Turn VII: The Endless Struggle
Leeroy Jenkins picks his teeth with the bone of a chicken wing before flinging it into a comically large cluster of bones, packages, paper wrappers and other garbage on the ground, a throne of the discarded chicken matter. With a full belly, Leeroy ambles away to nothing in particular, as his main goal in life has been satiated, for now. Towards the middle of the Deli aisle, he finds that Kyle is dead, Nix is going through what looks like a fraternity hazing, and Timothy is powering up. Jack Black begins to sweep up the remains of Jenkins's massacre. "Were you raised in a barn?" scolds the Janitor.
A. Bell Adams becomes the Lalli-tamer, slashing at him with the Slip Leash attacking as a fearsome whip. [9 vs. 8] The metal end of the leash comes down and Lalli raises his left arm to block it, deflecting the blow away from his face but his left middle finger takes the brunt of the attack. It forces Lalli to reflexively flex his hand (he would have dropped his baton had he been holding it in his left hand) and it stings like a bitch, but no serious damage is dealt. Adams reels the leash back and slings it forward again, [3 vs. 9] and Lalli jumps perpendicular to the attack, ducking out of the path of the leash and simultaneously closing in on Adams. [4 vs. 2] Lalli swings his baton at Adams's head, and the defender swerves his head out of the way to his left, which allows Lalli to get in an easy quick jab to the mouth. Adams takes a step back and spits out a little blood before getting back into a fighting stance.
With a Metal Mop secured, Wily Wilson goes on over to the hardware section of the store. On the way there, he hears some random bits of conversation and screaming coming from the other side of Wal-Mart. Unimpeded, he locates the Hardware section full of all the hardware one could need, or at least that which Wal-Mart could provide. Nothing on the level of Home Depot or Lowes, but if your cousin breaks your living room roof at 3 o'clock in the morning on Christmas Day, where else are you going to get hardware? That's what Wally World is for. Securing a Roll of Duct Tape and a Box Cutter, Wily attempts to engineer the first combination improvised weapon in the simulation. [Crafting: 1] During the creation of this new weapon, Wily accidentally causes the Box Cutter to spring open while he's manipulating it, and the sharp blade cuts a long gash into the flesh of his palm.
Lalli wonders why it's so hard to kill people, something he'd been trying to accomplish for a while now. It would be a lot easier if they were given guns and swords as opposed to things like mundane self-defense weapons. [Grapple: 10 vs. 5] Lalli tackles Adams to the ground and wrestles him until Lalli is on top with Adams face down, Lalli's baton around the front of his throat. [Grapple: 3 vs. 10] Lalli pulls upwards to try and apply pressure on Adams's throat, but Adams manages to twist his body around and slam Lalli onto the ground, stunning him briefly. While the two men recover, getting up on their knees, Adams tries to punch Lalli, [6 vs. 2] and gives him a solid left hook to the jaw that sends Lalli reeling. The two of them get back to their feet, both a little more sore than before but with no clear winner in sight.
Nix knows a life of nothing but pain and pepper, and in a primal panic just begins to start screeching out and shooting his limbs out in every direction like a raver who had no idea that the last joint he smoked was laced with acid. It can't be called totally unsuccessful though, since no one approaches. Sensing this through his blindness, Nix runs. [Speed: 7-2] Nix half-runs and half-stumbles behind the Deli serving counter, crouching down and waiting for the effects of the spray to subside.
"Agh! Waa...? Can't you talk?" Cal Ericson tries to get something out of Deb, some sort of human communication. At the same time, he tenses his muscles, ready to sprint for somewhere better if his newest acquaintance became hostile. Deb continues to drool and chitter, but she doesn't speak, nor does she attack. Her eyes focus on Cal occasionally, but mostly just roll around unfocused. Deb reaches into her pocket and then puts her hand out, as if offering Cal a gift. The gift consists of a used tissue, seven pennies, a bent paperclip, and a single piece of hardened candy.
Timothy remembers that the simulation is for more than just trying out how murder how feels, "Oh. I can do that?" Timothy and the people around him can see his body briefly radiate with an aura of energy. To test out these new powers, Timothy looks for someone that's weak, and Nix looks pretty weak, shirtless and cowering behind the Deli counter. Timothy swipes his hand at the Deli counter and a visible wave of energy rushes through the air [3 vs. 5-2+1(Cover)] The new technique does not hit Nix, but it does leave a sword-shaped gash in the side of the counter, demonstrating its power.
Nix blinks a few more times and regains his vision.
Jack Black continues cleaning the floor, and deliberately cleans a spot right between Lalli and Adams. Without looking up he says, "If either of you punks tries to blindside me while I'm doing my job, I
will kick your ass to here and back."
OceanSoul requests to speak to the players. One of the researchers leads him to a microphone, "Go ahead. Don't distract them too much though."
Name: Jack Black the Janitor
Level: 3
Status: Normal
Inventory: Mop, First Aid Kit
Abilities:
? - Level 1
? - Level 2
Name: Frankie Dovens
Level: 4
Status: Normal
Inventory: Golf Club, Golf Balls
Abilities:
? - Level 3
? - Level 1
Name: Deb
Level: 6
Status: Normal
Inventory:
Abilities:
? - Level 3
? - Level 3
Name: Lalli (AoshimaMichio)
Level: 0
Status: Bruised Left Middle Finger, Bruised Jaw
Inventory: Folding Baton.
Abilities:
Name: A. Bell Adams (Sl4cker)
Level: 0
Status: Bruised Sternum, Bruised Lip
Inventory: Large Slip Leash
Abilities:
Name: Timothy (FallacyofUrist)
Level: 2
Status: Bruised Rear Left Ankle, Bruised Stomach
Inventory: 2 Switchblades
Abilities:
Regenerate Self (Lv.1) - Heal some of your own wounds.
Project Slash (Lv.1) - Creates a kinetic sword slash that travels through the air.
Name: Nix (NRDL)
Level: 0
Status: Shirtless, Broken Nose, Right Cheek Bruised, Skull/Upper Back Bruised
Inventory:
Abilities:
Name: Cal Ericson (Strider03)
Level:0
Status: Normal
Inventory: Switchblade, Painkillers (8/8), Pocket Lighter (100%), Bottle of Isopropyl Alcohol, Survival Backpack, 6 Small Propane Cans, 4 Propane Lighters
Abilities:
Name: Leeeeeeeeroy Jenkins!!!!! (TheBiggerFish)
Level: 0
Status: Normal
Inventory: Folding Baton
Abilities:
Name: Wily Wilson (Yottawhat)
Level: 0
Status: Right Hand Bleeding
Inventory: Pepper Spray, Metal Mop, Roll of Duct Tape, Box Cutter
Abilities:
Name: John Shepard (S34N1C)
Level: 0
Status: Normal
Inventory: Pepper Spray
Abilities:
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Topic: An Exercise in Asinine Violence [Announcement/Conclusion] (Read 6392 times)