Smerg |
David Munroe is an accomplished fighter and dealing with big bruisers goes with the training.
He moves by easily as Lurchenstein misses him and smashes a collection of breakables to pottery bits.
Emily take the opportunity that David made to easily follow him dodging around Lurchenstein the other way.
There is another high price tag of smashed valuables and broken Tiffany lamp shade.
Luchenstein pauses to try and consider what Danny is saying as he is spinning around trying to figure if he should give chase to those who have gone running by him or stay and deal with the man who is threatening to destroy a valuable art object.
Lurchenstein finally decides that you wouldn't be here if you didn't have an appointment and he didn't have any orders to smash these people, yet.
He takes the shooing motion and words of the others and goes stumbling at a run to try and get back in front of David and Emily.
The floor appears to be having an earthquake as the buffalo of a person does his best to move his bulk 'quickly' along.
David reaches the door that he thinks is the one that he heard click close. It is locked but it doesn't look like it is very hard to break open as it is an interior door with a soft wood jam.
A swift kick and he's through to a master suite.
The room is decorated in pink girl frill with a few boy band pictures and iCarly pictures.
Several stuffed animals are around the room.
The bed has some text books open and a sewing kit looks abandoned on the bed.
The room has two closets. One with sliding doors that is partly closed showing an array of clothes leaking out from the stuffed hangers. The other appears to be a larger walk in closet.
There is also a closed door leading to what is likely a washroom with the door closed.
Emily arrives moments behind David.
Behind the pair can be heard the thunder of Lurchenstein getting closer.
Danny Kaye |
Danny winces at the first crash, and grimaces at the second. He sighs in relief as Lurchenstien turns around and thunders off.
"Um,... I'M not paying for that!" Danny says to Axe, waving a finger at the two piles of what were once very expensive objects. He winces again at the sound of David kicking open a door.
"I hope whoever this is has good insurance." He mutters.
"Hey! Lurch! Wait up!" Danny calls, hurrying after the others, and stifling a giggle at the sight of David, Emily and Lurchenstien following each other like an old bugs bunny cartoon.
His eyes widen as the footfalls of Frankenstien's Butler make the floor shake.
"Make that, 'I hope they have Earthquake Insurance'! Yo! Jolly Green Giant! It's ok, really! We'll let ourselves in!" He calls as he tries to catch up, withOUT knocking anything (else) over,...
BTW, I'm out of town this weekend (Stage Combat Workshop) from Th till Sun. See you all when I get back, and Happy Easter! :)
Aximeus |
"hey, that wasn't me, not that I care, but was heavy foot's doing"
I will move farther into the room shadowing the movements of Lurhchenstein, staying at its back by about double arms length as he chases after David and Emily so they are not left in the....lurch hehe to face this thing alone.
"Spread out everyone and reconoiter"
Danny Kaye |
Was fun, thx. (How often do you get to spend 2 days getting beaten up, mostly by attractive young ladies, and actually enjoy it?) :)
"Yo! Leadfoot!Hold on a minute!" Danny calls as he weaves his way in between the collection of overpriced knick-knacks,...
Danny Kaye |
"I don't think so. But you never know. Have you tried their excuse for mexican food here? It's pathetic, really." Danny calls back over his shoulder as he catches up to Lurchenstein. He stumbles to a halt just out of reach of the oversized butler of doom, glances at the pair covering what looks like the bathroom entrance, and hums as he tries to think up a song that might help him here,...
David Monroe, Savvy Retired Cop |
Fists 4d3 - 6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 3) - 6 = 2
Dagger still in hand, David kicks the door. There's a trick to kicking doors. Hit one at the wrong spot and you'll just bounce off. Back on a narcotics raid, David once saw a rookie with a battering ram slam on a door for literally two minutes before he took matters into his own hands and kicked the door open. He aims for the spot just to the outside of the handle, hoping to break the frame itself. The strength of a door mostly depends on the depth of the bolthole, and interior doors aren't often designed with such specifications in mind.
Presence 4d3 - 5 ⇒ (1, 3, 3, 2) - 5 = 4
Out of habit, he shouts into the room, "Po-" before stopping himself. "We aren't here for a fight, so just come out peacefully! We just need to talk!" His voice fills the bathroom, echoing and seeming even more authoritative than usual.
Smerg |
David Munroe kicks the door to the bathroom open.
It is a typical girl's bathroom with cosmetics in small baskets around the sink and an impressive collection of bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and bath wash around a large jacuzzi style tub and separate shower.
David's training kicks in as he scans the bathroom making sure that he watches his six at the same time the focuses on what is ahead.
This is why David catches a brief bit of movement at the bed skirt on the side of the bed facing the bathroom door.
Despite the number of times he'd chased criminals it always seemed surprising the number that repeatedly ended up hiding in closets or under the bed.
Emily keeps watch on the bathroom as David briefly scans the bed.
David you note that the text books on the bed include technical medical books with pictures of anatomy and surgery. There are also a couple of books that appear to have various occult symbols on the pages.
Several of the dolls on the bed appear to have been re-stitched by the appearance of small amounts of fluff leaking from a few of the seams and seams appearing in parts of the dolls that normally aren't separate pieces.
Lurchenstein reaches the doorway to the room and looks at David and Emily to see what they are doing.
Behind Lurchenstein, Danny and Aximeus have arrived.
Sorry for the delay in posting schedule (tax season finished up and I was fairly dead but am getting back in routine again). I'm OOT till Friday. Things should be more normal for most of the summer after that. I think that I only have one more trip at this point in June likely.
Glad to see the interest Angry. I'll write something in the OOC thread but I'm away till Friday.
Danny Kaye |
I know Smerg said he'd been busy with tax-time, and I know I've been buried at work. I think it's just a slow week. ;)
Danny looks around, and makes a snap decision. (For better or worse.) He decides to try and distract Lurchenstien, to try and give the others time to do their thing.
"Excuse me? Jolly Green Giant? While we're waiting, do you think I could get a refreshment? I'm parched. Martini. Dry. Shaken, not stirred. If it's not too much trouble?" He says with a grin. "Did you ever play professional basketball? Cuz I know a couple of people, they could get you a tryout. You're a shoe-in I swear, Oooh, is that a real Fabrege'?!? I've never seen one outside of a museum before. And THIS, this is fabulous. It can't be a DaVinci!? I thought all of his stuff was in the Louvre'. Ooo! Picasso!..." He continues his rapid-fire patter, (carefully) fingering the objects as he passes them, trying to keep Frankenstien's Butler's attention.
Performnace/Deciet (same skill lvl): 4d3 - 4 ⇒ (3, 1, 1, 1) - 4 = 2
and I think I have an idea for a couple of tappable descriptions for the room, if we need them! :)
Smerg |
I'd hoped David would post a response to the May 10th post. I'll just move the story along.
A blonde head pokes out from under the bed where it had been hiding.
She gets up and brushes her self off.
Luchenstein grumbles deep in his throat menacingly in challenge to anyone who should dare to touch her.
After she take a moment to compose herself she turns on you and says, "Hello, may I ask what you're doing breaking into my room?"
Aximeus |
"Psst! Danny Boy; Stirred is actually a better drink; that movie advice was a phoney as the main character; the gambling advice in those movies was terrible; roulette; hmmft
hey, did you hear that; we should get this dame's number; always nice to have a doctor who can do work and perscriptions that doesnt all get reported; if she isnt lying"
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can we see this blonde? I think we are in separate rooms; the big guy with us in the central room; and am thinking the woman climbed out from underneath the bed in the other room.
Danny Kaye |
Danny nods absent-mindedly at Axi's comment as he carefully opens the front door and looks around the hall.
Per:4d3 - 7 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 1) - 7 = 2
But he is distracted by the discovery of what sounds like a girl in the other room. Danny closes the front door, locks it, and carefully makes his way once more through the fragile minefield of money back to the bedroom door. He peeks past the growling guardian at the girl.
"Oh, you know. Priceless artifact type stuff. Something that only a collector would be interested in. And the taker left a blond hair at the scene." Danny says, raising an eyebrow at the girl's hair, and looking deliberately back at the vast collection of expensive STUFF in the room behind him. He turns back to the girl with a grin.
"I'm sure you can see why we're interested in your, collection. Anything you want to tell us?" He asks with a grin.
Empathy/Rapport (same score) 4d3 - 6 ⇒ (1, 3, 2, 3) - 6 = 3
Smerg |
David and Emily are in the room with the teen or young woman that is blonde. Luchenstein is at the doorway to the room hovering. Aximeus and Danny are in the hallway. Danny has made sure the hallway door through the reception area is secure.
The blonde looks past Lurchenstein to Danny, 'Oh my, more people. Are you police or burglars breaking into my home at this hour of night?'
'My collection? You mean all these stuffed toys in my room? The clothes in the closet or possibly my shoes under the bed. Certainly you can't complain if a girl has a bit of a shoe fetish.'
Danny Kaye |
Danny rolls his eyes with a small sigh. He may not be the greatest judge of character,... his last few dates are proof of that. Heck, He could be talked into buying an Edsel, if the saleswoman was pretty enough. But he's spread enough verbal fertilizer around in his day that he knows BS when he smells it.
Danny just smiles at the girl. (How old is she? He keeps trying to figure it out. She's either a very mature youth, or a very youthful-looking adult. He's honestly not sure which he'd rather it was,...)
Danny shakes his head and smirks wryly.
"I was referring to your expensive toy collection, out here?" He says, tilting his head over his shoulder to indicate the eclectic collection in the entryway.
Being the impulsive one that he is, Danny forges ahead.
"Why? I mean, compared to the rest of your,... collection, it has no obvious value. And it's kind of ugly to boot. Out of all the things in the museum, why take off with it?"
Ragadolf |
I understand Smreg. RL has been kicking my hienie lately too.
I keep wanting to start a game of my own, But I KNOW I wouldn't be able to keep up with the players! :)
I appreciate you letting us play, and thanks for all of your help with getting me introduced to the new system. By all means, if you get a chance to try again, with this or another game, please consider me as an applicant! I quite enjoyed the storytelling! :D
And happy gaming! Enjoy your summer! :)