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[Parsely]

"Shit. That's not good. Not good at all..." Tabitha said. The last thing they needed was someone being able to track a beacon to their location, and that's what she thought it was. After a moment's hesitation, she started running away from the base. She had to get it as far away as possible before chucking it, and hopefully no one would catch her during that time.

((Perhaps we could put it somewhere far from the base with little cover, or inside a building (if we can find one we don't need..), and then lie in wait nearby and see who comes for it. If we don't have enough firepower to ambush them, at the very least we'll know who put it there, and even where they're based out of.))

[Azthor]

We go westwards through the hills.

[Fireiy]

Take rifle and ask Alana for the rifle clips shes carrying.

[SeriousConcentrate]

(Good suggestion; I'll wait and see what develops, but maybe we can do that.)

[Parsely]

((Very well. The sooner the better.))

[Aninimouse]

Walrus and James set out to the West, coming across a small water source relatively quickly. Probably rainwater that has collected in a crater of some sort. As long as it's safe to drink, it should last a good little while.

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Walrus McBandage:
Health: 60/60
Hunger: 28/40
Thirst: 48/60

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Dexterity: +0
Intelligence: +5
Willpower: +0

Skills:--
Alchemy: 15/20 (0/2,500)
Medicine: 10/20 (0/2,000)
Wound Dressing: 10/20 (0/2,000)

Inventory:--
-25 Coins
-
-
-
-

Equipment:--
Head: Crown of Thorns
Eyes:
Neck:
Chest 1: Robes
Chest 2:
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist:
Legs 1:
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Old Sandal
Right Foot: Old Sandal
Weapon:

James Schwei:
Health: 65/65
Hunger: 40/45
Thirst: 60/65

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Dexterity: +2
Intelligence: +1
Willpower: +0

Skills:--
Blade Weapons: 10/20 (0/2,000)
Thrown Weapons: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Block: 7/20 (0/1,700)
Dodge: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Pathfinding: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Persuasion: 6/20 (0/1,600)

Inventory:--
-Throwing Knife
-Throwing Knife
-GunTech 9mm Pistol (7/7)
-9mm Pistol Clip (7/7)
-9mm Pistol Clip (7/7)
Suitcase:
-5 Coins
-9mm Pistol Clip (7/7)
-

Equipment:--
Head:
Eyes:
Neck: Gold Necktie (+1 Barter)
Chest 1: Velvet-Red Business Suit (+1 Persuasion)
Chest 2:
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist:
Legs 1: Dress Pants
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Dress Shoe
Right Foot: Dress Shoe
Weapon: Suitcase

Tabitha runs through the hills and to the South, Device in hand.

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Tabitha Hackman:
Health: 65/65
Hunger: 34/50
Thirst: 54/70

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Dexterity: +0
Intelligence: +2
Willpower: +0

Character Skills:
Heavy Weapons: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Farming: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Cooking: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Carpentry: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Smelting: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Metalsmithing: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Mechanic: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Gunsmithing: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Salvaging: 4/20 (29/1,400)

Inventory:--
-4 20mm Grenades
-Knife
-
-Makeshift Grenade Launcher (20mm Grenades)
-
Toolbelt:
-
-
-

Equipment:--
Head:
Eyes:
Neck:
Chest 1: Black Jumpsuit and Tank Top
Chest 2: Bulletproof Vest (10 Resistance)
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist: Toolbelt (+3 Inventory Slots)
Legs 1: ^ Black Jumpsuit ^
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Old Shoe
Right Foot: Old Shoe
Weapon: Crude Iron Hatchet

[SeriousConcentrate]

Her stomach was growling at her, but she continued to head South... although now she was also looking out for any sort of edibles along the way...

[Aninimouse]

((I realize I forgot to make this clear, but reaching 0 Hunger doesn't mean death. That's just when you start starving and receiving penalties. Once you reach the negative equivalent of your max hunger is when you die.))

Tabitha continues to the South, spotting a dirt road heading both to the East, and to the West.
There's a signpost that reads: Town Ahead

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Tabitha Hackman:
Health: 65/65
Hunger: 33/50
Thirst: 53/70

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Dexterity: +0
Intelligence: +2
Willpower: +0

Character Skills:
Heavy Weapons: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Farming: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Cooking: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Carpentry: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Smelting: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Metalsmithing: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Mechanic: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Gunsmithing: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Salvaging: 4/20 (29/1,400)

Inventory:--
-4 20mm Grenades
-Knife
-Bleeping Device
-Makeshift Grenade Launcher (20mm Grenades)
-
Toolbelt:
-
-
-

Equipment:--
Head:
Eyes:
Neck:
Chest 1: Black Jumpsuit and Tank Top
Chest 2: Bulletproof Vest (10 Resistance)
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist: Toolbelt (+3 Inventory Slots)
Legs 1: ^ Black Jumpsuit ^
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Old Shoe
Right Foot: Old Shoe
Weapon: Crude Iron Hatchet

[Parsely]

((Well rainwater isn't safe to drink. So I guess we'll need to find a way to filter it. *sigh* I'll grab some in the jug anyways. Water has uses besides maintaining homeostasis in living organisms.))

It would be safe to drink once we boiled it in these glass jugs and put something water resistant over the mouth of the container, such as a tarp, poncho or slicker, to catch the moisture so that it trickles down into a secondary container, leaving behind most of the contaminants and killing any harmful parasites or bacteria and giving us clean water…. Eh. Who cares.
Quench your thirst. Act as the control in our ad-hoc experiment to discover whether or not the water will garner any significantly ill effects when consumed. Fill the jug with rainwater.

[SeriousConcentrate]

A building would be the perfect place to hide the beacon. Tabitha continued to trot along, following the road to town.

[Tiruin]

Take rifle and ask Alana for the rifle clips shes carrying.

Yes.


"Tabitha has been gone a while...Here, everyone take what ammo I have, I'll go after her."

Proceed to follow and track Tabitha.

[Aninimouse]

After filling the empty jug with water, James takes a drink of it himself...

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Walrus McBandage:
Health: 60/60
Hunger: 28/40
Thirst: 48/60

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Dexterity: +0
Intelligence: +5
Willpower: +0

Skills:--
Alchemy: 15/20 (0/2,500)
Medicine: 10/20 (0/2,000)
Wound Dressing: 10/20 (0/2,000)

Inventory:--
-25 Coins
-
-
-
-

Equipment:--
Head: Crown of Thorns
Eyes:
Neck:
Chest 1: Robes
Chest 2:
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist:
Legs 1:
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Old Sandal
Right Foot: Old Sandal
Weapon:

James Schwei:
Health: 65/65
Hunger: 40/45
Thirst: 65/65

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Dexterity: +2
Intelligence: +1
Willpower: +0

Skills:--
Blade Weapons: 10/20 (0/2,000)
Thrown Weapons: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Block: 7/20 (0/1,700)
Dodge: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Pathfinding: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Persuasion: 6/20 (0/1,600)

Inventory:--
-Throwing Knife
-Throwing Knife
-GunTech 9mm Pistol (7/7)
-9mm Pistol Clip (7/7)
-9mm Pistol Clip (7/7)
Suitcase:
-5 Coins
-9mm Pistol Clip (7/7)
-Jug of Rainwater

Equipment:--
Head:
Eyes:
Neck: Gold Necktie (+1 Barter)
Chest 1: Velvet-Red Business Suit (+1 Persuasion)
Chest 2:
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist:
Legs 1: Dress Pants
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Dress Shoe
Right Foot: Dress Shoe
Weapon: Suitcase

Tabitha follows the road all the way to a town on the edge of the hills, lucky to not have run into any trouble on the way. The guard stationed at the entrance watches her carefully.

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Tabitha Hackman:
Health: 65/65
Hunger: 27/50
Thirst: 47/70

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Dexterity: +0
Intelligence: +2
Willpower: +0

Character Skills:
Heavy Weapons: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Farming: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Cooking: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Carpentry: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Smelting: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Metalsmithing: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Mechanic: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Gunsmithing: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Salvaging: 4/20 (29/1,400)

Inventory:--
-4 20mm Grenades
-Knife
-Beeping Device
-Makeshift Grenade Launcher (20mm Grenades)
-
Toolbelt:
-
-
-

Equipment:--
Head:
Eyes:
Neck:
Chest 1: Black Jumpsuit and Tank Top
Chest 2: Bulletproof Vest (10 Resistance)
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist: Toolbelt (+3 Inventory Slots)
Legs 1: ^ Black Jumpsuit ^
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Old Shoe
Right Foot: Old Shoe
Weapon: Crude Iron Hatchet

Alana begins to follow Tabitha's trail...

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Alana Tyr:
Health: 65/65
Hunger: 31/45
Thirst: 51/65

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Dexterity: +2
Intelligence: +1
Willpower: +0

Skills:--
Block: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Dodge: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Blade Weapons: 15/20 (0/2,500)
Pathfinding: 10/20 (0/2,000)

Inventory:--
-5 Coins
-
-
-
-
Toolbelt:
-
-
-

Equipment:--
Head:
Eyes:
Neck:
Chest 1: Worn Shirt
Chest 2: Jacket (1 Resistance)
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand: Glove (2 Resistance) (-0.5 Ranged Combat Rolls)
Right Hand: Glove (2 Resistance) (-0.5 Ranged Combat Rolls)
Waist: Toolbelt (+3 Inventory Slots)
Legs 1: Worn Pants
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Old Shoe
Right Foot: Old Shoe
Weapon: Crude Iron Spear

[SeriousConcentrate]

Tabitha waved to the guard as she passed by, trying to appear normal, and headed to the general store. Hopefully they would accept barter... in fact, Tabitha asked the proprietor that while she looked at his wares to see if he had any food or the like.

[Aninimouse]

"Welcome!" The shopkeeper says as you enter, "What can I interest you in?"

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Your Items:
4 20mm Grenades = 15 Coins Each
Knife = 6 Coins
Makeshift Grenade Launcher (20mm Grenades) = 50 Coins

General Store's Goods:

Jug of Water	4 Coins Each	8 Available
Lantern	15 Coins Each	3 Available
Bandage	1.5 Coins Each	18 Available
Ration	6 Coins Each	24 Available
Box of 9mm Ammunition (20)	8 Coins Each	18 Available
Healing Potion	10 Coins Each	6 Available

Tabitha Hackman:
Health: 65/65
Hunger: 27/50
Thirst: 47/70

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Dexterity: +0
Intelligence: +2
Willpower: +0

Character Skills:
Heavy Weapons: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Farming: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Cooking: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Carpentry: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Smelting: 3/20 (0/1,300)
Metalsmithing: 3/20 (46/1,300)
Mechanic: 4/20 (0/1,400)
Gunsmithing: 5/20 (0/1,500)
Salvaging: 4/20 (29/1,400)

Inventory:--
-4 20mm Grenades
-Knife
-Beeping Device
-Makeshift Grenade Launcher (20mm Grenades)
-
Toolbelt:
-
-
-

Equipment:--
Head:
Eyes:
Neck:
Chest 1: Black Jumpsuit and Tank Top
Chest 2: Bulletproof Vest (10 Resistance)
Back:
Left Wrist:
Right Wrist:
Left Hand:
Right Hand:
Waist: Toolbelt (+3 Inventory Slots)
Legs 1: ^ Black Jumpsuit ^
Legs 2:
Left Hip:
Right Hip:
Left Foot: Old Shoe
Right Foot: Old Shoe
Weapon: Crude Iron Hatchet

[SeriousConcentrate]

Tabitha, keeping the beacon hidden as she 'looked at the rations', checked to see if there was a way she could disable the display of the beacon quickly and quietly. If so, she'd ask how much it was worth, and wait to do shopping based on what she could get for it. If not, well, she'd try to take it to the robotics factory next and trade two grenades for three jugs of water and three rations - assuming she could carry all that.