Curtains#2 - It Came From Below!

[Rybaer]

Thurman Biological Sciences Building
CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:20


Fifth floor stairwell...

Granite throws a wild punch that the Green Fungus easily bats aside. (Attack roll 3+7-2=8, miss)

The Green Fungus takes in a lung full of air and blows out a thick cloud of greenish yellow spores right in Granite's face. There is no discernable effect. (Attack roll 19, hit; Immunity: suffocation negates)

"Tough little rock indeed," he grumbles in increasing annoyance.


*****

Rooftop...

The two remaining female students follow Fate's instructions and join the insubstantial cluster. Fate gently floats the entire group down to the street where they disengage and return to a tangible state. All thank him profusely for helping them escape the building.

Jorgi, meanwhile, shuttles the two male students to the rooftop of the building across the street.

With Dr. Linderman and Andrew watching on, Tarentula finally beats the swarm of fungal rats into submission with the rebar club. It takes a little time, but he suffers no injuries for his efforts.

The fungal growth covering the building has now moved between ten and twenty feet in from the edge of the roof. In less than a minute, the roof will be completely enclosed by the writhing mass.

 

[Velmont]

The spider quickly change into a young boy. Lawrence quickly start to move back to the stairway, his metal rod in hand. "Fate, Jorgi, take care of them! I'll find our friend". Arriving into the staiway, he drops the rod as he shifts into the swarm, and starts to climb down the walls, listening for any noise that would give him the chnace to stop someone left in the building.

 

[Keia]

Professor Fate: Unhurt, Hero Pts 3

Thurman Biological Sciences Building - Rooftop
CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:20

All thank him profusely for helping them escape the building.

"Just happy to assist, ladies, Mai, sir," Fate replied. "Get a good distance away from here . . . things could get ugly. Stick together and don't worry if emergency services don't arrive anytime soon. There are issues over a good bit of the city. If everything works out alright, I'll be by later to make certain all of you are alright."

Fate then smiled and flew back to the top of the roof. "Doesn't look like we have much time left. Let's get everyone else out of here, then we've got to help Granite, who was stalling some Fungus giant on his way up here."

Fate watched the Doctor for a response to what he had said, particularly about the fungus man being on the way.

 

[Mimic]

Granite: 2 stun HP: 2 remaining

Man, talk about rude. Granite says waving the spores away from his face.

He quickly turns the wave into a punch.

<ooc: power attack +2 damage/ -2 hit>

 

[Radiant]

Jorgi Vadislav

With a surge Jorgi throws himself back into the air to get the last people of the roof. He even starts to enjoy the feeling of force drawing him upwards.

"Manwe'regoingtoneedanawfulllotoffrenchmentoeatallthatstuff."

 

[Rybaer]

Thurman Biological Sciences Building - Rooftop
CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:21


Fifth floor stairwell...

Granite bats away the cloud of spores and tries to land another blow to the Green Fungus. It glances harmlessly off his shoulder. (Attack roll 10+7-2=15, miss)

The Green Fungus' glowing green eyes intensify in anger. "You're starting to get on my nerves," he grumbles. He reaches out to the side and tears a grapefruit-sized chunk of masonry from the wall and hurls it at the stairwell's emergency light. Both fixture and masonry explode in a shower of sparks and the area is plunged into near total darkness. (Attack roll 13, hit; broken)

The glowing green eyes glare at Granite from the inky black. "How well do you see in the dark, rock boy?" The Green Fungus then closes his eyes, removing the last source of light for two floors in either direction.

*****

Rooftop...

Tarentula takes his leave of the others, climbing back into the building in search of others and Granite.

Fate then smiled and flew back to the top of the roof. "Doesn't look like we have much time left. Let's get everyone else out of here, then we've got to help Granite, who was stalling some Fungus giant on his way up here."

Fate watched the Doctor for a response to what he had said, particularly about the fungus man being on the way.

"Fungus giant?" Dr. Linderman says. He looks somewhat bewildered. "You don't suppose it could be...could be Paul?"

Jorgi, meanwhile, shuttles Andrew across the street and returns for the professor.

Just as Jorgi arrives, Dr. Linderman says to Fate, "If it is him, I really hope we can find a way to undo what has been going on. He's a good kid, and I'd hate to see any harm come to him from events beyond his control."

*****

Tarentula scurries through the storage level and down the stairs into the 12th floor hallway. He hurries to the end of the hall and is about to take the stairs when he hears two sounds: From the stairwell, a loud bang echoes up from below, and from somewhere down the hallway to his right, he hears a woman scream, "Help, help! Ahhhh...get away from me!"

 

[Keia]

Thurman Biological Sciences Building - Rooftop
CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:21

"Fungus giant?" Dr. Linderman says. He looks somewhat bewildered. "You don't suppose it could be...could be Paul?" Just as Jorgi arrives, Dr. Linderman says to Fate, "If it is him, I really hope we can find a way to undo what has been going on. He's a good kid, and I'd hate to see any harm come to him from events beyond his control."

"We'll do what we can," Fate replied, then paused, "What do you mean by events from beyond his control? Didn't he start investigating the fungus and what it could do?"

"Well, regardless, I think that some of the answers are on those hard drives," Fate commented. "Jorgi, any way you can keep unlocking those files without a computer? I don't know how much time we have."

 

[Velmont]

Ok, he is a big guy, he knows is way out, and he is bullet proof... so let's help the lady.

The swarm of spiders make his way to the place where the voice of the woman was coming from.

 

[Radiant]

Thurman Biological Sciences Building - Rooftop
CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:21



"We'll do what we can," Fate replied, then paused, "What do you mean by events from beyond his control? Didn't he start investigating the fungus and what it could do?"

"Well, regardless, I think that some of the answers are on those hard drives," Fate commented. "Jorgi, any way you can keep unlocking those files without a computer? I don't know how much time we have."

"Well,tarenatulajustraschedthesattelitedish.

He looks over the buildings around them to spot any more dishes.

There,I'llgetthestuffhookedupandsentthedatatomoresecurelocations.
Willneedafewmomentsthough.AndIhavenoideahowlongitwilltaketodecryptonceI
sentit.

Jorgi will take anyone still on the building with him to fly out between the closing maw of fungus.

 

[Mimic]

Granite health: 2 stun hp: 2 remaining

Thurman Biological Sciences Building - Rooftop
CC State Campus, Coast City
Apr 17
23:21

Oh oh, this isn't good. Going to have to do something drastic. Granite thinks as a worried look crosses his face, not that anyone could see it in the dark.

The glowing green eyes glare at Granite from the inky black. "How well do you see in the dark, rock boy?" The Green Fungus then closes his eyes, removing the last source of light for two floors in either direction.

I don't have to see you to effect you. He says out into the darkness. he I hope they got everyone off the roof, he adds in mentally.

Granite takes a small step backwards and slams his hands together...

ooc: shockwave +8