Walks closer but keeps distance from knife. Whispers "Move to where?"
THE SLORG!
"Shh" Jeremy muttered, then looked to Sylvia. "What happened?" he whispered quietly.
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Quietly "Police broke Mortimer's sedan thinking it was mine and knocked him out" glances at door. "He is looking for a camera by the tires."
An Ordinary Oddball
Springfield, Day 1
Kayne glances around.
"We should get him outside and to proper medical attention," she whispers nervously.
"Then, we need to quietly gather other travelers and leave this place as soon as possible."
"Quickly, before the Deputy notices us!"
Kayne casts around for something to block the garage door with.
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Kayne looks around the garage and finds a crowbar. She grabs it, figuring she can either use it as an additional weapon or jam it in the door frame to temporarily trap the deputy inside.
Made a pull for Kayne, need to know who (if anyone) is going to be pulling Mortimer to safety.
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THE SLORG!
"I don't know if we can trust the rest of the townfolk, and I don't know if any of them have any medical skills anyway" Jeremy pointed out, keeping his voice down while he moved over to be ready to drag Mortimer out. "What we need is to just get out of this town ASAP. Is there a car ready?" he whispered to Silvia, since she was just in the garage.
edited 10th Apr '18 3:06:47 AM by FirockFinion
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An Ordinary Oddball
Springfield, Day 1
Kayne jammed the crowbar into the door frame with as much strength as she could muster and stepped back.
"The deputy's in there, so we can't get in! Plus, we can't just leave him!"
She pointed at Mortimer.
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THE SLORG!
"Were you listening to me? Where would we even take him?" Jeremy asked Kayne as he put his hands underneath Mortimer's arms. "I think the only place we could take him that would actually help is out of this town" the amateur photographer elaborated, shaking his head.
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"Oh good now that guy now has his fingerprints on the possibly mortally wounded man too." Silvia thought.
"I traded in my broken car for a working RV but my plates aren't on it yet."
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Springfield, Day 1
"We can't go in there, the Deputy is in there!" Kayne hissed.
"He could come out any moment now! Let's hide for now and plan later."
She helps Jeremy lift Mortimer, grabbing the man's feet.
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
THE SLORG!
"You seriously care about the license plates right now?!" Jeremy asked rhetorically and slightly exasperated. "Look, how about we go hide, wait until the guy leaves, then sneak in and drive out of here" the amateur photographer suggested, then passed his breakfast container to Silvia with a simple statement of, "here, hold this for me." With that, he started helping Kayne with carrying Mortimer out of the garage.
edited 10th Apr '18 3:10:05 AM by FirockFinion
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Outside the Last Station
The three of you manage to get Mortimer into the RV. The RV has a driver's seat, passenger seat, and two passenger benches that can double as beds. There are some cabinets built into the ceiling for item storage, as well as some room for gear in the back. You lay Mortimer down on one of the benches and buckle seat belts around his unconscious body to hold him in place. The inside of the RV smells a bit of herbal mind-altering ingredients, but not bad otherwise. Checking the cupboards reveals an extra-large sleeping bag (big enough for two), some cans of soup and vegetables that aren't quite past their use by date, and a small camping stove. There don't seem to be anything in the way of medical supplies. The RV's gas gauge indicates a half full tank, enough to get you to the next town and maybe a little past.
You can hear a rhythmic thumping from the garage of Deputy Justice trying to break down the door. You can hit the road now without any additional pulls. You can try to raid the convenience store attached to the gas station and risk one pull for each person who wants to grab something (for example: food, first aid supplies, money from the cash register, or just fill up the gas tank) to see if you get the item before Sonny breaks out. You can also try going back into town if you want to go to one of the other businesses or just back to the hotel, but that will definitely give Sonny time to break out of the garage and try to find you. Or, you can just hide (either in the RV or in town) and hope Sonny doesn't find you.
edited 10th Apr '18 3:38:22 AM by Nodrog
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An Ordinary Oddball
Springfield, Day 1
Kayne got into the other passenger bench, and buckled her seat belt.
"Somebody floor it so we can get out of here!" she said.
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
THE SLORG!
"Oh, you meant this RV?" Jeremy thought out loud as they got Mortimer into it and buckled up. Jeremy took a very quick look through the cabinets to see what they had on hand if they left now, and also to store away the little chess board since that was better than leaving it in his coat right now. Then with a quick check of the tank gauge, Jeremy got into the driver seat. "Yeah alright, let's go. Keys?" he asked quickly, looking at Silvia.
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Silvia places the keys on the floor next to the drivers seat. Lies on RV floor in the back.
THE SLORG!
Jeremy glanced down at the keys with a slightly dull expression. She couldn't just... Hand them to me? Jeremy thought to himself, leaning down and grabbing the keys quickly. "You really should buckle in" Jeremy advised, not hesitating to put the petal to the metal and get them out of town. Once they were safely at a distance where they'd at least have plenty of time seeing anyone chasing them to get the RV moving again if need be, then they could check on Mortimer...
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An Ordinary Oddball
Departing Springfield, Day 1
Kayne looked at Mortimer and tried to gauge the extent of the damage done to him—he'd taken some serious-looking blunt force trauma to the head.
She tried to remember what she had read in first-aid books about this type of situation.
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In the RV, Leaving Springfield
Fortunately, Jeremy had somewhere learned to drive stick and managed to get the RV started, despite the vehicle being older then he was. With a lurch, the RV pulled off the gas station lot and toward the west.
Kayne's inspection showed that Mortimer was definitely unconscious, bleeding from a scalp wound but breathing normally. Trying to wake him would be risky. Thinking back to her limited experience with the town, Kayne can't remember seeing any mention of a hospital or a local doctor, hopefully there will be one in the town ahead.
Silvia lies on the back of the rv, hiding where Sonny can't see her if he breaks out of the garage and sees the RV. She is rapidly realizing that she's the only person in the RV who is both (i) old enough to buy alcohol and (ii) doesn't seem in danger of slipping into a coma.
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THE SLORG!
Once they were well and clear of the town, Jeremy brought the speed back down to a more reasonable freeway speed, so the engine was straining so hard. Also, he could now take a look back at the others without immediately veering off the road, and thus he noticed that Kayne was checking on Mortimer. "You think we can wake him up?" Jeremy asked, returning his eyes to the road. Not that there seemed to be any other traffic thankfully, but he didn't want to accidentally drive them into a ditch or something either.
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An Ordinary Oddball
Traveling, Day 1
Kayne looked at Jeremy worriedly.
"He's unconscious, bleeding from his scalp. It'd be risky to try to wake him up."
edited 13th Apr '18 8:35:20 AM by JumpingFruit
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"Of course if we did wake him up we could cauterize the wound. I would not want to wake him up by cauterizing the would, personally." Silvia said trying to avoid thinking about alcohol.
THE SLORG!
"Really? Are you sure? Shit" Jeremy muttered, his tone uncertain since this wasn't his field of expertise. He knew a thing or two about dealing with personal injuries out in the wilderness in an emergency, in so far as just keeping them stabilized long enough to get proper medical attention, but that was about it. He recalled vaguely that in general, being knocked unconscious for extended periods of time was pretty bad. "I guess we let him keep sleeping then..." the amateur photographer decided a bit hesitantly, and proceeded to start speeding back up a bit. He still didn't go full out, as he wasn't sure how much the engine could handle that, but the speed limit was now disregarded since they had a life or death situation on their hands.
... Jeremy thought for a moment about how he'd just left Tito behind. The man had kind of gone unresponsive right in the diner though... Had he just... Succumbed, so to speak? Become like the other people of that town? Was that something they would have to keep worrying about, even outside of Springfield?
... Best keep the trench coat on still, just in case...
edited 14th Apr '18 2:16:44 AM by FirockFinion
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The RV's engine starts straining at anything past 60 MPH. A quick look at a sign post and some mental math tells you that it's going to take a couple hours to get to the next town.
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THE SLORG!
"Looks like it's going to be a couple of hours... You think he'll still be alive by then?" Jeremy said, keeping the speed just under 60 MPH.
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Springfield, Day 1
Kayne wondered at the lady that just sprinted around the corner. Something bad was going on here, she was sure.
"Is there something wrong? We'd better get outta here," Kayne said, without waiting for an answer.
"We need to move him..."
She takes out her pocketknife from her hoodie pocket and unfolds the blade. There. At least that was some protection against whatever just transpired in the garage.
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.