Exit 23

[Jarval]

Danny, Daunte and John rush into the kitchen, arming themselves with fire fighting equipment. Or one fire extinguisher and two pans of water, to be more exact...

"There's two extinguishers in the lobby." Mabel calls out in answer to Nick's question.

"There is one more in the restaurant, and another outside the washrooms." Ahmed adds. "I like to play on the safe side."

The company quickly make their way over to the store, Ben and Nick picking up the lobby's extinguishers on the way. Danny opens the door, and shields his eyes from the light inside the store. The magazine stand beside the register is burning merrily, its heat filling the shop.


Any sign of our good doctor? tmart hasn't posted in a few days.

 

[Vardeman]

Danny aims the fire extinguisher at the burning magazine rack, squeezing the handle and spraying the white chemical foam at the conflagration.

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[ErichDragon]

Ben will likewise work his extinguisher over the blazing magazine rack.

 

[Sixchan]

Nick extinguises away at the Magazine Rack, like the others.

 

[loxmyth]

Daunte got as close to the stand as possible before hefting his pan at it. His act of firefighting done, he begins to carefully scrutinize the area carefully. "This is all looking pretty fishy," he concludes to the others. "Think it's just a little bit on the weird side that half the place has A/C cranked up past the dial, but that we get a spontaneous combustion in here?"

Though he's sure he won't find it, he's looking for anything that could start a fire anyway. Loose wiring, matches, a bomb... anything.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

John, feeling a bit silly about how ineffectual he expects to be, halfheartedly tosses his pan of water on the fire. Assuming the multiple fire extiguishers do the job, John will help Daunte look around, although he points out that the fire is unlikely to be electrical in origin, since the power is out.

edit: ooc: Take 20 on a search check in the 5-foot square immediately around the magazine rack.

 

[loxmyth]

"Hell, I wholeheartedly agree," Daunte nods as John explains dismisses an electrical fire. "I just want to cover my bases. You got any ideas on the source, though? Because right now, 'the boogieman didit' is looking very appealing."

 

[Jarval]

Your combined efforts pay off, the fire dying quickly in the face of a concerted assault of foam and water. On the plus side, none of you are cold anymore...

John and Daunte look over the charred remains of the magazines for clues. No sign of wires, matches or anything else that may have started the fire can be found, but the smell of gasoline lingers around the store and the newly formed pool of water on the floor has an oily sheen to it's surface.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

"." John leans over to check out the gasoline on the floor, and tries to find where it's coming from- it's got to be leaking in from somewhere. "Gas," says John to the others, "But something had to have started the fire, so keep an eye out."

 

[tmart]

Apart from seeming oblivious to the suspicious goings-on which continue to take place, BJ resorts to what he knows: looking after the injured, namely the poor executive... as well as any other casualties which may arise in the intrepid crew investigating the mysteries which keep BJ from his surgery kit, and therefore a way to actually do something substantial for the unconscious yet enigmatic Mr. Riley.

OOC: Your good doctor has been in London for a while (and has had one hour of sleep in the past thirty-three!). He also forgot to mention the trip. Go team T-Mart.