[network video] @JPHawkins; DAY 17, 1pm [open]

[rattlingthestars]

[ When the video cuts on, Jim isn't looking at the camera. His head is twisted around to stare somewhere over his shoulder as his chest heaves with exertion (or maybe fear.) There's a bruise blossoming on his cheek where he'd fallen trying to escape and a dried trail of blood from his nose to his chin that he's forgotten about.

The microphone picks up the noise of the monsters outside in the snow over the rattle of Jim's breath. When there's a break in the sound Jim seems to remember what he'd been doing and turns back to the tablet. ]

Please tell me someone else is seeing these things. They're some kind of - of - of shadow things.

[ Jim has seen weird. He's seen creepy, thanks to Captain Flint. But he's never seen anything like those. Still, something about them had seemed almost too familiar. It's that which makes him wonder if it's all in his own head. ]

If you are? Don't fight them. Just run.

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[rattlingthestars]

[ That's new. Everyone else Jim's talked to so far has said that they're being stalked. ]

They didn't try to get in where you were staying last night?

[neverbitten]

no, we saw some of them, but they didn't even seem to see us. i don't know why. it's weird

[rattlingthestars]

[ That is weird. At first Jim wonders if it has to do with there being more than one of them - maybe they're picking off weaker people - but Al said they're attacking them, too, and apparently there's a big group of people with him. Maybe that guy was right and all this is just to mess with them. ]

Are you out there walking around now?

[neverbitten]

yeah we're travelling now. i can see one of them

pretty sure it can't see me [She's not about to test the theory and go say hi to the thing though, sorry...]

[rattlingthestars]

[ Funny you should mention that. ]

Can you throw a rock at it or something?

[neverbitten]

[She should have seen that coming. But well, it is a good way to figure things out.] i'll try

[After warning Lea what she's about to do, and preparing to run if she needs to, Clementine picks up a large stone from the snowy ground and throws in the direction of the strange humanoid figure. They're pretty far away from it, so it'd find it hard to see Clementine at the moment - if it can see her. The stone seems to travel through the thing, and there's no reaction.]

it just went straight through it

[rattlingthestars]

[ The thing had definitely touched him this morning, and it looked like they couldn't get through doors. But this person could throw a rock through it...? ]

They can be solid and not-solid. And for some reason they're ignoring you. Can you report back if they start bothering you?

[neverbitten]

yeah. we're not gonna TRY and make them do that though. we're trying to stay away [Just so you know.]

[rattlingthestars]

[ That's probably a good idea. It doesn't stop Jim's curiosity, but he can acknowledge that. In theory. ]

-Yeah, of course. Stay safe.

[neverbitten]

[She's kind of curious herself. But not curious enough to look for trouble.]

you too