Sara stopped in her tracks to examine it. She peered forward to see that the rat had small, beady, red eyes and a hooked nose. One, jagged tooth shot out from the left side of it's snout. Its tail curled alongside its foot and jutted out in front of its feet.

"GROSS! A RAT!!" Gary yelled, jumping up from the bushes at the rat that Kevin had saw and called out. Sara could hear the yelling from the bushes behind her. Gary grabbed a hold of Kevin's shoulder almost instinctively.

"Look! Gross!" Gary pointed out, even though Kevin had just pointed it out a moment earlier.

Sara stood and watched the rat, disgust vying with morbid fascination. Is that what rats are supposed to like? Could Tomkins take it in a fight?

Kevin nods quickly to Gary, backing up even further. He looks up, and spots Sara looking at another one, and says, trying hard not to sound as scared as he actually is, "Maybe we should come back later?"

Another one scurried out of the bushes and up a tree.



"Let's get outta here!" Gary yelled, jumping up and down in grossed-out gesture. Than he turned around and ran.

Sara ignored the cowardly boys, sidestepping the rat and the tree as she tried to get closer to the house. Why would a robot's house have so many rats around it? That didn't make much sense...

As if disturbed by all of the movement, they came out from everywhere like they were disturbed. They came out of the bushes and within a few seconds the steady trickle had become a stampede of brown fur and black beady eyes. They flowed like a muddy river, not deviating from their erratic course in all directions.

One headed directed towards Sara and another towards Kevin. Gary stammered backwards as a stream of rats ran towards him, their teeth bared and claws scratching at the air.

Kevin had been opening his mouth to yell to Jimmy and Sara to run, but then the swarm appears, and his yell turns into a scream.

He turns and runs as fast as his legs will carry him.

Okay, that was too much. Turning on instinct, Sara darted sideways. She didn't scream - at least, she didn't think she did - but her eyes felt like they were going to burst out of their sockets.

OOC: Sara and Kevin give up defence in running.

Foot Chase!

Both Sara and Kevin roll Stamina + Athletics + !

16:43, Today: Kevin rolled 1 success using 4d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s.  Stamina + Athletics + 1.

Kevin ran as fast as he could. Behind him, he could hear the furry bodies of the rats picking their way through the autumn leaves and grass and making headway towards him as if moved by some collective mind.

OOC: 20:05, Today: Storyteller failed (no successes) using 5d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((5,5,3,5,3)).

But Kevin was fast. He managed to outrun the rats, turning away from the property and down Rodeo Drive.

OOC: Kevin Joins Thread

Kevin: That Was Close!

OOC: Oops, sorry, got sidetracked with other things for a bit and forgot to check this game.

23:55, Today: Sara rolled 1 success using 5d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((8,4,2,7,4)).

OOC: 12:17, Today: Storyteller rolled 4 successes using 5d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((5,9,10(+5),9,9)).


The rats swarmed through the yard as Sara made her way back towards the street. Suddenly felt a the heavy weight of a rat's body land on her leg. Another one jumped and was temporarily caught on her shirt. A third one clung to her arm.

OOC: 12:18, Today: Storyteller rolled 1 success using 3d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((6,8,1))


That's when Sara felt a sharp pinch on her hand. Looking down, she saw one of the rats sink its teeth into the back of her hand.

OOC: Sara suffers 1 lethal damage.

Sara cried out and waved her hand frantically, trying to get the rat off while also continuing her increasingly uncoordinated effort to escape.

Sara rolls Stamina + Athletics + 1

OOC: 22:18, Today: Sara rolled 1 success using 5d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((4,6,4,7,8)).

Sara managed to run into the hedges near the adjacent yard. She could hear the rats scurrying through the leaves, their sharp claws and teeth scratching as they made their way towards her.

Emerging from the other side of the hedges, she saw Jimmy.

"What the heck? You guys chicken or what? You asked me to go ring the doorbell and I did. And then you all ran away." He said, beaming at the fact that he was the only one who had rung the bell and totally oblivious to the threat from the rats.

Sara slowed and silently pointed at the rats. For a moment, she felt slightly embarrassed... but there were so many of them!
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"So what?" Jimmy said, moving towards the rats. Then suddenly one jumped up at him.

"Ehhh!" He yelled. "I'm not about this. Gross! Let's go!" And he started to run away towards Rodeo Drive

Sara ran after him for a while... then took a turn. Maybe the rats will chase Jimmy now instead? He's not as fast...

Sara ducked away and into the brush. It was nighttime now in the neighborhood. And it was dark. Dark and pitch black.

She heard the scurrying of rats behind her. But as she ran their squeaks and scratches faded in the distance.

After a short while, Sara stopped. She could hear her breath, feel her heart pounding.

Jimmy was gone. Sara was alone. It dawned on her that it was way past her bedtime and that tomorrow was Halloween night. She could either head home or stay out even later...

She headed home. She still had to work on her costume...

OOC: Sara Joins Thread

Sara: Halloween Night