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As Santiago pockets his switchblade, Nan hesitates, then answers no, she doesn't know what this place is. Santiago grins broadly and gestures out grandly. He says HE does. Everyone has a theory on this place. Everyone wants to KNOW, he says. They want to know too much. That won't do them any...

Nan answers obediently. Her name is Nan. She's a repairwoman who was called to fix an outlet. Then she found she couldn't leave. She's been here less than a day, as far as she can tell. And she plans to leave. There's a long, tense pause, and then a click as the sharp implement is drawn...

Nan nods quietly and she's pulled back suddenly, a bit further into the darkness. The hoarse whispery voice speaks again, closer this time. She can feel hot breath against her ear. The dry male voice says good. He says he is going to ask a few questions and wants answers and no bulls***, or...

A clawed hand comes from behind and clamps tightly over Nan's mouth, dragging her roughly into the darkened stairwell. She drops the lantern on the floor by the landing, but it does not break. A hoarse, scratchy voice whispers breathily in her ear. Something very sharp glints in the darkness...

Nan stays back to observe a moment, but Henry suddenly rushes forward, yelling Anna's name. The figure by the elevator does not respond to Henry's call.

Nan responds she has memories of him, but they're so strange... as though she can't tell whether they're real or just a product of this place. It's weird, but -- Nan and Henry peer down the darkened corner of the hotel hallway.

The taser is a simple short-range type, and Henry says he already knows how to use it. It seems simple enough. Nan recommends heading for the corner and checking the hall down where the elevator is, then trying the stairs, if there's nothing there. Henry agrees, and together they walk in...

Kim lends Henry her TASER and Anderson lends Nan an old-fashioned OIL LANTERN. From the collective supply Nan also takes a piece of rebar which has been ground and filed on one side to make a REBAR SWORD. It's still primarily a blunt weapon but it'll have a bit more punch. They step out into...

All right, Nan says. If they have to split up, Kim and Henry can stay, Anderson will come along. Henry asks if he can come along instead. He says he and Nan are in this together, and he wants to go with her. Kim agrees, saying she would feel safer with Anderson around anyway. She quietly...

Nan takes the DECORATIVE TOTEM and returns to the room. She tells the others that there's no sign of Anna and asks what the plans are for a rescue party. Kim immediately speaks up and is opposed to the idea. She explains that Anna may be new, but she knows the risks and shouldn't go wandering...

Nan cautions the others to stay close, in case there's danger, then leans out the door to peer into the hall. But there's no sign of Anna.

The door to the hall is ajar.

Yeah, that's kinda one of the things I was hoping to have happen. Apparently it worked. Weaver kinda has the success of another story he created hanging over him called Ruby Quest. What came with that success is that people scrutinize what he makes a lot more and he's apparently trying to plan...

I was going to finish up Part 4 tonight, but I'm a bit too tired, so I'm going to end it here for now. I shall post more when I get home from work tomorrow.

Nan glances around for a second. ...has anyone seen Anna?

Nan quickly considers the bathroom, and Anderson volunteers to check. He examines it for a moment, then calls an all-clear. Kim agrees with Nan's decision -- she'll take first shift. She's not good at waking up but many late nights at college have made her adept at staying up. Henry...

Anderson checks his watch. He says it's 11:55 at night. His watch has been running consistently. He says even if the time here is strange, he's still running on the same schedule either way. Nan raises a point: If they're going to be sleeping, should they take shifts? Kim says it's not going...

Anderson crushes the cigar in his hand. Kim and Anna seem a bit shaken by the development. The ex-Marshall asks what everyone's plans are for the rest of the night. His pocketwatch is still keeping time, and accordingly, it's getting late. They might want to consider sleep, as unappealing a...

Nan asks Anderson how he managed to make his cigars last 2 weeks. He pauses a moment, glancing down at his hand. After a moment, he replies that he doesn't know.

Nan begins to formulate a plan of action. She restates that no matter what the nature of this place -- whether they're dead or alive -- none of that matters. This place is clearly not good and they need to get out now. Nan asks Anderson what he knows about this place. He's been here the...