Ron Moore,If you look back up a couple of updates, you'll see that the alley let out into the street after it turned right, which is where you met [b]Darnell[/b]. It did not cut through in the direction you're heading, which is south. You can proceed south to the next intersection, or you can check the alley across the street to the west to see if it cuts through. If you do that, please roll Luck.
"Listen son, you can tag along if you like but we best get off the street as soon as we can." As he walks across the street to the alley on the west side of the street, Ron pulls his Colt .45 from his waist band.
OOC,As long as he's not trying to hide it, then yes. Otherwise, [b]Ron[/b] must roll Conceal (base skill 15%), and if he fails then [b]Darnell[/b] must roll Spot Hidden.
In the alley-
The alley that Ron and Darnell had ventured down went diagonally to the southwest and let out on an east-west street. On the other side of that street was another alley leading south. It looked like the alleys cut through for several blocks. They were now about nine blocks north of the school.
A car horn sounded somewhere in the distance, but they couldn't tell where it was.
Staying out of sight in the alley Ron turned to Darnell and said "If we're going to keep going on together we need to get started trusting each other because from where I am standing I've got little to no trust for you, son. No more than 5 min ago you had a gun to my head and wanted to kill me. Now that your ass is on the line, you want to be my best friend. So tell me, what's your angle."
In the alley-
"I only acted that way because Lou was looking over my shoulder with his shotgun," said Darnell. "I'd never hurt you, Coach. I had to get away from there. Those bastards killed my girl and my baby."
Ron was not sure he could trust Darnell or not but he did not have much of a choice.
Handy,Just to refresh by memory: Is there still anyone being held at the gang hide out? I know Erika is on the run and someone else was killed but was there anyone else?
Ron Moore,[b]Erica[/b] did not escape as far as you know. [b]Emilio[/b] and [b]Kate[/b] got away. Some of the Jamaicans survived the attack. [b]Roy McCrumb[/b], [b]Heather Anderson[/b], [b]Keith Stewart[/b], and [b]Doug[/b] and [b]Lisa Marley[/b] are all unaccounted for.
[b]Darnell[/b] seems sincere as far as you can tell.
"Good to hear it, son" Ron said. "In a world going to shit, we need men to stand up for theri fellow humans more than ever. Tell all you know about the Jamacians and their hideout. What about Erica and the other hostages? Are they okay? Where are they held?"
In the alley-
"Erica's the only hostage," said Darnell. "The rest of us came willingly, but I don't think the Jamaicans would like it if we bug out. I'm pretty sure Keith was trying to bail earlier, but he couldn't slip away. Heather probably doesn't mind being there much, and Doug and Lisa are the boss man's kids. That's Damon Marley, the leader of this posse. He's got this underground hydroponic grow operation, and there's a generator down there that's still running. All that concrete must have shielded it from the pulse. There's a secret entrance hidden in one of the storerooms. A couple of the other Jamaicans survived the raid: Lou King, who's Damon's enforcer, and the sawbones, Wesley."
"Alright" Ron said, "I don't think we have much time if we are going to act. We're going to go back there while they are recovering and we're going to rescue that girl. Are you with me?"
In the alley-
"It won't be easy," said Darnell. "Damon's got a submachine gun. That's what he used to kill LaTanya. Maybe if we can get the drop on him. He still thinks I'm on his side, and if I vouch for you, he may let us in. If we save Erica, will that get me out of trouble, Coach?" He led Ron back to the street.
Outside the warehouse- Darnell and Ron reached the front of the warehouse again. The garage doors were closed, and there was no sign of anyone outside. Through the opening where the front door used to stand, they caught sight of a white man with a pile of wood, a hammer, and a bucket of nails. He was about to start boarding up the opening.