Chapter 10b: The Seekers

[Mr. Handy]

Alexander thumps the big woman in the rear of the head now that her back is turned, hoping to render her unconscious.

OOC,Fist/Punch roll (50% base skill) to punch the woman, knockout attempt: 0 Damage: 1

[HoneyDog]

The woman staggers, but she doesn’t go down. Instead, she bolts towards the door she entered the room by, hoping to escape.

[Philulhu]

OOC,Is Vic close enough to try to stop her?

[HoneyDog]

OOC,She'll have to open the door, which will slow her down. Vic and Alexander can attack if they wish.

[Philulhu]

Quailing inwardly because she didn’t really want to hurt the woman, Vic knew they can’t afford to let her escape with half of the seekers incapacitated, so she brought the poker down sharply again, trying to stop the nurse opening the door.

OOC,Poker (35%) - 0 Damage (if successful) - 1

[HoneyDog]

OOC,Sorry, that's a fumble. Vic loses 3 HP.

In her hesitancy, Vic cannot connect properly, and instead the swinging poker bashes against her own shin. Crying out in agony, Vic falls to the floor.

[Philulhu]

OOC,Retconned.

Vic squealed in pain, grabbed her shin and rubbed at it to take away the stinging sensation. Seeing that the nurse was still trying to escape, she threw the poker across the floor at ankle height, hoping to catch her and bring her down before she could get out of the door.

OOC,Throw (25%) - 0

[Mr. Handy]

Alexander takes another swing at her as she flees, but she's already past him.

OOC,Fist/Punch roll (50% base skill) to punch the woman, knockout attempt: 0

[HoneyDog]

OOC,Vic cannot perform so many actions in one round. Thinking about it, the poker idea isn't really workable. You're assuming that Vic is even close enough to the door to be able to wedge the poker in - she would have to be right next to the woman who has already run away from her. Please retcon your post above. Vic can attempt to throw the poker at the woman instead.

[Philulhu]

OOC,Retconned & missed.

[HoneyDog]

The woman reaches the door and flings it open, stepping into the corridor beyond.

[Mr. Handy]

"Are you okay to go after her?" Alexander asks Vic.

[Philulhu]

Vic gingerly tested her leg. ”It’s sore but nothing’s broken. Let’s go!”

[HoneyDog]

Leaving Melody behind, Alexander and Vic leave the room. There are doors to their right and immediately opposite. The corridor leads to the left, and they can see more doors further on the left and at the end, where the corridor turns to the right. Of the orderly, there is no sign.

[Mr. Handy]

Alexander races to the corner and peeks around it to the right.

[HoneyDog]

They see the woman running to the end of the corridor. She turns to her right and is out of sight.

[Mr. Handy]

"Do we keep chasing her?" asks Alexander. "I hate to leave the others, and I don't think we'll catch her before she gets reinforcements."

[Philulhu]

”She’s got too much of a head start and we’d be leaving the others behind,” replied Vic. She looked up and down the corridor. “Do we try hiding in another room?”

[Mr. Handy]

"Let's get back to the others first," says Alexander, already heading back. "I don't know if we can move them very far, though. Maybe we can barricade the door to keep the asylum people out."

[HoneyDog]

OOC:   The groups are back together now - we can reconvene in the main thread.