Nirrn: might want to leave that number sooner rather than later.
Ask for a description. But also ask if he needs snacks or drinks, or this universe's equivalent of a slurpee. Gotta sell some stuff.

Nix: uh oh, this guy is spooky. But you're curious about what he wants. Good thing Nirrn has it covered. Hide in the aisle so he doesn't see you but listen in. Keep sweeping as well

Ordo: check your backpack to see what you smuggled in brought for lunch. Also forget about clocking in because you forgot your employee ID number

Open fire.

Nirrn:
maybe? If you can give me a name or a description I might be able to help.

Nix:
while cleaning take notice of the first customer of the night, maybe go see if Nirrn needs help since she is about to leave.

Ordo:
finish getting "ready" for your shift tonight and then head out to see what bullcrap they're going to have you doing tonight to earn you paycheck.

We should always help our customers! Reply hesitantly that you can try to help if you can.

>>984898
“Oh, we see a lot of clients, any descriptions? Species, sex things like that?

>>984898
Against store policy, sir. I would recommend approaching the police. Of course, if you are the police, show us a warrant and then we will happily show you our security footage. (say all of this like it is canned dialogue)

"My apologies, but breaching privacy for the cause of an unknown will destroy any hope I have of career advancement.

Do you want to speak to the manager, or will you show me your ID and badge? If you have the proper authorization I can bypass the former."

Nirrn: Humor him, at least. Find out if you even have the information he wants before you decide whether to give it to him.

Ordo: Take that hit. Maybe forget to officially clock in.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/05(Tue)12:18 No. 984998 ID: 11f77a
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“Well mister... I can try,” Nirrn hesitantly answers. It’s strange for someone to wander around looking for somebody in the middle of the night. “M-Mind if I ask the nature of why you might be looking for this person? If you give me a name or a description I might be able to help.”

Seems like there’s too much silence before he answers. He reaches into his coat. And gradually, he pulls out photos. Two mugshots of an icynth and a relicynth.

“You might need to be on the lookout for these dangerous men,” he resumes, “A relicynth about yay-high, and an icynth with a scar over his left eye. They’re wanted for murder. Innocent people, too.”

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/05(Tue)12:20 No. 985000 ID: 11f77a
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“They’re on the run and hopped planets. They came through the Silo* and may be here in the city. Any signs of their presence will be very helpful.”

>___
*The Silo: space elevator
Suggestions for Ordo are being considered/collected, not to worry.

Nix, are there mirrors around the store ceiling? Check to see if the stranger is looking at make a break for the back door.

Nirrn, say you haven't seen the relicynth but this icynth...

Nirrn: Try not to look too surprised as you totally know who one of those people are. You aren’t going to sell out your favorite coworker so quickly however! “M-murder!?” Try muster up a response that does not imply you know Nix, but leads to you getting more info on the situation.

Nix: Try to hide in the bathroom and pray to whatever space god you worship that Nirrn doesn’t sell you out.

Ordo: Continue being a lazy bum in the breakroom.

Nirrn: Say no, you haven't seen either of them, but while saying that, tap the pic of Nix and subtly point toward where he is.

Nix hasn't exactly worked here long enough to garner enough loyalty to lie for him. Especially if he is a criminal.

>>985003
Nix has only been working here for a little bit. That is hardly long enough for him to become Nirrn's favorite. Hell, they are still in the trial period.

Nirrn: Act surprised at the mention of the murder and ask him if he's from the law enforcement, then tell him that you saw two customers just like that about half an hour ago and that when they left, they went in that direction.

By misleading him this way, he should be in a hurry to leave and thus won't have the time to check out the rest of the store.

UUf. What a pain.

Nirrn: ask if he is the police, or a bunty hunter.

Nix: what ever you end up doing, do try not to hurt your employer.

Ordo: Just keep doing what you are doing my man.

Nirrn: ask to see his police badge

Nix: this >>985002

Ordo: check backpack

Nix: try to leave by the back entrance if there is one. Killing an investigator that hasnt found you yet will just call more your way.

Ordo: Try to calm down your coworker....or I dunno, play the Nintendo Switch, if you feel like it.

Nirrn: Ask questions, for the sake of stalling but also so you can gather information before making a final decision, pretend you're studying the photos as if you never saw Nix before. Questions such as "Who did they murder?" and "Are they working together?"

Nix: Easy on that trigger, find a way to leave unnoticed. Keep your employer out of the crossfire if you can. Consider how severe your crime was, was it enough to get a bounty hunter on your back?

Ordo: Stroll out of the break room with whatever form of entertainment you can keep hidden in your pockets. Nothing interesting happens in this no-where part of town anyway.

Nirrn: Do this >>985008 then get out of there. Whoever's telling the truth, it's none of your business and there's no need to implicate yourself.

Nirrn:
take a closer look at the pictures and ask for the names of these two individuals.

Nix:
Try and sneak out the back while the guy is busy

Ordo:
Be oblivious to what's happening up front and keep carrying on like normal.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/05(Tue)20:50 No. 985064 ID: 11f77a
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Fuuuck fuck fuck fuck FUCK! Okay. So you’re not really Nix, your real name is Fletch. Fucking shit. FUCK! They found you. That fucking zipper-neck sent some goon over to find you!

Yeah that deal went to shit real fast but it wasn’t your fault. Kind of. You just grabbed the money with Grutter and decided to just live new lives. Fucking stupid! Can’t believe that asshole brought you into this! You’re not afraid to kill your way out. Fuck! But Nirrn has been very kind to you. You’ll do your best to avoid her if bullets start flying.

The bathroom is on the way to the employee lounge. Same as the back exit which is further back. The customer will certainly see your ass scurrying down the hall. Only thing to do is waiting if that Huntoon sells you out or not.

Some notes:
Nix/Fletch took a bus to work, you have no ride.
The other exit is, of course, the store entrance.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/05(Tue)20:51 No. 985066 ID: 11f77a
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Nirrn indeed recognizes the icynth in the photo. With some advantage having a hard-to-read face she tries not to... give anything away. There’s the sudden feeling striking your chest when that realization kicks in. “M-Murder?” you repeat to buy more time to conjure up a better response.

“Uh, I’m--sorry. Are you from law enforcement? Or police? Can I see your badge?”

There’s a pause. The Zepher looks at her, his stare never shifts away. It’s hard to read him at all as there isn’t a twitch from hearing her answer.

...

“You know him, don’t you?” he concludes. Like a sensible joke he sneers just ever so slightly from the corners of his mouth. He continues to softly speak between the both of you. “Is he here?”

He gently pulls out his gun without breaking his gaze. Without aiming (yet). A tinge of tease highlights his final words.

“Don’t lie.”
--
As far as Ordo goes--he began making a new fresh pot of coffee. Took a small hit of gray (drug) and is waiting for the machine to brew. He slaps his face to keep awake inside the employee lounge.

>>985066
Nirrn: just point. There is nothing to gain out of hiding a criminal.

Nirrn: Nervously stammer and stumble over your words. You just want to go home at this point.

Fletch: Wait for the right moment to act.

Ordo: Come out from the employee lounge to tell Nirrn you think that shitty coffee machine is busted again.

Nix/Fletch: If there's no way out, and you've already killed and got away with it once (sort of), you may as well shoot first while the goon's distracted.

Nirrn: oh no!, he didnt show you his badge and is threatening you. He isn't with the police after all.

First, take slow deep breaths to calm yourself. Then stealthfully push the silent alarm button under the counter to call the police here secretly.
After that, lie to the Zepher and say you have to pull up the employee work schedule on a nearby computer or work schedule sheet to see what time or day Nix works next. Use this to bide some time for the police to get here

Fletch: got a phone? Text message Grutter and warn him of what happened using code words.

Ordo: trip out... or just burn yourself on the coffee pot by accident, screaming in pain, loud enough for everyone in the building to hear.

(I oppose having Fletch shoot... at least not yet. Dont want to scare Nirrn)

Nirrn:
point to the one you don't know and say you've never seen him before in your life, then point to Nix and say he's an occasional regular that always stops to chat when you're not busy when he stops by. Never says much about himself but always seems eager to hear what you have to say. Push the silent alarm button while panic fidgeting.

Fletch:
wait for a good moment to try and take the guy out so you can make your escape.

Ordo:
finish heating up the coffee before grabbing a cup and then head out and let everyone else know you through a fresh pot on. As long as you make it at least look like you're doing something to help out everyone else they can't be to pissed at you.

Nirrn: Calmly tell him that Nix was supposed to work the night shift. You haven’t seen him come in yet.

Nix:How good is your throwing arm? Do you think you can smash through the window with something solid and make it seem like you ran for it outside?

Ordo: Ready another hit, for whatever reason you think this might be a long night. Careful not to burn yourself on the coffee while you’re at it.

Nirnn: Say that you have seen the one with the scar. He'd just started working here as a janitor, but had just ended his shift for today. You don't know his address and had obviously not done a background check.

Nix/Fletch: furtively make your way to the back entrance, the further away you are from snake-boy's gun, the better.

Ordo: Keep waiting for the cofee to brew. You are gonna need it.

Nirrn: Tell him that you have no duty to answer questions of anyone that's not from the law enforcement. In fact, it's better that you call them right away! Then proceed to do so and start telling them about the armed man that's threatening you.

By doing this, the zepher may be discouraged, or he may act up, which would alert Nix and Ordo and give them better odds to react.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/06(Wed)22:36 No. 985160 ID: 11f77a
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>Do you think you can smash through the window...
There’s nothing heavy or sharp enough to break the glass. Well... there’s your gun. You don’t know if it works like in the movies where you can shoot the glass and ram against it.

You don’t have your phone on you either. It’s in the lounge in your locker. Nirrn was strict to not have phones on your person.

Nirrn stammers a bit. It’s one of those moments where you can’t do two things at once. Hard to think and talk at the same time--and she shifts her arm to reach the panic button.

“S-Sir. I-- uhm. Uh. I-I’ve seen the little one,” the Huntoon shudders in fear, “His name is Nix! H-He was supposed to come in but never did! That’s all, I swear!”

There’s a loud yell coming from the break room. Followed by cussing. It seems to be the signal. Something unleashes in Fletch and he fires three bullets into the stranger’s back.

BANG! BAM! BANG!

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/06(Wed)22:38 No. 985161 ID: 11f77a
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You know you’ve hit him. Nirrn screams. No exit wounds on her end. She drops behind the counter to hide. There’s a split second of the Zepher spinning to return fire. The icynth retreats with a wince. POOM POOM! A chunk of Fletch’s cover rips off. As well as nicked his ear.

“AGH! MOTHERFUCKER!”

• Nirrn is hiding behind the counter, whimpering.
• Fletch currently doesn’t know how ‘bad’ he’s got the Zepher. He hears quick footsteps--probably running for cover around the aisle. He didn't even grunt or yell when those bullets hit him square in the back.
• Ordo is thinking... ‘were those... were those gunshots or something?’ He pauses and listens for more--unhurried.

Nirrn, hit the silent alarm!

Nirrn: you were reaching for the panic button. Did you push it? If not, press the silent alarm and stay under the counter.

Nix: Grab the Phucc Tunn -o- chips and spill the chips on the floor. That way, when you move away from that spot, and the Zepher steps on them later, you'll know where he is. Spill them around the corner of one of the aisles so he doesnt see the chips on the floor immediately.
Also, can you make a mental image of the floorplan of this store so we can think up a plan of action of where to move? And where can you hear the Zepher's footsteps currently?

Ordo: get your phone, this could lead to some good social media material. Imagine, you can go viral!

Nirrn:
keep your head down and hit that silent alarm.

Fletch:
guy probably has armor on, might want to try and aim for the more fleshy bits you can see in the future. Also find better cover.

Ordo:
this place got cameras? If so could you look at them to make sure the shop isn't getting robbed by a gun toting manic. Be safer then poking your head out into the store and getting shot.

Nirrn: calm down, push the panic button, things will be fine.

Fletch: Say something bad about zephers while running away. Make him waste more bullets.

Ordo: A pot full of hot coffee can be a good weapon if things get bad.

Nirrn: Silent alarm!

Fletch: Stay hidden behind your cover, not much you can do in the situation.

Ordo: In a state of drug induced panic burst out of the employee lounge and throw the full coffee pot at the Zepher.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/15(Fri)22:28 No. 985768 ID: 11f77a
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Nirrn frantically hits the panic button, tapping it as if it would make the police arrive faster. Nothing more on her mind than to wait this situation out.

Fletch dares to look around the corner facing the counter--a brief time to grab a Phucc Tunn –O- Chips to rip open and spread it all around the floor. Potato crisps everywhere in his immediate area in case the stranger might stalk in his area. He shifts his spot in accordance to where the stranger may be.

“Guh, what the fuck am I doing?” he whines. Huddling with his gun shaking in his fist.

None of you can see where the Zepher is.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/15(Fri)22:28 No. 985769 ID: 11f77a
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Current map of the convenience store.

•Nirrn is huddling under the counter. She has no line of sight.
•Fletch has moved around his cover based on his perception where the stranger may have gone to.

Nirrn: Try to calm down and look at the items around you, maybe something can be of aid.

Ordo: Take a *very* careful peek through the door.

Fletch: Hide behind the shelf closest to the back exit, ready to rush for it as soon as you hear the crunching of the guy stepping on the chips.
Also, you fired three shots, how many do you have left?

Nirrn: Slowly poke your head over the counter to see what’s going on.

Fletch: Convenience stores usually have those big mirror things on the ceiling right? Try to see if there’s one here you can use to spot the Zepher.

Ordo: it’s gotten strangely silent out there ever since you heard those bangs, you should probably see what’s going on.

Nirrn:
keep your head down

Fletch:
doesn't this store have those domed mirrors in the corners of the store to help the casher look down the aisles from the counter to make sure people aren't shoplifting? Could you use those to get a bead on your hunter... and if so watch out so he isn't pulling the same trick on you.

And if not move your ass as quick as you can towards storage and move up the aisle and towards the back exit. Just make sure you stop before you get out in the open and peek towards where you last saw the guy so you don't end up getting gunned down in the back while making a run for the exit.

Ordo:
uh, you got the phone number of any of your co-workers? Maybe give them a quick call and see if they're alright. This way you can see if it's safe without poking your head out of the doorway and into the sight of a crazed gunmen. And if it does prove to be nothing well then it's just work as usual.

Are there any windows in the storage or in the lunge?

Ordo: Stay in the lounge for now, you don't get paid enough to deal with gun fights.

Fletch, you gotta get to Grutter so that you two can cover each other while making your way out through the back exit.

Nirrn: Drink something to calm your nerves.
Fletch: Kick the store rack over and run while he's distracted.
Ordo: Call as many people as you can.

Ordo: barge into the main room and loudly ask what's going on?

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/22(Fri)20:51 No. 986108 ID: 11f77a
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Grutter doesn’t work at the convenience store nor does he have a position in any job at all. He’s freelance; he does odd jobs on Krullgslist. Usually moving furniture for cheap credits. He has the van you two share.

There are no windows in the storage room, and neither in the lounge. Fletch hasn’t counted how many bullets he started with before going to work--which was a stupid move on his part. It surely wasn’t a full magazine as far as he remembers. What was that? Three shots so far?

There is a domed mirror on each corner of the store’s southern wall. Where Fletch is, he peeks around with his only eye, beads of sweat off his brow. Inching ever closer to have a good look.

And there he is. And the Zepher stares right back at him with just the slightest smirk. Like a cue to attack.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/01/22(Fri)20:55 No. 986110 ID: 11f77a
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Fletch juts his head back before a bullet blasts another chunk of the shelf away--shredding into his right shoulder with a mist of blood.

“AAUOOW!”

Fucker was waiting for that! Son of a bitch!! Gotta... gotta think ahead of him. Two steps ahead. Fuck this hurtssssss

•Nirrn can’t find anything of aid. She keeps her head down almost paralyzed from fright.
•Ordo peeks and can’t see much from his angle at the Lounge Door. After the next gunshot he retreats and opts to wait for this to blow over. You don’t get paid enough to deal with gun fights.

Fletch: consider surrendering.

Fletch: how sturdy are the shelves in the aisle? If it is possible, try pushing one of the shelves towards the zepher, causing it to tip the other shelves like dominoes until it falls on the zepher, or at least gives you a clear shot to shoot him when he runs out of the way!

Nirrn: the zepher isnt near your counter anymore. make a break for the exit. Retrieve ordo from the employee lounge on the way out, save his life and let him know what is going on despite not liking him too much.

Ordo: yep, definetly gunfires. You didnt piss off your drug dealer enough to send a hitman after you or something, did you? If not, then it should be safe enough to call the police without you yourself getting arrested as well.

Nirrn:
keep doing what you're doing, keeping your head down.

Fletch:
Uh, shoot out mirror, knock down the shelves and try hope the domino effect of them falling over will land on top of trechcoat, use the distraction to make a brake for the back exit. Pray.

Ordo:
Barricade yourself in the room, call cops. Hope everyone you kinda give a shit about are ok and that this will blow over soon.

Oh, I thought Ordo was Grutter.

Fletch, try to lure the guy to you in a way that will allow you to escape.

Nirrn: Is there a light switch you can use to shut off the lights so you (and Nix/Fletch) have a better chance of escape?

Fletch: Health check, how badly do you think he just screwed you up? Shoot out the mirror and loudly run towards the counter. Stop then crawl back quietly to your original position but stay low. Ideally you want to get towards the back where you have more rooms to hide in till the police arrive, or if you're lucky, the back exit you can use.

Ordo: You're kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. Sure, if the police arrive you're safe from the gunman, but they'll find the drugs you brought. Not sure how long they'll keep you in the slammer for but you probably don't want to get caught with what you've got. And that's assuming this guy doesn't manage to barge into your room if you barricade it. Cautiously open the lounge door and see if you can get into storage for something useful that will help you escape (and maybe your fellow coworkers).

Nirrn: faint from shock. Alternatively, remember the live shooter training videos your company made all of the store managers watch.
•Try to get out of the building as fast as possible
•If you can't get out, barricade yourself somewhere safe with Ordo if possible.
Remember that Nix has a gun and should be treated as just as much of a criminal as this other guy. Meaning run away from them and don't help either of them.

Ordo: Gtfo of dodge and call the cops. Then start filming from a safe distance so you can post this on the internet (or whatever the equivalent of the internet is in a spacefaring, interstellar, multispecies society).

Mirror's angled down. Go OVER the aisles.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/02/01(Mon)12:36 No. 986759 ID: 11f77a
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Dammit! The adrenaline is running but it’s going to be hard to aim with this shoulder. There’s a queasy knot in his stomach and he may want to throw up later. But Fletch takes a deep breath, tenses up, and exhales to stave off that feeling.

No matter what, he absolutely must push the shelves over! He’s not really your average height to simply knock them down. With the shoulder blaring pain with every pulse in his heart--he must ignore and endure. One shove wouldn’t be enough--instead having to wobble the shelf back and forth. Each oscillation adds momentum to finally tip over.

You hear a domino effect coming from the other side too. The middle two shelves meet each other and slam accessories and snack bags onto the floor as they pivot into some makeshift tent.

‘Good,’ he thinks to himself as he realizes the Zepher was using the same move, ‘I’m thinking on the same level as him. But I must be better!’

•Nirrn is unable to turn out the lights for most of the switches are found near the office. She feels like she’s about to faint but keeps her head down. All that ruckus going on--her store is ruined!

•Ordo knows if the cops find out he’s been keeping drugs in his backpack he’s gonna be in a lot of trouble. He’s a bit strung out and swipes his backpack, shoving everything he took out back in--ready to leave. Fuck this night!

Nirrn: Rant at the two 'customers' for destroying your store without payment.
Fletch: Parkour over the other shelf and run towards the exit. And grab some snacks or water on your way out.
Ordo: Conveniently leave some of the stash on the table to distract the heat by framing the store as a drug front.

Nirrn: Press the panic button more, you want this over with!

Fletch and Ordo: Get the hell out of the store while you still can. The Zephyr will probably be a bit confused as to why the shelves didn’t fall all the way down, take that brief moment of distraction and use it to get out.

Fletch: Throw a snack bag over the pile-up to make the Zepher react; even if he doesn't shoot it, it's still a second of distraction you can use to move to the other end of the aisle.

Ordo: You're gonna run into trouble if the cops catch you with the contraband outside; they gotta be here any second now! Are there any other lockers you can stuff it into? Not Nirn's or the new guy's - someone whom the cops can't immediately question. Failing that, dump the powder into the coffee and bury anything non-dissolvable in the trashcan. It's not ideal, but the goods will be hidden for the time being.

Nirrn:
this place is insured right?

Fletch:
quick question but from this >>984843 it looks like all the walls of this store are all windows right? Can you just shoot out the nearest window and escape through there?

Ordo:
out the back door you go.

Nirrn: Scream with abandon.

Ordo: Spill the cofee and scream with more abandon.

Fletch: climb up the shelves and shoot at the now coverless bad guy.

>>986759
Nirrn: Stay down and keep quiet. Continue to consider fainting.

Ordo: Toss the illegal contents of your bag into your vehicle if secure, otherwise hide it somewhere, then call the cops (cops may keep your bag as one of the many pieces of evidence). Alternatively, just take the goods and run.
First option is probably better though cuz you could become a suspect if you are seen fleeing the scene.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/02/23(Tue)14:00 No. 988938 ID: 11f77a
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There’s no use in fighting this professional. Now could be the only chance to leave for the exit!

Dashing down the aisle Fletch swerves and sprints for the back. There’s a loud gunshot. The stranger has climbed to a higher vantage point.

The bullet spears through the icynth's back, a spackle of blood decorates the floor ahead of him. The surge of pain drops Fletch to his hands and knees within several feet of the exit door. There’s no gasp or yell--just a man trying to register a response. Don't give up... keep... stay... alive...

•Nirrn squeals from the gunshot. Her head is teetering from how thankful she is to have this store insured--and if she’s ever going to come out of this alive. She stays down.

•Before Ordo scrams, he’s concerned whether he’ll be caught with drugs or he should just stash them in a hiding spot. He's car is out in the front. He'll need to circle 'round to reach it. He feels he won’t get away without being a suspect either. The gullusk stuffs what contraband he has in a locker that isn’t marked by an employee’s name. In fact, all lockers are blank for anyone to use when free.
Ordo busts open the door to see Fletch writhing in pain.

Nirrn: Peak out from the side of the counter to see Fletch on the ground.

Fletch: Aim your gun at Ordo and threaten to shoot unless the Zepher lets you get away.

Ordo: Think about how much you regret not quitting this job last week.

Ordo: if he is close enough, quickly grab and drag Fletch into the lounge and shut the door, barring it with a table or something heavy. You may not like him that much, but you're not heartless enough to let him die.

Fletch: Roll on your back and dump your mag while scooting with your knees towards the exit.

>>988939
This. Fletch should reveal his true colors.

Fletch could threaten Ordo's life, but I do not think the Catalyst is an investigator or with the police, so I think he really wouldn't care about Ordo's life if Fletch held him hostage

Fletch: Turn and shoot at the Zepher. Even if you don't hit, that should force him into cover.

Ordo: Uhhhhhh. UHHHHHHH. Don't think; drag your coworker into the lounge.

>>988938
Shoot at his direction so he covers and you can exit thr store.

Ordo, hide the drugs.

Ordo, hide the drugs, run, and call the cops. Don't help Fletch. Fletch is clearly not who you thought he was and you owe him nothing. Also if you help him, the other guy will probably fuck you up.

Ordo: Ditch the drugs. If anyone asks, they were Fletch's.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/03/29(Mon)11:47 No. 993704 ID: 11f77a
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Fletch crawls. He’s close to puking as he cringes to the overwhelming pain. His ears pick up the rubber soles of the mercenary’s boots tromping across the floor. The ichor yells something on par to a war cry as he turns and dumps his mag in the zepher’s direction.

“MOTHERFUCKEEEER!!!”

The roar warns his pursuer--but his dodge was not fast enough. Nicked in the shoulder, the zepher contains his pain to a grunt as he flips to his back against the adjacent corner wall.

Five shots and the pistol clicks.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/03/29(Mon)11:59 No. 993705 ID: 11f77a
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Ordo regrets everything today. A bad combination of indecisiveness, being high on gray, tiredness, and now some fucking robbery is happening with your coworker bleeding out on the floor firing everything he’s got.

There’s only one reaction. The gullusk grabs Fletch by the collar and drags him inside the lounge. A blood trail smears around the doorway. He slams it shut with a chair lodged under the door handle.

“The fuck’s going on, Nix?!”

Sarcopholacooda 2021/03/29(Mon)12:00 No. 993706 ID: 11f77a
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Ordo, get first aid.
Fletch, make up some bullshit so Ordo thinks you're the good guy. You've been lying so much, why stop now?
Nirrn, peek your head out since the shooting stopped. Plead with the guy to just leave in peace.

Nirrn, leave through the front door and cry for help

>>993707
>>993708
Combination of these two. Also is there a window in the bathroom? It may be possible to escape through the bathroom window.

Ordo
Barricade door with all furniture in brake room, look for window.

Fletch
try not to bleed out... treat your wounds as much as able

Nirrn
now might be a good time to leave and get some help.

Nirrn: this guy is probably going to hold you hostage to pull your employees out. Run out the front door!

Ordo: call police. You hid the drugs, so it should be fine now

Fletch: pretty much >>993707

Nirrn: Now is a good time to run out the front. These two will be fine hopefully, nothing you can really do. Unless you want to risk trying to disarm him but who knows what else he's packing.

Fletch: >>993707 Something like this. Maybe come up with a joke story like "Oh I stole his girlfriend and he came to settle things." or "I rear ended him by accident earlier today and he's out for blood." Might as well get a cheap laugh out of this.


Ordo: After barricading the door to the best you can keep your head down. This isn't a saferoom, unless you were specifically told that the employee lounge is made of the best bullet proof materials you are not out of the woods. A bullet could come through the walls.

Nirrin: Now's a great time to escape.

Ordo: First aid for Nix. Worse comes to worse, we grab toilet paper or paper towels out of the bathroom.

Nix: Lie, explain this dude's a robber.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/04/11(Sun)16:53 No. 995708 ID: 11f77a
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There are no windows in either bathroom (or in the lounge)--Fletch is clenching his wounds as blood pours. As if there really was anything to be thankful in this matter... there’s a first aid container. After Ordo uses the coffee table as a second barricade he runs to it. There are small tablets of medicine, ointment, and alcohol, bandages and some gauze; the gullusk swipes them up with small boxes of medicine tumbling onto the floor.

In the adrenaline that comes in hills and valleys--this time when everything slows down and his mind is blanking--Fletch has almost forgotten his fake name and takes a moment to improvise though choked breaths of blood.

“I-It’s just a robbery, maaaan. I don’ fuckin’ know... Shit’s goin’ postal. Fuck, this huuurts...”

Ordo doesn’t have time for an insight check. He fumbles to open a gauze packet and applies pressure to the wound. Fletch swears some more. “It’s alright, Nix. Stay with me. We’ll get out of here! The police should be here! We gotta stand our ground!”

The knob jumbles and the door crunches into the chair. ‘Thump, thud!’ Looks like it will hold the stranger back.

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Nirrn frantically runs around the check-out counter and heads for the front; this man could use her as a hostage if she doesn’t leave immediately! Her store may be ruined but right now her life is all that matters. She wishes her late husband was here. Or her pet Nibbles.

At first there’s hope that she’ll leave unscathed. The huntoon is halfway until another two gunshots echo down the hall. She wasn't paying attention to what the stranger is doing now, hunting that poor boy.

The windows on the front door splatter in red. She almost doesn’t notice being hit--funny how that seems to be. But it’s the realization that kicks in and she drops to her knees--the momentum of running makes her fall forward onto her chest.

Nirrn: According to the map, are you near any of those items scattered on the floor? are any of them toxic on open wounds? if so, throw it at the gunman's gunwound.

Ordo: does any of your drugs happen to be pain killers? might want to offer it to Nix Otherwise, continue treating the wounds.

Fletch: Keep talking to Ordo, it is important to help you stay conscience.

Nirrn: Just play dead, that’s the only way I can see her getting out of this alive at this point.

Fletch: try to stay awake

Ordo: Look up how to treat a gunshot wound on your phone and call the police; assuming he has his phone with him. If you are calling the cops however make sure to flush any drugs you possibly might or might not have in your locker before they arrive.

Nirrn: Don’t move, just wait until this is over.
Otro: Keep aiding Fletch

Nirrn: Just stat down, wait for the police to arrive.
Fletch: Try not to pass out.
Ordo: If you see anything that can work as a weapon take it, just in case.

Sarcopholacooda 2021/04/27(Tue)20:29 No. 998043 ID: 11f77a
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Nirrn tries to crawl--yet every breath and cringe pulses nothing but pain throughout her body. Playing dead would give her a better chance to live through this, she thinks. The huntoon goes limp, struggling to breathe as silently as possible. She doesn’t look back. But there’s her reflection in the glass door. The stranger is distant and faded. Yet something... something he has...

The room is growing dark. Or is it just the atmosphere of the night creeping in the room?

So hard... to tell...

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Ordo looks through his bag, maybe some of his drugs could help. Yeah, a bit of gray could help numb some pain! Fletch is already smacking his face to stay in the zone--like he skipped caffeine during a 2:00 AM drive on a long, country road.

“Stay awake, man! Look--I got you something! Just chew on it, alright? Relax but don’t sleep! Stay with me!” Ordo holds the drug and practically shoves it under the ichorynth’s lip. It would take a minute but Fletch starts to feel better when the remedy dissolves on his tongue like a skittle. Maybe that’s the placebo part before it runs in his blood.

There’s a loud ‘CRUNCH’ that drops against the door. Terrifyingly heavy and metallic like slamming a mini-fridge on an old wooden floor. The furniture shakes and still holds together, thankfully.

Unthankfully, another metallic crunch pops the doorknob off! As if a battering ram was involved. The knob skips on the hard floor.

Hide in some cupboards or lockers

Nirrn: have a vision(?) of your late husband... maybe his ghost either trying to call you to him... or trying to tell you to keep living.

Fletch: roll out of sight of the hole where the doorknob used to be with all your strength, get your gun ready to shoot if he walks in.

Ordo: grab a fire extinguisher, stand next to the right side of the door (your right) get ready to spray him in the face with it if he walks in (he's probably too tall to bonk him in the head)

>>998063
Do this but hide Fletch behind an over turned table. Also with the fire extinguisher go for the knees first, then the head. Use that cracked out strength Ordo!

Ordo: arm yourself with the fire-extiguisher or any other blunt object you can find and be ready to hit as soon as that creature rears his body into the room.

Fletch: Out of bullets? Grab the hot coffee and be ready to poor onto the guy!

Nirrn: Don't fall asleep. Will yourself with all your strenght and Don't. Fall. Asleep.

Well, you tried Ordo, run like a coward.

Nirrin, do everything you can to stay awake.

>>998043
>Yet something... something he has...

Oh fuck!!! I just realized! I think he has a bomb or grenade and is gonna throw it in the lounge through the doorhole!!

Ordo: grab Nix and get him in the bathroom pronto! If he throws a bomb, your best chance of survival is the bathroom!