10:09 AM On the stairs- Dave continued to spray the fire until the extinguisher was empty, but it had no noticeable effect on the flames. As he threw it away, he noticed that it had an expiration date of 2012. Leave it to Hammond to be so cheap.
OOC,[b]Dave[/b], please roll Idea.
In the kitchen- Jimmy remained in the kitchen, apparently waiting for Dave to return.
Behind the diner- Hammond, Wallace, Bo, Kimberly, and Jim Kerr proceeded west along the rear of the diner until they reached the northwest corner, after which the motel became visible. Across the road, in front of the motel, they saw Michael from behind as he ran for the front door. It was opened from within.
Jim Kerr,[b]Jim Kerr[/b] could see that [b]Michael[/b] was not acting normally. A huge teenager opened the door, and [b]Michael[/b] immediately lunged forward and bit off his nose! The teenager punched [b]Michael[/b] in the groin, and then the blade of a sword went through [b]Michael[/b]'s head. The punch actually did some damage, but it was the sword through the head that caused [b]Michael[/b] to fall, though he was still moving and trying to attack. Even from this distance, [b]Jim[/b] could see his red eyes...
[spoiler][b]Jim[/b], please roll Sanity for seeing that [b]Michael[/b] is a zombie. Sanity loss is 1/1D8. Since you've lost 6 Sanity for seeing zombies already, if you lose more than 2 on 1D8, it counts only as 2.[/spoiler]
10:10 AM In the liquor closet- Dave returned to the top of the stairs, where he saw the hose through which the fuel had been poured down the stairs lying on the floor, snaking through the open door to the kitchen.
Dave,It occurred to [b]Dave[/b] that the hose would be perfect for firefighting! He'd just need to disconnect the other end from wherever it was getting the fuel and hook it up to a source of water, such as the kitchen sink.
Behind the diner- Jimmy exited the kitchen in time to see the others rounding the northwest corner and heading toward the motel. He made his way to the corner.
Between the motel and the T-Bone- Hammond, Wallace, Bo, Kimberly, and Jim Kerr crossed the open ground toward the motel. As they did, they saw Michael fall back and collapse on the ground, blood pouring from his head. Somehow, he was still moving. Then a child with a baseball bat smashed in Michael's head before retreating back into the motel and shutting the door.
Jim Kerr,Now that he had rounded the corner, [b]Jim Kerr[/b] had a good view of the highway. There was a lone man trudging their way from the west, about a third of a mile away. He had a rifle in his hands and a shotgun on his back, and he was clearly alive and alert to his surroundings.
Dave backtracks fuel hoes and disconnects it from another end, while quickly runs back in kitchen to connect the other end of fuel hoes to a water source.
10:11 AM In the liquor closet- Dave followed the hose into the kitchen.
In the kitchen- Dave saw that the hose went out the back door and followed it.
Behind the diner- Dave emerged from the diner and saw that the hose went around the corner to the right. To the left, he could just see Jimmy vanish around the corner.
OOC,It's going to take some time to trace the hose back, disconnect it, and bring it back into the kitchen.
Between the motel and the T-Bone-
"People may need our help!" called Kimberly back to Jimmy. "We have to go as fast as possible! You'll catch up when you can!" She and the others hurried on to the motel, arriving as Jimmy crossed the dirt road heading north between the two buildings.
In front of the motel- Hammond, Wallace, Bo, Kimberly, and Jim Kerr reached the front door of the motel.
OOC,Everyone, please roll Listen.
Jim Kerr,[b]Jim Kerr[/b] now recognized the man trudging toward them on the highway, now a quarter of a mile away. It was [b]Luke[/b], the hunter who had sped away in his pickup truck when the skinheads came.
Wallace/Kimberly/Jim Kerr,"I feel like hell, Dad," said a young male voice from inside the motel. "It burns!"
"You do have a fever," a woman said after a pause. "That's bad."
"Can you get it down, [b]Cath[/b]?" asked a man. "There's an ice machine around here, right? Maybe that might help? Or maybe [b]Bobby[/b] should strip. Starve a fever, right?" He laughed, but it was not the laugh of a balanced man. "I'll be right back. Have to report in." His footsteps walked away.
10:12 AM Outside the garage- Dave followed the hose around the corner to where the tanker from Wallace's truck was parked outside the garage. That was where it had been drawing the fuel. Dave went over and disconnected the end of the hose.
In front of the motel- Jimmy caught up to the others outside the front door.
"There are people in the lobby," said Kimberly. "Sounds like someone's sick."
Jimmy/Wallace/Kimberly/Jim Kerr,"Actually, the fever's a good sign," said the woman. "It shows that his immune system is working to fight off the infection. Raising the body temperature is part of how it works. The fever is not life-threatening in and of itself at the temperature it's at right now." She lowered her voice. "There are more people outside the front door."
"One of them's [b]Kimberly[/b], one of our guests," said [b]Mr. Foo[/b]. "I recognize her voice." This was followed by the sound of furniture being moved away from the door.
OOC,[b]Hammond[/b]'s Listen roll (70% skill) outside the motel:
[dice]0[/dice]
[b]Wallace[/b]'s Listen roll (49% skill) outside the motel:
[dice]1[/dice]
[b]Bo[/b]'s Listen roll (47% skill) outside the motel:
[dice]2[/dice]
[b]Kimberly[/b]'s Listen roll (57% skill) outside the motel:
[dice]3[/dice]
[b]Jimmy[/b], you may also roll Listen.
Jim will make sure that Michael is not moving anymore, if he is, he'll put a bullet into his brain.
Once that is done, he knocks on the front door. "Is everyone okay inside?"
