[D20 CoC] Mountains of Madness - Chap 4: Departure; Recruiting Alternate Players

[Job]

Paco was out of his bed in a flash, his long underwear, red and threadworn, drawing attention in the mess hall... "What is happening, por favor?", said Paco as he followed a deckhand running towards the exit leading to the ship's deck ramp.

Paco races after the deckhand through the doorway, his bare feet slapping the metal flooring, and he emerges onto the second level of the aftercastle superstructure amidst incredible chaos. He's momentarily overwhelmed by the billowing smoke, flames licking skyward, shouting, cursing, and running crew. But then Paco's training and experience take over, and he pushes past a few crewmembers down the ramp and into the confusion, his underwear making him stand out as a red blur.

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Job (the tortured one).

 

[Taokanf]

Camille tumbled out of bed and into the hall with a curse. "What in Buddha's backside is going on?!" She grumbled to herself as she headed up the stairs, long johns flapping around her ankles. Burglars? Saboteurs?

 

[Morpheus]

Martin falls to the deck as the ship shudders.
"Sacre bleu!"
His meeting with Prof. Moore would have to wait.
He had to find out what just happened.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Father Rucker

Covering his mouth and nose from inhaling the petroleum fumes and smoke, Father Rucker looks around and calmly analyzes the scene. If any one was near the shed he is probably dead by now, beside it, more explosions can be take place over there.

People must be evacuated from the ship … now.
Father Rucker tries to spot through the thick smoke the boarding passage, if he finds it, he will hurry to the ship to help the people out for safety.

 

[Job]

Camille tumbled out of bed and into the hall with a curse. "What in Buddha's backside is going on?!" She grumbled to herself as she headed up the stairs, long johns flapping around her ankles. Burglars? Saboteurs?

A line of men were running past the intersection of corridors and one stopped to ogle at Camille, but another pushed him roughly from behind, yelling "Move! Move! To the main deck!"

Camille then heard a booming voice from behind, "I commend your sense of urgency, Miss Bardier, but I insist that you return to your room and put on some appropriate clothing!"

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Job (the tortured one).

 

[Job]

Martin falls to the deck as the ship shudders.
"Sacre bleu!"
His meeting with Prof. Moore would have to wait.
He had to find out what just happened.

Martin exits the main aftercastle and enters a scene from hell. From his perch on the walkway one level above the main deck, his eyes watering from the smoke, he could see the fire raging within the adjacent pier shed and a number of blackened bodies lying on the dock. Deckhands raced towards the gangway leading to the pier.

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Job (the tortured one).

 

[Job]

People must be evacuated from the ship … now.
Father Rucker tries to spot through the thick smoke the boarding passage, if he finds it, he will hurry to the ship to help the people out for safety.

The priest saw the gangway leading up to the main deck of the ship and bounded for it. He reached the top of the ramp just as a number of deckhands reached the end of their sprint towards that same desitination--directly at him--and nearly pushed him backwards as they bumped and pushed and shoved their way past, all the while loudly proclaiming their heartfelt apologies to the "Padre".

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Job (the tortured one).

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Father Rucker

Father Rucker scans the surroundings, trying to pierce the smoke screen he shouts.
Anybody here? If do, exit immediately!
He cough several times and wipe the tears from his eyes.
Captain Starkweather?! Prof. Moore ?!

 

[Job]

Father Rucker scans the surroundings, trying to pierce the smoke screen he shouts.
Anybody here? If do, exit immediately!
He cough several times and wipe the tears from his eyes.

Øyvind (and the dogs) observe a stream of stevedores exiting from the holds. These workers hurry across the main deck and past Father Rucker down the gangway, cursing and waving at the acrid smoke to join the exodus to safety, most fleeing toward the safety of the street.

One man staggers as he drags another down the pier, paying no attention to the other man's screams or the flames that lick up from his trousers.

There is another "Whoomph!" from inside the shed, and the tongues of flame lick higher as something else begins to burn. A tremor, followed immediately by a wave of heat washes heavily over Father Rucker at the top of the gangway, then ripples flags and tarps it passes by Martin and Vittorio and George Barrow on the aftercastle deck.

Somewhere inside the shed on the pier, men cry out from the pain of their burns.

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Job (the tortured one).

 

[Job]

...Camille heard a booming voice from behind, "I commend your sense of urgency, Miss Bardier, but I insist that you return to your room and put on some appropriate clothing!"

Just then, another explosion jarred the ship, sending everyone into the walls, some tumbling to the floor. Leaning on the wall, Camille saw Starkweather bolt past and shove a few men to the side, barking "Out of my way, damn it!"

He propelled himself down the congested corridor, around a corner, and disappeared from Camille's view.

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Job (the tortured one).