Stanyard's words fall on death ears. "
We have protocol to follow. I'm not budging on that."
He does budge when Stanyard begins to move him towards the exit. The deputy follows, seeming to want to intervene but intimidated by the fed. Stanyard gets them both outside the cabin, and blocks them from returning or seeing what is going on.
Nik begins to pour the alcohol on the headless corpse. As soon as the liquid hits the body though, there comes a sound much like the ripping of a sheet. Something tears through Santana's chest, splitting it open and lashing out. The thing seems like a large worm, the size of a snake. It's pale white and looks to be about two to three pounds. It has no eyes or other distinguishing features except at the tip, where some needle like point resides. It is this point that aims directly at Nik and pierces his leg, the tip pricking his flesh for just a moment before extracting. Immediately Nik feels his body shut down, and he collapses onto the ground, fully aware of what is going on but powerless to act.Even as he tries to the paralaysis spreads, and soon he finds himself unable to do anything at all.
The worm retreats into Santana's ruined corpse.
OOC: Sorry Honey Dog, but he rolled really well so no chance to even resist it. Nik's not not dead, just paralyzed until further notice.
Everyone but Stanyard can make an unnatural san roll for seeing this thing, 0/1d6. Nik also gets to make a special san roll for Helplessness, 0/1d3.
Stanyard did not see this, though he undoubtedly hears the commotion it causes. If he chooses to intervene he'll need to make the san roll for seeing this thing as well. Stanyard though can make an Alertness roll right now.
The round started with this worm attacking first. Everyone else can now act. The thing's currently hiding in Santana's ruined chest, but you all have an approximation of where it is and can attack it. Due to the protection it might have an armor bonus. |