Breaking and Entering - Stratus

Time · September 29, 2002, 08:03 PM

Following the map given you by Olsen Haglar, you find yourself deep in the residential district on a quiet street lined by two story houses that are placed very close together. Without much truble you find the address on the map. It is late in at night and seldom does someone passby, for most sensible people have long been in bed. Up three stone steps and you encounter you first obsticle, the locked front door.

Stratus Beoulve · September 29, 2002, 10:07 PM

Stratus runs up next to the door and kneels down to the ground. With her hood up and scarf covering her face up to her eyes, so to not reveal much of her white skin, to her she feels invisible, but that is no reason to get cocky. She pulls the pick and tension wrench out of her pocket(OOC: I actually learned how to pick a lock in real life.)and sticks the pick in on top of the tension wrench. She will attempt to go to the back of the lock with the pick and wrench and pushes up the back pin and turns the tension wrench slightly so that the shear line holds the pin in place.

She will repeat this until she will, hopefully, hear the click and turn the picks. While this is happening, she constantly look for any signs of someone approaching. And if they should she will pull out the picks and attempt to find a place to hide, and if they don't catch her, she will restart and try it again.

OOC: I want to know if there could be anything else that Stratus could steal for herself.

Time · October 3, 2002, 02:29 PM

One by one, all the tumbles fall into place and soon you hear a click as the tension wrench begins to turn the lock. The dead bolt slides out of place and the door easily opens with the smallest of creaks.

You enter a darkened living room decorated with several chairs, a table and bookcase. Stairs to the right leads up to the second floor. A kitchen appears to the left. Straight ahead is a door that matches with the one on the map that leads to the basement.

OOC: I'll let you know all that you see. Of course some things will take more scrutiny.

Stratus Beoulve · October 4, 2002, 09:28 AM

OOC: He he

IC: Stratus walks in and shuts the door behind her, looks around the room and walks over to the right. She wants to do a little bit of thieving before she leaves. She will walk up to the stairs and look for something of value. And if there is a window upstairs, she will walk up to it and look for anyone on the street.

Time · October 7, 2002, 01:28 PM

As you walk up the stairs, every step brings a creak or moun from the boards. When you reach the upper room, or bedroom, you see that it is rather cramp. A small overstuffed bed with brass railings and a chest of drawers are the only furnshings. To one side of the chest of drawers is small box, about 3 inches square, covered in blue silk. The edges and corners are reinforced with gold brackets.

A view out the single window shows an empty street below. Just as you start to turn away you see a drunk stagger down the street. Soon he is stopped by two members of the Shields. They appear to be questioning him with quite some difficulty.

Stratus Beoulve · October 9, 2002, 09:55 PM

C: Can I say that my character just takes the box, or is that a bunny?

IC: Stratus eyes the box and runs over to it excitingly, grasping it in her hand. The box being at three inches, (OOC: I would think that it would be roughly the size of a rubix cube.)she shoves it in her knapsack and walks up to the drawers and will start to scurry threw them looking for anything of use, including ink, paper, etc.

Time · October 15, 2002, 05:19 PM

OOC: I have no problem with things like that. I just don't like PC's trying to "write the story" so to speak or doing things of which they could have no knowledge.

Sorry about the slow pace. Work has been heck. I'll try to keep it to at least a post a day, except for weekends.

IC: Your search of the dresser only turns up clothes and more clothes. The bottom drawer is particuarily interesting since it contains women's silken undergarments. And by all other indications in the room, this guy appears to live alone.

Stratus Beoulve · October 17, 2002, 09:07 AM

OOC: The guy is a cross dresser?!

IC: Pondering at why he had woman's silk undergarments, she takes them anyway, and places them onto her clothes to see if they hopefully fit, then shoves them into her knapsack. She then decides that she needs to get to work. She runs down the stairs and checks the map again for the door for which the chest rests. When she has it figured out, she walks over to the door checking to see if it is locked or not and will open the door if it isn't. If it is she will repeat the process that had been done on the front door and walk in looking around for the chest and other valuable items.

Time · October 22, 2002, 10:47 AM

OCC: Hey, just trying to flavor the broth.

IC: You have no problem finding the door to the cellar and you discover that it isn't locked. Upon opening the door, you find that the cellar is completely dark. Not even the faintest of light seems to penetrate the darkness. A cold draft warfs up from the depths of the cellar and you feel a chill. Not a normal winter chill, but one that seems to eminate from some unnatural source.

Next to the door is a counter and on the counter you see a strange looking candlestick with a half spent candle in its base. Covering the squatty looking candlestick is a glass covering with an opening at the top. Next to the candle is a flint and striker attached to each other by a spring allowing you to strike a spark with only one hand, thereby leaving the other hand free.

Stratus Beoulve · October 28, 2002, 08:41 PM

Stratus walks through the door hoping to see the chest right there, but it is merely a staircase heading into a spooky looking basement. She feels strangely cold as soon as she had entered and rubs her sides with her arms. She turns looking for any signs of a candle and notices the one on the counter. She grabs it, lights it and begins to walk down the stairs, but she stops for a moment, thinks about the situation, and pulls her dagger from her waist. She feels something wrong about the place and had wanted to turn back but reminds herself,Without fear, there is no courage, she then gulps and begins to walk down. As she is walking down she will be on her full alert and using the elf's better than natural hearing and paying attention to any freaky shadows. All this time she is grasping her dagger and will attempt to stab anything that moves quickly near her.

Time · October 28, 2002, 11:17 PM

Rubbing your arms seems to bring little relief, but then the chill doesn't seem to at all a natural one. As you decend the stairs the draft ceases, but the chill remains. The steps are very steep and creak with every step. Finally you reach the bottom. The room is built of strong stone blocks and is about 10 by 10 feet. At least from the best you can make out. The candle bearly lights the entire room. It's almost as if the darkness of the room is contesting against the light of the candle.

By the looks of the place, you would almost expect to see a skeleton chained to the wall. But all you find is a single standard size chest in the corner exactly like the gnome described.

OOC: Btw, I really liked you post. I could really tell how Stratus felt.

Stratus Beoulve · October 29, 2002, 09:22 AM

Stratus makes a sigh of relief as finds the small chest on the ground, glad she didn't have to go threw any dungeons to get the goods. She pulls out her lock pick set, kneels down, and will begin to perform her magic(). If she opens the lock and gets what is inside, then she will run back up the stairs and run to the nearest window looking out for anyone in the streets. If there is she will wait till it is clear and run out into the alleyways back to the Hagglers Outpost.

Time · November 6, 2002, 11:39 PM

You unlock the chest with ease and retrieve the item within. Looking out the window you see to coast is clear and you're able to run run down the allies to Haglar's.