>>282522
fuck fuck fuck RUN!

Behind you.

Grab beef jerkey.

Then RUN RUN RUN.

RUN TO THE HOSPITAL.

only flee to the well lit part of the store, don't leave yet, it might just be a hobbo

Laura 2011/02/18(Fri)23:53 No. 282544 ID: 8c0848
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There's nothing out here. Where did it go then?

It could be hiding in a box or on a shelf. Or maybe it vanishes in the light.

>>282544
You're freaked out. Calm down, get something to eat. As long as the lights are on it can't sneak up on you.

Laura 2011/02/19(Sat)00:12 No. 282552 ID: 8c0848
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>It could be hiding in a box or on a shelf. Or maybe it vanishes in the light.
That's crazy. That doesn't happen...

>As long as the lights are on it can't sneak up on you.
Right. Deep breaths. I'll be fine as long as I stay in the light.

>>282552
DIVE FORWARD IT'S BEHIND YOU

Turn around.

Laura 2011/02/19(Sat)00:28 No. 282556 ID: 8c0848
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>Turn around
I can tell something's behind me and spin around to look.
I wish I hadn't.

I believe now is a time for diplomacy.
I propose the homerun approach type of conversation, don't you agree?

>>282556
Use baseball bat on can into monster's face.

>>282556
Rushing it gives it the initiative. Move so the monster, the outside door, and the door to the back are all in your field of vision.
"Who are you? What's going on around here?"

>>282561
Seven

It

It has NO FACE

No mouth

No ears

No eyes

Now is not the time to be talky.

Seven, my form of diplomacy is infallible in all situations. Bat's were humanity's first engagement ring, but back then we called them clubs.

Show him your love and passion Laura. Release the tension all over his non-existent face. Didn't that feel nice, Laura?

>>282563
Yes, now is the time to be smashy, but talking is a free action. Do both.

The body in the back was moved and this thing is in the front. Either it's fast enough do both and rushing it is a very bad idea, or there's another creature flanking from the back.
It's more likely that there are multiple monsters in here, but caution saves lives.

Who knows it could be friendly.

>>282556
Bash its head in.
Don't flap your jaw about like an idiot while fighting.

Aim for the joints if it attacks, keep mobile, and above all keep your balance when you swing out at it. Hit it with the tip of the bat, you want to keep as much space between you and it.

Laura 2011/02/19(Sat)08:59 No. 282585 ID: 8c0848
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It has a mouth, because it can scream. I have to drop the bat to cover my ears. The florescent bulbs burst and the glass on the windows and doors begins to crack.
Once it stops, the whole store is shrouded in darkness.

>>282585
Oh fuck, that's a very big mouth. Ok, time to run again. Grab the bat, smash down a window and run away. We need a better place to stay at. Might have to break into some place and ransack it for more survival stuff.

>>282585
If you can't see well enough to fight in here then get outside.
Otherwise? Smashy smashy!

>>282585
One hand, bat. The other hand, flashlight. Flee.

Well Laura, you're in some sort of weird nightmare or something. Certainly in "through the looking glass" territory, except the Red Queen is less "mad" and more "batshit homicidal."

Run away and live to fight another day. We're going to have to figure out a way to get home. Or turn everything back to normal, if the looking glass came to you.

Laura 2011/02/19(Sat)16:13 No. 282660 ID: 8c0848
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I don't know if I can get past it with it grabbing me. It's not moving very fast, but it's arms are so long. It would be a gamble.

>>282660
Most gas stations have large glass windows forming at least one of their walls. Taking your eyes off it long enough to smash one and go out that way might be slightly less risky.

Break a window and run to the hospital!

>>282660
Go backwards around the aisle. Then you should be able to reach the windows without it reaching you. Smash out a window pane, get through without cutting yourself and then fucking run. Hospitol might be as bad as this. You want to find a apartment or something similar.

This thing was a corpse shortly before it was a thing. The hospital might not be such a good idea if the morgue happens to be unlocked.

>>282664
>>282662
Police station and/or gunshop. We could get guns at walmart or something, but that kinda place is gonna be packed with baddies.

>>282660
Break one of the windows to your right and climb out. Watch out for broken glass.

why didn't the flashlight lens crack? Or for that matter, the refridgerator glass?

>>282675
Plastic.

Laura 2011/02/19(Sat)21:28 No. 282748 ID: 8c0848
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It lurches off the countertop and starts coming down the aisle at me, hissing and thrashing it's head.

I need to get out of here, now.

Laura 2011/02/19(Sat)21:29 No. 282749 ID: 8c0848
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run around the end of the aisle and smash the window with the bat. It shatters and I jump through into the cold.
Better than being in there with that thing.

>>282749
All right, beat feet. For your initial move, I would recommend moving into an open area where you can be sure that there's nothing coming for you from any direction. A large parking lot or the middle of an intersection with decent sidewalks should suffice. Once you're sure that you've either gotten away or have a minute to think, you can plot out your next move.

The lack of any other people at all is highly disturbing. Surely there should have been someone else around by now- or at least something more than... that. When was the last time you saw another person?

Laura 2011/02/19(Sat)23:49 No. 282773 ID: 8c0848
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I'm out of the station and nothing seems to be following me. I get well away from the window, though.

>When was the last time you saw another person?
Everything was normal until I left work to wait for the bus and it never came.

All I can hear is the snow falling and the buzz of the streetlamps. It gives me a strange, nervous, tingling feeling.

Go to the police station, quickly.

Did you snag some snacks back there?

Maybe run back to your workplace? If you have to use the bus to get from there to home it shouldn't be very far. You might have a few coworkers there, barricaded in due to similar problems.

Let's check out the blood.

>>282774
There may or may not be a police station within a reasonable distance- it could be miles away.

>>282776
Where there's blood, there's danger- and someone who fought it and lost. Why take that risk?

>>282775
This seems reasonable enough. Go back to the last place you saw people- if it wasn't too long ago, hopefully there'll still be some there. You don't want to face the monsters alone.

Okay, you'll need a few things. A hit list of items.

1) A bag or a backpack. Prreferebly something that distributes the weight evenly when you wear it.

2) a crowbar or similar metal lever. This is for opening doors and similar things.

3) [strike]A close range weapon, preferebly metal. [/strike] The bat will do fine, for now.

4) [strike] A light source [/strike] Well-done. Keep getting batteries.

5) A long range weapon. Rocks you keep in your pockets, a bow and arrow, a handgun, it doesn't matter. You need an option for long-to-midrange.

6) A safe place to sleep, craft, and relax.

>>282773
Ok, now that we have a moment there are some questions we need to ask:

1: Where do you work?
If things were normal until you left then it could be the source of the problem, or these things could have intentionally avoided it.

2: What is the name of this city?
There are several places that are known for strange events of this sort.

You said there was a hospital nearby, right? Go there next, unless there's a gun shop in the area.

1. How is your mental state doing?

2. What's your general status?

3. Is there any gun shops within reasonable distance?

4. Where do you work? And how far away is it.

5. How far away is the police station?

6. How big is the city?

7. Where is your house located, and how far?

You should either go to the police station, or the nearest gun shop. If both of them are farther away from your work, you should go there.

>>282787
Are you crazy? Hospitals are always hot spots for monster activity. Going there would be suicide.

>>282773
Lets get back to your workplace. It's a place you already know, so it will be easier to find stuff there. And with any luck there might not be any monsters there. Or we can catch them sleeping again and beat the shit out of them before they start standing up on their arms and screaming and shit.

>>282773
That's just the mutagenic effect of the "snow".

To the workplace!

>>282773
A few questions:

Do you know of any places nearby where you can find a decent ranged weapon (firearms etc)?

Do you know how to use a gun?

Which way is your home?

>>282787
Clearly she lives in Arkham, Massachusetts.