2 Genius Loci: Visiting Kirby State Hospital

[Umbral Dragon]

“With the first glimpse of the building, a sense of
insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.”
—Edgar Allen Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher


A winding drive up a rural hillside through a set of tall iron
gates leads to the sprawling hospital at Danvers. Featuring
a central building with a front tower, flanked by angular
adjoining wards, the asylum’s layout suggests a bat with
outstretched wings. Numerous outbuildings surround the
main complex, as do copses of broadleaf and evergreen trees.
Grassy fields and woodland ring the hill. Normally a beautiful
vista, there is a leaden, dulled quality to the scene.
A large oval reservoir is set into the western slope of
Hathorne Hill, surrounded on three sides by trees; its eastern
shore faces the asylum. The surface of the reservoir has an odd,
almost metallic blue-grey sheen. A semi-circular amphitheater
occupies the eastern slope of the hill, its backdrop the shore
of the reservoir. The amphitheater appears to be a fairly new
construction.

[Umbral Dragon]

As you reach the entrance you get a sense of impending doom, experiencing a visceral sensation of palpable dread. Each vacant, staring window appears to be a cold, soulless eye boring into your most private thoughts.
A leaden gloom pervades the atmosphere of the place, seeming to leech away happiness and hope.

ooc: POW rolls

[jp1885]

POW 70% success,[dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

Carl steels himself as he makes his way closer to the hospital.

OOC,POW roll (55% stat) approaching the hospital: [dice]0[/dice]

[HoneyDog]

Joseph takes snaps of the spooky asylum as they approach.

Power,Power x5 45: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/704862]Power[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]11[/b]

[Umbral Dragon]

Is that everyone?

[Borderline]

ooc,i belive so. Theres a message for you in ooc. I think Jimmy and I are trying to get as close as possible to act as back up. We may need to do a pow roll.

[jp1885]

Coach shivers but shrugs off the feeling of doom and despondency, dismissing it as his imagination playing tricks on him. However, as he approaches the building alongside Joseph, he is glad of the reassuring presence of Betsie in the sports bag slung over his shoulder.

[Borderline]

copied from ooc,Borderline rolled 1d100: 37 I can just spend the luck

[Zero]

Jimmy wasn't sure what all the huff was about this Kirby joint. He had agreed to check it out under less than honest pretense, and as far as he was concerned it had been the right move. The others wanted to free their friend Larry, but the Chin decided to use this chance to expand his business empire. More than ever, the gangster was confident that a fantastic business opportunity lay before him.

Pow (45),[dice]0[/dice]

OOC:   So that's a fail there, Keeper. What bad stuff happens to Jimmy?

OOC:   Amended nearly the entire post to reflect the opposite than anticipated result from the roll failure.

[Umbral Dragon]

Joseph takes snaps of the spooky asylum as they approach.

Power,Power x5 45: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/704862]Power[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]11[/b]

Typical photographer! Lol. Get it on film. If it's not on film, it doesn't exist. Hehehe.

[jp1885]

Sweating in the heat, Coach takes in his surroundings while Joseph takes photos. The grounds look pleasant enough, but as his gaze sweeps the asylum building, his skin begins to prickle.

Initially nonplussed by the place, it now seems to amplify the heat and humidity with every step he takes towards it. The reassuring weight of Betsie seems to increase, pulling on his shoulder, causing him to stumble slightly on the path.

"Something ain't right here..." he mutters, wiping the perspiration off his forehead. "Nope, I don't like it..."

[Mr. Handy]

Carl notices his right hand twitching and of its own accord moving toward his holstered revolver, as if he instinctively expects some danger here for which he'll need it.

[Umbral Dragon]

Within the cheerless interior of the central administration building, you notice a strong antiseptic odor and freshly mopped floors. Grillwork covers all windows.

Listless, gown-clad patients slump in wooden chairs or shuffle about aimlessly.

A severe-looking male desk nurse brusquely shows visitors to the office of asylum superintendent Dr. James Berger.

Spoiler:

Spot Hidden

[Mr. Handy]

Carl takes a look around, but he doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

OOC,Spot Hidden roll (45% skill) in the office: [dice]0[/dice]

[jp1885]

Coach is pretty creeped out by the time they are shown into the office, but keeps his wits about him and his eyes sharp.

Spot Hidden 60% extreme success,[dice]0[/dice]

[Umbral Dragon]

Coach is pretty creeped out by the time they are shown into the office, but keeps his wits about him and his eyes sharp.

Spot Hidden 60% extreme success,[dice]218615:0[/dice]

Spoiler:

You notice that that half of the nurse’s left ear appears to have been chewed or torn away.

[HoneyDog]

Joseph looks around with interest.

Spot Hidden,Spot Hidden 25: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/706865]Spot Hidden[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]75[/b]

[jp1885]

Coach digs Joseph in the ribs, nodding at the desk nurse.

"D'you see that guy's ear?" He whispers. "Been chewed half off..."

[HoneyDog]

Joseph tries to glance discreetly at the nurse as he looks around.