Bones enters the hatch at the foredeck, climbing down to his room, and finding his world in ruin. His beaten, but well-loved river home was sinking. Slowly, but sinking still.
He looked one last time across his belongings and began to gather what he could. He could hear the boats timbers creaking as the others moved about the boat in their attempts to salvage what they could find. Most of them were looking for their gear just as he was, but then he couldn't afford to be bogged down.
He then went to that heavy wooden chest of his. He held the strong lock in his hand and withdrew a silver key from his vest pocket. He unlocked the behemoth and looked inside...
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Richard[spoiler]Richard moves around in the lower deck. The water creeps up the hall as he moves up slope ahead of it. He made a quick hunt through the rooms, grabbing things that he deemed practical.
He got to Bones room and found him surveying his quarters. Perhaps you could come back through in case he missed anything...
The boat hit bottom and everything shook.The water filled the entire lower decks all the way up to the Salon and Bar. The kitchen was waste deep and the room with the bunks was now chest deep. The remains of the boiler and beyond were completely submerged. You heard Russo surface briefly and sputter about his gun parts before diving once again into the waters.
Richard passed both Pingo and Eisen a couple of times each before he found his own gear, though it was soaking up river water by the time he did.[/spoiler]
Russo[spoiler]Russo once again holds his breath looking for any sign of his weapon. The rear of the riverboat was a gaping maw into the muddy waters, as the boat settled upon the rivers floor, a billowing gout of silt blew up threw the waters as the rear of the boat touched down upon the river bed. Feeling with his hands, Russo went searching through the debris strewn waters alone...
Give me 2 Survival checks and I will need 2 more Searches as well. Be careful... What was the name of the rear gun again?[/spoiler]
Eisen[spoiler]You and Richard both made your way through all the decks of the boats, though on your own. You passed each other a handful of times. Pingo too.
You found some items that I will reveal later, mostly survival type stuff. You found Max's fedora hat with its band of alligator teeth. If you remember correctly the hat had at one time belonged to Bones before Max won it in a Poker game.
Of Max Hawkins you found now sign...[/spoiler]
KestrelHas not submitted a post for Phase Two.PingoIs coming up... too tired...
