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[Ruludos]

Of course! Argon is a secret government experiment, and the aliens are here to claim it! Out here there's nobody to see their UFO!

Draw baton and shield and keep advancing with friends.

[Tomasque]

"Please! Do not fight! Not when it is crucial to keep peace in this chaos...

                        ...the Lord is testing us."
Follow Leon.

[Tomasque]

Bump

[Megggas]

Bump

Bump and you will receive.

Turn 6

Gilbert (Ruludos)

Of course! Argon is a secret government experiment, and the aliens are here to claim it! Out here there's nobody to see their UFO!

Draw baton and shield and keep advancing with friends.

<Agility=3+1>
<Awareness=2>
After turning off your flashlight and pocketing it, you equip your riot shield and baton.  Thanks to the flashlights held by the other guards in your group, you can see just fine.  You stay focused on walking and have no trouble keeping up with the rest of the group.  As your group nears the southeast corner of Cell Block 3, the people upfront suddenly stop.  One of those people signals for everyone to stop.  The person begins using other hand signals, but you can't quite see them well enough to know what they mean.  You try to get closer, but as you walk up, you hear something.  Some kind of short noise.  It came from ahead of you, to the east.  You look closely, and see something on the ground ahead of you.  Some sort of object resembling a small canister with circular holes on it.  It's rolling toward your group.

<Reaction=1>
Wow, what could it be?  You curiously approach the object.  Tony is standing beside you.  For some reason, the rest of your group is rapidly backing away from it.  How strange.  Tony picks up the canister with his left hand and shines his flashlight on it so that both of you can take a closer look.  Oh!  It has some kind of text printed on it.
"MODEL 2250 FLASH BANG 8.5 SECOND DELAY"
Hmm, now what could that mean?  Perhaps it's a-

<Endurance=1+1>
<Shielding=1>
<Tony Endurance=4>
The object explodes in an instant, creating an extremely loud noise along with a bright flash of light.  You see only white.  A surge of heat surrounds you.  It feels like your face is on fire.  No longer able to balance yourself, you stumble and fall to the ground, barely remaining conscious.  The shield and baton slip out of your grip.  Seconds pass and you regain your sight, though it's too dark for you to see much.  Tony's flashlight seems to be off.  You can barely see, but you are able to recognize that your exposed skin is slightly singed.  It feels like your face was burned even worse.  Worse still, your sense of hearing seems to be gone at the moment.  You look toward the figure of Tony, who is still standing.  He looks like he's gripping his left wrist with his right hand.  You can't see any other details.

While laying on the ground in pain, you begin to mentally scold yourself for making such an awful mistake.  Why did you decide to examine that flash grenade?  Your grandfather would be ashamed right now.  Lost in your self-loathing thoughts, you make no effort to get up.

Attributes:
[Self Doubt] Your mistakes and failures continue to haunt your mind and cloud your judgment.  If you roll a 1 or less on any action and experience catastrophic results, then during the next turn all actions you take will receive a -1 penalty.
Status: Doubting yourself(-1 to all rolls next turn), dazed(-1 to Mental & Agility until end of next turn), minor burns to skin(minor pain), burned face(-1 to Awareness, pain), temporarily deaf(-2 to actions requiring hearing, unable to hear until end of next turn)
Inventory: Slightly Burnt Guard Uniform, Communicator(Silent, 4 messages), Flashlight(Off), Paintball Gun(9 pepperspray pellets),
Note: Your Riot Shield and Rubber Baton are nearby on the ground somewhere, but you can't currently see them.  Also, due to all your status conditions, your stats are currently:
-Strength: 3, Agility: 2, Endurance: 3, Mental: 0, Awareness: 0
The pain you are suffering has a tiny chance to inflict an additional -1 penalty to your rolls.


Aria (The Moonlit Shadow)

Lol, I spaced out for all of that, didn't I?

Poke the guy with handcuffs. Poke him again. This time with the knife. Then ask the nearest Harold NPC what we should do.

<Agility=4+2>
<Awareness=6-1>
You quickly rush into the library.  You can see 9 other people in the library.  There's a guard reading a book, a chubby guard, and two guards standing together, one of which is wearing a priest's robe and talking.  You also see Harold cleaning, as well as Tim, Dina, Bowie, and Archie standing near the northern library exit.  It looks like Tim is threatening Bowie with his taser.  Wow!  Way to go, Tim!  You can't let Tim have all the fun, you've got to get in on this action!  You rush over Archie and start poking him.  He's totally focused on watching the confrontation between Tim and Bowie.  You put your flashlight away, and withdraw your swiss army knife.  You poke Archie in the back with the knife.

<Strength=4+2>
<Archie Endurance=5+1>
Whoops!  You put a bit too much force into that poke.  Your knife cut through the back of Archie's guard uniform, the shirt he was wearing underneath it, and some of his skin.  He's bleeding slightly.  Strangely enough, he doesn't seem to have noticed.  Guess this guy can handle pain.  While engaging in these shenanigans, you hear people talking.

"Please! Do not fight! Not when it is crucial to keep peace in this chaos...

                        ...the Lord is testing us."
"Alright.  Here's what's going to happen.  The four of us are going to visit the Warden at his office.  He'll sort this mess out.  Bowie...stay in front of Dina and I."
"Uh, maybe I s-should just stay here in the lib-"
"No.  You're coming with us Bowie.  You and the Warden need to have a talk about proper behavior on the job."

Tim has put his taser away.  He, Dina, Bowie, and Archie walk through the north door.  As they pass by you, Dina and Tim finally notice you and nod.  You nod back.  Yep, they seem like they can handle the two weirdos.
Speaking of weirdos, how's Harold doing?  You decide to ask him what everyone should be doing.  His horrible advice is always good for a laugh.  As you walk toward Harold, you notice three of the other guards leave the library through the north exit.  Now it's just you, the bookworm, and Harold.  You ask Harold what to do.

<Harold Speech=1-1>
"Aye lass, ye could start by cleanin' up ye messes!  Dis place is a pigsty!" Harold says in an annoyed tone as he walks over to a maintenance closet.

<Restraint=4-1>
Your eye twitches in anger.  He's blaming you for the dirty library!  How dare he!?  You clutch your baton tightly.  The thought of zapping his big, stupid, ugly face fills your heart with glee.  However, you take a deep breath and resist the temptation.  Using your baton's charges on Harold would just be a waste.
Suddenly, you hear someone yelling.
"HELLO!?  CAN YOU HEAR ME!?  I SAID TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF!"

It sounds like it came from the other side of the northern library exit.

Attributes:
Status: Normal
Inventory: Guard Uniform, Communicator(Silent, 12 messages), Flashlight(Off), Dazzler (100 uses), Stun Baton (Held, 11 charges), Swiss Army Knife(Held)
Note: Your [Bored] attribute has been removed since you initiated "combat" this turn.  Your character was acting pretty excited during the last few turns, so I figured that attribute really didn't suit you anyway.


Pastor Tom (Tomasque)

"Please! Do not fight! Not when it is crucial to keep peace in this chaos...

                        ...the Lord is testing us."
Follow Leon.

<Mental=1+2>
<Awareness=6+1>
<Mental=2+2>
<Recognition=2+2>
While speaking, you notice a woman run into the library from the west entrance.  She's somewhat young, tall, and holding a stun baton.  You've met this woman before.  Her name is...uh, Ariana?  Okay, you don't remember her name right now, but it sounded similar to that.  She walks around to the back of the group of bickering guards and starts poking the handcuffed guy with her swiss army knife.  None of them seem to notice her.  You finish speaking.

<Mental=3+2>
<Charisma=3+1>
Tim looks toward you, and then back to the gold-tooth man.  Tim growls, but removes his taser from the man's chest and pockets it.  Tim and the blue-haired woman are staring at the gold-tooth man with suspicion.  The man continues smiling nervously, but Tim finally speaks while glaring at him.
"Alright.  Here's what's going to happen.  The four of us are going to visit the Warden at his office.  He'll sort this mess out.  Bowie...stay in front of Dina and I."
"Uh, maybe I s-should just stay here in the lib-"
"No.  You're coming with us Bowie.  You and the Warden need to have a talk about proper behavior on the job."
Bowie nods, but looks uneasy as he moves to the front of the group.  Dina, Tim, Bowie, and the handcuffed man walk out the northern library exit.  You notice Tim and Dina nod at Ariana as they pass by her.

<Mental=2+2>
<Agility=5>
Eager to leave, you exit out the north library exit, only to then realize that Leon hasn't left yet.  You wait for him to exit the library so that you can follow him.  As you wait, you look around.  Tim's group is moving east along the hallway at a decent pace.  All of them, except the handcuffed guy, are holding their lit flashlights.  You notice another person past them to the east.  That person has a lit flashlight and is walking west, toward the library.  The person is probably a woman, but you can't see her very well since she's still a distance away.  You see the woman pass by Tim's group, but neither party seems to acknowledge each other.  Finally, Leon exits the library, followed by another guard.  This person is clearly in his 40's, appears to be overweight, and is currently chewing some gum.  He's wearing a guard uniform, though several food stains can be seen on it.

<Mental=6+2>
<Recognition=1+2+1>
You've seen the other guard before.  He was in the library with you earlier.  If you recall correctly, his name was Mick.  Or was it Mickey?  Mike?  Eh, you'll remember at some point.  Leon stops walking and turns toward you.  He begins speaking, though you can detect apprehension in his voice.  Mike takes a few steps east, but stops to listen to Leon speak.
"Uh, Pastor, now I don't mean any disrespect, but is this really a good idea?  Jerry's in trouble, but we don't even know what kind of trouble he's gotten himself into.  It might be too dangerous for us to just walk over to Jerry's location.  Maybe we should just wait and monitor our communicators in case he sends a message with more details."
Before you can respond, all three of you notice someone approaching from the east.  It's that woman again.  She's wearing a guard uniform and is holding a lit flashlight.  She is an average height and has a stocky build, short black hair, and green eyes.  She's also wearing a green bandanna.

<Mental=4+2>
<Recognition=1+2+1>
Her mannerisms and appearance seem unfamiliar.  You're pretty sure that you haven't met her before.  You look toward Mike.  Mike seems unsure about her too.  Before you can look toward Leon, you hear a noise in the distance.  It sounds like something exploded, probably north of you.  As you are contemplating that noise, Leon suddenly faces the woman and pulls out his taser, pointing it at her.  He begins talking frantically, his voice full of mistrust.
"H-Hey!  You don't work here!  Who are you!?"
The woman simply continues walking west, not even making eye contact with Leon.  She seems to be ignoring him.  As she continues west past the three of you and past the library, Leon starts yelling angrily.
"HELLO!?  CAN YOU HEAR ME!?  I SAID TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF!"
The woman finally stops walking and slowly turns around to face the three of you.  She has a surprised expression on her face.  Leon is still fiercely staring at her with his taser ready.  Mike is just watching this confrontation.
Well, it looks like more violence is about to break out.  Sigh...it seems your work is never done.

Attributes:
[Wisdom] Knowledge is the greatest weapon, and you know how to wield it.  All actions you take come with an additional Mental roll, and if the Mental roll is 5 or higher, then your action receives a +1 bonus.
Status: Normal
Inventory: Guard Uniform, Communicator(Silent, 4 messages), Flashlight(Held, On), Paintball Gun (9 pepperspray pellets), Gauze Bandages, Riot Helmet, Handcuffs

Map

G = Gilbert
A = Aria
T = Tom

Spoiler: Criminal Turns (click to show/hide)

"Rain" (Xvareon)

I bring my communicator up with my free hand, speaking low but clear to communicate my observations to my team: "Rain here. Be advised, if you all find an industrial ventilation shaft or somethin' like that, it could be another way down to Argon; they've gotta keep him comfy somehow underground. Over."

Well... damned if I go forward to all the angry voices in the library, but damned if I go back to the giant firefight where Antonio and his men are right now, where I'll probably get mistaken for a target and get plugged by friendly fire just as well as a guard. So, only way for now is forward.

I head towards the library. Before I get within a decent distance, I turn my communicator on Silent. Wouldn't do to have it going off at an awkward moment. Now, here's hoping I can pass a fast-talk check if I run into trouble...  I'll go with the story that I was just out on patrol when all this crap started happening, and the only idea I have is that bad shit is going down, so I sought out the largest clump of people I could find on short notice that wasn't in the general direction of the terrifying screams from the guard communicator messages.

For now, I want to play this safe, act the nice girl, and not draw unnecessary attention to myself. I'll try to walk past the Library if I can, since there's just too many people in there right now. I need a distraction. To that end, I check around the doors to Cell Blocks 5 and 4 (if I can reach them this turn), and if they're only guarded by 1 or 2 guys, I can try to fast-talk my way up to them in the same way I would have done with the library, only this time I'm gonna aim to kill or incapacitate these two (preferably silently). My aim is to break into the cell blocks, and create a distraction by setting the prisoners loose, claiming we're here to get them out of Linde Penetentiary.

Of course, it's doubtful I'll get that far this turn, even by walking fast. So if I'm stopped, I can try to say that I'm going to go check on the prisoners, because why else would people attack a prison? If I see no other way but to head into the library to avoid suspicion, though, I'll do it.

Maybe if I get lucky, though, I'll find a way in inside the cell blocks...

<Agility=3>
<Awareness=1>
After taking out your communicator and sending your message, you start walking west at a normal pace.  After several steps, you set your communicator to Silent Mode before putting it back.  You continue walking and mentally analyze your plan.  A group of people walk past you, but you pay them no attention as you focus on thinking.

<Mental=3>
Hmm, telling any guards you meet that you were just on patrol might work.  However, would it be better to claim you heard stuff happening or just pretend to know nothing?  You don't know what the guards' protocol is for this kind of thing.  For example, if the guards are supposed to report to the Warden's office for emergencies, then it will be suspicious if you aren't doing that.  Pretending to know nothing might avert suspicion in that case.  On the other hand, the guards may not yet have even checked their communicators.  If they don't know what's going on, then you could tell them that the prison is under attack and that they need to look at their communicators.  This would provide you with some credibility and divert their attention to their coms, which might give you an opportunity to slip away while they are distracted.  Then once you are past the guards, you can try to find a way to release the prisoners.  You already know that the cell blocks have metal walls, so you can't easily break those down.  The door probably won't be easy to unlock either.  Is there another way into the cells?  Perhaps from above it?  Or maybe below it?  You're not sure.  If you could ask a guard who-
"HELLO!?  CAN YOU HEAR ME!?  I SAID TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF!"

<Reaction=1 -> 4>
Your thoughts are interrupted by a loud voice coming from behind you.  You almost instinctively grab your shotgun to defend yourself, but quickly realize that this isn't the right time to use it.  You stop and slowly turn around, only now realizing that you already made it past the library.  There are three men standing in front of the library door.  All three of them are dressed as guards.  One of them has a priest's robe over his uniform.  However, another one has his taser drawn, pointing it toward you.  He looks angry.


Your location is designated by the R.  There are 3 guards standing in front of the library, looking at you.  One of them is threatening you with a taser.

Attributes:
[Expertise] You are prepared and know how to use your tools properly.  While doing any action requiring the use of weapons or items, if you roll a 1, you will roll again and use the new roll.  This Attribute will only activate once per turn.
Status: Normal
Inventory: Guard Uniform(disguised), Communicator(Silent), Flashlight(held, on), Shotgun(6 shots), Brass Knuckles, Swiss Army Knife, Helmet, Gauze Bandages, Guard Communicator(Silent, 7 messages), Pistol(2 Rubber Bullets), Dazzler(98 uses), and Can of Pepper Spray(6 uses).
Note: Though you only rolled a 3 for Agility, you walked pretty far since your low Awareness roll caused you to ignore people until the end.

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Short Johnny (SaberToothTiger)

"Aha, fuck, uh... shit, who were you agen?"
Try to recognize the voice or name. If I don't, then be nice and listen for other voices and movement. Also try to massage my more painful bruises. Also get my gun in grabbing position.
"You know, that motherrapingshitcuntlickingdogfucker there... he dead?"

<Hearing=2+1>
You hear some vague noises in the distance, but can't identify them.  Moments later, the man's familiar voice is heard.
"Oh, sorry bro.  My name is Ethan.  I'm on your side."

<Recognition=5>
Oh!  It's that guy that was holding a flashlight uselessly as that monster man was attacking.  All he managed to do was let himself get hit in the head with a coffee cup and resist the urge to cry.  Well, at least he managed not to shoot himself dead like the your other ally did.
"Oh, don't worry," Ethan says with a sigh of relief, "that guard is dead.  Your gun did him in."
Ethan pauses for a moment, and then continues speaking in a slightly annoyed tone.
"Eh, you should be a bit more careful with that gun, dude.  One of your bullets did a number on my arm.  If I didn't know how to patch it up, I could have bled out.  I'm stuck to only using one arm now...."  Ethan's tone changes to an apologetic one as he continues speaking.  "...Sorry, I guess I shouldn't complain.  I sucked during that fight.  That guard would have killed me if you weren't there.  Thanks, pal."

<Massage=3>
You massage your face for a bit.  It still feels a bit painful, but the pain isn't significant.  The stuff that Ethan did to your face seems to have helped quite a bit.

<Inventory Management=3-2>
<Ethan Mental=5>
You try to position your tommy gun to be easy to grab, but it's really difficult to do without being able to see it.  As you feel around, you finally manage to touch part of the gun.  However, your hand is suddenly pulled away.
"Hey, hold on dude!  You nearly pulled the trigger on your SMG.  You want your gun to be easier to grab if we get into trouble, right?  Here, let me help with that."
You feel Ethan adjust the position of your tommy gun.  He positions it so that it is easy to reach.  Ethan guides your hands along the weapon so that you'll be able to immediately grab it without having to find it.  Afterward, Ethan starts talking.
"By the way, we're in the break room where that guard was hiding.  I've been hearing stuff, but I don't know what's going on outside of this room.  Uh, if it's okay, I'd prefer to stick with you.  As you probably noticed, I'm not much of a fighter.  But, I can help you navigate until your eyes are better.  So bro, what do you want to do now?"


Your location is designated by the S.  If you travel alone, your location will be unknown and bad rolls may result in you walking in the wrong direction and getting lost.

Attributes:
[Untrained] It's a shame nobody taught you how to use this baby.  Hopefully, it's just like in the movies.  All rolls involving firing a Tommy Gun receive a -1 penalty.
Status: blinded (-2 penalty to actions requiring sight, unable to see), injured face (slight pain)
Inventory: Guard Uniform (disguised), Communicator(Silent, ? messages), Flashlight(off), Tommy Gun (can fire 12 short bursts of bullets), Crowbar
Note: Forgot to include status of your face in the previous turn.  Also, the next time you want to start wielding your Tommy Gun, you will be able to do so successfully without me rolling for it.

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Goon McGoon (conein)

Goon will keep following them.

<Agility=4>
<Lana Agility=3>
<Chris Agility=2>
You continue walking south at a faster pace.  Seeing that you don't need his help to walk, Chris lets you go on ahead of him so that he can rest for a moment.  After reaching the north wall of Cell Block 2, you turn and begin moving west.  You see Lana ahead of you with her flashlight on.  It seems she slowed down enough for you and Chris to catch up.  As Chris turns the corner behind you, an ominous feeling enters your mind.

<Awareness=3+1>
In the distance, you see Lana suddenly stop about midway between you and the west end of the hallway.  You see some sort of shadowy figure approaching her.  It's rapidly moving east toward Lana's position.  Lana raises her flashlight and some sort of weapon at the approaching entity and you hear her nervously yell, "Who are you!?  I-Identify yourself!"  As Lana's flashlight shines toward the moving shadow, you are able to identify it as a person.  This person is holding a large object, but he or she is moving so fast that you can't be sure what it is.  Within moments the unknown person reaches Lana and begins swinging that large object toward her body.  Lana drops her flashlight and fires her weapon.  Now that Lana's flashlight is on the ground, you can't see as much as before.  You hear the other person grunt in pain.  Then Lana begins to scream.
"AHHHH-"
Her scream is suddenly cut short, replaced by a sudden quick noise that resembles the sound of a vegetable being chopped in half with a kitchen knife.  Seconds later, you hear something hit the ground.  In the darkness you notice some kind of spherical object rolling toward you.  You direct your flashlight toward the object.  It's the bloody head of Lana.

<Reaction=2>
You stand there, unable to act.  In your mind you know that you should ready your shotgun or try to identify the killer, but your body seems frozen in fear.  You notice Chris cautiously walk up next to you, wielding a Stun Baton.  You glance at his face.  His expression is one of complete shock and terror.  There are tears in his eyes.  You hear him whisper to himself.
"L-Lana..."

The unknown person is slowly approaching.


Your location is designated by the G.  Chris is standing beside you.  Someone is approaching from the west.

Status: Sprained left ankle (mild pain and swelling, -1 to Agility)
Inventory: Guard Uniform (disguised), Communicator(broken, unusable), Flashlight(Held, on), Shotgun (6 shots), Night Vision Goggles(broken, unusable)
Note: Your low Reaction roll only stopped you from doing any kind of counter attack or anything else during the final seconds of this turn.  You can still submit whatever action you want for next turn.

[Megggas]

Sorry for the lengthy delay.  My free time has dried up recently, but I've been working on the next turn little by little each day.  I might be able to finish it by tomorrow night.  If Gilbert and Tom don't provide actions before then, ill just auto them.

[Tomasque]

"To punish this woman for her ignorance would make us sinners, for the desire of the treacherous is violence."

Pastor Tom approaches the woman. In his kindest voice he asks her a question.

"Who are you?"

[Ruludos]

((Very sorry for my own delay.))

Gilbert's grandfather often told him stories of hellish life in the trenches. Never had Gilbert truly understood his grandfather more than this moment, writhing on the ground in blinding agony.

Regain senses and defend against whatever attack comes with the riot shield.

[Tomasque]

Bump?

[Megggas]

Sorry for the delay.  I kept getting interrupted by family and friends as I finished this turn up.  Anyway, here it is.  I'll finish editing out the spelling and grammatical errors later.

Turn 7

Gilbert (Ruludos)

((Very sorry for my own delay.))

Gilbert's grandfather often told him stories of hellish life in the trenches. Never had Gilbert truly understood his grandfather more than this moment, writhing on the ground in blinding agony.

Regain senses and defend against whatever attack comes with the riot shield.

(It's okay)
<Agility=1-1>
<Awareness=2-1-1>
<Endurance=5+1-1>
You easily ignore the pain of your injuries and attempt to spring into action.  Unfortunately, your complete lack of coordination and clouded senses result in you just crawling around in circles at a sluggish pace, getting nowhere.  You aren't able to find your baton and shield either.  You try to get up, but just lose your balance and fall back to the ground.  Your second attempt is just as fruitless. 
You try to focus on regaining full control of your senses, but bad memories enter your mind.  Your failed attempts to properly stand up remind you of that time back in your cop training days when you accidentally cuffed your ankles together by mistake.  You can still hear the sound of endless laughter so clearly within your mind.  That miserable sight of your instructors shaking their heads with disappointment still brings tears to your eyes.  You feel like hiding your face in a pillow and crying for the rest of the night.

After several moments, you finally manage to clear your head and regain your hearing.  Only now do you realize that you're surrounded by several people.  While you were reminiscing, someone apparently dragged you away from the danger.  You also notice that some sort of gel or liquid has been spread across your face.  The pain on your face isn't as bad now.  However, you still feel kind of dizzy and can't quite make out what's going on around you at the moment.

Attributes:
[Self Doubt] Your mistakes and failures continue to haunt your mind and cloud your judgment.  If you roll a 1 or less on any action and experience catastrophic results, then during the next turn all actions you take will receive a -1 penalty.
Status: minor burns to skin(minor pain), burned face(minor pain)
Inventory: Slightly Burnt Guard Uniform, Communicator(Silent, 5 messages), Flashlight(Off), Paintball Gun(9 pepperspray pellets),
Note: Your Riot Shield and Rubber Baton are east of you, on the ground somewhere, but you can't currently see them.


Aria (The Moonlit Shadow)

Go to Tom and examine possible threats.

<Agility=2+2>
<Awareness=4>
You rush out of the library, ready for action.  After stepping outside, you find 4 people standing in the hallway talking to each other.  There's the three guards you saw leave the library and a woman.  She has short black hair, green eyes, and is wearing a guard's uniform and green bandanna.  While the guards speak to each other, you focus all your brainpower on identifying this woman.

<Recognition=1>
<Suspicion=6>
<Restraint=2>
No...it can't be!  Why is SHE here!?  Panic enters your mind.  You immediately point your weapons toward the woman and back away slowly.  Sweat starts forming on your face.  Your breathing is heavy.  The woman turns toward you.  You can see her eyes even more clearly now.  Those sinister green eyes.  It has to be HER.  The other guards have stopped talking and are now staring at you.  One of them speaks up, obviously worried.
"Woah, Aria, what's wrong?"
So, they don't know.  Those poor saps have no clue who they're dealing with.  Someone needs to warn them!  Unable to restrain yourself any further you begin yelling frantically.

<Speech=1>
"NONONONONO! SHE'S EVIL! SHE'LL KILL US ALL! AHHHH! RUN!"
There.  Now everyone should clearly understand that the person standing before them is none other than the infamous serial killer known as Slashy Lassie that was plaguing Ireland a few months back.  There's no doubt about it.  After all, she looks like she could be Irish, and the killer was Irish, so this has to be her!

Recognizing the incredible threat standing before your very eyes, you do the only sensible thing...and run back into the library screaming.  Harold was walking up to the library door, but you shove him out of the way as you run inside.  You immediately hide behind a bookshelf, grasping your weapons with trembling hands.  You can only hope she won't find you....

Attributes:
Status: Hiding (+1 to Stealth rolls, -1 to Agility)
Inventory: Guard Uniform, Communicator(Silent, 9 messages), Flashlight(Off), Dazzler (100 uses), Stun Baton (Held, 11 charges), Swiss Army Knife(Held)
Note: Your Agility stat is now 4.


Pastor Tom (Tomasque)

"To punish this woman for her ignorance would make us sinners, for the desire of the treacherous is violence."

Pastor Tom approaches the woman. In his kindest voice he asks her a question.

"Who are you?"

<Mental=3+2>
<Agility=3+1>
<Mental=4+2>
<Awareness=6+1+1>
As the woman grimaces and puts her hand to her forehead, you speak.
"To punish this woman for her ignorance would make us sinners, for the desire of the treacherous is violence."

<Mental=6+2>
<Charisma=5+1>
You notice the woman is listening, though she still has her hand up to her forehead as if she has a headache.  Leon looks toward you with a guilty expression on his face.  He nods apologetically and lowers his weapon.  You hear someone scoff.  You look toward the overweight guard, uh, Mickey, who is rolling his eyes with a smirk on his face.  Ah, that's right.  He's never been much of a religious fellow.  You also notice that another guard has just exited the library.  It's that tall girl again, um, Ariana.  She's holding a stun baton and a swiss army knife and staring at the unknown woman curiously.
You take a few steps toward the unknown woman and ask her a question.
"Who are you?"
You say the words like an angel.  Everyone who heard you can tell that you care for the people around you.  You see the woman's eyes twinkle for a split second.  However, immediately afterward she groans as she clasps her forehead in pain.  Finally she speaks.

"Oi, keep your voice down...! Agh... dammit. Name's Jodie, ok? Happy? Look, I've got a hangover, alright? I was just heading to the mess to get some ice."
She sounds like she's legitimately suffering from a hangover.  Based on her appearance and her manner of speaking, you also realize that she is probably Irish.

<Mental=2+2>
<Recognition=2+2>
Jodie is an unfamiliar name.  You're pretty sure you haven't met a Jodie before now.  Still, she does seem to actually have a hangover.  You feel sad that she's suffering.  Perhaps you could offer her some counseling.  You look toward Leon.  He's clearly sympathizing with her.  After all, he's gone through the same thing himself.  As Leon speaks up, you notice that Ariana is acting strange.
"A hangover, eh? Heh, I've been there. Sorry to hear-"  Leon suddenly stops mid-sentence.  He and Mickey have noticed her too.  Ariana is slowly walking backwards with a horrified expression on her face. She has her weapons defensively pointed at Jodie.  You can see that she's trembling. 
"Woah, Aria, what's wrong?" Leon says, plainly concerned.  Oh, so her name is Aria.  Calling her by the other name would have been-
"NONONONONO! SHE'S EVIL! SHE'LL KILL US ALL! AHHHH! RUN!"
Aria suddenly starts yelling like a nutcase.  She continues screaming as she runs back into the library.  Hm, that was strange.  The stress of this situation must be getting to her.  You make a mental note to offer her some counseling after the prison's power is restored.  Now it's just you, Jodie, Leon, and Mickey standing outside the library.  After a few moments of silence, someone finally speaks.
"Ugh, crazy woman." Mickey says with irritation.  As he looks toward Jodie and continues speaking, his voice changes to sound both prideful and mistrustful. "So, Jodie. That's a new name. How strange. As a talented individual with an excellent memory, I find it very unusual that I haven't yet encountered anyone with that name. I practically run this place after all. Why is it that I don't recall meeting you, hmm?"
Ah, now you definitely remember this guy.  His name's not Mickey, it's Michael.  Ever since you've met him, he's had this aura of arrogance and excessive self-esteem.  Before Harold showed up, he was one of the least tolerable guards working at this prison.
Jodie glares at Michael and responds.
"Oh, and you remember the names of everyone workin' here, do you? Bet you can't even get up to ten."
Michael recoils in surprise, spitting out his gum in the process.  He obviously wasn't expecting to be challenged.  You hear him mutter some words in exasperation.  The words sound like bad names and foul language.  As a pastor, you wouldn't think of repeating such words.  Leon is watching Michael with a smile on his face and chuckling to himself.  Michael returns his focus to Jodie.
"Gah, don't give me any lip! Unlike you lazy drunkards, I actually do my job."  He says these words bitterly while looking at both Jodie and Leon with contempt.  Then he returns his focus solely to Jodie and begins speaking in a mocking tone. "Stop being so irresponsible. You're supposed to make sure the prison is secure. Have you even checked your communicator? Evidently, you don't know what's going on. Not surprising, I might add. If you are truly a guard, then your incompetence rivals even that moron Harold."
Jodie visibly scowls and takes something out of her pocket.  It's a communicator.  She messes with the volume settings and begins playing the messages loudly.  You hear the following message from her communicator:
MSG ?: "AHH!! WE NEED-" "-alm down, Da-" "THEY'RE DEA-" "-are at the-" "NO! WHO'S THER-" "What!? Why-" "-an't be happen-" "-swer the quest-" *sound of gunfire* "Huh!? What's-" "AHH!! JERRY!" "-stand down! We-" "-STAY BACK! AHH!!" *static*

It's the same message you heard earlier.  Jodie is simultaneously yelling at Michael as the message plays.
"THERE, HAPPY? CAN I FUCKING GO NO-" Jodie stops abruptly as she hears the gunshots and screams in the message.  As the message finishes playing, she appears shocked and confused. "...What the hell?"

You glance at the other guards.  Michael is staring at Jodie with disapproval, but no longer saying anything.  Leon is rolling his eyes at Michael and putting his weapon away.  It looks like both of them believe her now.  You feel like she can be trusted.  You internally consider the possible reason why you haven't met her until now.

<Mental=1+2>
<Memory=1+2>
It might be that she's part of the new Warden's team and joined the prison staff at the same time he did.  The Warden's personal team tends to be secretive and reclusive, so that might explain why you haven't met her before and don't recognize her name.  There could be other possible reasons, but you can't think of any right now.

By the time you finish thinking, two more messages have played from Jodie's communicator.  You heard them even while you thought to yourself.
MSG ?: "This is Sean.  I'm outside the Armory, but I can't get in.  The Fingerprint scanner isn't working.  Anyone know how I can get in?  Over."
MSG ?: "This is the Warden speaking.  Intruders have entered the prison!  All personnel report to the facility's entrance.  Secure the front doors and the control room.  Apprehend any suspicious individuals.  That's an order!  Over."
Attributes:
[Wisdom] Knowledge is the greatest weapon, and you know how to wield it.  All actions you take come with an additional Mental roll, and if the Mental roll is 5 or higher, then your action receives a +1 bonus.
Status: Normal
Inventory: Guard Uniform, Communicator(Silent, 5 messages), Flashlight(Held, On), Paintball Gun (9 pepperspray pellets), Gauze Bandages, Riot Helmet, Handcuffs

Map

G = Gilbert
A = Aria
T = Tom

Spoiler: Criminal Turns (click to show/hide)

"Rain" (Xvareon)

Hmm... that's ok, I can turn this to my advantage.

I grimace, bringing a hand up to my forehead. "Oi, keep your voice down...! Agh... dammit. Name's Jodie, ok? Happy? Look, I've got a hangover, alright? I was just heading to the mess to get some ice." If they say they've never heard of any guard named Jodie here, I reply, "Oh, and you remember the names of everyone workin' here, do you? Bet you can't even get up to ten."

If this stick-up-the-ass guard is still yelling at me for proof or w/e after that, I scowl, and reach for my Guard communicator. I then turn the volume almost all the way up and start playing back the messages. "THERE, HAPPY? CAN I FUCKING GO NO--..." And then I act surprised when I hear the gunshots and screams playing back rather loudly. "...What the hell?"

I'll leave their reactions up to them. Though it should be pretty believable that, if I do indeed have a hangover, I wouldn't check the communicator as I just wouldn't want the ear-splitting headache from it and nothing happens on the job anyway. If any of the guards step forward to try and search me or check my eyes or anything, I only allow surface touches -- any pat-downs will be met with a firm shove, followed by a generous application of pepper spray to the face if they persist. All while cursing at them for being creeps. Fluently. Besides, it's already very clear that my gun is bigger than anything these shmucks've got in their pants.

Otherwise, if it seems they want to keep me around or something, that's fine. I'm here to look for a specific guard, anyway... heh heh. If they do let me go, this gives me an excuse to take the route that runs between the cell blocks to make it look like I'm going to check out the noises.

But I'm not hoping for much, honestly. Rain isn't specced for covert ops or anything. But she can play the role of an irritated guard with a mild hangover pretty well.

<Agility=2>
<Awareness=1>
You grimace and put your hand up to your forehead, but before you can say anything the robed man begins speaking to his companions.
"To punish this woman for her ignorance would make us sinners, for the desire of the treacherous is violence."

<Reaction=6>
Such wise words from an earnest man.  You can't help but feel some level of respect for him.  His gracious words even cause you to feel a little guilty about being here to raid the prison, but you quickly shake off the feeling.  You won't let sentimentality distract you from your mission.  After he speaks, the man holding the taser lowers his weapon while the other guard scoffs and rolls his eyes.  You divert your full attention to the robed man as he takes a few steps toward you.  With a voice of pure compassion and understanding, he asks you a simple question.
"Who are you?"
You feel the urge to confess your true identity, but successfully fight off the feeling.  Now to proceed with your plan. 

<Charisma=5>
"Oi, keep your voice down...! Agh... dammit. Name's Jodie, ok? Happy? Look, I've got a hangover, alright? I was just heading to the mess to get some ice."
You say your words with conviction and annoyance.  Your acting is flawless.  You notice the robed man look at you quizzically, but his expression soon changes to one of sympathy.  Your eyes remain focused on the robed man, but you hear one of the other men speak.
"A hangover, eh?  Heh, I've been there.  Sorry to hear-"  The man suddenly stops speaking, as if he was cut off.  You finally look away from the robed man to see what's going on.  The other two men are both staring at a young woman.  Oh, when did she get here?  You didn't even notice when she arrived.  The woman is dressed as a guard and kind of tall.  She's staring at you with fear in her eyes.  She has a baton and a knife drawn, pointing both of them toward you.  As she walks backwards while trembling, you hear one of the men speak, clearly concerned.
"Woah, Aria, what's wrong?"
Seconds later, she responds, loudly.
"NONONONONO! SHE'S EVIL! SHE'LL KILL US ALL! AHHHH! RUN!"
You watch as Aria runs south through the library doors, flailing her arms and screaming while she goes.  Well....that happened.  As you continue staring at the library doors that Aria ran through, you hear a new voice that's dripping with arrogance.
"Ugh, crazy woman. So, Jodie. That's a new name. How strange. As a talented individual with an excellent memory, I find it very unusual that I haven't yet encountered anyone with that name. I practically run this place after all. Why is it that I don't recall meeting you, hmm?"
You turn to face the speaker.  It's the third guard, a chubby Caucasian man.  His uniform has several food stains on it.  He's staring at you with mild suspicion and a smug expression on his face.  He's chewing something.
"Oh, and you remember the names of everyone workin' here, do you? Bet you can't even get up to ten."
Ouch, burn!  The chubby guard immediately flinches and spits out his chewing gum in surprise.  His prideful demeanor has vanished.  Now he's mumbling angrily to himself, trying to think of a retort.  The guy with the taser is smirking and trying to hold back his laughter.  He looks like he's enjoying this.  However, despite his bruised ego, the chubby man speaks up again.
"Gah, don't give me any lip! Unlike you lazy drunkards, I actually do my job."  As he talks, he looks intensely at both you and the other guard like something he scraped off the bottom of his shoe.  "Stop being so irresponsible. You're supposed to make sure the prison is secure. Have you even checked your communicator? Evidently, you don't know what's going on. Not surprising, I might add. If you are truly a guard, then your incompetence rivals even that moron Harold."
You scowl at the chubby guy and withdraw your Guard communicator.  You set the volume high and start playing the messages.  You don't listen that closely to the first message.  Just a bunch of people talking and yelling.  Instead, you yell over it as it plays.
"THERE, HAPPY? CAN I FUCKING GO NO--..."  After you hear gunshots and screams from the communicator, you act surprised, despite actually having a pretty good idea of what's actually going on. "...What the hell?"

Your charade is done flawlessly.  The robed guard appears to be convinced.  The second guard is rolling his eyes at the other guard and already putting his taser away.  The arrogant guy is looking at you disdainfully, but seems to believe you.  Two more messages played from the communicator, but you were so focused on the guards that you ignored them.  Your Guard communicator is still playing messages, but it can stopped at any time.


Your location is designated by the R.  There are 3 guards standing in front of the library near you.

Attributes:
[Expertise] You are prepared and know how to use your tools properly.  While doing any action requiring the use of weapons or items, if you roll a 1, you will roll again and use the new roll.  This Attribute will only activate once per turn.
Status: Normal
Inventory: Guard Uniform(disguised), Communicator(Silent, 2 messages), Flashlight(held, on), Shotgun(6 shots), Brass Knuckles, Swiss Army Knife, Helmet, Gauze Bandages, Guard Communicator(Playing messages, 5 messages remain), Pistol(2 Rubber Bullets), Dazzler(98 uses), and Can of Pepper Spray(6 uses).
Note:  I debated whether your Expertise Attribute should have caused your Awareness roll to be re-rolled, but decided against it this time since there was a chance that you wouldn't have used any items if everything went smoothly.  Regardless, your low awareness only resulted in you missing some minor details and a few messages.

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Short Johnny (SaberToothTiger)

"Ah, I tink we should bust in da armory, get da guns and break what we don't take and interrogate the warden."
Put my ear to the door and listen for a while, if I hear nothing, I open the door, search the corpse of the guard, take a key if he has one, then go to the armory. If I hear something on the other side, I'm going t obe all quiet and show Ethan to do the same.

"Sounds good to me, dude.  Let's do it!"

<Agility=6+1>
<Coordination=3-2>
<Listening=1+1>
<Smelling=3+1>
<Ethan Mental=4>
As Ethan loudly gets his stuff together, you immediately put your ear against what you think is the door.  It feels a bit cold.  You can barely hear some kind of low-volume white noise coming from the other side, but you're not sure what it is.

"Uh, bro, why are you trying to listen to the fridge?  Let's get going.  I'll take you to the armory quietly."

You feel Ethan grab your arm and guide you.  As you both walk, you hear Ethan open the door to exit the break room.  You don't hear anyone else nearby.  You can smell the scent of blood in the area.  You decide to check the guard corpse for a key, but Ethan just keeps pulling you along.  He doesn't seem to know what you want to do.  You break free from Ethan's grasp and try to find the guard's corpse.

<Coordination=1-2>
<Ethan Mental=1>
<Endurance=2>
You crawl around in search of the corpse.  Unfortunately, the smell of blood is all over the place, so you aren't able to navigate to the body using your sense of smell.  As you crawl, you feel a sudden sensation of pain as your hand touches something that was laying on the ground.  Something very sharp.  It feels like broken glass.  As you hold up your bleeding hand and begin loudly yelling profanities, you smell the distinct scent of vomit somewhere nearby.  The scent is faint.  After you finish yelling, you hear Ethan finally speak.

"Dude, you gotta be careful!  Didn't you know there was broken glass on the floor?  It's from your night vision goggles so you should have know-"  Suddenly Ethan stops mid sentence.  You hear him slap his forehead.  "Oh!  Right!  You can't see the glass.  Sorry pal.  I'll try to warn you about this stuff next time."
You hear Ethan walk toward you.  He's standing next to you now.
"Hey man, why were you even crawling on the floor?  No offense, but I can't read your mind.  Eh, let's keep going.  I'll take a look at your hand on the way."

Ethan once again grabs you and guides you along.  You feel him examining your injured hand as you both walk, but he doesn't say anything yet.  After walking along for a little while, Ethan stops walking.  You hear him looking through his inventory.

"Well, I think I can fix your hand.  It's not too serious of an injury.  Just give me a second to grab the stuff I need to use.  Right now we're outside of the security room that connects to the armory.  I think I can hear someone in the room, banging on a door."


Your location is designated by the S.  If you travel alone, your location will be unknown and bad rolls may result in you walking in the wrong direction and getting lost.

Attributes:
[Untrained] It's a shame nobody taught you how to use this baby.  Hopefully, it's just like in the movies.  All rolls involving firing a Tommy Gun receive a -1 penalty.
Status: blinded (-2 penalty to actions requiring sight, unable to see), injured face (slight pain), injured left hand (pain, bleeding, -1 penalty to actions requiring the use of your left hand), ready to wield Tommy Gun
Inventory: Guard Uniform (disguised), Communicator(Silent, ? messages), Flashlight(off), Tommy Gun (can fire 12 short bursts of bullets), Crowbar

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Goon McGoon (conein)

You actually made me feel bad about myself. I should feel ashamed. And I dont even know whats going on.

shoot Chris with my shotgun. I mean, if the knife guy is with me he will realize I am with him, otherwise fuck.

<Agility=4>
<Awareness=4+1>
While you tuck your flashlight under your arm and ready your shotgun, you look toward Chris.  He's still holding his baton, but he hasn't taken another step toward the unknown person.  He's trembling.  You hear him breathing heavily.  His facial expression is one of pure despair.  As you point your shotgun toward his chest, he looks toward you, staring with tearful eyes.  You pull the trigger.

<Aim=4+1>
<Chris Endurance=4+1>
Your aim is perfect.  It was such a clean shot that you didn't even mess up your clothes.  Blood is gushing out of the large hole in Chris's chest.  He lets go of his baton, but remains standing with his eyes wide open.  He's still staring at you.  You see him mouth the word "Why?" as he turns pale.  He collapses to the ground seconds later.  He's dead.

With that grim task complete, you return your shotgun to its proper place.  The unknown person is still moving, but slower now.  You immediately shine your flashlight on the person.
It's an older man with grayish-black hair, a mustache, and a single earing in his right ear.  He's wearing a guard uniform, but is somewhat sloppily dressed.  His shirt is on backwards and his vest is inside out.  You can see this he is gripping a bloody axe with both hands.  His eyes are half closed like he's struggling to stay awake.  He's stumbling as he moves toward you. 

<Recognition=3>
You're pretty sure you've met the man.  That would mean he's on your team, though you don't recall his name right now.  Since he's holding that axe, you're pretty sure he was the guy using a codename like "The Axeman" or "Axemania" or something like that.  There was somebody on the team who was really into axes.

As you contemplate his identify, you see him suddenly drop his axe and collapse to the ground.  You walk a few more steps toward him and can see that he is now unconscious.  As you examine him closer, you find a tranquilizer dart sticking out of left arm.  You shine your flashlight around and see Lana's bloody headless body up against the north wall of Cell Block 2.  Next to the body is a flashlight and a tranquilizer gun.

Well, with Lana and Chris both dead and your ally out cold, it looks like it's just you now.  Since Chris's death and your ally's forced nap happened so quickly, you have time to think about your options.

<Mental=5>
Well, all these bodies probably have stuff you can use.  Searching them for useful gadgets might be a good idea.  You could probably even "borrow" your teammate's communicator.  Then you'd be able to check what's going on and report your status.  You could even grab one of the guard communicators off Lana or Chris if you want to find out what your enemies are up to.  However, there probably isn't a way for you to wake up your axe-wielding buddy just yet.  You'll probably need to wait a little while for the tranquilizer to wear off.


Your location is designated by the G.

Status: Sprained left ankle (mild pain and swelling, -1 to Agility)
Inventory: Guard Uniform (disguised), Communicator(broken, unusable), Flashlight(Held, on), Shotgun (5 shots), Night Vision Goggles(broken, unusable)

[Tomasque]

"The work of the Lord is never done, so neither is mine. Find some ice, Jodie, and follow us. The Lord does not need to receive any more of our friends tonight."

Wait until Jodie gets the ice and go to the Armory.

[Ruludos]

((My only hope, that the enemy would mistake my character for a stupid NPC and ignore him, is ruined by the public nature of the thread :p))

Obviously, the immediate danger has passed if Gilbert's friends have taken the time to apply first aid. Still deprived of the better part of his vision, Gilbert can only imagine the pity and disgust they regard him with right now.

Continue to recover and assess bearings. Remain passive and get a grip on the situation.