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>>163608This is a little difficult, as Amber would necessarily have the walk down the center.
All the same, Amber appears to be alone in the stable, save for a couple sheep and a cow. However, there are windows to the outside that could give her away.
>>163609Amber stays low to avoid getting spotted, and is grateful the livestock don't seem to mind her presence. She glances out one of the windows to see what's going on.
>>163610Looking out the back side nearer the house… Amber sees nothing… except one vehicle that seems to be a police vehicle.
>>163611So that's what they came in on. Are there other windows that give a better view of the house?
>>163612Windows on the right side of the barn. At least at the moment, there is no movement at the house.
>>163613Has Amber any idea where the police went? They mentioned something about a car.
>>163615Amber looks back to the police car. Are there any griffons near that?
>>163617First checking to see that there is no griffon in the line of sight, Amber climbs through the window to the police car.
>>163618Alright…. Roll Spot again.
>>163620Out of the corner of her right eye, Amber can see that the veterinarian owner of the house has left the house, and is standing facing away from the house maybe 50 feet away.
>>163621That is odd, very odd. Amber doesn't like the look of that. Probably not a good idea to approach the veterinarian if the area is open. And the house is a worse idea considering the police probably went inside. She goes over to the side of the police car away from the house and quietly opens the door to look inside.
>>163622So Amber is venturing out into the open?
>>163623Well, she hasn't seen any police looking in this direction, has she? If not, yes.
>>163624https://youtu.be/7w6ScNOR6FEAlright. Roll die. Move silently (dexterity modifier)
[1d20 = 14] >>163626Amber steps out of the barn, walks across the dirt road and open grass towards the house, and to the police car. But behind her, she can hear talking. Talking coming from the other side of the barn, and a little further to her right.
>>163627Amber ducks behind the police car and looks behind her.
>>163628The owner of the house turns Amber’s direction. He must have heard something. But more concerning us a group of at least three griffins together. These include one officer, but also an older griffin in an otherwise inconspicuous grey fedora and trench coat, and a familiar face - Helm. The three are positioned a little ways past the barn, and seem to be looking at some other sight blocked from line of sight from Amber by the barn.
>>163629Helm! No doubt he has betrayed them after all this. Amber's insides roil with disgust at such treachery. Keeping an eye on them, she opens the police car door and looks inside.
>>163630[1d20 = 10]Well, it’s a car. The upholstery is minimal, and if there are any weapons inside, they are not by the driver’s seat.
[1d5 = 1] >>163631Would it be possible for Amber to start the car?
>>163632The keys have been removed from the car, if it even has assisted ignition.
>>163640Very unfavorable. Amber searches the car for anything useful.
[1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10] >>163643A single pair of cuffs, a baton, some receipts, a notebook, one whistle, and what seems to be a loaded magazine for an automatic pistol.
>>163644Amber grabs the cuffs, baton, whistle, magazine, and notebook. Has she been spotted yet?
>>163645It looks like the owner of the house noticed. As for the officers and Helm, Amber can't tell right now.
>>163646Amber looks to the vet and puts her claw to her beak to indicate keeping quiet. She hides behind the car and listens intensely for the adversaries.
>>163647Amber can see why they take such interest - they have found the car, evidently hidden in a stack of hay. A pair of other officers move in from out of line of sight, and closer to the car. The fedora wearing grey officer says something to the black clothed police, and they nod and move out. It looks like at least one may be coming towards the house.
>>163648Would Amber be able to move back to the barn without them seeing, considering they are distracted?
>>163649I think you know who knows
It's the dice. The dice know.For what it's worth, the police are concentrated to the left of the barn (north west) and not so much to Amber's right (the southeast).
>>163651Amber can not at all be sure that she did not gain the attention of the officers
>>163653It's too late for caution, Amber climbs through one of the windows and hides in a livestock stall.
>>163654Off screen:
[1d20 = 6] [1d20 = 2]Any particular approach to hiding?
>>163655Amber hides behind one of the stall walls and waits with a baton for one of them to come by.
>>163656Alright....
An officer forces open a door (as if it weren't already unlocked, and looks around). Another follows.
Amber should roll for Hide
[1d20+2 = (12+2) = 14][1d20+2 = (2+2) = 4] >>163656>>163657To clarfy...
One officer enters into the stable at the far left side, near the entry to the loft. The other, which Amber cannot see, enters through a door into the operations room on the far right side. While the doorway is open between them, it's still essentially two separate rooms.
Only one officer is in the stable. He seems to take the strategy of moving away and looking into a stall on the opposite side, and then moving around to try to examine the other one at a distance. He seems to have at least somewhat anticipated the possibility of being ambushed from behind a stall wall. What he has gained in caution, he lacks in perceptiveness. He does not notice Amber, at least until Amber is in direct line of sight.
>>163659These are smart enemies. Amber stays where she is.
>>163660Is Amber going to wait until he would be damn near looking at her? Does she have something special to hide behind?
>>163661What's in the stable? Amber can hide behind an animal or a piece of machinery, depending on what's in there.
>>163662The doors are low, but still present. Aside from the doors the rails next to the central walkway are spaced apart enough to be seen through. There is some bedding straw, a few pails, and one or two livestock blankets. There are also sheep and a cow.
>>163663Amber crouches behind the sheep, careful not to disturb it. She raises her claw to her beak in a gesture of silence.
This is a universe where cows and sheep are sapient, right? >>163664If it is, then it is a universe where cows and sheep are racist against griffins[1d2 = 1][1d2 = 1]Well, Amber is definitely not noticed before the final approach to the stall. But how well hidden is she from the front?
Roll Hide
[1d20+2 = (6+2) = 8]