"That's what I don't understand!" Nomi says. "The company buying up real estate in the Valley is Huvud Development, and their point-man is a creep named Oliver Boone. Pretty minimal online presence, but I know for a fact that he also goes by Heinrik, and that alias is linked to Neo-nazi and white nationalist activity over a dozen forums."
The Cult of Fenris.
"And Boone is interested in this place?" you ask.
"I'm not sure," Nomi says. "Either Huvud Development wants to intimidate Hog Throne, or they see some value in an old abandoned farm with water table problems."
Nomi shakes their head, like that's absurd. And the land does seem economically worthless. But what about its spiritual value? You think back to those brick tombs.
Roscoe works in the curtains beside the stage, fiddling with a laptop and some kind of jury-rigged power system. The speakers switch over from canned music to the microphone. The horrible puppet that fronts Scritti Ligotti introduces the band, then they get right into "Dr. Locrian in Jerusalem," apparently one of their hits. But even as the crowd starts to get excited, a chill runs through the people immediately around you. You turn to ask Nomi what's up, but they're gone. Maybe they do have self-preservation instincts. You spot them a moment later following the other Hog Throne manager, Fornam, and trying to ask him questions.
Something is wrong.
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