Rieger Armory Analysis

An eagle is above the James E. Rieger Armory and ten windows adorned its façade. Below the eagle is a large vertical rectangular glass window that rose above the double-door front entrance. On either side of the entry hallway are stairwells leading to the second floor. Behind the square front half of the Armory is a huge open area with a vaulted ceiling on its north door with an old smokestack. On the south side of the building is the National Guard Recruitment Office on Filmore Street. Agent Winston Powell commandeered the James E. Rieger Armory in Kirksville and took Sarah Carpenter and Roger Nelson there as prisoners or as he preferred, “his guests.” He wanted to talk to Roger about things metaphysical/paranormal. In the Rieger Armory, Agent …show more content…

You’d discover there’re human beings with out-of-body experiences and teleportation abilities just like you.” “You’re serious?” “I’m dead serious. They’re into UFOs, metaphysical journeys, astral entities, the afterlife, strange occurrences, Area 51, conspiracy theories, the Knights Templar, you know, a lot of weird stuff. People call the show and tell the host they left their body; or they lived in a previous century; or aliens took them aboard their space ships. You could call them and tell them your own experiences, too. The radio show has four-point-five million listeners every night—they might just believe your story.” Agent Winston Powell opined. “Please, get to the point,” Roger Nelson pleaded. “All right, if you insist. You were an accident.” “Damn, I know that. I had a teacher that was sorry for my mother for all the grief I caused her for being born.” “Don’t be a smart ass. You know what I’m talking about. Those metaphysical abilities you possess can’t be for you only. You just got them through an accident. But your KEG abilities seem to desert you sometimes.” “Why do you say that?” Roger asked. “Because it’s true, but that’s temporary.” “Oh,” Roger said, demonstrating interest by leaning forward in his chair: “You said temporary.” “Yes. I did.” “You know