Railway Station Waiting Room

[Charlie Hagan]

Charlie runs a hand through his hair, "Okay, I'll go out and see if I can open this door from the outside. Whoever's in the restaurant. it looks like they're not getting out any time soon, but I'll send Mr. Durant down just in case, sound like a plan?"

[Mr. Handy]

Kate nods. "That sounds good to me," she says. "Getting that door open from the outside is our best bet. While we're waiting, maybe one of us can try the telegraph to call for help. The wires are probably cut, but it might be worth a try."

[Ritterton]

"I wonder if we could elevate him here on a bench, and then get all of us outside to see what is going on. I say Frank and I could leave here last. Now what was going on in the restaurant." Artemis looked about and at the door the restaurant as he spoke.

[Charlie Hagan]

"I sent an S.O.S, no idea if it worked or not." Charlie says as he yet again makes his way back upstairs.

[Ritterton]

"Charlie, I will see if Ms. kate and I can get this man in a better location and then we can come on up. Ms. Kate, where should we put him?"Artemis moved to the foot of the prone man and looked about for a bench or couch that would work for the man.

[Laraqua]

A small and dark ante-chamber is built into the room from the front doors to keep the light from inside from spilling out. The curtain at one end has been thrown askew, revealing the door which is chained from the outside. The room itself is quite wide with scuffed floors and worn benches sitting back to back in the middle. More benches line the walls, with paintings of local scenes and nearby Plymouth adorning the brick above them. Naturally all of the windows beside the entrance door are covered in a heavy shroud of black cloth that blocks your view of the outside world and leaves you enclosed in this cozy little space.

The whole place feels quite warm and cheery due to the lovely big old fire burning on the other side of the building, flanked on either side by the ladies and the gentleman's restrooms. It's given an even toastier feeling because the whole room is bathed in a nice orange glow with very little competition - only one of the wall-mounted lamps is on and that's one of those nearest the door. There is a most peculiar odour of polish, cologne and saddlery, which might be caused by the pile of horse gear strung out over one of the benches which is most peculiar. A portrait of the British King holds pride of place above the fireplace.

The other doors here all have glass-frosted windows with black stencilling giving their labels. On the left are two doors (one broken inward and then mainly closed, though still hanging ajar) and a shuttered window. The labels read Station Master's Office (broken door) and Baggage Room where you can pay to store your baggage. On the right is a door to the restaurant. Near to that is a set of steps that head upwards to what would presumably be a few hotel rooms.

Places to Go:

• Station Master's Office (broken open).
• Baggage Room (locked).
• Restaurant (locked).
• Ladies Restroom (unlocked).
• Gentlemen's Restroom (unlocked).
• Upstairs (accessible).
• Ladies Waiting Room (accessible).
• Platform (chained from the outside).

Credit Rating Knowledge,It really is quite all right to knock on the Station Master's office door and expect him to manage things for you.

Outdoorsman or Riding Knowledge,These high-quality saddles have been kept in very good condition despite also being well-used. They therefore belong to a keen and enthusiastic rider who nonetheless takes great care of his or her horses.

Law Knowledge,Allowing a chink of light to escape from the railway station would be grounds for a not-so-insignificant fine and some serious dressing down. Of course, one thing that should also be present are instructions to the nearest air raid shelter. There are no such signs in here. Hopefully there isn't an air raid before you manage to board the train.

Art or Art History Knowledge,The paintings are all local pieces of the sort made by ordinary landscape artists who have a neat skill with a paint brush but lack the sense of style that separates mundane painters from the masters. These paintings have been made by a half dozen different artists. Only one has signs of real style but something about the design work leaves you in mind of a painter who has used a skilful photograph as their subject and presumed the colouration. It is a haunting image of a sunset with brooding storm clouds above the flashes of colour with green grasses below.

[Mr. Handy]

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"We can sit him up on a bench," says Kate, moving behind the man's head so she can help carry him by reaching under his arms. "It might be best to use the one nearest the door. That way we can get him out of here quickly once the others open the door from outside. But what if whoever's in the restaurant manages to get out before the door's open? Maybe near the stairs would be better."

[Ritterton]

Artemis walked over and placed his walking stick against the bench that Kate had indicated. He spun on his heel and returned to help her lift the prone man. "I think we need to get him near that door and then get ourselves out there on the platform. We should be able to find a way in from the outside. I am not certain I would leave him upstairs in the room with the rope though. Something odd happened there for certain."

Artemis bent down and pushed his arms and hands underneath the man's back and shoulders lifting him off the floor and began to move him towards the bench allowing for Kate t grab the man's feet to help if she was so inclined.

[Mr. Handy]

Kate moves around the unconscious man and helps carry him by the legs.

[Ritterton]

Once they had the man well positioned on the available bench, Artemis turned to look over the room again and spent a brief second paused at the restaurant door. He turned back to kate and said, "Now let's join Charlie and Frank so we can get all of us out of here and back onto the platform. "

[RhinoRat]

Frank Durant

Once Artemis had retreated downstairs Frank waited a second listening for any pursuit. After hearing nothing he quickly stumbled backwards, through the hall, and down the stairs the whole time keeping his gun trained upwards (but aware that the women might still be around).

Emerging at the bottom of the stairs he said "When are we getting out of here?"

[Ritterton]

"on our way now, let's get Ms. Kate out first them you and I can go after her. " Artemis responded as he met Frank at the bottom of the stairs. "did you see the Countess up there while we were gone? "

[Mr. Handy]

"We can't just leave him unattended," says Kate. "Someone needs to stay with him until we get that door open, or he could be in danger. I don't think his medical condition will get worse, so it doesn't have to be me. I'll head upstairs first. When I get there, which way do I go to get outside?"

[Ritterton]

"Ms. Kate, they are saying outside that he isn't the Station Master. I think we need to get all of us outside and together to figure out what is going on." Artemis waits for her to go ahead of him as he speaks. "You need to head up to Room Two, Charlie should be up there. Still don't understand where the Countess got off to in this place."

[Mr. Handy]

"Whoever he is," says Kate, "we can't just leave him alone and unconscious. He could be killed! One of you has got to stay with him until we can get the front doors open, and then we can bring him outside. I'll keep an eye out for the Countess. Maybe you couldn't find her because she's already outside." Kate heads up the stairs.

[Ritterton]

Artemis watched the woman ascend the stairs and turned back to Frank. "Frank, I am of the mind that we either take him up with us, easier said than done, I suspect. Or, we head up and out and try to come back in from the outside to pull him out. Another thought is that we find a window down here that we could break and pull him through."

Artemis scanned the room to see if any of the covered windows might be wide enough to break open push the prone man through.

[Laraqua]

There aren't many windows in this room which is surrounded by other rooms on three sides. The front area as quite narrow windows which could fit a conscious man of his size without too much difficulty but which would be difficult to manoeuvre an unconscious body without harm. Especially since there'd likely be glass remaining. It is certainly possible.

[Ritterton]

Seeing no really good option in the waiting room, Artemis turned back to the stairs and climbed up to the hall on the second floor. He turned to Frank and said, "let's get outside, and then find a way to get back into the building to get that man out as well."

As he ascended the stairs he shouted upstairs, "Charile, help Ms. Kate out the window, we are coming up to talk about what the three of us should do next."

[Ritterton]

Artemis moved down the stairs and stood at the bottom stair, he aimed the beam of light about the waiting room. "Now, Miss Kate, where should we be focusing our attention down here?"

[Mr. Handy]

"Let's try to do this gradually," says Kate. "We don't want to make more noise than necessary, or he might react unpredictably. I'll take it a bit at a time and stop as soon as I've got his attention." She starts by rapping on the restaurant door.