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Posted: **Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:38 am**

Inquiries about Professor Grundy at UCL's School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies reveal Grundy phoned in sick recently - (nothing suspicious) apparently its the the result of a long term back injury. This is a regular occurrence which doesn't raise any suspicions beyond the fact the back injury frequently coincides with major sporting events (specifically Rugby world Cup and Formula 1).

Inquiries about Professor Mathers at University of Warwick's School of Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies indicates he is on a short sabbatical (started before Gosshams death and is due to end in a week or so's time)

Trying to get the either college to reveal the Prof's home details is a difficult Persuade

Posted: **Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:08 am**

Posted: **Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:35 am**

OOC: Getting e-mail addresses both work/private is not really a problem although it takes a few hours. Again what is the substance of your emails.

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:46 am**

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:46 pm**

I don't think we want to be too alarmist with our tone. We want them to take this threat seriously. Do we want them running to the police?

We need to somehow engage their trust that we want to help them - they could easily think that we are the bad guys and that this is a ruse to get at them.

I think that we should frame an email something along the lines:

"Dear whoever,

I was a colleague of Professor Gossham at the faculty of languages here at Brichester.

We are trying to recover all the copies of his latest thesis as it is believed that it may have a connection to his senseless murder.

We believe that he sent you a copy. We would be grateful if we could meet at your earliest convenience to return your copy.

I do not wish to alarm you but we have been told that possession of this document may put your own life at risk.

If you have any hesitations or doubts please call me on 07973 889964

Yours etc

If they phone up then we can arrange to meet them - we can explain that the police don't really want the thesis motive as public knowledge and that they asked the college to approach Gossham's associates in trying to recover the copies, so as not to raise suspicions.

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:22 pm**

Greg nodded, sounded like a decent plan... honesty was always a good policy. But he wondered aloud, "What if they are already compromised? Then our email alerts the Verbotoi goon squad, and they come looking for us."

Greg said to Liz, "Do you think you could find the name of Grundy's doctor and his office? I could perhaps gleam some information about his back condition and use my medical skills to get his address and an opportunity with him."

Posted: **Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:41 pm**

Send the email anonymously ... from a different ip address. They will not be able to track us down and put different phone number.
Jacob suggest.

Posted: **Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:41 pm**

OOC: Patient confidentiality in the UK means they would never give Greg any details without Grundy's permission. Actually thinking about it there is almost no way to find out which doctor's surgery he goes to

Posted: **Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:39 pm**

"Sounds like a plan," says Liz. "I think I can reroute the email so it looks like it's coming from a different IP and put in a few extra levels of indirection to make it harder to trace back to us. The best way to get information about Grundy's doctor would prolly be from Grundy himself, once we convince him to trust us."

Posted: **Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:42 am**

OOC: OK a few contradictions here, you have Albert sending the email from his Brichester account, then Jacob suggesting changing the name and telephone number and then Liz suggesting she covers the back trail? I'll assume the mails are sent to speed things up, but if you're using Albert's college email address any precautions seem irrelevant. BTW there is no immediate response from either mail address.

OOC: Shauna the Prof's Girl Friday, Probably has contact details for both these people.

Posted: **Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:50 am**

"Although...I'd bet Shauna might know how to reach them," adds Liz. "She and I are chums now, so I could try to find out from her."

Posted: **Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:47 am**

OOC: ~~A simple Persuade will get Shauna to hand over the addresses for both men.~~ Actually, in order to move the story along a bit lets assume she passes the contact details of both men over. There is no answer from either man's phone, neither is there any kind of response to the emails. Professor Mathers has a cute answerphone with his whole familly (Wife, daughter and himself) all taking a part. Calls to Grundy's mobile or house phone both go to the same generic answer phone.

Grundy's home is in East Dulwich, London. Mathers’ home in on the outskirts of the town of Kenilworth (half way between the Royal Lemington Spa and the Industrial town of Coventry) They are nearly but not quite equidistant from Brichester.

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:33 am**

"So who's up for a road trip?" Clay asks.

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:34 am**

"Sounds good to me," says Liz. "London's my old stomping grounds, and the prof there is not on holiday, so I'd like to go there. We could also split up to cover both faster."

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:02 am**

The plot thickens ...
Jacob says and sighs
let's go

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:30 pm**

Well Kenilworth isn't too far out of the way - a quick trip up the M5 and then we can take the M40 back to London, get them both in a single road trip

Posted: **Wed Nov 20, 2013 6:00 am**

"All right," says Liz, "we can do that."

Posted: **Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:48 am**

Assuming you all want to go, Its possible for the five of you to squeeze into Jacob's Volvo and Albert's old BMW estate (once he's taken out the photography equipment)

OOC: If I don't hear from ImpIT or BenTR in the next 24 hours, then assume as NPCs they're quite happy to follow your lead.

Posted: **Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:17 am**

"Sounds good, Shotgun." Clay speaks up.

Posted: **Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:44 pm**

Greg shrugged, "Don't see what other choice we have really. Let's go. ... SHOTGUN!" He looked at Clay - having only been a second behind the man's statement and shook his head, "All right... you got it this time."

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:53 am**

OOC: What is the plan? How are you approaching this? You have two cars, five people and the knowledge that a number of extremely violent people may be lurking about - you may want some kind of plan.

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:26 pm**

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"So we going in all Dirty Harry, or what?" Clay asks?

Posted: **Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:17 am**

"Well, speaking of shotguns, we ought to be armed," says Liz, "just in case any of those killers show up. But we should keep our weapons concealed unless they're needed. We'll take the friendly approach as long as the coast is clear."

Posted: **Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:35 am**

Posted: **Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:07 pm**

"Seriously? Guns? Well if you want them, they go in your car.

Looks it's getting late and we've all had a couple of beers. Let's get some sleep and head out early in the morning - say five, five thirty, we should get to Kenilworth for eight-ish, we can try and doorstep him after his breakfast.

"

Posted: **Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:33 pm**

I agree. pick me up from my synagogue in the morning, I will go for a morning pray.
Jacob says as he writes down the address.

Posted: **Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:18 am**

"All right," says Liz. "It would take a while to get weapons, so we may be better off just going to these addresses right off rather than risk getting there too late. If we're leaving that early, I'd better crash now."

Posted: **Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:45 am**

OOC: OK, So its up to BenTR as to whether Clay goes and gets the firearms. But doing so takes most of the night. Remember you are in Brichester not in London, so everyone will have to find a place to sleep whether this is dossing at Alberts or finding a room in a local hotel (either way its not a problem). Unless anyone has anything pressing to ask/do I'll move us to Kenilworth with my next post.

Posted: **Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:15 am**

Albert fetches some spare bedding "There's the sofa in the front room, a sofa bed in the studio and my double bed plus the floor - make yourselves comfortable folks! I'll set the alarm for 4:45 - time for a coffee and some toast and then we can head out"

He heads into the studio, clears some equipment off the sofa and opens it out into the bed. He then prepares some kit for the following day, ensuring his batteries are charged and he has plenty of memory cards.

Posted: **Wed Nov 27, 2013 6:18 am**

"Cheers," says Liz. "Night all." She sacks out on the sofa bed, sleeping in her clothes.

Posted: **Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:05 pm**

"I'd rather go in ready that be hung out to dry. I take you don't want anything Albert?" Clay makes sure he has a good headcount of who wants something and he'll make the trip. Its a long drive, but he can sleep the next day in the car he's thinking.

Posted: **Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:48 pm**

A very tired Clay returns just as everyone is preparing to leave. He has the same canvas bag you saw several months ago (although this time it smells slightly moldy, rather than of gym socks). He sleeps for the entire two hour journey north to Kenilworth.

Kenilworth is small and beautiful town which lies in the heart of leafy Warwickshire. Mathers’ home is on the towns outskirts a group of about four houses on a quite country lane backing onto fields. Mathers' house looks like a large four bedroom detached house with separate garage. It is separated from its neighbors on both sides by thick hawthorn hedge, with a low brick wall to the front. The house looks asleep (curtains drawn etc)

Posted: **Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:35 pm**

"What the hell, we're already here, did you fly or something, I just closed my eyes." Clay yawns, "maybe best of you go up there without me, yell if you need me."

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2013 6:37 am**

"Right, you can stay on watch out front,' says Liz. "I'll go in, but not by myself. I'm not the best for talking to people - or for fighting, if we get jumped."

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:01 pm**

"I'll go with Liz, the emails were sent from my address"

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:10 pm**

"Right I'll stay here with sleepy head here then" says Greg. "We probably don't want to go in there looking mob handed"

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:59 pm**

Ok Greg, keep an eye the street - those goons turn up give a long blast on the horn. Right Lizzie, you ready pretty lady? Got our cover story sorted in your head? Let's go!

Posted: **Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:22 am**

"Right," says Liz with a smile as she gets out of the car. "I'll be your assistant, and I'm also Shauna's mate."

Posted: **Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:03 pm**

I'll join you. A young Rabbi is never a threat.
Jacob says

Posted: **Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:11 pm**

"Why don't you keep your blue tooth open so we can hear whats going on and know if there is trouble." Clay suggests.

Posted: **Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:22 pm**

"Good thinking," says Liz, attaching the Bluetooth device to her ear and opening a channel.

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2013 2:51 pm**

Greg said, "Heaven forbid... should any of you get injured, let me know. I made sure my medical bag was all stocked up on supplies before coming."

Greg double-checked his weapon to make sure it was still operational, and loaded, and in the safe mode so no accidental shootings occured on account of him. "Thanks for saving the guns, Clay. I was hoping we didn't need to use them ever again... but it is what it is." After he sets his handgun down, he starts fidgetting with his own bluetooth device to get it working so he can stay in the loop. "Good luck guys and girls."

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:49 pm**

"Cheers!" says Liz. "You too." The weight of the mini-shotgun under her coat reassures her and makes her feel safer.

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:34 am**

As the three of you walk though the gateway the curtain by the doorway twitches. Moments later the door opens to an attractive young girl in her late teens. "Can I help you"

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:13 am**

Liz lets Albert take the lead here and waits for him to speak.

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:03 pm**

Clay stays down in the car seat but is keeping an eye on the goings on and through the bluetooth should be able to hear everything. Meanwhile, he checks his own piece to make sure its loaded.

Posted: **Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:51 am**

Good morning Albert says cheerily I'm Albert, Albert Quirky from Brichester University. I know it's early but I was hoping to have a word with your...father. Is he about, it's rather urgent.

He smiles warmly and then glances towards Liz and introduces her "This is Lizzie my assistant - she keeps me organised and out of trouble!. Well, most of the time anyway!"

Posted: **Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:52 pm**

The girl gives a weak smile at Liz and Albert then peeks around the door at Jacob "Are you with these two?"

OOC: Can I have Psychology rolls from Jacob, Liz and Albert please

Posted: **Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:25 pm**

OOC: Sorry - I missed the post where Jacob joined us

Psychology Roll[5] [dice]0[/dice]

Yep, that's Jake, he's with us too, sharing the driving duties. Thought you wanted to take a quick nap after the drive Jake? Decide against it in the end? he turns back to the young lady Sorry, wasn't planning on crowding your doorstep! Is Professor Mathers home? It really is quite important that we speak with him miss...?

Posted: **Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:53 pm**

"Um dads not here at the moment he'll be back in a bit"

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:06 am**

"Hi," says Liz with a grin and a wave when she's introduced. She observes the girl while Albert speaks to her and gets a decent read.

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:18 pm**

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:09 am**

Liz glances back, following the girl's gaze, then turns to face her again. "Is everything all right?" she asks, concern in her voice.

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:32 am**

"We've had burglaries around here before and I saw two men hanging around yesterday, I guess I'm a bit more jumpy about it than I thought"

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:53 pm**

Jacob keeps his distance as he prefers Liz to handle the conversation bit close enough to hear what they talk about.

Posted: **Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:26 pm**

"Quite understandable," says Liz. "What did they look like?"

Posted: **Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:56 pm**

Clay can't help but worry at this point, "Ask her if the 2 men might have followed her father? and if so, where did he go?"

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:23 am**

OOC: Assuming LIz follows Clay's prompt.

"Um no, they didn't follow dad"

OOC: Another Psychology roll from those present (Liz, Jacob and Albert)

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:26 am**

"What did they look like?" Liz asks again, unable to get a deeper understanding of her.

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:42 am**

"Er I don't want to appear, you know, to sound mean. They looked like pikey's. if you know what I mean. You know those thin leather jackets they wear, gold chains, sweat pants, they didn't look as though they'd washed for some days. I wasn't sure whether I should call the police, but when dad phoned up about the fly tipping in the field at the back of the house last year, the police didn't turn up for days, so I didn't bother."

Posted: **Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:50 am**

"You said yourself there were burglaries in the area," says Liz. "It might have been them. That's more serious than fly tipping, and I think the police would do something. If it were me, I'd call them."

Posted: **Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:57 am**

"Your probably right" says the girl clearly looking relieved at being taken seriously "I just didn't want to seem like a worry wort. Anyway, dad isn't here do you want me to take your details and get him to ring you?"

Posted: **Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:33 pm**

ooc - Invisible castle is down. ghill, can you roll for me the psychology roll.

Jacob tries to analyse the woman.

Posted: **Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:40 am**

"Well, what time do you expect him back?" asks Liz.

Posted: **Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:32 am**

The girl looks at Liz for a moment "Um... this evening sometime I guess, but he said he'd ring to tell me what their plans were"

OOC: Clay and Greg go here please

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:10 am**

"We were hoping he'd be back sooner," says Liz, "as when we got here you said he'd be back in a bit." She looks at Albert. "Shall we go somewhere else until then?"

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:56 pm**

As Liz addresses Albert, they all three become aware of the crunch of gravel as a young man walks into the driveway.

OOC: Can I have listen rolls from everyone but Andy

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:40 am**

Liz is too engrossed in the conversation to hear anything unusual.

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:19 am**

From the other side of the hedge there is the sound of car doors opening and someone (Clay for those who recognise it) yells "AMBUSH" at the top of their voice. This is followed moments later by the sound of a shotgun.

In the doorway the girl now with the door halfway open, looks startled and unsure of what to do. As the shotgun blast rings out she turns and rushes back into the house for a nearby phone.

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 12:04 pm**

Andrew Wade

As he takes in the scene on the doorstep he things to himself "Damn... someone else has got a sniff of the story and they got here first... shit!" Under the assumption that the two talking to the girl are also journalists. The sudden cry of "AMBUSH" stops him in his tracks. The load blast that follows sends Andrew into a crouching spin as he turns around towards the street.

Shocked by the scene he yells "Get inside... call the police!"

Andrew briefly considered grabbing some of the larger stones from the drive and borrowing them through the front windows of the houses opposite, but discounted that... the shotgun blast would draw a response from any one nearby... hopefully they'd get straight onto the phone too. He looks out into the road, trying to make out what is going on, looking to see how many attackers are there, how many are armed and what with.

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 12:17 pm**

OOC: A Spot hidden from Andrew to assess numbers please.

As Andrew pokes his head back out into the road he can see two men crouched in the cover of a nearby car and the unmistakable pok! pok! sounds of rounds striking its bodywork. About 20 meters away he can see a bunch of guys running down the street towards him. As he leans out to get a better idea of numbers he feels a sudden pain in his hand as a bullet shatters a brick on the gatepost he's leaning against. Clearly there are people coming from the other direction as well!

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:51 pm**

Albert grabs Liz and pulls her through the front door, shouting "Jacob get the fuck in here now!", he pauses a fraction, waiting for Jacob before slamming the door and sliding locks into place.

He turns to the girl "Okay love, what's your name and is there a back way out of here? Is there anybody else in the house? The men out there are extremely dangerous - we need to get out of here, is there a way out through the garden?"

He turns to Liz "Can you get through to Clay see if he can get round to the back of the house with the car, if he's not too busy being shot at"

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:16 pm**

OOC: Its at this point that Jacob and or Liz probably realise their blue-tooth headsets don't seem to be working.

"I'm Fay Mathers there is a hedge and then its open fields until the road. But shouldn't we call the police" She already has the phone in her hand and is clearly dialing 999

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:54 pm**

Andrew Wade
Ducking back with a yelp as fragments of brick pepper his left hand, Andy swears loudly. Looking across at the men using the car for cover, he makes some snap decisions. He needs cover, proper cover and those two were caught up in this just like him. These lunatics were shooting, SHOOTING... if he didn't move he was dead!

He yells - "We need to get inside, the fuckers are everywhere! RUN FAST! INTO THE HOUSE NOW!"

With that he scoots off up the drive as fast as possible, thankful for his lack of height.. as he charges up the path he sees the people on the threshold duck inside...

"Wait... " he wails desperately, as the door starts to close....

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:04 pm**

Ok Fay we don't have time - this is a nice street, I promise you your neighbours will call the police about a gun battle on the street.

The men out there are after some research that your father has received, they've already killed one man for it. Do you remember if your dad has his laptop with him? Which room is his office?

He turns to Liz "I'll check the office, you need to get out of here with Fay. Head across the fields, flag down a car and head somewhere safe - a travelodge or something. I'll call you when I'm in the clear. Move fast, zig-zag, don't run in a straight line. Now GO GO GO!

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:35 pm**

Fay looks at Albert "Dad's taken his lap top with him"

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:20 pm**

He turns back to Fay Does he have another computer in his office?

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:52 pm**

Fay taps at the phone trying to get a dial tone. "Yeah he has this big old box under his desk, its upstairs at the back next door to the bath room. But why?"

Posted: **Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:59 pm**

"Because what they want may be on there as well!"

He turns to Liz "Ok the time for talking is over - take Fay and get as far away from here as you can!" and then back to Fay "Go with Liz, go now, your life depends on it!"

Albert risks a quick glance out of the window and heads up the stairs, looking for the office.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:22 am**

"Bloody bluetooth's not working!" says Liz when she tries to call out. "They must be using a jamming device. Hope somebody on this block has a landline, but we can't wait for the bobbies to show up, it'll be too late. Just hope there aren't too many of them round the back." She gives Fay a forced smile and speaks in the best Austrian accent she can muster. "Come with me if you want to live." Then she tries to find the back door.

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:12 am**

Andrew: Piles into the doorway just as it starts to close.

Jacob/Liz/Albert: There is the sound of a shotgun blast, then shots (both outgoing and incoming) the the hallway becomes very crowded as Clay and Greg come piling through the doorway both with pistols drawn.

OOC: Everyone is now inside the house.

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:29 pm**

"Sh'ma Yisrael"
Jacob exclaims as he sprints into the house, he takes the weapon Clay gave him and tries to find a hiding spot where he will be able to spot any of the assailant.

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:43 pm**

Clay finds a window and peaks out, shutting any blinds or curtains to assess the situation outside.
"What the HELL did we just walk into? Liz, do we have a plan?".

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:52 pm**

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:43 pm**

Spoiler:

Closing and bolting the door behind them Albert and Liz suddenly find their view of one another obscured by Clay, Greg and a new man whom neither recognise.

From his vantage point by the doorway Jacob can see no movement behind the wall (although as the wall is chest high it provides more than enough cover to someone crouching behind it)

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:42 pm**

Andrew Wade

Andy glances at the handguns sported by the two men he had followed into the house; wondering what he has wandered into. His initial impressions are that the people know each other and were somehow prepared for trouble, they had guns. Not that a couple of handguns would help, there were too many of those nutters outside and they would overrun any attempt to fight back.

He moves from the door trying to angle himself away from any direct line of fire through the door. "This door aint going to keep them out .. we need to keep moving."

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:50 am**

"I lead Fay out the back and get us away from here, find a travelodge or something far away," Liz tells Clay. "The rest of you get her dad's wossname in the box in his office, upstairs next to the toilet, under the desk. Then get out yourselves. We can't call out, they've got a jammer. Right, let's go." She pushes her sunglasses up the bridge of her nose and leads Fay through the lounge towards the conservatory and the back doors. As she makes her way through the house, she takes out her little shotgun and holds it ready just in case the bad guys are covering the rear.

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:31 pm**

Andrew Wade

Andy looks at the young woman, 'Liz' she seemed to have the right idea.. or mostly. The gang outside obviously wanted something or someone and it involved these people... and now, by association... him! Those guys outside weren't messing about.

"There's no time, to go looking for stuff, he says franticly unless you can distract them a bit, slow them down try and make them think twice about storming through the front door." he looks pointedly at the pistols held by Clay and Jacob.

He then sees the sawn-off that Liz has just produced, his eyes goggle, this lot are tooled up, but they didn't have the air of villians[sup]1[/sup] "Have... have you ever used that Miss?" he asks.

[sup]1[/sup] Villian slang for criminal.

Edited in light of post below

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:54 pm**

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:58 pm**

Albert continues up the stairs and heads for the office, intent on finding the desktop computer.

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:03 pm**

"I'll keep them from storming the castle for now, grab that box then lets get out of here." Clay looks out the window and if he sees anything move, he will throw a shot at it. "Pretty sure I hit one already. That should slow them down a bit."Trying to sound a lot more confident than he really was.

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:18 pm**

From the conservatory Liz can see a small neat garden and an extremely thick hawthorn hedge, its certainly not impassable, but boy is squeezing through going to be 'uncomfy'.

OOC: Can I have a Spot Hidden from Jacob and Clay who are the only people to declare they are moving to a vantage point and from Albert as he looks for evidence of the home office.

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:24 pm**

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:23 pm**

Upstairs Albert spots the a pile of papers and an overflowing bin through an open doorway, pushing open the door he finds a cluttered office cum library. (Bedroom 3 on the plan at the front RHS of the house) The Computer in question is a huge tower box in a nest of wires.

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:06 am**

"Once," replies Liz as she leads Fay and Andy across the garden, looking around for any threats as she makes for the hedge. Good thing we're small, she thinks.

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:11 am**

Albert dashes across to the pc and pulls all the cables out the back. He takes a quick look through the papers on the desk and by the printer. He grabs any that look like the thesis, grabs the tower and heads back down the stairs.

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:38 am**

Andrew Wade

Andy makes a quick dash into the kitchen and scans for the knife block, looking to take a knife - preferably a vegetable knife, failing that a stout carving knife. Wouldn't be much use as weapons unless it came to close quarters but a knife would be better than his fists if it came to it.

Andy waits at the threshold between the open plan kitchen and dining room, staying away from direct view of the front window, keeping the two with pistols in sight, waiting for the guy that ran upstairs to come back. Least he could do was offer to carry anything.

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:25 pm**

OOC: Andrew.Albert.Liz:, All on hold at the moment while we see what the others are up to, but especially as they are the ones watching the front.I'll give them 24hrs b4 I NPC them.

Liz: starts to open the rather stiff French doors.
Andy: finds a rather large expensive looking knife block and assortment of blades.
Albert: Is flicking through the piles of papers on the desk.

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:44 pm**

OOC: Spot hidden = 45, [dice]0[/dice]

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Clay is looking out the window but seems more concerned with the people getting the computer upstairs, "come on, we don't have all day."

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:52 am**

Spot (1d100=94)

Jacob is panicked and looks everywhere but fails to spot anything. He decides to change his position and move where Andy is, between the kitchen and the dining room.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:53 am**

Andrew Wade

After selecting an appropriate knife and hoping to god he wouldn't have to use it he sees the side door. In a sudden panic he rushes over to make sure it's locked and if not does all he can to secure it.

Additional thoughts after looking at the floor-plan of the house properly.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:41 pm**

Jacob and Andy: Both hear something heavy slam into the front door

Clay Perhaps, distracted by the sudden appearance of several men scaling the wall to his right, Clay is almost caught in the hail of gunfire that erupts from the two men who leap into the gateway on the left and open fire "Gangsta" style. Even so he feels a burning sensation across his forehead and a hammer blow to his shoulder.

OOC: Clay takes a 1pt injury to his head and a further 3pts to his shoulder.

Everyone is aware of the sound of gunfire to the front of the house

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:31 pm**

"Damn it," Clay says as he falls to the ground, the world spinning for a minute. "To hell with this, everyone get the fuck out." Clay tries to get up and sprint into the back room, while trying to put pressure on the wound to his arm and stay low at the same time, but its more of a stumble, till he gets his feet under him.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:30 pm**

Andrew Wade

The font-door shakes struck by something heavy.. maybe someone kicking it; probably wouldn't hold out for long against a determined assault and the people outside were certainly that! And what on earth was that bloke doing upstairs? If those gunmen got in before he got downstairs he'd be trapped!

Andy yells at the man that's moved next to him "They'll be through that door in a mo, put a bullet through it, we need to slow them down!"

Shots ring out from the front, glass breaking and a yell of pain. The young guy, come stumbling up the dining room.. blood on his face and holding his shoulder, yelling for everyone to get out.

"Cover the front door! That other bloke's still upstairs!" Andy yells to the bloke near him and darts into the kitchen "He needs something to stop the bleeding." he adds. Andy looks around for a likely place for tea-towels.. opening drawers quickly.

OOC: some rolls..
Andy: Spot Hidden 35 [dice]0[/dice]
Andy: Luck 65 [dice]1[/dice]

It's Andy's intention to get some tea-towels to help Clay and then suggest that he takes the pistol from Clay.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:02 pm**

Andy glances around the kitchen his eyes stray to the front door where he can see a man looking in through the window which Jacob just left. Bare chested, the man's upper torso is covered in what Andy can only describe as tribal style tattoos. Noticing Andy's stare he makes a throat cutting gesture with what Andy can only describe as a small sword ducks out of sight again. The door bounces on its hinges as though its been kicked by a mule.

Andy quickly grabs a tea-towel draped over the cooker and hands it to Clay.

Liz pushes open the French doors into the Garden grabbing Fay as she goes. As she steps out their is a crashing sound to her right as someone almost falls through the hedge.

Upstairs Albert finally pulls the last cable free from the computer and hefts the heavy box in his arms. How he'll run with this weight in his arms he has no idea.

OOC: If Clay wraps the tea towel around his wound it'll certainly stop further blood loss, but it'll still need a first aid at some point. As Andy just asked Jacob to put a bullet through the door I'll allow him to try and put a bullet through the man in the window instead.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:49 am**

"Thanks" Clay says as he takes the towel and presses it on his arm. "Leave it man, lets go." Clay keeps his gun in hand and heads for the back door. Then quoting one of his American movies he likes, "Marines we are leaving."
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With that, he checks out back and will head for the bushes out back.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:49 am**

Liz reflexively turns to look at whoever has crashed through the hedge, pointing her shotgun at the figure.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:44 am**

As Liz watches another man starts to force his way through the hedge. Both men are about 20' away dressed similarly in jeans leather jackets and trainers, the second man has what looks to be a crowbar in his hands.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:49 pm**

Greg, who has been rather indecisive in his time within the house, asked Andy, "Are you any good with these things?" he shook his pistol in front of the man, aiming it toward the ceiling when he did. "I'm horrible with it. Hell, I should be patching people up, not punching holes through them." He noticed Clay's wounds, "I can take care of your injuries when we get a moment to breathe."

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:22 pm**

"Lets move it." And Clay runs out after the direction Liz went. If I see someone between us that I don't recognize, I'm shooting.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:42 pm**

Jacob fires one shot at the man that stands outside the window before he ducks away. This man is probably a shaman, though it is quite ridiculous but Jacob did noticed some wierd things lately.
Once shooting, he takes cover behind a wall, waiting for Albert to come down and for Liz to say that the coast is clear in the back.

OOC: Handgun roll
[dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:45 pm**

"Hasta la vista, baby," says Liz, blasting the man with the crowbar and grievously injuring him. Part of her is amazed that she's capable of doing this, but it's easier the second time. "We've got company!"

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:35 am**

At the rear of the house Liz blasts the man climbing through the hedge back into the neighbouring garden. The second man climbs to his feet as Clay comes through the french doors into the Garden.

As Albert struggles down the stairs with the computer the front door is kicked off its hinges, flying several feet into the hallway. As the door hits the floor, three men pour in through the now open doorway armed with a variety of bladed instruments.

OOC: Can I have statements of intent please and die rolls please. Once I have everyone's statements/rolls I'll write the whole lot up as a single post.

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:58 am**

Liz takes aim at the other man who has burst through the hedge and, assuming he advances, holds her fire until he comes to within ten feet before squeezing the trigger.

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:29 am**

Jacob fires at one of the men that burst the door. Seeing that he hit he decides toto flee to the back door.

OOC: Firing point blank 46% - I guess I'm in range now
Not sure what handgun Clay handed me this time ... I failed to find it.
[dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:07 pm**

Clay doesn't want to risk shooting at Liz, so he checks both sides to make sure no more are coming around the sides. Then makes his way across the yard to Liz, "don't shoot, its me."

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:13 pm**

With a sense of urgency, Greg thrusts the handgun into Andy's grip, then turns to run in the direction Liz and the others went.

Posted: **Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:06 am**

OOC: Those inside: I'm just waiting to see what Andy and Albert do. Can I have a Dodge roll from Greg please. Liz/Clay are you dodging? - NB if Liz dodges she doesn't shoot.

Outside: The man on the ground levers himself revealing a small black pistol in his left hand without hesitating he starts shooting.

Posted: **Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:09 pm**

"Oh shit, gun!!" Clay exclaims as he does his best Matrix impersonation.
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OOC: dodge roll target = 56: [dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 6:29 am**

When Liz sees the pistol come out, she tries to pull Fay back inside and behind the wall adjacent to the French doors, but she's a little slow.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:55 am**

OOC: Guys, I just need to know what Andy and Albert are up to then I'll describe what the bad guys are up to and for the sake of everyone sanity that'll be the end of what I laughingly call turn 1 (in reality turn 3 , 4 or 5. Then we'll do statements of intent for round 2 and so on and so on.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:39 am**

Andy

Finding himself now armed with a pistol and faced with attackers bursting through the front door... quite unnerved by the others running - however decided to shoot and back up.. and will try once more if time allows.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:28 pm**

Inside Kitchen: As Andy draws down on him with the Colt .45 his target throws himself to the ground and Andy's shot cracks into the far wall. Jacob's target however falls to the floor with a muffled grunt. The third man however crashes into Greg as he tries to leave stopping him from doing so. (I still need a Dodge from Greg or he's grappled to the floor)

Inside Upstairs: Seeing his escape route blocked Albert moves into the back room, looking for another way out.

Outside: The man on the ground climbs to his feet firing two quick shots as he does so, whether he was aiming at Liz or not both shots hit Fay who collapses a dead weight in Liz's arms. As Clay watches another man pushes his way through the hedge on the RHS of the house.

END OF TURN 1. Statements of intent please.

Greg trapped in the kitchen potentially grappling on the floor.
Andy in the kitchen, his target is on the floor (point blank and prone so +25%) if he wants out he needs to deal with the man attacking Greg.
Jacob is free of the kitchen moving towards the fire fight in the garden (Liz and Clay are effectively right in front of him and he can see Fay has been shot) he is however also aware of events going on behind him.
Albert upstairs, undiscovered at this point may act freely, but the only way out seems to be the window from which he can jump or climb (basically lower himself and drop) but he'll need to work out what he is doing with the computer. He's not aware of whats going on in the Kitchen (Listen) or the Garden (Spot Hidden)

Outside:
Liz has a wounded Fay in her arms and two men one armed with a firearms bearing down on her
Clay Is aware Fay has been shot (She and Liz are right next to him as he comes through the French doors) he can see two men in the garden one armed with a gun the other with a club/knife? Clay is dimly aware of events happening in the Kitchen.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:57 pm**

Andy Wade

Cursing his luck at missing, he takes aim at the prone figure that had dodged his first shot.

'It's them or us... them or us.. ' he chants in his head as he pulls the trigger.
(Follow up intentions)
If his shot connects and looks like it will keep the attacker down then Andy will go to Greg's aid - if they are grappling then he'll try to disable Greg's attacker... a .45 is nice and hefty. If they aren't in close combat then he'll try a shot .

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:54 pm**

Greg's eyes widen as he suddenly sees a man barreling toward him in some sort of tackle attempt.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:57 pm**

Unfortunately for Greg, he noticed a bit too late and finds himself pinned on the kitchen floor. "Let go of me!" he exclaimed as he tried to wrestle free.

Posted: **Wed Dec 25, 2013 5:40 am**

"Medic!" shouts Liz as she drops into a crouch and tries to set Fay down quickly without hurting her further. She aims accurately at the gunman and tries to blow him to bits before he can fire.

Posted: **Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:57 pm**

Jacob hesitates. He must help Greg and Andy and he already injured one of the men. He goes back to help the doc.
The man that is grabbing Greg's leg is on the floor wrestling the doctor, it will be easy to hit him. (point blank+25% I guess like you gave Andy for another prone man?)
Jacob says a little pray and shots the man.

OOC: Fire 2nd shot [dice]0[/dice]
EDIT: If I get the +25% like Andy got then my score is lower then 1/5 of my handgun skill.

Hitting or missing, he will crouch next to Greg, he will squeeze the trigger again.

Posted: **Thu Dec 26, 2013 2:00 am**

"Stay down you bastard" as Liz blasts the man next to us. Clay turn and puts 2 shots from his 9 MM towards the man who just came around the house.
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OOC: Liz, did you do double damage for the impale? Can you impale with a shotgun?
gm, my dex is 13, is the guy that just came around the corner in point blank range? Either way.
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1st shot target = 50% (*2 if PBR)
[dice]0[/dice]
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no matter if I hit or not, putting a 2nd round into him.
[dice]1[/dice]

OOC: definite impale on the 1st shot.
damage [dice]2[/dice]
and if point blank range, 2nd shot would hit also.
damage [dice]3[/dice]

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"Take that you BASTARD!!"

Posted: **Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:49 pm**

Albert returns to the office as quickly and quietly as possible, hoping the sounds of gunfire hide the sounds of his footstep. He opens the office window and throws a a few loose sheafs of paper out the window.

He then heads back looking for the master bedroom and hopefully a large wardrobe in which to hide and wait out the fire fight below.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 2:30 pm**

In the kitchen:

Andy takes aim at the prone target, nearly missing him as the man tries to scramble behind a settee instead striking him in the lower torso. He then turns to where Greg and one of their assailants are struggling on the floor.
Jacob tries to take as shot at the man struggling with Greg but realises that he has a high chance of hitting Greg if he does so while the two men roll around on the ground. Throwing himself on the man he pins him and then shoots him in the back.

OOC: Jacob had a 50/50 chance of hitting Greg if you shot into active melee? So your first roll is for the grapple, the second the shot.

Greg and his foe struggle ineffectually to gain the upper hand although they are clearly evenly matched then all of a sudden the man goes limp in Greg's arms as Jacob shoots him.

OOC: Can I have Spot Hidden rolls from Andy and Jacob

Upstairs
Albert climbs into the cupboard while downstairs the sounds of fighting reaches a crescendo.

OOC: Can I have a Hide roll please.

In the garden:

Liz roughly drops Fay to the floor with one hand* and snaps off another shot at the man on the ground, before she can see whether she has hit or not she feels a stabbing pain in her back and a hand on her shoulder spins her around to face the unwashed teenager who has snuck up on them from the other side.

OOC: *Liz can't really lay Fay gently down and still shoot so in this case I've assumed Liz controls her fall as best she can while shooting at her attacker.

Meanwhile, Clay's first shot misses as the man throws himself out of Clay's line of fire, acting quickly though Clay takes a couple of steps forward and puts his second shot into the man's centre mass. Putting him out of the fight.

OOC: Spot Hidden from Clay please

End of turn 2

Liz: Is in hand to hand with her assailant.
Clay currently assailant free as far as he is concerned.
Jacob is crouched over the still breathing Albanian thug.
Greg is currently pinned under the said Albanian thug and will spend the majority of next round getting to his feet.
Andy is currently moving towards Greg and Jacob
Albert hiding in the closet.

OOC: Guys I've taken some liberties with what happens based on peoples what I hope was your intent.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 2:41 pm**

Andy

Will try and cover the front door and any of the attackers that they have managed to hit inside the house. He'll follow the others if they retreat into the garden.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:07 pm**

Greg was no stranger to death... but this was the first time he had a dead guy laying on him. "Get him off... get him off..." he said as he struggled to free himself from the dead weight. He hadn't even noticed someone had been calling for medical aid yet, his mind all aflutter with the concept of being caught... trapped by a dead guy. The adrenalin helped bolster his strength and get him freed from his predicament.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:11 pm**

OOC: spot hidden check target = 45%: [dice]0[/dice]

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"Need a medic out here," Clay calls out as he goes to see if he can help out the girl Liz just dumped.
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Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:34 pm**

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:10 pm**

He is still breathing.
Jacob says and smash the back of his handgun into the head of the Albanian that is ontop of Greg.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:28 pm**

grateful to turn his attention away from the thug on the floor, Greg heard the second call for a medic and went to see what he could do to help.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:02 pm**

OOC: Guys, I need statements of intent not actions please.

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:19 am**

Liz screams in agony as she is stabbed and tries to bring her shotgun to bear on her attacker so she can blast him, but her aim has been thrown off.

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:48 pm**

Assuming I saw the guy knifing Liz, I'm going to pull out my small billy club and smack him across the face with it.
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OOC: small club attack target = 55: [dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:10 pm**

Jacob wants to smash the handgun into the still breathing thug before heading with the others near the backdoor.

EDIT: changed post from action to intention.

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:42 pm**

Greg intends on heading to where they called for medical help and offering some.

Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:43 pm**

Inside the house:
Upstairs:

Albert hides in the wardrobe, unconvinced that the winter cloak will hide him and the PC if anyone looks into the wardrobe where he is hiding.

Downstairs:

Jacob stepping into the puddle of blood around the prone man, Jacob cracks him on the side of the head and the man sinks into unconsciousness, Jacob turns and heads for the back of the house. In the garden he can see Liz fighting one adversary hand to hand and Clay trading shots with an unseen opponent.

Greg pushes the unconscious thug off his legs and struggles to his feet moving towards the back of the house.

OOC: Spot Hidden to see events occurring behind him

Andykeeps the .45 aimed towards the door and so see the fire come rolling over the threshold pause and then separate with one wave of flame moving up the stairs and the second crawl up the door frame before apparently leaping to the ceiling where is pauses for a moment (almost as though some intellect is guiding it) before spreading across the lounge ceiling.

OOC: SAN test please observing the fires unnatural behaviour

Outside the house:

Liz and the thug struggle Liz trying to stop the man bring the wicked little knife to play, liz trying to either crack the shotgun across the man's face or blow his head off with it.

OOC: Liz can't risk shooting the shotgun without injuring herself. So its hand to hand. Contested STR roll please

Clay goes to help Liz but catches movement out of the corner of his eye which probably saves his life. One bullet plucks at his jacket and a second stings his hip (1HP dam) causing Clay to miss his own shot (although its close enough to cause the thug to drop out of sight)

Summary:

Albert hiding upstairs.
Jacob free to act can see what's going on in the Garden but is unaware of events behind him.
Greg free to act he 'may' be aware of whats going on in the garden and behind him.
Andrew currently in the kitchen, free to act.
Liz brawling with the thug.
Clay trading shots with another.

Spoiler:

Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:53 pm**

Andrew Wade
Andy will try to get out to the others out the back, probably yelling 'FIRE'.

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:41 am**

Clay will trade shots.
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Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:15 am**

Liz isn't normally very strong, but adrenaline surges through her with her life at stake - not to mention the lives of her friends.

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:42 pm**

Jacob intent on helping Liz, he will not use the handgun as he won't risk hitting Liz so he will try to punch the thug instead.

OOC: Punch [dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:06 am**

Inside Upstairs:

Albert hears the shout of FIRE! as Andrew runs from the building and closer still the wooshing sound of flames

Inside Downstairs:

Shouting fire at the top of his voice Andy heads towards the exit only to find the flames slipping along the ceiling and sliding down the wall, almost as though it was concious of his efforts to escape the house and was actively seeking to block his escape.

Outside:

Greg grabs the body of the prostrate young woman lying just by the doorway and pulls her into cover behind some furniture, he does what he can for the young woman but she's clearly in need of medical attention (unconscious)

OOC: First Aid and Medicine rolls please.

Liz manages to slip her leg behind the young thugs knee allowing her to unbalance him and push him towards the floor in doing so she puts herself in line with Jacob's fist

OOC: Fist Damage roll from Jacob please. Assuming she's still up next turn Liz can break and act normally.

Clay draws down on the man who just shot at him but the man remains in cover and Clay is unable to get a shot, Clay takes cover behind the garden furniture.

Everyone outside can hear people crashing through the gardens to either side.

Albert upstairs hiding, but for how much longer?
Andy trapped in the kitchen by the flames.
Clay in the garden behind cover, painfully aware of incoming enemy.
Jacob standing over the body of the thug.
Liz standing(?) over the body of the thug.

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:12 pm**

Greg was feeling particularly alert about what was going on behind him, but his focus was on helping get medical aid to those in need... so he pushed forward and knelt down beside the unconscious form of the young woman. He was on top of his First Aid game, immediately treating the life threatening injuries first. Then he went into the more specialized skillset but wasn't sure at all what he could do to help her medically without the provisions of a hospital. "We need to get her to a hospital... but I'll settle for anywhere else but here."

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:14 pm**

OOC: Did everyone else get outside via the lounge or via the utility room?

If the doorway to the lounge is blocked by flame as well as the doorway to the utility room then Andy would try to get into the WC, shut the door to try to delay the fire and get out via the window.... the top of the cistern would make a breaking the window easier.

Otherwise it'd be out via the utility room/conservatory, trying to close the door between them.

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:32 pm**

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:21 pm**

OOC: Fist dmg[dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:48 am**

Liz grunts with the impact as she throws her assailant off of her and onto the ground. Trying to ignore the pain, she points her shotgun at the knife-wielding thug and tries to pepper him with buckshot.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:48 pm**

Greg lifts the girl up in his arms and calls to the others, "The fire.... it's like the other time, moving weird. We got to get out of here!" He looked for the nearest door to the outside unbarred by fire and darted for it.

Posted: **Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:55 am**

OOC: Greg, Greg's access to the outside is unblocked, its only if he wishes to head back into the kitchen that the flames present an obstacle.

Posted: **Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:24 am**

For clarity - Andy will try to exit the house via the conservatory on the right hand side - as looking at the front of the house - through the utility room, as the doorway leading to the other exit is blocked by the flames.

Posted: **Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:57 pm**

Upstairs: The fire upstairs starts to take hold in the office and on the stairs the sound of burning and the smell of smoke starts to pervade every nook and cranny upstairs even Albert's hiding place.

Downstairs:

In the kitchen Andy heads in the opposite direction away from the fire and towards the utility room. As he does so the flames around the doorway leap towards him.

OOC: Post to follow.

In the Garden:
With a final boom of the shotgun, Greg, Jacob, Liz and Clay find themselves standing in the garden during a momentary lull.

Clay looks at the other behind the small fort he's constructed from garden furniture "We cant stay here they're coming around on both sides. Has anyone seen Albert and that other guy who came barging in?

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:38 am**

"Sorry, haven't seen them," says Liz, taking advantage of the lull to reload her shotgun. She had fired three shots, leaving only two shells. "Too busy killing guys and getting stabbed and beaten. Ow. I've got a knife wound in my back that I can't reach."

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:45 am**

The Kitchen:

As Andy makes for the doorway the flame stretches and elongates behaving more like a blob of molten wax than flame as it flashes towards him.

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:16 am**

Andy Wade

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:39 am**

Andy tries to dodge through the door, but was stiff and before Andy can put a shoulder to it he is engulfed in flame. The pain across the back of his hands and neck is excruciating (if he wasn't already distracted, he'd probably smell his hair burning as well).

*artistic licence its not jammed.

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:43 am**

OOC: Albert will spend the next round in his hidey-hole in the wardrobe. I assume that there are smoke-alarms in the house? He will act when he hears one go off!

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:48 am**

OOC: Considering the amount of smoke in the cupboard they should have gone off some time ago.

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:39 pm**

(if possible) Greg locates some dish towels in the cupboards, drenches them with the water from the kitchen faucet, and throws them over the girl to offer some protection from the fire that he will have to try to skirt somehow. "Anyone got an extinguisher?!" he calls out hopefully.

Posted: **Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:27 pm**

Albert tentatively opens the wardrobe door and looks out. Seeing the smoke creeping under the bedroom door, he moves to the bedroom and looks out over the conservatory.

As quietly and carefully as he can he opens the window, with the intention of climbing onto the conservatory and sliding down the glass roof and then jumping/dropping to the floor.

Posted: **Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:58 am**

Posted: **Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:25 am**

Posted: **Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:49 am**

Andy Wade

OOC: POW 13

I didn't realise that anyone else (PC) was in the Kitchen.

Posted: **Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:28 pm**

Clay will cover the sides, and shoot anyone coming around either side. "Just like the other damn house. I'm starting to hate fire."

Posted: **Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:16 pm**

Greg looks for a window for which they could escape through without burning alive and tries to keep lower than the smoke.

Posted: **Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:14 am**

Posted: **Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:29 am**

We must clear a path to the car.
Jacob says.
Clay, let's circle the house and shot down anyone that might ambush us.

Posted: **Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:52 pm**

"Thats a big order." Which way is shorter to the cars, and does one side seem to have more people coming around the corner than the other?
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Does it look like it might be easier to pull back to two or three houses down and circle back?

Posted: **Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:14 pm**

"I think we'd have a better chance if we make a break for the hedge," says Liz quietly. "Once we're through there, they can't see us from the house or grounds. But this second wave is too close, I think. If we run for it now, they'll catch us in the open. We're best off dealing with them first." She keeps watch on the corners, ready to fire on any bad guys who round them.

Posted: **Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:43 pm**

"We can't stay here too long, the cops or fire will be here soon and our car is out front." Clay shakes his head for a second, what was he thinking running into the house. Probably better to just speed away, a month ago he would have and not looked back. This friendship thing is going to get him locked up or killed before this is over he mulls over in his mind while keeping a watch on the corner.

Posted: **Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:57 pm**

Jacob nods and will follow any of them

Posted: **Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:50 am**

The Garden: Escaping the flames spreading from the kitchen to the rest of downstairs, Greg comes staggering out of the French doors under the weight of the injured girl. There is blood over his hands and clothes from where he's been desperately applying first aid. "We don't have the luxury of time, this poor girl isn't going to last long without proper medical attention."

Inside the house: Downstairs
As the flame flashes over him Andy, almost crumbles to his knees suddenly feeling weak, but manages to shrug it off as he dives through the doorway - Dodge Roll please unless you want to try and somehow fight the fire. Successful dodge will mean Andy has put a door between him and the flames, failure means he's still being 'attacked' by the fire

Inside the house: Upstairs
Albert pushes open the window balancing both himself and the PC case on the window sill. Looking down onto the glass conservatory he decides that the Hard drive on the PC is more likely to survive a fall to the ground than he is to survive a fall through the glass roof and tosses it onto the grass below. Glancing behind him he notices the flames seem to be oozing under the doorway SAN roll - thats a very strange way for a fire to behave???? and a Climb roll please.

Outside in the Garden:
Jacob, Greg, Clay, Liz

Downstairs in the house: Andy - exiting the kitchen via the utility room.
Upstairs in the house: Albert - Climbing out the window and onto the conservatory

Posted: **Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:11 am**

Andy Wade

Letting out a loud yell as the flames engulf him, he desperately tries to jump through the doorway and heave the door closed ...

Posted: **Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:43 am**

Liz sprints for the hedge, gripping her shotgun and holding it ready to blast any goons who show themselves.

Posted: **Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:18 pm**

Greg asks Jacob, Clay and Liz "Is the way to the car safe? I don't want to drag this poor girl into another gunfight."

Posted: **Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:37 am**

"Prolly not," says Liz as she starts her run, hoping that at least some of the others will follow her lead.

Posted: **Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:24 am**

Posted: **Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:58 pm**

Andy Wade

Gasping from both the pain and the weird draining sensation he experienced as the flames smothered his back Andy looks on in amazement as the flames start to appear through the gap between the door and the floor... almost as if the flames were somehow after him! For a moment Andy has a mental image of an octopus squeezing though a small hole between tanks, images he remembers from a recent documentary. As the flames start to lick about his ankles he pushes himself away from the door and heads, full tilt, into the conservatory intending on getting out of the house and linking up with the others as fast as possible.

Posted: **Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:52 pm**

Albert looks back at the flames, temporarily mesmerised by the way they seem to flow and search for him like tentacles. The flames lick closer and finally the realisation that they are searching form him spurs him into action. His mind grapples with idea of sentient fire as he climbs onto the conservatory and slides down the pitched glass roof like a man possessed.

Posted: **Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:43 pm**

Greg follows Liz as best he can, although his progress through any kind of hedge work would be somewhat hindered considering he is carrying an unconscious woman who is steadily getting more and more heavy. He's obviously struggling. Physical tasks aren't his thing.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:36 am**

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:18 pm**

what about Albert?
Jacob calls as he follows Liz. To Greg he says
She slows you, I'm sorry to say but better leave one wounded behind then being hurt too.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:38 pm**

Clay checks that there are no bad guys visible (if so he will shoot them), if not he holsters his pistol, and offers to take the girl from Greg despite his own injuries. "Lets go." and he heads for the hedge after Liz.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:07 pm**

The Garden: (yes everyone is now outside)

Andrew comes bursting out of the door on the RHS of the house, his clothes and bare skin quite severely burnt.

Liz her way through the hedge, as she does so two shots crack out one of the bullets grabs at her coat, the second tears at the flesh of her right arm.

Clay & Greg man handle the girl through the hedge.

Jacob pushes his way through the hedge after Liz.

Albert hits the ground with a thud and stands stunned while he thinks about the way the fire behaved (3 SAN lost). The computer lies broken open in front of him the interior open to the elements.

OOC: Can I have spot hidden rolls from Jacob, Liz, Greg and Clay

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:41 pm**

OOC: spot hidden: 45%: [dice]0[/dice]

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:40 pm**

Greg shot a cold glare at Jacob. "Look... I'm a doctor. We don't make habit of leaving people in need of care to die. I may have lost some of my humanity since running into you lot, but I will not turn my back on an innocent."

When Clay offered to help, Greg looked relieved, "Thank you, very much." He shot another cold glace to Jacob, but then went back to the business of escape.
Greg thinks he sees something...

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:24 am**

Liz drops low and looks around for whoever shot her, but she can't see much. "I'm hit!" she hisses.

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:01 am**

There is a shout from the area of the house on the left and Greg sees someone duck out of sight.

A path runs behind the back of the house along the edge of the field. The field itself is overgrown with waist height grass. A kissing gate is visible 200m along the path. Another gate (onto a road or track?) is visible across the field about 3-400m away.

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:11 pm**

Spot Hidden - 1d100=50 - Fail

Jacob helps Liz as they pass the hedge.

Posted: **Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:22 pm**

Greg tells the others, "I just saw someone over there," he motioned with a jerk of his head, "duck into the shadows. I think they know where we are. We need to hurry."

Posted: **Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:40 am**

"Quick, into the grass!" says Liz through gritted teeth as she runs for the nearest section of grass in a low crouch. "They can't see us if we stay low." When she reaches the grass, she crawls into it so that she is entirely below the top of the grass and she won't be a visible target any more.

Posted: **Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:34 pm**

Greg continues following Liz doing the best he can to stay low and out of view.

Posted: **Wed Feb 05, 2014 1:04 pm**

In the Garden
Andy and Albert are both in the body strewn garden. Albert on the left hand side of the garden standing next to the cracked computer, Andy on the right (their positions relative to the house when looking from the front.) the heat from the fires both upstairs and downstairs is starting to become pretty intense, the flames do not seem to be following them from the house.

In the field
Clay and Jacob having just pushed through the hedge stand on the path running behind the houses while a short distance away Greg and Liz have started moving through the long grass trying to keep as low as possible.

All parties garden and field can hear shouting from the front and both side of the house in what they assume is Albanian.

OOC: NB: Its quite an effort for Greg to carry the girl while trying to keep low through the grass.

Posted: **Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:42 pm**

Posted: **Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:10 pm**

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