IC-Ep 5-Storming the Castle(Everyone else)

[Mr. Handy]

"Well, bugger that," said the Brigadier. "We'll just have to move fast, then." He held the servant he had captured in a chokehold. She soon slumped over, and he let her drop to the floor. "We're on our way up, Baxter," he said into his radio. "Meet us on the landing two floors above." Then the young lady sprang to her feet and bolted through the door she had originally been going for when he had captured her, screaming her head off. She had only been feigning unconsciousness. "Blast and double blast! Baxter, our prisoner has escaped! She should be on her way up towards you. Intercept her!"

Gordon could hear a woman screaming from below.

OOC,Brigadier's damage to servant, knockout attempt. [dice]0[/dice]+[dice]1[/dice] Resistance Table roll (5 damage vs. HP 11: 20% chance) to knock her out. [dice]2[/dice]

[aine]

Tobias is impressed with Tinker's screwdriver, "Amazing! Sonic heh?" He picks up a hinge, examining it briefly before following the brigadier up the stairs.

[johnson41996]

Startled by the sudden radio activity, Gordon felt his heart rate go up. "Well this just got interesting...." He muttered as he double timed his way to intercept the fleeing prisoner, not knowing what he would find when he met it head on but planning to land a solid kick in its chest and send it sprawling back down the stairs.

[Mr. Handy]

Brigadier Crichton and the rest of his group raced through the open doorway and into the servants' stairway beyond, where they could see the young woman fleeing upwards. Peter was a little behind, as he had gone into the bedroom. He had only made it back to the hall so far. Gordon hurried down the stairs to the landing of the floor below, reaching it at the same time as the female servant came up from below. She was wearing a nightgown, but she was not at all attractive. Already her features had begun to resemble those of the Sea Devils, though to a much lesser extent.

OOC,[b]Gordon[/b], please roll Sanity. Sanity loss is 0/1d4, so you lose no Sanity if you succeed, but 1d4 if you fail. Either way, you may act freely. Please roll 1d100 for initiative, as you both have DEX 11. If your score is lower than her initiative score, you may act first. If it's more, she gets the first action. If you roll exactly the same, you'll have to roll off, in which case you'll need to roll a second 1d100 and I'll roll again for her. Servant's initiative roll for DEX 11: [dice]0[/dice]

[Vladd]

Peter hurried after the Brigadier, as the element of surprise appeared to be blown and the need for stealth gone he drew his pistol ready for trouble.

[johnson41996]

Gordon raced down the stairs to the next landing, and came to a dead stop, his mind struggling to accept what he saw coming from the darkness. A monster... a woman? Wearing a nightgown? In the seconds he had before he was toe to toe with the monstrosity, he felt his mind bend with the strain of trying to correlate what he saw to his medical experience. Coming up short, and feeling his migraine grow worse in response, he decided to act first and attempt to make sense of the madness later. Gordon moved to cut off the fleeing woman from going any further and swung at the beast in an attempt to knock it senseless. His subconscious only barely registered that his wife owned the same nightgown, and wondered how this would affect their bedroom antics.

Rolls,Sanity 80% = [dice]0[/dice] ...really? Sanity Loss = [dice]2[/dice] Dex = [dice]1[/dice] Fisty Cuffs 50% = [dice]3[/dice] Success! Damage = [dice]4[/dice] I dont remember what im supposed to roll for a situation like this, if thats not right just make the appropriate rolls to save time :?

[Mr. Handy]

The serving woman ducked under Gordon's fist at the last possible second, and it just brushed through her hair. Still screaming, she threw open the door to the hall on this floor and darted through it just as the Brigadier and the rest of the group arrived at the landing. Peter reached the landing on the floor below and started up the stairs, still behind the others.

OOC,I deleted the earlier post with the radio message. The person who sent it was unable to get through, so you never heard it. Fist/Punch attacks do 1D3(+damage bonus) damage, but she made her Dodge roll and no damage was done. Servant's Dodge roll (22% base skill): [dice]0[/dice]

[johnson41996]

Gordon pulled out his .45 as the rest of his unit cleared the landing. "SIR! Am i glad to see you! She went this way!" and with that, Gordon spun on his heels and gave chase.

[aine]

Tobias hung back ready to stop the woman darting back down the stairs should she decide to do so. He kept his ears open for any signs of alarm from other parts of the house.

listen,dice roll: 05%

[Mr. Handy]

The group pursued the woman down the hallway. Tobias hung back, but he was able to hear what was going on. The servant was heading straight to the end of the hall, where a pair of double doors stood at the very end. Peter was still around the corner bringing up the rear.

Tobias Maddox,[b]Tobias[/b] could hear raised voices in the distance ahead. They were coming from beyond the double doors, but they were too faint to be in the next room. He heard a man say "Quickly, go upstairs and wake [b]Mr. Lake[/b] and [b]Father Stewart[/b], [b]Mrs. Plodgett[/b]!"

OOC,[b]Gordon[/b] and [b]Tobias[/b], you may shoot at her before she gets through the doors if you wish. [b]Gordon[/b], you may fire one shot. [b]Tobias[/b], you may fire up to two shots.

[johnson41996]

Gordon was becoming more and more frustrated as the situation grew worse. Fed up with the direction the mission was going, he brought his firearm to bear and said to the brigadier "Sir, give me the order and ill fire!"

[Mr. Handy]

"FIre at will!" said the Brigadier, his own pistol in his hand. "I think stealth is out the window now."

[johnson41996]

For one brief moment, Gordon hesitated. In all of his military career, he had never had to end a life. It was a sobering moment for the doctor, as he raised his firearm and put the fleeing woman in his sights. He was of course, trained as any other soldier was, but he was a doctor, in the business of saving lives, not ending them, and he had never been in a situation that warranted such action from him. He wondered to himself sadly, if things could of been different, maybe the poor woman could of been saved. Maybe there was a cure, to reverse her horrible affliction. Gordon wondered if she was a truly willing initiate, or if she was brainwashed or coerced into becoming the monster that was currently threatening the success of the mission, wondered about her life, and her family. Gordon found himself conflicted, until he subconsciously pushed these thoughts to the back of his mind and his military training took over. Ahead there was a combatant, a threat to not only the success of the mission, but the lives of his mates. Gordon took a deep breath, steadied his aim, and fired.

Firing,Handgun 44% - [dice]0[/dice] Damage [dice]1[/dice] Total Damage 4+2=6

[Mr. Handy]

The woman had just reached the double doors when Gordon's bullet struck her in the back and slammed her against them. With one final scream, she slid down them and crumpled to the floor, bleeding and lying motionless. She was not dead yet, but she would be very soon if left that way. The loud gunshot echoed through the hallway.

[johnson41996]

Gordon slowly dropped his arms, smoke still curling from the barrel of his firearm. He watched as the delicate figure slid to the ground with one last horrible scream, and was stunned. He knew that murder was inevitable in his line of work, but he never could of predicted how complex his emotions would be when it was his time. It was then that Gordon spotted the barely noticeable rise and fall of faint breathing. She was still alive! Gordons mind instantly switched to combat medic mode, and he approached the fallen woman while reciting the usual mantra in his mind, "Apply pressure, check for signs of shock, check for exit wound..." when he stopped dead in his tracks, and looked at the brigadier, the silent question hanging in the thick silenced that followed the gunfire.

Permission to act,Doctor Gordon is having a hard time coming to terms with his first real combat situation given the circumstances, while hes a soldier and will follow any order given by his superior, he does want to try to at least stabilize the woman, or in the very least make her a little more comfortable as she slips away. If he has permission from the brigadier, here are the first aid roll(s) to save some time. If the brigadier decides this isnt in the best interest of the group, Gordon will obey and find a way to come to terms with it. First Aid 80% - [dice]0[/dice] OH NOOOOOO RIP fish lady... Gordon punches her repeatedly in the face while shouting "LIVE! LIVE DAMN YOU!!! :lol: lol well heres a sanity roll just in case you feel its necessary, again, given the circumstances. Sanity 78% - [dice]1[/dice] lol WTF... :shock:

[Vladd]

Hearing the shot Peter checked his pistol and hurried to catch up with the others.

[Mr. Handy]

The Brigadier was not paying attention to Gordon. Instead, he rushed forward, threw open the doors, and rushed through them with his pistol drawn. The squad of UNIT soldiers and various other hangers-on followed him into the dining room beyond with their own weapons ready. At the same time, the double doors at the other end of the dining room, beyond the long table, flew open to reveal two more fish/human hybrids, one with a pistol and the other with a shotgun. Gordon knelt by the woman he had shot and, without thinking, removed the bullet. He had seen too many TV shows and movies where doctors did this, not realizing that it was the worst thing he could do. The dying woman began to bleed further. Dr. Kirby rushed over and did her best to stanch the flow of blood, but it was not enough. She bled out just as Peter arrived. Gordon tried to rationalize what he had done by thinking of her as a monster, but she had been partly human too and had only been trying to flee from invaders in her home. He had violated his oath to do no harm, and her blood was on his hands - both literally and figuratively.

OOC,[b]Gordon[/b], please roll 1d8 to see how much Sanity you lose. If you lose 5 or more, please roll Idea. If you fail the Idea roll, you may act freely, but if you succeed, you go temporarily insane. [b]Peter[/b], please roll Sanity for seeing the hybrids. Sanity loss is 0/1d4. [b]Tobias[/b] does not need to roll, as I believe he has already lost 4 Sanity from seeing them. [b]Peter[/b] and [b]Gordon[/b] cannot get a clear shot this round from their current position, but [b]Tobias[/b] can.

[johnson41996]

Gordons headache grew even worse than before as his mind was a flood of conflicting emotions. He saw the Sea Devils in the next room, but was caught between a physical limbo of indecisiveness. A million thoughts ran through his mind at once and Gordon couldn't cope any longer. The doctors mind finally snapped.

Sanity,Sanity loss -->[dice]0[/dice] OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... :o :shock: :o very nice narration Mr. Handy, your a master story teller :D

[Vladd]

OOC:   Sanity test: 1d100 52

The sight of the hybrids gave Peter pause for thought, but he shook off his shock and manoeuvred himself for a clear shot. Ye Gods, those things really are hideous, he thought.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Thank you, Johnson! Your posts have been excellent too! :D I need an Idea roll from you because you lost at least 5 Sanity. If you succeed at that roll, you will go temporarily insane. If you fail, you may act freely.