A “friend” from the past is more blast than one agent can handle as the team gets the lowdown on lore from some locals. Thing were strange around here the last time, and none of the new information is making anyone feel any easier about the area…

Content Warnings:

Misophonia (0:59, 12:20, 18:09)

Metal ripping sounds (52:29)

Everything old is new again, and some of the agents of R Cell are less than thrilled when their latest mission points them back to a previous incident they’d rather have left in their past. Remember: stop the incursion, obscure the incursion and your involvement, and save lives. (That’s number one, which is why we put it last.)

Additional music used: https://soundcloud.com/myuu/scent-of-night

That was weirdly public...I would have expected a dead drop or something?

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Time might heal all wounds, but that doesn't mean it won't leave a few scars behind too.

Sometimes, usually, there is no perfect ending in this kind of work. There is only hoping the right sacrifices were made, and that the light shines a little longer because of it.

Reuniting the team might mean opening doors that were better left closed, both literally and metaphysically. Still, when one of the agents has always been a little out of time, R Cell was going to have to face the risk sooner and later.

CW: Swarm/Bug sounds

One team member missing, the rest scrambling through the chaos of the church, and there's no more time to wait and see what unfolds. All the members of R Cell are jumping into action to finally get some answers, but some of those answers might come with greater repercussions than anyone expected.

CW: Gunshots

The clock is ticking fast on this investigation. Regan and Ross unlocked some "hot goss," but Rowan and Reuben still have shivers down their spines, while River resists a revelation none of R Cell was ready for...

Content Warnings:

Gunshots

The community outside Hourglass has been welcoming to the team...maybe too welcoming. Strange children, strange voices, and strange handshakes all suggest that there may be something deeply sinister brewing beneath the pleasant surface of this traditionalist mountain community. Can old friends and esoteric knowledge lead R Cell to some answers before they're in too deep?