Hello Trent Hergenrader,

PELE'S TEARS TRANSCRIPT WITH USER RP

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<RP 17:31> Hello?

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<GM 17:33> Hey there.
<RP 17:33> Hi
<GM 17:34> Ready to start?
<RP 17:34> Yes
<GM 17:35> OK. Gotta paste something...
<GM 17:35> You've been stationed at Mansion Inn guarding the front gate during the second shift that runs from 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM. You sleep from 3:00 until 11:00, eat, do physical labor and light training exercises, dinner, one hour of personal time, then you're on watch. It has been cold the past several days but tonight it's raining and really miserable. You're stationed at the front door with Meli, who almost never speaks until spoken to.
<RP 17:37> Is Simon playing tonight?
<GM 17:37> No I'll do his parts
<RP 17:38> Do I like this detail?
<GM 17:39> Not particularly but there are worse assignments
<GM 17:39> Compared to Ol' Federal the food is better, better sleeping quarters...
<GM 17:40> But this is boring since no one comes within sight of the Mansion. Scavengers steer way clear...
<GM 17:40> Do me a favor. Roll 4 dice
<RP 17:41> Uh oh. Why?
<GM 17:41> For me to know...
<RP 17:41> What stats am I rolling against?
<GM 17:41> For me to know...
<RP 17:42> Fascist
<RP 17:42> [ 9 6 9 2 ]
<GM 17:43> In the drumming rain you think you hear a faint shout. Either far and disant or close and weak, can't be sure
<GM 17:43> (btw it was a PER + ALERT check and you passed)
<RP 17:43> I look in the direction it was coming from
<RP 17:44> Or where I think I heard it
<GM 17:44> Yeah it was straight out from teh mansion
<GM 17:44> But it's pitch black. There is a spotlight though.
<RP 17:45> How's it run? No electrictiy? (duh)
<GM 17:45> Solar cells (duh) it's all solar (duh duh)
<RP 17:45> I start searching with the spotlight
<GM 17:46> Okay....
<GM 17:47> About 30 yds away, across the street in the rubble of an old house you see something moving
<RP 17:47> I look really closely at it
<GM 17:47> Meli is drawing his weapon and aiming
<RP 17:48> I ask him what he's doing
<GM 17:48> MPD protocol is that you may fire on sight at anyone approaching an MPD locale w/o prior authorization
<RP 17:49> LOL sounds safe
<RP 17:49> Can I see what it is?
<GM 17:49> Hard to see, really hard, but you thought you saw a helmet with the MPD crest painted on the side
<RP 17:50> I tell him to hold his fire, that it's our of ours
<GM 17:52> Meli doesn't look convinced. There are orders about this kind of thing. They don't want guards being pulled out of position and getting picked off one by one
<RP 17:52> So what are we supposed to do?
<GM 17:53> Meli wants to raise the alarm?
<RP 17:53> What will that do?
<GM 17:55> Probably not much. Maybe they'd let a squad go out and check it out, but it's unlikely. The Mansion doesn't have tons of personnel as it is, so if attackers could take out 2-3 guards with one trap, that could give them a big advantage.
<GM 17:56> The helmet drops to the ground, btw
<RP 17:56> What do you mean?
<GM 17:57> Like it was a few feet off the ground, then it fell.
<RP 17:57> I want to go check it out
<GM 17:57> Meli doesn't think tha'ts a good idea
<RP 17:58> I tell him to cover me and I run before he can answer
<RP 17:58> I've got my rifle trained on the helmet and the rubble where it's at
<GM 17:59> Okay. The rain is pounding down and it's really cold standing in it.
<RP 17:59> I shout MOVE AND YOU'RE DEAD. YOU'RE SURROUNDED as I get close
<GM 18:00> You hear a weak groan and a call for help...
<GM 18:01> As you round the corner, you can see in the shadows two bodies crouched down. One is wearing MPD gear and lying on his side, his arm stretched out, his hand about a foot away from the riot helmet. He looks up at you and even in the bad lighting you can tell he looks bad...
<GM 18:02> SPECIAL OPS he croaks. AMBUSHED. I'M SHOT UP BAD. EVERYONE DEAD BUT US...
<RP 18:02> I'll scan the scene. What's the other one doing?
<GM 18:03> ...and the Mansion's siren goes off.
<RP 18:03> Damn it
<GM 18:03> The other figure isn't moving at all
<RP 18:04> DeaD?
<GM 18:04> Can't tell
<GM 18:04> A few more floodlights snap on though
<RP 18:05> I turn and wave for help
<RP 18:05> Give them the international sign for man down
<RP 18:05> whatever that is
<GM 18:05> ha, ok
<RP 18:06> Then I quick check out the bodies
<GM 18:07> The one lying down is a middle-aged guy, older than average MPD but maybe not so old for special ops. He looks like he's in really bad shape, might not make it. The other one though...
<GM 18:07> As you ask if he's okay and reach out, the hood falls back a little and you see the face of the most beautiful woman you've ever seen
<RP 18:08> LOL What?
<GM 18:08> Like supermodel hot. Which in the post-apocalypse is saying something
<RP 18:09> I ask her her name
<GM 18:09> She looks at you, confused. Spaced out.
<RP 18:10> On drugs?
<GM 18:11> Can't tell
<RP 18:11> I ask her to help get the other guy into a sitting position. Is he still breathing?
<GM 18:12> Yes
<GM 18:12> She pays no attention to you
<GM 18:13> And by this time you're joined by three other guards who bark at you to get back to your post
<RP 18:13> LOL tahnks for nothing!
<RP 18:14> I go back to my post
<GM 18:14> They have to carry the man, but the woman can walk under her own power
<RP 18:14> I don't say a WORD to Meli ;)
<GM 18:15> Roger that. HE doesn't say anything to you either
<GM 18:16> Your shift goes on for the next couple hours without incident...
<GM 18:16> Right before it's due to end one of the guards relieving you says you need to report to the shift sergeant before turning in
<RP 18:17> ooo boy
<RP 18:17> okay
<GM 18:18> just a sec,,,
<GM 18:20> So the guy keeps you waiting around in your wet clothes for what seems like forever and it's close to 3:00 and you're tired, but you're also worried that you're going to get demoted or even booted from the MPD, which is like a death sentence.
<RP 18:21> Yikes what's the demotion system like
<GM 18:21> Dunno but the whole system is corrupt. You can look here <MPD>. Give me a second...
<GM 18:24> After keeping you waiting forever he yells at you for getting his carpet wet and then informs you, against his better judgement, that you're going to be getting a promotion, even though he was more in favor of summary execution for disobeying a standing order. Regardless of his feelings on the matter, it turns out that the young woman outside freezing to death was none other than Delia Reichman <Delia Reichman> who ran away 15 years ago. So instead of being executed you're something of a hero.
<RP 18:26> LOL WHAT?
<RP 18:26> Hilarious
<RP 18:26> Take that Meli!
<GM 18:27> LOL
<RP 18:27> So what's that mean for me?
<RP 18:27> In the game I mean?
<GM 18:28> Give me a couple days to think about it.
<RP 18:28> Ha
<RP 18:28> Right
<RP 18:28> So we're done?
<GM 18:29> Yep, let's call it! I'll drop you an email during the week if needs be.
<RP 18:30> Sounds good. BYE BYE

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