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The Brackenwood Murders Part 4/?

Phil rushes to Dan's apartment after getting his text, and Dan is alone and anxious as PJ is out of town.

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Dan paced his room, trying to control his rapid breathing. He refused to look at the envelope that sat on his bed, addressed to him once again. Instead of opening it, Dan had decided to text detective Lester. The brunette had even worn gloves to grab the letter, just in case the detective could pull fingerprints or something from it. His shoes were still on his feet, not yet tied and he found himself tripping occasionally on the loose laces. All he wanted was to get some fresh air, but it felt unsafe again. A ding came from his phone, and he dug it out of his pocket clumsily, almost dropping it in the process.

Phil: On my way now. Just five minutes away.

Dan let out a breath that he didn’t realize he was holding and walked down the stairs as quick as he could without falling. He felt unsafe, on edge, even in his own home. It was the first time in almost a year that he had been left home alone. PJ was always protective, making sure that Dan felt safe and at ease. Normally, when PJ went to visit his family, Dan would tag along. It was always nice to see the Liguoris, but Dan really just wanted some time alone. He had felt comfortable enough on his own, confidently so, until he saw the letter.

A knock on the door made Dan’s skin crawl and he looked through the peephole, relief shooting through him when he saw Phil standing outside. He unlocked the door and opened it slowly, letting the chilled detective inside.

“Thank you for coming so fast.” Dan whispered, “I didn’t touch the letter with my hands; I used gloves. Maybe you can pull fingerprints or something?”

Phil nodded and slid his shoes off, “Of course. It’s my job. That was smart; thank you, Dan. Where’s PJ?”

Dan grinned dully, “He went to visit family. I normally go with him, but I wanted to stay behind; I felt safe enough. Fuck ton of good that did me,huh?”

“How long will he be gone?” Phil asked softly, worry seeping its way into the pit of his stomach.

Dan ran his fingers through his hair, a nervous habit of his, “In three days. I’ve thought about asking him to come home or something but I just can’t do that to him. He’s been looking forward to this trip for weeks, and it’s for his grandmother’s birthday. So I can’t ruin it for him.” He rambled, looking past Phil to avoid eye contact.

The detective nodded in understanding, “Could you possibly go to him then? You said that you normally tag along.” He enquired, following Dan up the stairs, watching Dan’s careful steps closely. Phil wanted to be prepared to catch Dan if he did trip on his shoelaces. He wondered idly why the younger man hadn’t taken his shoes off while they were downstairs.

“I thought about that too, but I’m honestly scared that the person leaving me letters would break into the apartment... or even follow me.” Dan whispered with false calmness.

A shiver ran down Phil’s spine. Though the detective didn’t expect either of Dan’s worries to come true, he couldn’t be too careful. He could have a few members of his team keep an eye on the apartment, but that could be exactly what the killer would want. As much as he hated to admit it, the killer was smart.

“That’s a good point.” Phil admitted as they walked into Dan’s room and a smile grew on Phil’s face, “Nice room. It’s very you.”

The room was almost crowded, but still minimalist and tidy. A piano sat against a wall with a collection of action figures and plushes atop it. In the corner was a small computer desk with a bookcase attached to it; the books organized asthetically. Dan’s bed was made, and fairy lights were meticulously draped over the headboard, beneath a collection of colorful artwork—the most colorful things in the room.

Dan snorted and grinned, “yep. Monochrome and tidy, that’s me.”

Phil rolled his eyes and pulled on some gloves from his satchel, pulling them on carefully. “That’s not what I meant, and you know it.”

“Then what did you mean?” Dan asked curiously, watching the older man’s movements.

“I mean that while yes, it is dark and quite basic, it’s creative and bright. You hide behind your darkness; you hold onto it, but you also cling to your light. The darkness is where you thrive, where you think and solve. But the light and the colors are where you allow yourself to dream. You want to dream more, but you hide so well in the darkness that sometimes you worry you’ll lose yourself entirely. But you still hold onto the light that inspires you. I admire that.” Phil explained, opening the envelope with gentle fingers.

Dan froze and looked at Phil’s face, scrutinizing him. “I... you got all that from my room?”

Phil chuckled and set the open letter on Dan’s bed, holding onto the still-filled envelope. “Of course not. I’m trained to profile people, of course; it’s part of my job. But I’ve always been good at reading people. My Nan used to say that I had a gift, but sometimes it feels like a curse. I know you’re scared of losing what little light you have to the darkness, but just remember that no amount of darkness can knock out even the smallest candle flame. But the smallest flame can light up even the darkest room.”

Dan’s breath hitched at Phil’s words. They dug deep into his skull and made themselves at home in his mind. “What do you mean a curse?” He felt himself ask.

Phil shook his head. “That’s a conversation for another time. I need to focus.”

The brunette nodded, “Can I see the letter?”

“Yes, just put on some gloves first. It’s not the nicest, so prepare yourself.” Phil explained calmly, pulling out some photos from the envelope.

Dan nodded and pulled on a pair of clean gloves before picking up the letter and reading carefully.

“Looks like PJ shortened his leash on you, huh, Dan? He went out of town without you? Left you all alone. it’s been awhile since he’s done that, hasn’t it? Years actually. You normally go with him on his little train journeys, but you stayed. Why? Do you really feel safe, or are you feeling suicidal again? Just thought I’d let you know that there will be more for you to investigate soon, since you like to play detective so much. I’m sure you’ll let your little detective friend know about this letter, so he may as well know too. I’m not worried about being caught; it won’t happen. There are also some pretty pictures in the envelope, especially for you, Danny. I thought you might like them, baby.

P.S, Don’t go out alone tonight.”

Dan shuddered and set the letter back down, turning his attention back to Phil, who looked paler than usual while looking at the photos in his hands. “What’s wrong, Phil? What are the pictures?”

“More evidence. They’re gory; you don’t need to see them.” Phil explained emotionlessly.

Dan swallowed thickly, “Is there...” He couldn’t finish his question, a pain settling in his throat.

“Yes. There’s a picture of Liam. It’s not pretty.” Phil explained softly, putting the pictures back into the envelope. The photo of Liam made even Phil uncomfortable; he couldn’t let Dan see it.

In the picture, Liam was lying on a white sheet that was spread behind him like angel wings. He was barely alive, his green eyes looked dull and painful; his arms were placed slightly over his head, as if he had taken flight. Liam’s body was free of blood, but he was painted in purpling bruises and deep cuts. His chest was wrapped in gauze, and he was completely naked. What was written on the back of the photo made it even worse.

“You did always call him your angel; doesn’t he look angelic here?”

As much as Dan wanted to argue, he allowed himself to be spared from seeing the photos. He was already so on edge, so fearful of everything, that he couldn’t take much more. For the first time in years, small sounds were setting him off, making him jump. The deaths in the town that he called home, the investigations, the letters—everything felt too real now, too in the present.

“Cheif Brewer was taken off of the case. My team is coming in from London; they’ll probably be here later this afternoon.” Phil explained softly, watching Dan plop down onto his bed, sighing heavily.

The younger man nodded and looked up at Phil through his eyelashes; they were wet from unshed tears. “Good. I mean, he’s a shit policeman, but he’s not a terrible guy or anything. I just don’t think he knew what to do with something more intense than a break-in.”

“He was definitely in over his head. Do you mind if I sit with you?” Phil asked, sitting down after Dan patted the spot next to him in invitation.

Dan nodded in agreement and grabbed a pillow, clinging to it like a child to a blanket, "Yeah, he was. I know PJ, Liam and I gave him hell as teens. He used to be like an uncle to me, you know? But things changed. Aaron and I used to be as close as PJ and me until we were like twelve, I think.”

The detective hummed softly, “Yeah, Brewer told me a little about that. He said you and Aaron were playing on the church playground and you got really scared of something and freaked out. He said after that you stopped going to church, and then your parents did too.”

Dan tensed and nodded, looking away from Phil. He didn’t like to think about that day; it still weaved its way into Dan’s nightmares even thirteen years later. No one took him seriously then, no matter how much he begged them to. Eventually, he didn’t feel safe going to church anymore, and when the Howell’s saw just how traumatized their son was, they decided to stop going too.

“What happened that day?” Phil asked softly, using the tips of his fingers to turn Dan’s head back to him. Deep down he knew he was crossing a line, but in that moment he couldn’t find the energy to care.

Dan took a shuddery breath, “Aaron and I were playing hide and seek. I was hiding in the cemetery, near the back where the older graves are. I was always a jumpy kid; even moths terrified me. There was a specific gravestone of a huge angel that always scared the hell out of me. I heard Aaron coming near me and I started to crawl between graves and my back hit that stupid angel statue.” He stopped talking and shuddered. “I feel so stupid telling this story again.”

“Don’t feel stupid. If you don’t want to tell me the rest, you don’t have to; I was just curious.” Phil explained in a friendly whisper.

Dan shook his head. “So I bumped into that statue, and I was scared anyways. I scrambled away from it and felt a hand on my shoulder. I thought it was Aaron so I looked up. It wasn’t Aaron; it was Felix Schmidt, deacon Schmidt’s nephew. His hand was wet and dark red, I screamed and cried because I thought it was blood. I ran straight to my parents and told them what I saw: his hand stained my shirt. The adults confronted him but he pulled out a canvas from behind a nearby tree. He had been painting and spilled a pot of deep red paint. Everyone laughed at me. The next day, I went back to the graveyard and into the wooded area behind it. My childhood cat, Linnie, had been missing for a few days. I found his body... buried under some leaves. He was bloody and torn up really badly, Phil. I started to cry and ran to tell my parents, but when we went back, the body was gone.”

Phil’s eyes widened. “How old was Felix when this happened?”

“Um, probably thirteen? Just a little older than I was, I guess. Why?” Dan asked quietly.

The detective ignored the question, “What do you know about him?”

“His parents are divorced; his mum lives in town, but his dad lives a town over. He would only spend weekends here. He has a little sister; her name is Kylie. I still talk to her sometimes when she’s in town. He was always good with people, especially in the church. The little old ladies loved him; he was a charmer. I looked up to him as a kid; I thought he was really cool and smart.” Dan explained with a shrug.

“Does he live here now?” Phil asked, raising an eyebrow.

Dan shook his head. “He lives out of town, in the forest down south, with his wife. They have two girls together; he’s actually the church’s newest deacon. His aunt and uncle moved away a few months ago, and he took his uncle’s position.”

Phil’s head was overloaded with thoughts in that moment. If Felix had murdered Dan’s cat at thirteen, he would most likely have moved onto bigger prey. He had no proof, just speculation, but it was definitely a possible lead. Phil grabbed his journal from his bag, making a few notes quickly. He was so embedded in his writing that he was startled when Dan spoke.

“What are you doing?” Dan asked, raising an eyebrow curiously.

Phil jumped slightly and chuckled at himself, “Just making some notes.”

“Wait, you think Felix might have something to do with this?” Dan asked quietly, staring blankly at the wall next to him.

Phil nodded and watched Dan closely, admiring his features. His skin was beautiful, glowing beneath the warm light of his bedroom. His hair was a little frizzy and sticking up in random places. Dan’s lips were a perfect pink, and Phil could smell the younger man’s cologne; it made his stomach twist in want.

“I never even thought about it being him.” Dan whispered, turning to look back at Phil, gasping quietly.

The detective frowned, “what’s wrong? Are you alright?”

Dan’s cheeks burned in embarrassment. “Um yeah, mate. You... you just have really pretty eyes.”

Phil smiled and looked at his journal closely, trying to avoid eye contact. “Thank you, Dan. You have beautiful eyes too.”

Dan smiled and thanked Phil quietly, playing with a loose thread on his shirt.

A sudden, loud ring from Phil’s phone made both men jump. “Sorry Dan, I gotta take this.” The detective explained, putting his phone to his ear, “Hi Louise, did you guys make it okay.?”

“Yes, but Phil we need you down at the station immediately. It’s absolutely urgent.” Louise explained over the chaos that was happening behind her.

Phil frowned deeply and began to pack his bag up with one hand. “What is it? Is everyone alright?”

“We are yes, but there was a package delivered here for Brewer, He opened it and there were hundreds of photos of men and women, dead and alive. I think this case might be even bigger than we thought.” She mumbled, uncertainty finding its way into her voice.

Phil jumped up from the bed and said, “I’ll be there in ten minutes max. Just, uh send someone to this address. I’ll text it to you; send Charlie, please.”

Louise agreed and hung up the call, leaving Phil to face a confused looking Dan. “I’ve got to go; it’s urgent. I’m heading down to the station; one of my best team members will be here to keep an eye on things. She won’t bother you besides introducing herself. I just want to make sure you’re safe.”

Dan went to speak, but Phil was already running down the stairs and out the door, leaving Dan with his thoughts. Could Felix really be the one behind these murders? It made sense, but the brunette truly wished that it didn’t. A buzz from his phone sent a chill down his spine, and he tossed it face down onto the bed.

Felix: “Hey, can we meet up? There’s some things I’d like to talk about. 🙂”

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These are some cool as heck places to visit if you ever drop by historic Asheville NC.

The Grove Park Inn

- There's quite a bit of F. Scott Fitzgerald/20's history here. He stayed there in '35 to detox from alcoholism. My grandma used to work here, and it's a really nice place. If you like ghosts and spooky stuff, room 545 is supposed to be haunted by the Pink Lady. You can just visit the place, or actually book a room there. It's really pretty to come around Christmas time.

The Biltmore Estate

- The entire estate is hard to cover in one day, but it's very very interesting. Sometimes they have art events and exhibits going on there, and it's really neat. Really beautiful home interior and it's all very well preserved. Oh, they also sell 1920s style flapper bucket hats, I got one and wore it around. My grandma used to work here to. They have some amazing restaurants on the estate, they turned the old horse stable into one. There's also an inn on the estate you can stay--its nice. Pricey though. Never stayed there before, but since my grandma worked there, I toured the place.

Honeypot Vintage

- This place is on the downtown strip of Lexington Avenue. They sell a lot if 60's, 70's, and 80's clothing and apparel there. It's all in really good shape, but it's a bit pricey. Worth a visit, especially in the summer.

Earth Magik

- I recently found this place and went in there with a friend. They have a super nice pet snake in the back. They sell crystals, gemstones, and the staff are friendly. I bought some ammonites there. They do spiritual readings and palm readings in the back, and have all the crystals metaphysical properties listed beside their displays on the floor, if you're into that. Most if the things in there are very moderately priced, very affordable. I love that place.

Cornerstone Minerals

- A super neat rock shop, but usually pretty expensive. It's always really quiet in there, and they have super nice staff, with very very helpful information cards that they offer with each stone/crystal/fossil you buy. The staff are also very well educated on what they're selling, like, I learned how the entire Orthoceras species went extinct from the staff and nearly cried about it in the store. Check this place out, even if you're just looking for info on the crystals.

Enter The Earth

- This place is located in The Grove Arcade, and it's another moderately priced crystal place. If you can't tell by now, I love rock shops. Very friendly and helpful staff, and you also get info cards there, to. Out of every crystal shop on this list, this place has the most out of all of 'em. While you're at The Grove Arcade, check out re other shops in there. Fudge shop, barber shop, jewelry shop. Not to mention, the 20's history there I worth your while. The building was built in '26, I believe. The interior shows it.

Of Wand And Earth [This place is in Marshall, a small town near Asheville, so it's a bit out if the way but DEFINITELY worth the visit.]

- Really locally owned, very small, and very adorable crystal shop 20 miles from Asheville. The staff are calming, friendly, and love to chat! I've bought a lot from their shop, and they are very very good with prices. They have a pretty wide selection for such a small shop. One woman who works there knows a lot about metaphysical properties, chakra, and meditation, if you're looking for that kind of info.

Regeneration Station

- One real kickass antique place--but not your average antique shop. Massive building, a lot of ground to cover. There's all kinds of different vendors in the building, some sell antiques and oddities, others sell homemade products and handmade creations like jewelry and clothing. There's a crystal booth in there called 420 Love Street, and I've met the booths owner. Very nice affordable prices on the rocks. He doesn't deal so much with metaphysics, just sells the rocks. They sell a lot of 20s-80s era things in there, like clothes, militaria artifacts, books, helmets, dresses, jewelry. All of them are local vendors, to. The owner and founder of the place recently passed away in an accident, and they have a super cool mural on the wall dedicated to him when you first walk in the door. It's a big neon green building, you can't miss it.

Bryant's Antiques

- One of my favorite antique places. Super nice building and staff, once again. There's a lot of 1920s clothing, books, jewelry, purses, hats, and shoes there. There's a bunch of neat knick-knacks in there, and they're always playing 60s music. This place is almost 9,000 square feet, much bigger than it looks from the door. Don't underestimate this store. Nice prices for the most part, and booth C34 always has a sale going on. It's part of like, a little antique strip mall. There are I think like 4 shops beside this one, one sells a lot of coins and keys that are all like, really really old (I got an old British coin there from 1860 something for like .50 cents) and the shop at the opposite end of the mall is like, nothing but 1950s things. Check 'em all out.

The Antique Tobacco Barn

- Take a friend. This place is big as hell. You'll get lost if you're alone in there. It's happened to me before. Successfully managed to lose my grandma for 30 minutes when we went in there together. Wear comfortable shoes, it's a lot of walking and you'll be there for a while. Very cold in the winter, very hot in the summer. Dress temperature appropriate. You'll need to. Literally anything antique you can imagine is in that store. Craziest thing I've seen in there has probably been a prison bathtub and a prison toilet, sold together, or the map of North America that was labelled entirely in backwards German. I'm not saying that to say that I can't read German, im saying that because everything was printed backwards, but in German. I've bought a lot of military artifacts in there. When I say they have everything there, I do mean anything and everything. If you think of it, it's probably there somewhere within the 77,000 square feet that makes up the building. There are 75 different antique dealers there.

Helen's Bridge

- Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother who's child perished in a house fire--the mother hung herself from the bridge due to the immense sorrow she felt due to losing her child. A really chilling experience, honestly. I've been there twice, and both times I've been there, I've left feeling emotionally shaken.

Points Of Light

- Another crystal shop!! Very nice display and selection, and the owner is world's nicest. Very very nice place to come and relax in the presence of super calming crystals. Theres some chairs in there, gathered around a very very large sphere of clear quartz. You can bring a book and sit and read beside it. Its wonderful. Very very nice prices as well. I've bought a lot of fluorite from there.

Raven & Crone

- This is a cute little witchy shop in Asheville and the staff are real nice. Incense, wands, crystals, bottles, and advice. Palm readings and free tea samples. Really local and small, very calming place. Check it out, definitely worth your while.

//There's a lot of places I didn't mention because there's too many to remember, but these are definetly places I would recommend going, because they're my favorite. Check out the shops near these shops, and the shops near these shops beside the original shops I mentioned. There's a lot of cool stuff here, and a lot of 20s history.

#the great gatsby #20s history #asheville nc #asheville #north carolina #tourism #f scott fitzgerald #come visit asheville please #add this city to your to visit bucket list because its really kickass #take it from me #i live here #a little queue never killed nobody

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someoneinjersey · 2 years ago

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Just a lil update

Every so often I like to check in on my mostly defunct social media accounts.

Still living in North Carolina with Kate, with her cat Wimby and my dog Deano, and then we had a stray decide to adopt us who is so sweet and lovey. Her name is Larry because she has a very raspy meow if she can make sound at all, so Kate said she had laryngitis, thus, Larry. She's wonderful and we want to work on bringing her inside if we can (she likes to sneak in sometimes anyway). She brings us so many "gifts" so we know she loves us but for god's sake, so many dead mice, chipmunks, and rabbits turning up on our porch.

I'm still disabled as fuck, yo. I rarely have the physical or mental energy to do things, which sucks because I was doing really well for a few months after I moved in and then at some point, possibly conflated by my birth control that I hated, my panic disorder kicked into high gear. Like I'd have a panic attack just driving into town, or thinking about driving into town, or for no reason at all. We went to Kate's brother's five hours away for Christmas this past year and I had to stop at a gas station for an hour to sit and let my meds kick in while fighting vomiting and hyperventilating because I was having such a bad panic attack. Once we finally got there I had at least one attack every day, sometimes two or three. It was out of control, so my psychiatrist put me on extended release xanax to try to improve my quality of life and it's worked very well, though it does make me sleepy and panic or the fear of panic does creep in from time to time.

My brother disowned me. My mother needs a kidney transplant now on top of her liver transplant, and will refuse dialysis once her kidney function fails completely, so we have no idea how much time she has left. She still won't leave her husband. She wants to come visit again (she came last October) and while she's my mom so I'd love to see her and cook for her, I don't know if I can handle the stress. She doesn't realize she's a huge trigger for me and she can never know that because it'll kill her and she's already dying. She is aware, however, that if she visits, she may have to have Kate or a taxi pick her up from/drop her off at the airport because I don't know if I can drive to Asheville yet. It's about a 30 minute drive, but I still struggle with just going into town. She's not too happy about that. We've had so many fights since I've moved here.

I keep falling into ruts. I swore I'd break all my bad habits once I got down here and lived on my own, without a parent lurking around, but I just keep letting things go all over again. The dishes pile up, the garbage piles up, and then the monumentous task of just starting a clean up becomes unattainable. I've also learned that I have ADHD, likely always have. My psychiatrist said it was a "soft" diagnosis he was giving me, however, because I wasn't interested in going on medication for it. I want to sort out my other shit first but naturally I'm making no progress on that either. I put things off because I'm scared, and because I can never guarantee that I can make my appointments due to my panic attacks.

I'm still a killer cook. I've taken up collage journaling, which is just basically gluing scraps of paper and putting stickers together in a notebook, but it makes me feel good to do. I bought myself supplies to start drawing again but they've been here over a week and I haven't touched them yet. I need to get back into art so maybe I can sell some because we are barely scraping by, paycheck to paycheck and disability to disability. It really sucks.

Anyway, for anyone that's still around, I just have tumblr, facebook, and instagram now. FB and IG are private so you'll have to send a follow request or whatever, but please do. I'd like more interaction and I miss some of you on here. I'm also always up for texting, so my number is only an ask away.

ETA: My fb is under "Sara Ann" and my current userpic is not my face, and my ig is "atthedividingline" thank you

#me #about me #personal #update

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directmarketingnc · 3 years ago

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Advantages Of Choosing BCBS Of NC In Asheville And Fletcher, NC

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Buy and Sell Homes with Noah George – The Most Reputed Realtor You Can Work With

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What type of lifestyle you want?

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Do you plan to host large gatherings or host parties?

Would you like to travel or stay home?

How often your guests will stay over?

Does any of your family members work from home?

Do you use public transport?

How many vehicles will you use?

Try to answer these questions while buying a new house. This is how you can find the right property meeting your requirements. However, you should also look for other aspects such as number of bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens and privacy.

Facilities in the Neighborhood

Schools

That’s biggie if you have or plan to have kids. The presence of elementary schools is good, but having a high school in the surroundings is considered a big plus.

Pet Friendliness

Do you need some outside space to walk your pet? If you want to have uncommon pets, be sure to check the neighborhood restrictions. If you’re planning to buy a house in a neighborhood that is governed the association of homeowners, the HOA may have other restrictions beyond the town rules.

Walkability

Some people love their cars, and want a spacious garage and a roomy access to freeways. Some need greater walking potential. There are a lot of websites available on the internet, which provides you with walkscore of a property. So, you can easily check the bike-ability and walkability of any property from a scale ranging from 0 to 100.

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Introduction

Something that I had missed this year was going on an annual trip with Amy and to say that we had cabin fever would be an understatement as most of our travel plans this year were cancelled due to COVID, but that didn’t stop us to plan and scheme a safe trip somewhere. While Amy and I had made plans in the past, most of our trips were canceled at the last minute due to COVID (I’m looking at you Rehoboth Beach), therefore we never really had a chance to go anywhere other than little day trips.

The same thing almost happened to our trip to Asheville, North Carolina.

I’ve been researching a good amount on the current state of affairs in this small mountain town through Reddit and their official website. Apparently the locals were pretty vocal about their displeasure of tourists that completely ignored wearing their face masks around town and after seeing it in person over the weekend, I have to agree that Asheville has issues with people following safety protocols and I’ll get to that later in the essay. Despite the negative feedbacks I’ve received from the locals, Amy and I decided against canceling another trip and we were fully committed as we drove for seven hours deep inside the Blue Ridge Mountains. After spending a couple of days in town, I’m happy to say that it was worth the trip.

Asheville, North Carolina

I vividly remember visiting the little mountain town back in August 2015 during a bachelor’s party trip and it was one of most underrated trips I’ve ever been on. The gorgeous scenery deep within the Blue Ridge Mountains, the amazing food and the hole in the wall shops bring life and charm to this mostly touristy town (services industry). Downtown is a comparatively small town with only a population of just over 90,000 people, but the region itself has over 424,000 residents as of 2010 and currently the third largest city in the state, behind Wilmington and Charlotte.

Downtown Asheville

Downtown

Most of the energy and vibes is of course, downtown, but the interesting thing about downtown Asheville was that everything was within 1-2 mile from the center of town, therefore everything was relatively easy to walk to. From the shops to the bustling micro-breweries all over the perimeter of downtown, you could leave your hotel room or AirBNB and you could find something within a stone throw away. We strategically stayed at the famous Cambria hotel in the middle of downtown, which proved to be a wise choice as there were several occasions when Amy and I had to go back to our hotel room to either use the restroom, take a break and recharge before our next adventure.

Cambria Hotel Lobby

One of many tourists

One of many street vendors. This one was outside our hotel.

What their official site and travel brochures do not tell you, however, is that there is a large number of poverty in the town as small as Asheville. You can walk for blocks and every block has a homeless person sitting in front of an empty store that was hit hard due to the lack of foot traffic from tourists as COVID had hit this town pretty hard.

Public benches were mostly occupied

Despite the hardships of the town folks, their attitude showed anything but negativity as the natives of the town were some of the nicest people we’ve ever met. We were always greeted with a friendly smile and hospitality that you would expect in the South.

A friendly stranger we had met during breakfast at our hotel.

One of many street performers

The Food Scene

It wouldn’t be much of a Amy and Tae adventure if we didn’t talk about the food and drinks of every place that we visit, and if you love both, then Asheville has your covered as the town is absolutely loaded with independent restaurants and breweries to keep you (and your stomach) busy. From small coffee shops, donut, bagels, biscuits and gravy to candy stores, there is no shortage of weight gaining opportunities that await.

Vortex Donuts

This small street alone has 8 restaurants like a little European town

Detour: Twin Leaf Brewery

After a seven hour drive from home, Amy and I were famished and thirsty for drinks. We walked down toward the Southern Slope of downtown Asheville and noticed that there were no shortages of breweries within half a miles from our hotel. Unfortunately due to COVID, all the breweries were at half capacity, therefore there were long lines for those thirsty customers that need to sip on some delicious sweet nectar from the gods.

The first one that we had visited was Twin Leaf Brewery, located…well pretty much next to all the other breweries on the street that span for several blocks.

The thing about breweries in general, is that they all do the same thing, but you go in for what makes them original. Otherwise, they’re just glorified bars with overpriced beers. I’m please to say that Asheville had some of the best beers I’ve ever had and if you’re a beer lover, a couple of days in town is not enough to visit every brewery that the town has to offer.

Twin Leaf Brewery

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Twin Leaf Brewery was actually a our “holding pattern” brewery as Amy and I had reservations at the Wicked Weed Funkatorium across the street for dinner, but we do plan on return to Twin Leaf Brewery again.

Wicked Weed Brewery

Our neighbors at our dinner table

A great way to celebrate the end Day One of our trip

He loved to hang with us

Looking Glass Falls

Looking Glass Falls is one numerous waterfalls you can visit in the Blue Ridge Mountains and it also happens to be one of the most popular in North Carolina. As it’s less than an hour drive from downtown Asheville, it’s also one of the most accessible since it doesn’t require a long hike to reach the falls. Located deep inside the Pigsah National Forest, the name “Looking Glass” comes from Looking Glass Rock, where water freezes on its sides in the winter and then glistens in the sunlight like a mirror or looking glass, which I’ve only seen in photos but I don’t doubt that it’s beautiful to see during the winter season.

Looking Glass Falls

Unfortunately, not a single person was practicing social distancing and some weren’t even wearing masks.

Being the designated photographer, this was a tricky shot to pull off

Behind the Scenes

To take advantage of the drive out here and to take photos of this beautiful scenery, I took a lot of risk carrying my [eafl id=”6182″ name=”Leica M10-P” text=”Leica M10-P”] paired with the [eafl id=”5270″ name=”Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH FLE” text=”Summilux-M 35mm FLE”] through the slippery rocks. I eventually took my shoes off completely and left them on one of the river rocks while I stowed Amy’s hiking shoes securely onto my backpack. I then trekked barefoot through the shallow (albeit cold) waters to find a composition that didn’t have random people in the frame.

This was quite nerve wracking when you have over $14,000 worth of camera gear slung across your neck with a 30 pound backpack loaded with miscellaneous travel gear.

I know Leica cameras are legendary for their robust gear, but I would still take the fall (pun intended) and sacrifice getting wet over dunking my camera in the water, or worse, fall on the rocks.

Amy was able to take this shot after precariously handing my camera to her – very rarely do I get my photo taken

The part of the falls was very packed with tourists and locals alike and if I had to do it all over again, I would go earlier in the day when there are less people because the one wooden staircase leading down to the waterfall was very narrow. This made it a little tricky to navigate between the crowd, whom were completely not aware of their surrounding and most were not wearing masks.

Food and Shopping

I was actually pretty impressed that we didn’t do a lot of shopping as I had expected during our stay, but then again, food and beer takes precedence over anything else – that is something both Amy and I agree on when we visit new places. What was charming about the food scene was that while the food and beer were excellent (I don’t think we actually had less than ‘excellent’ dishes), but the people at these establishments mimic what I said earlier about the culture in this town and how everyone is so friendly.

Amy’s sexy Lavender Lemonade Cocktail

One specific restaurant of note is Tupelo Honey, located downtown (I wasn’t kidding when everything was within walking distance downtown). They consider themselves a revival of southern food with food made from scratch using simple ingredients sourced from local farms that is in season.

Simply put: the food was incredible.

Right away we ordered the Crispy Brussel, an appetizer topped with topped with fresh herbs, lemon zest & chopped bacon, served with garlic buttermilk ranch dipping sauce. After my first bite, I was floored that it wasn’t seasoned with truffle oil because it tasted just like it. We then continued our fat-assery by ordering their famous fried chicken, which were brined for over 18 hours with honey sprinkled with their signature “bee dust”.

It was also quite incredible and probably the best fried chicken I’ve ever had.

Unfortunately I didn’t take photos of the food, but I did share them on my Instagram stories (I was distracted from shoveling my face). There are additional photos and videos on there not mentioned in this blog, so be sure to follow.

Asheville had some beautiful small shops

Rabbit Rabbit Brewery

Zen Ink

One of many coffee shops

Most shops were dog friendly

The Biltmore Estate

One of the major cornerstones in Asheville’s history is the old country home of the Vanderbilt family, built by George Vanderbilt. George Vanderbilt first visits Asheville in 1887, where he considered the area as a possible location for his future country home. A second visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains with his mother in 1888 sealed the deal for him, therefore he begins purchasing land for what will become Biltmore.

In 1889, the construction of the Biltmore House begins and Vanderbilt’s construction of the 250-room French Renaissance chateau is a true marvel, the largest undertaking in residential architecture. Over a six-year period, an entire community of craftsmen comes together to create what was known as the largest privately owned estate in the country.

The Biltmore House

It wasn’t until 1895 when George Vanderbilt officially opens the house to friends and family. The finished home contains over four acres of floor space, including 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces.

After George Vanderbilt passed away in 1914 at the age of 51, his wife Edith continued his husband’s love for philanthropy and sold approximately 87,000 acres of the estate to the United States Forest Service for less than $5 an acre.

The Front Lawn

It wasn’t until 1930 when both George Vanderbilt’s daughter, Cornelia and her husband John Cecil, opened the Biltmore House to the public to help increase tourism during the Great Depression, therefore generating income to preserve the estate.

The ��Backyard” that the Vanderbilt family owned

Trivia

1942 – During World War II, the house stored priceless works from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

1971 – William Cecil (son of Cornelia and John Cecil), plants his first vines at the Biltmore and creates his first successful wine. It wasn’t until 1983, that the Biltmore Estate Wine Company was established and opened to the public in 1985.

One of many priceless marble busts on the estate

Gorgeous overgrown vines in the Italian Garden

Amy taking in the scenery

Underground Wine Cellar

More marble statues around the estate

On one of the balconies of the house

Traveling During COVID

It doesn’t take a genius to know that it can be risky to travel during COVID, but what we’ve witnessed in Asheville gave us a new perspective that there are people that seriously just doesn’t care to protect themselves or others. I’ve lost count on how many people on the streets of downtown Asheville would completely ignore their face masks and I’m going to assume that most of them are tourists, therefore I feel that the anger the locals have against tourists are justified as they not only endanger themselves, but the economy that depends on tourism. The town itself was hit pretty hard as unemployment and shop were shutdown due to the reduction of tourism. All it takes is another spike in cases for the town to shut down again and we as individuals need to take responsibility of our safety and others.

Despite these issues, it didn’t deter us from enjoying ourselves and wearing face masks or social distancing was not an inconvenience for us as we were still able to enjoy most of what the town had to offer. If you readers are close to the East Coast and want to take a weekend trip somewhere, I highly recommend this beautiful town known as the “Paris of the South” and take in what Asheville has to offer.

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Asheville, North Carolina – Traveling Socially Distant Introduction Something that I had missed this year was going on an annual trip with Amy and to say that we had cabin fever would be an understatement as most of our travel plans this year were cancelled due to COVID, but that didn't stop us to plan and scheme a safe trip somewhere.

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vfdarkness · 4 years ago

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Episode 9: Blue is...

Intro:

You’re watching television alone in your living room.

Without your involvement, the channel changes.

A pale inhuman being stares at you through the screen.

You turn the television off. And now the creature stands feet away from you.

You need my help.

This is A Voice From Darkness.

Hello, as always this is Dr. Malcolm Ryder, parapsychologist. Here to answer your supernatural questions, warn you of otherworldly threats that span our country, and teach you a bit of bizarre American history. We have a full show tonight, so why don’t we get right to our National Alerts.

National Alerts:

Our first national alert is for North Carolina. Bars and music venues in and around Asheville have hosted a rock band called Spirit Mirror. Following each of their performances, those who were in attendance have reported they can no longer see their own eyes in reflective surface. When they stare into a mirror, there are two black voids where their eyes once were. Their eyes are not missing. Anyone who looks at the affected see nothing wrong. Only those who heard the live music of Spirit Mirror cannot see their own eyes. The band has no website, no contact number, or any other means of getting a hold of them. When asked, each music venue was unsure how the gigs were booked. To those in North Carolina, do not attend any concerts or shows featuring the band Spirit Mirror.

Our second national alert is for central Pennsylvania. Small towns across the region have relayed to me that a man in a grey suit missing his left ring finger has journeyed into their communities and parlayed with their people. Offering them the extravagant and impossible in exchange for the seemingly inconsequential. To the people of central Pennsylvania, do not make any deals with The Traveling Salesman. Do not meet with him. Do not shake his hand. Do not even nod your head in response when he tells you, “Good morning.” Nothing pleasant can come from any interaction with him.

That is all for national alerts.

Quick Questions:

For our next segment, I’ll be answering quick questions you’ve sent to us either via Twitter @vfdarkness or by email at [email protected]. If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, please tweet us at @vfdarkness or write us at [email protected]

Our first question comes from Sarah. She writes, “Dr. Ryder, I moved into a new house recently. Multiple nights I’ve gone to bed in the master bedroom, but I’ll wake and find myself in the closet of one of the other bedrooms. A loud banging on the door always wakes me. I’ll call out to whatever’s causing the sound, but they only answer by furiously hitting the closet door harder. When the morning comes the noise stops. I have no history of sleepwalking or hearing things that aren’t there. What’s happening to me in my new house?”

Well Sarah, if I were to make a guess, I’d say you have two entities in your house. One trying to protect you, and guiding you in your sleep to a place they feel is safe - that other bedroom’s closet. And then a second entity that means you harm. Are the entities spirits or some other unworldly creature? I don’t know. I’d be happy to get you in touch with a good spiritualist in your area. They’d better be able to assess the nature of the haunting you’re experiencing and help put an end to them.

Our second question comes from Bob in Minnesota. They write, “I was on the road, passing through Montana and I stopped at a diner one night. Place wasn’t crowded. A large man in a t-shirt that read: They Are Here. They’ve Always Been Here sat a few stools away from me at the counter. Before the waitress came over to take my order, she spilled a container of sugar, laughed about it, and asked the large man in the t-shirt what his plans were for the fourth of July. Thought that was weird, since the holiday’s months away. Didn’t say anything about it though. Just got my food, kept to myself, and left. The thing is, I had to come back that way on my return trip. Again I stopped at the diner, about the same time of night. Place was as busy as before. I sat at the counter. The large man, wearing the same t-shirt, was already there, eating the meal he had before. The same waitress came out. She once again spilled sugar. Laughed and asked the gentleman about his fourth of July plans. He was partway through giving the answer I’d overheard my previous visit - but I interrupted. Asked why they were having a conversation about the fourth of July - twice now - so many months out. They stopped talking. Both had concerned, nervous looks about them. The waitress pulled out a bunch of papers. Coffee-stained, held together with brass tacks. She came over to me and whispered, “That’s not your line. Aren’t you off book yet?” Her finger guided me down the page of a playscript. I saw stage directions and dialogue. For the waitress, for the large man. For myself. Her spilling the sugar. Her lines about the fourth of July. His response, my sitting down, my ordering a meal - all in the script. There were lines I was supposed to say to the both of them. Things that made no sense to me. Things I’d never say. So I ran out the diner. Ran out, got in my car, and drove as fast as I could for as long as I could. What did I walk into, Dr. Ryder? Please help me understand what happened.

Bob, I’m afraid I don’t know what you walked into. I could say something trite about how Shakespeare believed all the world’s a stage, but obviously he didn’t mean that literally. If you would, please send in more information - the name and address of the diner. I’d like to visit it myself perhaps or ask a colleague to stop by there. Gather some first hand intel, so I can better understand what’s happening at this Montana diner.

That’s all the time for questions we have for your written questions. Onward to Today In Odd America, and then we’ll open up our phone lines.

Today In Odd America:

Today in Odd America we find ourselves in Guilford, Connecticut. Earlier this evening, the children of Guilford put on masks sculpted from wax - made to resemble hideous monsters. They trampled through streets with a candlestick in one hand and a bag in the other. Children playfully hit adults with their candlesticks, and in return were given candy. A bonfire was lit in the middle of the town’s square. After the fire had been burning for a few hours, a skeleton in a misshapen wax crown, dubbed the Candlestick King, was thrown in. Children cast their masks off into the flames as well, and presented the Candlestick King some of their candy bounty. At the end of the night, children buried their candlesticks in their backyards - where they’ll remain until next year. This is a holiday that only exists in Guilford.

Most believe it is a second Halloween. And seeing how the holiday is celebrated, it’s understandable to draw that conclusion.

But that's not what the Candlestick Riot is.

To better understand the holiday’s true meaning, let us go back on this day to the year 1748, when the first Candlestick Riot occured.

William Martin was twelve years old at the time of the initial event. Forty years later, he’d write a few pages about the night in his memoir on his career as a judge. No other details in the book deal with the supernatural. Almost everything else he wrote can be corroborated with other documents from the era. So we’ll take William’s account of the Candlestick Riot at face value.

Sometime late in the night, William felt a compulsion to rise from his bed. I say compulsion, though William stated it was unclear if he were controlling his body at this time, and throughout the rest of the night, or if he were merely a spectator to the acts his body committed. He left his bedroom and made his way down the hall. Behind him came his two sisters from their room. His parents in front of him, coming from their bedroom. No one spoke.

The Martin family silently shambled into the dining room. On the table were several unlit candles in brass and iron candlesticks. Each family member grabbed a candlestick with one hand and held a candle in the other. Father turned to mother. Mother to father. William turned to his two sisters - and they back to him. All at once they rushed each other. William broke the jaw of one sister, and cracked several ribs of the other. They each offered him their candles. When they did, he stopped beating them. His mother was not so lucky.

His father, Mathias, beat his wife to death with a heavy iron candlestick. Afterwards, he reached down and grabbed the blood-soaked wax from her hand. He then turned to William - who presented his three candles to his father.

This offering was accepted. Afterwards, Mathias and William made their way outside. The sisters stayed behind with their mother’s body.

The Martin’s neighbors stood outside their own homes. Bloody. Bruised. Those holding candlesticks and wax charged at each other. From across streets and yards: men, women, and children were beaten. Dozens to death. More would die in the following days of injuries they sustained. But the night was not yet over.

Those who gathered the most candles from their skirmishes lit small fires all over Guilford. They melted their wax and rubbed it over their heads. They burned their skin and hair doing so. But it didn’t stop them. They molded the wax into monstrous shapes.

While they did this, those who lost their candles but who were not too injured to walk, gathered wood and carried it to the center of town. They lit a bonfire.

Soon all ambulatory members of Guilford gathered around the fire. Two circles formed. The outer, and bigger, was filled with those who lost their candles. The inner circle all wore wax masks and held bloody candlesticks.

The outer circle locked arms and swayed back and forth. They chanted: “Flame against the shadow. Flame against the shadow. Protect us from the echo. Protect us from the echo.”

William chanted along with everyone else. The meaning of their chant, unclear to him.

The inner circle walked closer to the fire. They let their hideous wax masks melt. They held their candlesticks in the flames - until they burned their hands.

The third round of fighting began. The inner circle consisted of only a dozen or so. Mostly men. When it was all over, only one remained. Mathias Martin stood alone - victorious. The outer circle moved in. They took the wax from the dead and placed it over his body. Once encased, he could barely move. But he stepped closer to the bonfire.

Mathias shouted, “Who is your Candlestick King?”

The outer circle reformed with locked arms and chanted back, “You are the Candlestick King.”

“Who protects you from shadow and echo?”

“The Candlestick King!”

This call and response went on for sometime. But it ended when Mathias walked into the fire.

As his body burned the outer circle chanted, “Shadow and echo are defeated. Long live the flame.” Over the chanting, William claimed he heard his father’s last words: “Keep a candle lit, William.”

The outer circle chanted until only ash was left. Ash and a skeleton clutching a heavy iron candlestick.

The sun began to rise. The outer circle collected the candlesticks and dispersed. But before reentering their homes, they dug into the earth and buried their candlesticks. Only then was the night truly over.

_________

The dead were collected. The injured, looked after. No one was charged with any crimes for what occurred.

Townsfolk were terrified the events might repeat. But the next night passed. And the next. When the anniversary of what was now referred to as The Candlestick Riot approached, Guilford again worried the event might repeat itself. But it did not. For over a century, The Candlestick Riot fell into obscurity.

No one knows when The Candlestick Riot turned into an annual holiday. A strange, childish, almost mocking echo of what the first event was, but it’s now been celebrated annually by the community for decades.

My grandfather, Professor Duncan Ryder had a fascination with the ritual. He was the one who first told me of the holiday’s history. This will seem like a non-sequitur, but he also hated Frank Sinatra. Early in Sinatra’s career, in 1940, he recorded a song called “We Three (My Echo My Shadow And Me). My grandfather believed Sinatra had secret knowledge of whatever forces compelled Guilford to behave the way it did during the inaugural Candlestick Riot.

He once confronted Sinatra at a show sometime in the ‘60s. Demanding the singer tell all he knew about shadow and echo. Security grabbed my grandfather and hauled him away. But as they did, Sinatra said to him with a wink, “Keep a candle lit, William.”

Not since the first Candlestick Riot has anything like it occurred in Guilford. Was the sacrifice made by Mathias Martin enough to ward of shadow and echo? Was the event simply a mass delusion? Or was it real… and shadow and echo have since triumphed? And the world now waits for a new Candlestick King to defeat them? The answers to these questions remain a mystery. But maybe you should keep a candle lit, just to be safe.

And now back to our main show.

ACT II

Today In Odd America music fades out.

RYDER

And we're back. Well here's a change of pace. We have two callers on the line. Both in the Ozarks - where hidden within its mountains, dense forests, hills and hollers there have been countless encounters with the strange and terrifying. Callers, why don't you tell us your names and what you're experiencing down there?

Through the phone, the sound of cars can be heard driving on back country roads.

SAM

This is Sam.

EDDIE

And Eddie.

SAM

We're visiting from the UK. We have a paranormal podcast you've probably heard of - Ghosts n' Goblins n' Gravesend.

RYDER

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with your show.

EDDIE

Pretending to not know about your competition? Alright, Ryder. I see what you're up to. We talk about weird stuff like you.

SAM

But also video games. Ghosts n' Goblins is an old game.

EDDIE

Yeah, and we're from Gravesend. So you get it, right?

RYDER

Crystal clear. And what's the supernatural situation you've found yourselves in down in the Ozarks?

SAM

That's the problem. We're not in a supernatural situation.

RYDER

Have you listened to A Voice From Darkness before? Because normally people call in when-

EDDIE

(interrupts)

No, we get it. We came all the way to the US to encounter some of the crazy stuff you talk about, and so far we got nothing.

SAM

We spent a day in Saint Louis - went to the Lemp Mansion, even got to go into the underground cavern. No ghosts though.

RYDER

Wait, so if you're in the Ozarks driving around are you deliberately trying to summon...

EDDIE

The Unwelcome Riders? Of course we are.

SAM

The Ozark Family. They're supposed to be one of the more elusive, more dangerous ones, right? I bet we'd get a ton of downloads if we captured them on audio.

RYDER

You're driving together? Thankfully they're unlikely to appear in your car. You're lucky that-

EDDIE

(interrupts)

Oh no, we're not together.

SAM

Two cars. I'm driving about a mile behind Eddie. Is that enough distance? Should we space ourselves out further? There's so many contradictory rules online about the Ozark Family.

One forum said they're more likely to appear if you have an open wound. Another said they absolutely won't if you have a copy of the bible in your vehicle. But then another forum said if you travel with a holy book, you're more likely to attract them. Help us out, Ryder, what do we gotta do to get them to appear?

RYDER

Gentlemen, I highly suggest you-

SAM

(interrupts)

Eddie, why's your car stopped in the middle of the road?

A beat.

SAM

Eddie?

A beat.

SAM

I'm pulling up alongside you.

We hear Sam's car slow to a stop. The idle engines of both Sam and Eddie's rentals.

SAM

Eddie?

RYDER

Describe what you see, Sam. What's happening?

SAM

He's just... sitting there. Staring blankly ahead. Still holding his phone. What do I do? What's happened to him?

RYDER

Sam, I'm sorry, but-

EDDIE

(monotone)

I am here. I am fine. And I am here.

RYDER

Eddie, what happened? Are you all right?

EDDIE

(monotone)

Do not worry about my condition.

SAM

Dr. Ryder - I'm staring right at him. His lips aren't moving when he talks.

EDDIE

(monotone)

Hello, Sam. You are my friend. And I am fine. You don't need to worry about me. All is well.

SAM

You are not well. I don't know what's happening, but-

RYDER

(interrupts)

Who is this? What is this? What are we currently addressing that resides inside of Eddie?

EDDIE

(monotone)

I occupy the flesh. I have access to the memories. I am the I that speaks. Does that not make me Eddie?

RYDER

People are more than flesh and memories, you are not Eddie.

EDDIE

(monotone)

My tendrils move through the labyrinth of his being. If I am not all of him yet, no matter. I soon shall be.

SAM

What does that mean? Dr. Ryder? What does that mean? Help him.

RYDER

The Resident inside Eddie - what is it you want? What is it we can give you so that you move on?

EDDIE

(monotone)

Sensation. Physical sensation. It has been so long since I've occupied a being. Felt sensation. Experienced time. Experienced Qualia. Green is green. I forgot that. It is a tautology, but I forgot that. Epiphenomena. That knowledge became lost to myself... Red is... red. Blue. Blue is... Blue is...

SAM

Blue. Blue is blue.

EDDIE

Thank-you, Sam. You are right. Blue is blue. I forgot that.

RYDER

You remember now though. Take that knowledge with you. Take that knowledge and leave Eddie. That is his gift to you.

EDDIE

(monotone)

Sam. You are my friend. Let me ask you, what should I do? Is the knowledge of these qualia payment enough to abandon this flesh? To give back these memories?

A beat.

RYDER

If you want your friend back, you need to-

SAM

(interrupts)

Yes. That's payment enough. Blue is blue. You know that now. Eddie gave that to you, so please give back Eddie his flesh. And his memories.

EDDIE

(monotone)

Thank-you, Sam. I shall.

A beat.

SAM

Eddie? Eddie? Are you-

EDDIE

(interrupts, concerned)

What happened?

RYDER

Drive. Now. Eddie, if you can't drive, abandon your rental and get in Sam's and get out of there.

EDDIE

Something's wrong. What happened? Sam, what happened? You see it all too, right?

RYDER

What's going on?

SAM

See what? I don't see anything weird.

EDDIE

All the colors. They're wrong. All different. The grass isn't green anymore... it's... it's... I don't know. I don't have a word for it. The sky's not blue. I don't know what color it is. It's strange. All the colors are wrong. I've never seen any of them before. None of the colors I see have names. What happened to the world? Why has it all changed?

RYDER

Stay on the line. Both of you. Sam - help Eddie from his rental. Put him in yours. Drive. Get out of there immediately, but stay on the line.

RYDER

(to listeners)

I'm sorry, but we're going to cut the show off here.

Until next time, this has been A Voice From Darkness.

RYDER

(faint)

You need to get out of there immediately.

Outro Music fades in and out.

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