Xander spins effortlessly down the pole and Dan and William are impressed at the angle the big German is able to get with his legs. If he was a stripper he'd make a fortune. He lands light as a feather, then rushes over and flips himself up onto the roof of the Hummer and sits down in the seat...
((Brains Check 1 - TN [3] *FAILURE*))
...thereby smashing his spine into his proton pack that he forgot he was still wearing.
((Lose 1 Brownie Point)). He yelps in pain as one of the cables digs into his back, and it finally clicks in to him that perhaps he should put the pack in the rear of the truck before trying to strap himself into the turret. He sheepishly climbs down from the roof and slinks over to the rear of the truck.
Elyssa and Sara meanwhile both look with concern at how well the three men have already gone down the pole. Even the tubby William did it without any problems (he probably practiced on elementary school playgrounds his entire life just for that moment.) Sara waves Elyssa forward and Miss Pembroke goes up to the pole, grabs it, and slides down...
((3,3 = [6] *SUCCESS*))
...and lands a little harder than the others did, but still manages to hang on and not embarass herself.
Sara watches the entire drop and figures that if Elyssa can do it, so can she. She hoists herself on the pole, drops the one story...
((1,2 = [3] *FAILURE*))
...and falls like a rock. With the air whizzing by her head she has the urge to scream out in abject terror...
((Cool Check 5,4 - TN [5] *SUCCESS*))
...but is able to stiffle it and not embarass herself that way. However, she does hit the ground hard and she falls backward onto her rump at the base of the pole. The only thing she bruises is her ego, but this was not the way she wanted to make an impression on the team
((Lose 1 Brownie Point)).
All that remains is for Gina to make the descent and for Vince to come over and hand them the keys to the truck and the paperwork they need... then they can load up their equipment and head on out the door.
