Turn 25:Nice to Eat youHead back home to drop off the food, then head to the milsurp store.
(2) You manage to get the food back to the house, but it takes longer then it should have. You drop off the food, along with the other canned food and water you had to make room, then take off to the hunting supplies store (5) you make up the massive lack in time by jogging the whole way there, you actually run straight into Alan, he looks really panicked for some reason, at least you are outside the store. You tumble backwards and land in a heap.
my head ... ah well lets see if i can find the damn store again
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get to hunting store and loot whatever thats not bolted to the floor
so this shit is weak against (inorganic) nylon ropes but good agains organic?
what about metal?
(6) You wander around for quite a bit until you manage to get fairly lost, however you spot an old man hunched over on the side walk. Forgetting what's been happening the last day you walk over to him and politely ask how to get to the hunting store. (? 5) He looks up at you, his face is drawn down to almost 3 times it's normal length, and that is taken up by huge sharp teeth, his jaw cracks open and he says "Let me eat you then I can just walk to the store, HAHAHA." You blanch and run (1) you trip a half dozen times, and each time the old man almost catches you, literally biting at your ankles. (5) You spot the Hunting store and decide to run in that direction, you make a good distance between you and the old man (2) but end up running head first into Taric, tumbling you both over, in your attempt to get away.
Did you seriously roll five 6s for me? I'm surprised I didn't mentally fly the store back to Taric's house.
Shit.
"Understood."
Try to read their intentions. If I get a chance (don't be a hero) with just a single guard, fry his brain and book it. Don't go straight back to Taric's house if so.
(2) You open your mouth to reply and one of them pistol whips you, the other produces a piece of rope and ties you hands, and mouth shut. Someone mumbles "You can never be to safe with these bloody mutants, why don't we just cut the head off and be done with it?" You hear a smack and no one else says anything more. (2) Neither guard leaves you alone, so you attempt to just read their minds. (5) Most of them are really scared, and you can sense a half dozen children in the back of the store, however the two guarding you along with two others that seem rather out of place all have thoughts about different things, all bad for you. One seems to have the knowledge of making a cure for the mutational gas, but it requires... your blood apparently. Another is just terrified of mutants and wants to kill you, and is actually making plans to do it when no one is looking, little does he realizes that's he is becoming mutated himself. The third seems to agree with the first, and wants to keep you alive, to farm you for the antidote, which you learn from him only works in the first 3 hours of infection, far to late for yourself. The fourth's mind is shielded somehow, but from scraping the surface you learn that he disagrees with what the others are doing, and wishes he had the courage to free you.
Andrea took a step back. "Mom... what's going on?" she asked. "What's wrong with Dad, and who's been in here?"
Action: Keep an eye on EVERYTHING and run if approached. Try to find a nearby building to hide in.
(4) She replies "Oh honey, just a few very scared people, they seemed to think that our little bit of food would keep them alive... I think they got eaten by something after leaving the house. As for Dad, well he didn't take to whatever happened last night too well, he started screaming in pain and crying, so I turned the TV on and put in some videos to distract him, when the power went off he crawled over and turned the TV back on with himself, he's been there since. Now sweets this may be to much to understand, but I've had this power for a very long time. Back when I was just a little girl my grandfather brought home this vial of purple liquid, I thought it was candy and when he wasn't looking I drank it. Ever since then I've been able to start small fires and freeze little things, but that dust yesterday night? Well it seems to have made it stronger. Now your great-grandpa told me that if I ever couldn't control it, that my child would, and he taught me how to pass on the power. So what I want to give you is simply this, all the control and strength I have gained over my life, so that it won't kill you when you try and use it. I'm sure you've already experimented with it and found the effects, very unpleasant. So all you have to do, is come here and give me your hand ok?"
(5) No one comes, and you sit at the table, contemplating the decision, your mother certainly seems to be herself, and very sincere. (5) You even seem to recall your mother starting the wood stove without a lighter, so your memories seem to fit, you must have just ignored it at the time.
****Combat/Decision Time!****
Big Mouthed Old Man-(6) Two for the price of one! What a great deal. He manages to close all but the last two feet between Taric and Alan.
Time:9:00AM day 2
Weather:Bright, clean, clear
Environment:Taric's House:Door Barricaded. All Windows barricaded, Chain fence fixed, and lightly reinforced. Shed is fine. Nearby Houses have been largely stripped of usable wood, you'd need to use a sledge hammer to make anything loose enough to use. Top Front Windows made into Sniper's Pillboxes. 3 Usable Vehicles sit across the road.
Group Inventory(aka what's laying around Taric's house):
Make-shift gasoline fireplace, burned out
Wheel Barrel (lets you move 4 large items)
Chainsaw (1/1L gas)
Gas can (8/10L)
Portable Power Generator (5/5L gas)
-4 Mustard gas grenades
-4 Smoke Grenades
-2 Red X canisters.
2 10 MM 12 shot pistols
8 12 round 10mm clips
-3 sets of car keys
-Large Box with "food" written on it
Case of 1L bottled water, 12 bottles
Rationx2 200g, medium nutrition
bear Stake x5
Canned foodx3
Status:
Taric: Outside Hunting Store
Not Hungry
Not thirsty
Not Tired
Gas mask
Steve: Convenience Store, being held up
Not Hungry
Not thirsty
Not Tired
Gas mask
Andrea: Andrea's Parents House
Not Tired
Slightly Hungry
Slightly thirsty
Gas mask
Henry:Taric's House
Slightly Hungry
Moderately Thirsty
Not Tired
Gas Mask
Jessie:Taric's House
Not Hungry
Not Thirsty
Fine
Apparently Telekinetic, only mildly, unaware of power.
Gas Mask
Has 'pet' Lizardman
Alan-Outside Hunting Store
Slightly Hungry
Slightly Thirsty
Slightly Tired