Johnny - The great outdoors (Kabukiman only)

[Dave Syrinx]

Johnny Walken was no coward, just careful. That had helped him in the past and would help him in his present situation. The army surplus visits, last year, had really paid off. When all shit broke lose five hours ago, he was the first one who sensed danger. He would in a regular fire drill too, of course. But this time it had been for real. Not many moments after he´d donned the 1986 model gas mask from Germany, had his fellow sales reps at Umbrella Corporation Sales dept started to drop like flies. Staying low, he skillfully evaded the security cameras.

Never trust the computer! had been his motto for many years. That´s why he still manually filled out his bills and walked them to the bank at the end of every month. The bank was surely skimming his accounts. Damn if he´d let them have his money all the time.

The long walk out of the HIve - death trap had taken him four hours. He never once took the mask off. At last he came to the shopping mall, west of the Hive. This was where Umbrella got all supplies to the company. As well as recruiting personnel.

The subway was absolutely sealed. No way of getting out that way. Only back to the Hive. The tracks stopped at a dead end of mountain rock.

Ascending the escalator manually as it was shut off, listening to muzak coming from hidden wall-speakers, he started to find dead people here too. They were dead right? Or just unconscious... he hoped. Taking the stairs up to the parking garage took no time for him. Even though he had been hiking for four hours he felt he had the stamina to pull this through.

Johnny opens the metal door to the next floor - the parking area. Seeing the exit ramps
are open, he heads towards them. As he comes closer to the exit he walks a bit faster, running almost. Freedom!

Kabukiman:

Spoiler:

The parking garage is a normal garage. Johnny counts to thirtyfive vehicles parked here. Two exits lead to the outside. To the east and to the west. He´s close to the east, right now. The stairs he just left are fifty meters behind him.
He can spot security cameras close to the exit ways. They are moving but he has not walked into their arc, yet. The stairs continued upwards to the first floor as well, he read by the exit door to this floor. What did he bring from his office, btw?

[kabukiman]

OOC,cellphone, keys, spray to self defense and some crowbar or anything like that he may found

[Dave Syrinx]

Equipment:

Spoiler:

The cell phone went dead half way to the shopping mall. Some interference from the main computer, no doubt. Other that that Johnny may have some stuff from his drawer from the army surplus? What´s the next move?

[kabukiman]

OOC,I didn't join the army, so I don't knew the regular material :oops: , maybe some food and a bussola?

Johnny will try to go by east side, but waiting that the camera don't spot him.

[Dave Syrinx]

In a small bag he got to grab before he evacuated the Hive, Johnny keeps his twenty rations of dried jerky all packaged in vacuum packs. A multi-tool and a compass as well as a two liter canteen are in there as well along with a flash light and a rad-meter. He makes the strap holding the bag together rest a bit more comfortably over his shoulder and ducks under the camera and heads for the eastern exit. He steps out on the ramp and immediately three red dots appear playing on the cement floor. They quickly reach his chest and stays there, almost unmoving...

[kabukiman]

OOC: Is there any wall or something that he may hide behind to avoid been shot?

[Dave Syrinx]

OOC:

Spoiler:

The safest option is to back away from the ramp. Two quick steps backwards will get him out of sight. To sprint out in the dark to a nearby outer wall is not advisable. But, if Johnny tries to push forward to find a protective wall to press against, you´ll have to roll Luck, not to get shot. He sees the ramp going out on the street outside. There the road goes left and right. Across the street is a parking lot. On the others side of the parking lot is an apartment high rise. He sees something glimpse in one of the windows. Beside the ramp, on both sides, small walls ward off the ramp from the sidewalk. They are his cover, should he try to dive. But as stated to back away is the safest bet. If he´s lucky and fast he might have a chance to get away. The odds of three snipers missing a target are high, though.

Johnny takes in his precarious situation and makes a split decision...

[kabukiman]

-I didn't survive sleeping gas from a mad computer to be shot by some rambo...
Johnny returns back.

[kabukiman]

OOC: Can he reach his car without being shot/detected?

[Dave Syrinx]

OOC: Johnny´s car is parked at the Hive parking... Three hours walk from the shopping mall. Sorry. There are plenty of cars to boost, though. Johnny has 10% in car boosting, so after ten attempts on different cars he´ll get one started. Consider the ride of your choice to be Johnny´s "borrowed" car.



Johnny tries the ten choiciest cars, but the state of the art anti theft systems warded off the car assailant. He tries five more and gets lucky.

[kabukiman]

OOC: Then he get's a Lamborghini, a imported car from a director.

Johnny cursed those new anti-theft systems. His older brother had explained him how to do it; now he was mechanic. He earned less then 1/3 of Johnny. "But at least he isn't trying to escape from a mad computer and some snipers"- thought Johnny philosophically. He lost his count of how many tries. Then a car started. An old Lamborghini, probably a collection car, whose owner didn't wanted to adapt the system. Johnny luck. He looked at the exit, and after a brief moment of hesitation, he launched the car at full speed.

[Dave Syrinx]

The Lambo roars and Johnny speeds up the ramp, turning the wheel a bit too heavily but the anti spin system kicks in and heaves the spin. No red dots, no shots fired as far as he can make out.
The car darts down the street to the left, heading for the secluded areas outside the city. That is that´s the plan. Looking straight ahead, Johnny sees a road lock and S.T.A.R.S police vehicles at the intersection. The only options are to turn left and circle the mall, stop at the road lock or try to run through it... A few thoughts race through Johnny´s mind, though. Would he be able to reverse back to the garage? Why not just exit and tell the cops what happened? His heart beats faster. He adjusts the gas mask and breathes. From the corner of his eye he sees a helicopter circle over the mall.
What now?

Kabukiman:

Spoiler:

Do you have a character picture I can post on the cast-list? Scuse the hold-up I´v been at the ICU with my wife.

[kabukiman]

OOC,Np, real life comes first, I hope everything goes well with your wife

He will go to the police.
Johnny decide to risk his chance with the police. At the worst, they would put him in cistody in a far away place of that dead place, and a cell seemed a nice place now.

[Dave Syrinx]

Easing the pressure on the gas pedal, Johnny prepares to stop at the road block. However, as he comes closer to the police cars, he sees them ready their assault rifles and open fire! A cascading torrent of ammunition hit the newly boosted car. Most of the rounds hit windshield. Luckily it´s bullet proof. The windshield´s visibility is close to none as thirty rounds spiderweb the shield. The rest of the rounds hit the front of the car. The tires are all good, the on-board computer signals. The warning lamp for the engine shines red, however. And the windshield indicator flashes orange.

The orders must be to shoot to kill on anyone exiting the mall/hive. Johnny just stares as the now, white webbed shield and listens to the engine, still humming. Time to buy a lottery ticket... The police who fired make room for another squad of STARTS SWAT. These guys have grenade launchers mounted underneath the assault rifles.

[kabukiman]

Johnny feet jumps to the pedal and he turns to the first block he can so he may avoid the launch grenades. Then he will return to the mall.

OOC,Does the car have any cellphone or radio so he may try to contact anyone? And I think this image is a good way to show Johnny mind

[Dave Syrinx]

Johnny gets out of the tight spot by reversing and braking the car to a skid. He then turns left and races around the block, coming to the other exit ramp from the parking garage. Coming back into the garage he makes the Lambo stop at the stairs he not a long time ago came up from.
He looks at the exits and sees no one coming after him. The security camera pans to the parked car.
The stairs lead down back to the subway as well as up to the first floor of the mall. Further away to the left a bay of elevators wait with the doors shut. The indicator shows they are at the main floor, one floor up.

[kabukiman]

Johnny decides to return to the mall. Maybe he can find something useful in a store?

[Dave Syrinx]

Walking up the stairs, Johnny can hear soft music from the ceiling. The music theme is a strange mix of musac. Tunes heard before, but not quite...
He comes to a set of double doors with a large 1 on them. There are round windows in the doors and an electronic lock blinking red. The doors seem to be locked. But as he closes in on the doors his high level security pass, shifts the doors´lock to green and the doors swing open. Through the doors come a small trickle of water from the public area of the mall. In the water are bodies floating. Women, men and children. The stench is horrible.

OOC:

Spoiler:

Having seen many dead during the last couple of hours have hardened Johnny, but if he fails the SAN check at this point he will have to throw up, and remove his mask.... Roll SAN!

[kabukiman]

Johnny was certain now that all those people were dead. He felt dizzy... His eyes were crying. He wanted to puke. He removed his mask.

OOC,What's the penalty for failing the check?

OOC2,Yep, he really removed his mask

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2811387/

[Dave Syrinx]

OOC:

Spoiler:

Oh! Sorry... 1d6 roll, 1-4 just nausea, 5-6 can´t jhold it in - remove mask and vomit.