||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 121: A Slow Month||

Luanne knelt down to Nicky,"I'll be back by the end of January: It's a bit of a long business trip, but we'll video call and you look after your dad.", Nicky nods, Luanne stood up this wa better than constantly moving.
"Plane will leave in 15 minutes."
"Okay, I love you."
Luanne kissing Jay, they both smiled at one another and she glanced at Nicky,"Why are you looking at the floor, Nicky?", Jay also glanced at Nicky, finding his interest suddenly the floor of the airport.
"Floor is interesting."
They both chuckled.

~

Jay and Nicky headed back to the car, hand in hand,"How about you talk to Aaron and Mya at school, offer a sleepover this weekend?", Nicky lit up.

=

Alexander and Blake walked to the office, Alexander filling in Blake in on new ADHD medication he was on.
"One thing about it, ADHD medication, when you take it, you're not gonna feel the need to eat until very late at night so, we'll talk more in the office about. . ."
Alexander trailed off, Blake directing his attention to cop cars outside of the hospital and now both were scared.

"Someone broke in, stole from the medicine cabinets."
Alexander checked the cabinets, immediately seeing new packages torn open.
"What's missing?"
"Uh; Most medication missing is medicine for headaches, nausea. . ."

=

Abigail looked up,"Never though spending time together over Cult stuff and Religion.", Keith looked very apologetic, approaching his wife,"I'm sorry Abigail, I thought I could handle it but, you know more about this Religion Stuff and Cult from those documentaries.", Abigail nods,"That's true, I can't deny that dear; But anything to help.", his radio then crackled,"Yeah?", "Break in at the hospital report, stolen medication from Dr Blades Office.", that makes sense, if that's the work of Crowface their daughter is one of the targets.
"Oh my way down."

=

"Hm."
It was Crowface.
"So Nausea Medicine, Painkillers and Medicine for Headaches."
Keith wrote that down, Mr Blades nods,"Yeah, either this Crowface is under the weather or someone else is.", Keith nods,"First one seems to the most likely.", now they needed better security, so that's why Crowface was on the down low: Regaining strength due to being sick.

~

Returning to the station, Norman there with coffee and his wife.
"Hey; So the book?"
She nods,"Okay; From what you've told me about the Forest Protectors, they run like any other cult: A cult is a term applief to new religious movements and other social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual or philosophical beliefs and rituals, Extreme devotion to a particular person, object or goal is another characteristic often ascribed to cults.", Abigail laid the book down, flipping through the pages through the ages and generations of The Cult.
"Cults often use Group Activities, Rituals to create a sense of unity and belonging among the members, For the Forest Protectors believed in immortality and how Storms bring them good luck and the town back luck.", Abigail pointed to the words, symbols and past Cultists.
"From what I've read, a lot of members were blackmailed, threatened into the cult if they had something of value like their job, skill or position."
Abigail closed the book,"I've seen this a lot, with Religion; People taking it too far, use it for their own weapon thinking they know better and here we see how this book manipulated and brainwashed generations of people, this book, this Cult was all created for control of the towns people.", Norman nods, putting the coffee down,"Yeah, Ike would have a lot to say on it, his mother was very religious and they use to attend church and you run into. . . Interesting people.", Abigail nods,"Oh boy, don't you.", so the book was nothing but a weapon to control the town.

=

Ike sighed,"How. . . How are you not freezing.", Otto chuckled,"I've been hunting in the cold, rain and snow; You develop thick skin, now let's continue putting salt around town: Don't want to slip on the ice.", Ike followed Otto for their next destination.

=

Molly exited her office, finding a plate of cookies and a cup of tea.
Delory smiled,"I made you something; I know you were working but I made you snacks.", Molly smiled, so grateful to her son.