IC-Wake Up Call(various)

[Mr. Handy]

9:08 AM
In the motel lobby-
"I do," said Mr. Foo. "Can't be too careful, especially with those racist nuts nearby. They hate anyone who isn't white, and many of those who are."

[Raiko]

Old Bud:

Bud nods knowingly, "Can't be too careful with folk like that about."

He goes to take a look out through the window to try and see what's going on.

Spot Hidden,Bud, spot hidden [dice]0[/dice]

"Best keep that gun handy until we know what's happening."

[Mr. Handy]

9:09 AM
In the motel lobby-
Bud only saw what he had seen before. That fire in the distance in Sidney was a glow on the eastern horizon, and black smoke was rising from it.

"If you'll excuse me," said Mr. Foo, "I have business to attend to. Dear, can you handle the front desk?"

"I always do," said his wife.

Mr. Foo bowed and unlocked a door behind the counter, through which he disappeared before shutting it.

OOC,[b]Bud[/b], please roll Listen.

[Mr. Handy]

9:10 AM
In the downstairs motel room-
Ellen Cody finished cleaning the room and shut off her vacuum cleaner.

In the motel lobby-
"Now what do we do?" asked Samantha to Bud and Mrs. Foo.

OOC,[b]Bud[/b]'s Listen roll (45% skill) in the lobby: [dice]0[/dice]

Bud,[b]Bud[/b] could hear a sudden exclamation in Chinese beyond the door where [b]Mr. Foo[/b] had gone. [spoiler][b]Bud[/b], you may roll Other Language: Chinese, which has a base skill of 1%, and Psychology, which has a base skill of 5%.[/spoiler]

[Raiko]

OOC,Chinese language(01%): [dice]0[/dice] Psychology(05%): [dice]1[/dice] I'm trying to catch up on everything. I will respond to these dice-rolls in the morning (typing this at 2am) :o If only! So near...

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Welcome back! I do plan to update all of the threads tomorrow and get back to more frequent updates. The game had stalled for a while, so you didn't miss too much. That roll was close enough that you get something, at least.

Bud,[b]Bud[/b] only knew a few words of Chinese he'd picked up here and there. While he didn't know the exact meaning of the words [b]Mr. Foo[/b] uttered, he got the impression that they were curse words.

[Raiko]

Bud steps up to the counter, to be better heard through the closed door and calls out to Mr Foo, "Hey! Is everything alright back there?"

To Samantha he replies, "Well the shooting has stopped at least, so it's probably worth taking a closer look. Find out what's going on."

[Mr. Handy]

9:11 AM
In the motel lobby-
"I am well!" called Mr. Foo from behind the door. His wife seemed relieved by that.

"Yeah, that's a thought," said Samantha. "I'm feeling peckish, too. Haven't eaten yet."

"We never did get breakfast, sir," said Alex to Bud. "Let's head back over to the diner. I still have my rifle, just in case."

"I'll get my own rifle. It's in my room. It'll only take me a few minutes, if you'll wait for me. I'll bring my shotgun too, just in case."

The three of them stepped outside.

In front of the motel-
Ellen Cody exited the motel room that she had finished cleaning at the same time as Alex, Bud, and Samantha left the lobby. She moved her cleaning supplies toward the next room over.

[Raiko]

Old Bud:


Bud leads the way back towards the diner.

[Mr. Handy]

9:15 AM
In front of the motel-
It didn't take too long for Samantha to head upstairs to her room, retrieve her long guns and ammo, and return back down, the rifle slung over her shoulder and the shotgun in her hands. "There," she said. "Now we're loaded for bear. Hey, maybe there was a bear. That would explain the shooting."

OOC,I just needed to get this thread in sync with the others. I'll start moving you to the diner once I'm ready to do a major update on them too, probably this weekend. Two of the players haven't posted yet, so I'll give them a little longer.

[Raiko]

OOC,Just to clarify, Bud's waiting for Samantha before walking across - I think you already assumed that, but just in case you thought he was leaving her. :)

[Mr. Handy]

9:16 AM
Between the motel and the T-Bone-
Samantha walked with Bud and Alex toward the T-Bone, crossing the dirt road heading north and south between them. "A pistol won't do much to a bear," she continued. "Firing one may frighten one off, but shooting the bear would only make it angry. You need a long gun to have any chance. Of course, when I'm working in Yosemite, I use tranquilizer darts if any bears get ornery. We don't want to kill the animals there."

Ahead of them in the parking lot, they could see three men working on the helicopter, where there were three fuel barrels gathered. They detached the hose from one barrel and attached it to another. One of the men called:
"Why all the weapons? You all expecting trouble?"

[Mr. Handy]

9:17 AM
Between the motel and the T-Bone-
Alex, Bud, and Samantha reached the parking lot.

OOC,[b]Alex[/b], [b]Bud[/b], and [b]Samantha[/b] are moving to the thread linked below:

Breakfast

[Mr. Handy]

9:18 AM
In the motel room-
Ellen was now more than halfway done cleaning the room. She ran the vacuum over the carpet, the noise drowning out all outside sound.

In the motel lobby-
Ms. Foo remained at the front desk, waiting for any of her customers to return or for her husband to come out of his private room.

[Mr. Handy]

9:19 AM
In the motel lobby-
Ms. Foo started a game of solitaire on the computer and began to play.

[Mr. Handy]

9:20 AM
In the motel lobby-
Ms. Foo, distracted by the game, heard nothing.

OOC,[b]Ms. Foo[/b]'s Listen roll (25% / 2 = 12.5% base skill) in the lobby: [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

9:21 AM
In the motel lobby-
Ms. Foo finished the game of solitaire.

OOC,[b]Ms. Foo[/b], please roll Spot Hidden. The base skill is 25%.

In the motel room-
Ellen was nearly done cleaning the room.

[aine]

Mrs Fu puts the computer on sleep mode; she can't concentrate on the game anyway. She decides she's got time for a cup of tea before inspecting the rooms after Ellen has cleaned them.

Spot hidden,[dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

9:22 AM
In the motel lobby-
Ms. Foo noticed nothing out of the ordinary as she poured herself a cup of tea.

In the motel room-
Ellen finished cleaning and shut off the vacuum cleaner.

[aine]

As it is quiet, Mrs Foo puts down her cup and goes through the door behind her in search of her husband.
"Mr Foo? she says as she pushes the door open.