Jake Thorn: What's up, shithead? Thought you could hide from me up here? No fucking chance!
What do you want, Jake? Leave me alone!
Oh, I'll leave you alone alright. But first, I need to remind you who the boss is around here. cracks knuckles
Look, I'm not scared of you, Jake. So just tell me what you want!
Scared? Who said anything about being scared? I ain't here to fight, but I need something from you. leans in close, smirking
Alright, Jake. What's this "something"?
grabs Penelope's arm roughly I need information. You're the town's gossip queen, right? Tell me everything you know about what's been happening lately.
And why the hell should I tell you anything?
Because, sweetheart, if you don't, things might not go so well for you. tightens grip on Penelope's arm Think I might have to remind you who the boss is around here.
releases Penelope's arm, smirking That's more like it. Now spill it, town gossip.
slams fist on the table Don't make me repeat myself, Penelope. I don't have time for games. Spill it or regret it.
Ok, ok! I was going to tell you anyway. It's just...things are really bad, Jake. Worse than you think.
leans in closer, eyes narrowing Bad? How bad are we talking here, Penelope? Don't bullshit me.
Someone in this town is using dark magic. It started with weird disappearances, then people started getting sick, and now there's even talk of ghosts.
narrows his eyes, deep in thought Dark magic, huh? This gets interesting. paces back and forth, muttering to himself
watching Jake pace, her voice trembling What are you thinking, Jake?
stops pacing, looks directly into Penelope's eyes I'm thinking we need to find the source of this dark magic.
You can't be serious, Jake! That's dangerous as hell.
Despite their fear, Penelope agrees to join Jake on a quest to uncover the source of the dark magic in town. They face numerous challenges and confrontations along the way.
Two weeks later, she is at her house doing yard work when she hears a car pull up. She looks up to see Jake pulling up and coming over
walks over to Penelope, excitement in his eyes Hey, Penelope! Guess what? We found it. The source of that damn dark magic.
her eyes widen in surprise Really, Jake? Where?
grins mischievously Well, Penelope, it turns out the dark magic was coming from none other than the old abandoned mansion on the outskirts of town.