The Story so far >>45460930
An awesome drawfriend made a thing! Isn't that nice?
>When we last left our heroes, the search for Romero and Daniel took a rather disastrous turn when the group came across a band of apparent mercenaries known as The Owls, who ambushed them and took their weapons. It turns out The Owls have been spying on the group for a long time, and know next to everything about them. Eric, being the complete ginger ass that he is, commits the cardinal sin of splitting the group, taking Heather, Johnny and Sara with him on his hunt to kill Romero. The rest of the group return to The Fort to find out that the Twins were members of the Owls the entire time, and have kidnapped Christine. Things aren't looking good at all.Questions for the players
>How was your day?
>On a scale of 1-10, how much do you hate Eric?
>Isn't this a nice pic from a nice drawfriend?
>Is Romero innocent?
>Will Charlie be reunited with best girl again?
"DAMMIT!" Logan ejected the tape and threw it across the room in anger. Brian enter's the room in a rush.
"Bro, they also took the doc! What the hell's goin' on?!"
Annie threw her hands into the air. "Okay, what we need to do right now is just... calm down. Breathe. Now, Charlie... please tell me you have a plan because I'm having trouble keeping it together here."
>A) We need to go look for the others
>B) We need to search for clues. Find out where they've taken Christine and the doc (ROLL D20)The poster below me is an Owl
Rolled 18 (1d20)
>>45478172
Dull
10
Thanks cake
Probably
Yes
>B
>>45478172
>>B) We need to search for clues. Find out where they've taken Christine and the doc (ROLL D20)
If we can't find anything, then
>A) We need to go look for the others
If we have the time, maybe radio in with Fulci and let him know what's going on, and if/what he knows about the owls.
Rolled 15 (1d20)
>>45478172
>Day was gud, thanks Jimminy!
>4, I think he's reacting in a normal way to losing his son and trying to get him back.
>Thanks, I'm happy you like it
>I think, Romero was protecting Daniel and nobody can tell me otherwise!
>I hope nobody rolls a 1 and gets her killed
Rolled 14 (1d20)
>>45478220
forgit muh roll
Fuck Eric, we're taking ou girl back and punching Eric in the face.
Also thanks for the cool pic cake, you the man.
Also, thread theme, now that the tone's finally appropriate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo6eIriOgSg
>>45478230
I rolled for B) btw
Rolled 10 (1d20)
>>45478230If 1 sara dies
>>45478278
Not today, Satan. Not today.
Rolled 1 (1d20)
>How was your day?
Just barely starting, and going slowly.
>On a scale of 1-10, how much do you hate Eric?
7/10. He has a good reason to be pissed off, but he doesn't need to trip the rest of the fucking party up swinging his fucking ovaries everywhere.
>Isn't this a nice pic from a nice drawfriend?
Thanks Cake.
>Is Romero innocent?Mostly.
>Will Charlie be reunited with best girl again?
We threw the 20's to save her life.The only way she'll survive is if we never see her again.
>>45478172
>B) We need to search for clues. Find out where they've taken Christine and the doc (ROLL D20)
"Annie's got the right idea. Everyone breathe and get your heads together. Let's look around for anything that might let us know where they're headed."
We have no way to know where the others went from the spot where they got off the bus, we don't know where they took Christine and the doc, and even if we figure it out we're not in any position to do anything about it without guns.We need to drive out to speak with Fulci. We need to avoid the radio because the Owls might be listening, and they might not want us to speak to him; let's not hint that it's what we're doing.
We should also not talk about wanting to do that while we're inside the Fort. The twins might have this place wired for sound.
>>45478328
Thank gosh its forst three rolls
>>45478218
>>45478230
>>45478233
"Let's start looking. Leave no stone unturned," you command your group.
Logan nods and begins the search, grumbling angrily to himself. "Damn it all... I thought I could trust those idiots. They were completely harmless... I'm the one who brought them here... I'm the one who told them to stay behind... damn it all!" He slams his hand down hard on Eric's desk. Annie moves over and pats him on the back with a smile.
"Hey, don't be so hard on yourself! We've all made mistakes! Heck, we've been making a lot of them recently!" Logan is at first taken aback by Annie's friendliness during the situation, but he quickly brushes it off.
"Whatever, let's just keep looking. Those two will have a lot to answer for when I find them..."
"Bro, take a look at this!" Brian calls to you, and you're quick to notice what it is he's pointing out. Drops of blood on the floor. "Let's hope this isn't Christine's blood, right?"
Still, Brian may have just found your clue. The blood made a trail leading out of The Fort. If you were able to follow it, then...
>ROLL D20
Rolled 20 (1d20)
>>45478393
>>45478424
Anon, you are a hero
Rolled 19 (1d20)
>>45478393
Ohgod please don't let Christine be dead
Rolled 2 (1d20)
>>45478393
Looking for blood in all the right places, looking for blood
>>45478424
>there will always be that one anon who keeps rolling, gets a 1 and ruins it for everyone
>>45478439
She's probably still alive. Hell, Marge is probably still alive, even.
The only person we care about that we can be certain is dead is Sue.
>>45478424
>>45478439
>>45478442
You make note that not only is this trail of blood easy to follow, it's also a very fresh trail. You now know that the twins aren't long gone. "If we hurry up, we could catch them before they return to the rest of their group," you realise aloud, "let's go! We can still save them!"
"Just a second!" Logan calls out as he runs back into his room, returning with two combat shotguns in hand, tossing you the spare. "Didn't think they would take these. I keep them hidden under my bed."
Annie's mouth was agape. "Had anyone told you just how cool you are? Because I feel it needs to be said right now." Brian lets out a grunt in Logan direction.
You gaze down at the shotgun. It can't kill any of the undead in their current state, but at least you have something to defend yourself with against The Owls.
You and the gang roll out of The Fort when your walkie talkie goes off.
"Charlie, come in! This is Sgt. Fulci! We're currently under fire from a group of hostile survivors! Please answer!"
Shit, looks like The Owls are trying to clear a path for the undead out of the city.
>A) There's no point hiding anything anymore, just fill him in
>B) Remain vague, but let him know about the undead's weakness to fire
>C) Don't answer. Nothing I could say would really help the situation at hand
>>45478619
>A) If Sara trusts him, we should too. Besides, the Owls are the ones who attacked Christine's first lab, right?
>>45478619
>A) There's no point hiding anything anymore, just fill him in
If the Owls have ears on comms, they will immediately think that we might run to help now that Fulci has contacted us. Let's give him the nutshell explanation of everything, starting with zombies' weakness to fire.
>>45478172
>How was your day?
Just another day. Nothing special, nothing bad. So 6 I guess.
>On a scale of 1-10, how much do you hate Eric?
10. He's a real piece of shit.
>Isn't this a nice pic from a nice drawfriend?
RIP
>Is Romero innocent?
There are no innocents. only degrees of guilt.
>Will Charlie be reunited with best girl again?
Yes,If being a zombie counts.
>>45478619
>A) There's no point hiding anything anymore, just fill him in
Shit's hit the fan, time to all it all out.
>>45478619
>>A) There's no point hiding anything anymore, just fill him in
>>45478619
>A) There's no point hiding anything anymore, just fill him in
>afraid of 1s
>miss last thread
>catch up
>afraid of 20s as well now
Is nothing safe anymore?
>>45478779
This quest fucks us no matter what
>>45478655
>>45478679
>>45478689
>>45478697
"We don't know much about them," you answer, "but they're some kind of group calling themselves The Owls. And for whatever reason, they aren't too big on us trying to find a cure for the virus."
"Shit. They're real determined, I'll give them that. Not to mention how the zombies have evolved... we've only managed to keep them at bay by setting up more barricades."
"Fire," you quickly explain, "the evolved forms are still weak to fire. Let them burn."
"R-really? Kid, you're a lifesaver! And how's Sara doing?"
You don't have the heart to mention that she isn't there.
"Look, I'll have to get back to you, we've got an urgent situation on our hands!" You put the radio back into your pocket and keep following the trail of blood. It leads you to the entrance of what appears to be a comic book and merchandise store.
"Aaaaaaw maaaaaan, I loved this place!" Annie mumbled.
"It could be a trap... be ready," Logan said to you. You nod in agreement.
>ROLL D20
Rolled 1 (1d20)
>>45478840
Lord, save us from evil numbers!
Rolled 13 (1d20)
>>45478840
So why is Sara so popular with everyone, anyway?
I personally like Annie more
Rolled 2 (1d20)
>>45478859
YOU
FUCKING
WHY
Rolled 11 (1d20)
>>45478859
We are forsaken!
Rolled 3 (1d20)
>>45478840
Oh fuck, please be good.
Rolled 5 (1d20)
>>45478840
Lord save us from evil numbers
>>45478859
LIKE THESE
Rolled 13 (1d20)
>>45478859
Never roll again
Rolled 18 (1d20)
>>45478840
>>45478859
>>45478868
>>45478881
>>45478884
>>45478888
>1
>low numbers
>13
>double 1
RIP Annie.
Rolled 4 (1d20)
>>45478840
Ok
>>45478859
C-can we ignore this one as compensation for that terrible 20 last thread?
Rolled 6 (1d20)
>>45478840
QUICK SOMEBODY ROLL A 20 TO SAVE US
Rolled 12 (1d20)
>>45478840
Let me save us
Rolled 17 (1d20)
>>45478928
There are no heroes left in Man
Rolled 7 (1d20)
R-rolling
Rolled 1 (1d20)
I heard this was a 1s only thread.
Rolled 20 (1d20)
Have this crit
Rolled 15 (1d20)
>>45478840
>That 1
We're going to get ambushed, and our weapons taken AGAIN
>>45478969
>>45478970
Rolled 4 (1d20)
>>45478969
>>45478859
>>45478970
EVERY.
SINGLE.
TIME.
>>45478859
>>45478969
>>45478970
... no words. I have no words.
Rolled 3 (1d20)
>>45478969
You heard right
Rolled 20 (1d20)
>>45478859
>Lord, save us from evil numbers!
We are destined to fail, for God wills it to be so.
>>45478859
>>45478868
>>45478881
You open the door to the store, and as you hear a click, you immediately regret that decision. A rigged shotgun goes off, and you flinch, before realising that it wasn't aimed at the entrance. Unfortunately, it was aimed to someone who was strapped to a chair at the end of the trail of blood. His face is unrecognisable after the blast, but the clothes tell you that the bloody mess used to be the doc. Sprayed on the wall behind you on mocking paint, "THE OWLS ARE WATCHING."
"They must have left him here to throw us off the trail," Annie said, with her hand placed to her mouth in shock. "Oh god... poor guy."
Logan lets out an angry scream. "DAMN IT ALL! I can't believe they would do this! And now we have no more leads!"
"Don't be so sure," you tell him. "There's got to be something around here that will let us pick up the trail."
"You're right," he looked at the corpse of the doc. "Here's hoping you didn't die for nothing, old man."
>ROLL D20
>>45479052
YES.
YES.
YES.
OP YOU BETTER SEE TIHS SHIT RIGHT HERE
Rolled 8 (1d20)
>>45479060
>>45478859
>>45478969
>>45478970
>>45479052I see, it's one of THESE threads again
Rolled 10 (1d20)
>>45479060
FUCK
we never even got to learn his name
Rolled 13 (1d20)
>>45479060
Rolling in a 1s only thread.Both 1s and that last 20 were me.Try and stop me
Rolled 1 (1d20)
>>45479060
HEAVEN HELP US
Rolled 19 (1d20)
>>45479060
Have a (you)
Rolled 4 (1d20)
>>45479060
H-help, please, there's got to be something
>>45479098
MOTHERFUCKER STOP POSTING PLEASE
Rolled 8 (1d20)
>>45479098
Rolled 14 (1d20)
>>45479098
I bet you're the same faggot that rolled the other 1s too
>>45479122
>>45479119
>10s time difference
Wasn't me that time.
Rolled 16 (1d20)
>>45479060
Don't worry guys, I'll save us with this 20. You're welcome.
Rolled 10 (1d20)
>>45479060
Rolled 19 (1d20)
>>45479144
That's not how you crit.
This is how you critfail
>>45479060
>>45479144
Sorry, uh, I meant THIS 20
If OP only takes the first 3, then isn't our roll 13?
Rolled 15 (1d20)
I just want to have something NOT go horribly wrong, man
Rolled 6 (1d20)
>>45479165
THIS 20
Rolled 5 (1d20)
>>45479176
He doesn't always take only first 3
>>45479178
You're in the wrong thread then.
Rolled 6 (1d20)
Trying to roll a 20 in a 1 thread.
Face it, 1 is the only truth here.
>>45479122
I rolled the first 1 in the thread.
I'll stop rolling now.;.;
>>45479201
That sounds a bit confusing.
Should either stick to Best of 3 or Best of whenever I start writing.
Rolled 8 (1d20)
One last try...
I love how the 1s always come at the worst times
>>45479088
>>45479095
>>45479098
>>45479109
You and the group keep searching, but come up completely short. You can't find anything, not a single trace of the men who had gone through here. You clench your fist in anger. The trail for the twins has come to a complete dead end.
Logan bangs his head off of the store counter in frustration, actually managing to draw a little blood. Annie tries to talk him into calming down, but he'll have none of it.
"Fuck, what do we do now, bro?" Brian asked desperately.
"We have no choice..." you say in utter shame, "We're just going to have to guess."
"Guess?"
"Think, they have to be taking her somewhere nearby, but where?"
"Well, what's a good place to set up a base in the area?" Annie asked, "Besides The Fort, I mean."
"Well, there's the City College's Main Campus building, there's the old Police Station, and that huge modern nightclub that opened up about a month ago."
>[WHERE DO YOU LOOK]
>College
>Police Station
>Nightclub
>>45479254
>Police Station
We might find guns! We're still unarmed, remember?
Rolled 1 (1d20)
>>45479254
>Nightclub
>evolved Zombie sluts
>act more like Succubi than zombies
Let's whore it up.
>>45479254
"Where do the twins live? I mean, where DID they live? Was it nearby?"
>>45479254
>Police Station
They're gonna wanna be armed in case we manage to roll some of Fulci's men down here. The college isn't gonna have firearms, and the nightclub will only have one or two. The police station will have enough firepower for a SWAT team.
They won't be expecting us though.
>>45479254
>>College
>>45479307
From the way Logan mentioned them, it seems he just picked them up along the way. He didn't seem to know them previously.
Rolled 12 (1d20)
>1s the thread
Can't wait to roll a 20 on something completely useless or minor.
>>45479353
Better yet, roll a 20 to help the enemy.
Rolled 12 (1d20)
Help is not coming.
Nothing can save us from the 1s.Except this 1
>>45479287
>>45479316
"The Police Station... of course!" you answer, "these guys are a well armed military force, where else are they going to make their base out of?"
"Yeah, it's a good thing we'll be able to waltz in there and politely ask for Christine back, right?" Logan growled. "There's no way we can shoot our way in there. We'll have to scope it out, first."
You and the other three make your way to the police station. Sure enough, the place is well fortified, with blockades made from police vehicles, and more than a few armed guards out front. The four of you try to get as close a look as possible from behind a corner.
"What do you think, Charlie?" Annie asks.
"Hmm, there doesn't seem to be an immediate place we can just get in through," you answer, "but I'm sure that if we could sneak around, there could be some kind of-"
"Hey guys, what are we looking at?" an at first unknown voice catches you off guard. As soon as you recognise it, you whirl around in panic to see Alan with a rifle pointed towards your group. "Sorry kid, didn't you read the signs? The Owls are always watching."
>ROLL D20
Rolled 17 (1d20)
>>45479515
Is it time for 1s again already?
Rolled 18 (1d20)
>>45479515
Just fuck our shit up.
Rolled 11 (1d20)
>>45479515
>>45479515
>roll 1
>roll 2
>roll 5
>roll 1
I'll go ahead and not roll this time;.;
Rolled 13 (1d20)
>>45479515
OP really wants to fuck us up the ass with 1s
>>45479592
This is an anonymous imageboard. If you want to put a name in the name field, that's fine, but please let other people stay anonymous if that's what they want.
>>45479531
>>45479546
>>45479548
You react quickly, and bash Alan in the side of the face, causing him to reel backwards. You point your shotgun at him as he wipes blood from his mouth. "Feisty, I like it!" He snaps his fingers, and more of his crew appear from around the corner, aiming there guns at you. You keep your sights on Alan, refusing to lower your weapon until one of them grabs Annie from behind and places a handgun to her head. She whimpers in fear.
"I appreciate your tenacity," Alan answered as he rose back to his feet. "Tell you what, I was thinking of gunning you down, but I think you deserve a little treat! How about we take you inside, and you get to met The Leader? How about that? What do you say?"
>A) What do you people want?
>B) Where's Christine?
>C) Fuck you.
>>45479673
Even when we're winning, we're losing.Especially when we're winning.
>A) What do you people want?
>>45479673
>B) Where's Christine?
"And why the doctor? You could have used him."
>>45479673
>>A) What do you people want?
>>B) Where's Christine?
>>C) Fuck you.
>>45479716
Maybe they have their own. Or don't see the need of one, for some reason.
>>45479673
"You won't leave the city alive, you know. Even if you stop us from completing the mission. None of you will be able to make it out in time."
>>45479715
This isn't a story of Charlie's triumph and happiness. It's a story of his slow, painful descent into death and failure.
>>45479715
I can answer this question: "They want to spread the virus."
If their goals are bigger than that, then their leader will monologue it at us in due time. We can ask something better.
>>45479673
>B) Where's Christine?
>>45479759
>death and failure
In that order.
The suffering won't end when we die.
>>45479716
>>45479728
>>45479754
"Your scientist friend was having a little chat with The Leader whenever Tim and Jason brought her around. She doesn't really see eye-to-eye with us on a lot of things, so we're keeping her in a holding cell until she comes around," Alan answered. "Now, let's not keep anyone waiting. You've already been enough of a pain in our ass as it is."
You and the rest of the group are escorted inside the police station, where the main hall is a sight to behold. In an office desk chair made up and decorated to look like some kind of throne, sits a man with a crown on top of his head and a sniper rifle resting by his side... and you recognise him.
Clarence Hooper, the last remaining member of the Trioxin board of directors. "But how?" you ask as soon as you see him. "I thought you wanted to help people find a cure after you were gone! Wasn't that the reason for the trail to find Patient Zero?"
Hooper placed his hand to his chin, pondering for a moment. "Oh, that old thing?" he answers, "that was a lifetime ago. I was just a stupid lowly mortal back then. Now... now, I'm king of all that remains! Not too long ago, I was granted a gift beyond my wildest dreams, and I could never betray the trust of the one who gave it to me! I would never allow her to come to harm! I must keep her secret! I must keep her safe! That is our purpose!"
"What the hell are you talkin' about?!" Logan demanded.
"I am talking about my lady. The Queen of all that remains." He steps off his chair and leans in close to you, so you can feel his breath in your face. He reeks of blood and piss. "I am talking about Patient Zero."
>>45480157
Your eyes widened. "You... you can't be serious! That's insane!"
"Oh, pish-posh... you'll learn to see my lady's glorious plans in action whenever Romero gets here with the kid. After all you've gone through to get here, I think you deserve to see it first hand!" Hooper snaps his fingers and The Owls drag you into a steel cell and shut the door behind you. You look around to see the cell is occupied by another, as Christine sits on the bench with her head hung low. She gazes up at you as you are shoved inside.
"Ah... I see you have arrived" She welcomes you.
"Yeah."
"The twins had deceived me."
"Yes."
"We are in quite the predicament, Charlie."
"Yup."
There was nothing you could do for the current moment but sit tight, and try to think of a way out.
Quick, find a spoon and start digging.
>>45480185
ROMERROOOOOOOO I BELIEVED YOU
>>45480185
Use your walkie talkie to call for help? Assuming we still have it.
Rolled 16 (1d20)
>>45480185
Roll to seduce the guards.
Rolled 1 (1d20)
>>45480185
>>45480337
roll to seducechristine
>>45480157
Eric can lick a dick. We fucking told him that Romero's hiding the kid from the Owls, and now we got confirmation.
Verbal confirmation, granted, but that's better than nothing.
>>45480310
This. If we still have the radio, crank the volume down to slightly less than zero and quietly fill Fulci in on curent events.
>>45480359
Great. Now we're under arrest and getting slapped.
>>45480359
>Vomits at the sight of us
>Laughs about our micropenis
Nice job
>>45480185
>4pm, December 23rd
>31 Hours are remaining
You've been stuck in the cell for about an hour or so at this point, and you're beginning to run low on ideas, when the doors to the Police Station swing open and you hear an all to familiar voice shouting out. "Hooper, you son of a bitch!"
Romero had arrived, just as Hooper said he would. Even worse, he did have Daniel with him. After you defended him this whole time... Romero tossed Daniel at the feet of Hooper, and the kid stayed frozen in fear. Annie's eyes well-up upon seeing this, and she buries her face into Brian's chest to avoid looking any further.
"Now Ben," Hooper replied with a feigned pouty face, "Is that any way to say hello to an old friend? Bring it in, you big lug-"
Romero placed up a hand, keeping Hooper at a distance. "Don't come any closer, Clarence! I did what you asked, okay? Now just give me her location."
"Fine... I guess I did promise you this. You and Zero do deserve to have a nice little reunion. I'll have a few of my men escort you to her location. They'll also keep an eye on you, make sure you don't do anything stupid or reckless that could hurt the lady. I know how much you love being stupid and reckless." He snaps his fingers and three of the owl make their way towards the entrance. "Now, as for our little scientist friend..." The Owls open the cell door and drag out Christine, "Our test subject has arrived. Time for us to perform a few... experiments, don't you think?"
Christine screams as The Owls drag her and Daniel down into the station's basement.
Romero looks over to the cell and the two of you stare at each-other, eye-to-eye. You have a chance to say something to the man you've defended for so long.
>A) Why did you do it?
>B) You son of a bitch.
>>45480487
>>A) Why did you do it?
>>45480487
>A) Why did you do it?
He's sure as shit not happy about this. Realistically, we're not gonna assume that he's with them being that he's not acting very friendly.
>>45480487
>>A) Why did you do it?
>>45480487
>A) Why did you do it?
>>45480532
>>45480536
>>45480555
>>45480558
>>45480580
Romero shook his head. "I had to. Like I told you before Charles, I already have someone who matters to me, and this was the only way I could find my way to her... the only way I could see my daughter again."
You stand in shock. His... daughter? Patient Zero was... damn.
Annie stood up and pressed against the cell bars in anger. "So that's it?! Y-you were just using us this entire time! You knew about it all from the beginning! Did we mean nothing to you."
"Annibelle... Charlie..." he trailed off, before taking a breath. "Your friendship meant more to me than you could possibly imagine. But not of that matters in the end, and the end is nigh. The two of you are much better people than I could ever be. Try to stay that way."
With that, he took his leave. Annie ran her head through her hair in distress. "His daughter? We defended him this whole time... we believed in him, and Patient Zero was his daughter all along."
"He played you guys like fiddles," Logan mumbled, "and now Christine and Daniel are being forced to do... god knows what. We need to break out of here, and fast."
"We're going to need a miracle," Annie cried.
Luckily for you, that miracle was coming.Remember that 20 I fucked you guys over on last thread? Well...
>>45480755
BASED OP
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>>45480755
SARA, GODDESS OF THE APOCALYPSE
HEAR OUR CALL AND DELIVER US FROM CAPTIVITY
>>45480755
Daughter or not, still gonna put a bullet in his head.
I swear if we're somehow saved by Eric, he's going to give us the most shit eating smile and I'm going to hate it
>>45480755
One day we'll learn.
>>45480834
no kill his daughter
he did all this because he couldnt live with out his daughter i want him to suffer hell
>>45480852
I'd shoot myself in the head, in front of Sara, before I let Eric save me and tell me he told us so.
>>45480877
>>45480870
>>45480852
Are we really just gonna damn Romero for wanting his fucking daughter back? If we lost Sara to the identity of "Patient Zero", would we not do the same as him?
If Eric tries to be smug about this, we're gonna smash his fucking teeth down his throat and go help Ben.
>>45480950
>Are we really just gonna damn Romero for wanting his fucking daughter back?
when you cause the fucking apocalypse ya
>>45480755
>6pm, December 23rd
>29 Hours are remaining
Another two hours pass in the cell, and you are left almost blinded to what is going on around you. You try to listen out to see if you can hear anything from the basement, but it's no use. Between The Owls who went with Romero and The Owls who had joined Hooper in the basement, there were only two guards by your cell. They were heavily armed enough though that trying to fight your way out would be ridiculous.
Making matters worse, another Owl entered the building, heavily armed with a helmet covering their entire face.
"Welcome brother!" the guard outside your cell welcomes the newcomer. "Are you with Alan's crew?"
The helmeted Owl said nothing.
"Yeah... I'm going to need you to identify yourself."
Once again, the helmeted Owl said nothing, and in doing so, told you everything you needed.
The helmeted Owl opened fire on the two guards, hitting one in the head and the other in the shoulder. The guard hit in the shoulder is down, and tries to scramble along the ground before he is hit by a bullet coming from the entrance, finishing him off. You can't see who this shooter was, but you recognise his yelling immediately.
"HOOT HOOT YA SON OF A BITCH!"
Good old Johnny.
The helmeted Owl takes the keys from the guard's body and opens the cell door before immediately revealing their face to the group. Of course Sara would come to save you. In a way, you never doubted it.
>>45480999
i don't think romero is exactly guilt-free, but pinning the entire apocalypse on him is kind of unfair too. Pretty sure he's not the one most at fault here.
>>45480999
I don't think he caused it.
I think the others did, and used his daughter as p0 for leverage of some kind.
>>45480999
We don't know yet that he had a choice in the matter, and we don't know that the whole ballroom outbreak idea was his idea. We just have knowledge that he has direct relation to Patient Zero. Wait to grab the torches and pitchforks until we know whether he's the one that tipped the dominoes.
We absolutely should take the dropped owl's gear
>>45481035
SARA YOU GLORIOUS ANGEL I LOVE YOU
Don Owl armor and fill hands with ballistic negotiating power.
>>45481035
HUG THE SARA
HUG
>>45481035
>get saved
>Sara still alive
>probably gonna have to deal with Eric's smug shit
I don't know, I think I'd rather be a zombie.
>>45481035
You embrace Sara as Heather and Eric come running in as soon as the coast is clear. Heather ran up to Brian and wrapped her arms around him. "Oh, Brian! I've come to rescue you, my sweet prince!"
"Uh, Heather... we broke up." Heather slowly loosened her grip, before turning her head in another's direction.
"Logan, my sweet prince, I-"
"-NO."
"Huh. Oh Charlie-"
Sara glares at her, and Heather shuts up.
Eric approaches you with heavy eyes. The man is collapsing under the pressure. He looks like he's aged 5 years in the last few hours. "Where. Is. He?" he asks. "Where is my son?"
"They have him down in the basement with-" you can't finish before Eric starts running for the basement.
>A) Try to stop him before he gets himself killed (ROLL D20)
>B) Let him go, and just follow behind him.
Rolled 5 (1d20)
>>45481181
>>>A) Try to stop him before he gets himself killed (ROLL D20)
"YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH THEY'RE ARMED"
Rolled 16 (1d20)
>>45481181
>>A) Try to stop him before he gets himself killed (ROLL D20)
Rolled 17 (1d20)
>>45481181
A
Rolled 6 (1d20)
>>45481181
>>A) Try to stop him before he gets himself killed (ROLL D20)
SHOW ME THE 1S!
Rolled 3 (1d20)
>>45481181
A) Try to stop him before he gets himself killed (ROLL D20)
>>45481181
kek, Heather
I'm glad to have Sara back though
Let's.. let's never lose her again
>>45481279
Its potentially the end of the world.
Not a lot of people gonna be left around if shit goes down, so she's gotta stake a claim while she still can.
>>45481209
>>45481250
>>45481262
You've just about had it with Eric's recklessness. You run and tackle the man to the ground, preventing him from moving any further. He struggles under you. "What the hell are you doing?"
"What am I doing? What are YOU doing? You keep up with this you're going to get us all killed, including Daniel!" As you mention his son, Eric calms down. He realises that his son is within his reach, but now he has to listen to you and be careful in order to keep him safe. He stops struggling as you help him to his feet. Logan grabs the guns from the corpses of the Owls and tosses you one of them. "Are you going to trust me, Eric?" you ask.
"Okay. Okay, what's your plan?"
>A) We surprise them. Run in, guns blazing. (ROLL D20)
>B) We draw them out here and pick them off until we're free to go down there. (ROLL D20)
Rolled 9 (1d20)
>>45481452
B) We draw them out here and pick them off until we're free to go down there. (ROLL D20)
>inb4 someone rolls a crit 1 and we fucking fail miserably
Rolled 5 (1d20)
>>45481452Daniel is already dead/infected
>A) We surprise them. Run in, guns blazing. (ROLL D20)
Rolled 8 (1d20)
>>45481452
>>A) We surprise them. Run in, guns blazing. (ROLL D20)
Rolled 14 (1d20)
>>45481452
>>A) We surprise them. Run in, guns blazing. (ROLL D20)
>>45481501This. If he's not, Hooper's downstairs with him; he'll just shoot Daniel before he comes upstairs.
Rolled 6 (1d20)
>>45481452
With these rolls, ain't nobody gettin saved
Rolled 20 (1d20)
>>45481452
>A) We surprise them. Run in, guns blazing. (ROLL D20)
All or nothing.
>CAPTCHA is 321
Let's go!
Rolled 7 (1d20)
>>45481452
Wow, is it time for 1s again already?
>>45481578
ANON YOU MAGNIFICENT FUCK
OP BETTER SEE THIS AND COUNT IT
Rolled 7 (1d20)
>>45481452
>We go in disguised, yell about the prisoners having escaped, ambush the ones who come up while the disguised ones kill off those who stay behind.
>>45478172
What's the context for the picture? I haven't been reading any of these quest threads at all, but curious because of the crying /k/-girl. What happened?
Could we ride the rhino using the zombie scent?
>>45481491
>>45481501
>>45481505
>>45481546
>>45481549
>>45481578
You and the group quickly get prepared before bursting down the steps to the basement, with Sara and Logan taking point. The first Owl to see you guys barely has time to raise his gun before he gets blasted away. As you keep pressing down, a pair of shots are fired in your direction by a pair of Owls. Logan recognises them right away. The twins. Enraged, Logan presses ahead, and starts firing wildly on the two, taking both of them down. He doesn't stop there, though as he makes sure to blow their damn heads off while they're down for goof measure. You make a note never to betray Logan as the group presses on to the lab in the basement.
As you enter the lab, you bear witness to a rather unpleasant sight. Christine is cowering in the corner of the room, with tears in her eyes. More emotion than you thought the woman was even capable of. Daniel lies atop the gurney, seemingly lifeless, with Hooper standing over him, tweedling his thumbs in an exaggerated fashion. He addresses you as your group arrives. "Ah, there you are! Took you long enough, you almost missed it!"
Eric doesn't think twice before taking the man to the ground and wailing on him with punches to the face. You pull Eric off of Hooper, hoping not to kill him so soon.
"What did you do to Daniel?" Eric demanded.
"So pushy! Just wait and see..." Hooper explained, "Now, I suppose this means you got through my men. Oh well, can't be helped. It begs the question of what exactly you think you're going to do with me..."
>A) Kill him
>B) Question him first
>>45481871
>>B) Question him first
WHAT DID YOU DO
>>45481840
Mute army girl with PTSD fell in love with MC. MC chooses bitter old man over her, betrayed her trust. I think she's forgiven us now though.
>B) Question him first
what did you do and how do we fix it also fuck you
>>45481871
>>B) Question him first
"You can tell me where Patient Zero is or I can blow off one of your testicles now, and one of your testicles after we find out what you did to my friend."
>>45481871
Search him for anything important on him.
Question him.
>>45481931
... You heartless bastards are horrible. Good luck on your quest.
>>45482000
How are we heartless? Please explain with your trips.
>>45481871
Remember guys.....
>He reeks of blood and piss.
What if he's so evolved he became Human-Tier Smart again? Say you don't actually get your body damaged while getting infected?Longest shot in existence but.....anything is possible, what with what's his face begging the group to kill him.
>>45482000
It wasn't really that we were heartless, in fact it was quite the opposite.
Bitter old man shot best girl, but we still defended his innocence because we wanted too much to believe that he was good. She took this as an act of betrayal since she blamed him for everything wrong in her life.
I still feel bad about it, desu senpai
>>45482087
Mmmh, I see. I guess you guys had your reasons for believing in his good nature. I just hate to see girls cry, is all. Yeah, you should feel bad. Or maybe I'm just being prejudgemental because I don't know the context. Probably that.
>>45481896
>>45481931
>>45481941
>>45481972
"Where is Patient Zero?" you demand to know from him.
"Oh, right to the main event, eh?" he pondered. "I like that. You should be eager to meet Zero. She's pretty eager to meet you too..." He pulls a slip of paper with the map co-ordinate on it from his pocket and handed it to you. "I always held on to this. As a keepsake... or in case I ever forgot. I forget more and more each day... can never be too safe. I have to make lots of room for her up in the noggin."
"What did you do to my son?" Eric asked, kicking Hooper.
"I gave him a gift. Zero was... disappointed with the results of the first virus. She turned out fine, but her children... all of the hunger, but next to none of the brains. Not to mention the decay. No, we needed an improvement on the formula, and we needed a young body to test it on."
"You... you infected my son with the Infinity Virus?"
"Infinity Plus Virus, if you want to get technical. We just settled on a name." Eric can't contain himself, as he draws his gun on Hooper.
>A) Stop him
>B) Let Eric shoot Hooper
>>45482222
>>B) Let Eric shoot Hooper
>>45482222
>>B) Let Eric shoot Hooper
Not even stopping him. I've vouched for stopping him enough. He deserves to hurt someone now.
Let him run out of ammo, and then hand him our gun.
>>45482222
>Stop him
He's infected it won't do is any good to have his headless body, you want to make him suffer? Put him in a cement block for the rest of eternity.
>>45482222
>>B) Let Eric shoot Hooper
He kinda really deserves it. Eric's been through a lot, we should give him at least this.
>>45482199
Trust me, we were hurt seeing her sad and knowing that it was because of us. If you've got nothing better to do, you should read up on the archives and join the ride with us. It's been a great quest so far with a truly lovable best girl. She'll german supplex her way into your heart like she has with all of us.
>>45482222
Let him.
"Remember to burn the bastard's corpse."
>>45482381
>fire
OH SHIT
>>45482222
>A) Stop him
CHANGING MY VOTE
ONE MORE QUESTION, AND VERY IMPORTANT
WHERE THE FUCK ARE OUR GUNS
>>45482355
>German Supplex
>QT blonde /k/-girl with PTSD falling in love with MC
>German Supplex
SIGN ME THE FUCK UP
>>45482222
>B) Let Erix shoot Hooper
DO IT FUCKING DO IT I DON'T CARE DO IT HAND ME THE FUCKING GUN I'LL DO IT FOR YOU YOU'RE TOO SLOW
>>45482429
IF WE DON'T DO THIS JOHNNY WILL EAT US.
>>45482468
Glad to have you on board, enjoy the ride. You'll have a few laughs too, seeing all the 1s that plague this quest and the distress it caused everyone.
>>45482266
>>45482289
>>45482355
Eric unloads his handgun into the head of Hooper, who spasm's wildly with each shot, before collapsing wildly into a tray of test tubes, causing the chemicals to spill out onto the floor as he falls in a bloody heap.
"Eric, I am so sorry," Christine said, but Eric threw up a hand letting her know it's not necessary.
"It's okay, Christine. It's not your fault."
Daniel jolts upright from the gurney, frightening you. Daniel twists his head to see his father standing over the carcass of Hooper.
"D-Dad?" he asks, confused. "What's going on?"
Eric turns to his son with tears in his eyes. "Nothing son. It's all going to be okay now."
Daniel sits up, his feet dangling over the edge of the gurney. "Dad, I'm so cold, and... hungry."
Eric chokes up even further. "I know son, I know."
Eric, refusing to take his eyes off his son, addresses the rest of the group. "Charlie, I'm sorry. You're a better leader than I could ever be. Logan... you've been there for me this whole time. I'll always value what you've done for us.Christine, you're a genius. You never needed my help... or Harold's. You can make the cure yourself. Now... go. Leave me here with my son."
Eric pulls a cigarette lighter from his pocket. "Make a cure, save the world. Find Patient Zero, and let that bitch burn."
As you and the group make your way up the stairs, Eric embraces his son for one last time. "It's okay pal, daddy's here," he mutters, before dropping the lighter into the batch of chemicals, lighting to room ablaze.
>>45482629
OH SHIT
>>45482629
Fuckin daaaaamn..
>>45482629
p-pow, right in the feels...
>>45482629
>SAVE ERIC
>SAVE DANIEL
"THE CURE WILL WORK ON DANIEL, ERIC!"
>>45482629
I don't understand why Eric just couldn't make the cure with Christine and use it on his son?
>>45482763
Exactly! The Owls didn't just make a brand new virus; they improved the old one a little bit! If the cure for Infinity doesn't work for Infinity Plus, it'll already be a close enough match that we can probably tweak it on the fly!
Let's pull these two out of the fire, god damn it!
>>45482831
I'm glad someone sees this too.
I'd vote for pulling them out of the fire too.
>>45482831
Eric probably didn't want to see his son turned into a heartless flesh-eating beast in the meantime. Besides, all the data they have is for the FIRST concoction of the virus, not the second. So it might not even work anyway. To top it all off, what if Daniel did end up killing everyone before the cure is finished?
As much as I want to see the shota live, Eric did do the right thing.
Well? Get out of there! Fire is bad for us living things, don't you know? We can start blood tests once we're somewhere safe and have sanitised the right equipment somewhat. Then we can talk about tweaking for a formula. Besides, do we even have the equipment needed? Also, guns, do we have that as well?
>>45482882
Daniel is intelligent right now; we can keep him from attacking others as long as we keep him fed.
Even if Eric didn't want to see his son turned into a flesh-eating monster, that doesn't mean that his son doesn't want or deserve to live.
The second concoction of the virus was cobbled together hastily, and can't be all that different from the first given that only three days have passed, and that's if they've been working on it the whole time and not just since Christine went downstairs a few hours ago. If the cure for the Infinity Virus doesn't work on Infinity Plus, Christine will know enough about the second form that we'll be able to fix this in a couple days, tops.
>>45482964
>zombies grow more intelligent and resilient the more time passes
>implying Daniel won't outsmart us to escape and feed on us all
>implying fire will still be able to kill him if shit goes wrong
>>45482629
You and Eric hadn't seen eye-to-eye in quite some time, but it was impossible not to feel for the man. At the very least, he was able to save his son from the fate of the undead. You stand in the main hall when Sara takes your right hand and gives it a comforting squeeze. You realise there's one last thing you have to admit to.
"You were right, Sara. Romero did it," you tell her. "Patient Zero's his daughter, and he brought Eric to the Owls so they would bring him to her. We're going to find him." Sara nodded in agreement.
Brian helped Christine move, who was mostly frozen from the shock. "Come on brainiac, we gotta' keep moving." Once they had made it upstairs, Christine planted a kiss on Brian, much to his surprise. "Whoa, what the hell was that?"
"You rescued me, correct?" Christine wondered. "In this event, I believed the exchange of saliva was necessary. Was I wrong?"
Brian scratched the back of his head. "Wow, why does it sound so hot when you say it like that." You can hear the angry growling from Heather from across the room.
Annie approached you and Sara. "So... we're finally going to Patient Zero next, huh? I still can't believe that Romero... anyway, how are we supposed to get through all the undead without-"
"DID SOMEONE SAY FLAMETHROWERS?" Johnny stood before you, carrying most of the incendiary weapons that had been taken from you that morning. It seems he found the Owl's armoury.
You were planning to celebrate this development, until you developed a ringing pain in your head. You doubled over, much to Sara's concern. To make matter's stranger, a woman's voice rang out in your head.
"YOU BURNED MY FAVOURITE TOY, CHARLIE. SHAME ON YOU. SO, YOU'RE READY TO MEET ME? GOOD. I'LL BE WAITING. THE END IS NIGH, CHARLES."And on that, we end tonight's thread. Not much longer until the end, folks! Tune in tomorrow for more City of the DeadAlso, the poster below me is Patient Zero. Let them burn.
>>45483010
oh no, she can use telepathy? this is gonna git gud
I SHALL INFECT YOU ALLIN THE BUTT
>>45483010
Lets see you try.
>>45483010
Damn, OP. Damn.
We dealing with psychic zombies now?
Johnny is easily becoming second best girl though.
>>45483010
Ride the rhino!
Maybe we should try and steal some Owl Uniforms/Gear and disguise ourselves as them? It'll make it easier to get close to the other Owls....maybe.....if the place isn't guarded by Zombies....Or Zombie Owl Telepaths.
>>45483057
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKEEEEEEEE, YOU ARE PATIENT ZERO, YOU MUST BU->>45483063
Ok, what, now I'm confused. But quite exhilerating to see the end approach already. This is cool. I'll be looking forward to the next thread.
now im just waiting for Annie to confess
since she has been watching Charlie an Sara
an feels like she missed out
>>45483010
Thanks for running
>>45483138
FITE ME
And yeah, this is really getting so intense, I'm happy we at least admitted our mistake to Sara.
>>45483128
>Dress up as owls
>roll 1
>accidentally run into army
>Get shot on sight
>>45483195
>Dress up as Owls
>Roll 1
>Accidentally run into Army
>Sara gets shot convincing them we're friendly
Lets face it, there are just a few dicks who want to watch the world burn.
Rolled 10, 9, 19, 14, 2, 7, 13, 14, 11, 3, 1, 20, 14, 16, 1, 16, 17, 6, 10, 4, 4, 11, 18, 9, 15 = 264 (25d20)
Why can't i hold all these crits
>>45483509
>two 1s for every 20
Why is this such a trend here
Rolled 1, 7, 19, 4, 13, 9, 15, 2, 1, 19, 15, 4, 3, 10, 14, 8, 11, 19, 20, 13, 14, 19, 9, 4, 18 = 271 (25d20)
>>45483558
The next rolls are for (you)
>>45483558
>>45483687
You called it and it happened again
>>45485303
It happens almost every time we get a 20
If you check the archives for tihs quest, you'll see this happen quite often
It's almost spooky how it happens constantly. It's like the dice gods letting us know that they exist, and that they hate us.
Rolled 14, 13, 3, 18, 2, 7, 12, 5, 16, 19, 17, 3, 13, 2, 14, 5, 8, 12, 15, 14, 19, 16, 14, 1, 3 = 265 (25d20)
Surely one of these will see more 20s than 1s.
inb4 no 20s
>>45485408
well... you called it
Just that 1 standing proudly by itself
This quest is cursed, I tell you. Cursed.
Rolled 18, 12, 20, 11, 20, 9, 18, 9, 17, 8, 16, 3, 14, 10, 9, 10, 7, 18, 13, 9, 2, 11, 15, 13, 18 = 310 (25d20)
>>45485408
>25 rolls
>0 20s
That's some dick ass luck
Rolled 2, 2, 8, 6, 11, 19, 8, 15, 9, 16, 7, 5, 3, 19, 20, 8, 11, 8, 16, 2, 5, 10, 5, 12, 19 = 246 (25d20)
>>45485575
Holy shit, I think that's the first time I've seen double 20s without any 1s before or after.
Guess miracles really do happen, huh.
Now if only that could happen again when it actually mattered.
