[Taocow PBEM] Book 3 - Chapter II - Koba, Lyle, Ted, Alex, Owen and Raven

[Koba Rowers]

[Koba]
upon hearing that clanging headed down and afraid of more grenades,  
Koba turns quickly to the hatch and attemts to place a forcefield over  
the opening before anything falls out.

"Get clear of the hatch!"

[Koba]

On Feb 19, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> OOC: If any of you want to join Carlos and Talas, just speak up!!!!!
>
> [GM]
> While Talas and Carlos make their way towards the other end of the  
> access
> passage, the rest of the company, with a little effort, opens the  
> hatch that is
> underwater.  The effect is rather like flushing a toilet, a large
> amount of water
> cascades down the vertical shaft.  They are nearly swept off their  
> feet and
> down the unlit shaft.
>
> The shaft is about five feet in diameter, and there is a single  
> ladder leading
> down into the depths below.  On the other side is the electrical  
> cable,
> crudely attached to the wall of the shaft.  As they descend, they  
> find the
> cold clammy air turning warm and humid.  After they have descended  
> about
> thirty feet a dim red light can be glimpsed below.  A bit further  
> and they can
> make out the bottom, and another hatch.  It's at that moment that  
> they hear
> a reasonable large explosion above, and a considerable amount of  
> shouting
> and screaming.
>
> When they reach the bottom, they find themselves standing, or  
> wading, in
> over six feet of water.  In the hatch is a small window, too fogged  
> up to
> give any details beyond a reddish light beyond.
>
> It's then that they hear the hatch swing open and see, far above,  
> someone
> or something drop a couple of small round objects into the shaft,  
> clanging
> along the sides as they fall down...
> [/GM]
>
> -- 
> Aaron Clausen
> mightymartianca at gmail.com
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