IC-SWORD-The Lockbox(Zoe/Raquel/Katarina/Lara)

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Zoe sobs and charges to the window at the front of the house, to throw herself through it.

[Mr. Handy]

In the master bedroom-
Ghost rushed to intercept Zoe as she ran for the window, jamming his pistol back in its holster and easily catching up to her. He grabbed her about the waist and held her back from the window.

OOC,[b]Zoe[/b], you should roll Grapple to try to parry his Grapple. The base skill is 25%. If that fails, you may either roll Dodge to try to avoid him or you may counterattack with an unarmed combat roll (if you're punching, make sure you declare if it's a knockout attempt). If you hit him, you'll force him to release you, but you won't be able to jump out the window yet. He may have a chance to defend himself. Roll damage as normal just in case. If it's a knockout attempt, roll 1d100 to see if you knock him out. Your chance is equal to 5 times the damage you would cause in this case, so if you cause 6 damage, you have a 30% chance to knock him out. If you successfully parry or dodge, you jump through the window. In that case, give me a Luck roll and a Jump roll.

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[OOC: Grapple 25% Dodge 35% (1d100=57, 1d100=96)]

It was no use. Her knees were like jelly.

[Mr. Handy]

In the master bedroom-
Unfortunately, Zoe moved too slowly to escape from Ghost. After her brief taste of freedom, what was about to happen to her was unbearable even though she had endured it many times. She had been desperate enough to resort to trying to fling herself through an upstairs window to escape her fate, but it was all for naught.

"Gotcha!" said Ghost as he secured Zoe in a tight hold. He effortlessly dragged her back to the bed and wrestled her down onto it, pinning her securely as she wailed. Disgust welled up inside her as he began kissing her shoulder and neck. The stench of his hot breath on her flesh made it crawl.

OOC,[b]Zoe[/b], you can no longer move your arms and legs while [b]Ghost[/b] has you pinned. If you want to attack, you may either use a Head Butt or a Bite attack. Both attacks have a 10% base chance. A Head Butt does 1d4+db damage, and it may be used as a knockout attempt. If so, your chance of knocking him out is equal to 5 times the damage you cause. A successful hit will not cause him to release you unless you knock him out, however. A successful Bite does no damage, but it might get him off of you. If you succeed with a Bite, roll on the Resistance Table for your POW against his POW of 11. This gives you a 50-50 chance - but there's only a 10% chance of that!

In the child's bedroom-
Raquel continued to sob as she heard what was happening down the hall, but she was helpless to do anything for Zoe.

Raquel Orozco,[b]Raquel[/b] suddenly turned as [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2432256/]she heard a sound outside the window[/url]. Craning her neck, she gasped in surprise when she saw a man in a ranger's uniform at the window. She [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2432260/]kept tugging at the radiator in vain[/url].

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"Do you know how it feels to be wanted, I wonder? You disgust me. Get on with it!"

[Mr. Handy]

In the master bedroom-
Ghost pressed Zoe down on the bed, holding her with his weight and with one arm. With the other, he unbuckled his belt and unzipped his fly. His hand trembling with excitement, he hiked her dress nearly all the way up to her waist, fondling her leg along the way. Zoe felt overwhelming hopelessness and despair, recalling her earlier assault by Jeff. She had been saved in the nick of time then, but now it seemed that there was absolutely no chance of rescue.

Then she heard something that gave her a faint glimmer of hope. Footsteps came from the direction of the other bedroom, where Raquel had been handcuffed, but they were too heavy to be her walking around. They sounded like they were made by someone wearing boots, and they were getting closer. Strangely, she hadn't heard anyone enter the house. Ghost seemed to hear them too. as he turned his head for a second. "Guess Mutt's back," he said. Then he reached for Zoe's panties. If she were going to stop him, it would have to be now.

OOC,[b]Zoe[/b], if you want to attack [b]Ghost[/b], you may use any unarmed attack skill at this time. However, a successful hit will not in and of itself break his grip on you - to do that, you'd need to knock him out or kill him. Also, his guard is now up, so he would get a chance to parry and dodge even if you do succeed.

In the child's bedroom-

Raquel Orozco,The ranger climbed quietly in through the window. "Don't be afraid," he whispered to [b]Raquel[/b]. "I am here to help. We found [b]Lara[/b] in the woods and she led us here. I have to leave you here for a bit so I can try and take care of [b]Ghost[/b] before he can hurt the other girl. Can you stay quiet?" [b]Raquel[/b] nodded. "He took [b]Zoe[/b] down the hall, to the right," she whispered back. "Hurry, save her!"

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[ooc: Fist/Punch 55% (1d100=40, 1d3+1d4=6)]

One last strike.

[Mr. Handy]

In the master bedroom-
Ghost was ready for Zoe's swing. He expertly blocked her cuffed fists with his free hand.

OOC,Everyone is moving to the thread linked below. Please don't read any posts above the one in the link.

Damsel in Distress