• black out
  • radiation
  • boobytrapped
  • radon gas
  • prank
  • You untie the ribbon and tear off the wrapping paper. Inside is a solid metal box. The lid springs open, and a cloud of gas blows into your face. You feel dizzy and black out.

    You wake up in a hospital bed. "Where am I?"

    A nurse tells you, "We brought you to the hospital in Alert."

    "What happened to me?"

    General Secord appears at the door. "You were exposed to radiation. That box was boobytrapped with radon gas. Who gave it to you?"

    "Uh, the card said Santa Claus."

    "It sounds like a prank. We have nothing to worry about."

    "But I heard footsteps on my roof."

    The general laughs. "Maybe it's Santa Claus!"

    You leave and meet with Sam. What are you going to do now?

    I'll go back to the research station and look at the roof.
    Let's stay in the town where it's safe.