IC-The Hunter Hunted(Luke only)

[Mr. Handy]

9:44 AM
On the highway-
Luke quickly cleaned away the broken glass and got back in the driver's seat. He reloaded the shotgun and tried to restart the truck, but he found to his dismay that the engine still would not turn over. It would need to be repaired first. It was at that point that the red-eyed man whose nose had been bitten off approached from the west, but he was so preoccupied that he didn't notice him until he was right outside the truck.

OOC,[b]Luke[/b], you do not need to roll Sanity this time, as you've already seen and passed this zombie before.

[DSIGFUSS]

ooc,when did I see this zombie again? I was scanning back a few posts and reading but didn't see it. And after this zombie here I think it should be a little difficult to sneak up on old Luke at this particular stop. That will be three zombies that got the drop on him at the one stop. I think he's done tying his shoes in the dark by this point.

Luke scoots over to the opposite side of the truck the nose-less man was coming from and fires another shotgun shell at his head.

Shotgun Roll,[dice=total]0[/dice] miss bad.

ooc,are these the sort of zombies from the walking dead that would have difficulty with a closed door or are they fast and nimble... able to climb through the opening with little difficulty?

[Mr. Handy]

9:44:12 AM
On the highway-
The red-eyed man with no nose didn't even flinch at the blast, instead crawling through the shattered driver's side window and over the just vacated seat, grasping for Luke!

OOC,It was more than a few posts ago. [b]Luke[/b] saw this zombie before you took him over, as he was driving west on I-80, and then passed him again as he turned around. The zombie moves slowly, but I've been tracking its movement and knew when it would reach your location. You missed spotting all three zombies at the same time, when you rolled Spot Hidden earlier. You critically failed that roll, so you didn't see any of the zombies until they got very close. The zombies are mindless, and while one of the ones you saw was fast, this particular one is slow. You haven't seen one of them try to get through a door yet, but so far they seem to have all tried to get through the window. That Shotgun roll would have hit had you not been aiming at the head, as you're at point blank range and your skill is doubled, but your skill is halved when aiming at the head, which cancels out the bonus. You may act before the zombie does this round, but if you choose to shoot, there is no time to aim at the head this time. If you choose to try to flee out the passenger side door, please roll DEX x 5 to see if you manage to get out before the zombie attacks.

[Mr. Handy]

9:54 AM
On the highway-
The red-eyed man was just too close for comfort, and Luke scrambled out of the passenger side of the truck in order to get some space between them before firing again. A shotgun was good up close, but not too close. Unfortunately, the man almost managed to chomp down on Luke's back before he could get outside, but adrenaline got him out of the way. Before the man could attack him again, Luke blew his brains out with the shotgun. He took a look at the engine, and he knew that he wasn't going to be able to start it up again. "Looks like I'm hoofin' it," he muttered. He began the long run back to the east, reloading his shotgun. It was only a few miles away, but it felt like forever. He ran for over a mile, fighting off exhaustion.

OOC,I'm going to have to take over [b]Luke[/b] as an NPC for now and catch him up to the other threads. [b]Luke[/b]'s DEX x 5 roll (70% stat) fleeing from the zombie: [dice]0[/dice] Zombie's Bite attack (30% chance) on [b]Luke[/b]: [dice]1[/dice] [b]Luke[/b]'s Dodge roll (60% skill) to avoid the Bite attack: [dice]9[/dice] Zombie's Grapple attack (25% chance) on [b]Luke[/b]: [dice]2[/dice] [b]Luke[/b]'s Shotgun roll (50% x 2[point blank] / 2[called shot to head] = 50% skill) shooting at zombie's head, point blank: [dice]6[/dice] Damage to zombie's head: [dice]7[/dice] Mechanical Repair roll (20% base skill) trying to fix the engine: [dice]8[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

9:55 AM
On the highway-
Luke ran onward, having now cleared about a mile and a third.

[Mr. Handy]

9:56 AM
On the highway-
Luke continued running, and he had now cleared nearly half the distance to the truck stop, but he was starting to get tired and had to slow down to a walk.

OOC,CON x 5 roll (60% stat) for running a long distance: [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

9:57 AM
On the highway-
Luke continued his long walk.

[Mr. Handy]

9:58 AM
On the highway-
Luke trudged onward.

[Mr. Handy]

9:59 AM
On the highway-
Luke kept going. He was now about a mile and a quarter from the truck stop.

[Mr. Handy]

10:00 AM
On the highway-
Luke continued, checking his watch. At this pace, he'd reach the T-Bone in less than fifteen minutes. But would there be anyone left alive when he got there?

[Mr. Handy]

10:01 AM
On the highway-
Luke kept walking. He had no choice. He couldn't afford to let any more of those things catch up to him.

[Mr. Handy]

10:02 AM
On the highway-
Luke was now just a mile from the truck stop.

[Mr. Handy]

10:03 AM-
On the highway-
Luke kept going, relieved that he wasn't far now.

[Mr. Handy]

10:04 AM
On the highway-
Luke continued, checking his watch. By his estimate, he would be there in about ten minutes.

[Mr. Handy]

10:05 AM
On the highway-
Luke walked on, now just three quarters of a mile away.

[Mr. Handy]

10:06 AM
On the highway-
Luke was now two thirds of a mile from his destination. He glanced back, but he saw no sign of pursuit.

[Mr. Handy]

10:07 AM
On the highway-
Luke kept trudging.

[Mr. Handy]

10:08 AM
On the highway-
Luke continued, now only half a mile from the truck stop.

[Mr. Handy]

10:09 AM
On the highway-
Luke kept going, hoping he wouldn't be too late to help any survivors.

[Mr. Handy]

10:10 AM
On the highway-
Luke was now a third of a mile from the truck stop.