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Graham Snow.

Posted by Editor-in-ChiefFor group 0
Graham Snow
player, 20 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Mon 19 Sep 2022
at 16:08
  • msg #40

Graham Snow

Not good. Graham knows he's out of his depth with this one - or maybe in an entirely new set of depths. He wants nothing more than to get away from whatever this human-algae-seaweed creature is.

As the rain continues to pour down, he backs away, trying to get out of reach of the thing.

OOC: Retreating Dodge. Try to stay away from Algae Thing. Look for a weapon to use.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2117 posts
Tue 20 Sep 2022
at 01:20
  • msg #41

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 40):

You back away and -whoof- run into something behind you.

It's the diving suit.  As you look, you can see it's got a spear gun in a holster.  It looks like it's loaded.  Though whether it will actually fire...?
Graham Snow
player, 21 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Thu 22 Sep 2022
at 04:09
  • msg #42

Graham Snow

Ah, the diving suit! With that miniature harpoon or whatever it is. Graham reaches for it to see if the thing might actually be usable.

OOC: I thought Bill had decided to join us and put on that suit! Take a second to aim at the algae thing, and then fire.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2121 posts
Fri 23 Sep 2022
at 02:29
  • msg #43

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 42):

You swing the spear gun around and fire...

...and miss.  But just.  The algae lurches forward, a hand reaching out to grab your ankle.

I will point out you still have the gun part of the spear gun in your hand.
Graham Snow
player, 22 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Mon 26 Sep 2022
at 05:02
  • msg #44

Graham Snow

Wincing as the harpoon misses its mark, Graham tries to back up to keep out of reach of the creature’s clammy hand. I knew I should have signed up for that Arcane Weapons elective. He has no reloads with his weapon, so Graham decides to try to pistol whip the greenish ghoul.

OOC: Try to batter the thing with the butt-end of the harpoon gun.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2130 posts
Tue 27 Sep 2022
at 02:53
  • msg #45

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 44):

You lift the spear gun over head and bring it down...right smack on the middle of the algae cluster/thing.

The storm is loud.  The pounding of the rain and the rumble of thunder.  But you swear you can hear a shriek as you smack the algae puddle.  It quivers and stops moving, just floating there on the surface of the rain water pool.
Graham Snow
player, 23 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Fri 30 Sep 2022
at 23:22
  • msg #46

Graham Snow

The torrential rain continues to pour down, soaking Graham to the skin. He looks at the weird algae thing he just smacked. What was it? What was it doing in Tennessee? Was this some creature from the bottom of the ocean? Was it an alien?

Not having any good answers, Graham turns to look back towards his car. How badly was it damaged? It had looked as though a good chunk of it had been bitten off.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2139 posts
Sun 2 Oct 2022
at 01:34
  • msg #47

Graham Snow

It looks like something with a very big mouth took a bite out of it.  Specifically the rear passenger side.  The tire is gone.  The trunk is ripped in half, and if you had stuff in the trunk, it's either missing, torn in half, strewn out in the pooling rain, or somehow miraculously still intact.

You can't open the back passenger door.  It's still there, but the bite or whatever must have wedged it shut. You can still open the other doors though.  Anything you had inside the car or on the backseat are fine, though jostled about.

There's another peal of thunder.  The storm doesn't seem like it's going to let up anytime soon.

You're soaked to the skin and the rain is well past your ankles now.  Though, for some reason, it hasn't gotten into your car despite the holes now in said car.  You glance back at the gas station.  The water has risen over the curb and lapping at the door, though it doesn't seem to have gotten inside yet.

Shelter would probably be a good idea.
Graham Snow
player, 24 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Mon 3 Oct 2022
at 15:31
  • msg #48

Graham Snow

Man, what did I do to deserve this? Graham Snow looks glumly at his partially destroyed Civic. What the hell is he supposed to do now? And when did Tennessee become Hell World? He's probably a thousand feet above sea level right now, but it feels more like twenty thousand leagues under the sea out here.

He opens the front door and takes out his kitbag. The act makes him feel a little more secure, but magic takes a long time to prepare, and there's not a lot he can do right now, especially with the current deluge.

Cradling his precious bag as if it were a child, Graham trudges back through the rain to the front door of the store and pounds on the front door. "Hey! Bill! Let me in! It's nuts out here!"
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2150 posts
Tue 4 Oct 2022
at 04:39
  • msg #49

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 48):

You pound on the glass.  Whether because he can't hear you or because he's ignoring you, Bill doesn't show up.

You could try to break the glass.  Or maybe try that door on the opposite side.  Or there was that window back in the shower room.

Lastly, you hadn't noticed it before...or maybe hadn't paid attention...there's an access ladder bolted to the side of the building by the ice machine.  One that would give access to the roof.
Graham Snow
player, 26 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Wed 5 Oct 2022
at 21:45
  • msg #50

Graham Snow

Shelter is utmost in Graham's mind. Why did I come out here in this rain? Oh yeah, that honking.

Climbing up the ladder in this downpour seems crazy, and Graham doesn't fancy trying to smash in the window. He leaves them for further possibilities and hurries around to the other door to see if it's open.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2165 posts
Fri 7 Oct 2022
at 00:26
  • msg #51

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 50):

You slosh through the rising water...it's up to your knees now...and come to the door on the other side.

You pull and it doesn't budge.  Great.

Then you see the sign that says PUSH.  Oh yeah.  So you push.

Doesn't budge.

Before you can cuss, you glance to your left.  There's a window.  And it's half open.

Pulling yourself through, you seem to be in some kind of storage room.  It's filled with mops and buckets and such things.

You stand there for a moment, realizing how much water you've soaked up.  Behind you the rain continues outside.

You get the feeling you should shut the window.  There's a door leading further into the store opposite you.

Do you shut the window? Or open the door?
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:26, Fri 07 Oct 2022.
Graham Snow
player, 27 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Sat 8 Oct 2022
at 00:05
  • msg #52

Graham Snow

How is it raining so much? If this keeps up, Tennessee is going to wind up below sea level. Maybe God's decided to flood the world again. Not a terribly appealing prospect, especially for someone like Graham Snow.

Just to be safe, Graham shuts the window and considers how well it might keep out the rising floodwaters. Probably not very. This whole scenario reminds him of New Orleans and how the city is still cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina.

With the window closed, Graham decides to see what's on the other side of the door.

OOC: Close the window, then go through the door.

I mean, open it first.

Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2170 posts
Sat 8 Oct 2022
at 20:47
  • msg #53

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 52):

The door seems to let out onto the back of the store.  To your right is a refrigerator door.  You think it would lead to behind the cooler where drinks are stacked.

To your left is pile of boxes of soda syrup, each connected to a plastic hose that runs up into the ceiling.  You must be behind the soda machine.

There is another door to your right.  Opening it, you are looking into the hallway that leads to the shower/lounge.  If you turn right from here, you'll go to the lounge.  If you turn left, you'll be back in the store.

Straight across the hall is a door with a sign on it.  Private.  There's light coming from under it.
Graham Snow
player, 28 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Tue 11 Oct 2022
at 12:24
  • msg #54

Graham Snow

Graham is soaked to the skin. More than this, he is annoyed and not a little angry. Why had Bill locked him out in that torrential downpour? What kind of creatures had Graham interrupted? What was up with all this rain?

He momentarily considers calling on Debas to get his read on the situation, but Graham doubts the Captain would care for gas station food. There is a good chance that a decent rib joint is within thirty minutes of Bill's, but that's moot at this point.

Private. Must be Bill's office or apartment. Graham walks across the hall and knocks on the door.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2187 posts
Thu 13 Oct 2022
at 21:12
  • msg #55

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 54):

Knock knock

"I gotta shotgun!"  It's Bill.  He sounds hoarse and scared.  Also you hear a click which sounds like maybe he does have a shotgun.

"Try ta get in here an' I'll blow your ass outta your backside!"

Yeah.  That probably sounded better in his head.
Graham Snow
player, 29 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Fri 14 Oct 2022
at 19:23
  • msg #56

Graham Snow

"It's me, Bill! Graham! Don't shoot! What the hell is going on outside?" Graham is careful to stay well away from the door, but he wonders why Bill is so frightened. Maybe the deep sea diving equipment is just coincidental, but Graham is starting to wonder if there is some kind of curse on this place.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:23, Fri 14 Oct 2022.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2190 posts
Sat 15 Oct 2022
at 01:30
  • msg #57

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 56):

There's a silence.

"Graham?  Graham who?  Oh wait.  Your that chatty guy who came in, ain't ya?"

A sigh.

"Well.  I'm sorry.  But your luck ain't for shit.  You came to the wrong station on the wrong night.  It's..."

A long pause.

"You're not gonna believe this.  But the Gulf of Mexico's comin' ta kill us."
Graham Snow
player, 30 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Sat 15 Oct 2022
at 21:55
  • msg #58

Graham Snow

”The Gulf of Mexico? What the hell do you mean, Bill?” There was a story here, and Graham’s imagination is immediately piqued. Graham has seen some weird stuff himself, but Bill must be using a turn of phrase. The entire Gulf is surely not washing up into this pit stop in Tennessee.

”Do you have any idea how to stop whatever’s going on? And you don’t happen to have a rack of ribs or something handy, do you?”
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2195 posts
Mon 17 Oct 2022
at 02:27
  • msg #59

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 58):

"Ha!" Bill barks a laugh.  "If I could stop it, do ya think I'd be stuck in the middle of no-fuckin'-where Tennessee?  It's what I told ya!  The Gulf of Mexico hates me!  And it's comin' ta eat me up!  Take a look outside if ya don't believe me!

"There's some burritos by the microwave.  Eat up!  We're gonna die anyway!"

Graham Snow
player, 31 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Mon 17 Oct 2022
at 18:01
  • msg #60

Graham Snow

Microwaved burritos. Graham blanches. Of course, an authentic burrito is an amazing thing, but he doubts Debas is going to be very happy with gas station fare.

"Listen, I've kind of made a study of curses and how to unravel them! What happened that made the Gulf so pissed at you? Has it tried to kill you before? Anything you can tell me might help me figure out how to get rid of this curse!"

OOC: Try to pump as much information out of Bill as possible. Then go make some of those burritos and attempt to call on Captain Debas with the burrito offering.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2201 posts
Tue 18 Oct 2022
at 03:03
  • msg #61

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 60):

There's a long silence.  Outside the rain sounds like it's a basketball stadium crowd stomping it's feet off in the distance.

"You believe me?"

Bill sounds shocked.  And uncertain.

"How do I know you just don't wanna get me talkin' so you can try to get my shotgun away from me?"
Graham Snow
player, 32 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Tue 18 Oct 2022
at 03:14
  • msg #62

Graham Snow

Graham laughs. "Keep your shotgun, and keep your door locked. A certain distrust is healthy! A gun isn't going to do much good against all that water outside, anyway. But help me understand what's going on so I can try to stop us both from getting drowned."

OOC: Use Diplomacy to try to get Bill to speak about what happened to him. Try to allay his fears that Graham wants to take his shotgun away.
Editor-in-Chief
GM, 2207 posts
Wed 19 Oct 2022
at 03:18
  • msg #63

Graham Snow

In reply to Graham Snow (msg # 62):

Another long pause.

"Okay.  Let's jus' say you do actually believe me.  What can you do about it?  I mean..."

A sigh.

"Fine.  You're ass is on the line too.  I'll tell ya this.

"My family line's descended from Ponce De Leon.  Ya heard a' him?  He was the guy who discovered the Gulf.  Or at least the first European who sailed it.  Well.  It was his expedition.  Anyway.

"He kinda...pissed the Gulf off.  It's kinda a long story.  And frankly I don't know the truth of it.  All I know is he cheated on some kinda deal he made with the Gulf a' Fuckin' Mexico.  And it wants to collect.

"My kin always die a' drowning.  Doesn't matter where they are.  They can be in the middle of the motherfuckin' Sahara.  They'll drown.

"As far as I know, I'm the only one left.  Never had any kids cos I didn't want my kids to have ta live like I've lived.

"The Gulf's come after me a few times.  One time, I was takin' a shower, an' the water wouldn't shut off.  It wouldn't drain down the drain either.  It formed up into a thing and chased me all over the house.  Had to turn off the water main at the street and beat the water thing into pieces with a baseball bat.  Then soak it up with like ever towel and bed sheet I owned.  Then bury all them wet sheets.

"It wants ta drown me.  And I don't wanna drown.  So that's where we are.

"See?  Told ya you wouldn't believe me."

Graham Snow
player, 33 posts
Modern-day shaman
A deadly family curse
Thu 20 Oct 2022
at 04:49
  • msg #64

Graham Snow

"He cheated the Gulf of Mexico, huh?" On the other side of the door, Graham Snow rubs his chin. If he could find out what the deal was and what de Leon had done, perhaps he could find a way to appease the Gulf.

"I believe you, Bill. I've seen firsthand the kind of family curse that can wipe out every single person in a bloodline. I don't feel like dying tonight, either. I'm going to make a call to a friend and see what he thinks about all of this. Maybe we can get the Gulf to give up this waterboarding vendetta. I'll come back if I have any more questions for you."

Leaving Bill, Graham hurries back into the store and locates the burritos. He sighs. The Captain isn't going to be that fond of these. Graham hopes for his own sake that Debas will understand Graham's use of gas station grub.

He grabs six and starts heating them up in the microwave and looks for a plate to put them on. Then, he opens with a prayer.

"Hear, Lord, our wishes and our prayers, and since in your infinite goodness you give us your Saints for intercessors, make us feel through the Saints the sweet effects of your mercy; may by their prayers we be helped and comforted in all that we are suffering at this time. O Saints who have a special grace to protect against the danger of perishing in water, pray for all who call on you."

Next, Graham opens up his kit bag and takes out a ziplocked bag of corn meal. Taking a handful out, he starts tracing out a symbol on floor of the gas station, the veve of Captain Debas.

Then, he starts singing.

"Early in the mornin', risin' to the street
Light me up that cigarette and I'll strap shoes on my feet
Got to find the reason, reason things went wrong
Got to find a reason why my money's all gone
I got a Dalmation and I can still get high
I can play the guitar like a motherfuckin' riot."


OOC: Call on Captain Debas with the offering of the burritos and the song.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:50, Thu 20 Oct 2022.
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