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 Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:03 pm
Something small... did she still have any of her fifteen earrings in? If not, she glance quickly around the room, seeing if anything caught her eye in this brief scan.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:06 pm
((Tau))
Damn! The earrings were gone! As for the room...it seemed to be clean, devoid of anything that could be obtained without destruction.
However...there were a few options open to her.
As for the boy...his eyes were closed again.
Poor thing. The stress must've gotten to him.
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aphroditia rolled 1 10-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-10)
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:11 pm
<>
What were these options?
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:24 pm
((Tau))
Well, there were none in that room, really...but back in hers, a few things struck her mind...
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:29 pm
As she was thinking, Tau looked down at her left hand. It was still a little sticky with blood but it should heal alright -- as long as she didn't rip the skin off again. Damn wires... The wires! She glanced at James, saw that he was asleep or unconscious again and left his room quickly.
In a few paces, she was back in her own room. Wire... well, there was a bunch of it around that metal slab. She hoped that during her rescue, that odd man had clipped a piece or two off. If some of the wire wasn't loose, she'd have to cut it -- with what? She'd get to that if need be.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:36 pm
((Tau))
Luckily for her, some of the wire was, in fact, loose. More specifically, it was the bunch that had previously bound her torso. Oh, happy day! An easy pick for Tau!
Tau learned Lock Pick!
Cost: 0
With any thin metal object, one can pick open most locks and get inside. It does, however, destroy the object used, so be careful!
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:42 pm
Tau carefully grabbed the bunch of loose wire and returned to James's room. She checked her gown for a pocket. (If there was one, she dropped the extra pieces of wire inside. How many were there in that bunch exactly? If not, she placed them on the floor. This is insane... I'm discussing options with myself. I hate this place.
But, for a moment, she put her own mental rambling aside and focused on the lock. Richt shackle -- Wire in... twist it a little bit...click? No. Push ad then twist around... clicking! Yes?
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:51 pm
((Tau))
[That's the way.]
Though she sadly bore no pockets, she could always loop the wire around an arm or something. It wasn't entirely fashionable, but hey. Neither was the freaking gown!
Right Lock Opened, Wire 1/3 destroyed.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:55 pm
She considered leaving after opening that one shackle, rationalizing that the second piece of wire could be put to better use elsewhere. But... she had sort of promised to try and free him. Tau sighed. Sometimes I hate having a conscience...
After looping the remaining piece of wire around her left arm, she moved to the left side of the metal slab. "Oh well..." she sighed, inserting the piece of wire into the left lock. Push and twist... nope, not like last time... twisting...twisting... yet no clicking. Angle up and push/twist. Clicking (better than no clicking...)
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:02 am
((Tau))
Now she was getting somewhere! Pretty soon, the damn thing would surely be...wait.
She only had three wires.
Four shackles.
And she had definitely robbed that last room of all its loose wire, too...
Damn. Well, at least the boy was halfway free! Heh...right? This was...good?
Left Hand Lock Opened. Wire 2/3 Destroyed.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:07 am
Wait... if the wire was long enough to loop around her arm, was it long enough to be "cut" in half? Probably not... even if it was, she didn't have scissors or wire cutters or anything. There wasn't any way to carefully pick the lock with one wend and the nuse the other end of the wire for the last shackle?
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:11 am
((Tau))
[You totally owned me there wink ]
Now she was thinking! In fact, though one end of each wire was now wasted...the others weren't!
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Tau learns Salvage!
Cost: 0
If reasonable, certain objects can be reused for lockpicking. User has to explain how.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:16 am
[Woot woot!]
After careful consideration of the situation, she decided that the other ends of the wires were indeed usable.
Left ankle: insert wire... twist then push... nope... twist - nope. Angle up and down while twisting? Nope. ... push? Click.
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Right ankle: insert wire... push. Nothing. Twisting... nope. Jimmy the wire up and down? Then twist. Yes. Click.
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[Alright, I need sleep. Thanks for the game! you + me = hanging out before college soon?]
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:17 am
[I'll respond tomorrow. What are your thoughts on Wednesday?]
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:01 am
[Wednesday's no good. =( I have surgery -- benign sist(sp?) removal. I'm free any other day this week though.]
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