Boseman High School Shenanigans: Episode 1

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Jul 12, 2023 6:32 am
Freddie is shocked by this development his mind uncomprehending, only seeing a friendly face. Through the fog it clicks. "Priya?" he gulps, and jams at the door lock, trying to get it open quickly.

Rolls

Fred Solomon: Athletics* - (1d4-1, 1d6-1, RA)

1d4-1 : (1) - 1 = 0

1d6-1 : (4) - 1 = 3

Fred Solomon: Athletics*, Benny - (1d4-1, 1d6-1, RA)

1d4-1 : (3) - 1 = 2

1d6-1 : (5) - 1 = 4

Jul 12, 2023 6:47 am
Fifteen feet. Ten feet. Lily is practically face to... whatever... with this floating creature when Fred opens the door, grabs Priya by the hand and pulls her into the corridor. The girl looks worst for wear -- her pretty blouse is stained, her normally silky black hair is a tangled mess, her pleated skirt is rumpled and wrinkled.
OOC:
You can all try to make a getaway if you desire to do so -- the strange beastie is coming (just 10' from Lily), but so far is looks like you can all outrun it. Does everyone bolt, or is there some other plan?
Jul 12, 2023 6:54 am
"Okay, you got her!" Zach shouts. He can't tell from where he is who Fred pulled out of that cell but with the long black hair, they look like a girl. "Now run!"

KCC

Jul 12, 2023 10:04 am
Lily starts to shimmy back towards the rest, covering the retreat of Fred and Priya.

"There could be more down here! Is anyone else down here?!" she shouts at everyone, but especially Priya.
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Jul 12, 2023 12:11 pm
Fred pulls her along, clutching her hand, and hisses at Lily, "Run!" then you Zach, "Questions later!" then he saves his breath for the dash.

They've got someone, someone who can answer what is going on. Someone important.

His eyes fall on Emily as they run. They're all terrified, confused, but this has to be an extra nightmare for her. Out of anyone they could have pulled out of the cells, it is his recent girlfriend for whom she knows he has unresolved feelings.

Priya Sunder

Harrigan

Jul 12, 2023 2:52 pm
The group takes flight with Lily on rear-guard and the eerie, hovering mass of veins and lights coming along right behind them. They are heading back down the hallway the way they originally came, towards the open door that leads downstairs to the tunnels, but also that keeps going past, to another series of doors that look like they also might be cells. Across from that door they came through, lit by the teens' madly bouncing cell phone lights, there is also a set of stairs going up to what must be the ground level of the building.

"I don't know!" Priya half-shouts as she runs, tears streaming from her eyes. "I-I think yes? I couldn't see anything in there once I woke! It was dark! But I did hear other doors opening and closing!" The brown-skinned girl is doing her best to keep up with Fred, but doesn't have her own light and is slowing the boy down. Her blouse, fitted so perfectly to her figure (in other circumstances, Fred would have been very distracted by it), isn't just stained, some of the racing kids notice. It stinks, too -- like the strange yellow fluid they've been finding here and there lately.
OOC:
If not clear, there are four ways to go: through the door and back down to the tunnels, whence you came; straight ahead, down another door-lined hallway; left up the stairs; or turn around and head back towards the thing and the cells you were checking out.
Priya Sunder
Jul 12, 2023 4:24 pm
Emily casts dagger eyes at Freddie as she recognizes who he is dragging along with them. How Emily manages to feel anything other than fear at this point amazes her but the jealousy has infiltrated her brain and has her steaming.

We should have kept on going. Never chased down her cries for help. At least her hair is a mess, haha.

"Eww, what's that stain on her blouse? Freddie, you might catch something! Be careful, will you? Don't get too close to her."
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Jul 12, 2023 5:08 pm
Zach doesn't even hesitate. There is no question in his mind where to go. He turns down the way back from where they came, leading the pack. If the others don't follow him, it might take him a while to notice...
Jul 12, 2023 5:23 pm
Freddie is relieved when Zach turns back down the tunnels away from the asylum. "We'll get to safety, Priya, then we have as many questions as you do." His voice is easy with the jog, his stamina coming back, but his voice is hoarse from the terror and the fugue he danced with.

To Emily, he turns and grimaces, shrugging, his thoughts complex. Understanding and uncertainty war on his features.

He looks back, and makes sure Lily makes the corner with them.
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KCC

Jul 13, 2023 1:56 am
Lily rushes after the others, checking over her shoulder that the thing isn’t gaining on them. She thinks of all the people that could be behind each door they pass.

But primary in her mind is Wendy. Just getting back to Wendy and making sure she was still in one piece.

Mr. Gromn

Harrigan

Jul 13, 2023 7:16 am
Mr. Gromn
Through the door and down into the tunnels the team goes, desperate and frankly terrified. Priya does her best to keep up, but despite her drag on Fred, they all escape from the floating mass of Christmas lights. The guardian or whatever it is stops at the top of the steps, framed in blackless as it's fiber-optic-like body appendages writhe and contort.

Through the lower door they go, valuing speed over care, and past the damaged section of the old corridor. But just as several among them begin to think their escape is assured... a familiar figure looms large down the hallway, some fifty feet away, near the intersection with the old signs.

"Lo there! You kids! Just where do you think you're going?!" Gromn growls menacingly. He brandishes a pipe in one hand -- a heavy weapon that looks like it would hurt.
OOC:
He's blocking the way out!

KCC

Jul 13, 2023 8:09 am
Lily skids to a halt, though she spares no time on niceties.

"Get the fuck out of the way, asshole!" she brandishes her bat, and hopes the others do the same.

"Or you’ll regret it."
Jul 13, 2023 8:22 am
Zach stops running immediately when Gromn steps in the way. Even after what they've seen in the asylum, a large man with a heavy weapon still scares the teenage boy. But when Lily steps forward, brandishing her weapon and threatening the janitor, Zach follows her example. He doesn't say anything, doesn't trust his voice, but he shows the man that he is armed, and willing to use his weapon to protect his friends.

KCC

Jul 13, 2023 9:00 am
"You got reception yet?" Lily murmurs to Zach, before calling out to the janitor:

"You’ve got about ten seconds until every cop in Boseman is running around down here figuring out whatever it is you’ve done!"
Jul 13, 2023 5:18 pm
Freddie stands with Lily, in front of Emily and Priya. He whispers, out of breath, "We could run, to the power plant, but if we fight, follow my lead."

Maybe it's too macho, but he'd rather take the pipe hit than watch Lily crumple. Zach can hold his own, probably, but Gromm was a big guy. It would hurt.
Jul 13, 2023 6:02 pm
Emily needs no help with courage. Her jealousy fuels the rage that's fast approaching epic proportions, and her anger hitches a ride along with it.

"I say we take out the bastard. It's us against him and we have bats." On cue, she smacks the bat against her palm.

And maybe Priya might have an unfortunate accident. One never knew, did one.
Jul 13, 2023 7:25 pm
"Yeah," Zach says, his voice shaking a bit. Out of the group, he's clearly the least certain about this. But he isn't backing down. "We can take this guy." That didn't sound tough enough. "We can take this fucker!"

Mr. Gromn

Harrigan

Jul 17, 2023 4:40 am
Mr. Gromn
Gromn says nothing further as he comes forward, glowering. He does not appear intimidated by the fact that there are five kids, and that four of them have aluminum baseball bats. The custodian's pipe is up, wielded in a white-knuckle grip as he comes...
OOC:
Pulling initiative cards. And the passageway is narrow... presuming it's Lily and Fred in front, Zach and Emily in row two, then Priya?

Edit: Looks like Fred goes first, leading the way for the whole pace of kids, all of whom go before Gromn. So, spending a GM Benny to see if I can improve Gromn's initiative...

Deck Draws

Gromn Draws Again
Queen of Spades
Jul 17, 2023 4:49 am
OOC:
Wah! I didn't know you could edit a post and draw more cards without it ovewriting the previous cards! Lesson learned.

From memory, the order is something like this, now:

Fred
Gromn
Zach
Emily
Lily
Priya

Fred is up! You're thirty feet apart now, and he's coming.
Jul 17, 2023 2:42 pm
Fred feels that too-familiar tightness in his belly before doing something horrifically stupid, but he ignores it and charges. Kilvert's crushed head and finding Priya in another cell crashes together in his mind. Gromm did it, with that pipe!

The 32" Easton bat in his hands whistles through the closed air as he feints and swings through the red haze of vengeance.
OOC:
Wasn't sure damage. Assumed Str+1d6, but added an alternate 1d4
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Rolls

Fred Solomon: Fighting - (1d4, 1d6, RA)

1d4 : (2) = 2

1d6 : (61) = 7

Fred Solomon: Strength - (1d6+1d6, 1d4, RA)

1d6+1d6 : (3) + (3) = 6

1d4 : (1) = 1

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