THB-030: Midnight Hour

Based on: Midnight Hour by Mary Robintette Kowal - source

1. POV is trapped in a place/situation beause of secret/curse/rules (the MECH). They want to be there. POV is warned that ANTAG is coming and may threaten their secret.
2. Dramatize what life is like to protect this secret, the cost.
3. ANTAG shows up and is rebuffed. ANTAG needles, prods, questions, drops hints that they know the secret.
4. An elaborate event meant ot stall ANTAG is put in motion. ANTAG also has a ruse up their sleeve to break POV’s show.
5. ANTAG has trapped POV, POV runs, POV fights, POV kills to defend their place/situation. POV pays the cost.

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