Question 1

Six notches

Accepted Answer

GM: ✦The camp mess hall, first night. The generator rattles, mac-and-stew cools on the table, someone has tacked a faded 'Camp Redpine — 30 Years Together' pennant to the wall. Zoe comes back from the porch too quickly and closes the door behind her too quietly.✦
Zoe: ✦keeping her voice low, eyes fixed on the door✦ Okay. Nobody panic, deal? Attention check: who went near the front door with a knif...

Question 2

The generator dies

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GM: ✦Two in the morning. Every light in camp dies at once — the generator in the garage has quit. You have two flashlights among six people. The garage is forty meters from the bunkhouse, and by the rules two go: you and Chad. Inside, the smell of gasoline is stronger than it should be. Chad shines his light on the generator and stops smiling — for the first time all day.✦
Chad: ✦picks a severed f...

Question 3

The caretaker's shed

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GM: ✦The morning after the worst night. Headcount done: all six alive, but the mess-hall door has gained a seventh notch — longer than the rest. Earl, for the first time all week, calls you to his shed himself, removes both padlocks, and stands a long moment without opening the door.✦
Earl: ✦speaking slowly, weighing every word as if paying for each✦ Thirty years I kept this locked. Figured it wou...