IC-OMAHA-Bus(Donald/Alvin/Rachel/John/Jack/etc.)

[Mr. Handy]

In the parking lot-
"So what's been going on here today?" asked Jack. "It sounds like things have been pretty busy."

[Tabs]

"Israel..." said Jack. "Wow, that's far away. I don't know how you'll get there, but I hope you can go back and be with your family one day. I'd like to see it myself. What the hell, I don't have anything left here any more."

"It's a hopeless idea--Israel is too far away--and there is no way of getting there. But, just to escape...this school, and responsibility. I wonder, how far could this bus go?--where to find fuel, etc."

"So what's been going on here today?" asked Jack. "It sounds like things have been pretty busy."

"The scientists have stopped the zombies. For the moment, anyway."

[Mr. Handy]

In the parking lot-
Donald returned to the parking lot from the west at around the same time that Megan, Alvin, and Murray emerged from the rear stairwell. They found Rachel and Jack still working on the bus while Declan and Lucy watched.

"For the moment?" asked Jack. "You mean they could get back up? What did the scientists do, exactly?"

[ImpInTraining]

Donald pulled a wrench out of his back pocket and headed on back to the bus' undercarriage taking a quick survey of the work that had been done while he was gone to know where to pick up. "Sorry about that," he says to the other mechanics.

[Tabs]

In the parking lot-
"For the moment?" asked Jack. "You mean they could get back up? What did the scientists do, exactly?"

"I'm no scientist, Jack. I was just being pessimistic about the zombies, doubting that they were down and out for good."

"Sorry about that," he says to the other mechanics.

Rachel says to Donald.

"Everything--the feds and the young man who was arrested--okay?"

[ImpInTraining]

Donald shook his head, "Nothing was okay about that. John is an innocent man... I'm sure of it. They are taking him to silence him. He knows too much for their own good. That's what I got out of it. But what the hell am I gonna do about it - unarmed against three Feds?"

[Tabs]

Donald shook his head, "But what the hell am I gonna do about it - unarmed against three Feds?"

"You can't do anything--nor should you try! Look, Donald, there is enough shit going on in this town, without worrying about John."

[ImpInTraining]

Donald shook his head, "First of all, I don't think any innocent man should be prosecuted - don't matter who they say they are. But none of you were there to back me up. Let's hope when its your life on the line you won't be so unlucky." He went back to his work on the bus and continued talking, "Secondly, I got the sneaky suspicion it's all related to the zombie thing. Those Feds have answers. Now's not the time to be all secretive, unless they're hiding their own guilt."

[Tabs]

Rachel-

Let's hope when its your life on the line you won't be so unlucky."

"Here's to hoping that will never happen."

[Mr. Handy]

In the parking lot-
"I'm just glad you're back and helping us now," Jack told Donald and helped bring him up to speed on their progress.

"We're here to help too, if we can," said Megan.

OOC,[b]Donald[/b], you don't need to roll anything, as you already succeeded at your roll earlier and can just pick up where you left off. [b]Alvin[/b], please roll Mechanical Repair if you want to help fix the bus.

[Mr. Handy]

In the parking lot-
Donald got back to work where he left off, and Megan joined him. Though she had worked in the motor pool in Iraq, none of the vehicles there were as old and decrepit as this bus, and she found herself out of her depth. Alvin, on the other hand, was right at home with this relic.

"You're good!" said Jack. "Between all of us, I think we'll be finished up in less than an hour."

"That's a relief," said Lucy. "It'll be dark soon." She pointed to the west, where the sun was very low in the sky.

Rashad emerged from the back door of the school and into the parking lot.

[ImpInTraining]

Donald looks at the others who weren't very useful with the bus and said, "We could use someone to collect sheet metal and other things we could weld to reinforce the bus from attacks." (assuming this school has shop that would provide us with a blow torch.)

[Mr Zombie killer]

Alvin said, "Sgt what should I do now?"

[Tabs]

Rachel cannot remember if Alvin thinks she is his sarge--it has been a long day.

"Gather sheet metal or whatever to reinforce the bus, like Donald said."

[Mr. Handy]

In the parking lot-
"Let's get the bus running first before we worry about reinforcing it," suggested Jack. He turned to Alvin. "You're doing great. Just keep working on it, and she'll be up and running again soon."

[ImpInTraining]

ooc,Correct me if I'm wrong, but not everyone is working on the bus, right? So why not set the ones just standing around at the task of picking up sheet metal, welders, and other tools that will be necessary for reinforcing? Granted, Alvin might not have been the best choice since he was working on the Bus... but Jack has just been put on Donald's 'piece of crap' list because he effectively dismissed Donald's idea single-handedly.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Yes, the ones who are not helping with the repairs can go get the materials needed. [b]Declan[/b] has them in his shop classroom, and he'll lead the others there starting in the next update (the post above is not a major update, just a statement by an NPC in a minor update, so it is still the same turn). [b]Alvin[/b] is, however, working on the bus, so pulling him off of that duty would slow down repairs.

[Mr. Handy]

In the rear parking lot-
"I can't help much with the repairs," said Declan. "I've got everything you'll need in my shop classroom. Why don't I go get it while you're busy working? That way it'll be ready for when you need it."

"I'll go with you," said Lucy.

"Me too," said Megan.

Declan borrowed the key to the exit from Donald so he could let himself back inside, and he went with Lucy into the north stairwell.

[Tabs]

Rachel wipes a greasy forearm across her forehead and smears her skin with black gunk.

[ImpInTraining]

Donald continues working, and hums a song he remembered his daddy singing when Donald was only a boy.