The Quarry extended

Chapter 18: The Belly of the Beast

00:45 | August 23, 2021 - Ryan
Hackett's Quarry poolhouse

Laura- Where is Chris Hackett?
Ryan- Shut up.
Laura- Wow, rude...
Ryan- Guys, she murdered Kaylee!
Laura- We have been over this!
Juls- Ryan, I've explained it just a second ago, if you don't want to believe it, it's your problem. She mistook her for werewolf Chris and it is what it is.
Ryan- Uh, Kaitlyn... what do I do?
Laura- Wow, real strong showing on the leadership front.
Ryan- I said shut up!
Kaitlyn- Oh, no way, I am NOT getting involved, this is all you buddy. Look, just think about everything that's happened tonight okay? That's all I say.
Ryan- Hold up, you said you heard a woman crying? When you escaped?
Laura- Why? What do you know?
Abi- It's the ghost story he told us about right Kaitlyn?
Juls- That is why the kids were so scared, THEY SAW THE HAG!!
Dylan- Oh my god, the more sense this makes, the crazier it drives us...
Laura- This isn't a ghost story, it's a creature feature, it's really happening and you're all in it! *Looks at Abi* Your bracelet... *looks at Abi's wrist*.
Ryan- What are you doing?
Laura- I'm trying to help! Worst case scenario, this should give you a fighting chance *makes a shell out of it*.
Abi- And this will kill them? For good?
Laura- Yeah.
Abi- But what if is Nick? Or maybe Jacob or Emma?
Laura- Like I said, worst case scenario...
Juls- You can always use regular shells, they won't kill them but it will hurt, then you can have time to hide and the wound will heal before they detransform. By the way, I think Emma has a silver bracelet too, if we find her we could use it.
Dylan- If she has a silver bracelet, that means she's fine, and if she's with Jacob...
Juls- They're both fine! Haha, yeah! *Highs five with him*.
Kaitlyn- Ryan, put that fucking thing down before you hurt someone!
Laura- *Takes the shotgun* So, come on, where does Chris Hackett live? When he's not at camp, I mean.
Ryan- What makes you think I know that?
Laura- Uh, you guys are counselors right? You've spent the last two months here.

Good point but no, I'm not cooperating with a murderer under any circumstances. You better explore the place yourself you blonde bitch... and I hope no one else knows...

Laura- He is not in the storm shelter, I'm clearly getting nowhere hunting him in the woods, I need a place to start.
Juls- The Hacketts live in a house behind the woods. Kind of a haunted mansion, look over there *points at the window*.
Ryan- Dude!
Juls- What? I already told you what this is about, if you don't want to, don't cooperate but I want to help my friend at least.
Kaitlyn- Or friends, in plural.
Juls- Whoever has been bitten.
Ryan- Listen, there could be another way... have you thought about that?
Laura- I've spent the last month thinking about nothing else. Look, when the sun comes up I am STUCKED until the next full moon, so is Max, so is ANYONE ELSE he's bitten.
Ryan- How is that our problem?
Laura- Why don't you ask your friends in the woods?!
Kaitlyn- Don't forget about Nick dude.
Juls- And maybe Emma and Jacob too, we don't even know if they're still alive.
Laura- I'm running out of time! If I can't find Chris Hackett then A LOT more people are going to get hurt.
Ryan- I'm going with you.
Dylan, Kaitlyn and Juls- What?
Laura- Uh, yeah, what they said.
Ryan- I'm gonna show you that Chris Hackett has nothing to do with this. He wanted us to stay inside tonight, he wanted us safe.
Juls- Dude, this is too much...
Ryan- Too much of what?! AM I LYING?!
Juls- No, but you're not being rational.
Ryan- The whole point of this was to NOT BE RATIONAL!! Right? That's what you just told me!!
Juls- No Ryan, not being rational is denying evidence just because you REFUSE TO BELIEVE SOMETHING. First, you denied that Kaylee was a werewolf, even though I GAVE YOU EVIDENCES, and now you deny Mr. H is one too even though LAURA GAVE YOU EVIDENCES.
Ryan- Telling me a story is not enough evidence, same with you.
Juls- Why would Mr. H want us to stay inside tonight then? Why did he keep the kids inside locked cabins the night of July 23rd?
Laura- That was the full moon of July, the night I lost my eye.

Oh shit, it's true... he told us there was an issue with wildlife... but still, that doesn't make him a bad person, it's completely the opposite.

Juls- You are idolizing him too much Ryan, to the point you're denying facts and putting us all in danger.
Ryan- How exactly am I putting you all in danger?
Juls- By not letting Laura work, she's the only one that really knows what to do. I know you admire Mr. H but now you've seen what is going on with Nick, it's nonsense to keep saying he is not involved just because it's him.
Ryan- Listen, I don't deny things, but I know Chris WAY MORE than you do, he's not a bad person!
Juls- This is not about being good or bad! Do you think Nick was a bad person?! Come on, he's a piece of cake!!
Ryan- Well, what he said to Abi some minutes ago made me doubt...
Juls- That's how the transformation works! All their internal, animal fury and hate-related feelings come out at once, and it's even worse if they're spoken to, just like Nick with Abi before.