In the town of BELLE MORTE, nothing was ever what it seemed. Historians speculated that the town may have been normal, unassuming, once, but ever since the 1920’s, it’s never been the same. During prohibition, the town was flourishing with underground activities, from illegal gambling to moonshining. It seemed the success of the city, along with its occupants, was unstoppable, but god never did like ugly, and that didn’t last long. During one of the darkest nights in history, the entire city was set ablaze ,the official records say the burn started with a moonshine mishap, but others claimed it was a coverup for something much more sinister. Afterwards, the city rebuilt slowly but surely, but the sordid history was still told like an urban legend, or maybe a warning sign. Fast forward a few decades, and the city seems to be thriving again. It’s almost like the past has been forgotten, even if the darkness still rears its ugly head from time to time, a suspicious murder gone unsolved, a structure fire with no real source, a string of small events, but none of them entirely innocent when looked at all together. Everyone has secrets they’d love to keep, and they always seem to find a way to the light here, sometimes by unfortunate accident, other times, by pure force. Some things, even fire can’t erase.
ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ?
The rumors about how, or why the fire started range from run of the mill speculation to wildly supernatural spin. Truth be told, no one really knows what happened, but there are some who are willing to die behind their version of the real story. The one thing that is true, though, is that the spirits have gotten restless, and it seems the residents of Belle Morte might become victims to the towns history. There’s a fortune teller in the city’s square that brings attention (wanted or unwanted) from far and wide, due to his frighteningly accurate readings. There’s always some new piece of information whispered through the streets like controlled chaos, and always, it comes back to his “predictions”, which makes the whole town wonder - is he supernaturally gifted with the power of sight, or is he just really really good at covering his tracks? As if that wasn’t enough, the towns prized possession, the memorial archives, which were put in place as remembrance for the lives lost in the 20’s, have begun to get sporadic, devastating updates. Each update is a text message, sent both to the towns group chat, and every individuals cell phone, and each update, has less and less to do with the uplifting memories of the past, and more to do with the sordid secrets the current residents are keeping from one another. The rumors about how, or why the fire started range from run of the mill speculation to wildly supernatural spin. Truth be told, no one really knows what happened, but there are some who are willing to die behind their version of the real story. The one thing that is true, though, is that the spirits have gotten restless, and it seems the residents of Belle Morte might become victims to the towns history. There’s a fortune teller in the city’s square that brings attention (wanted or unwanted) from far and wide, due to his frighteningly accurate readings. There’s always some new piece of information whispered through the streets like controlled chaos, and always, it comes back to his “predictions”, which makes the whole town wonder - is he supernaturally gifted with the power of sight, or is he just really really good at covering his tracks? As if that wasn’t enough, the towns prized possession, the memorial archives, which were put in place as remembrance for the lives lost in the 20’s, have begun to get sporadic, devastating updates. Each update is a text message, sent both to the towns group chat, and every individuals cell phone, and each update, has less and less to do with the uplifting memories of the past, and more to do with the sordid secrets the current residents are keeping from one another.
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