Inbetween

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

RE: Inbetween

Alter · Senior Member

Behind the picture is the strangest Wall Safe ever, it had a handle in the little and three indentations they seem to be about the size and shape of the Medallion, the one that Frank has is two circles with the word Steadfast in the enter.

Engraved on the safe is "1 + (-1) = 0, 0 = Open)

the top hole says Unreliable to the right the hole says Traitorous and the hole on the left is marked Unchivalrous.

-- Edited by Alter on Tuesday 30th of June 2009 10:01:46 PM

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

Frank blinks a bit - examines the medal - and then puts it in the Unreliable slot. worth a try.

-- Edited by Frank Blackarrow on Tuesday 30th of June 2009 11:17:18 PM

Alter · Senior Member

It makes a satisfying clicking sound. and since you got the bugs out of the room the radio has become silent.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"Must need the other medals." Thoughtfully, frank rubbed his chin. now... did he really want to try to herd the bugs in here... and go back to get coat, boots, etc... ?

(and is there another exit i missed?)

Alter · Senior Member

There doesn't seem to be an exit in the office. So there is a good chance that Frank will have to venture out into the Engine Bay again.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

Okay. He sighs and makes irritable grumbles and checks his extinguisher. If there's enough pressure he'll go on and try bugherding - open door and lure them in then slide along the walls to get out again. any get too close he'll stomp or kick them away.

If there *isn't* enough pressure - then he'll just use it as a rolling pin to mash bugs. ::mashmashmash:: and kick and stomp as needed.

Alter · Senior Member

With some tackle thinking Frank can indeed evade the bugs but how long? how long until he must face them again. He does notice a second door at the back when the Bugs are around the radio makes noise like static and when they're gone it's quiet.

The radio might be useful when somethign is sneaking up behind him.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

he's going to have to get himself some aerosol cans and a lighter. and keep a fire extinguisher near.

Assuming he was able to shut the bugs in (killing them as needed) he will shrug into one of the coats, change to some of those boots if he can find a pair in his size, and add gloves. Help keep him from ruining his hands using that axe all day - he's got the stamina, but working out doesn't necessarily build callouses.

Flashlight goes clipped to the coat, improvised sling for the axe, and a fireman's hat. Radio in an inside pocket.

Helmet on. faceplate on. he goes to the other door and checks it out.

Alter · Senior Member

the door at the back is in fact open and there are stairs heading upwards. the corridor is slightly on the small side but he doesn't hear any static from the radio.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

Up he goes then. axe is currently slung - easier to run away with it out of the way.

Alter · Senior Member

Frank come up into the area and the radio alerts him with a gentle sound that something is there, In the Loungue area for the fire fighters he sees another one of the Mock gang members who hasn't seen Frank as of yet. the walls of the room have coutches off of them and there are two other doors along with a table in the middle.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

Funny. for the bugs, he has compassion. Gangmembers, none at all. He gets his axe and looks to see what weapon the fauxganger has before he approaches.

Alter · Senior Member

He appears to have a metal baseball bat. He seems to be rather moving rather slow.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

If he's absolutely sure its a monster and not a person, he'll run up on it and just whack it in the head with the axe.

Alter · Senior Member

The creature will streak and flail around, and turns trying to take a swing at Frank with the baseball bat.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

Frank's not going to try for a full on block - thats a good way to get your hands numb (personal experiance speaking, eheh.) He'll let it slide up the axe handle though and then give it a twist to get it off - and hit for that goddamned tattoo, that hated mark.

Alter · Senior Member

The Creature streaks and falls to the floor flailing kicking and screaming as black blood oozes from the hated mark.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

whack whack and if necessary, stomp! he remembers this drill.

Alter · Senior Member

The creature trembles and remains still thick dark blood oozing onto the floor staining it a deep almost black colour as the beast that seems to claw itself from nightmares finally remains still.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

Frank has now verified that it is indeed the radio making noise when the monsters are near.

... are they radioactive or something? weird.

If there are no more noises, he'll relax - if there are more noises, he stalks and looks for a new target.

either way - exploring this area.

Alter · Senior Member

There is another shelf of Trophies one of trophies is another metal and this one is marked as Honor. There is something that seems to be in a brown bottle that has a label on it that reads Health Drink.

There is are some magazine along with a Map of Silent Hill, not all of the buildings are actually labeled.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"Ha! come to me baby!" Map map map! If he were a character in a silent hill video game, map *and* health drink would make his player go woohoo!

Then he groans. aw, man. he has to go back to Bug Room. But he'll wait until he gets the last one - into the pockets the items go.

and back to exploring! if there is no exit here, then back downstairs he goes.

Alter · Senior Member

There is in fact a door at the back of the lounge that appears to go outside and a door to a Locker area. unless he looks at the Magazines there's nothing else of interest in this room.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

well, he'd look at em but unless they're remarkable, he's not impressed. He's more interested in the locker area. He's afraid if he goes out he won't be able to get back in. and there's bound to be another trophy case in the locker room.

Alter · Senior Member

There is a local news magazine that mentions Walter Karin well known Horror Aurthur and former local resident will be visiting Silent Hill. If Frank reads further it mentions that Walter use to be a child at the Sheppard Orphanage as well.

in a paid advertisement that there is a $1000 dollar reward by the Strub family for the location of Morris Strub dead or alive they just want to know what happened to their son.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"What... the hell?" Walter. That googly eyed kid with the nightmares.

Why... are they looking for him? Why can't they find him...?

He was getting a bad... no... a worse feeling about all of this.

... a thousand bucks? Kinda cheap...

Alter · Senior Member

1000 dollars to find out the location of possibly your dead son's body? Maybe it is cheap but it all depends on what you've already put money into.

Possible cost of private detectives and waiting for other information, could Morris have been gone long enough to warrant the odd personal add? Are rewards like this often offered by families?

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

It seems paltry to a man who killed just over 20 people to avenge one wife, yes. Most families who actually offer rewards that he's heard of seem to offer ...well, a lot more. but this is silent hill. perhaps 1000 bucks is a lot more money locally.

He tears out the article and takes it with him, folded in a pocket. and on he goes to the locker room if there is nothing else.

Alter · Senior Member

There are two rows of lockers one on each side of the narrow little room, at the other end appear to be showers, there is a thumping noise coming from one of the lockers closer to the showers.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

is his radio buzzing though? He will approach cautiously - much more cautiously if his radio buzzes.

Alter · Senior Member

The Radio remains quiet, when Frank opens the door the creature leaps out at him and meows as a gray cat jumps into his arms if he catches it and falls down his coat if he doesn't. It has a collar.

Must be someone's house cat.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

He nearly drops his axe to catch it, and then nearly puts his own eye out because he *won't* drop the axe. "Whoa, whoa. Poor kitty - are you lost? who locked you in there, honey?" He (with difficulty) gets the axe in its hanger and pets the cat, trying to comfort it and calm it.

Check collar for identification
Check cat for injuries.
Look in the locker and make sure there's nothing else in there either of interest or hostile or ... whatever.

Alter · Senior Member

The cat appears fine he meows and will put a paw up towards him. lovingly stitched on the collar is the word Ghost and on the tag is "I live at 9 Ellroy St."

There doesn't seem to be anything interesting in the locker the cat was in.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"Are you a shoulderbaby cat or a holdmebaby cat? Or a walk the dog cat?" He smiled a little and let the cat touch him, petting it. "Guess i know where your home is. Poor kitty, who put you in there?" He talks - the way people talk to kitties, a little like a moron.

He'll let the cat pick a place - it can get into one of the inner lining pockets, it can stand on his shoulders, he can hold it in one arm or it can walk - but he will continue to explore a little after he gets the cat settled. "We'll take you home when i figure out how to get out of here, 'kay, Ghost?"

Alter · Senior Member

Ghost will curl up on Frank's shoulders and drape there making a murow sound seeming happy to be out of the locker.

Frank can find some things in the lockers is some bottles water some porn and he also finds a rather large folding knife.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

well, he flips through the porn but he's never been that interested.

takes the knife. (yay! slashy!)
takes the water (offers some to the cat in his hand)

Alter · Senior Member

It's nothing particularly freaky all pretty normal, though a piece of paper falls out.

The cat will happily lap at the water until a door is hears opening and closing causing the cat to run off.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

Frank would have looked at the paper (in case its important)

he stands up an gets his axe when he hears the door. "Anyone there?"

Morris Strub · Deceiver

"Frank?!" Morris calls from the from the other room and you hear foot steps walking in your direction, He will make a sound "Eh-I-h-il." before goining you in the locker room seeming exhausted.

"I.. I lost him.." Morris says in a forlorn manner.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"Him? You mean her? I thought you were after your daughter." Frank tried to puzzle that out. "And what's "Eh-I-h-il." mean?" Frank peered around for Ghost

Morris Strub · Deceiver

"I thought I heard my son Tommy. He's pretty young so I can understand why he might sound like a little like a girl." Morris will say and then he holds up his shoe which is covered in the oozing black blood.

"I stepped in your work." Morris sounds unhappy about that. "So anything interesting?"

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"Better watch your step around here, Morris." amused, Frank shows him his latest aquisitions - including the magazine article. "What do you make of this? and where did the cat go? Ghost, kittykittykitty..."

Morris Strub · Deceiver

"I'm missing?" Morris says and looks at the article, "For a week and a half and dad's offering money... I wonder what he thinks happened to me." He will offer the article back and blink. "You saw a cat named Ghost?" He will raise an eyebrow, "Gray?"

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"Grey. had an address on its collar." frank tucks the paper away.

Morris Strub · Deceiver

"That was Sheriff Moody's cat, but Ghost was hit by a car." Morris says looking a little confused, "I guess someone else got a gray cat with the name Ghost." Morris says as if trying to force the world to make sense in his head again.

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"Okay. Morris. I think the reason you can hear your kid but can't find him... I think we're dead. Or have crossed over somehow. Dead cat, weird stuff, weird monsters... i was in an accident before i came here. I don't think i made it." He tips his head. "Anything weird happen to you before you got here?"

Morris Strub · Deceiver

"The coffee I drank to try and stay awake tasted like it had been made in the morning and reheated several times... other then that no..." Morris says looking pale. "I can't be dead I mean... I just.. No one will look out for my kids."

Frank Blackarrow · Surgeon

"... maybe you're not." Thoughtfully. "Maybe ... just i am. If i can get you back to the world of the living, Morris - i will. The spirit world is no place to be now that the wasichu are dominant over it."

Morris Strub · Deceiver

"Wasy Chew?" Morris asks looking at Frank in a slightly concerned manner, "So what are we doing next exactly?" He says shaking his head but the idea of him being dead. He just can't get it out of his mind right away.