Topic: Sanitarium! (Read 76813 times)

Not Aman · « **Reply #150 on:** May 27, 2015, 06:10:36 am »

Betty follows rupert and helen, quickly.

killa_robot · « **Reply #151 on:** May 27, 2015, 01:09:21 pm »

Frightened by all the racket, Rupert no longer calls out to Fred. Instead, he quietly, but quickly, follows him down the stairs. He really needs to catch Fred before the guards find them.

Tanstaafl · « **Reply #152 on:** May 28, 2015, 03:21:18 am »

After designating a broom, Mildred tries to find a place to hide within the linen closet (covering herself with the blankets in order to wait out the storm. Hopefully the guards will leave the room so she can try to make a plan-- whether to flee or retreat back to her cell, without the tension of a fight.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #153 on:** May 28, 2015, 05:52:15 am »

Rupert continues to follow his pet rat. It seems to hurry down into the basement shower area and then waits for Rupert to come into view.

Rupert arrives at the bottom of the stairs (outside the shower room) just in time to see 'Fred' scurry down the floor drain!

Helen and Betty meanwhile, duck through the now open vent access, arriving at the top of the landing over the stairs that lead up from the supply room below.

The guards see this happen and stare in disbelief for a moment, before yelling - "HOLY SHIT! THEY'RE ESCAPING!!! CALL THE CAPTAIAN!!!"

Abandoning the fire hose, one of the Guards comes down to door in the bars and tries to unlock it - but the keyhole is jammed.

The other Guard rushes into the Nurse's Station to come around the long way - intent on stopping anyone else from going out through the vent.

That would of course be Earl - who watches all this go on in morbid fascination, before realizing that he is just standing there.

If he wants to get through the vent, he'll need race the other Guard to it - and most likely (at this point) will get a wood-shampoo when he sticks his head out the other side.

Downstairs, the Watch Captain and his men mobilize. Captain Anderson and the two Dobermans get in the elevator and patiently wait for the doors to close, while the two roving Guards blow their whistles and take up positions, as the rifle is retrieved from the gun vault.

In the basement, Rupert can hear the commotion and alarm whistles on the first floor above. He just barely slips into the shower room in time to avoid being spotted by the two Guards at the basement post, who rush past him on their way up the stairs into the supply room.

Still in his cell, Archie has carefully kept the door ajar just enough to keep the lock from engaging, while Mildred continues to hide in the linen closet.

Francis wakes up at looks out her cell. "Oh no! This is bad! This is very bad!" she exclaims nervously.

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(OOC - Combat Rounds. Helen & Betty have an extra Action left over from the precious round and can incorporate it into this round if they want to)

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #154 on:** May 28, 2015, 07:07:21 am »

As Mildred hunkers down under the linens, voices in her head comment - 'Now you are wrapped in linen, just like us. Soon, you will join us in darkness, were the music plays without ceasing . . .'

Not Aman · « **Reply #155 on:** May 29, 2015, 12:05:37 pm »

Betty quickly rushes down into the supply room, and, hearing the guard's rush, tries to find a good spot to hide in.

Sethaniel · « **Reply #156 on:** May 29, 2015, 12:07:03 pm »

Helen also hurries down the steps, hoping to avoid the guards. She will, of course, hide if she hears them coming.

killa_robot · « **Reply #157 on:** May 30, 2015, 06:07:04 pm »

"Freeeeed!"

Rupert whispers with his face close to the drain. He then attempts to pull it out and reach his arm down it, thinking Fred wants him to follow him down.

Tanstaafl · « **Reply #158 on:** May 31, 2015, 02:52:11 pm »

Help me find you... When I get to the basement, where should I look?
Mildred spends the next round taking an innocuous peek outside of her door to wait and see for when the guards are completely gone from the room so she can begin her own escape route, perhaps with Archie's help.

Drakilian · « **Reply #159 on:** May 31, 2015, 04:19:29 pm »

Archie waits for a more opportune moment before acting.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #160 on:** June 01, 2015, 07:24:30 am »

Betty and Helen hurry down into the supply room. They hear jackbooted steps approaching fast from the basement stairs below and manage to slip behind a rack of hanging raincoats before two guards enter.

The guards head to the stairs going up to the second floor - though only one goes up immediately. The other, first stops to knock at the locked door that leads out of the supply room and into the main hall of the first floor.

"Station Bravo One on it," he says through the door.

A knock returns from the other side and a reply comes back - "We're ready down here."

Once that has transpired, the guard hurries up the stairs to join the other, leaving Betty and Helen alone in the supply room.

Upstairs, Earl dives through the open vent.

The guard at the bars meanwhile, manages to open the lock that Betty had jammed and rushes through to try to grab Earl by the legs as he goes out. He is not quick enough however and currently looks through the hole with his back turned to the cell doors.

If Archie and Mildred are quick enough, they can jump him before he realizes he is exposed.

The guard coming around from the nurse's station sees Earl coming through the vent and yells, "YOU ROTTEN FINK!" whilst attempting to bean Earl in the head with his nightstick.

Earl blocks the blow with the folding chair he brought with him and then gets to his feet.

Earl then notes two more guards scrambling up the stairs at him.

"YOU'D BETTER RUN YOU CRAZY MOTHERFARKER!" one of the guards yells with a gleefully twisted smile, as he comes up at Earl (he must be the type that really enjoys what he does).

As all this goes on, the Watch Captain and Dobermans are still on the elevator. It just now dings loudly and begins its slow rise to the floor above. The music playing on the speakers does not put the Watch Captain in any better of a mood - though he finds the eerie piping a little off-putting - wondering when the Director had music installed in the elevator and why this particular sort.

It reminds him of his failed dream of becoming an interpretive dance instructor, before he ended up rock bottom in this hell hole - but at least here, he has someone to take it out on. Someone more miserable than him.

Down in the basement, Rupert lifts off the drain-cover and reaches down the pipe - fishing for his pet rat Fred.

He hears Fred skittering around down there in the darkness and squeaking, but can't reach him. There seems to be some sort of large hollow - unseen below - as the rat's squeaking and some dripping water sounds seem to echo cavernously.

As Rupert does this, he notices that the tile that had been broken out of the wall earlier that morning has since been replaced (it now being slightly off-color from the rest).

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(OOC - Still in Combat Rounds. Archie & Mildred can attack the guard at the vent as part of this Round as a 'held action' if they want to - and then still have a full set of actions for this next round.)

Drakilian · « **Reply #161 on:** June 01, 2015, 05:20:56 pm »

Archie righteously sneak attacks the guard in the vent, taking his time in lining up a kick to the guy's nuts.

Not Aman · « **Reply #162 on:** June 01, 2015, 05:43:29 pm »

Betty quickly searches the supply room, looking for something to brandish as a weapon, for her and the others who are weaponless.

Daedalus · « **Reply #163 on:** June 01, 2015, 05:46:14 pm »

"Uh-oh." Earl says before smacking the guy that tried to hit him and then dive back into the vents.

Tanstaafl · « **Reply #164 on:** June 01, 2015, 05:52:29 pm »

Mildred takes her chance to come out of the closet and smacking the man upside the head with her broomstick as many times as it takes to take him down.

killa_robot · « **Reply #165 on:** June 01, 2015, 07:34:07 pm »

Rupert moves towards the out of place tile and attempts to break it off of the wall, like what happened in the morning.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #166 on:** June 02, 2015, 11:41:22 am »

In the supply room, Betty and Helen find all sorts of neat stuff, including a large toolbox. Inside the toolbox is a serial-killer's dream! Hammers, saws, metal rasps, large monkey wrenches, pointy pointy screw drivers, sharp sharp chisels, pinchy pinchy pliars, assorted crowbars, a hand drill with bits, and the most lovely hatchet that anyone has ever seen in a long long time...

At the top of the stairs, Earl swings the folding chair like a madman and cracks one of the guards in the chin for 4 Damage.

Earl then tries to dive back in through the vent, but finds that he is immediately blocked by the guard now on the other side.

The three guards at the top of the stairs then go to town on Earl with their nightsticks.

Earl blocks one shot with the folding chair, but the angry guard kicks it out of the way, so the other two have a clean shot. Earl hears a loud CRACK CRACK!! and sees stars for a moment - as he is struck twice in the head for 5 + 5 Damage!

The guard on the other side of the vent meanwhile, laughs - "Oh no, you ain't coming back in here so fast! You wanted to be out there, so enjoy being out there! Ha ha!!"

The guard being distracted with Earl, allows Archie and Mildred to hurry out of their cells up behind him.

Francis, watching from her cell, gasps aloud at the impending mayhem - and the guard turns to see what's going on - just in time to deflect Mildred's stout mop handle from staving in his head. He takes 1 Damage to his arm though, and moves away from the vent as Archie tries to kick him and fails.

Not deterred, Archie lines up a field-goal and scores the extra point on his second try - kicking the guard squarely between the legs for 3 Subdual Damage.

The guard lets out a loud "OOFUuuugggh..." and stumbles a bit - allowing Mildred to try poking him in the throat with the mop handle.

Even stunned, the guard parries Mildred's feeble attack with ease.

"DEVIOUS CRETINS!" he yells, swinging his nightstick at Archie and striking the naked loon in the shoulder for 3 Damage.

"IT'S A FULL BLOWN REBELION IN HERE!!!" he yells to his compatriots on the other side of the wall.

On the elevator meanwhile, the Watch Captain and Dobermans continue to wait patiently for the lift to arrive at the second floor.

'The hell kind of music is this?!?' he thinks to himself as he waits.

Down in the basement shower room, Rupert gets up and goes over to inspect the north wall.

He actually sees more than one newer-looking tile.

As the one he saw knocked out earlier is still affixed with uncured cement, it is easy to peel off.

Behind it, Rupert finds a blood spattered hole with a rifle slug still in it.

Taking a step back and looking at the entire wall (and all the discolored tiles), it suddenly dawns on Rupert that he is looking at the backdrop for a firing squad!

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(OOC - Next Combat Round)

Not Aman · « **Reply #167 on:** June 03, 2015, 04:10:25 pm »

Betty quickly grabs the hatchet and the handrill, before looking at Helen.

"We need to kill these jerks." She says, wielding the hatchet. "We should get into the security room?"

Tanstaafl · « **Reply #168 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:31:50 pm »

Mildred will try to poke the guard as hard as she can as many times as she can with her broom, hoping he'll hit the floor soon enough.

Drakilian · « **Reply #169 on:** June 04, 2015, 01:41:13 pm »

Archie continues hammering away at the guard.

"FREEDOM! VIVA LA REVOLUTIÒN!"

killa_robot · « **Reply #170 on:** June 04, 2015, 03:14:22 pm »

Rupert stares in disbelief at the wall, and attempts to remove some of the other mismatched panels to see if they're the same.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #171 on:** June 05, 2015, 10:32:58 am »

In the supply room, Betty and Helen arm themselves, and then try to determine their next course of action. It they want to go on a killing spree out the locked door, Betty will have to pick it open first.

Of course they could go help Earl, who is currently getting his ass kicked at the top of the stairs by three guards. Or not.

Speaking of Earl; unable to get back through the vent, Earl swings his folding chair wildly.

He smashes it off one guard's knee with a loud crunch - doing 6 Damage and nearly buckling the man's leg. The guard howls out in pain and then angrily tries to hit Earl back, but misses as his leg refuses to support his weigh properly anymore.

The other two guards meanwhile, laugh at their comrade's misfortune, chiding him for eating too many donuts and not being able to dodge fast enough anymore.

That doesn't stop them however, from continuing to hammer Earl repeatedly on the head with their nightsticks.

Earl takes another glancing blow for 2 Damage - but then a resounding Crit follows! - fracturing his skull for 8 Damage and causing blood to begin flowing out his right ear.

Earl's head swims in pain and he knows that he is nearly done for!

"This guy's almost done," the guard that cracked Earl's skull says offhandedly - as if to echo Earl's very thoughts.

"Fark him up!" the wounded guard replies with and angry huff.

On the other side of the wall, the guard fending off Archie and Mildred swings his nightstick at Archie again. Archie blocks the blow with his forearm, taking 2 Damage. Better his arm than his face though.

Returning the favor, Archie drives a knee into the man's crotch - scoring a Crit on the guard's already sensitive jewels for 4 more Subdual Damage.

Mildred then pokes the man in the chest with her mop handle, knocking him prone - as he is inadvertently pushed back and stumbles over the fallen book case - though he doesn't take any damage from it.

At the elevator meanwhile, the bell dings loudly, as the lift arrives on the second floor. Inside, the Watch Captain and two Dobermans wait for the door to open. Thankfully, the weird music has finally stopped playing.

Down in the basement, Rupert uses the edge of the tile that he pulled for leverage, prying out even more of them.

Rupert's fears are confirmed - dozens of bullet holes in the wall, all covered up at varying times with replacement tiles!

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(OOC - Next Combat Round)

killa_robot · « **Reply #172 on:** June 05, 2015, 03:25:35 pm »

Realizing that Fred must want him to follow him underground, Rupert runs to the other side of the basement, where the ice stairs are. If he's to dig his way down to Fred, he'll need to get outside first.

On his way there, he'll attempt to find a shovel in one of the rooms, and also attempt to ruin the electrical junction with liquids found in the laboratory, because it seems like a good idea at the time.

"We're sick... we're sick... but why would the shoot us? They wouldn't shoot us..." Rupert mumbles to himself while he runs around.

"I'm coming, Fred!"

Daedalus · « **Reply #173 on:** June 05, 2015, 05:19:28 pm »

Earl decides its best to feign death. He does not want to die.

Sethaniel · « **Reply #174 on:** June 05, 2015, 07:19:06 pm »

Helen goes along with Betty's plan. Upstairs where earl is, that's where the dogs are too, right?

Drakilian · « **Reply #175 on:** June 05, 2015, 11:52:04 pm »

Archie grabs a folding chair to continue his assault on the man's pride, going for a home run.

"You don't deserve children!"

Tanstaafl · « **Reply #176 on:** June 06, 2015, 08:45:34 pm »

Mildred continues angrily prodding the man in hopes to maybe at the very least discomfort him.

Not Aman · « **Reply #177 on:** June 06, 2015, 08:51:38 pm »

Betty nods, and heads out to the locked door, and knocks.

Assuming someone responds, betty, attempting to sound as gruff and manly as possible states,
"How many are with you?"

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #178 on:** June 08, 2015, 07:43:33 am »

Knocking on the locked door that leads out of the supply room and into the main hall, Betty lowers her voice and calls through - "How many are with you?"

Surprisingly, her bluff works and a reply comes back, "six in position - all doors secure."

Helen stands nearby, watching up the stairs at the ready.

There, the guards attacking Earl are about to club the shit out of him again, but Earl rolls his eyes up in his head and goes limp - feigning being knocked cold from the last blow.

"HA! I knew that was all he had!" the guard that cracked Earl laughs in triumph.

Earl feels two of the guards then hike him up by the arms and drag him around the corridor to nurse's station, where he is thrown on a bed.

"One down - the rest to go!" one of the guards jests.

Both guards then leave to return to the hole in the wall, where the third guard still waits, watching it for escapees.

Orderly Helms comes over to Earl, intending to strap him down to the bed, before tending to his wounds.

Nurse Archer sits at a desk, holding a bandage against her cheek where Helen's whip drew blood.

In the mill space meanwhile, Archie and Mildred continue their battle with the guard.

"FARKING BANSHEE!" the guard yells at Mildred. "CRAZED MANIAC!!!" he yells at Archie.

The guard then scrambles to stand up and swings his night stick at Mildred's head, missing when Mildred parries the blow with her mop handle like a pro.

Archie meanwhile, whisks up a folding chair and continues to hurt the man for another 3 Damage.

Tear's begin to well up in the guards eyes and he has a look of distress on his face, as if to ask Archie 'why?'.

Not getting anywhere poking, Mildred follows Archie's assault with ye old baseball-bat style swing of her mop handle - cracking the guard across the ridge of his face with it for 3 Damage and busting open his left eyebrow.

As blood flows out - obscuring his vision - the guard panics and tries to disengage from the battle - scurrying for the door in the bars.

"FARK GUYS! I NEED HELP IN HERE! WHAT THE FARK YOU DOING OUT THERE?!? THEY"RE KILLING ME IN HERE!!! HELP!!!"

At the elevator, the doors slide open, allowing Watch Captain Anderson and the two Dobermans (and Victor and Faust) to exit.

They hear the guard in the mill room screaming for help and rush around the bars to take in the scene.

"Holy Mother of Pearl..." Captain Anderson remarks, as the Dobermans begin barking loudly at Archie and Mildred on the other side of the bars.

Down in the basement, Rupert heads over to the coal bin and retrieves the shovel that they store there. The heavy implement feels good in his hands, and will make a fine tool for bashing heads in.

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(OOC - Next Combat Round. Rupert didn't have enough time to do everything posted for him, but can continue along that plan as desired)

Not Aman · « **Reply #179 on:** June 08, 2015, 08:09:11 am »

Betty nods, glad her crazy scheme worked, and quickly sets to jam the door, in case they do try and get in.

She then looks to Helen.

"Lets not fight six guards, I think." She whispers, quickly and quietly heading downstairs,

killa_robot · « **Reply #180 on:** June 08, 2015, 11:05:28 am »

Rupert continues on with his plan.

Drakilian · « **Reply #181 on:** June 08, 2015, 12:23:50 pm »

Archie makes to finish off the guy and then rapidly look for a way to escape.

Sethaniel · « **Reply #182 on:** June 08, 2015, 04:04:56 pm »

Helen agrees, and accompanies Betty to the basement.

Daedalus · « **Reply #183 on:** June 08, 2015, 10:02:46 pm »

Earl will continue to play dead - and wiggle out later. hopefully.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #184 on:** June 09, 2015, 07:31:25 am »

Betty jams the lock in the door and then heads down the stairs with Helen, from the supply room into the basement.

As the stairs come out near the shower room, Betty and Helen see all the tiles that Rupert had ripped out of the wall, scattered across the floor.

They also hear what sounds like a dozen or so disembodied voices all simultaneously hissing loudly - 'Help us! Help us! Make it stop!'

The voices seem to be coming from inside the shower room, but only call out once and then go silent.

Up in the nurse's station meanwhile, Earl plays it safe and allows Orderly Helms to strap him down. Once that is done, Earl can feel that he is held in pretty tightly, but maybe there's a little wiggle room in there somewhere.

For now though, the orderly tuts empathetically, while bandaging Earl's head.

As this goes on, the three guards at the open vent regroup.

The guard with the busted kneecap tells the two who had taken Earl away that he thinks "they're killing Kelsey in there!"

The guards then argue over who should stay to guard the vent and who should wade into the crazies to help save Kelsey.

As of yet, none of them have come to any agreement; and all three still stand at the top of the landing by the open vent in the wall.

On the other side of the wall, Archie bashes the fleeing guard (Kelsey) over the head with his folding chair. There is a loud crunching sound and blood splatters out from under the chair - as Kelsey goes limp in the still open doorway.

Watch Captain Anderson looks on in shock, then unlocks the door at the top of the barred run, to loose the dogs.

"GIT THEM CRAZIES!" he yells furiously.

Victor and Faust bound with savage anticipation toward the open door where the guard's lifeless body sprawls through the opening.

Mildred, thinking fast, yanks the guard's body out of the way and slams shut the barred door, closing the Dobermans in the run for the moment.

Assessing the situation, Archie and Mildred are still trapped!

They have two vicious Dobermans and Watch Captain Anderson blocking the now locked exits through the barred doors - though they have the guard Kelsey's keys (Mildred) and night stick (Archie) now.

There is also the open vent in the wall, but three guards stand arguing in front of the other side - that would be running a pretty ugly gauntlet trying to get through there - though Earl seemed to have managed it earlier.

Meanwhile, Rupert crosses the lab down in the basement and spots the electrical junction board.

With mad glee, he finds a stainless steel basin of water and tosses it onto the exposed copper switch points.

Sparks pop across the board like the Fourth of July and an arc thumps down the wall and through the floor, zapping Rupert for 4 Damage and making his hair stand on end. Rupert's legs involuntarily spasm - and he springs back ten feet, landing on his back.

Then parts of the wall and some of the metal scissor switches running 440 volts burst into small balls of plasma induced flames - threatening to catch the exposed ceiling beams above on fire!

A loud zorching sound is heard by all in the basement and on the first floor - Then the lights go out.

Everyone in the entire Sanitarium is now in pitch black - except for Rupert, whose area is nicely lit by a fire in the making...

Not Aman · « **Reply #185 on:** June 09, 2015, 10:45:15 am »

"Can't tell if the blackout is good or bad for us." Betty mutters, heading slowly towards where she thinks the shower room is.

Daedalus · « **Reply #186 on:** June 09, 2015, 11:42:43 am »

Wiggle wiggle*

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #187 on:** June 09, 2015, 12:02:18 pm »

Betty and Helen actually do have a tiny bit of illumination - coming from the soft red glow of the boiler.

killa_robot · « **Reply #188 on:** June 09, 2015, 02:32:36 pm »

Convinced he made things easier for everyone, Rupert ignores the fire and proceeds to smash the padlock off of gate with his shovel and head up the stairs.

Sethaniel · « **Reply #189 on:** June 10, 2015, 07:30:44 am »

"This is getting . . . very strange . . ." Helen replies, attempting to follow Betty.

Drakilian · « **Reply #190 on:** June 11, 2015, 12:59:32 am »

Having just gleefully executed one of the guards, Archie goes for the vent in the darkness, whispering to Mildred as he goes.

"Come with me, they'll enter the room to get us and we'll escape through the empty space they'll leave. Mind the Crown Jewels would you?"

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #191 on:** June 11, 2015, 08:11:37 am »

The moment the lights go out, Archie and Mildred take advantage - and bolt for the open vent!

As the guards fumble for their flashlights, Archie dives through - slamming into the legs of guard with the injured kneecap and knocking him over.

"FARK! MY KNEE! FARK!" the guard yells, swinging his night stick wildly in the dark. There is a loud crack and another guard yelps - "OUCH!!! WHAT THE FARK!"

Archie meanwhile, feeling where the guard fell, swings the night stick he had picked up at the man's body - but hits a wall instead, as the guard get back up.

Mildred, following Archie, also gets through the vent and stands up - right when two flashlights come on and illuminate her face.

"GET HER!!!" A guard yells; and all three begin seal-clubbing Mildred about the head and shoulders.

Mildred takes a night stick to the ear for 4 Damage and then her collar bone is shattered under a Crit for 6 Damage!

The third strike is deflected by Mildred's mop handle when she finally manages to bring it up after clearing it from the vent behind her.

As this goes on, Archie manages to slip down the stairs, unseen behind the guards. From here he can either attack or flee.

On the other side of the wall, the dogs continue to bark loudly, while Captain Anderson secures the door he let the dogs through and then pull his flashlight out to scan the room for Archie and Mildred.

In the nurse's station, Earl hears the commotion going on in the stairwell outside.

With the lights out, the nurse and orderly leave Earl to go cower by the window that lets a tiny sliver of moonlight into the room.

"It's a madhouse in there!" the orderly cries.

"No shit Sherlock!" the nurse replies, still irritated about her cheek.

In the bed, Earl wiggles at the straps, trying to pull himself free. He doesn't get anywhere at first, but thinks he could manage with a little more time.

Down in the basement, Rupert ignores the fire and slams the blade of the shovel on the large padlock securing the sliding gate that blocks his access to the stairs beyond.

The Padlock takes 3 Damage.

Rupert is pretty sure that any guards upstairs will have heard the noise he is making.

Rupert also notes that smoke is starting to build down here near the electrical junction and is enough to make him cough a bit.

Glancing at the wall, he sees some of the wiring is actually on fire now, and that one of the copper switches hums with a continuous electrical arc. Flames lick at the wooden beams supporting the floor above, though they have yet to catch alight.

On the other side of the basement meanwhile, Betty and Helen slowly make their way into the shower room - more by feel than by sight.

It is pitch black in the shower room and the two of them suddenly become aware of a burning rubber and ozone smell.

It occurs to them that being in a locked-down building with a fire is a deathtrap they will not likely get out of.

Knowing these guards, they'll flee the place at the slightest sign of fire and leave all the residents to burn alive.

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(OOC - Next Combat Round)

Tanstaafl · « **Reply #192 on:** June 11, 2015, 12:37:18 pm »

Whimpering, Mildred intentionally falls to the ground, realizing that running would be useless, playing dead being the next best option.

Not Aman · « **Reply #193 on:** June 11, 2015, 01:23:10 pm »

"Voices, where are you?!" Betty quickly shouts out, knowing they are their last chance to escape

killa_robot · « **Reply #194 on:** June 11, 2015, 02:25:40 pm »

"I'M COMIN' FOR YOU, FRED!"

Rupert yells, hitting the lock with his shovel again.

Drakilian · « **Reply #195 on:** June 11, 2015, 04:32:30 pm »

Not willing to abandon Mildred to the guards, Archie stays low and keeps an eye on the guards using the flashlights - he'd use them to make sure he knew where the group was and where each of them were waiting. He'll try and hide in a corner, waiting for the guards to check out the other room so that he can bring Mildred with him.

If the guards don't leave and look like they'll attack Mildred, Archie will come back into the fight - can't abandon your friends when you have so few after all, ~~especially when one of them is the one who will lead him to Cthulhu servitude.~~

Daedalus · « **Reply #196 on:** June 11, 2015, 08:00:33 pm »

Wiggle wiggle*

Sethaniel · « **Reply #197 on:** June 12, 2015, 05:50:38 am »

Helen listens for any hint of where to go or what to do next.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #198 on:** June 12, 2015, 08:03:24 am »

"Take her to the basement!" One of the guards holding Mildred yells.

"I ain't taking nobody down no farking stairs!" the injured guard says in a huff.

"My farking kneecap is broken I think. I'll stay here and bust heads of any farking lunatic that pokes his head out the hole. Now give me a farking flashlight."

"Fine," the other guard replies, "we'll take her, you stay."

"Lazy bastard," the third guard says mockingly.

Mildred is hiked up by two guards, with a single flashlight between them, and taken down the stairs into the supply room.

Archie, having had plenty of warning, moves to hide behind some supplies.

He then watches the guards take Mildred through the supply room and down the stairs into the basement. Archie is able to follow in the darkness without being seen.

The guard with the cracked kneecap meanwhile, remains upstairs and shines his light on the vent at the ready.

In the mill room, Captain Anderson cautiously opens the door, goes into the run with the dogs, locks the door behind him, then opens the door at the other end.

The Dobermans exit the run and anxiously pad and sniff around the mill room, waiting for further direction from their master.

Captain Anderson pulls the dead guard (poor Kelsey, we knew him well) into the run and then shuts the door, so he can see if there's anything he can do for him.

Alas, there is not.

Back in the nurse's station, Earl tries to wiggle free some more, but instead, manages to tighten his restraints. Irritated, he pulls at them with all his might and actually pops a strap holding his right hand!

"What was that?" Nurse Archer gasps, hearing the strap tear.

"Oh god!" orderly Helms replies, "One of them is getting loose!"

"Quick, get the tranquilizer!" Nurse Archer cries, leaving the window and feeling her way toward the desk.

Earl knows that he can extricate himself now - using his free hand to unbuckle the restraints - but can he do it in time? Or will Nurse Archer put his lights out with her vicious needles?

In the basement, Rupert strikes the lock with the shovel again for 2 more Damage. It seems loose now, and one or two final hits should do it.

The fire continues to lick the ceiling over the electrical junction and smoke billows over Rupert. The heat from it is beginning to build quite rapidly and the fumes burn Rupert's eyes and lungs for 2 Subdual Damage.

In the darkness of the shower room, Betty and Mildred call to the voices.

Listening, they hear only what sounds like the chattering of a rat somewhere in the room with them.

The smell of smoke his beginning to intensify considerably as well.

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(OOC - Still in Combat Rounds)

Drakilian · « **Reply #199 on:** June 12, 2015, 11:53:41 am »

Archie continues following, using the darkness for cover. He'll wait for the guards to leave Mildred in the basement and then go back upstairs before he acts.

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