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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:38 am | |
| Eve:<Do you think you could kill the white monster with your nail gun if you had to?> | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:41 am | |
| "What will you do while we wait?" | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:05 am | |
| <How should I know if it even can die? At any rate, I'll have to make sure that the mill is secure.>
*Schreiber sticks her light in her teeth & drops to wriggle under a long series of low-slung pipes as they go up a kind of ramp. Behind them, the banging seems to be approaching more rapidly.* | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:33 am | |
| "'Secure'," Astarte flashed sardonic, but was distracted by the approaching banging. She added nervously, "We're screwed if it catches up in here." | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:25 pm | |
| *Eve shines her flashlight behind her as the banging becomes louder*
Tirea:<We're pretty fucked no matter what we do.> | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sun Dec 20, 2015 2:27 pm | |
| Schreiber<I've come this far, haven't I? I just need more time to think of a way to get rid of the beasts for good.>
*They still hear the banging, but there doesn't seem to be anything. When Schreiber stands up, she picks the lock of a door, & turns on the lights in the next room. They are now in some kind of mechanical room, filled with enormous pipes & water pumps, all making loud banging or chugging noises, a fine layer of dust stinging their noses. This room, in turn, leads out to a basement, with white tiles & walls, & an unfinished ceiling showing more of the pipes. Eve's phone buzzes or whatever again.* | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Mon Dec 21, 2015 6:20 pm | |
| *Eve checks her phone, continuing to walk forward as she does so* | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:50 am | |
| "You've come this far, but things have gone wrong for you since you started trying to help us. Why are you bothering to keep us alive any more?" | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:39 am | |
| <Ever hear the phrase "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"?>
*She shines her light up & down the hall, then heads out the nearest door, onto a small loading dock that leads out to the road that, in turn, winds off into the forest. Fortunately, by this point, the darkness is starting to lift. Unfortunately, the phone is a picture of Roatha, apparently taken with Lilith's phone, in some unidentified white room, grinning as he holds a few locks of red hair in bloodstained fingers.* | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:32 pm | |
| Astarte turned a pointedly incredulous look to the others of the group, but said no more. | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:36 am | |
| *Eve averts her eyes and puts her phone away. Tirea just shrugs at Astarte* | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:47 pm | |
| Schreiber<Gonna be quite a walk.>
*And so she heads out. Assuming they follow her & nobody has anything to say, by sunrise they reach a rotting shack on the edge of the river. Probably 1800s, with a sagging roof, it's covered with vines, some of which are invading the broken windows, poking through the cloth used to cover them. About once every minute, they hear a high pitched creak coming from the water wheel, partially covered with moss & with a few broken slats. Unlike the rest of the mill, the wheel is made with weathering steel. Schreiber stoops down, moving a rock near the base to expose a box, which she opens with a combination to reveal some kind of circuit. Taking a wire from it, she coils it around one of the support columns, hidden among the weeds, before moving the rock back into place & standing up.*
Schreiber<Right then. I suggest you not touch the mill, as I have no idea how stable this setup is. I've installed 1 outlet inside, so if any of you had the presence of mind to bring any kind of charger, you'll have to share. The electromagnet tends to keep the Shadow away, but it could still cross or alert Ira if it knows we're here, so be discrete & try not to go out at night. When things get like this, I move to a new site every few days. I don't believe there is anything inside, but we should still check.> | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Fri Dec 25, 2015 4:55 pm | |
| *Eve and Tirea nod, then head towards the door. Tirea takes the lead* | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sat Dec 26, 2015 7:53 pm | |
| Astarte waited before following, as usual trying to not be the last one outside or the first inside. | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sat Dec 26, 2015 8:50 pm | |
| *It's still dark as shit in the cabin. Schreiber shines the light on either side of the doorway before heading for a hanging lightbulb.*
Schreiber<Always check inside any room you enter.>
*With a click, the room is not quite flooded, more like swamped, with a weak, flickering orange-yellow light. It illuminates 3 dusty, worn out couches, a couple of doors, & an entryway to some kind of hallway, but not much else. It looks as though there was once a lot of rude graffiti on the walls, but most of it has been scratched out.*
Schreiber<We're in luck, it still works. This place was converted to an electric mill in the early 1900s, but after the deaths of the owners, this place was forgotten until I repurposed it. Almost everything in here is ancient. I had to clear away what was left of the tables & chairs, but the couches & beds are still alright. For the most part.>
*She shines her light down the hall when she mentions "beds" & they can see 2 more doors.*
Schreiber<We should check there first. If someone is in the basement, we'll probably hear them come up the stairs. As you can tell, this cabin is pretty bare bones.> | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sun Dec 27, 2015 3:45 pm | |
| *Eve turns on her flashlight, then follows behind Tirea to the first door. Tirea opens it, then jumps back, while Eve shines her flashlight inside* | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:34 am | |
| Astarte stayed at a neutral distance from all investigations as usual, rubbing her eyes as she started crashing with exhaustion. | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:17 pm | |
| *There is a clang & a screeching as Tirea's foot strikes a can, which goes rolling, scattering some mice. Schreiber looks backwards from her vantage point of checking out the other room.*
Schreiber<Now you see why I wanted to make sure no one was in here? If I can find these places, so can other squatters. For some reason, they don't seem to enjoy staying.>
*She starts walking towards the basement door, making sure to check each of the windows as she does, noting the shadows of the leaves moving across the fabric covering them.*
Schreiber<Nothing in that other room but old cobwebs.>
*The bedrooms are nearly identical, each about 10x10x8 with exposed beams & a large bed, which sits low to the ground. The mattresses don't seem in too good of shape, but fortunately the pillows & bedding seem to have been freshly replaced, with simple gray sheets. Each have 2 end tables & a dresser, which have survived the ravages of time much better. Any parts which were rotting seem to have been carved out & refinished. As with the living room, the windows are covered by fabric, & the walls are covered with scratches & faint graffiti paint. Each room also has a closet, although they seem to be empty, & the doors torn off of the hinges.* | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Tue Jan 05, 2016 2:36 pm | |
| Tirea:<There's just a can and some mice in here.>
*She follows Schreiber down the hall. Eve stops near Astarte, and crosses her arms*
Eve:<Hey Astarte, could you give us a hand in checking this place out, please?> | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:28 am | |
| "...Looks like you have it covered," Astarte shrugged. "What do you want me to do?" | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:54 am | |
| *Schreiber opens the door to the basement, which is surprisingly quiet, revealing a simple wooden staircase. As she shines her light over it, 1 of the steps is revealed to be broken. She takes a couple of steps down & shines her light around the basement. Apparently satisfied with whatever it is she sees, she comes back up & shuts the door, clicking off her light.*
Schreiber<The place is clean, at least for now. As long as the elecromagnet keeps us off of the Shadow's radar, we shouldn't have to worry about any monsters popping out of the closet. At least if they have to stomp through the forest, we might hear them coming. The left bedroom is mine, & coincidentally that's where I have the power outlet rigged up.> | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:48 pm | |
| Eve:<...It's just...next time, help us search, alright? We all need to be in this together if we want to survive.>
*She heads over towards Tirea and the professor. Tirea, meanwhile, walks towards Astarte*
Tirea:<...Thanks. For earlier.>
Eve:<I have some electronics to charge, when the plug is free.> | |
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Astarte
Posts : 4212 Join date : 2011-12-14 Quote : I'm not the necrophiliac Arthur Chase - That's a different Arthur Chase.
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:55 pm | |
| Astarte half-smiled, but mostly looked pained and uncomfortable, "Don't uh... mention it. Really." | |
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Neo Bahamut Unyielding Force of Thoroughbred Penis
Posts : 21487 Join date : 2010-11-04 Age : 33 Location : PA, The State of the Cow's Asshole
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:02 pm | |
| Schreiber<Knock yourself out, the waiting game starts now. Also, make sure your phones' GPS systems are off.> | |
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Leafy
Posts : 9079 Join date : 2012-01-18 Age : 26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: Waiting to Die Sat Jan 09, 2016 5:09 pm | |
| Tirea:<...I get it. No worries.>
*Eve and Tirea both turn there phone GPSs off, and Eve goes to plug her laptop and phone into the wall* | |
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