Toxoglossa 2013/08/09(Fri)21:44 No. 533109 ID: f7d109
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Lurking through the hallways with Dr. Slate you start to worry more about Jeff. His enthusiasm seems like something that could get him into a lot of trouble in the hospital.

But as you pass by an intersection, Jeff turns the corner with supporting Todd with his shoulder. They both seem surprised to see you, and Todd breaks into a slow smile.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/09(Fri)21:44 No. 533110 ID: f7d109
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Thankful to find them both alive, you give your partner a wave.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/09(Fri)21:45 No. 533111 ID: f7d109
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But Todd's smile quickly disappears.
Hes yelling something, pointing desperately behind you as an overhead light fixture suddenly explodes.
What the hell?

Toxoglossa 2013/08/09(Fri)21:45 No. 533112 ID: f7d109
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"OW FUCK"
You grasp at your ear, feeling blood and shredded flesh between your fingers.
What the HELL?

Toxoglossa 2013/08/09(Fri)21:46 No. 533113 ID: f7d109
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Lynwood? What are you doing here?
Why are you fighting? Where'd that gun come from?
WHAT THE HELL?

...one of them is infected. Either the doctor, or the sheriff, and they just tried to take your head off with that gun they had hidden on their person.

Get that gun before one of them does and yell at them to freeze. Then get Jeff and Todd to tell you what the hell happened.

>>533113
The doc had the gun and killed the man in the security room I'm guessing. The cop probably saw on the tapes and came to warn you. Grab the gun, back up and tell them both to freeze. I don't think either of them are infected, but she just tried to kill one of you so there is something wrong.

Get the gun and keep it away from them. Then find out if Todd can see anything crazy you cant.

Evidence that shows it was Dr. Slate: she hid in the room with the gun longer than anyone else, she "heard" a gunshot from the other side of the hospital through a thick security door, she did not have anything to defend herself on her when we met her even though she "knew" there was an armed gunman about, Lynewood could have killed us at any time we were together if he had a gun, the first thing Lynewood checked on the security guard was for a weapon to take to arm himself, and he seemed more worried about what was on the tape(finding who committed the murder) then about someone finding the body.

>>533113
Get the gun now! Who cares who fired it!? We and Todd are the only ones we're certain are unaffected, and Todd is highly demented. We're the only safe person here.

It is looking like the doc had the gun, bue the doesn't have (w) eyes right now, and she didn't shoot at you earlier. That suggests that Raddie is controlling her in brief bursts rather than continually.

Evidence against it being Dr Slate: Lynwood is the one going for the gun, and the Doc is holding him back.

Okay, I think the best option (if Beth has any experience with revolvers) may be to shout to Jeff to help you (I'm guessing he saw who shot at you) grab the gun, unload and pocket the rounds, set down the gun and help Jeff with whoever he focused on. We do not want to risk getting into that mess while holding a gun and I think the faster we can separate them the less chance there will be for a major injury, and since one of them is not going to care about their life at all the gun is not going to break up the fight without shooting someone.(Let's avoid that shall we.)

The other option is to get the gun and step back and let Jeff and whoever is not controlled handle it, if it is Lynwood who is still fine they should be able to handle it (especially if Jeff has the taser.) However if you do this keep your finger off the trigger and along the frame, DA revolver do have a hefty trigger pull but I would like to minimize our chances of accidently putting new holes in people. Either way we go on that part I do advise getting the gun as a loose firearm in a fight is just asking for trouble.



Now, I think that Radula can only control one person at a time however that is a dangerous assumption to make. If we want to take the risk we may want to slide the taser to Jeff, So he can subdue the shooter quickly.

Oh shit now you're Chloe!

It was obviously the doctor. Dr. Slate would have seen Lynwood aiming and have enough time to at least push you over, whereas Lynwood would have had to catch up to Slate, having only enough time to throw off her aim.

It still might not be Radula though. Something fishy here.

anyway get the gun! get the gunnn!

Instead of guesswork, get the gun and ask Jeff and Todd, tell 'em to point you're deaf! I don't care about logically reasoning who shot who, ain't enough for me. Especially when they got the full eyeballs on Mary and Lynwood. Well, Todd only has one but you know what I mean.

Then I guess we leech the person who shot you?

>>533170
I agree with this, we cant be certain and it would be best not to hedge any bets. Have our friends help us subdue them, perhaps have todd find some medical tubing to tie them up with so we can get some questioning going.
Failing that, just taze both their asses then loop back to tying them up until we got a straight story.

(of course, it is pretty clear todd saw who shot our ear out there so we should probably ask him about that, hurr.)

The obvious assumption to make is that Lynwood shot us so it was clearly Dr. Slate, even though that doesn't make any sense because she could have shot us before there were a bunch of witnesses around.

Get Todd and Jeff closer and start kicking the two to break them up. Brandish your tazer threateningly.

>>533153
I'm not saying this is false, but he could just as easily be reaching for it in order to keep Dr. Slate from trying to use it again.

Run over to the gun and kick it down the hall while yelling for Jeff to help you, then join the fray. Pull your tazer and shock both of them with it, use the zip-ties to restrain them, then retrieve the revolver. Once all that's done, then you can tell Todd and Jeff that you're deaf, and ask them to point out who fired.

>>533113
God, I just realized its likely that only dale and todd can see the eyes. You could have been talking to lynwood or mary and never saw the cuttlefish pupils!

Kick the gun away and trust no one until todd points out the one who is poisoned

>>533113
Taze whoever seems stronger. We need to find the wound from Radula's barb, and put the leech in there.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/10(Sat)15:36 No. 533350 ID: f7d109
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Not sure who fired the gun, you decide the best action is to kick the gun away from the fighters. It lands behind you and slides towards Todd and Jeff.
You then try to compress as much information as possible into a single desperate yelp.
"WHOWASTHAT?ICAN'THEARSOMEONEHELP!"

Toxoglossa 2013/08/10(Sat)15:37 No. 533351 ID: f7d109
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But as you turn back to check on the melee, Slate gets past Lynwood's guard and lands a blow that will keep the sheriff off of solid food for a while.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/10(Sat)15:37 No. 533352 ID: f7d109
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Oh thank God, Mary. Are-"

Toxoglossa 2013/08/10(Sat)15:37 No. 533353 ID: f7d109
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"-you-"

Toxoglossa 2013/08/10(Sat)15:38 No. 533354 ID: f7d109
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"-Okay?"

Shit.

>The Book. You will take this one to the Book.
The words condense in your brain without bothering with your ears, feeling like drops of ice-cold seawater.

Is her species ears big enough to take a leech? Her nose doesn't look big enough and the mouth should be a last resort.

>>533354
Literally everyone here called this and we still got borked.
Shit.
Well, if we tell her the truth (IE we do not even know where the book IS) then she'll just shoot us. We need to lure her possessed ass as long as we can until A: we get an opening to leech her, or B: an alternative option shows up for us.

I would like to note, however, that I expect her usefullness to whatever team we are building up with them leeches to be a bit limited. I take it beth will be posessed up at some point, and lord knows we are a bit too attached to let that go unfixed. However, with her in the team, we would have two doctors. While yes, that seems good in theory, there has never been a case where having more than one healer on a team served any particularly useful purpose.
If it comes down to it, I might have to hedge on the fact we will likely be needing to save a leech or two for future encounters.
On the flipside, I am not sure if I can peg Tox here as the kind of DM who would pull this particular kind of bullshit in the first place, so this whole thing might be moot.
Food for thought either way.

>>533355
>>533354
oh didn't see this part... are you close enough to do a disarming maneuver? Still answer the ear question because it would be great to know and your an EMT so I'd figure you know some bits about her head's anatomy.
You also have the option to duck and trip. Don't get into close quarters combat though she'd win.
Where's the book again? I don't know where it is. Don't tell her that, she'll just shoot you regardless of the truth.
She's telling you to lead her to the book physically. You can use that to get her to a more tactical area for disarmament, or to where you think Dale is. Be careful, her body is going to be REALLY strong and dangerous. You had to take out todd's kneecaps to get that leech in his eyeball socket...
Sedatives. We need sedatives. Go where there's sedatives. A bunch of sedatives.

"dale has it, we need to go to the security room to fin out where he is"

>>533354
I figured that she had the second gun, and that was why I said to point the gun at her. I'm pretty sure she will kill Todd if we let up and try to lead her. I say Beth should rush and tase her while jeff gets the gun to shoot her. (I do like how you made the second gun a 9mm instead of a revolver like the first one.)

If you taze her, be sure to realize that the shock will cause her to pull the trigger on that gun.

Also you know what just rush her. You're like three feet away. Take the bullet wound- it's a small caliber weapon, and you're in a hospital.

On one hand you're in a great position to take her down now. On the other hand you might get a better chance to use that leech you picked up, if you wait for the right moment, and Radula seems content not to kill or possess anyone else at least for the moment.

Why Mary, why couldn't you listen to him and hide?

>>533363

Worst case: Headshot. Then Jeff grabs the revolver and shoots Mary. Then what?

Then we're left with one incompetent ally and 2 seriously injured ones. Great odds, there.

We don't know where the book is, so the best plan is to play along. Just nod and start looking for Dale...Hopefully we can find an opening...

Oh come on, everything suggested it was her, and the fact she punched the sheriff out should have confirmed it. You should have tased first and asked questions later, not given her a chance to draw a weapon.

Best move now is to pretend to agree and then tase the shit out of her. Then you can see about finding a way to get that leech in her.

>>533356
Jeeze, archive, keep out of the subject field. That's obnoxious.

It is our sworn duty to fill every last living creature with electricity and leeches.

keep her/it focused on you while you wait/hope Jeff or Todd grab the gun you kicked toward them and take her/it down... or if you feel gutsy you could charge her, try and push her arm out of the way, and taze her with your free arm.

>>533363
Because it's not like people have used small calibre weapons to drop charging grizzlies before right?

I recommend trying to lead her to the motor pool, lots of large mostly bulletproof objects, a bit of distance between here and there so Jeff might be able to get Lynwood back on his feet by then to follow and assist you. We want to avoid killing the doctor if possible.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/11(Sun)20:59 No. 533689 ID: f7d109
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"Okay, Okay! Don't shoot! I can take you to the book, its in the security room!"

Mary???
>Excellent, you will show this one. But first...

Toxoglossa 2013/08/11(Sun)21:00 No. 533690 ID: f7d109
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Mary???
>...Loose ends

"NO! WAIT! STOP!"

Toxoglossa 2013/08/11(Sun)21:01 No. 533691 ID: f7d109
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Something flys past your vision and the Glock explodes into a cloud of plastic and steel splinters.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/11(Sun)21:02 No. 533692 ID: f7d109
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>>533484
Jeff looks like he is just realizing what happened and how much the recoil hurt his sprained wrist.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/11(Sun)21:02 No. 533693 ID: f7d109
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Still, nice shot kid.

>>533693
Wound's on the back of the neck! Taze, pin, get the leech out and put it in there!

Remember when I implied Jeff was incompetent? I take it back. Mostly.

Her ass is ours now. Grab her and let's try not to tase her. It's still Mary in there, I think. Tell Jeff to check on Lynwood.

>>533695
Didn't notice that.

Go for it!

Tackle her, try not to bang her head. Shove leech into wound.
Let's hope the good doctor doesnt try to doctor herself.

TASE HER. Tase the shit out of her now. (Compliment Jeff later).

...then it looks like you're sticking the leech in the hole in her neck?

Huh, brain stem connection might actually work.
Let's try. It'll be our first test to see if keeping the leech there is necessary.

>>533693

SAVE THE GIRL, LEECH HER WOUND.

Jeff uh, why are you working retail? YOU SHOULD BE FRONT LINE TACTICAL OPS OK realistically that was probably luck, but still. Nice shot!

>>533703
Well if they removed the leech from Todd, it's fine for it to be removed. Which means eventually Dale could get his taken out.

>>533708
except rad keeps going after dale. without the leech he would be much easier prey.

taz her, and then leech her. Also you work here so do you know where they keep other leeches for medical purposes around here as I think we're running low on the things?

Oh god I hope they are a hospital that uses leeches for something. Would be a big help if just any leech would work.

Although Dale might have had some special ones with him.

Salient-One 2013/08/11(Sun)23:13 No. 533717 ID: 5869f6

>>533692
Jeff is OSS Level marksman!
Anyway, Taze, insert leech, restrain.

>>533708
Dale's is directly on his brain, though, and I doubt the leech'll let go so easy if it's been happily to hang out in there this long. might do more damage than it's worth to remove it.

Either way, leech her.

>>533693
Looks like you want to be dropping that leech on the back of her neck like a mischevious schoolboy.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/13(Tue)20:48 No. 534240 ID: f7d109
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You lunge forward and light up Dr. Slate with your taser, sending her limbs convulsing.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/13(Tue)20:49 No. 534241 ID: f7d109
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Whatever force is controlling her, it fights against the doctor's spasming muscles. It pulls away from you using sheer willpower.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/13(Tue)20:50 No. 534242 ID: f7d109
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But you needed that arm free anyway.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/13(Tue)20:50 No. 534243 ID: f7d109
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Mary grasps and scrapes at her neck as the leech pushes itself deep within the wound left by Radula. The voice inside your head screams in revulsion...

Toxoglossa 2013/08/13(Tue)20:50 No. 534244 ID: f7d109
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...and then fades.

Jeeze. I hope nothing happens to anyone else, because you're fresh out of leeches.

...Mary? You okay?

so now that we did that, how are we going to convince the cop that she was being controlled by an eldritch monster, Oh and we still need to find Dale.

I think at this point we should be very glad Mary doesn't remember anything from when she was being controlled. If she does, though, she is probably gonna need a shoulder to cry on. Also, medical attention. That wound is in a very sensitive place! You do NOT want to get a spinal infection!

Know anywhere nearby you can get some bandages? A clean room you can treat the wound in?

Oh, Radula requires to enter the body like a leech to posesss it.
Wow, that makes sense. So Dale already had a hole in his head from Radula probably piercing it and Radula flew straight threw in Todd through his eyeball.
Great, now we need a way to get more leeches.

Help the policeman up. Tell her the doctor won't be a problem anymore, because of the leech, as farfetched as it will sound.

Poor Mary. At least you know how subtle Radula's poison can be. For god's sake all of you get out of that open hallway!

>>534285

No interestingly the good doctor had to drill a hole in Dale's head to insert the leech. His exposure to Radula is as yet a mystery.

>>534244
Well, you're an EMT, do EMT things.

And congratulate Jeff on that shot now that it's a more appropriate moment for conversation.

>>534243
>screams with revulsion
yeah i would as well.
help her up.

give Jeff a fucking medal for coolest shot of 2013 (or what ever year it is) the go on to make sure all her muscles didn't rip themselves apart

That brings us down to one leech, Dale has it with him though. It also leaves us with Radula knowing where we are, able to devote 100% of his attention to us, and nearby. We need to find Dale and get out of here fast.

>>534366
First things first, make sure that the cop isn't getting the gun from Jeff. While he is a good person, I do not trust him with a gun right now. Second is to help the doc up and check her mental state.

>>534373
I suspect that Radula cannot exist in the waking world for long periods of time, possibly directly proportional to how long Dale dreams. Each time he's shown up he has poisoned someone and tried to use the poisoned person to get to the book. I think the professor thought Radula was merely following him, rather than popping into existence near the person whose nightmares he's haunting.

I believe Radula is already gone. Why else would he require Mary to get the book, instead of going to get it himself? His winning condition is to have the book in the possession of someone who won't or can't run away, so he can get to it the next time he's allowed into this world via the nightmares.

Beth is a freakin' Boss! Definitely time to see if this hospital carries leeches. It's not out of the question that they may.

After we find Dale, that is.

I would like to note that the hospital removed Todd's leech, and we can remove Mary's as well. However, they might not be of any use for at least a day or so, since they could be too full to eat any more neurotoxin.

also get something on that ear of yours.

Leeches are occasionally used in modern medical procedures. They really do work. So they might have some.

If the hospital doesn't happen to have any leeches in their phlebotomy department, you could check the local zoo, or any exotic pet stores. You'd probably be better off looking for another hospital though, medical leeches are at least kept in a clean environment.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/15(Thu)21:50 No. 534758 ID: f7d109
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Dr. Slate beings to recover and and looks around and asks you something.

"Shh its okay Mary, you're okay now. You were being controlled but we used a leech to remove the venom. "

You explain to her how you are having trouble hearing, and that it might be a good idea to bring each other up to speed.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/15(Thu)21:50 No. 534759 ID: f7d109
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"Jeff, that was amazing. Where'd you learn to shoot like that?"

He looks up from the revolver and smiles, he spells out with his finger: "D.A.D." His dad? Jeff nods, he shows you that the revolver is now out of ammo, you wonder if the sheriff is carrying any more.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/15(Thu)21:50 No. 534760 ID: f7d109
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Together you head into a side room and set about patching yourselves up. Lynwood is awake but seems groggy and is missing a few upper teeth. You bandage up Dr. Slate's neck and she has a look at your ear. On a clipboard tells you that its likely perforated, but it should heal as long as you look after it. Your new piercing is pretty permanent however.

Toxoglossa 2013/08/15(Thu)21:51 No. 534761 ID: f7d109
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Suddenly the sheriff sits up and mumbles something through his broken teeth. He looks at you and snatches up the clipboard.

Lynwood:
>I dug through the footage. Saw her on camera, held them at gunpoint and took them to the chapel.

"Wait, Took who?"

Toxoglossa 2013/08/15(Thu)21:52 No. 534765 ID: f7d109
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END OF CHAPTER 4

...oh fuck. He's got a congregation now.

And we're all out of leeches.

>>534765
WELP.

The only thing we can do right now is to find Dale. Once we get him and that book, we have everyone touch it/try to read it and if nothing comes up, have Dale, Todd, and the doc sleep at the same time. Even though Rad is stronger in the dream realm, he is probably alone there.

There is only one solution









Jeffs dad

how flammable are hostiles, cause right now I think it would be best to burn this place down

*hospitals

but yeah I guess hostiles works too

I don't think the people who get leech'd can read the book. So for the love of god people, find that book and read the damn thing before you're either a zombie or a recovering zombie and it's useless to you!

>>534765
...we're going to need more leeches.

>>534765
Call the National guard.
I'm serious.

>>534772
Mouse Burt Gummer does sound like a good idea.

Track down Dale through the camera footage, then get the hell out of dodge.

>>534816
Call the national Gaurd, AND Jeff's dad!

Also, page Dale.

>>534773
Set fire to the Anaesthesia department.

Also, write down that it's all the Sheriff's fault, as if he hadn't caused that explosion, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING.