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[BigFatDwarf]

(( See? Seek something 4 times and you'll find it. Even if it's just a crappy minivan. ))

I kicked the body that fell out of the van. His head fell off, then I laughed my ass off. ''These last few days really made me a sadistic bastard.'' Once I got the odor out by using a spray found on the passenger seat, I drove the vehicle back to the joint where everyone else was.

(( BTW, who'll be next on line for DM? )) (( And, where the hell are we again? *looks back* Oh yeah, food court. ))
   (( Wait, where's the food court? Near something Best Buy? Damn, that will be hard to find on Google Earth.))

While I was driving, I already made the van a bit more comfy. I put the rifle under the front seats, strategically placed the laptop onto the glove compartment and wired the laptop charger with the standard power output.
Then I unloaded the food onto the back of the van and opened the roof window to get rid of the foul, decaying stench.

[Jack_Bread]

Jack, bored from sitting, stands.
"I'm going to go look for a book store."
Jack walks over to the map, carrying all of his possessions, and searches it for any book store.

[Strife26]

Dwarf gets the idea that he should be able to charge his laptop by using the minivan. The only outlet that he can see would be the cigarette lighter. Maybe if he stripped the wires and connected them himself? Fortunately, Dwarf remembers the Salsa escape myth. There is, in fact, a difference between AC and DC current, and he lacks a transformer. He doesn't break anything fortunately.


Strife gets up to stand near Jack.

"Well, there is a B Dalton's in here. Its small and pretty crappy, but we could look at least. In fact, it's on the way to Grizzly's. Hey, everyone, we're moving out. Let's grab our gear and get somewhere with decent chairs."

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((Okay, I've given some hard thought (watching Starship Troopers was obviously part of the thought process) on how running this game will work. I like the idea of rotating responsibilities. I've decided on three main jobs.

List Master (LM): In charge of keeping track of the inventory of everyone and the character sheets. Can send the updated lists to me occasionally so that I can update the first post. Also gets to keep track of time.

Salvage Master (SM): In charge of building the world. Determines what sort of salvage is found when we look (preferably either based on a RL location, or using some element of Randomness). Gets to decide on the weather too.

General Manager (GM): The current boss. Has overall responsibilty for running the game. Gets to decide the results of most actions (oops, you cut your hand off while trying to fix Strife's chainsaw.). Tries (in or out of character) to keep the game moving.

I've got an annoyingly long vacation coming up on Thursday, so we're going to have to do some shuffling. I'll still be getting internet whenever possible (I have a feeling it'll involve stealing it from McDonalds), so I'm going to ask that someone else be the LM and GM. Becuase it does take place in Fargo (and becuase I've gone through WAY too much trouble categorizing the stuff that would be useful in my house), I'll retain SMness.

I'm thinking that we have a general (informal) turn sturcture of we do RPing talk to decide what we should do (or if we should split up), then whenever the GM feels that it's right, he can write up a response post. If we look at my RP post this turn, I'm going to wait at least 20 minutes before I assume that the group agrees to leave the food court. All at the GM discretion, of course.

This idea isn't set in stone, I'll wait until we can get some discussion before I retype them neatly and out them in the second post.


I'd also like to remind everyone of metagaming, remember that you are trying to Roleplay how YOU would act in a situation. I'm not saying that the literal Rapture has happened, but I know that that's what I would think if pretty much everyone died. This will probably lead to some fourth wall poking (you can look up Medium Awareness if you want) when someone stops to think about the situation. Strange, Bay 12ers, all in Fargo, when a natural disaster happens?! By the same token, once I got to that point, I'd be damned worried about zombies or a Salvation War like demon invasion. By the same token, I would demand to go back to my house at some point, even if it isn't the best thing to do.))

[BigFatDwarf]

(( Self apply for SM ))

[Strife26]

((I'm going to retain Salvage, at least until we loot my house or leave Fargo. I'll put you on the list though.))

[Aqizzar]

(( By the way, Dwarf was just muted.  Toady didn't say how long, but for what it was, it could be a while, I'd guess a week or so. ))

[Org]

((where)

[Aqizzar]

(( Over in the other games section.  He posted a direct link to a Pirate Bay torrent for a hacked up version of Morrowind.  Toady wasn't too happy about that. ))

[WorkerDrone]

((That was smart of him. >:| ))

[Strife26]

((I'll take care of Org's actions for a while. Sadly, he isn't currently with the group. So we won't know what he does until one of us finds him or he finds us.))


With strangely little discussion, the group makes their way to the book store. Like Strife described it's pretty small. The gate seems to be unlocked, strangely enough. Duke finds that the cash register is unlocked and takes $500 in cash.


Strife idly looks over the sci-fi area. He eventually finds and grabs a small soft cover book and throw it into his bag.

"If anyone wants a book, I'd suggest that they grab them now."

[WorkerDrone]

I wandered over to the Science Fiction and Alternate History section, looking over a shelf. "Wonder if they have Worldwar or Orphan's Triumph. Ah-hah!" I snatched up Robert Buettner's series, looking over all five of them, all shoved into the same area...though that's sorta to be expected. I gave them a once over. Nice and new. "Any of Harry Turtledove's here?"

[Strife26]

Either surprisingly or unsurprisingly, depending on weather you've spent much time at the store, Worker is unable to find anything by Turtledove.


"Not too many readers here, I guess? Okay then, I've got a good enough collection of books at home. Shall we continue?"

"Then again, the pharmacy is just across the way. It might be a good idea for us to raid it."



((I can haz actions?))

[Jack_Bread]

After a minute of search the book shelves, Jack grabs a box set of Warriors and shoves it into his bag.
"I think I'm good on books, now."

[WorkerDrone]

((Until I'm inclined to actually post something, I just follow along. Really, your the GM, do something INTERESTING. Its a game. Stuff happens. Shit hits the fan. And then there's intermediate moments where we talk and have conversations, and if its appropriate, a good time, and then we get back to the action. Well we just did *THAT*, so its how you keep interest while still having actual dialogue. It doesn't have to be crazy ass road warrior battles, but how about a car accident near us? Or an earthquake. Or I dunno, maybe a plane crashing into the mall. SOMETHING. ANYTHING. And it doesn't have to be FATAL all the time either.))

[Strife26]

The group ransacks the West Acres Pharmacy for some assorted medical supplies. Duke comes up with the pretty good idea to grab some multi-vitamins. Depending on what they end up eating, they might not be getting all the stuff they need. They make sure to grab a stack of Vitamin C supplements, no one can remember exactly WHAT scurvy does, but there is agreement that it isn't pleasant.


Aqizzar leads the way to Grizzly's. It's right next to one of the exits of the mall. You can see from doors that it's getting to be dusk. The street lights are still on (as is all of the electricity and water systems), but the natural light is still fading.



Strife breaks down the door and leads everyone inside the bar area.


"I'm getting pretty tired everyone. It might be a good idea to grab the booze and do the drinking somewhere safe. Like my house. I think that I can scrounge up enough beds and cots for us all, but it's a bit of a drive, so we might want to do it soon, and preferably sober."


Somebody mentions Org's absence. Where did he go?


((I'm kind of in email contact with Org. He sent me two email, the first asking if he could just email actions. After I tried to open the second, my hotmail is no longer functioning. In any case, I'm going to abide by the terms of Toady's mute and take his guidance under only some observation. Feel free to describe your character's current mindset. At some point the whole "EVERYONE'S DEAD!!" thing has to sink in when Adrenaline has worn out.))