INFESTED: Sticks and Stones: The Boxer

[gwebster2]

ESKEL FISCHER

Status Effects: HEALTHY





A helicopter flies overhead of your house. Some things on the wall clatter together. A particular pot smashes to the floor. The cupboard doors creak open to reveal almost empty stores of food. When the InZed first arrived in Greensdale, you had hidden inside your home for the first couple of weeks. You had extended your food stores to last as long as possible, but it looks like you'll have to go outside. You do a quick check of your supplies.



CONTAINERS: Sports Duffel Bag

INVENTORY



PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE)

KITCHEN KNIFE)

HAMMER)

EMPTY SPACE)

EMPTY SPACE)

EMPTY SPACE)

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That's pretty much everything you have that's useful to you that isn't sentimental. Your doors and windows are still boarded up. There was obviously the front door, but you could leave out the back and travel from backyard to backyard.

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Eskel takes the hammer into his hand, reckoning that'd be his best weapon were things to go South. He exits through the front door and starts down the street.

[gwebster2]

Eskel first must pry off the wooden boards. He does so, swiftly, and without any problems. Another helicopters goes overhead, this time, taking shots from small arms from somewhere nearby. After this small event occurs, the streets are deathly quiet.

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Eskel uses this time to move deftly down the street, intending to get out of the neighborhood and into the commercial area of Greensdale.

[gwebster2]

The road itself is composed of a crumbly gravel, being unmaintained since even before the InZed first arrived. The side-walk is a mixture of brown and grey, and the grass on all of the lawns are brown, limp patches sprouting from unfertile dirt. The skies, which used to be a rotted yellow, have returned to their blue and gray color composition, as big producers of pollution across the globe have long since closed their doors.

The day is overcast. Eskel's duffel bag is light, almost empty, besides a knife and a waterbottle, his hammer in his free hand. He reckoned that, by foot, the commercial area would be at least an hour away.

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Eskel decided to go for the commercial area of town, however he decided to keep on the lookout for any vulnerable homes that seemed abandoned, hoping to score some supplies were he lucky.

[gwebster2]

Most of the houses seem ruined and empty. However, there was a larger two story house that Eskal looted, and did find some supplies.

TWO-STORY HOUSE LOOT

BATTERIES{supplies})
OLD JEWELRY{trade})
AN EMPTY JOURNAL AND PENCIL{sanity item})

He chose what he wanted to take, for later use.

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Eskel took the journal and the batteries, not bothering with the jewelry.

He continues his trek toward the commercial area of town.

[gwebster2]

INVENTORY:
PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE)
KNIFE)
HAMMER)
JOURNAL)
BATTERIES)
EMPTY SPACE)
SMALL SPACE)
SMALL SPACE)

A half an hour later, Eskel catches movement in the corner of his eye in a nearby house.

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Eskel doesn't take chances and instead starts moving through the backyards of homes to keep a low profile.

[gwebster2]

Eskel jumps over the fence of a backyard, and moves quietly.

He travels a through a few backyards without any problems, but as he is halfway over a fence, he suddenly hears fast breathing and rapid footsteps. A hand grabs his belt loop and yanks him to the ground.

His duffelbag goes flying, along with his weapons.

Status Effets: STUNNED

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Eskel tries to get a grasp on what's going on, also while trying to get up on his feet.

[gwebster2]

Eskel twists his head around to see a pale man with a crazy look in his eyes. He wields a knife and is shuffling his feet around. An InZed. The InZed lunged towards Eskel just as Eskel gets to his knees.

Status Effect: Stunned

[Deleted]

(so what's my current situation? on the ground?)

[gwebster2]

(you are kneeled, just about to get up, but this guy us currently lunging towards you)

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Eskel rolls to the left at the last possible moment, hoping to not give his enemy enough time to compensate his charge.

[gwebster2]

Eskel, stunned, barely manages to dodge aside. The man has a baseball cap on, Eskel notices. Cap's knife digs into the ground. He quickly pulls it out and looks at Eskel. He begins advancing, swinging his knife wildy. He'll be upon Eskel in about a second.

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Eskel uses the time to spot where his weapon is.

When the man comes at him for another charge, he goes on offense and attempts to kick the man in the waist area to lower the chance of getting cut by the blade.

[gwebster2]

The man has positioned himself between you and your bag. (i'm going to use "you" from now on)

You kick the man, but his swing still connects, slashing across your chest. The both of you recoil away from eachother.

You are ADRENALINE RUSHED.

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Eskel reverts back to his old boxer ways, reckoning that's the last thing he's got. He raises his arms, covering his face as he moved toward the InZed. He keeps his stance free so he could have the chance to dodge the InZed were he to try and swing. Eskel wanted to swing first though if he could get the chance.

[gwebster2]

The Inzed goes in for a wild-stab.

[Deleted]

(wild-stab? can i get specifics, like what arm he's using and where the blade may end up going?)

[gwebster2]

(he is doing a direct, uncoordinated stab, meaning easily countered)

[Deleted]

Eskel tries to shuffle deftly to the right, bringing around his right arm in a full swing as he does, intending to connect to the back of the man's head.

[gwebster2]

You connect with a satisfying thunk. The man stumbles forward, dropping his knife.