Bus Ritual

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The Bus Ritual is one of the rituals detailed in the Golden Envelopes. The ritual and its consequences are the main plot of Chapter 1. It summons a bus to collect the performer of the ritual and spirit them away.

Instructions

You must play alone.
Requirements:
- An indoor location
- A landline phone
- A red thread
- Red paint
- A rune
- A clock
Preparations:
Complete the preparations before the sun has set.
Tie a red thread to the phone cord.
Using the red paint, draw the following symbol on the exit door of your chosen location. The door must lead outside.
Set the alarm clock to midnight.
Instructions:
Go to sleep.
When the alarm clock rings, get up and dial the following number on the phone: 999281#0
When the line connects, say the following words: "My bus is late".
Board the bus before it leaves.
Place the rune inside the ticket machine.
Remember:
Do NOT bring any weapons with you.
The phone may no longer look the same at night.
Remember the placement of the numbers.

Notably, the ritual instructions state in the Requirements section that a clock is needed. However, the instructions later state that the ritual requires an alarm clock specifically.