_|_|_|_|_|  Second Floor North (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:22am
_|_|_|_|_|  The ubiquitous rain damage in the building seems to have spared
_|_|()_|_|  this area, as most of the plaster and concrete are intact.  Some
_|[]_|[]_|  enterprising artist has recently taken advantage of that fact by
_|_|[]_|_|  spraypainting a massive and ornate image of an oriental-style
           dragon along the wall, incorporating all the apartment doors into
 their labor.  The claws of the dragon hold lightning bolts, and mushroom clouds
 come out of its nose.
 The hallway runs southeast and southwest.
 A security cam is mounted high on the wall.
You see a pair of short pants and lots of skulls on the floor.
Voodlecoth is standing here, adjusting the VoxGuard bronze.

To the northeast, you see:

_|_|_|_|_|  Second Floor North (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:22am
_|_|_|_|_|  The ubiquitous rain damage in the building seems to have spared
_|_|()_|_|  this area, as most of the plaster and concrete are intact.  Some
_|[]_|[]_|  enterprising artist has recently taken advantage of that fact by
_|_|[]_|_|  spraypainting a massive and ornate image of an oriental-style
           dragon along the wall, incorporating all the apartment doors into
 their labor.  The claws of the dragon hold lightning bolts, and mushroom clouds
 come out of its nose.
 The hallway runs southeast and southwest.
 A security cam is mounted high on the wall.
You see a pair of short pants and lots of skulls on the floor.
Voodlecoth is standing here, adjusting the VoxGuard bronze.
You head northeast down the hall.

_|_|_|_|_|  Second Floor North (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:22am
_|_|_|_|_|  The ubiquitous rain damage in the building seems to have spared
_|_|()_|_|  this area, as most of the plaster and concrete are intact.  Some
_|[]_|[]_|  enterprising artist has recently taken advantage of that fact by
_|_|[]_|_|  spraypainting a massive and ornate image of an oriental-style
           dragon along the wall, incorporating all the apartment doors into
 their labor.  The claws of the dragon hold lightning bolts, and mushroom clouds
 come out of its nose.
 The hallway runs southeast and southwest.
 A security cam is mounted high on the wall.
You see a pair of short pants and lots of skulls on the floor.
Voodlecoth is standing here, opening the door to Apt 229.
[ Exits:  southeast  southwest  +215  +216  +217  +218  +219  +220  +221  +222  +223  +224  +225  +226  +227  +228  229 ]
Voodlecoth heads through the door to Apt 229.
You force your way inside!
A red light flashes on the security cam as it swivels toward Scallywag.
You head through the door to Apt 229.

_|_|_|_|_|  Apt 229 (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:23am
_|_|_|_|_|  Morning light through the dusty windows bathes the room.
_|_|()_|_|  A ratty mattress is here.  The faded (but tasteful) oriental rug
_|[]_|[]_|  really ties the room together.
_|_|[]_|_|  There is a sewing machine set up here.  There is a cooking stove
           set up here.  Every wall is covered with shiny tinfoil.  A stuffed
 chud is hanging on the wall.  A fire extinguisher is hanging on the wall.  A
 chalkboard hangs on the wall.  A TV set is sitting here.
You see three trash bags, two duffle bags, two tires, two frame packs, a hydraulic cylinder, a nearly empty jerrycan, five skulls, a crate of Cab Colaway, two repairman's toolboxes, a pair of combat boots, a kidney cooler, a carton of cigarettes, an empty medical box, an engraving tool, a portable defibrillator, a radiation suit, a cage jacket, and a hockey mask on the floor.
Voodlecoth is standing here.
[ Exits:  +in(shower door)  out ]
From the door to outside, you hear a muffled door latch.
Voodlecoth closes the door to outside.
The scanlock in the door to outside beeps twice.
Scallywag puts away his canteen.
Scallywag slips his uru pounders into his hands.
You rush aggressively at Voodlecoth.
Scallywag raises his uru pounders and calmly waits for an opening in Voodlecoth's defense.
Voodlecoth attacks you!
Voodlecoth takes a swing at Scallywag.
[ Stopped attack. ]
Scallywag grabs Voodlecoth's shoulders and leans back, tensing his neck...
[party] Tahin: "Are you in?"
[party] Scallywag: "Guys I am in his home"
Scallywag SLAMs his forehead into Voodlecoth's!
Voodlecoth looks stunned.
[ Stopped attack. ]
Scallywag rears back and winds up for a power uru pounders attack.
[party] Scallywag: "229 brad"
[party] Tahin: "!"

[Scallywag***********] player IDGI    [ 100% ]    horny          (powerattacking)
[Voodlecoth**********] player ODB     [ 73% ]                    (stunned)
Voodlecoth shakes his head, returning to his senses.
Voodlecoth rears back and winds up for a power fist attack.
[party] Scallywag: "come quick"
[party] Cage: "heh"
[party] Swampdog: "whats it like"
[S# V] Voodlecoth grimaces; Scallywag's uru pounders smashes into his abdomen.
Scallywag raises his uru pounders and calmly waits for an opening in Voodlecoth's defense.
[party] Scallywag: "full of shit"
[party] Scallywag: "busy fighting him"

_|_|_|_|_|  Apt 229 (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:26am
_|_|_|_|_|  Morning light through the dusty windows bathes the room.
_|_|()_|_|  A ratty mattress is here.  The faded (but tasteful) oriental rug
_|[]_|[]_|  really ties the room together.
_|_|[]_|_|  There is a sewing machine set up here.  There is a cooking stove
           set up here.  Every wall is covered with shiny tinfoil.  A stuffed
 chud is hanging on the wall.  A fire extinguisher is hanging on the wall.  A
 chalkboard hangs on the wall.  A TV set is sitting here.
You see three trash bags, two duffle bags, two tires, two frame packs, a hydraulic cylinder, a nearly empty jerrycan, five skulls, a crate of Cab Colaway, two repairman's toolboxes, a pair of combat boots, a kidney cooler, a carton of cigarettes, an empty medical box, an engraving tool, a portable defibrillator, a radiation suit, a cage jacket, and a hockey mask on the floor.
Voodlecoth is standing here, powerattacking.
[ Exits:  +in(shower door)  +out ]
[party] Notdeadyet: "inside lock?"
[VxS] Scallywag knocks aside Voodlecoth's fist!
[party] Scallywag: "nope"
[party] Notdeadyet: "open out"
[S# V] Scallywag's uru pounders smacks into Voodlecoth's chest.
Voodlecoth slides his suicide belt around his waist and buckles up.

    *** B O O M ***

[|||||||||||||||||||||||||*****] [ -5 25/30 ]  Ow!
[||||||||*****************     ] [ -17 8/30 ]  AAAAUGH!
The trash bag breaks open, spilling its contents all over the ground.
The trash bag breaks open, spilling its contents all over the ground.
The frame pack breaks open, spilling its contents all over the ground.
The frame pack breaks open, spilling its contents all over the ground.
The trash bag breaks open, spilling its contents all over the ground.
The nearly empty jerrycan splits open, spilling liquid across the floor.
The kidney cooler breaks open, spilling its contents all over the ground.
Voodlecoth throws a clumsy blow at Scallywag.
[ You earned 4 XP! ]
Voodlecoth crumples to the ground, gasps out his last breath, and dies.
Ugh! Some blood splashed on you.
The body of Voodlecoth's white cocoon capsule deploys around his gear with a foamy whoosh.
You catch fire!
Scallywag bursts into flames!
[ Stopped attack. ]
Scallywag lays his palm on the scanlock in the door to outside.  BZZZT.

_|_|_|_|_|  Apt 229 (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:27am
_|_|_|_|_|  Morning light through the dusty windows bathes the room.
_|_|()_|_|  A ratty mattress is here.  The faded (but tasteful) oriental rug
_|[]_|[]_|  really ties the room together.
_|_|[]_|_|  There is a sewing machine set up here.  There is a cooking stove
           set up here.  Every wall is covered with shiny tinfoil.  A stuffed
 chud is hanging on the wall.  A fire extinguisher is hanging on the wall.  A
 chalkboard hangs on the wall.  A TV set is sitting here.  The walls are scorched
 black in one corner from a recent explosion.  A huge puddle of urine seeps out
 over the floor.  A fresh bloodstain is pooled in one corner.
You see two duffle bags, two tires, a hydraulic cylinder, five skulls, two crates of Cab Colaway, two repairman's toolboxes, a pair of combat boots, a carton of cigarettes, an empty medical box, an engraving tool, a portable defibrillator, a radiation suit, a cage jacket, a hockey mask, an aspirin, ten packages, two packs of Skewports, three plastic bottles, two small rolls of poster paper, seven memory cards, a 7.62mm clip, a booklet of Rad-Q pills, two coat hangers, two red lighters, a set of still instructions, an empty clip, a 'Dukes Of Hazzard' ashtray, a religious tract, a pair of ninja pants, a camcorder, a tech manual, a preserved spinal column, a chukka pelt shawl, two spraycans, an electric lantern, a suture kit, a titanium plate, two white lighters, a machete, a plaid pillow, a M12 RFID tag, a rock of trinitite, two leather berets, a trading card for Caine, an etiquette card, a garbage bag, the preserved severed head of TheMidget, a rat tail, two canteens, a U.D. exclusive jeans, a mortilex hypo, a pack of cigarettes, and two white cocoon capsules on the floor.
Voodlecoth is lying on the ground here.
[ Exits:  +in(shower door)  +out ]
[party] Tahin: "oh god"
[party] Scallywag: "shit inside lock"
You drop down and start rolling around.
[party] Scallywag: "sec"
You roll around frantically.
You manage to pat out some of the flames.
[party] Tahin: "explosionss"
[party] Scallywag: "the police will open and let me in"
You roll around frantically.
You manage to pat out some of the flames.
[party] Scallywag: "he belted bro"
Flames cover Scallywag's body amid screams of agony.
[|||||***                      ] [ -3 5/30 ]  Ow!
You manage to pat out some of the flames.
[party] Scallywag: "lollll"
You roll around frantically.
The fire goes out.
[party] Scallywag: "i am dead probably"
[party] Notdeadyet: "you still alive?"
[party] Scallywag: "nvm fire went out"
Whew.  You stand up, a bit woozy.
Whaaa...you're dazed for a moment!
You don't see any 'nanite' here.
Scallywag shakes his head, returning to his senses.
[party] Scallywag: "yeah"
[party] Notdeadyet: "blleding?"
[party] Scallywag: "5/30"
[party] Scallywag: "i am alright"

Health   [|||||                         ] [ 5/30 ]
Thirst   [                              ] [ 0/500 ]
Hunger   [|                             ] [ 16/500 ]
Stress   [                              ] [ 0/500 ]
You're WANTED!
[BRDB]   [||                            ] [ 12/200 ]
GOD, you NEED it right NOW!!
You're holding a pair of uru pounders.
Your credit chip shows $1,758.
Your fighting style is 'aggressive' (+0.2 speed, +1 tohit, -2 def).
You will reclone in freedom city.

_|_|_|_|_|  Apt 229 (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:31am
_|_|_|_|_|  Morning light through the dusty windows bathes the room.
_|_|()_|_|  A ratty mattress is here.  The faded (but tasteful) oriental rug
_|[]_|[]_|  really ties the room together.
_|_|[]_|_|  There is a sewing machine set up here.  There is a cooking stove
           set up here.  Every wall is covered with shiny tinfoil.  A stuffed
 chud is hanging on the wall.  A fire extinguisher is hanging on the wall.  A
 chalkboard hangs on the wall.  A TV set is sitting here.  The walls are scorched
 black in one corner from a recent explosion.  A huge puddle of urine seeps out
 over the floor.  A fresh bloodstain is pooled in one corner.
You see two duffle bags, two tires, a hydraulic cylinder, five skulls, two crates of Cab Colaway, two repairman's toolboxes, a pair of combat boots, a carton of cigarettes, an empty medical box, an engraving tool, a portable defibrillator, a radiation suit, a cage jacket, a hockey mask, an aspirin, ten packages, two packs of Skewports, three plastic bottles, two small rolls of poster paper, seven memory cards, a 7.62mm clip, a booklet of Rad-Q pills, two coat hangers, two red lighters, a set of still instructions, an empty clip, a 'Dukes Of Hazzard' ashtray, a religious tract, a pair of ninja pants, a camcorder, a tech manual, a preserved spinal column, a chukka pelt shawl, two spraycans, an electric lantern, a suture kit, a titanium plate, two white lighters, a machete, a plaid pillow, a M12 RFID tag, a rock of trinitite, two leather berets, a trading card for Caine, an etiquette card, a garbage bag, the preserved severed head of TheMidget, a rat tail, two canteens, a U.D. exclusive jeans, a mortilex hypo, a pack of cigarettes, and two white cocoon capsules on the floor.
Voodlecoth is lying on the ground here.
[ Exits:  +in(shower door)  +out ]
[party] Notdeadyet: "k"
[party] Goasts: "steal he things"
[party] Scallywag: "no i have stars"

Health   [|||||                         ] [ 5/30 ]
Thirst   [                              ] [ 0/500 ]
Hunger   [|                             ] [ 16/500 ]
Stress   [                              ] [ 0/500 ]
You're WANTED!
[BRDB]   [||                            ] [ 12/200 ]
GOD, you NEED it right NOW!!
You're holding a pair of uru pounders.
Your credit chip shows $1,758.
Your fighting style is 'aggressive' (+0.2 speed, +1 tohit, -2 def).
You will reclone in freedom city.
[party] Notdeadyet: "start junking"
[party] Scallywag: "gotta get out when the cops show"
[party] Scallywag: "also inside lock so"
[party] Scallywag: "heh"
[party] Scallywag: "i got mien shit on me"

_|_|_|_|_|  Apt 229 (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:35am
_|_|_|_|_|  Morning light through the dusty windows bathes the room.
_|_|()_|_|  A ratty mattress is here.  The faded (but tasteful) oriental rug
_|[]_|[]_|  really ties the room together.
_|_|[]_|_|  There is a sewing machine set up here.  There is a cooking stove
           set up here.  Every wall is covered with shiny tinfoil.  A stuffed
 chud is hanging on the wall.  A fire extinguisher is hanging on the wall.  A
 chalkboard hangs on the wall.  A TV set is sitting here.  The walls are scorched
 black in one corner from a recent explosion.  A huge puddle of urine seeps out
 over the floor.  A fresh bloodstain is pooled in one corner.
You see two duffle bags, two tires, a hydraulic cylinder, five skulls, two crates of Cab Colaway, two repairman's toolboxes, a pair of combat boots, a carton of cigarettes, an empty medical box, an engraving tool, a portable defibrillator, a radiation suit, a cage jacket, a hockey mask, an aspirin, ten packages, two packs of Skewports, three plastic bottles, two small rolls of poster paper, seven memory cards, a 7.62mm clip, a booklet of Rad-Q pills, two coat hangers, two red lighters, a set of still instructions, an empty clip, a 'Dukes Of Hazzard' ashtray, a religious tract, a pair of ninja pants, a camcorder, a tech manual, a preserved spinal column, a chukka pelt shawl, two spraycans, an electric lantern, a suture kit, a titanium plate, two white lighters, a machete, a plaid pillow, a M12 RFID tag, a rock of trinitite, two leather berets, a trading card for Caine, an etiquette card, a garbage bag, the preserved severed head of TheMidget, a rat tail, two canteens, a U.D. exclusive jeans, a mortilex hypo, a pack of cigarettes, and two white cocoon capsules on the floor.
Voodlecoth is lying on the ground here.
[ Exits:  +in(shower door)  +out ]
You don't see any 'nanite' here.
[party] Notdeadyet: "here they come"
[party] Scallywag: "ty"
[party] Tahin: "cops incoming"
The door to outside swings open.
You head through the door to outside.

_|_|_|_|_|  Second Floor North (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:37am
_|_|_|_|_|  The ubiquitous rain damage in the building seems to have spared
_|_|()_|_|  this area, as most of the plaster and concrete are intact.  Some
_|[]_|[]_|  enterprising artist has recently taken advantage of that fact by
_|_|[]_|_|  spraypainting a massive and ornate image of an oriental-style
           dragon along the wall, incorporating all the apartment doors into
 their labor.  The claws of the dragon hold lightning bolts, and mushroom clouds
 come out of its nose.
 The hallway runs southeast and southwest.
 A security cam is mounted high on the wall.
You see a pair of short pants and lots of skulls on the floor.
Notdeadyet, Tahin, Beniciooo, and a GorillaBot are standing here. DeadPixel is taking cover here. A GorillaBot is standing here, moving to the door to Apt 229.
[ Exits:  southeast  southwest  +215  +216  +217  +218  +219  +220  +221  +222  +223  +224  +225  +226  +227  +228  229 ]
The GorillaBot heads through the door to Apt 229.
A red light flashes on the security cam as it swivels toward Scallywag.
You can't go that way.
You head southwest down the hall.
The GorillaBot follows the GorillaBot through the door to Apt 229.
The GorillaBot attacks you!
A GorillaBot arrives on Scallywag's heels.
[ queued 'd' ]

_|_|_|_|_|  Second Floor West (bradbury 2nd floor) 8:37am
_|_|_|[]_|
_|_|()_|[]
_|_|_|[]_|
_|_|_|_|_|


[party] Gyloto: "roger that"
You grip the rail and head down the stairs.
A red light flashes on the security cam as it swivels toward Scallywag.

_|_|_|_|_|  First Floor West (bradbury 1st floor) 8:37am
_|_|_|[]_|  The rain has soaked through the high ceiling completely, making
_|_|()_|[]  the floor into a slick, greenish mess of pulped carpet and mold.
_|_|_|[]_|  Sometimes, when you step on it, a cloud of greyish spores shoots
_|_|_|_|_|  up and coats your leg.  That can't be good.
           The hallway runs northeast and southeast.  Further down the
 hallway, another staircase leads up.  A dusty wrought iron staircase leads down
 into the lobby.  It has seen much better days than this.
 A security cam is mounted high on the wall.  A tenant list is mounted on the
 wall.  Several small puddles of green-brown liquid stain the floor.  A puddle of
 urine is in the corner.

[ Exits:  northeast  southeast  < up  > down  +100  +101  +102  +103  +104  +105  +106  +107  +108  +109  +110  +111  +112  +113  +114 ]
A red light flashes on the security cam as it swivels toward Scallywag.

_|_|_|_|_|  First Floor West (bradbury 1st floor) 8:37am
_|_|_|[]_|  The rain has soaked through the high ceiling completely, making
_|_|()_|[]  the floor into a slick, greenish mess of pulped carpet and mold.
_|_|_|[]_|  Sometimes, when you step on it, a cloud of greyish spores shoots
_|_|_|_|_|  up and coats your leg.  That can't be good.
           To above you see a human figure.
 The hallway runs northeast and southeast.  Further down the hallway, another
 staircase leads up.  A dusty wrought iron staircase leads down into the lobby.
 It has seen much better days than this.
 A security cam is mounted high on the wall.  A tenant list is mounted on the
 wall.  Several small puddles of green-brown liquid stain the floor.  A puddle of
 urine is in the corner.

[ Exits:  northeast  southeast  < up  > down  +100  +101  +102  +103  +104  +105  +106  +107  +108  +109  +110  +111  +112  +113  +114 ]
You grip the rail and head down the stairs.
[party] Scallywag: "so pro"
[party] Scallywag: "got out"

_|_|_|_|||  Lobby (bradbury) 8:38am
_|_|`'_|||  The words 'faded grandeur' were coined for this place.  Seven
_|[]()<>||  stories of apartments surround a central atrium, each a wraparound
_|_|[]_|||  balcony with wrought iron railings.  A pair of elevators, broken
_|_|_|_|||  for years, rise on either side of the terraces.  What was once a
           lovely garden is now a packed-flat refuse dump choked with dead
 weeds.  Far overhead, a smashed out greenhouse roof does nothing to protect
 from the elements.  Morning light through the dusty windows bathes the room.
 A sign over the door to the north reads 'Showers'.  A heavy steel door is set
 into the west wall.  A wide wrought iron staircase leads up to the first floor.
 A metal trapdoor is set in a corner of the floor.  It is covered in green
 crusty stains.
 There's an automat against one wall.  A security cam is mounted high on the
 wall.  A bradbury apartment display is posted here. Reeking vomit stains the
 area.  Several small puddles of whitish liquid stain the floor.
You see an old chair and a milk carton on the floor.
Lado, Jester, and Czahrien are standing here.
[ Exits:  north  east  south  west  < up  +down(trapdoor) ]
A red light flashes on the security cam as it swivels toward Scallywag.
You head outside.

CP==##====  Fourth Ave - 800 block (slagtown) 8:38am
<>VC<>SUGS  Small plants grow up through the mounds of concrete and rusted
  Br().\<-  iron that dot the roadside here.  The sick yellow of morning bathes
ooCP||RSBH  the scene.  Thin cold rain drizzles from the dead sky.
====##====  The Radio Slack broadcast tower rises to the southeast.  On the
           south horizon you can make out the smokestacks of a distant
 factory.  To the east looms the huge lit Slagtown Galleria mall sign.
 To the north you see a human figure.
 To the north you see the vacant shells of burned out buildings.  The huge paved
 expanse of the Slagtown Galleria parking lot lies behind a low stone wall to
 the east.  Further south, shattered pavement and filth fills large craters that
 pockmark the road.  A looming, burnt husk of a building lies west.  A partially
 obscured sign over the door says "The B ad u ".  The building wall to above
 looks climbable.  A ramp leads down under the hotel.
 A large billboard is attached to the side of one of the buildings here.  An
 FCPD cam peers down from a utility pole.  A Bebop Cola machine sits against a
 building.  Hurl stains the pavement.  A puddle of foul smelling urine is slowly
 soaking into the ground.



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