Play@YSDC

Wiliam looks around for a trapdoor, as they've found in the hotel rooms.

William searched the floor but there was no sign of a trapdoor.

Howard lifted up one of the jars and studied the yellow liquid contained within. It swirled within the jar but he realised with a shiver that it may have been moving even before he had picked it up...

Lawrence & Thomas,Any specific actions from you two?

"I don't know what that stuff is," whispers William, "but I wouldn't touch it."

"No" agrees Howard.

He gently places the jar back on the shelf and goes to look in the boxes where Thomas is. Looking at the possessions, he says to William, "I think we have the proof to give to the police".

"Yes, if those are the belongings of James and the other missing people, that would do it," says William, looking in the boxes. "Of course, the police will want to know how we found them."

Lawrence takes a look at the two jars with the needles inside, trying to see of they are anything from nature.

Natural history 50%,[dice]0[/dice]

Lawrence looked closely at the needles in the jar. They were about eight inches long, thick at the base and tapered to a sharp point. They had a metallic sheen to them - at least where they weren’t covered in green mould - and Lawrence couldn’t tell if they were natural or not...

As the others studied the clothes, Jacob pushed past them and pulled a sports coat from one of the boxes. ”That’s Abe’s!” he cried, ”I’d recognise it anywhere!” He held the coat to his face and began to sob.

From the back of the room, there was an ominous wooden creak...

William stops speaking and looks quickly for a place to hide, but he's left standing out in the open.

OOC,Hide roll (10% base skill) to find a hiding spot: [dice]0[/dice]

Lawrence sets down the jar of needles. He didn't like the way things were turning out so far.
Hearing the creak, he ducks down to hide.

OOC:   hide is base roll 10% I think,[dice]0[/dice]

"Who's there?" says Howard, boldly.

Thomas suddenly becomes aware of the situation and stands up straight, looking around for anything that could potentially be used as a weapon.

This is not William's night.

OOC,Luck roll (65% stat) in the storage room: [dice]0[/dice]

Thomas looked around for a weapon but any tools must have been under lock and key. The only thing that looked even remotely useful was a yard brush, propped up in the corner of the workshop...

At the sound of Howard’s voice, the creak came again, followed by a floor-shaking CRASH!! as the lids to the crates at the back of the room fell to the ground. Thomas and Lawrence simultaneously attempted to find somewhere to hide but just got in each other’s way, tripped over the boxes of clothes and fell down heavily. Thomas’ lighter dropped from his hand and skittered across the floor, sending crazy shadows dancing across the walls.

In the gloom at the back of the room, two figures lifted themselves up from the crates and dropped stiffly to the floor, before they started to move in the direction of the investigators... ...

OOC - Thomas & Lawrence,Having fallen, you are both prone this round. You can spend the round getting up or taking an action in the prone position, but not both.

Lawrence scrambles back onto his feet.

This is too creepy for Howard.

“Let’s head towards the door everyone” he says beginning to walk slowly backwards towards the exit.

"There are more of us than there are of them," says William, scooping up the lighter and using it to get a look at the approaching figures.

Thomas gets himself up, and looks for his lighter. "What the hell are those things!?" he shouts.

The two figures lurched closer and, as the light from William’s lighter illuminated them, they were revealed as a naked man and woman. That may have seemed comical at another time but their dull eyes and the deep red holes that gaped in the centre of their chests spoke of something very wrong.

Jacob screamed and bolted for the door, as the male swung at William. The female, close behind, shambled towards Thomas as if drawn by his shout...

Actions,Naked male - 50% chance to hit [dice]0[/dice] William - you have the option to try to dodge the blow. Everyone else - actions please!