Re: Chapter 5.2: Family Secrets
Beaming with pride when Lily compliments her 'stock', Josephine was proud to be counted as part of a good family.
"They're the best. Mother's bad side, however... yea, we'll just say I agree!"
When the light and man suddenly appear and make noise, Josephine bites her lower lip in thought a moment, and then shakes her head,
"You stay here, I might be able to convince the guard that something was going on, and I was in trouble. Every man likes to be a hero, right?" she laughed softly, and turned, heading off towards the man with the pistol, "You finish the job, and come save me if my tactic doesn't work, yea?"
With that, Josephine headed off towards the man, and when she drew within distance (she left the shovel behind so she didn't look guilty) she ran up with a terrified voice, holding her arms out in front of her to embrace the man in a scared hug,
"Oh thank God!" she called out, glancing behind herself, but not towards Lily, slightly off to the side, so the man would head the wrong direction if he was intent on being a hero, "I came out here to pay my respects to my father, and something moved in the shadows! Or at least... I thought it was something! It was so scary!" she exclaimed, crying into his shirt, as she gripped on tightly. She was trying to play to his 'manliness' and making him feel like a protector. She'd dealt with enough drunks at the bar to know the basic instincts of most men, and she played it up... being the victim.
Not sure what to roll, but I'm guessing charisma/bluff or diplomacy? I'll roll bluff, for the lie, and then when I try to talk him out of approaching Lily, I'll roll diplomacy.
17 bluff
37 diplomacy
I'm hoping I'm playing this sort of character right. She's social, so combat, or just hurrying wouldn't be her way. I'm guessing she'd try to manipulate this man, and control the situation, and escape later using her words and body language. If I'm wrong, please smack me and correct me!