Star Wars: Prelude to Defiance (game thread)

[Solo Phoenix]

Q grips the grate and awaits Criista's help in lifting it.

[fix-chan]

EW!! This is disgusting!!!

Mimi pulls herself out of the body pile and brushes herself down.

[Linley]

"Grow up," Lanrash snaps as he starts pulling bodies over into one corner of the room.

[jjpprob]

((Linley, Q's not down the chute yet. Him and Criista are moving the grate so they can cover their tracks, remember? Also, whilst it's been said to move the bodies, nobody's actually moved any.))

Criista grips the other side of the grate, and lifts it in time with Q.

[Linley]

((Fair point about Q and Criista being up-top, but as for the 'moving to drag bodies', that's a well known and widely used linguistic technique to indicate that the action mentioned is then conducted  ))

[Solo Phoenix]

Q leads Criista in carrying the grate across the courtyard to the chute, he carefully maneuvers it into a position where it can be slid into place.

"Criista, I suggest that you go first.  I shall remain and pull the grate over myself as I enter.  Oh, one moment."

Q raises his voice to address the courtyard in general

"This is your last chance to secure a place in what will most hopefully be a completely successful escape attempt"

[jjpprob]

A few of the prisoners look around the walls in fear. It seems evident that they're mostly too afraid to move, or maybe they just aren't confident in the escapees' abilities.

Criista shrugs, and hops down the chute, landing next to Mimi.

[Linley]

"Leave the pansy cowards alone and get down here!"

[Solo Phoenix]

Q holds onto the grate as he lowers himself into the chute.  He attempts to brace against the sides with his legs while using his weight to slide the grate forward into place

((Taking 10 on a climb check to stay in place at the top of the chute, for a total of 10))

[fix-chan]

((James is Chiista male or female?))

All right, lets get this done

Mimi pulled a face as she pulls one of the bodies off the pile

How can there be so heavy? They're half starved!

[jjpprob]

((Criista is male.))

Q manages to slide the grate over the top of the chute.

Criista joins in with moving the bodies. But then he stops and ponders. Hey, you know, I'm not sure there's enough room for all these bodies in here, if we don't want them on the panel...

[Linley]

Lanrash pauses and then drags the body he is carrying over to the un-hinging side of the panel in the floor.

"He's right. Here, if everyone can hold the panel open, I'll wedge a body underneath it to hold it open, then we can drop bodies down the hole and give us a bit more space."

((I love this creative problem solving with bodies.))

[fix-chan]

Mimi drops the body she's half dragging, half carrying and looks around the room. Her eyes finally settle on the button on the far side from her.

We could always try that...

She gets lost in her own thoughts and ponders what might happen if the button is pressed, weighing up the pros and cons in her mind.

[Thingus]

Jo'ro pauses from shifting bodies.

"I go with Operation Improvised Trapdoor Wedge. I don't want to touch that button unless it's absolutely necessary. If all else fails, we can cut them up a bit."

((No, I can't spell, and yes, this adventure is starting to harden me to death and associated material.))

[Linley]

Lanrash looks down at the vibroax in the corner. "Oh yeah, I forgot I had that. Good thinking, Jo'ro. Here, get ready to shove this guy under the trapdoor - we'll dissect if necessary. One three, now. One! Two! Three!"

Strength check to pull open the trapdoor: 8
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((Assuming a fail...))

"Well, that was embarassing... I could need a hand here."

[jjpprob]

((Yeah, that's a fail.))

[Thingus]

Jo'ro prepares to boot the unfortunate ex-prisoner through the trapdoor as soon as it opens.

[jjpprob]

Criista grips the edge of the panel, ready to help lift it.

[fix-chan]

You want a hand?

Mimi picks her way carefully across to Criista and grips the panel too