Kerrz's d20 Modern "Be Yourself" Campaign

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Keith Vargas, PhD

For a moment, Keith wanted to believe that the horrible scene with the giant spiders really was all a show. He wanted to believe that the only outrage here was that they were being held against their wills.

However, when he saw that the man in purple was lying, he felt like the floor fell out from under him. His head swam with the realization that the spiders were real, the carnage was real, their imprisonment is real, and their kidnapper is trying to manipulate them with a thinly veiled lie.

'How can we deal with this!?' he thinks to himself in a half panic. 'This is a nightmare!'

He begins to feel some relief from his terror as his fellow prisoners volunteer to go with the man in purple. He determines to go with them... at least it's a step out of the cage, and that's where hope is.

Trying to calm his voice and not let on that he sees through the lie, Dr. Vargas addresses the man in purple with cautious humility, "Al... alright. I'll go, too."

 

[Festy_Dog]

The young man remains sitting, having gained some confidence by analysing Lucius' mood as being as uncertain as his own. He had to take this situation one step at a time, because if he tried to take in the big picture at a time like this it could break him. He seized his small victory, and pressed forward with it.

"You haven't convinced me, Lucius. I don't think you're telling the truth," he says, his voice a little less shaky than before, "I don't know what's going on, but perhaps being straight forward would be a better approach."

 

[Kerrz]

OOC: Oh. Woops. Keith didn't see the guy lying, Festy_Dog did - because Festy_Dog was the one trying to. Whatever, we'll go with it. It's not incredibly hard to beat a 13. But when I rolled it, Festy_Dog did it with a +8 bonus. We'll just pretend that Keith did it with his +6 bonus instead. For that matter, I'll roll the check for all of you:
Keith/Vigwyn 9+6=15
Chad/Tyreus 5+2=7
Ranger Rick 9-1=8
James/khavren 6+0=6
James/Festy_Dog 16+8=24

So both Festy_Dog and Vigwyn's characters saw through the bluff, everyone else is unaware.

 

[Festy_Dog]

OOC: Edited my post to reflect the changes.

 

[Kerrz]

After receiving several "volunteers," Lucius nods at each of them in turn, ignoring the final protests of the young man sitting down. As he nods to each of the men, they close their eyes and fall asleep, some collapsing to the ground. Only the young man sitting on the ground remains awake... and that is remedied with another nod of the head.

Upon waking, each of the volunteers finds themselves curled up in a comfortable bed in a darkened hotel room. Alone, wearing only a clean set of underwear.

At the end of the bed, on top of the comforter is a clean change of clothes: black hospital-style pants and a heavy, plain white t-shirt. The room is otherwise empty. The bathroom door is open, and the light is on. The alarm clock is buzzing away.

 

[Festy_Dog]

[ooc:Assuming my fate is the same as the 'volunteers'.]

"I keep waking up with less and less," the young man complains, reaching down the end of the bed to put the provided clothes on.

His gaze is naturally drawn to the lit bathroom, and he squints into the relative brightness before looking around to find out who else exactly is in the same room.

 

[Kerrz]

OOC: Since you were the only one I specifically talked about... that would be a fair assumption. The following is true for anyone who checks out the bathroom.

Nothing can be heard from the bathroom, and upon closer inspection you find that it is actually empty, as is the rest of the room. There is a towel, soap, and other personal hygiene items on the counter. Atop them is a note:

Hello, welcome to the show.
  Hopefully you can understand our rough treatment. Just 
think of it like being on COPS -- harshness reflects 
reality better. Try to follow the act. Make it an 
interesting show! You'll be a celebrity when we're done 
here.
  Please shower to remove any splattered stage-blood and 
change into your new clothes for the show. Join us in the
lobby at your earliest convenience.

                               You're going to be a Star,

                                          Emily

 

[Tyreus]

Chad will check out the bathroom, then change into his clothes. He'll look for anything that he can take with him. Trying to feel pissed, but excited at the same time, he heads to the lobby.

 

[Festy_Dog]

The young man's reaction to the note when he reads it is a negative one, more or less. He frowns, and looks like he has something to say, but keeps his mouth shut and looks carefully at the mirror and the corners of the ceiling.

He takes a couple of minutes to make himself presentable, then makes his way out after the other guy.

"Hey," he says in greeting, "I'm James. You are?"

 

[Tyreus]

"Chad." He nods and smiles. "I still don't trust these people. If I were you I'd treat every moment as if it could be your last. We should wait for the others and stick together."

(ooc: I didn't know we were all in the same room or I would have introduced myself. /ooc)