Outset - First Day
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Outset - First Day
Life crawls through the sprawling city of Ann Arbor, a town for which many had high hopes, once upon a time. But that time has long passed, and now, the inhabitants go about their lives, struggling and toiling as in any other town. No wonderful prosperity or utopian ease of life came to pass for the town of 1.1 million, though at least there were still places that could be laughed at, provide some schadenfreude for the souls trapped within it.
And this day proceeds like every other. As the sun attempts to finish climbing to its noontime zenith, traffic slowly begins to pick back up, as hungry creatures seek nourishment from whatever establishments don't have ridiculous lines out the door. The trains carry along their rails, carrying a spare few passengers attempting to get to their destination before the cars fill up with people again.
Green Line - 11:02, September 12th
The car is mostly deserted, with only a few people inside it, traveling northward, away from the red light district and the docks to less seedy parts of town. An older man, his brown hair slightly graying, sits near the front, staring out the window at the town below. His opposite, a black haired youth, sits several seats behind him on the other side of the car, examining the possessions arranged in his backpack. At the rear of the car, a young Asian girl slumps back in her chair, pondering the messages presented to her from a small cellphone. And the train roars onward...
Green Line - ??:?? - Elias
Clearly you picked a good day for this nonsense. Your leg isn't feeling good at all, and your body is filled with a tired soreness. Only after a few seconds does the realization come that this isn't your bed, or your apartment at all.
Green Line - ??:?? - Tony
Ow... that wasn't supposed to happen. That said, you feel pretty spiffy given the fact your train just plummeted 40 feet downwards. Good thing that warehouse was there to break the fall, though looking through the broken glass, it seems that the train went through the roof anyway. Looking down, you see a small bit of blood on the seat in front of you, though you're not quite sure what bled.
Green Line - ??:?? - Ann
You're not enjoying this new method of transportation the city came up with. Given how fun this ride was, you'd rather have braved the traffic and gone on your scooter, but alas. At least, you don't seem badly hurt, though you are slumped under a seat, rather than comfortably sitting in one, and your purse seems to be slung awkwardly around your back. A quick righting later, and you see that the train isn't doing so hot, and it's probably not going to be a fun slide down to the doors all the way up front. Now more properly awake, the pain starts to make itself known very obnoxiously, mainly focused around your stomach and left arm. Still, nothing seems broken, so disaster averted for you, at least.
Check Results:
Elias: 1 Bashing damage.
Tony: 1 Bashing damage. Backpack inventory is not accessible at the moment.
Ann: 1 Bashing damage.
Actions: Anyone can take action.
And this day proceeds like every other. As the sun attempts to finish climbing to its noontime zenith, traffic slowly begins to pick back up, as hungry creatures seek nourishment from whatever establishments don't have ridiculous lines out the door. The trains carry along their rails, carrying a spare few passengers attempting to get to their destination before the cars fill up with people again.
Green Line - 11:02, September 12th
The car is mostly deserted, with only a few people inside it, traveling northward, away from the red light district and the docks to less seedy parts of town. An older man, his brown hair slightly graying, sits near the front, staring out the window at the town below. His opposite, a black haired youth, sits several seats behind him on the other side of the car, examining the possessions arranged in his backpack. At the rear of the car, a young Asian girl slumps back in her chair, pondering the messages presented to her from a small cellphone. And the train roars onward...
Green Line - ??:?? - Elias
Clearly you picked a good day for this nonsense. Your leg isn't feeling good at all, and your body is filled with a tired soreness. Only after a few seconds does the realization come that this isn't your bed, or your apartment at all.
- Spoiler:
- Right... you already were going to see the dealer, but you don't really remember getting there.
Green Line - ??:?? - Tony
Ow... that wasn't supposed to happen. That said, you feel pretty spiffy given the fact your train just plummeted 40 feet downwards. Good thing that warehouse was there to break the fall, though looking through the broken glass, it seems that the train went through the roof anyway. Looking down, you see a small bit of blood on the seat in front of you, though you're not quite sure what bled.
- Spoiler:
- Looking for the wound, you notice that for some reason, you seem to be wearing your bracelet gift, and a small trickle of blood is coming out from under it. The cut isn't too deep, but it's certainly not happy.
Green Line - ??:?? - Ann
You're not enjoying this new method of transportation the city came up with. Given how fun this ride was, you'd rather have braved the traffic and gone on your scooter, but alas. At least, you don't seem badly hurt, though you are slumped under a seat, rather than comfortably sitting in one, and your purse seems to be slung awkwardly around your back. A quick righting later, and you see that the train isn't doing so hot, and it's probably not going to be a fun slide down to the doors all the way up front. Now more properly awake, the pain starts to make itself known very obnoxiously, mainly focused around your stomach and left arm. Still, nothing seems broken, so disaster averted for you, at least.
Check Results:
Elias: 1 Bashing damage.
Tony: 1 Bashing damage. Backpack inventory is not accessible at the moment.
Ann: 1 Bashing damage.
Actions: Anyone can take action.
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Re: Outset - First Day
Annie sighs, blasphemes and begins making her way down the train towards the exit, using seats to support herself. She looks for people who need help along the way.
Re: Outset - First Day
Tony swears wile attempting to get up, one hand on his wrist in anger and curiosity. After a brief moment, he begins to climb towards his backpack. "shit that hurt."
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Ann: You slowly climb down, using the supports of the chairs as a makeshift ladder. There doesn't seem to be anyone else around your end of the train, though you do notice a kid hauling himself out about 15 feet below you.
Tony: It's not too far down to your backpack, thankfully, though you liked the train much better when it didn't resemble a badly made slide. Your backpack appears to have most of its stuff, save for the wire cutters. After a quick search, you find them inside the driver's trashcan, and add them back to your stash.
Both: The bottom of the car is getting a little crowded now, but that's mainly because there's not much of a place to stand. The front of the car seems much worse off than the back, what with the shattered windshield, the excessive crunching of the metal where it impacts the ground, and that terrible red paint job around the dashboard. And the body shaped lump certainly isn't helping the mood, what with being splayed with his head up against the warehouse wall, his right leg stuck on a shard of glass from the window. Judging from the morbid shade of gray and drying of the skin, he appears to have been killed a couple of hours ago.
Through the window, you can see the insides of the warehouse. Shelves and boxes have gone careening across the floor of the broken structure, spilling their merchandise everywhere in a gooey mess. Looking closer, you notice an exit over on the left side of the train, though you're a little wary about getting out that window, due to the impaled shelf you'd have to climb, much less the corpse of the driver.
Check Results:
Ann: (Int+Medicine) - 10/10 7 6 1(2).
Tony: (Int+Medicine) - 5 10/5 2(1). Backpack inventory recovered.
Elias: (Int+Medicine) - 1 7 5 9(1)
Exercise:
Ann: +1 Intelligence, +1 Medicine.
Tony: +1 Intelligence, +1 Medicine.
Elias: +1 Intelligence, +1 Medicine.
Action: Anyone can take action.
Tony: It's not too far down to your backpack, thankfully, though you liked the train much better when it didn't resemble a badly made slide. Your backpack appears to have most of its stuff, save for the wire cutters. After a quick search, you find them inside the driver's trashcan, and add them back to your stash.
Both: The bottom of the car is getting a little crowded now, but that's mainly because there's not much of a place to stand. The front of the car seems much worse off than the back, what with the shattered windshield, the excessive crunching of the metal where it impacts the ground, and that terrible red paint job around the dashboard. And the body shaped lump certainly isn't helping the mood, what with being splayed with his head up against the warehouse wall, his right leg stuck on a shard of glass from the window. Judging from the morbid shade of gray and drying of the skin, he appears to have been killed a couple of hours ago.
Through the window, you can see the insides of the warehouse. Shelves and boxes have gone careening across the floor of the broken structure, spilling their merchandise everywhere in a gooey mess. Looking closer, you notice an exit over on the left side of the train, though you're a little wary about getting out that window, due to the impaled shelf you'd have to climb, much less the corpse of the driver.
Check Results:
Ann: (Int+Medicine) - 10/10 7 6 1(2).
Tony: (Int+Medicine) - 5 10/5 2(1). Backpack inventory recovered.
Elias: (Int+Medicine) - 1 7 5 9(1)
Exercise:
Ann: +1 Intelligence, +1 Medicine.
Tony: +1 Intelligence, +1 Medicine.
Elias: +1 Intelligence, +1 Medicine.
Action: Anyone can take action.
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Re: Outset - First Day
Annie makes an annoyed face. "Aw shit."
She grabs the driver's shirt, pulls him out of her way and goes through the window. (str+athletics 3 10 5 10 6 2)
She grabs the driver's shirt, pulls him out of her way and goes through the window. (str+athletics 3 10 5 10 6 2)
Re: Outset - First Day
Tony looks into the warehouse at the mess. "where the hell did we crash?". He tries to inspect the 'goo' from within the train.
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Re: Outset - First Day
Elias, borderline on that cantankerous feeling today, is well over the line now..
"Hell of a day so for." He mumbles to himself getting a grasp of things and realizes he is probably rather fortunate. After collecting himself, he begins to shimmy up and carefully heads towards and opening.
"Who's not all dead?" He shouts aloud as he shuffles through the cars carefully, looking for survivors.
"Hell of a day so for." He mumbles to himself getting a grasp of things and realizes he is probably rather fortunate. After collecting himself, he begins to shimmy up and carefully heads towards and opening.
"Who's not all dead?" He shouts aloud as he shuffles through the cars carefully, looking for survivors.
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Ann: You haul yourself up through the window and out onto a partially smashed shelf, careful not to get stuck on the shards of glass poking out from the window frame. Climbing down from the shelf, you get a much better look at the warehouse. The train appears to have crashed through the roof, with the third car back impaled on the far wall. Far above you, through the hastily installed skylight, you can see the rails, a large chunk taken out by the train's sudden departure.
Tony: The floor of the warehouse isn't doing so well. Shelves have gone everywhere, and what appears to be cereal and gelatin products have turned into a nasty orange flavored swamp. The warehouse is apparently a food storage facility, albeit a non-refrigerated one.
Elias: You hauls yourself up the ladder of seats, taking note of Annie pulling herself out of the side window of the driver's seat, and Tony taking a look from the bottom of the car. Reaching the top door, you note that the door is mangled pretty badly, but given the blood trickling through the cracks and lack of response to your cries, whomever was in the second car isn't among the living anymore.
Check Results:
Ann: Success.
Elias: (Strength+Athletics) - 10/8 3(2).
Exercise:
Ann: +1 Strength, +1 Athletics.
Elias: +1 Strength, +1 Athletics.
Tony: The floor of the warehouse isn't doing so well. Shelves have gone everywhere, and what appears to be cereal and gelatin products have turned into a nasty orange flavored swamp. The warehouse is apparently a food storage facility, albeit a non-refrigerated one.
Elias: You hauls yourself up the ladder of seats, taking note of Annie pulling herself out of the side window of the driver's seat, and Tony taking a look from the bottom of the car. Reaching the top door, you note that the door is mangled pretty badly, but given the blood trickling through the cracks and lack of response to your cries, whomever was in the second car isn't among the living anymore.
Check Results:
Ann: Success.
Elias: (Strength+Athletics) - 10/8 3(2).
Exercise:
Ann: +1 Strength, +1 Athletics.
Elias: +1 Strength, +1 Athletics.
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Re: Outset - First Day
The youth looks upwards at the sound of the shouting. "Driver is dead down here. looks like he has been like this for a long time though. Doesn't make any sense!" Looking out of the train, he carfully climbs out the window, and begins exploring the warehouse. "anyone there?"
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Annie gets down off the shelf and onto the floor and echoes Tony's call. "Yeah, anyone around?" She does her best to light a cigarette with shaking hands.
Re: Outset - First Day
"I think we might be the only folks still alive.", noticing he isn't the only survivor. Takes a gander at the extent of the damage around him.
"We need to get the hell outta here.", looking around for the nearest exit.
"We need to get the hell outta here.", looking around for the nearest exit.
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Tony: You easily get out of the train, and shimmy your way down to the floor. The train is even less pretty on the outside, and upon further investigation, you notice that the entire underside of the car appears to be badly corroded. No one answers your call for survivors.
Ann: The cigarette takes a few tries, but finally gets a nice spark. You get down off the shelf safely, and find a place to stand that's free of mess, but it doesn't look like anyone is responding.
Elias: From the top of the car, you notice the window that Tony and Annie went out of, as well as the main door to the car, which is busted open large enough for you to fit through.
Ann: The side door looks intact, and while it's a bit stuck, with a few seconds of shoving later, it's open. You are staring at a grungy alleyway of sorts between this warehouse and a similar one. There is a fence with gate off to your left, while heading right would bring you to what looks like a small road.
Check Results:
Tony: (Strength+Athletics) - 7 10/5 7 8(2).
(Wits+Composure) - 5 7 5 9 2 10/1(2).
Ann: (Wits+Composure) - 1 3 4 5 7 3(0).
Exercise:
Tony: +1 Strength, +1 Athletics, +1 Wits, +1 Composure.
Action: Anyone can take action.
Ann: The cigarette takes a few tries, but finally gets a nice spark. You get down off the shelf safely, and find a place to stand that's free of mess, but it doesn't look like anyone is responding.
Elias: From the top of the car, you notice the window that Tony and Annie went out of, as well as the main door to the car, which is busted open large enough for you to fit through.
Ann: The side door looks intact, and while it's a bit stuck, with a few seconds of shoving later, it's open. You are staring at a grungy alleyway of sorts between this warehouse and a similar one. There is a fence with gate off to your left, while heading right would bring you to what looks like a small road.
Check Results:
Tony: (Strength+Athletics) - 7 10/5 7 8(2).
(Wits+Composure) - 5 7 5 9 2 10/1(2).
Ann: (Wits+Composure) - 1 3 4 5 7 3(0).
Exercise:
Tony: +1 Strength, +1 Athletics, +1 Wits, +1 Composure.
Action: Anyone can take action.
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Re: Outset - First Day
Deciding to play it safe, Elias heads for the window below.
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Re: Outset - First Day
Tony pulls out his skateboard, and skates past the woman with a cigarrete, turning left as he goes out the door. "right, im out of here."
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Re: Outset - First Day
Elias: You haul yourself out of the window, though a slight stumble while getting up grants you a small cut from the broken glass. A quick hobble across the mess later, and you've arrived at the exit.
Tony: You shoot out the door, but are forced to a quick halt by the fence off to the left. Thankfully, you stop in time, and avoid crashing into it.
All, left: There appears to be a loading area for several warehouses at that end of the alley, though the gated fence stands in the way. Still, it's sturdy chain-link, and shouldn't be hard to get over.
All, right: This opens out into a two lane road, apparently running the same north-south direction as the train line.(North: Heads up to the business section. South: Back down to the red-light district and rest of the docks. Your abodes are down south.)
Check Results:
Elias: (Strength+Athletics) - 6 6(0). Take 1 bashing(glass), heal 1 bashing(timed out).
Tony: Heal 1 Bashing damage(timed out). HP maxed out.
Ann: Heal 1 Bashing damage(timed out). HP maxed out.
Action: Anyone can take action.
Tony: You shoot out the door, but are forced to a quick halt by the fence off to the left. Thankfully, you stop in time, and avoid crashing into it.
All, left: There appears to be a loading area for several warehouses at that end of the alley, though the gated fence stands in the way. Still, it's sturdy chain-link, and shouldn't be hard to get over.
All, right: This opens out into a two lane road, apparently running the same north-south direction as the train line.(North: Heads up to the business section. South: Back down to the red-light district and rest of the docks. Your abodes are down south.)
Check Results:
Elias: (Strength+Athletics) - 6 6(0). Take 1 bashing(glass), heal 1 bashing(timed out).
Tony: Heal 1 Bashing damage(timed out). HP maxed out.
Ann: Heal 1 Bashing damage(timed out). HP maxed out.
Action: Anyone can take action.
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Re: Outset - First Day
Tony does an ollie, making a 180degree turn, and skates towards the road. He stops and picks up the skateboard, looking around the street. "shouldn't the cops be coming to check out this mess soon?"
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Re: Outset - First Day
"Hell, worry about that when were not in a death trap." Elias hauls himself out of the exit, and catches up with the young whipper-snappers.
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Re: Outset - First Day
Harbor Street - ??:?? - All
The street is better than the mess you just came from, though something is clearly not right about it. Sure, it's a nice looking 2 lane road, has some wide sidewalks on both sides, a couple of benches for who-knows-what reason, and a few older cars stopped by the side of the road. Truly, the road isn't the problem. After a few seconds, it hits you. No one is here. No traffic, no pedestrians, no bum panhandling for booze.
Well, make that almost no one. You see a man, suit, and tie, all occupying the same space: leaning against a nearby warehouse looking rather ill.
Locations of Travel:
Right side of street: Bob's Bakery.
Right side of street: Video Rentals.
Left side of street: Warehouse #4.
North> Business District, 2 miles
South> Red Light District, 3 miles
Action: Anyone can take action.
The street is better than the mess you just came from, though something is clearly not right about it. Sure, it's a nice looking 2 lane road, has some wide sidewalks on both sides, a couple of benches for who-knows-what reason, and a few older cars stopped by the side of the road. Truly, the road isn't the problem. After a few seconds, it hits you. No one is here. No traffic, no pedestrians, no bum panhandling for booze.
Well, make that almost no one. You see a man, suit, and tie, all occupying the same space: leaning against a nearby warehouse looking rather ill.
Locations of Travel:
Right side of street: Bob's Bakery.
Right side of street: Video Rentals.
Left side of street: Warehouse #4.
North> Business District, 2 miles
South> Red Light District, 3 miles
Action: Anyone can take action.
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Re: Outset - First Day
All: The man gives a start, then turns around to check where the voice is coming from. His brown hair is rather disheveled, and he appears to be the proud owner of claw marks, running down from his left shoulder for a few inches. He doesn't appear to be very happy with his choice of fashion. "Holy shit, so there are others around."
Actions: Anyone can take action.
Actions: Anyone can take action.
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Re: Outset - First Day
"What the hell happened to you? You get mauled by a cougar? You need an ambulance?"
Re: Outset - First Day
All: "Ya, but it's not like any are coming out here. My buddy from work is grabbing his bike, he can take me." The man slumps down against the side of the warehouse.
"Damn... didn't think these kind of things could actually happen. You guys look mostly alright, though. You had any problems yet?"
"Damn... didn't think these kind of things could actually happen. You guys look mostly alright, though. You had any problems yet?"
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