Modular Storytelling Exercise

“Twin Protection”Casey Addy

30 Mar 2009

Overall Layout

Introduction

E1 E2 E3

E4 E5 E6

E7 E8 E9

D1 D2

D3 D4

D5 D6

E10

Conclusion

Story Introduction

• Fraternal Twins Elle and Warner have been informed that their father has left them with an estate in Texas on a reservation

• Elle and Warner have had positive relations with their father, are in need of some money, and have Native American ancestry.

• They decide to look at the reservation to see what’s there and what they can get for it

Event 1: Bank Investigation

• A recent large transaction has occurred• Records in the manager’s office point the

source of the transaction to be from the reservation

Event 2: Town Slaughter

• Elle and Warner find the nearby town is completely empty, and bodies are strewn about.

• After looking closely at the bodies, it appears the wounds were caused by some unknown weapon

Event 3: Ghost Cowboys

• A raid from a clan of ghost cowboys is started while Elle and Warner are around the investigation

• The cowboys appear to be riding horses and wear clothes typical to traditional cowboys

Event 4: Research Discovery

• While investigating the reservation, Elle and Warner come across some documents containing medical research dealing with human subjects

• The terms medicine, vaccine, and “ghost syndrome” are frequently referenced in the documents

Event 5: The Native History

• The reservation the twins have been bequeathed are loaded with artifacts from the original inhabitants of the land

• The natives appear to have lots of wolf and bear clothing, and are noted for telling stories while hunting and making clothes

Event 6: Hotel Spelunking

• The reservation contains a rundown hotel, which is nothing more than a standing structure of burned wood

• A safe is rumored to be in the hotel, filled with the secrets of the town and the population that used to live on the reservation and in the town

• Activity has been reported here lately

Event 7: The Grocery Store

• The grocery store is the only large structure in town, and strangely, it is the only building with all of its lights on

• There is a giant display in the grocery store about the new sensation, “Kite’s Lite Soda”, which has no bottles left

• The store’s shelves are stocked otherwise

Event 8: The Lake

• The serene lake on the reservation was reported to be a hotspot of tourism

• Elle and Warner decide to go out on the lake to see what the draw is, and they get attacked by a ghost ship

• They have to defend themselves, and when they succeed, they find the boat has the word Terracorps written on the side

Event 9: Turf Wars

• While exploring the outskirts of the reservation, the twins start to hear the sounds of screaming and gunfire

• When Elle and Warner decide to go investigate, they see what appears to be cowboys and Native Americans fighting each other

Event 10: Alyssa

• The twins find Alyssa, a young woman who claims to be the only living member of the natives who used to occupy the reservation

• She tells Elle and Warner about this company that wanted to come and take over the reservation and turn it into a research facility

• The company was Terracorps

Dynamic Event 1: PDA

• Elle and Warner find a PDA and its owner is purported to be their father

• The last time the PDA was used was two days ago…

Dynamic Event 2: The Bloody Rains

• The area where the reservation rests on sees much more rain than what is normal for Texas

• The rains soak the ground, revealing bloody trails everywhere

Dynamic Element 3: Underground Tunnels

• There are underground tunnels connecting the reservation to the town

• When Elle and Warner stumble upon these, they find blood, money, and the skeletons of 15 people

• The skeletons are of women, holding their infants, as to protect them from something…

Dynamic Element 4: That Cat

• Sometimes a tuxedo cat wanders around where Elle and Warner are walking

• Other times the cat will just stand there, appearing to listen and contribute to their conversations

• Eventually, the twins learn the cat was a failed experiment of Terracorps

Dynamic Element 5: The Curse

• The twins notice different signs written on the ground and on buildings with foreign symbols, appeared to be written in a dark ink

• One of the signs is written in English, and reads: “YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE COME HERE”

Dynamic Element 6: The Powwow

• When Elle and Warner are tired, they decide to settle down for a quick nap

• When they awaken, they are in the midst of a large Powwow, in which they learn the origins of the Natives and how they allowed the inhabitants of the nearby town to take part

• One of the participants has a Terracorps tattoo

Story Climax and Conclusion

• The twins find their father is still alive, but he is wearing Terracorps clothing

• Their father also appears to be very thin and ghostlike. He reveals he is behind the deaths of the Natives and inhabitants

• The twins fight him, but Alyssa interferes in the fight and drags away the nearly dissipated body of their father

Overall Layout

Introduction

E1: (Bank

Investigation)

E2:(Town Slaughter)

E3: (Ghost Cowboys)

E4: (Research Discovery)

E5: (The Native

History)

E6:(Hotel

Spelunking)

E7:(The Grocery

Store)

E8:(The Lake)

E9: (Turf Wars)

D1 (PDA)

D2 (The Bloody Rains)

D3 (Underground Tunnels)

D4 (That Cat)

D5 (The Curse)

D6 (Powwow)

E10: (Alyssa)

Conclusion