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Ren frowns at the knot. "Be the knot to un-be the knot," he says. The deepest knot-related thought he is capable of. dice dice baby:
Ren jumps down to help Destiny untangle the ropes. "I've got this," he says. but does he?:
Hi Ho Hi Ho It's Off to the Ohana I go:
Ren runs closer to the horde, only to tease them with his presence. Hopefully the Ohana is occupied only by the living.
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I'm going to be AFK (in Chicago) for roughly a week, Aug 30 - Sep 6. Ten years ago I was presented an opportunity to push George R R Martin into traffic and didn't take it. Will I get another chance?
Ren has a focus. Is the Ohana there? Can he find it? He doesn't know what it looks like, but he can count to 27.
Ren is hoping to pull Lily and Destiny away from Bradford and Zelda, but Ren's not got the arm strength to do it against their will.
"Only buy a little time," Ren says. "No dying in sight of the ocean." Then he heads off to slip 27 to see if the Ohana is present.
Ren follows Bradford's advice and keeps moving.
Ren points the way, and leads on. He may not know which boat we're looking for -- but he can find the pier from here. In case you want a Stealth roll:
"If she's here, we're on the right track," Ren says. He turns his gaze toward picking out the safest slow route.
more sneaks:
Stealth rolls:
I will be AFK from Friday through Monday. Several friends from different states are converging on a gaming convention in Ohio, so we're going down there -- not to attend the convention, but to hang out with our friends. And eat too much Jeni's ice cream. And Mardi Gras ice cream. And....
"I like the water and the beach, but it's not for everyone," Ren says. "I think I can be slow and quiet if the ricos don't move much."
Ren shrugs.
Ren takes the paddleboard back to the group. "Bad news," he says. "Dead people in the water. I can't tell if they're ricos. I don't know how except maybe to poke them." Ren hands the paddleboard to Zelda.
Ren looks at Zelda and nods. "Muscle mass is dense," he says, showing off his noodle-like arms. "Let me grab you that paddleboard." Ren goes for the paddleboard in the shortest possible path, bypassing the boat ramp if possible. dice:
Ren will scan the beach to look for buoyancy adjusters for his co-workers and Lily and dice:
Ren nods. "Second most direct route," he says.
Ren closes his mouth, and moves into reverse, following Bradford's direction. He racks his brain for ideas on how to get to the water without going toward the water. Eventually he will remember he's on a peninsula. dice if needed:
Ren stands there with his mouth open, frozen as though he were a deer in the headlights of an oncoming semi. He risks a look upward, to see what the ricos are looking at. If this is a clever trick, he's going to be briefly disappointed before becoming long-term dead.
At the sound of the breakers, Ren relaxes, letting out tension he doesn't realize he's been holding in his shoulders since the first rico, Rico. "The marina is that way," he points unnecessarily. His voice is low. "Is that where we should be looking?" he asks Bradford. "What's its name?"
"If I could breathe underwater, I might never leave the ocean," Ren says. sneak:
Ren wobbles for a moment, but doesn't fall down. "You're probably right," he says to Xena. And, "Thank you." Ren re-orients himself, consulting his memory, listening for the sound of the sea, smelling for the salt air. "This way," he says confidently.
The look on Ren's face is very clearly a variant on oh no not again. Getting up now:
Ren continues in his attempts to distract the ricos without becoming a distraction himself. dice:
Ren can only watch and see what transpires.
Ren keeps his eyes on his rico opponents, dodge, dodge, goose.
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Ren beats a slow retreat until he's sure Bradford has gotten clear. dice:
Ren is sticking with the plan, and is ready to run when Bradford runs.
Ren nods along like this is a great plan, and prepares to run.
"I can draw some of them away," Ren says. "That's my idea."
"Keep going," Ren says, about half a step behind Destiny. And "This way." dice:
Ren has hit his stride. Although bruised and lacerated from rico fights, he seems to be suffering no ill effects from fatigue. He looks like he could run all day -- but if he broke his leg, you'd have to shoot him.
but how sneaky is he?:
mo' dice, mo' problems:
Break on through, to the other side:
Ren does indeed know the way. But does he know a quiet way? sneak roll:
Ren stretches for a moment, bending his neck one way and then the other. He bounces on the balls of his feet. ”Let’s get there,” he says.
"Okay," Ren says. He looks for a peanut butter ice cream of some kind, and follows Bradford's lead. He winces, then smiles a little sadly. "Last ice cream headache for a while. Got to make it count."
Ren thoughtfully chews some beef jerky while Destiny is patching him up. Or at least that's the impression he gives. Knowing Ren, he's probably not thinking of anything at all.
...might as well harvest the fallen beef jerky. Ren also picks out travel provisions. "Do we have a minute for resting? Is there any gauze left in that first-aid kit?"
Ren freezes, too late to do any good.
Ren takes a look behind the cashier's station. Stealth to not etc:
Ren stops and taps Bradford on the shoulder, then Destiny. He cups his hands to his ear and points in the direction of the crunching.
Ren also nods. He follows to the minimart. Sneaky sneaking:
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