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<h1 class="title">No One Ever Leaves</h1>
<p class="subtitle">Actual Play</p>
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<nav id="TOC" role="doc-toc">
<h2 id="toc-title">CONTENTS</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#turn-1" id="toc-turn-1">TURN 1</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#phase-1-arrival" id="toc-phase-1-arrival">PHASE 1:
ARRIVAL</a></li>
<li><a href="#phase-2-haunting" id="toc-phase-2-haunting">PHASE 2:
HAUNTING</a></li>
<li><a href="#phase-3-trapped" id="toc-phase-3-trapped">PHASE 3:
TRAPPED</a></li>
<li><a href="#phase-4-finale" id="toc-phase-4-finale">PHASE 4:
FINALE</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
</nav>
<h2 id="turn-1">TURN 1</h2>
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Started: 2025-03-08
Finished: ???
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<ul>
<li><p>ERA: Proximate Past. 1950s Mississippi.</p></li>
<li><p>HOUSE DESCRIPTION: The house sits alone at the top of a small
hill at the end of a lane off the main highway through town by a small
pond.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>FAMILY</p>
<ul>
<li><p>FLEEING: Mya sacrificed for her job. Spent too much time there.
When she got sacked it was like she didnt know who she was any
more.</p></li>
<li><p>SEARCHING: Time to rekindle her relationship with her
son.</p></li>
<li><p>MYA GOMEZ, AGE 40</p>
<ul>
<li>Reactions
<ul>
<li>1 - 6 Remorseful +2</li>
<li>7 Patient -2</li>
<li>8 - 9 Professional +2</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Memories
<ol type="1">
<li>Summary: Something is wrong with this house
<ul>
<li>We moved into the house and it was so dark</li>
<li>The tub is leaking and now the ceiling is damaged. This place is a
disaster. Its falling apart. What have I done?</li>
<li>First the plumbing and now the electrical. Was this a terrible
idea?</li>
<li>Why do these repairs not stick?</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Summary: Guillermo is acting out and is uncontrollable
<ul>
<li>Guillermo wont stop peeling the wallpaper</li>
<li>Or the paint</li>
<li>Guillermo was skating in the house and broke his wrist. he got hurt
because he wont mind me. he is reckless</li>
<li>I havent seen Guillermo around much lately, but its for the
better. Weve been fighting so much. But I feel guilty avoiding him. I
moved here to spend time with him.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Summary: I think Im going crazy
<ul>
<li>I cant sleep. The lights, and the noise.</li>
<li>I think Im hearing voices of people who arent there</li>
<li>I feel like somebodys watching me.</li>
<li>This has all happened before.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Summary:
<ul>
<li>This house is dangerous because it is destroying my mind</li>
<li>Unusually aggressive coyotes attacked me in my house.</li>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ul></li>
</ol></li>
</ul></li>
<li><p>GUILLERMO GOMEZ, AGE 8</p>
<ul>
<li>Reactions
<ul>
<li>1 - 2 Honest +2</li>
<li>3 - 4 Brutal -1</li>
<li>5 - 6 Remorseful +1</li>
<li>7 - 9 Emotional +2</li>
<li>10 Honest +3</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Memories
<ol type="1">
<li>Summary:
<ul>
<li>Mom wont listen to me and wont believe me</li>
<li>Mom is depressed and mopey</li>
<li>Mom is accusing me of lying to her</li>
<li></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Summary: Im all alone and I dont need anybody
<ul>
<li>Gomez is my only friend</li>
<li>Mom doesnt want anything to do with me</li>
<li>The kids dont play with me</li>
<li>The parents keep kids away from me.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Summary:
<ul>
<li>I fell and hurt myself skating</li>
<li>Gomez got hurt protecting us from coyotes</li>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Summary:
<ul>
<li>I discovered a wallpapered door, a secret stairway down to the
basement</li>
<li>The basement saved us from the coyotes</li>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ul></li>
</ol></li>
</ul></li>
<li><p>GOMEZ GOMEZ (DOG)</p></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="phase-1-arrival">PHASE 1: ARRIVAL</h3>
<p>OVERTONE: Dark</p>
<h4 id="hand-1">Hand 1</h4>
<p>Undertone: Dark</p>
<p>Hand:</p>
<ul>
<li>9C: Inexplicable shadows</li>
<li>2C: Doors wont stay <del>closed</del> open</li>
<li>QC: Wallpaper wont stay on</li>
</ul>
<p>Description:</p>
<p>Mya and Guillermo move into the house on the hill. Its gloomy. Just
like their moods after the move and the long drive. Mya throws open the
windows and the doors to brighten the place up but the shadows continue
to pool and deepen. The doors close of their own volition no matter what
she does. The wallpaper in the foyer peels off in ribbons. Mya blames
Guillermo. Guillermo blames Gomez. Everybody is resentful.</p>
<p>Reactions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: 6 = Remorseful +2</li>
<li>Guillermo: 9 = Emotional +2</li>
<li>Total: 4</li>
</ul>
<p>Outcome:</p>
<p>Tensions run high. Myas remorse and the gloom of the house leaves
her obviously struggling with depression. Guillermo avoids her and
hides, playing with Gomez outside. Mya wonders if this was a
mistake.</p>
<h4 id="hand-2">Hand 2</h4>
<p>Undertone: Bright</p>
<p>Hand:</p>
<ul>
<li>JC: Paint peeling off in layers</li>
<li>8C: Uneven floors</li>
<li>AC: Creaky floors</li>
</ul>
<p>Description:</p>
<p>Guillermo is playing with a ball and watches it roll from one end of
the great hall all the way to the other. Soon he is skateboarding
through the house, Gomez nipping at his heels. Mya warns him to stop but
he doesnt listen. He keeps at it until he hits a bump in the uneven
floors that wasnt there before and falls and breaks his wrist. Mya
confiscates his skateboard and is convinced that Guillermo has been
peeling the paint as retribution for his punishment.</p>
<p>Reactions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: 1 = Remorseful +2</li>
<li>Guillermo: 2 = Honest +2</li>
</ul>
<p>Outcome:</p>
<p>Guillermo blows up and insists that hes telling the truth. Hes
tired of being blamed for the wallpaper and the paint. Myas mood
continues to darken.</p>
<h4 id="hand-3">Hand 3</h4>
<p>UNDERTONE: Dark</p>
<p>HAND:</p>
<ul>
<li>3C: Mysterious drafts</li>
<li>10C: Old secret spaces or hidden rooms</li>
<li>KC: Outdated plumbing</li>
</ul>
<p>DESCRIPTION:</p>
<p>Water is leaking from somewhere near the upstairs guest bathub. There
is a water spot on the ceiling in the foyer and it is starting to split
the ceiling and drip. Mya is busy trying to get a hold of a plumber who
can come out and fix the leak and also a handyman who can repaint the
ceiling and repair the damage to the house. Guillermo noticed a weird
draft and a slight whistling coming from behind a wallpapered door in
the kitchen and discovers the stairs down to the basement.</p>
<p>REACTIONS:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: 3 Remorseful +2</li>
<li>Guillermo: 10 Honest +3</li>
<li>Total: 5</li>
</ul>
<p>OUTCOME:</p>
<p>Mya and Guillermo avoid each other. Shes busy working on the house,
and he has disappeared into the basement.</p>
<h4 id="hand-4">Hand 4</h4>
<p>UNDERTONE: Bright</p>
<p>HAND:</p>
<ul>
<li>5C: Lights flickering and turning on by themselves</li>
<li>4C: Unexplained thumps and thuds and creaks</li>
</ul>
<p>DESCRIPTION:</p>
<p>Mya makes dinner and tries to spend some quality time with Guillermo
who continues to be withdrawn. The lights keep coming on during the
night when shes trying to sleep waking her up. And when the lights
arent flickering there are strange thumps and thuds that keep her up.
She is sleep deprived and on edge during the day.</p>
<p>REACTIONS:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: 8 Professional +2</li>
<li>Total: 2</li>
</ul>
<p>OUTCOME:</p>
<p>Mya has three different electricians out to the house. There is
nothing wrong with the wiring. The plumber has fixed the pipes and the
handyman has repaired the ceiling. She has painted over the spot herself
3 times, but it keeps coming out. She has a carpenter come out to level
the floor where Guillermo fell, but the board keeps popping back up.</p>
<h3 id="phase-2-haunting">PHASE 2: HAUNTING</h3>
<p>UNDERTONE: Dark</p>
<h4 id="hand-1-1">Hand 1</h4>
<p>UNDERTONE: Dark</p>
<p>HAND: 3 / 2 = 1</p>
<ul>
<li>8D: Voices coming from the attic</li>
</ul>
<p>DESCRIPTION: Mya hears voices coming from the attic and thinks that
Guillermo is up there playing by himself. But she hears a voice she
doesnt recognize. Later asks him who was up there with him and he says
he wasnt up there at all.</p>
<p>REACTIONS:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: 9 / 2 = 4 = Remorseful +2</li>
<li>Guillermo: 6 / 2 = 3 = Brutal -1</li>
<li>Total: 1</li>
</ul>
<p>OUTCOME: The tension continues to build. Mya accuses Guillermo of
lying to her about stuff. But also starts to believe that something else
is going on. Guillermo resents that his mom seems to keep blaming him
for stuff and wont listen to him or believe him.</p>
<h4 id="hand-2-1">Hand 2</h4>
<p>UNDERTONE: Bright</p>
<p>HAND: 8 = 4</p>
<ul>
<li>QD: Being ostracized by the neighbors</li>
<li>4D: Insomnia</li>
<li>10D: Feeling like youre being watched</li>
<li>KD: The feeling that this has all happened before</li>
</ul>
<p>DESCRIPTION: Mya still cant sleep and decides to embrace it, staying
up all night cooking and cleaning and trying to paint and patch stuff.
Shes a little manic and a little frantic and keeps having late night
experiences where she swears somebody is watching her. She cant shake a
creeping sense of deja vu, like this has all happened before.</p>
<p>Guillermo has been acting weird and keeping to himself and talking to
himself, and the neighborhood kids have started calling him names and
staying away from him. Those who dont, their parents keep them away
anyway.</p>
<p>REACTIONS:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: 7 / 2 = 3 = Remorseful +2</li>
<li>Guillermo: 4 / 2 = 2 = Honest +2</li>
<li>Total: 4</li>
</ul>
<p>OUTCOME: The family continues to fracture and isolate. Myas insomnia
is leading her to question things. Guillermo is growing weirder and more
peculiar and more angry.</p>
<h4 id="hand-3-1">Hand 3</h4>
<p>UNDERTONE: Dark</p>
<p>HAND: 5 / 2 = 2</p>
<ul>
<li>3D: Old secret spaces or hidden rooms</li>
<li>7D: Sleepwalking</li>
</ul>
<p>DESCRIPTION: Guillermo is starting to venture more down into the
basement. Mya starts sleepwalking, will suddenly come to in the middle
of the night out on the lawn in her nihgtgown</p>
<p>REACTIONS:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: K / 2 = 6 = Professional +2</li>
<li>Guillermo: 2 / 2 = 1 = Honest +2</li>
<li>Total: 4</li>
</ul>
<p>OUTCOME: Mya tries to get help by seeing a doctor. Is this carbon
monoxide poisoning or something? She gets some professionals to come out
to test the house for a gas leak.</p>
<h4 id="hand-4-1">Hand 4</h4>
<p>UNDERTONE: Dark</p>
<p>HAND: K / 2 = 6</p>
<ul>
<li>6D: Creepy neighbors</li>
<li>9D: Electronics stop working</li>
<li>5D: Things going missing</li>
<li>AD: Animal infestation</li>
<li>2D: Things moving around on their own, not being where you left
them</li>
<li>JD: Pets/animals acting strange</li>
</ul>
<p>DESCRIPTION: (whew this is a lot to tie together. lets see..) Gomez
Gomez has taken to acting weird: standing in the hallway growling at
nothing, barking randomly during the night, suddenly getting up and
running out of the room. Refuses to go into the basement with Guillermo.
One night, a pair of friggin wild, aggressive coyotes break into the
house. It is terrible and terrifying! They attack and injure Gomez while
he was trying to protect them. Mya grabs a large knife to protect
herself. Her cell phone is dead so she runs into the other room to use
the phone. She puts down the knife to dial 911 but the landline is dead.
And the knife isnt there any more where she put it down when she hangs
up. From the upstairs window they see some neighbors standing out on the
sidewalk just watching, possibly alerted by the shouting. They bang on
the windows and call for help but they just stand impassively and watch
and dont move. They get chased through the house and eventually realize
they wont go near the basement. Mya hasnt known about it up to now,
but Guillermo leads her to the papered over hidden door and they go down
there and spend the night. In the morning the coyotes are gone and the
house, and the kitchen especially, looks like it has been ransacked.</p>
<p>REACTIONS:</p>
<ul>
<li>Mya: 2 / 2 = 1 = Remorseful +2</li>
<li>Guillermo: 10 / 2 = 5 = Remorseful +1</li>
<li>Total: 3 (Oops! All remorse!)</li>
</ul>
<p>OUTCOME: In the aftermath of the attack, survivors trauma does more
to mend Myas and Guillermos relationship than moving across the
country into this house, or anything else theyve done. Not that it does
that much. Theres still plenty of distrust and resentment there. But
its a start. They seem recommitted to each others safety and well
being. Guillermo has brought Mya into his increasingly private world by
showing her the basement. She is thankful that his quick thinking was
able to save them. Mya buys a gun. Gomez Gomez has some superficial
wounds treated and is physically fine. But he grows very anxious now if
Mya and Guillermo arent together in a room, and always at their side,
even refusing to sleep anywhere but in bed with one of them.</p>
<h3 id="phase-3-trapped">PHASE 3: TRAPPED</h3>
<h3 id="phase-4-finale">PHASE 4: FINALE</h3>
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## NOTES ##
I.
Mya has two full memories
by the end of phase 1
II.
HINT:
deal hands from the current suit pile,
and use another suit pile
to draw stuff like tone,
hand size,
reactions,
etc.
III.
CONVICTION:
if you just happen to have all strong convictions,
then things will just always escalate
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