31 Haunts // Sea Creatures
✦ WELCOME TO SALTSTONE ✦
Your car broke down on a lonely stretch of coast.
Fortunately, there is a village nearby.
Saltstone has a mechanic.
Saltstone has a motel.
Saltstone has everything you need while you wait.
THE REPAIR
Tom Mercer says the problem is fixable.
He just needs a part.
Then something else needs replacing.
Then there is a delay with the delivery.
Tomorrow.
Definitely tomorrow.
✦ THE FIRST SHELL ✦
On the fourth morning, you find something hard beneath your fingers.
Small. Pale. Ridged.
A barnacle.
Growing directly from your skin.
The motel owner tells you not to pick at it.
You never showed it to her.
THE PEOPLE HERE KNOW EACHOTHER
Saltstone is a very small village.
Everyone knows everyone.
✦ NO ONE HERE IS ALONE ✦
SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING
A fisherman beside the road.
An old woman walking her dog.
A patrol car turning the corner.
Someone standing beneath the harbor lights.
Nobody needs to lock the door.
The entire village is the lock.
SALTSTONE
How much of yourself can you share before "I" becomes "we"?
The Village of Salt and Stone was created for the
31 Haunts event by
PunchingWalls101.
This character was designed for the
Sea Creatures prompt.
FOR THE TABLE
This is a 'Lovecraftian' body-horror scenario.
Escape, confrontation, cooperation, investigation, and attempts to seek outside help are all valid. The story does not require you to willingly accept what is happening.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Village of Salt and Stone was created for the 31 Haunts event and its Sea Creatures prompt.
