IC-OVER-Storming the Castle(All but Dawkins/Erica/Kathryn)

As the afternoon gets underway, the survivors from the T-Bone have been split up. The helicopter group must land at an airfield halfway to Omaha for refueling. Those still on the surface try desperately to defend the motel, while those trapped underground fight for their lives as they search for a way out.

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On the road-
Gardner leaned out his window briefly and fired a shot with his M-16. The bullet missed the truck due to the long range. Then the police car began to speed away to the west.

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-I won't shoot. We are only losing good ammunition. I have another idea- and look at Alvarez.
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alvarez cursed and said, "Well whats your plan now?"
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-Returning is out of question; we don't know if we would be able to repair the truck, and we would have to fight against the infected. We will follow him slowly with the flat tires, until we find a car. We can resist against any infected unless they are a horde, and even in that case, we can runn. He thinks that we will never find him, and thats our advantage. So what do you say?
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On the road-
While Alvarez and Flynn discussed what to do, Gardner drove off in the police cruiser and vanished into the distance to the west, carrying Kathryn off to an unspeakable fate. But the two men had their own survival to worry about as well.

(Alvarez and Flynn, roll Idea. It is possible to drive with two flat tires, but there will be severe penalties for doing so. Before you go on, you'll have to get out of the truck briefly and move the spike strip so that it doesn't pop the other tires when you roll over it. You will only be able to go at about 10 miles per hour, which is faster than walking but not by much. There is a -20% penalty to all Drive Auto rolls, but there is also a +10% bonus because you'll be going slowly, so the net penalty is -10%.)
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Alvarez thought for a minute and then said, I have an idea.
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On the road-
Alvarez realized first of all that Flynn was right about not returning to the airfield. It would take over half an hour to drive back there on two flat tires and even longer to get there on foot. There were spare tires there, but the place could be crawling with zombies by the time they got back. The only other possible means of transport there was the broken crop duster, but it would take hours to fix and the two of them had little chance to defend the hangar for that long.

Flynn did have a tool kit that included an air pump and patches that could repair punctures, but to do so would take a lot longer than it would to change the tires if they had any spares - which they didn't. During that time, anything could happen. They'd want to get somewhere more secure than out in the middle of the road if they were going to try that.

The road ahead to the west may or may not have vehicles on it, but that was the way Gardner was heading and Flynn could continue to follow his tracks, albeit very slowly unless they found a new vehicle. There was also the farm they had passed a mile back. Though the garage had been open and empty and a vehicle had left there hours ago, the barn might contain another vehicle - or it might not. Another likely place to find vehicles was the highway above. It was Route 183, which led north to the town of Holdrege and south towards the Kansas border. While it was more likely to contain vehicles, it was also more likely to have zombies traversing it looking for food. It might be possible to climb up to the elevated highway ten feet above on the support struts, but it would be difficult. There might also be access ramps further north or south, and at some point the highway would have to descend to ground level. The north-south road they had passed two miles back might intersect with another road that would connect to Route 183, but it would take a while to get there. There might also be another road further ahead that would - or there might not. They could also follow the highway on foot to the north or south and abandon the truck, which could actually allow them to get onto it faster. Driving the truck off-road with two flats was clearly impossible.

(If you want to try to climb up to the highway from here, roll Climb at a -10% penalty due to your armor. Since the base skill is 40%, this means you would have a 30% chance if you don't have the skill. A regular failure would just waste time, but a critical failure could cause you to fall from a height and get hurt. Otherwise, there are plenty of other options listed above. There is no need for Flynn to roll Idea now, as he'd just come up with the same things. Both of you decide how you'd like to proceed.)
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-What do you say? We return to the farm and try to find some tires? Or we continue until we find a vehicle?
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"Well I was thinking about this situation. I think as it is still daylight, we should get out of this truck here, climb to the highway, and hopefully find a new car within a few minutes walk. I do not think that we should leave the sight of the truck however. If we do not find something after a few minutes, we should come back here, drive back to the farm, drive into the barn, secure the barn, and hopefully either find a new vehicle on the farm or tires we can use. If we do not at least we get the time and safety to fix these tires. If for some reason that does not work we can always at that point drive to the north south road and look for another access to the highway.
I do not think it would be smart to either keep following the ahole on two flats or to leave this truck and go on foot for very long. So lets go climb. Meet you at the top.
Alvarez got out of the truck with his M-4, placed it on his back, and walked up to one of the struts and began to climb. He failed to get anywhere. "boy I need to lose weight. You want to come out here and try?"
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-Let me try.
Flynn was in excelent form and in a few instance he was in the highway. He looked for any car.
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On the road-
Alvarez lost his grip and fell when he attempted to climb up to the highway, but fortunately he was close enough to the ground at the time that he injured nothing but his pride. Flynn made it to the top without incident, however, and took a good look around. There were a few wrecked cars within the range of his vision, but they were all either beyond repair or would take him hours to fix. However, he did notice one that might do the trick and looked largely intact.

About two hundred yards to the south, a large mobile home was pulled over on the right shoulder. Three people huddled on the roof of the RV: a man and two women. Unfortunately, the reason they were up there was that there was a bunch of zombies surrounding the motor home and trying in vain to get up there: seven to be precise. Many more lay on the road surrounding the mobile home, all of them shot in the head.

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Flynn will wait until Alvarez climb. It will be easier if it will be 2 shooting at the zombies.
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Alvarez tried to climb again but again he failed. This time he managed to get higher however.
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Flynn will look for a rope or something, he may use to help Alvarez.
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(Can Alvarez try again or must he wait for the update)
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(I'm sorry, but you'll have to wait until after the update to try to climb again. I'm still waiting for someone, and I need to keep the Over threads in sync, at least for now. You can only make one attempt between major updates. Hopefully I'll be able to update Over on Sunday.

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( Why cannot Alvarez run up the hill and then onto the highway from there?)
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(Because there is no hill. The terrain is flat as far as he can see. He could follow the highway north or south and look for an access ramp or a place where the highway descends to ground level, but that would mean separating from Flynn and risking running into zombies. If you want to try that, you'll still have to wait until after the update, as you tried to climb already this round.)
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Keeping the rabit leg in his hand, Flynn fell that lady luck wouldn't abandoned him...
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On the road-
Flynn went over to the nearest wrecked car. While it would never drive again, he did find some jumper cables that, when tied together, were long enough and would serve adequately as a rope. He tied them to each other and secured it to the guardrail on the eastern side of the highway, then lowered it down to Alvarez and prepared to help him up.

(Alvarez, roll Climb at -10% again. Flynn, make a Resistance roll of your STR of 11 against Alvarez's SIZ of 12 to see if you can pull him up. This roll will succeed on a 45 or less. As long as at least one of you succeeds, Alvarez will make it onto the highway.)
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