IC-Chapter 1-Never Get Old(Rawlings/Yeager/Bill Johns/Jim)

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,That would be the Listen skill. I need to make an edit to the post where you were talking to the ICE agent about [b]Barney[/b]. It now says he's a musician as well as an independent filmmaker, which I forgot to include.

Bill heard nothing at the next door.

[Philulhu]

Bill carefully pushed the door open and looked inside the room. He was looking for a desk or filing cabinet, anything that might include papers that would give him a clue as to what was going on.

OOC: Ok. Posting from my phone so the text effect buttons aren't working properly!

[Mr. Handy]

Bill found that this room contained musical instruments, primarily keyboards, drums, and guitars. There were also a few other instruments, such as a xylophone and a saxophone.

[Philulhu]

Bill quietly closed the door and moved on down the corridor, trying each door in turn, and checking out the rooms beyond.

OOC,[i]I can play this out in full if you prefer,but it seems like we'll be doing this for some time! :) Can we assume that [b]Bill[/b] will listen at each door and open it unless he hears a noise on the other side?[/i]

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,There's actually a reason that I was taking it slow, but things may get interesting soon. ;) [b]Bill[/b], please roll Listen again.

[Philulhu]

Bill listened carefully at the door, then quietly and carefully tried the handle...

OOC,No probs. I wasn't sure if I was being over-cautious and holding everything up. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3529735/]Bill listens at the door again... (1d100=43)[/url] Fail! :(

[Mr. Handy]

The third and final door in this section of hall opened to reveal a room containing audio equipment: speakers, woofers, a synthesizer, amplifiers, and the like.

[Philulhu]

Bill took a quick look around the room, again looking for anything that would give him a clue as to what was going on and how Braithewaite was involved.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,[b]Bill[/b], you are moving to the thread linked below. Please do not read any posts in the new thread above the one in the link.

Comfortably Numb

[Mr. Handy]

Girls' Dormitory, University of Pennsylvania
7:30 PM - Thursday, July 17, 1969

Bill returned to Mary's dorm room without incident. Jim and the girls were still there when he got back. "Hey, Sarge," said Jim. "All's quiet here. Any luck?"

[Philulhu]

"No sign of Anderson," replied Bill, "But I found the Brit Braithewaite. He seems keen to help - not quite sure of his motives though. I need to talk to Yeager to see what he's got to say."

He glanced at Mary then back to Jim. "You ok to hold the fort here while I go find a phone?" he asked.

[Mr. Handy]

"No problem, Sarge," said Jim.

Bill went back down to the lobby, where the matron let him use the phone at the front desk again. It didn't take him long to get connected to Lt. Yeager, who was still in the office. Did he ever go home?

"What's up, Sergeant?" asked Yeager.

[Philulhu]

"No sign of Anderson over here," Bill replied. "There's some guy - one of his frat buddies - who dressed up like him trying to throw us off the scent but Jim lost him. They guy jumped out of a second floor window when he saw Jim coming and was gone before we could catch up."

"I checked out one of the guys who visited Anderson when he was locked up - a Brit called Braithewaite. He's interested in the sleep experiments that Dr Anderson is running and has offered to go in there on our behalf, if we can back him up? What do you think?"

[Mr. Handy]

"Well, we've already got Harry on the inside," said Yeager, "but it wouldn't hurt to have someone else. Harry can look out for him, but Braithwaite is not to know. I'm not sure how much we can trust the guy. What's your impression of him?"

[Philulhu]

"He seems ok," said Bill, "Although he seems to have a bit of a secret agent fixation. I said we'd back him up and he asked for a walkie-talkie, a camera... and a gun."

[Mr. Handy]

"Well, the gun's not happening," said Yeager. "It won't be a problem to fit him with a wire, though. If you can get him into the experiment tomorrow, bring him by. Anything else?"

[Philulhu]

"Nope," said Bill, "I'll run it past Braithewaite and make sure he's ok with it."

"Have we got relief coming?" he asked, wondering what time he would get to bed.

[Mr. Handy]

"They're due in at midnight," said Yeager. "If you want them earlier, I can arrange it."

[Philulhu]

"Nope, that's fine," replied Bill, "I'll hang on until they get here." He said goodbye to Yeager and hung up the phone. He nodded his thanks to the woman on the desk and headed back up to Mary's room.

[Mr. Handy]

Bill returned to Mary and Jill's dorm room. Everything was just as he had left it. "What did the Lou say?" asked Jim.