Play@YSDC

Z-Day - 4:13 PM Central Time - Brooks High School, Omaha, Nebraska
In the gym-
Brooks High's gymnasium was situated at the rear of the school and featured a basketball court, stands, and a large, well-stocked athletic supply closet. There was a also a big blackboard for planning plays that was now used to plan the school's defense. Double doors leading to the rest of the school were wide open, and a fire exit on the side had been propped open to allow anyone who was outside to get back into the school in a hurry without having to wait for someone to open the door, as it would lock automatically if it were to shut. Coach Ron Moore stood in center court, talking to the only members of his football team who had made it in today. Fortunately, they were the best and they worked well together. Roy McCrumb was the star quarterback, with the most accurate arm the coach had ever seen in all his years of coaching high school football. He was also huge, making it harder for the opponents' defense to bring him down even if they managed to get through the offensive line - and if they could get their hands on him at all, which wasn't easy. Now there was a kid who could even skip college and go straight to the NFL draft, which might be better for him - he wasn't exactly cut out for academic life. Darnell Jones was the best wide receiver. His speed almost unmatched, and he could catch balls that looked impossible to catch. The coach knew that he owed last year's championship to the two of them, and they would be sure to win again this year - if there still was a championship, that is.

***Ron stands in front of his to star players with his arms folded across his broad chest. A whistle hangs around his neck as he speaks to the 2 of them****

"Well boys, Looks like the shit has really hit the fan outside. Im not sure how much of this crap about the dead rising i believe, but i will tell you this, There sure is some damn funny going on and its best to error on the side of caution. We should take a look and see if there is anything in the supply closet that might help us out."

***Ron starts walking to the supply closet***

"Ya know boys...We arent like the rest. They havent been keeping themselves in shape. We need to stick together. Try and keep everyone safe."

**Ron opens the closet and peers inside***

idea roll 60% (1d100=64)

Darnell said, "Coach I am all for helping defend the school but I need some kind of weapon and also i am worried bout my girl. I do not trust that creep who is her ex. He would use a situation like this to get to her I am sure of it. Can i go check and maybe while I am out stop by the security office to get some weapons?"

Ron says as he sorts thru the stuff in the closet, "Just a couple of minutes Darnell and we will all go together..This isnt the time to be flying off on your own. We still dont know what going on and being hotheaded isnt gonna help either."

In the gym-
Ron Moore unlocked the heavy padlock on the athletic supply closet and pulled the doors open. All sorts of athletic gear were inside. There were balls of every shape and size: footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, baseballs, and tennis balls. There were tennis racquets, hockey sticks, hockey pucks, a net that could be used for tennis or volleyball, and a couple of hockey goals. There were also half a dozen baseball bats, two aluminum and four wooden. A rack contained various swords used by the fencing team: two sabers, two foils, and two epees. Finally there were archery targets, three bows, and a few dozen arrows in three large quivers.

OOC,Usually I'll prompt you when you need to roll Idea, but you can roll it on your own if you like. You should let me know what you're trying to think of an idea for if you do that, but in this case you failed the roll, so your character doesn't think of anything that doesn't occur to you. You don't know whether there are weapons stored in the security office or not. [b]Jerry Law[/b] is the only security guard present today, and he has his nightstick with him. Nightsticks would be the only weapons you'd find there, and they are considered Small Clubs. Many things can be used as improvised clubs, including some of the items you found in the supply closet. A Large Club is a 2-handed weapon. Swords and bows are capable of impaling. There are: 4 tennis racquets [base skill 25%, Dam 1d6+db, Small Club] 12 hockey sticks [base skill 25%, Dam 1d8+db, Large Club] 6 baseball bats [Large Club, just like a hockey stick] 2 sabers [base skill 15%, Dam 1d8+1+db, Saber] 2 foils [base skill 20%, Dam 1d6+1+db, Foil] 2 epees [base skill 10%, Dam 1d6+1+db, Rapier] 3 bows [base skill 01%, Dam 1d6+db, RoF 1, BR 30, Malf 90, Bow] 36 arrows, 12 each in three quivers [can be worn on your back]

***Ron grabs a bow and the quivers,strapping them to his back. The he picks up a saber, turns it a bit inspecting the edge before making a few slashes into the air with it.***

"Not the most ideal weapons, but will hafta do. Help yourselves to some things in their boys. Darnell, you think its possiable your girl is on the way to you here? We go running off looking for her and she comes here to find you......

Darren grabbed one of the baseball bats which he held in his hand. He also grab a foil and stuck it in a belt loop in his pants for now. "Just in case"
He said, "I do not know where she is Coach but I do know that with the fence outside the most vernable spot in this school is the front doors near security so we should go there. Maybe we will find her?"

OOC,Everything on school grounds is inside the fence. The front entrance to the school building is well within its boundary. The fence has a gap some distance in front of the building, however. It is barricaded, but not electrified like the fence is. The front doors are also barricaded. So you're correct that the front area is vulnerable, though it would take a lot to get through it. The quivers are big, and you can really only carry two slung on your back - one if you are also carrying a bow on your back. Someone else could carry the other two quivers, though. You can each carry up to four of the smaller balls - baseballs or tennis balls. The stats are given in the weapons list thread, under [b]Roy McCrumb[/b]'s entry, as he just took his share.

In the gym-
Roy McCrumb took four baseballs from the closet and stuffed them in his large pockets, then snatched up an aluminum bat. He faced an imaginary enemy and snarled, brandishing the bat and saying "Batter up!" Then he relaxed his stance. "So, what should we do, Coach?"

The fluorescent lights overhead flickered briefly. They had done that several times before, when the dead touched the electric fence. It was getting more frequent as time went by.

"Well coach, can we go look for my girl? Maybe find other weapons as we go along?" As he said this he grabbed 4 baseballs and put them in the pockets of his jeans.

"Alright, lets go look for her, but we gotta stay together....No running off hotheaded.. This isnt the time to lose your cool"

"hey coach did i lose my cool last year when we were playing the Bellevue Lizards? No I did not. 4 TD's I believe thanks to Roy's excllent throwing arm I might add!"

"Would have been 5 if you didnt try to show off and one arm that last one. Point in case, stay focused. Remeber what i always said to the guys...We will win as a team, or die as individuals.That may never be more true then now.."

"well come on coach. The scout for Nebreska was in the stands and they need help! Anyway I was not countring the one I took in on the option pass and ran in what was it something like 55 yards?"

"Yeah, im sure the scout from nebraska was also very impressed with that stupid dance after the 3rd touchdown. Maybe he can recommended a good ballet class if they take you."

"Coach, I love you man! Come on lets go. I will take the lead."

In the gym-
"Yeah team!" cheered Roy. He followed Darnell and Coach Ron Moore out through the double doors into the ground floor hallway.

In the north hall, ground floor-
The coach and his players found themselves in the deserted hallway on the north side of the ground floor. Across the hall from the gym was the auditorium, and at the north end of the hall was the only unbarricaded stairwell. It led down to the basement and up to the second floor and the roof, and there was also a fire exit leading out. The hall went south to the main entry hall, where security guard Jerry Law was stationed. There were also bathrooms near the south end of the hall. The boys' room was on the west side of the hall, and the girls' room was on the east side.

While they were getting their bearings, the lights flickered again and went out. This had happened before once nearly an hour ago, but they had come back on almost immediately. As the seconds passed, they realized that this time they were staying out. Fortunately it was still daylight for a few more hours, so visibility wasn't a problem, but now there was no power to the electric fence. The generator in the basement, which could be reached by the north stairwell, had to have failed.

OOC,Everyone, roll Listen. If it's not listed on your character sheet, the base skill is 25%.

Mr Handy,Can Mechincal Repair be used in this case to fix the generator or do I need Electrical Repair and what would be the roll for that then?

Darnell stop to listen but did not hear a thing.

"Coach while I want to find my girl fast especailly with the electricity off, I think we owe it to the school to go find either Mr McLeod the Shop teacher or Mr. Woodbridge the groundskeeper. Both of those guys know electronics really well. And if we cannot find them, Latoya told me that her ex Kyle knew how to reapair electronics as well and that way we can keep an eye on the little shit."

***The coach stops as the lights goes out and stares up at them for a minute. Sudden realization that they are not coming back on goes accross his face****

Listen roll 25% (1d100=55)

"Coach did your hear me? what should we do?"

We should try to find that janitor, donald, see if he can get the power back up.

"What bout my girl or at least trying to find that ahole Kyle to keep him from doing something worse? Anyway the groundskeeper is most likly outside mowing or what ever while the shop teacher is probably in his classroom. And if he is not there there are most likly tools in that room that I can use to help repair the generator. So I say lets go either get my girl or find the shop teacher."

"Your girlfried is gonna have bigger problems then kyle if we dont get the power back on, in fact, we all will. But lets go to the shop classroom."

"Well come on then."
Darnell took the lead with his baseball bat at the ready.

In the north hall, ground floor-
Roy didn't hear anything either. "Yeah, someone should kick that punk's ass," he said to Darnell as he followed him and Coach Moore to the shop classroom, which was just south of the gym down the same hall. As they arrived, the shop teacher Declan McLeod emerged from the room carrying a toolkit. Kyle Rogers was with him.

"Looking for me?" asked Declan, his hearing still sharp in spite of his advanced years. "Hey, here comes someone else!" Kyle heard the noise too. He scowled briefly at the football players before turning his attention to the south. Jerry Law, the school security guard, had just entered from the lobby, heading past the bathroom doors and reaching the crowd outside the workshop. Further down the hall, the auditorium doors were on the left and the gym doors were on the right. At the far end of the hall were the stairs that led down to the basement and up to the upper level and the roof.

"Why don't you go with the shop teacher Kyle, that way you can actually do something useful instead of messing around with my girl."

"ENOUGH!!!!", says the coach in a booming voice. "We have bigger problems."

***Coach walks over to Darnell and whispers to him***

"You can keep a eye on him now, alright, but we still need to work together if you ever wanna see your girl again"

Darnell stares at the coach and whispers back,

Beertender,"Coach your right we need to work togther but I cannot fix a generator. I do not know how. And all I wanted was to find the shop teacher or the groundskeeper and have them fix it. Now that they are here we need to go find my girl. If you want to stay here fine but Roy and I can go cause if I have to spend time with this punk I may take this foil to his ass and that would not be good. Alight?

"who you talking to Security man?"

-I'm going all alone. I will leave you hear discussing.
And he leaves the place to go to the generator.

"Sure old Man go away. Of course you should keep your eyes on punks like Kyle though!" Darnell said to the security cop's retreating back.
Turning to Roy he said, "Dude lets go find my girl. You coming coach?"

In the north hall, ground floor-
Kyle glared at Darnell. "I'm not messing around with LaTanya," he said. "Ask her yourself if you don't believe me. She's too good for you, anyway." He followed Declan McLeod and Jerry Law to the stairs. "It's jocks like him and Roy McCrumb you need to keep an eye on. They're always causing trouble."

OOC,[b]Jerry Law[/b], [b]Declan McLeod[/b], and [b]Kyle Rogers[/b] are moving to the thread linked below. Please stop reading the current thread at this point. Everyone else remains in the current thread.

Power Failure

The door to the boys' bathroom opened, and Keith Stewart and Miguel Garcia emerged. They seemed surprised to see the crowd of people gathered in the hall. Then Principal Lawrence Adler led a small group into the hall from the lobby to the south, carrying his trademark baseball bat in both hands. Vice Principal Sharon Kaplan, his secretary Laura Shelley, the school nurse Michelle Marquez, and LaTanya Washington followed close behind him.

"Darnell!" called LaTanya, smiling and waving at him.

"Okay, people!" bellowed the principal. "Everyone please stay calm. We've got some good people here, and I'm sure we can get the juice flowing again quickly. In the meantime, the rest of us need to get upstairs. We'll be safer on higher ground. If any of you know anything about the current situation or have any suggestions, I'd like to hear what you have to say. Is there anyone else downstairs who isn't out in the hall?"

Keith Stewart

"Yo Principal, I've been taking a dump," Keith sniggers and looks around for appreciation of his humour.

Darnell walked over to his girlfriend and gave her a hug and a kiss. "Hey Baby, I was so worried for you that I made coach let me come look for you!" Turning to the princeapal he said, "Sir, the Rent A Cop is going to fix the generator along with the shop teacher and that punk Kyle. I think I also heard the voices of the grondskeeper and that bum that hangs around the football field."

Keith Stewart

Keith apologises, "Sorry Principal for what I just said, I am a tad nervous!: walking dead, prospect of being eaten. For what it is worth I second the idea of going upstairs, it will be safer won't it?"

To Darnell:
"Rent A Cop, who's that?"

Darnell put his arm around Keith and said, "The Security Dude, dude"

In the north hall, ground floor-
Becky Clarke bustled in through the gym doors, followed by Chuck and Emily Lubachek. Chuck pulled Tiny along on his leash.

LaTanya smiled. "Aw, that's so sweet, Darnell," she said, "but I'm fine." She noticed the foil he had at his waist. "Oh, are you taking up fencing too?"

"I didn't know Jerry was an electrician too," said Principal Adler, "but even if he can't work on the generator, he can protect those who can. All right, let's get everyone upstairs who isn't working on the generator. Start moving up in an orderly fashion. No running, and no shoving. There's plenty of time for everyone to get up there. Who's missing?" He looked around. "Where are Amelia Delacroix and Tariq al-Tikriti? Are they still in the cafeteria?"

Keith Stewart

Keith nods to Chuck and Emily Lubacheck, "Glad you guys made it."

Darnell smiled and said to LaTanya, "Well between football in the fall and baseball in the spring I need a winter sport and I think fencing would be cool. Plus the fencing team needs a pretty girl like you as a cheerleader babe." He held her hand and gently pulled her along with the crowd.

Carrying the baseball bats, Emilio entered the hallway, "Hold up! Becks! You wanted this?" The mechanic surveyed the hallway as he shouted to the bus driver as he waved one of the bats leisurely in his left hand.

***The Coach tries to organize the students to get upstairs***

OOC,Everyone is moving to the thread linked below:

The Gathering