The Winthorpe Institute For Dream Research
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Hypnotism
Amy tells them that the Technician started asking her questions about strange voices in her head and did she ever feel someone else was in her head. Then he seemed to try to hypnotise her, but a voice in her head (Ellen) told her that she was in danger.
She tried to leave, but he blocked her path and told her to sit down in a commanding voice. She did so, but then someone started banging on outer doors and the technician panicked and the mood was broken. She was able to run past him and escape.
Damien confronts Mains and asks him what he is doing. Mains fumbles some sort of explanation that he was asking further questions, but Damien suggests he was up to something dodgy and Mains denies it poorly. He then says the interview is over and closes the door to the Dream Web building.
What is going on?
They discuss what happened and begin to head back to the Lodge. Gerald talks about hypnotism and how odd it is that a computer technician was doing such a thing.
Damien suggests that the issue with the Lake is probably a red herring. Sebastian suggests that a power source like that does attract such things to it though.
Gerald contacts his boss and asks him if he knows anything about connections between the Institute and the MOD. Andy says he has not found anything yet, should he escalate it up the management structure? Gerald suggests he should.
It’s about 3:30pm now. They discuss what is going on and what to do about it.
John keeps trying to hack the Datamaster and after a number of tries the system locks out external access for 15 minutes and the changes are an administrator has been alerted that there is a possible hacker trying to attack the system.
Minor Stanford
Damien suggests Amy should not go into the Dream Web tonight and she agrees, she is freaked out. John says he’s going into the machine anyway, he “feels ill”.
Amy suggests they go into the local issue, Minor Stanford, and visit Sainsburys, then Sebastian suggests they go into the pub for food. Damien agrees, but wants to go back to the institute for dinner so he can look at all the staff.
John stocks up on energy drinks as he does not want to sleep tonight. He also gets something to make him ill so he does not have to go into the Dream Web. Damien reminds him he is only a volunteer and can say no.
They have dinner at the pub and chat to some locals. They discover the Winthorpe Estate and the Institute are not popular with the locals. The barman talks to them though, as he doesn’t mind extra business.
Preparing for Night
They return to the Institute and Damien uses his aura vision, but doesn’t seem much of interest. However, the computer technician is not there.
Gerald notices Damien’s eyes, which are reflecting like a cat’s in light and it gets the impression that a window has opened on another world.
Damien suggests they start keeping a diary of events at the Institute. Gerald suggest they many want Amy to stay here and they all agree not to let that happen.
Damien goes to sleep for a few hours as he wants to stay up that night.
It is agreed that Amy will stay with John and Damien. Gerald puts his phone on audio so the others can hear what is happening there.
Security Problems
John gets Sebastian to help him recover the memory stick from the receptionist computer, but the heist goes wrong and the receptionist asks him not to remove things from the computer. When he says it’s his, a security guard, Tom Stanley, comes up behind him and tells him to return the item.
When he refuses, the security guard calls a computer technician to tell him what has been going on.
John and Sebastian return to their room and the security guard stands outside. John sets about deleting the security footage of him planting the memory stick in the reception computer.
Time for the Dream Web
Gerald has Sebastian do him a Tarot reading and gets that a trainee magician who works for a higher power is conspiring against him and something is coming, there is a warning.
Around 10pm, three staff turn up to take them to the Dream Web. John says he is ill with malaria and Amy complains about Graham Mains. Eileen Cody is concerned about the allegations and takes a note of them to raise them with the management. Damien accompanies her.
Eileen promises to take the matter up with Torrence Dandridge. Amy will not now take part in the Dream Web, so only Gerald and Sebastian go over in their pyjamas and dressing gown.
Gerald tries to plant the memory stick into one of the computer terminal, but instead of working, an alert goes off and the staff tell him not to interfere with the machines, they are locked out. He also mentions there have been a number of security alerts today, they are concerned that someone it trying to steal their secrets.
Getting Darker
John notices that the CCTV network has gone down and then his back entry access has been removed. He tries the dark web.
Ellen says: They Are Coming. Collectors. Arachne.
Sarah says: Busy.
John asks Amanda what is Arachne. Amanda tells him it is getting darker. There is a web, but it is not a spider. Something else. Tells him not to go to sleep.
Around 1am suddenly all the lights go out in the institute, the power has been cut. They try to contact Gerald and Sebastian but they are not answering as they are asleep.
They hear voices outside in the corridor, the other guests have noticed. They equip themselves with lights from mobile phones and torches. John takes his laptop then has to pack everything in a bag neatly.
Damien throws the bag out of the window and John goes crazy. Together with Amy, they leave the building.
Masked Strangers
Outside, they suddenly realise that there are five people standing in a semi-circle around them, dressed in robes and wearing masks. Damien notices that they all have powerful active auras with a secondary animal spirit aura. One of them he recognises has a wolf aura – the computer technician, although his is the weakest.
The figures are humming together in resonance which is slightly disarming. Some of them are armed. One is likely a woman with a raven-like spirit aura. Another, with a bear aura, is wearing a skeletal animal mask.
Suddenly each of them launches their spirit auras as the three investigators. They have a brief feeling of anxiety but it passes.
The bear figure steps forward and tells them: “Hand over the girl, or you will all die.”