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Nellie Finley

Parapsychologist Nellie Finley ( 26 / Female ) from Johnson, Vermont
 

A curious young woman who is in tune with the supernatural.


1920
1/2/2023

Bennington Abduction

by Nellie Finley

Mister Dewey calls is together. A family friend's daughter has gone missing - Jane Strong. Her father is Mister Lucas Strong. They have organized a group to investigate - located in Bennington Vermont. We are invited to help support finding Jane. Offers $25/day. Jane is 16 years old. There is a ransom! Mr Strong was going to pay the ransom, but something went wrong.
 
We make it to Bennington. People are all talking. The locals say that three gangsters were killed. Police officers were shot. Everyone is invited to a meeting at the police station. Mr Strong is willing to shell out $5,000. Briefing at the police station.
 
We get some food. The hostess recommends the Indian Burial Grounds. We are going to meet her tomorrow at noon. We're going to eat at the Blue Oyster. Sue Jorgensen. That is her name. We get some general info about the kidnapping/abduction.
 
An old guy comes to our table. He mentioned that he heard we were going to the Indian Burial Grounds. He says there are ghosts out in the woods. Civil War deserters. I checked some info about ghosts, this guy claims ghosts can go wherever they want, but I believe that to be sus information. An old lady comes over and grabs "George".
 
Next day, breakfast. We go to the police station briefing. Sheriff Jenkins is in charge. Lots of people are interested. What we know. Sidney Harris and his gang have kidnapped Jane Strong. A ransom was asked for and a handoff was arranged. Harris and his men got twitchy and both sides shot out. The men got away with ransom money. They are believed to be in the forest. Lucas Strong, is offering $25/day and $5,000 for finding. He would consider it a real kindness if Harris' dead body was brought back. Posters in town. They are in Nottingham forest - north of town. It is the forest with the Indian burial ground. The police are rude to women. Jane went missing from home.
 
Arthur J Spence's Hardware store in main street.
 
I try to get the skinny on the booze in town but to no avail. We find Sue and get her to meet us earlier to go to the forest. We meet her at 11. We have to go through where the shoot out was. She leads us to the shoot out site - newly cut clearing - 100 yards across on the edge of the woods. Logging the area. Dirt track from the main road. Discarded shotgun shells. It's really quiet. She hasn't been to this location before. She thinks it isn't safe to enter. She gives us rough directions. We have an hour head start on the group. She leaves us.
 
Brad, the new guy, sneaks ahead. He hears breaking twigs out in front of him. He tells us of some twigs making noise up ahead. We kind of stealth and hide from where the noise was. Some of us were noisier than others. We hear some gunshots. A bullet zips by Henry's head. The shots came from a man and a boy both carrying rifles and packs. The boy is shooting toward us. They walk forward slowly. Does not seem like robbers. We direct them to maybe hunt a different place. They are out there with neighbors. Hear an occasional rumble of noise -truck. There is a dig site up north. Have not seen an Indian burial ground. Their friend is a big ole Texan. Their names are Alistair and George. They note that west of the woods are some students from the university of Boston. Painting.
 
 

Nellie's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

  1. Pre-game
    9 pm 1920
  2. Journal 1
    9 pm 1920
  3. Hill House Adventure
    9 pm 1920
  4. The Peeps
    9 pm 1920
  5. the fight
    9 pm 1920
  6. The Wrap Up
    9 pm 1920
  7. Maine Adventure
    9 pm 1920
  8. The Magic Genie
    9 pm 1920
  9. New Adventure
    9 pm 1920
  10. The Magic Book
    5 August
  11. Unraveling the Truth
    20 Aug 2020 01:10:43
  12. Portals?
    9/2/2020
  13. The Story Unfolds!
    9/2/2020
  14. Outwitting the Monster
    9/16/20
  15. The Mystery Tunnel
    December 1889
  16. Back to Boston!
    10/21/20
  17. Stumpted?!
    10/28/20
  18. Finally - a breakthrough!
    11/4/2020
  19. Lack of Leads
    11/11/2020
  20. Secrets Discovered!
    11/18/2020
  21. Going Home!
    12/2/2020
  22. A New Adventure
    16 December
  23. Train Shenanigans
    12/30/2020
  24. Arrival at the Plantation!
    1/6/21
  25. First Impression of the Plantation
    1/13/21
  26. Mystery!
    1/20/21
  27. Snipe Hunting and Jackalopes!
    27 January 2021
  28. Kinda Sus
    2/3/21
  29. The Ceremony Begins
    2/10/21
  30. ACK my Ear
    2/17/21
  31. The Bitter End
    2/24/2021
  32. There and Back Again
    3/10/2021
  33. Finally Found Someone
    3/17/2021
  34. Museums and Lockets
    24 March 2021
  35. Investigations!
    31 March 21
  36. Tracking down the Girls
    4/14/2021
  37. Jenga Approaches
    5 May 2021
  38. When We TPK
    5/19/2021
  39. Bennington Abduction
    1/2/2023

The major events and journals in Nellie's history, from the beginning to today.

Pre-game

You’re resting in your abode around 9 pm drinking your favorite prohibited drink when there is a knock at your door. Being a deputy constable, you of course answer. It’s not totally uncommon to get disturbed in the evening. You recognize the individua...

12:56 am - 14.05.2020

Journal 1

I'm investigating with Dr. Nivek. We took his car to the bridge. I was able to spot some footprint going beneath the bridge. After some careful investigation and help from Dr. Nivek, we noticed that the footprints ended at a cement abutment. This led me t...

12:48 am - 15.05.2020

Hill House Adventure

Take the company car up to the Hill House. The house is not visible from the road. We park the car, reverse like, and attempt to approach the house. Jordan is going to into the bushes, on the side. Door is on the left hand side of the house. Malcolm goes ...

12:59 am - 22.05.2020

The Peeps

We wait around and it isn't long before people show up. Three people. They seem to be looking for people. We hide upstairs while they search and we hide. They seem set to leave, but we accidentally on purpose make noise. One of them comes upstairs. We con...

01:12 am - 28.05.2020

the fight

We have a plan, we're going to try and draw the strangers down the road but we hear someone come down the road. It's Latueb. We send him back into town for reinforcements. I feign that my dog Skippy is missing. One of the baddies comes down. Malcom tries ...

01:13 am - 04.06.2020

The Wrap Up

We go back into town and pick up Latube and some other people in town. We bring the back up to the clearing but NOTHING is there. We look around town and don't see anything. It's strange. We go to bed. Wake up in the morning and look again -- still nothin...

12:36 am - 18.06.2020

Maine Adventure

We travel to Maine. We are investigating Arthur Blackwood who is accused of killing his wife, Rosemary Blackwood. We are picked up at the train station. We are picked up by Mr. Kline, the attorney handling the case. Today is March 2, 1929. It's been 8...

01:17 am - 08.07.2020

The Magic Genie

I continue hacking at the monster holding the Doctor. It smells bad. Like rotting eggs. "I will be free! The Ring will bind me no more! -- that is what the creature says! We free Jordan but he gets grabbed again! "Your blood is cursed. All Blackwo...

12:56 am - 16.07.2020

New Adventure

We have parted ways, but get called back by Mr. Kline the attorney we met with, has recommended our group help with a situation. They also are working with a guy named Randall Krabbe. We all travel to the Johnson house in Mass. The oldest, Ben, meet us at...

01:04 am - 23.07.2020

The Magic Book

We come back from the library. We spruce up from the library and get ready for dinner. We scope around the house and see what's there. There is a back door that is open. There is also a door (bulkhead) to the basement that is locked. Randall and I look b...

01:00 am - 06.08.2020

Unraveling the Truth

I do a seance with the Ouija Board to talk with the Johnsons. Instead, I become connected with Azbul. He tells us that the Johnsons are not available. We learn that they are not dead, and are being held in another dimension. We also learn that Azbul is no...

01:10 am - 20.08.2020

Portals?

Randall suggests throwing a chair through the portal. Or tying a rope around someone. What happens when you open a portal? I can also learn the summon demon spell and draw the demon to us. I then realize that the summon demon spell is really hard to learn...

01:00 am - 03.09.2020

The Story Unfolds!

We split up and start trying to open up cages. Randall opens up the cage and lets the Johnsons out. A huge lint ball creature appears and, in our minds, says, "Oh! It looks like we have visitors!" The Johnsons explain that the lint ball man has a no-magic...

01:26 am - 10.09.2020

Outwitting the Monster

Still fighting the beast. I am unable to hit it. We keep trying to fight the monster. Pamela starts chanting. Her parents think she is casting a spell. I try to talk to the parents and see what is going on with Pamela. Also, the monster hits me pretty har...

12:18 am - 17.09.2020

The Mystery Tunnel

We return to Boston to check in on our paranormal investigation business. There is awkwardly a time warp. It's now... 1889. Which is weird. Anyway, it's Decemeber. Malcolm's father knows the lead architect of the Hudson River project. Malcolm's father vol...

01:46 am - 02.10.2020

Back to Boston!

We investigate the key. It's a skeleton key with a skeleton head. We ponder what to do. Dr. Jordan received a telegram that his Aunt Jenny is sick in a mental institution. We check in with Ernie. No one is familiar with the key and what it does. We o...

12:54 am - 22.10.2020

Stumpted?!

Malcolm remembered some stuff about Mr. Corbett. Malcom stops at the bank after getting one of his dad's people to watch the house. We go to the hospital and look for the orderly. Apparently the orderly is Randy Tomazuski. He works in the evenings. We go ...

01:08 am - 29.10.2020

Finally - a breakthrough!

Jordan talks to the orderly while we try to slip past. We definitely slip past like we know what we are doing. We see Randolph, but not Tom, who we are looking for. Randolph starts fighting with Randall. I take some pictures of the fight. He sees us and s...

02:10 am - 05.11.2020

Lack of Leads

We go to case out Mr. Corbitt's house. Dr. Jordan waits outside the front of the building and Malcolm picks the lock to the building. I guard the door. Randall and Malcolm head inside. They aren't super stealthy. Dr. Jordan hears someone and starts makin...

02:09 am - 12.11.2020

Secrets Discovered!

Mr. Dewey asks us to hang out at his place while he goes on tour. The party ended and he totally just busted out. We try to decide what to do. Do we break into Malcom's house? Do we stalk the house? He ends up going to bed. Do we want to break in? We stak...

02:28 am - 19.11.2020

Going Home!

Randall and I miss our appt because Randall is recovering on the couch. Cars with men in trenchcoats arrive across the road. One of them knock on the door. It's Bill Nye from the US Bureau of Investigation. We identify where Corbitt's office is - they are...

02:30 am - 03.12.2020

A New Adventure

We spend a few months downtime. Then, in a few months time, we were out running an errand for Mr. Dewey. Mr. Corbett is now in an asylum. Mr. Dewey has us pick up some sensitive documents. He suggests that Malcolm bring his little friends with him. We...

01:42 am - 17.12.2020

Train Shenanigans

On the train - Albert, the professor, explains the plan. We will travel to Charleston. There we will meet his good, old friend, Elihu Winsworthy, who will provide us transport to the plantation. The car travel will be about 2 hours. There is no bar car on...

02:19 am - 31.12.2020

Arrival at the Plantation!

FYI - Joe's sister's name is Cassy. The cops show up. The speak to Randall and Nellie. The po-po goes into the room and sees the monster. I take some real pictures of the monster. Randall gives him our business card. He also lets us stay on the train...

02:12 am - 07.01.2021

First Impression of the Plantation

We fix the bridge. Go through the body -- nothing is there. He's a bit rough around the edges. We move the dead body to the shade and continue driving to the house. Completing the bridge... We see some pretty rough people sitting by shacks. Large house on...

02:16 am - 14.01.2021

Mystery!

Caleb leaves to check on the farm. Malcom notes that he found another door upstairs. We ponder options. We decide to go upstairs and check out the other room. Malcom picks the door. Randall is near him. There is a foul smell coming from the room. The maid...

02:26 am - 21.01.2021

Snipe Hunting and Jackalopes!

Dr. Jordan cuts the head off the zombie lady. They do things. Stash the body. Come back out. We get the feeling that something is happening tonight. We send Albert, and Elihu to find the police. Joe wants to stay around town. We get to the woods outside....

02:10 am - 28.01.2021

Kinda Sus

We try to get info about the box. Do Albert or Elihu know about it? Who is Yig? It seems evil based on the serpent? Albert suggests we go upstairs. We finish lunch and go upstairs to finish talking. Albert kinda picks at all our flaws. We come up with a p...

02:16 am - 04.02.2021

The Ceremony Begins

Dr. Jordan seems convinced that we need to stay and talk. We go to the barn and talk. Dr. Jordan goes on and on about the tea. We suspect the tea was drugged. We go back and get Albert. Malcolm comes up with a plan. It's very elaborate. Albert explains th...

02:31 am - 11.02.2021

ACK my Ear

It's 11 pm. We're all waiting for Cassie to show up. We start scouting to the side a little. It's swampy. Suddenly, snakes start to come out of the swamp and go towards the cultists. Lots of snakes. All of the places. Up our legs. There is a serpent man n...

02:36 am - 18.02.2021

The Bitter End

I go up and try to get some help from above while the guys try to stave off the worms. This is dire! Things are happening while I'm crawling up the tunnel. I finally make it up the tunnel and talk to Elihu! Omg. We realize that Albert has double crossed u...

02:21 am - 25.02.2021

There and Back Again

I meet up with Randall and Malcolm on the boat! I had a message from Clover just before boarding! She is concerned about her brother. I also relay a message about Johnson's house burning. Malcolm also notes that Dirty little Jimmy said that someone is re ...

02:06 am - 11.03.2021

Finally Found Someone

We are in Waltersborough. We try to contact Dr. Jordan or Elihu via the Oujia Board but - no luck. So, we do the old-fashioned evening recon. We come to the mansion. We are near the house... we see a light on in the den. Malcolm sneaks up to the window. E...

01:08 am - 18.03.2021

Museums and Lockets

We have a message when we go back to the hotel. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston needs immediate assistance. Freddy Bryden - he is in need of assistance. We take the train back to Boston. We meet Malcolm's dad at the law firm. He fills us in on the detai...

01:18 am - 25.03.2021

Investigations!

We stake out the pawn shop. We look for food places. Randall gets takeout for the stakeout. The pawn shop dude eventually leaves the store and heads toward Washington Street. Malcolm follows him. We realize this guy is just walking and not really going an...

01:04 am - 01.04.2021

Tracking down the Girls

We go home for the night to get some rest. There is a call while we were out. Janine left a message for us. They managed to bust the ring in South Carolina. They managed to find Elihu's car but not Dr. Jordan's bag. Dirty Little Jimmy is going to drive th...

01:05 am - 15.04.2021

Jenga Approaches

We go down the tunnel. Elihu spots an earring on the ground. The sewer starts to get wider. We start walking double-file. we notice that the floor of the tunnel is getting slick and smelly. The upper brickwork is super gross. There is a shallow puddle of ...

01:09 am - 06.05.2021

When We TPK

We are in an oblong cavern. 40 feet long. 60 feet deep. I realize that the pickman, the artist, is very vain and is seeking acceptance. I start to smooth talk him. Reminisce about his art. Where did this art come from? Blah blah. There is some kind of cor...

12:54 am - 20.05.2021

Bennington Abduction

Mister Dewey calls is together. A family friend's daughter has gone missing - Jane Strong. Her father is Mister Lucas Strong. They have organized a group to investigate - located in Bennington Vermont. We are invited to help support finding Jane. Offers $...

02:14 am - 03.01.2023

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