To keep your balance you must keep moving

Walter Karin · Artisan

RE: To keep your balance you must keep moving

Alter · Senior Member

There is a large wooden counter at the front office, behind it is many room slops none of them seem to have anything in them except for the room Walter is staying in which has a brown package.

The phone behind the counter is dead, there is a door with a glass window in it with the word "Office" in gold letters.

There is also a bell on the counter for ringing if you need assistance.

The guest book is lying open and yes behind the counter are some key hooks each one is labeled and each one has a key.

One for the staff elevator, one for the lounge, the reading room etc.

Teresa Swaane · Enchantress

"So, Rosa - what brought you to Silent Hill?" Terri waited near the door, still holding the club but a little more relaxed now. She put her back to the nearby wall as she chatted with the woman on the other side of the door.

With any luck, the conversation would make the time pass more quickly.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter gathers up the keys that might be helpful, elevator, the hall doors and others leaving a quick note behind as well just in case. He pauses a moment, swatting the bell for a loud ding to see if there is any response and peeks into the office.

Alter · Senior Member

"I just rolled in a couple of days ago seemed like a nice quiet town," Rosa says from the other side of the door sounding a little distressed though a little muffled.

No one comes to the front desk when the bell is run.

Walter Karin · Artisan

He waits a moment longer before he starts to head back.. Pausing and looking about before reaching out and grabbing the bell stuffing it in his pocket for no real specific reason. He moves over to the office looking inside carefully, "Hello?"

Alter · Senior Member

There is no answer in the office and the Hotel seems eerily quiet, until there is a distant creaking sound that maybe the sound of someone moving around further inside the building or merely the sound of an old building settling.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter looks about the office a moment before walking back out and looks around, pausing seeing the package in his room box he moves over grabbing it gingerly, tearing open the wrapping peeking inside to see what it is as he makes his way back to Terri and Rosa.

Morris Strub · Deceiver

Inside the package is a novel one of Walters Novels. One he's Written, the name of the book is "The Town With No Roads." a book he'd written about people going missing in a city where an ancient evil had turned half the people int evil cultists and the other half into sacrifices.

It was told from the point of view of man who was passing through town.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter stops in place and stares at the book for a moment, looking around the room listening carefuly before rushing up to the door again, "Terri, Rosa?!?"

Alter · Senior Member

When Walter gets back to the room that Rosa is locked in Terri is not outside the door, the hallway is in fact empty "Hello is someone there now?" Rosa yells through the door.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter rushed over to the door stuffing the book in his pocket and digs throught the keys for the right one and tries to open the door, "Its Walter, what happened to Terri??"

Alter · Senior Member

I stepped into the room, and the smell was power powering, like the rotting sea and mildew, wet spoiled things that hung in the air and attacked my nostrils.

The room was dark and it took my eyes some time to a just however what I saw filled my heart with dread and made me wish the image could be taken from my mind, though it was too late I could not un-see this site.

Beth-Ann the women who had brought me here, who I saw standing by the roadside clothed in a dirty white dress and fog watching the road, the entire reason I had come to this wretched town lay in a circle figured hung back in the shadows wearing shapeless robes.

Her eyes where glossy, blank pools like stagnate water, wrists and ankles bound to an altar carved with entwined writhing things that appear to squirm in the flickering candle light.

Her white flesh and dress where strained red with her own blood, body broken open made into an unholy nest for some strange egg like things, unlike chicken eggs they seemed more like those of a frog or fish, clear vile liquids floating inside of them.

My mind spun and I barely knew where I was as if my brain was attempt to save me from the horrendous site that was in front of me. I felt the hands of the figures around me and they drew me closer, one of those vile eggs twitched.

I fell into a blind panic, loosing my senses to the scene taking place, then there was nothing more.

It had been the end to Walter's book the one he now holds in his hand, it had been a hard ending to write, the girl had been a favorite character of his, he had enjoyed writing her, enjoyed brining her to life, killing her had been difficult.

She turn around when he enters the room, her hair is blonde and wavy instead of dark and srtraight but it's her, it's the girl he made up the girl he wrote about, the girl he killed.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter stares at her, blank expression, wide eyed, and slack jawwed, totally stunned.. Something was going on here, There was now way she could look so much like Beth-Ann.. It had to be the stress.. All this **** happening, Teri going missing, and just all this weird **** happening, his brain had to be playing tricks on him.. It was the only possible explanation..

Alter · Senior Member

Rosa will say and go over to Walter she will put one of her pale hands on his arm, not as pale as if they would be drained of blood, and looks into his face. “You won’t leave me will you it’s spooky with no one around.”

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter stares a moment longer in shock before finally managing to shake himself enough, he almost shakes her arm off but stops from doing so, reaching out grabbing her shoulder firmly looking her right in the eyes, "Where. Is. Teri."

Alter · Senior Member

“I … I don’t know I was locked in the room, I didn’t see where she went, I’ll help you look for her,” She will say looking into Walter’s face, she does look afraid. She shivers a little at his intense look.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter stares at her half a seconds before he slumps a little and nods, giving her shoulder a soft squeeze before letting go, "I-. ... ah.." he sighs, "Sorry, just a little freaked out about all of this.. Something weird is going on, she wouldn't have left without saying something to you.. Stick close and keep behind me just in case ok..? Im glad your still here, and your alright.."

He digs through his pockets dinging the desk bell getting an awkward look for a moment as he pulls out the flashlight offering it to her, "Here.. Lets try and find her quick and get out of here alright..?" He looks for some sign of where she might have gone..

Alter · Senior Member

Rosa takes the Flashlight and will hold it sticking close to Walter, her skin is warm and her touch is soft, gentle and seems very, very real. She will move the flashlight as she looks around not necessarily in Walter’s direction.

The only room in the hallway is the Reading Room there is a dusty window that seems to have muted light spilling through it.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter walks along carefully, mind still reeling from whats going on.. He makes his way towards the door carefully, hand slipping back into his pocket wrapping around the pistol again but keeps it concealed, more of a comfort thing. "Teri... You there..?" he peers into the reading room carefully before opening the door slowly..

Alter · Senior Member

The room has some comfortable chairs the walls are massive book case, except facing the outside which is a blank wall with a window. There are some magazines around as well, none of them are older then the 1990s.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter opens the door and slips into the room looking around, frowning, "I Really dont like this.." He moves about checking the window to see if if it had been opened then looked around the room looking over at Rosa, "Can you see anything weird here..?"

Alter · Senior Member

“I don’t know, the Magazines are a little out of date.” She says and looks around, “I’m not even sure what time of day it is the suns out isn’t it?” She asks holding onto the flashlight with both hands like she’s holding onto it for dear life.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter nods and tries to wipe the window clean before frowns looking about again, "Old magazines in a reading room are to be expected.." he moves over flipping through them, "But this should be the only room she could have gone to.." He scans through the magazines then checks the time on his watch..

Alter · Senior Member

“Maybe she sent to the bathrooms…” Rosa suggests taking a look at the books on the shelves and letting her fingers slip over them as she holds her flashlight tightly in her fingers.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter nods and sighs walking out of the room, "Lets check there quick, then head down stairs.. I think i might have heard someone down there.." He makes his way towards the Bathrooms, "You dont mind if i follow with.. Rather not seperate right now.."

Alter · Senior Member

She will smile at him a little, “I’m glad you’re not leaving me, I’d be worried if you did, do you ever get the feeling like...” She will wander into the women’s bathroom, “Like something really bad is going to happen?” As she says this a strange buzzing sound comes from Walter’s radio.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter smiles to her a little, pulling out his revolver keeping it pointed at the ceiling and away from her as he continues to the bathroom, "Paranoia is a perfectly fine and healthy trait with many uses. Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you." He pauses fishing his free hand into his pocket grabbing the radio with a sigh, "of course.. It doesnt help to keep you from wasting batteries.."

Alter · Senior Member

One of the stalls will shake and soon it will burst open large grotesque bug like roaches that make a screeching sound like human being screaming as they flutter the pattern on their wing look to gave torment faces upon them.

Rosa will let out a scream when she sees the things rising out of the toilet and take a step back like she is about to run out of the room. pale and looking a little sick at the creatures.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter Yelps and stumbles back, trying to put himself between Rosa and the roaches, "OUTOUTOUT!" He tries to push her back out of the bathroom, taking aim at the closest bug and only shooting if it gets to close.

Alter · Senior Member

Rosa will back out gladly and put a hand around the arm of Walter’s that doesn’t have the gun she will let him walk her away from the horrifying bugs. She will let out a sob after the door is closed and put her arms around Walter hugging him from behind, she’s trembling.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter gasps and stares at the door panting heavily, eyes wide and panicked he looks about the hall to make sure its clear, hand holding the gun shaking. His mind scrambled and scattered, one part trying to figure out some way to work what just happened into a book.. The other part doing its best to control his bladder and other like functions because he Sure as **** isnt going back in there for any reason short of... ****.. WHat if Terri is in there..?

Alter · Senior Member

The is no sound from behind the door and the radio goes silent no longer playing the loud bursts of static. Rosa doesn’t speak; oddly enough everything seems very distant. The long dusty corridor seems so much like a dream.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter licks his lips slowly looking around... He pulls out the radio as it goes silent, quirking an eye he edges to the door holding it out to it to see if it makes any noise then stops and sighs looking to Rosa again as he looks about.. "Need a strange favor from you... Could you pinch me..?"

Alter · Senior Member

Rosa will put her hand on his arm and pinch him through the fabric, pinching him just enough so that there is a sharp peek of firy pain and then it seeps away quickly then lingers for a moment, “Like that?”

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter grunts and rubs his arm where pinched and nodded, "yep.. Ok.. So did you see anything strange in there in the normal sense of what would be strange, not the run out of the room with totally good and viable reason strange that in no way should happen at all..?" He holds the radio to the door checking to see if it makes any noise..

Alter · Senior Member

“Other then the killer bugs nothing really jumps out at me.” Rosa will admit to Walter, she looks around nervously like something might be out in the hallway ready to jump the two of them at any moment.

Walter Karin · Artisan

Walter nods, "But did you also notice the radio started hissing as they came out..? Probably means nothing, but I've read and written enough supernatural story crap that somethings are suppose to make electronics go weird when they are around them, and that some make radios and stuff make weird ass noises.." He pokes the door again then sighs checking his revolver nervously.. "She might be in there.."

(Is the radio making any noise or anything?)