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Ulysses's Journal
Scenario for The Village 2
Downtime
Log 01A
7:00: Vital scans on return show subject was injured over lease period. Interestingly, the talons also appear somewhat altered. Thicker skin, sharper claws. Subject was improved upon performance as promised.
7:02: Subject observed carving into bottom of unit, covering it up with padding. May need disciplinary action. For now, has been deemed inoffensive.
7:04: Subject observed improving at an accelerated rate. Performs better at logic tests than in the past.
7:06: Subject performed better in last Hunt than in previous 7 years. Marked physical changes observed.
7:08: Subject shows abnormal hunger for stuffing, comforting, and padding. Does not appear to have developed better digestive capability to process stuffing.
7:10: Subject to be given latest batches of immunizations. Should be vaccinated for COVID, was an oversight they weren’t before.
7:12: Subject to be allocated latest batch of approved cultural touchstones to increase development. R&D has selected “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” as next touchstone.
7:14: Subject developing better than baseline expectations. Should lease again. Concluding report, Dr. Homura.
Whitechapel
Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.