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Post by Willy on Feb 21, 2013 20:13:32 GMT -5
Stats/Item ListYou aren't quite sure how it happened, but at some point (probably while you were asleep, you lazy bum) there was a mass exodus. The city is now empty. A couple weeks in the future, you and a couple friends have been camping out in random abandoned houses, still in shock over being left behind, with no idea what happned. This works fine until your friends, Arnold and Irene, realize they have very different ideas of how to go about dealing with the situation. Arnold: Leaving town would be STUPID though. We don't have near enough supplies to be sure we could get anywhere. We don't even know what's OUT there! Irene: Exactly! For all we know we're in a quarantine! The world could be moving on as normal just outside the city! Arnold: But it COULD be nothing but DEATH out there!After a while, the two have yelled themselves tired, agreeing in the end that you should make the plans. Which is just as well. The two of them haven't been able to agree on anything since the three of you came together. Besides. You're oldest. Arnold is certainly right about one thing. You definitely don't have the supplies to plan on making a trek somewhere else. You have some food in the fridge, and there's surely some stuff you can use around the house to defend yourself against whatever beasts might be inhabiting this shell of a city. But you wouldn't know much about that. You decided to stay in this house because it was locked, meaning it was likely nothing was inside yet. Since then, the three of you have mostly stuck to the kitchen and living-room. And of course answering the occasional call of nature, but otherwise, you've favored the comfort of staying in the room you know to be safe. So what do you suggest we do, mister "I'm the oldest?"
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 21, 2013 20:49:09 GMT -5
Blah: Ok, you guys both make good points, but the hard truth of it is, we're not getting anywhere just sitting here. We have to move on eventually. If civilization no longer exists as we know it we'll have to try and rebuild it. But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. What we need right now is to get situated properly. Find or make a steady source of food, hunker down somewhere more permanent if not here, and most importantly, learn how to defend ourselves from any potential threats. We'll start by searching the house for anything that could be used as a weapon. Just pick up whatever you think you'll be comfortable with swinging around.
>Everyone: Search house for weapons.
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Post by Willy on Feb 21, 2013 21:05:41 GMT -5
Everyone begins cautiously searching the house, looking for weapons. While Arnold handles the yet-unexplored portion of the first floor, Irene and yourself begin searching the upper floor. In what looked like a study you find a letter opener that you could probably stab something with if you needed to. After a while, you all make your way back to the living-room to sort out the spoils.
Irene: Aside from that study there were only a couple bedrooms up there. I found a baseball bat in what looked like a kids room. Arnold: I didn't find any weapons, but I did see a shed in the backyard. There might be a shovel or something in there. I also found an entrance to the basement, but it was too dark down there to see anything, and I wasn't going to go alone. But I did find these. *sets a couple flashlights down on the coffee table*
Spoils: 1 Letter Opener, 1 Baseball Bat, 2 Flashlights
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 21, 2013 21:32:22 GMT -5
Blah: Awesome. Let's start by investigating the shed, and then we'll tackle the basement afterward. And no-one ever said we couldn't club stuff with a flashlight. Follow me. *grabs letter opener and a flashlight, then heads for the back door*
>Everyone: Check out the backyard and the shed.
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Post by Willy on Feb 21, 2013 21:58:32 GMT -5
You make your way out to the shed, still wary of what might be in the backyard. Irene is looking at the fences around the backyard as if something could jump over it and come after her at any moment.
The knob on the shed is a little stiff, but with some effort the door opens. There's not much room for maneuvering inside, so Irene and Arnold keep watch while you poke around. There's a lot of stuff in here, including a push-mower, a snowblower, a ladder, and some gardening tools. You grab a shovel and a rake before you notice a large metal chest in the corner. There's a padlock on it, and the keys don't appear to be anywhere nearby.
You head out of the shed to hand off your current findings. Irene is there to greet you holding 3 plump ripe tomatoes.
Irene: I guess the people living here did some gardening. Most of the plants were dead or picked clean, but I managed to find these.
Spoils: 1 Garden Rake, 1 Shovel, 3 Tomatoes Irene gained 1 scavenging point! Blah gained 1 scavenging point!
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 21, 2013 23:15:40 GMT -5
Blah: Ooh, a shovel! This should be quite an effective weapon... in spades. *pockets the letter opener and equips shovel*
Nice job finding those tomatoes, Irene. I rake your style! (ok, that one was a stretch.) *hands her the rake*
We'll recycle the garden for our own uses later. I think we're ready for that basement now...
>Everyone: Spelunk in the basement.
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Post by Willy on Feb 22, 2013 15:18:10 GMT -5
*Irene equips the Rake and a Flashlight* *Arnold equips Irenes old Baseball Bat and a Flashlight* *Blah loses 1 punning point*
Irene brings the tomatoes to the kitchen before you head off to the deep caverns of the basement. As you approach the door to the basement, your two companions turn their flashlights on. They aren't exactly spotlights, but it'll be much better than stumbling around the basement blindly.
You cautiously open the door and take the first step onto the old wooden stairs. Arnold notes how creaky and old the stairs sound and offers a quick warning about them. Irene quickly shuts him up. She claims she heard something. Shining her light at the foot of the stairs, the beady eyes of two giant rats can be seen.
Arnold rushes up to join you in the middle of the stairs, raising his bat to prepare for if the rats decide to strike.
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 22, 2013 19:39:59 GMT -5
Blah: Yikes. These were living below us this whole time? Ok, we can't be having that! Charge! *lunges at the nearest rat*
>Everyone: Engage in pest control.
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Post by Willy on Feb 22, 2013 20:13:19 GMT -5
The rats stare up at you as you give the command to charge.
As Irene moves forward to join you you hear the stairs start to creek as the boards start give. Before you know what happened, the stairs collapse, leaving you on the ground. You look up and notice one of the rats has fled to another corner of the basement. Arnold immediately jumps up and pummels the second rat, who collapses.
Arnold: I warned you about the stairs, bro. *kicks the rat over*
Irene stays on the ground for a bit before sitting up and rubbing one of her ankles. After she has assessed that everything is still attached, she starts pointing her flashlight around to see if there are any more rats nearby. She attempts to stand up and fails.
Irene: I think I hurt my ankle. It hurts to stand on it.
*1 Giant Rat is defeated leaving behind a giant rat carcass* *Irene has injured her ankle* *Arnold has gained 1 point in Combat: Blunt* *Blah has gained 1 point in Combat: Vs. Stairs*
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 24, 2013 3:32:23 GMT -5
Blah: Hmph... *picks himself up* Figures that those rats wouldn't have been that hostile anyway... or maybe they were just scared because we showed no fear... either way, consider the basement reclaimed.
Oh... *turns to Irene* As long as that's it... go ahead and sit for a while, when we're done here we'll help you up the sta--
*stair stare*
Ok, who made these conksunk stairs anyway... IMIGRANTS??
Whatever. Arnold, see if there was anything down here that was even worth it... and be on the look out for that escaped rat.
>Blah: Assess broken staircase, see if it's even possible to climb back to the ground floor >Irene: Take five >Arnold: Cautiously finish searching basement
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Post by Willy on Feb 24, 2013 11:55:00 GMT -5
You give the staircase a solid once-over, asking Irene to shine her flashlight on it. It looks like whatever was supporting the middle of the stairs broke. There are a few boards that might be salvageable, and what remains of the staircase appears to be passable. Probably best to find something to stand on to get up there, though. Something tells you trying to grab the bottom step and pull yourself up will do more harm than good.
Irene takes the time to give her injury a closer look.
Irene: I don't know much about this stuff, but I don't think it's broken. I probably just twisted it when I landed.
Arnold cautiously pokes around the basement, keeping an eye out for anything that moves.
Arnold: Hey, there's a pool table down here! Too bad it's got boxes on top of it. The people that lived here musta been some kinda packrats.
Irene hears the sound of some door creaking open, and shines her flashlight over to find Arnold transferring jewelry from some kind of china hutch into his pockets.
Irene: What are you doing?! That's stealing! Arnold: Oh, we're breaking and entering, and we even took these flashlights and stuff and NOW we're stealing? Get real. These people left all this stuff behind, and I think it's pretty clear they aren't coming back. Irene: They left it behind because it clearly isn't WORTH anything anymore. Arnold: Which is why we should take it NOW so when it gets its value again, we can cash in! It's an investment! Irene: We don't even know if we're going to FIND anyone else to trade with! Arnold: Oh so NOW you're willing to admit civilization might be dead...
The two of them continue like this while Arnold keeps lining his pockets with whatever he can find. Not having any light makes it impossible to get another good look at the stairs, not that it would necessarily help too much.
*Arnold has picked up random bits of jewelry* *Arnold gains 1 point in Scavening* *You gain 1 Perception point*
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 25, 2013 0:44:06 GMT -5
Blah: Ok, personally I don't see it as stealing considering we're basically living in this house now... but you know, that jewelry is probably just going to end up weighing you down at this point... eh, whatever. Keep it if you want, I don't care.
What we need to do is get these stairs to be passable again. Safe or not, this basement still gives me the creeps.
...do we have anything down here that we can move around or stack up and climb on? Maybe that pool table or some of the boxes?
>Blah and Arnold: Search for something sturdy, large, and movable, and move it into place as makeshift stairs
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Post by Willy on Feb 25, 2013 0:57:58 GMT -5
After a bit of pushing, you and Arnold manage to push the pool table under the broken portion of the stairs, and rearrange a few of the boxes to form something that resembles stairs. It isn't ideal, but at least it will allow you to reach the next floor.
Irene: That's good enough for me. I've been down here a few minutes and I'm already over this basement. I certainly wouldn't mind one of you helping me out of here. We only have two flashlights anyway.
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 25, 2013 1:06:55 GMT -5
Blah: That'll work... too bad we won't get to use that pool table for a while.
Ok, yeah, let's get back up there. Also... best not to let a potential source of food go to waste, so let's drag that rat corpse up with us as well. *hands Arnold the letter opener* You kill it, you clean it. Be sure to cook it thoroughly; aside from the business end of a bat, we don't know where it's been.
>Blah: Help Irene up the stairs >Arnold: Retrieve dead rat, and prepare it for potential future consumption
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Post by Willy on Feb 25, 2013 1:34:19 GMT -5
After watching Arnold hesitantly grab the rat and then sprint up the stairs, you manage to help Irene up without much trouble. You manage to get her to the sofa, where you both sit down for a bit. A look at the coffee table tells you Arnold managed to empty his pockets before heading to the kitchen. The jewelry is in a tangled mess on the surface of the table. After a bit, Irene starts picking the pile apart, every so often commenting on a piece being too gaudy or plain for her tastes.
After a bit she stops, holding a particular pendant in her hand. It's a round sort of charm with a sort of branching pattern on it, like what you might find on a leaf. After a little bit, she sets the pendant aside, and continues sorting.
Irene:You know, sprains can take a while to fully heal. I might be off my feet for a while. Maybe you two should try to find something I can use as crutches. Then I can at least make my way out to the garden on my own. You said we were going to use it, and if I'm going to be immobile for a while, I wouldn't mind being able to help with that at least.
You can hear the sounds of struggling with undesirable meat coming from the kitchen. Other than that, it's a quiet afternoon. The sun is already starting to tint orange; a heads up that sundown is coming.
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 25, 2013 3:46:44 GMT -5
Blah: Ah, good idea... I wonder if those boards from the stairs wouldn't be too awkward to use as crutches...
*gets up and starts for the basement, stopping to get another look at the leaf pendant*
Hm. Not bad.
*continues to the basement*
>Blah: Grab a couple of boards from downstairs, testing their use as crutches before bringing them up (and if they don't seem to work very well, try looking for something else)
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Post by Willy on Feb 25, 2013 18:28:41 GMT -5
You grab Irene's flashlight and head for the basement. Upon examining the boards, you realize they're far too short to use as crutches. They'd fit great under someone's shoulders, though.
You take a look at the cue sticks that were still on the table. If you could shorten them and attach them to the boards somehow they would be perfect.
As you shine your flashlight around looking for some way to attach the boards, you notice something gleam back at you. Upon closer inspection it appears to be a doorknob. A doorknob still attached to a door. A door that, as far as you can assume, leads to another room.
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 25, 2013 18:35:52 GMT -5
Blah: Hmm, if only I had a saw... or a hammer or something I could hammer the shovel blade into the cue sticks to cut them o-- *door*
...well! I'd hate to go in here alone, but Irene is recovering and Arnold is busy, so... here goes nothing!
>Blah: Open door and warily examine the space behind it, shovel at the ready.
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Post by Willy on Feb 25, 2013 18:45:11 GMT -5
As the door creaks open, you manage to see a couple rats scurry away for cover. Neither of them look nearly as big as the rats you saw at the base of the stairs. This room is filled with a lot of what looks like junk at first. There's a table with a bunch of boxes on it blocking a door on the opposite side of the room. Looking at the table a bit closer, you can see bits and pieces of what may have been a train set.
Most of the room is inaccessible, but on the wall to your right there appear to be nails sticking out of the wall in an arrangement that suggests things may have been hung from them a while ago. The only thing left at this point is a bolt cutter. Everything else must have been removed for one reason or another.
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Feb 25, 2013 18:55:08 GMT -5
Blah: Hm. Nothing immediately useful in here... can't think of what I might do with those bolt cutters, but I'll keep them in mind... Maybe we can use this as a sort of... Training room? Bahaha.
And I just realized I'm talking aloud to myself? Eh, it's not like anybody's around to hear.
Another door, eh? I wonder what else these people could have been hoarding.
Of course, I gotta wonder... Why is this one blocked...?
Only one way to find out!
>Blah: Attempt to move obstacles blocking the other door, and open it.
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