glass, the window is framed by two deep red curtains which flapper in the wind. The room is silent but for the wind’s whistle and moan. A thin dusting of snow covers the scene – stained red with blood on the window sill, white everywhere else.