The building they are next to has several freight doors and two person-sized doors, Robert notes.

Robert makes sure everyone else is ok and then goes to try the two man doors.

The second door he tries is unlocked.

Robert waves the others forward and eases the door open to look around.

The door leads into an unoccupied office containing two closed secretaries and an open window and counter. The inner office door is closed. It's too dark to see anything further.

Robert listens for a moment and moves quickly across the building to where he can flank the likely source of gunfire.

It's very dark in the building.

(Roll 2d6 for Robert to not run into or fall over anything.)

OOC:


18:47, Today: Robert rolled 3 using 2d6.  Bump in the Night.

Robert's experience aboard darkened ships at sea serves him well. He makes his way over to a small office on the other side of the warehouse, where there is a window into the street than parallels the one they entered the building from.

Behind him, he hears Louis mutter something unladylike as she encounters something solid.

Robert glanced back at Louis to make sure she was ok before he headed over to the window.  He glanced out cautiously to see exactly where the door opened and if any of the ambushers were nearby.

Robert sees two men ahead and to his right, peering around the corner of the building across the street. One of them holds a pistol that gleams in the gaslights.

OOC: Are the two within easy pistol shot?

Robert estimates that they are about twenty yards away.

Robert turns and waves Louis up. "Quiet," he whispered.  "We have the drop on them.  I want to see if we can get them to surrender without a shootout.  Cover me from the window and I'll go out with gun drawn through the door.  We may have to shoot anyway so don't hesitate."

Louis nods and lifts her rifle. "I'm ready."

Robert checked his pistol to make sure it was fully loaded and ready.  Then he prepared himself and burst from the door with pistol drawn.  "Surrender!  We have you covered!"  He will fire if there is anything other than an immediate surrender.

Robert opens the door, prepares to step out, and then some instinct screams a warning in his mind. Now, he is aware of two more men, standing to his left at the other corner of the building across the street.

Robert curses and ducks back.

He hears no reaction from outside, but the pair of men he'd first seen duck back into cover.

"What happened?" Louis asked.

"There were four of them, two trailing.  I would have been wiped out."

OOC: So the two to the rear ducked.  What did the two in front do?

OOG: As Robert faces the center of the building across the street, two of the men are at the corner to his right, and two are at the corner to his left. He saw the two on the right duck back. He didn't see what the pair to the left did.

"Damn it all, let's relocate.  Let's head to the left and find an exit and work past or around them.  There are four working us so this is quite organized." He'll shut the door and head to the left through the building toward what would probably be the front-ish.

The trio makes it across the building with only a few bumped heads, knees, and shins to how for it in the darkened interior. Robert spots another door on the left end wall, dimly lit by the light of a gas lamp shining through a window from the outside.

Robert walks carefully over to the door.  "Check through the window carefully," he whispers to Louis as he cracks open the door.

"Nothing," Louis reports a moment later. Robert sees no sign of anyone, either.