In media res - INCURSION (All players in Team Bravo)

[ImpInTraining]

Collins spun around and pointed toward the door. When Weiss would open it, he would supply cover fire if necessary. He didn't know how many of those things were following.

[Iggy_Pop]

C.L. aims his .50 Automatic at the nearest hostile's head and in his rush misses by only inches. He begins to move towards the nearest escape from danger, preparing to fire another round.

[Dave Syrinx]

Actually, the girl stumbles when C.L. shoots and ends up face to barrel she goes down in a heap. C.L. sees Heather up on top the escalator turning around to see what Larsen alerted her about.

Iggy:

Spoiler:

He had point blank range, so it´s a hit. No need to walk away. He may choose to back away anyway. Up the stairs or back away to help the others?

[ImpInTraining]

Collins is a team player ... he's going to stay with the group not head off like a lone wolf. He needs them as much as they need him. So he'll stick by the door and offer cover fire for anyone else on the team heading his way.

[shanaz]

Crawford holds up her rifle, finger on trigger. "These are...people...aren't they? How many of them are in this mall?"

[Dave Syrinx]

Collins quickly heads back to the staff only door and covers Weiss and Hale as they hurry to the more secure locale. The two hustle inside, Hale reporting through the comm, "Arrived at the location. Status? We´re at the left corner."

From his position at the door, Collins sees A blond girl in her mid teens in a pink skirt and white blouse and a pink head band. She looks unharmed, only her staggering walk tells she is not. From the smaller corridor a mass of people come, there must have bee a queue at the rest rooms... She sees six customers pour out to the main corridor and more follows. She directs her attention to the medic in the doorway.

The bulk of the people emerging head for Nohman, while only two turn their attention to where the little girl is heading. They wear leather jackets and have needles and pins pierced in their faces. Obviously some kind of punk rockers in love.

The two punk rockers and the teenie are steering towards Collins.

[Dave Syrinx]

C.L takes a couple of steps up the stairs, seeing that eight customers come at Nohman from behind, up the corridor. He also sees six more coming from the area behind the escalator.

Crawford hesitates to shoot and lets the customer close to her almost reach her. Are they alive or what? There must be hundreds of them in here...

C.L. watches as customer walks right behind Crawford and starts to get up on the escalator, intent to pursue C.L.. The customer, a sales clerk from a perfume department walks into the line of fire of Larsen . Who also spots the six newly risen, behind the escalator.

"WE GOT TO MOVE OUT!" Nohman screams without his comm, swirling at the last spotted infected. Not having noticed the eight coming out from the corridor behind him. He lets ten bullets rip at the target. Only half hit home. It´s enough, though as the customer falls down and doesn´t move.

"Hah, you didn´t get me this time either, suckers!" Noman reloads.

Up on the escalator, Heather spins around and sees the cheer leaders, stumbles backwards to avoid their groping arms. She comes halfway down the escalator and meets C.L. . "A weapon...!" She blurts out frantically.

[ImpInTraining]

OOC,I think I know the answer to this already... but who was the teenie-hopper chick fitted on?

[Dave Syrinx]

Imp:

Spoiler:

I changed the post to give clear direction that the girl spots the crowd and then goes after Collins. The two punk rockers also go for Collins, following the teenie girl. Scuse the unclarity.

Sit rep, Collins, Hale, Weiss & Nohman

[Dave Syrinx]

Sit rep C.L., Larsen, Crawford, Heather & Nohman.

[ImpInTraining]

ooc,If I close this security door, it's a safe bet these pursuers can't come through because of the security locks, correct?

[Dave Syrinx]

Spoiler:

Yes, that and moving away from the doors. (four feet sensitivity card-door wise)

[ImpInTraining]

Collins stands up and steps back away from the doors, pushing those behind him further in if necessary. Once the doors close, he trains his weapon on it and waits to see if these 'customers' are determined for his business. "Clear the area," he calls to Hale and Weiss.

Over the radio, Collins reports, "Weiss, Hale, and Collins accounted for. We're holed up in a secure section, Nohman sir. We will find another way out and meet up with you and the team unless you have other orders."

Off the radio, Collins says, "Nohman knows what's going on. They picked him for this mission because he's been through it before. Did you notice how freaked out he got? These things out there... they're not just people anymore. I know what I saw. There were no life signs... suddenly they're all up and doing the monster mash."

[Mr. Handy]

"Crawford, watch your six!" calls Larsen, raising his MP5 and aiming at the head of the customer closing in on her. He shoots it with another three round burst that does moderate damage. "Get off the escalator, you two! Rally to Nohman!"

[Dave Syrinx]

C.L. quickly gives Heather his .50 and unshoulders the MP5. They both hurry down the escalator. Heather fires at the cheer leaders milling down the immobile stairs. The shot misses the first row of cheer leaders at thigh height and slams into the last one, in the hip area. Making her come two steps behind the formation. Five cheer leaders continue down the stairs unimpaired.

C.L. takes two strides downwards and fires a three round burst at the only remaining target between the team and Nohman. Larsen´s target falls and twitches in a puddle of water while C.L.´s target continues to come at them. Or rather at C.L. and Heather. The awakened customer, now with three puncture wounds in neat grouping in his chest is two steps away from C.L. (x3 on the map)

Crawford lets out a "Thanks, man." then sees the predicament C.L. is in and takes aim. Not wanting to risk hitting C.L. she fires a single round. It hits home in the back of the customer´s head, making him flinch forward. He tries to hold on to something - by instinct and grabs C.L.´s protective suit.

C.L.

Spoiler:

Roll luck to see if the suit holds or is torn...

[Dave Syrinx]

Collins´ comments are heard by all except Nohman who has taken off his helmet. Heather can´t hear any of that either, obviously. Weiss nods affirmatively, "That´s true. That´s why I´m here. He has a, what shall we say, unstable mind. This was just what we were anticipating. The safer route would have been to head to the basement before locating the directors. Walking through this area seemed unwise if you ask me."

Hale stands well clear of the doors not wanting them to open automatically. She surveys the corridor. "We have blood spatter here!" She turns her gun at the other direction and cover their backs. Collins and Weiss remain focused on the double doors to the mall. Only the hissing of an operating air condition device in the ceiling can be heard. That and the shooting from the escalators. And something else. A distant shotgun blast from an area west of their refuge.

[Iggy_Pop]

Syrinx:

Spoiler:

Luck 22

[Dave Syrinx]

C.L.´s suit holds as the affected customer bleeds on it. By force of momentum, the customer hangs on to C.L. as he careens past Larsen with Heather on his heels and stops. Heather puts the .50 at the clinging assailant and pulls the trigger, rending the assailant hapless on the ground. Crawford and Larsen head to help Nohman out.

Nohman sees how the rest of the team has dealt with their attackers. He hears some chatter from the comms in the helmet by his waist. He looks at it and frowns. From the corner of his eye, he sees the slew of infected coming at him from behind. Seven in all. He launches forward, away from the crowd. The three closest jump at him and try to tear and bite his suit. None connecting as the team leader swiftly escapes.

"In here, team!" He shouts and closes in on the closest store front.

[Iggy_Pop]

C.L. breaks into full sprint towards Nohman, grabbing Heather's arm as he passes her while screaming at her "Get a move on girl!"

[Dave Syrinx]

Nohman gets close to the store, a Sony - Ericsson store (106). He turns to Larsen, Crawford and C.L. "Where´s Collins and the others?" He dons his helmet as the metal blinds start to rise at the mobile phone store. The distance between the team leader and the automatic lock mechanism tied to his magnetic card has activated the blinds setting them in motion. Inside lights go on and at the glass windows, nine teenage kids with new mobile tech, have their faces pressed against the sheeting. Four of them girls in their early teens and five older adolescent males.

"Fuck this!" Nohman screams.

The glass doors click open as well. For now the metal blinds hinder the doors to actually open.

OOC:
Sit rep:

To the west = 9 customers
To the north = 7 customers
To the east = 9 customers

To the SOUTH= IKEA store (101) (Furniture, assemble it yourself)

In a pickle = 5 uninfected (?) people. (C.L., Larsen, Nohman, Crawford & Heather)

Sheltering without a proper knowledge of the other team = 3 people at the offices. (Hale, Collins & Weiss)

Unknown civilians = 1 or more to the west (The suited man with gas mask)

Known civilians = 2 (Dr. Carl Smith and Dr. Luisa Sanchez) Should be close to Hale, Collins & Weiss...