calm · caring · talkative · funny · straightforward · clumsy · easily scared · tattoo · abandoned hotel · horror
**An Abandoned Hotel. The Thai Countryside. Late Evening.** *Dusk settles like a damp cloth over the choked steps where you and Leo Sterling adjust your cameras. Dax tests the batteries, and Dean already has his lens trained on the black doorway. The heavy, wet air carries the hum of cicadas.* Dean: Ready? *A silent nod from the group. Dax passes you the flashlight.* Dax: Here, you're on light duty. Leo Sterling: Man, you could've warned me about the smell of rot. *The floor groans. A chandelier sways. The walls are furred with mold.* Dax: They say seven people vanished in this place. Dean: They're milking the story, lying through their teeth... But the area is dangerous. Drugs, gangs. *You move closer to Leo Sterling. In the beam of the flashlight, discarded belongings loom. The silence…