Converse with nearby person.
You don't know who this person is. You've never really had neighbours - Solton's so out of the way you're surprised that people come through here at all. There's the Professor but - well, he has problems all of his own. You suspect he and your mother live in Solton for the same reason that makes visitors so rare.
Either way, you try to introduce yourself to her. She gives her name as
REBECCA MALUS. She's here with her
FAT HUSBAND and his
OLD HAG MOTHER. Apparently Solton's known for its relative calm and quiet to the world at large. They're looking... well, she points it bluntly. They're looking for a place for Old Hag Mother to die. She nods her head towards the mouth of the river just south of here and say they're checking out the land.
You try to ask more questions but she just grunts and pounds impatiently on her
CELLPHONE.
Hey guys... do you notice anything... odd about that girl? Are those fangs I spy?
...there was something strange about that forced smile she gave you. Perhaps it's best to keep an eye out on her.
Examine small animal head on nearby post.
I'm cool with examining the head, though.
Examine tiny Rhydon head.
It's... a small skull. Nailed to a small wooden pillar. It's a superstition thing - Mother thinks it will keep out the bad 'thulhus. You'd always snark that they're all bad. She'd always threaten do nail your head out here as a warning to everything else. You're tempted to snag it, but you know it'd just freak Mother out.
You can't tell what kind of 'thulhu it used to be. Every time you'd ask she'd just mumble something and change the subject. Maybe it used to be one of Father's?
Examine the odd line to the west.
It's just a rough patch of ground. A lot of the area's dug up like this. Either from 'thulhus or people digging for... gods know what.
Read the signs
You think it'd be a good way to get yourself re-acquainted with the town. You know what the one by your house says, though.
"BLACKWOOD RESIDENCE - NO ADMISSION"Ah, Mother. Always the social butterfly.
This is the
ABANDONED HOUSE to the east of yours. You think the Professor used to live here with his family until... something happened. Mother's never said anything and the Professor has never been the most social of people. He lives and sleeps at his Lab now. The house is in a pretty sorry state - you can see one of the windows is broken and the boards covering the lower storey are beginning to rot away. Still sturdy, though.
The sign is too faded to read but you can just make out the letters
"WIL_O_ RESI__N_E".
This one simply says "
SOLTON - ONE RAY OF SUNSHINE". It's a sign for visitors.
This is the last sign you can find around town. It reads "
PROFESSOR WILLOW'S LABORATORY - APPOINTMENTS ONLY". You don't have an appointment but as the only MU-Accredited expert in the area, surely he'd know you're starting your Pokthulhu adventure today.
Right?