Zombie Adventure - Game 40 - Day 2 (Aug. 9, 2019)
A small team of adventurers (@improv, @aussieninja, @justatouchfey, @bashadow, @erikaflynn, @pbock, @secret-art, @mannaman, @stever82 and @enjoycompany) take turns being Skyler and record their part of the story about what happened that fateful Halloween night.
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Objective:
Create a story about our main character, Skyler, by playing out his actions. You can write as much or as little as you prefer to embellish his story and perhaps define what has happened to him after being bitten by the spider and drinking something from his parent's medicine cabinet.
The story thus far:
It started out much the same as any other Halloween Night. The children were excited about getting dressed up and going door to door to collect treats.
Twelve-year-old Skyler was going to be a clown this year. He went all out and bought himself a wig and some clown clothing as well as a face-painting kit. His sister did an awesome job of painting his face and Skyler was very proud to go out as a clown. Skyler was expecting to collect a lot of treats this year, so he went into the garage to find himself a large potato sack for holding all his goodies. As Skyler dug around in the garage for the potato sack, a spider bit his middle finger and it began to swell up.
Skyler wasn't about to let a swollen middle finger stop him from collecting his loot, so he wrapped a bandage around his finger and drank something from his parent's medicine cabinet that he thought was pain killer. Skyler began to feel kind of strange, but his finger hurt less, so he was content and carried on with his plans for the evening.
Skyler's first stop for the night would be his best friend, Billy's house. He excidedly rushed over and pounded on the door, yelling, "Billy! Billy! Are you ready?"
Billy opened the door, noticing the bandaged finger, but had to comment on the awesome outfit: "Skyler, is that you? You look awsome as a creepy clown! What's with the finger? Do you plan to give everyone 'the finger' while trick-or-treating?"
Skyler just smiled, exposing his shark-like teeth.
Skyler looks down at his upright middle finger with the bandage on it and holds it out to Billy and asks, "You mean, like, give them all 'the finger'? Yea. I think that's a good idea. For some strange reason, I seem to want to hate living things and crave blood."
Billy laughs nervously and asks if Skyler is just kidding and playing the part, but in the next instant he finds Skyler attacking him!
Skyler tore at Billy's neck with his shark-like teeth and blood began spurting out of the hole that remained where flesh once was. Billy screams and then slumps to the floor, his body twitching while blood continues to spurt out with each pump of his heart. Skyler has just murdered his best friend! What a way to start a Halloween night!
Skyler looks around and sees both of Billy's parents looking on in disbelief. They are standing in separate doorways, frozen by what they just witnessed. Skyler seems possessed and without hesitation, moves to where the father is standing and proceeds to attack Billy's father.
While Skyler loved billy he didn't seem to feel upset as he walked over his fading body. Skyler was just angry that billy's dad made him do it. Skyler wasn't going to let him get away with it, but Billy's dad parrys Skyler away and in his rage swings at him and Skyler is knocked to the floor. Suddenly, the magnitude of his actions have come over him. He looks at the door and thinks about running away and crying. Skyler rolls over onto his hands and knees, looking at Billies dad with blood tinged eyes, a low growl could be heard coming from deep within Skyler; a feral growl of a caged trapped animal. Billy's dad takes a half step back on seeing the red of Skylers eyes and hearing the low rumbling growl that sent shivers down his spine.
Shaking off the pain of being knocked back by Billy's dad, like a wet mongrel, Skyler hunches back and launches at Billy's dad. Going for the deep throbbing pulse in his neck. Skyler uses his arms to hang off the man's body the way a baby monkey hangs off its mother, while simultaneously ripping out both sides of the man's neck using his shark-like teeth.
When Billy's dad succumbs to his injuries and falls to the floor, Skyler lets go of the man and sits back on his haunches, licking his lips and savoring the taste of the revenge he took on Billy's dad. Skyler was no longer going to be pushed and shoved around by any Adults any more.
"More," Skyler moaned, licking his lips, not noticing the slight pain as his sharpened teeth flaked and became like small, knife-like blades...
All he knew was that he was hungry... and he could hear a delicious, delicious heartbeat nearby!
Skyler moved back into the hallway, stopping to rip off an ear from Billy's corpse, which stared back blankly, as if still shocked at his sudden demise. Humming to himself, Skyler moves closer to the door to the master bedroom where Billy's mother is... he can hear ragged breaths from inside!
Skyler claws delicately at the door, opening it on squeaking hinges... the breaths grow faster...
He hears a strange noise. beep ... beep
Billy's mom is trying to call for help using the phone, a voice whispers in Skyler's ear... a voice that grows smaller and smaller as his desire to feast, to tear and rip and maim and KILL grows stronger and stronger...
Skyler suddenly becomes aware of the space around him. He sees the furious fearsome bloody face of a clown in the mirror at the doorway. He smashes the mirror, bloodies his hand, and runs from the house back to his own where he finds himself drawn to his own mother.
Skyler runs into his house and looks around. He sees his Mum near the window that looks onto Billy's house. She's on the phone and seems panicked. He can see his Dad who looks confused and his little sister who is just playing...
Skyler feels the love and emotion from years of a happy childhood... for a second... until the rage and the hurt comes over him. He's still injured from fighting Billy's dad and is sure that if he drains his sister he'll be better again. He lunges at her throat but Skyler's Dad scoops up his sister before Skyler can get to her and kicks Skyler away with his foot.
"Son, son! What's wrong with you, son?" His Dad screams... Skyler screams back in response, "BLLLLLOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDD!"
Players can see a spreadsheet with Skyler's inventory and health here (below the list of player names):
ctrl + L-click OR R-click and choose to open in a new tab (these are the ONLY solutions I found for opening a new tab/window).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k5jXGMU9CF-9V3ZCz2YHGP7aswEiTizxfu4SBy-s2vI/edit?usp=sharing
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Please note that Skyler gets to do 2 attacks before the occupants of the house get to retaliate.
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4th
Clear-headed Skyler politely explains... "I just saw Billy before, he's not feeling the best so he said I should start without him and he'll catch up."
"Well, let me start you off.." She says as she looks around for her bowl of candies.
"Trick or treat ma'am?"
"Treat Skyler" She turns to pick up the bowl from behind the door, but doesn't even reach it before Skyler pounces, lunging towards that tasty spinal fluid...
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
She falls down before Skyler can bite her.... howling, tearing, ripping, screaming he lunges for her throat this time as she cries for help and her babies start bawling...
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
Skyler rips in, instantly getting stronger... as her cries turn to gurgles...
5th (almost forgot)
{re-cap, Skyler left his house with a dead sister, healthy mom, and one wounded dad} Skyler visited the house north of Billy where a Single mother and two babies live. Skyler was successful through 3rd and 4th player at taking out the mother. Skyler has 2 wounds}
Skyler feels a lot better, his ribs hurt but for now he is sated, he will have vengeance on his dad, but he must recover, he must find a weapon, he wants an ax. With an ax he could see and feel the blood spray from the slashing wounds.
ignoring the harmless babies, Skyler searches the house, @rollthedice.
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
give me a mention when you're done with the story, so I can plan my addition 😊
also you get a triple AAA rating on your decision to search for an axe 😈
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Skyler's dad is NOT wounded. P1 failed twice to connect.
P2 ate the sister, but FAILED to hurt dad.
P3 did NOT attack dad and left the house.
Skyler had 4 wounds, got 4 kills, reducing his total wounds to 3. (This is on the spread-sheet)
Skyler can ONLY search houses where he finds a creepy clown warning sign. (He can search anywhere he wants, but will not find anything, wasting a turn, if he searches in houses without the sign.)
Okay, I was a bit tired last night, I thought dad got wounded once, guess not. No clown, no search. thank you for the update, I am not going to wait as long today, (I hope), to get my brain turned on.
LOL... we all have those days! Or at least I do. I guess I shouldn't speak for others because they may be different than myself.
2nd
Skyler's eyes abruptly clear, "daddy, you hurt me," his voice trembling, he looks up at his dad. As dad approaches warily his son, Skyler feels a tear seep out of his eye. But dad stops and stares. Skyler wipes away the tear and sees that his hand comes away black. His tears are a thick, oozing ichor. Nonetheless, the love his father has for him overcomes his good sense, and dad bends to hold his son hugging him with the arm that isn't holding Skyler's sister.
Skyler sees only a tasty treat pressed against his tasty treat hole
@rollthedice to eat the sister
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Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 6.
Yum that feels like power in Skyler's belly. His sister's intestines he slurps like psghetti. Turn on dad, whose beer gut looks like pork belly. @rollthedice
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Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
3rd
As skyler fails to bite his dad again he grows annoyed, with each kill his mind grows more clear, still feral but able to think ahead and plan more. He smiles at his dad and leaves looking at him, walking backwards slowly out the door 'Cya later dad, don't worry, I won't stay out late'.
Skyler had one thing on his mind now, kill his dad. He walked up the road calmly, blending in with other children out trick or treating, he wanted to taste them as well, but you can't have desert before the main. He stopped at the house north of billys. He knew he could find a weapon there. That would stop his dad pushing him back, that will teach him. He knocks the door @rollthedice
A mother alone with her two babies answers the door, it is his mothers friend and she recognises him, although after a brief startle. 'Hi Skyler, excellent costume, you gave me a real fright! I thought you were treat or treating with billy...'
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 1.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 4.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 1.
Nice turn of events!
1st
Skyler looks at his Dad, then at his sister. His mind is no longer his to control and all he can think about is killing for blood. His Dad was the one who protected his sister, so it should be him who is the greatest threat. Having made that deduction, Skyler lunges at his father's throat with his mouth wide open, ready to chomp down on some fresh blood.
@rollthedice for attack 1.
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 2.
Skyker's Dad was ready for the attack and managed to jump back quickly enough for Skyler to miss him entirely, but Skyler had just one goal in mind and quickly lunged again.
@rollthedice for attack #2.
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 1.
Annoyed at his son's persistence, Skyler's dad punches at Skyler's chest in an attempt to knock the wind out of him.
@rollthedice for the dad's attack.
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
(Looks like the dice have it in for Skyler!)
The father, who's adrenaline is now high, punches Skyler harder than he had expected and hears a slight cracking noise as 2 of Skyler's ribs crack.
(2 damage to Skyler)
And that's the end of my turn.
I'm changing the recovery of health from 7 kills to 3. It may need to go down as low as 2 if Skyler doesn't find any weapons soon. I've also upped his life to 7 from 6.
Skyler may be able to gain some health by drinking the remainder of the stuff in his parent's medicine cabinet.
Let the demon beast boy die!
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It's your story, so if that's the way it should end, make it so.
I'll go with whatever the majority of players want as far as life points, recovery points and hit points are concerned. I was quite expecting Skyler to get killed eventually, once he bangs on a few more doors.
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