✱ DEHQ PLOT DROP 006 :
The Harvest Festival has been going off without a hitch or major complaint! Devil’s Elbow has come together as a community to bring a much needed time of celebration to each other and visitors from all corners of the East Atlantic. With the last known bunker opening soon after the start, it had been a worry that there would be more issues with integrating sheltered people into society but that train has yet to be derailed. The only real problems to speak of are regular issues for that time of the year: crime, missing people, radiation poisoning, and community rebuilding issues. Most of these could be solved with time, citizens and visitors listening to governance guidelines, and adding more peacekeepers to help keep the city and compound safe, along with the new East Atlantic Army ranger program designed to specifically deal with wildlife and environmental issues.Â
There were some reports that were not easily solved, though there was evidence to what the cause of some of the recent missing person reports could be. On Sunday, October 14th the campers at the Whispering Pines campground were busy getting ready for their spooky sleepover when they heard screams in the distance. At first, they thought it was part of the haunted camping experience, but soon realized it was too far away for it to be the scare actors and it was past the restricted boundaries. Being that it was already after dark, peacekeepers and rangers were forced to wait until morning to investigate the reports. This wasn’t the first report that month, there had been another report near the Mothman Museum and outside the Devil’s Elbow Fairgrounds after closing. Unfortunately, the other reports hadn’t given much of any evidence to be found to correlate what happened. Investigators were not hopeful this time would be any different.Â
On the brisk morning of October 15th, the rangers and peacekeepers went out in search of anyone in distress or needing help. After almost two hours of searching they came across evidence and remains of two bodies that appeared to be victims of a large animal attack. Everything was documented and brought back to the medical examiner to get more information on what happened. The Lead Ranger and Interim Chief Peacekeeper made a joint statement later that night that broadcast on all public networks and radio stations throughout the region. It stated that the two bodies found belonged to Ingrid and Sindri Strand, it appears they were leaving the haunted house attraction and were attacked by a large, unidentified predator. They believe all other reports can be attributed to this creature, minus the one camper that fell from Widow’s Peak after sneaking past barriers earlier in the month.Â
Rangers are working with outside sources to find out what animal they are dealing with, they ask that if anyone has information to please call the hotline or email it in to the tip address. Until the threat is neutralized they ask that people stay inside city boundaries, the fairgrounds, or the resort where there will be extra lighting brought in along with reinforcement to ensure safety of those wishing to enjoy late night festivities. Otherwise, as always, please stay on designated sidewalks, trails, roads, and pathways and stay off the mountain and out of the heavily wooded areas unless you are an experienced survivalist or live in the area you are travelling to. Â
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