->You get a strange email in your InBox. What does it say?
->The rain just keeps pouring without relief. Flood engulfs the town from the swollen river. Something(s) in the water (ancient, released by floodwater).
->You awaken to a minor cut (or sore) on your body/face. It gets worse, gradually. What caused it? What happens next?
->Boys find strange object/device in town dump. (It is an overpopulation year for rats, and the boys are overturning trash and killing the rats with heavy sticks.)
->A new drink (or other product) on the market hits big, begins to affect the consumers.
->Overhead “shooting star” (meteorite,etc.) streaks overhead (or slowly falls in an arc). You investigate where it lands.