Dan hobbles toward the doorway out of the bedroom, giving the bed wide clearance out of respect, and said to Andrew, "Well, you'd think we'd have seen that coming in... huh?" He tries to circle around where the blood is dripping, preferring not to ruin his clothes with blood stains, and asks, "Which way to the attic?"
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:44 am
by zielonobrody
Dan,The blood is dripping from the ceiling in the bedroom, but that's just a minor detail, we might have missed it by omission.
There doesn't seem to be any way to an attic in the bedroom. There's something that resembles a flap to an attic at the end of the hallway.
Meanwhile Will and Calum make it up the stairs, Calum visibly crawling his way along the wall, gun in hand. The situation seems to be under control so he seems to ease up a bit.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:27 pm
by royya
There is a body in the attic
Andrew calls for the others as he steps out of the room Someone was killed right above that room.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:30 pm
by ImpInTraining
zielonobrody,[quote="zielonobrody"]Dan,The blood is dripping from the ceiling in the bedroom, but that's just a minor detail, we might have missed it by omission.[/quote]
Yeah, I figured as much too... but Dan doesn't want the others to think he's oblivious to the obvious details if he can help it.
Dan says "Well, we don't know this to be a fact just yet. It could be a bucket of red paint that some raccoon knocked over. Let's preserve our assessment until we get up there." He stood near the flap in the ceiling and looked up at it a moment, mentally willing it to fall open (but failing). He shook his head and looked to the others, "There's no way I could get up there with this bum leg. Was there a ladder or step stool anywhere that could offer us a lift closer to the flap?"
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:07 pm
by royya
Maybe there is a storage room in the backyard or the basement where the residents held some tools and a ladder.
Andrew remarks as he wipes his face again, checking to see if there is still blood on his face.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:49 am
by andyw666
Calum:
Calum sighs anxiously, but carefully eases the hammer of his big revolver forward again and puts it back in his jacket. Don't need any accidents to add to our varied problems.
"I'm sure there's plenty of chairs about that someone could just stand on and reach up. Or we have a spade and a pick-axe downstairs, we could use one of those?"
"I'll go and grab the pick-axe and a flashlight too."
Calum quickly starts back down the stairs.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:10 pm
by zerostate
Will looks up at the flap, then around for something to stand on so he can reach it.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:27 pm
by ImpInTraining
"Anyone got a camera handy?" Dan asks before Calum steps away. "We should probably record this instance as best we can. If there is a body upstairs, the police might appreciate a little photographic evidence taken so early in the investigation." He shrugged and with a smirk said, "And if it's part of the haunting, then we'll probably notice the blood missing soon, right? Might as well catch it while we can."
ooc,I'm not even sure what equipment my character has. It's not on his character sheet. I'm relatively sure we went through this before. Do you have it recorded somewhere?
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:59 am
by zielonobrody
Will,there are a few cabinets that would be eligible to move out of the bedrooms and use to reach the attic latch.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:50 am
by zerostate
Will painfully (his ribs still hurt) starts to drag cabinets and chests-of-drawers out of the house's rooms to build a stack that can be climbed to the attic trap door.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:03 am
by andyw666
Calum:
Calum quickly but carefully zips down the stairs and outside, grabs the pick-axe and a flashlight (both from the items purchased earlier), then heads back upstairs again.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 5:33 pm
by zielonobrody
Mike follows Calum up the stairs and helps Will pull the cabinets into the hallway. In a matter of minutes the stack is ready and Calum is back with the necessary supplies. The latch into the attic looks like it hasn't been used in a while. At a lack of volunteers Calum starts prying it open. It seems a bit stuck, but comes away with a push. A cloud of dust and cobwebs escapes the attic and a rather large spider falls out and scurries for safety.
ooc,and a dead body tumbles out. not ;)
Calum,It's dark and dusty upstairs and there is no light. It's fairly easy to pull yourself up. The flashlight lights the way. The ceiling is low, and you have to step over and under the beams of the roof. The attic has not been used for a long time, there isn't anything there except the dust that rises with each step you take. Or is there... You catch something with the corner of your eye as you sweep the attic with your flashlight. You point the beam of light that way and a furry shape appears. There is blood. You take a step back and hit your head on one of the beams and let out a yelp.
Everyone else,Calum climbs upstairs. You hear him make his way across the attic. Suddenly you hear a sort of "crack" and Calum lets out a yelp.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:00 pm
by royya
Calum!
Andrew calls and begin to climb to help the man.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:45 am
by zerostate
Will holds the stack of cabinets steady as Andrew climbs up.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:49 pm
by ImpInTraining
"Sounded like a bear trap," Dan regarded to the noise. "I do hope he's all right." The detective felt pretty useless down there with his bum leg. There was no way he'd be making it up that rickety make-shift stairway. "Andrew, let us know if we should call the police or an ambulance." He could do that much, at least.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:24 pm
by zielonobrody
Calum,ooc:Are you there? Continue please :)
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:14 am
by andyw666
Calum:
"Yeeeoooww!!!" Calum yells. "Ow, blast it, I hit my head. Somebody get up here with me, I think there's some kind of wild animal up here. And blood." To say Calum sounds panicky would be an understatement.
Meanwhile...,[b]Calum[/b] draws his revolver again and cocks it, then starts shining the flashlight about rather frantically trying to spot the beastie...
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:53 am
by royya
Coming...
Andrew calls and climbs up
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:44 pm
by zielonobrody
Andrew and Calum,Andrew laboriously climbs up the stack of cabinets and such and sticks his head through the latch. It's a bit cramped up in the attic. Calum is shining his flashlight every which where but then it suddenly stops and he stands there perplexed. Andrew pulls himself up and makes his way to join Calum. The pool of light on the floor shows a dead rat, It seems to have had ALL of it's blood squished out of it somehow. There's still some left on the floor if a bit dried out. The rest must have seeped through into the bedroom below.
Re: Scene 15: Off exploring
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:23 pm
by royya
It’s a rat, a dead rat. Andrew calls out to the others No way that rat had so much blood ... there has to be some logic answer to this. Andrew say as he pull himself up and help Calum to his feet.