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[Tawa]

The Journey of Antonio Dodge
^{_{A Legend Among Legends}}

Heat and pain.

That is all you feel as you, Antonio Douglas Dodge, groggily get up. Leaning on your arm on the hot, rocky ground, you look around. All you can see for miles is barren, hot desert. The Blue Ridge Mesa, if you recall correctly. In the northwest of Dendoria. You have a long way to go if you're going to get anywhere, and it will be a painful road. That's only the beginning.

You are a crusader against the oppressive Katazun Group, an extremist group mainly comprised of exiled politicians from foreign countries with the ultimate goal of overtaking the government of Dendoria, the most powerful country in the world. You had been in a gunfight on a plane, attempting to assassinate one of the leaders of the party, Nedlani Masoba. You were thrown out of the aircraft during a mad wrestling match with one of Masoba's personal bodyguards, landing in the Blue Ridge Mesa. Miraculously, you survived the crash. You will live to fight another day. It is highly possible you are one of the last men on the earth (although, technically, the planet is called Kosmos) with the heart and strength to stop them.

Spoiler: What is this? (click to show/hide)

This is an image suggestion game, except all of my images are probably going to be sprites recycled from old SNES role-playing games.

I am using dice-based game mechanics, but for the sake of mystery and "immersion", I won't reveal exactly what they are. I will say that it has an injury system that goes beyond the standard fare of infinite-recharge hitpoints, however.

And don't even think about touching minimalism. I'm not going there. Keep it serious.

You finally get to your feet. You dust yourself off a bit and get ready for the long trip back.

This isn't going to be fun.

Camouflage Pants (Cotton, Clothing [Tough] [Legs])
Camouflage Jacket (Cotton, Clothing [Tough] [Torso, Arms])
Boots (Leather, Clothing [Tough] [Feet])
Cowboy Hat (Leather, Clothing [Tough] [Head])
Pocket Knife (Metal, Sharp)
9mm Pistol (Metal, Weapon [Ranged])
Standard 9mm Ammunition (20 count) (Metal, Ammunition [9mm])

Overall Health: |||||||||| High
Arms: Intact
Legs: Intact
Torso: Intact
Head: Intact
Feet: Intact
Hands: Intact

What now?

[Stirk]

Well, we should probably know what direction is back. Check what direction we are going using the sun, then start on the trip home. No sense waiting until nightfall, we would waste water waiting.

[Lyeos]

Well, we should probably know what direction is back. Check what direction we are going using the sun, then start on the trip home. No sense waiting until nightfall, we would waste water waiting.

Yes.
But we should also cut open a cactus just for fun.
Not water or anything.
Just fun.

Or

Use the power of the last name and Dodge the journey back, thus getting there sooner.

[Tawa]

Use the power of the last name and Dodge the journey back, thus getting there sooner.

Hahayeahright.

But we should also cut open a cactus just for fun.
Not water or anything.
Just fun.

Nice job. Now there's cactus blood all over the ground.

Well, we should probably know what direction is back. Check what direction we are going using the sun, then start on the trip home. No sense waiting until nightfall, we would waste water waiting.

You glare at the sky for a while. You can't tell which way is which.

Luckily, you didn't waste a meaningful amount of time doing it.

[Lyeos]

Wait a minute.
Cacti don't bleed.
Also that lighter tan-yellow doesn't look like a path so go left because rocks.
But Check to see if that tan-yellow is path or not.

[Tawa]

Cacti don't bleed.

Sez you.

As it turns out, that tan-yellow stuff is just slightly differently-colored sand. It makes up a significant portion of the visible desert. Anyway, you head left.

And bloody hell, it is hot.

By what you estimate to be around 8 PM, you're too worn-out to continue. It's nighttime, though, so that's good. You have also discerned that "left" is west.

[tntey]

Walk in the night, sleep in the day

[Tawa]

You cannot continue. You are too tired.

[tntey]

Sleep with both eyes open. One eye is underrated.

[~Neri]

Keep your eyes closed. Keep your ears open. Sight doesn't work at night, use sound and smell.

[tntey]

Keep your eyes closed. Keep your ears open. Sight doesn't work at night, use sound and smell.

+1 and gun in hand

[Tawa]

You sleep behind the rock, carefully making sure you can hear as much as possible and keeping your gun in hand.

Around dawn, you are awoken by voices. You carefully peek over the rock and see two men in black suits. One of them is holding a pistol in his right hand.

Agent (Left): "I thought they said they figured Dodge would be around here by now."
Agent (Right): "Yeah, they did. He oughta be somewhere around here."
Agent (Left): "Wait, how the hell did we forget to check that rock?"

[Stirk]

Using the rock for cover, fire a warning shot at their feet. We don't know if they are on our side or not. Say something like "I am Antonio Dodge. Drop your weapons and put your hands up"

After all, those idiots are wearing sun glasses in the middle of the night. Not like they could hit me if they tried.

[~Neri]

Using the rock for cover, fire a warning shot at their feet. We don't know if they are on our side or not. Say something like "I am Antonio Dodge. Drop your weapons and put your hands up"

After all, those idiots are wearing sun glasses in the middle of the night. Not like they could hit me if they tried.

+1.

[Tawa]

You shoot!


Agent (Right): "Holy shit!"
Agent (Left): "The hell was that?!"
Dodge: "I am Antonio Dodge. Drop your weapons and put your hands up."
Agent (Left): "No way in hell! Prepare to die!"
Agent (Left) shoots!

You dodge!

Agent and its cohort came after you!