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>>165607The house is unlocked. Amber goes through the side door, and past the room used for operations. There are several other rooms in the house to hide in, naturally, and windows that she may need to duck below
[1d20+6 = (17+6) = 23][1d20+6 = (16+6) = 22][1d20+6 = (19+6) = 25][1d20+6 = (13+6) = 19]>>165605It'll have to be good enough...
Silver reinserts the magazine, switches his Jenny to full auto, aims at the remaining changeling and empties the mag.
>>165609Technically there would have been three in the magazine, as one was in the chamber when Silver removed the magazine.
The changeling that is already dead? I guess he
can shoot at that one
>>165608It occurs to Amber that searching the house would take much more time than it would for the police to do so themselves, so she worriedly asks, "Helder? Erich? They know we're here, we need to figure out how to get out."
>>165611Roll die, wisdom modifier
>>165610I meant the changeling near the door, sitting down.
>>165614Yes. It seems to be dead
>>165613Amber does not hear a reply
>>165615Amber sighs and goes upstairs, looking into one of the rooms. "Erich, Helder?"
>>165616Nothing but Silence.
Until
"Shhh!"
Looking behind her, a cabinet creaks open. Amber can tell that it is Federkleid
>>165615...so there
isn't a live changeling left in/by the stairwell?
>>165617Amber is a bit jittery, her face wearing an expression between relief and panic. "Federkleid, they found the car. They know for sure we're here."
>>165620"I'm not surprised." She says, though she sounds slightly irritated.
"What are you doing out in the open?"
Amber has encountered her in a large cabinet in what appears to be a spare bedroom upstairs.
>>165621"I hid in the barn, they searched it but didn't find me. I don't think it can hide all of us. I just had to warn you, maybe we should run before they look through the house. They would definitely search the cabinets."
>>165619I just want to be absolutely, 100% certain:
>>165506 is refering to the same drone every time the word is mentioned?
>>165622She pauses for a moment to consider what Amber has said.
"If they aren't looking then let's go. We can't hide and I don't think we can fight them again."
>>165623No. Silver killed a drone that was in the hallway that had a shotgun. After entering the hallway, Silver found a second drone that was already dead, sitting up against the wall.
>>165624"We have to get Erich and Helder," Amber insists. "There's no time to waste."
>>165624Now that is interesting. How did this one die, he wonders to himself.
Going left or right, which direction heads towards where he left Spec and the salmon stallion?
>>165625"Yes. Erich! Get out!." Looking elsewhere in the room, a door opens, and Amber can see Helder with part of a sweater covering his face. Erich pulls out from under a bed.
Federkleid:
"You thought they wouldn't look under a bed"
Erich replies
"It's perfect. I could have jumped them if they found you, and you could have jumped them if they found me. They'd never think to watch their own backs once they found someone."
Federklied:
"Yeah right. They'd get all of us at once."
Helder:
"Shut up and let's leave."
Soon, the four are assembled together in the bedroom
>>165626Left, it seems
>>165627Amber leads the four downstairs and looks out the front entrance,
opposite where the car (and the officers) are.
>>165628Amber sees no movement, though naturally, it is the outside and they would be visible, though there is much vegetation, especially to the left.
>>165628Amber tells the rest, "Stay low and close to the bushes, but don't rustle them." She crouches low on all fours, just about crawling, and proceeds to the left, trying to stay behind the vegetation.
>>165627Silver opens the left-side door just a crack, and peaks through the opening.
>>165631Well, the hallway is open, taking a bend that turns right, and presumably straight.
>>165630Amber does have to pass through the open between the rear door of the house and the wooded area that has not been clear. To the side of this is barbed-wire fenced in field. From the sounds further away, it does sound like the police are spreading out, resuming their search.
Federkleid:
"If they found the car, they must know we are in the area."
>>165632Silver
very careful sneaks along the hallway to peak around the right-hoof corner.
>>165632"I said that," Amber whispers annoyedly as she creeps along, hoping the sunset shadows will help conceal them. How long is this open stretch until they reach denser vegetation?
>>165633Looking down the hallway, Silver can see two drones. They are indeed drones, with no disguise, though they wear civilian equestrian jackets. One is against the wall, and seems to be looking Silver's direction, holding a Changeling style submachine gun from the last war, and the other is looking to his right, holding a Changeling-style assault rifle, and clearly limping.
>>165634Maybe 50 feet. Not very far, considering the house can act as cover. However, as the vegetation consists of a few bushes and oak trees, it may be possible to be spotted in it unless they advance far and deep.
>>165635Silver quickly pulls back and sneaks back to where the dead changelings lie. He checks the weapon the already-dead changeling had to see what kind it is and what ammo he has for it.
>>165635It's the best chance they have. Unless….
Amber tells them, "Keep low until you get to the dense brush all the way over there. I have an idea."
Amber splits off, and also staying low, returns to the house.
>>165637Amber is back in the house
>>165636This changeling does not have a weapon on him, save for a utility knife. He does have an ammo-pouch, but the ammunition has been removed from it.
>>165638Silver checks the carbine he got from the grenaded changelings to see how much ammo it has.
>>165638>>165638Amber looks at the barn to see if the way back is clear and if she won't be seen if she runs back.
>>165642Amber sees that far off to the right, there are a pair of officers who are walking the open field. They are not looking in the direction towards the barn.
But they could.
>>165644That one was neither tied up nor went missing... but okaySomething like 15 rounds remain in the 30-round magazine.
>>165643She has to take this risk, and heads to the barn.
>>165645Silver decides that, with the Jenny being so low on ammo, he should switch over to using this one. He once again sneaks up to the right-hoof corner and peaks around to see if the changelings are still in the same positions.
>>165646Roll diehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNUs82nkMZk>>165647Yes. more or less. Silver will quickly be noticed by the submachine gun carrying drone, however
>>165649Amber moves into the barn, probably unnoticed. Probably. Unless she wants to stop moving long enough to find out
[1d20+4 = (13+4) = 17][1d20+4 = (12+4) = 16][1d20+4 = (4+4) = 8]>>165648Silver takes the carbine, sets it to full-auto if it isn't already, and fires around the corner towards the submachine gun-carrying changeling.
(1/2)
>>165653>>165654Pow Pow Pow Pow Pow PowTwo shots hit the wall, but four land on the drone
[8d6 = 30] >>165656>>165654>>165653The creature falls over, evidently dead.
Roll initiative >>165652She does not. She goes into a stall with animals and explains, "I am deeply grateful for you helping me hide when they searched, but I came back here because my friends are trying to escape and they need a distraction. In thirty seconds, could you please make a commotion? There won't be any danger, I won't be here."
>>165659Opposed
[1d20+1 = (3+1) = 4]>>165658The sheep looks up at Amber, and blinks
Amber should probably roll charisma
>>165659Silver is able to move before the drone holding the assault rifle is able to completely turn around
[1d20+4 = (11+4) = 15][1d20+4 = (9+4) = 13][1d20+4 = (15+4) = 19]>>165661Silver pops out from behind the corner and against fires a burst into the remaining changeling.
(1/2)
>>165662>>165662The sheep looks up at Amber with attentive eyes and raised ears.
>>165663>>165665One misses, and one pierces the jacket but not the chitin, but six bullets hit the drone
[8d6 = 30] >>165666>>165665The creature's legs collapse, and it falls down, dead
>>165664Amber clasps her claws gratefully and says, "Thank you." She goes out the barn and heads back to the house.
>>165668Amber does need to roll again to make it back to the house
>>165667Silver checks the assault rifle the changeling was carrying to see if its ammo and magazines are the same as in his carbine.
>>165670Not great...
There is loud baaaing from the Barn as Amber makes her way back, or tries to
>>165672It's not looking great for Amber, but at least it's much better for her friends. She thinks about following her friends immediately, but it's too risky now. She goes to the operating room and looks for a place to hide.
>>165673Amber can hear sounds from beyond.
On the plus side, the police have definitely not found her friends. On the negative... they might have found her.
The operating room has cabinets, tables, gowns and sheets.
>>165674Amber quickly clumps up gowns on the operating table and puts a sheet over it so it vaguely resembles the shape of a griffon. She looks for a scalpel.
>>165675Opening a cabinet... yes, there is a scalpel. Making a good griffin shape is a bit difficult because of the size required.
The sheep are very noisy.
>>165676She closes the cabinet and, if the hallway sounds clear, goes to the kitchen and crouches behind the kitchen counter.
>>165671No. The cartridge and the magazines are different, it's a different kind of weapon.
>>165677And she crouches
Roll hide, dexterity modifier >>165679Amber is... well, she's there. In the kitchen, behind the counter.
Amber can hear police excitedly enter. One is coming through the front door, another through the side door by the operating room. Amber is a little further away in the back, and does not have line of sight with anygriff
>>165678In that case, Silver exchanges the carbine for the assault rifle and takes all of the ammo he had on him.
>>165681Silver unfortunately finds only one full magazine, and around 12 rounds remaining in the magazine.
Spectral Streak calls out:
"Silver, is that you?"
>>165680This is not how she expected it to go. She stays put for the time being, and looks for a loose utensil or can of food.
>>165682Still more than what he had. Silver hears Spec but, just in case it's a trick, aims the changeling assault rifle forward while calling back,
"Name all of your immediate family members."
>>165683Amber finds a couple spoons, a fork, a knife, and a can of yams. No wait. False alarm, it's actually canned beets.
>>165684"So you can find them too? Jokes on you, they don't live around here. Silver Rain, and White Light.
>>165685Canned beets will do. She waits in place.
>>165685Silver sighs, and relaxes a little.
"You forgot your mother, but that will do. Yes, it is me."
Silver navigates his way towards his son, remaining vigilant in case any changelings lie in wait.
>>165686One officer, moving around, comes near the kitchen. Whether he intends to enter has not been determined yet.
>>165687He is silent, and looks up for a moment towards Silver from his position down on the stairway.
"I didn't forget her."
He starts to move up the stairs, and moves the door out of the way, which breaks and cracks in two, with only part remaining on the hinges.
>>165688"I found dead changeling that none of us have killed. I do not know what killed him, but now we can search and secure this floor."
>>165689He pauses again.
"I see. We have no time to waste. We must clear out this station."
>>165690Silver nods, and begins a methodical search of the floor, beginning with where they are and making his way back towards the stairwell.
>>165688Amber tosses the can of beets into the operating room behind the officer.
>>165692He turns around, and looks behind him to the can of beets.
>>165691Looking into a room on the side, Silver can see what seems to be a pair of dressing rooms, with mirrors, a couch, lights, and containers of make up.
But what is more, is a pair of ponies in one of the rooms, both stallions. One is tied up, while the other is simply limp. Both have left trails of blood going to where they are. The tied-up stallion is a lemon-yellow unicorn with closed eyes and a field green shirt, while the other is a beige earth pony in black. Neither seems to be conscious, or perhaps even alive.
>>165693Silver goes up to these stallions to check their pulses.
>>165694The beige stallion is dead, and the lemon stallion is.... also dead.
>>165695Silver sighs heavily and offers them both a quick prayer before standing back up.
"Couple of bodies for later collection."
He continues his sweep of the floor.
>>165696Silver sees the rooms in the middle are for storage. In this case, large equipment, like cameras.
>>165697Very interesting how these cameras have advanced compared to the older models he knows of. Is there anything else of interest in the rooms?
>>165693Amber waits for him to investigate the noise, if indeed he does.
>>165698They are very large, but all the same able to be moved.
But then Silver finds... a green pegasus, hiding among the
shelves. He bumps into a shelf, and knocks over a tripod as Silver approaches.
>>165699He turns to the can, and looks down to it.
>>165700Silver holds a hoof out to try to calm the pegasus.
"Hey, hey, hey, do not worry."
>>165700Amber now makes a break for the front door, hoping not to be seen.
>>165701The front door, or the rear door?
>>165703Is the way to the front door clear?
>>165704And how about the rear door?
>>165705That one is
presumably clear, as no officer has yet entered that way.
>>165706Amber goes to the back entrance and looks around before darting out around the house.
>>165707Amber can tell that officers are approaching to close the exit at the rear of the house. But waiting won't change that fact.
>>165708Amber proceeds with the plan anyway. Is there a part of the first floor that juts out farther than the second?
>>165709Sort of - a couple windows, and a small porch on the rear
>>165710Amber circles around to the porch–assuming the police don't see her–and flies to the roof, lying down so as not to be seen.