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Current Sorry for my lack of posts lately. I've just... been struggling to get the energy to write something up. I'm trying some new meds through so hopefully that will change soon.
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@nerminator

Is she likely to accept a bribe? I mean if she is enough of a hard ass to tackle and arrest an old man just because there was a chance that he owns a liqueur cabinet...
Wait, if we arrest the guy then we really have no reason to go to the stupid 'Haunted House' in the first place.
@nerminator

Fairly certain this is illegal back then as well.
Shes a tough cop, the one that takes their anger out on people who commit small crimes, Such as Possessing Alcohol in front of people @solamelike
@solamelike

Just putting this out there, but I'm fairly certain what that police officer is doing right now is illegal.
Shit, I just saw the revised post.
Andrew arrived at the house that the meeting with the client was going to be taking place at on time, more then happy to accept the hospitality of Mr Smith for a little while.

As more people arrived to the meeting and Mr Smith rambled on about 'Ghosts' and other such tall tales that mothers tell children, Andrew noticed that the older man had pulled out a key of some kind, looked towards one of the people that were currently here and seemed to want to hide it away again. Interest aroused, Andrew tried to see why the old man wanted it hidden.



After the key was put away and the juice was served, Andrew took a sip of his glass as he considered their options and the situation as they knew it. "From the sounds of it, this might just be a simple case of either poor maintenance or a dodgy renovation; Crew members cutting corners to keep the costs of the doing the job down to line their own pockets a little more; Depends largely on if the conversation happened before or after the family moved in and the accidents happened. Still, I don't see any real harm in going to check out a few papers or the kinds of injuries the two poor bastards got. Might give us an idea of what's wrong with the place and what we should check out first."

"Not really one for hospitals, so I guess I'm going to be checking out the Globe. Anyone else in? I'm happy to give someone a lift if need be."

And it was at this point that the cop sort of went crazy and charged their client, trying to handcuff him after slamming him into a cabinet.

Rather caught off guard by the rather insane and (He suspected) illegal move, Andrew did what any right minded person would have done. "What the absolute hell is wrong with you?"
Post is up. Do I have to take a sanity lose or anything else like that?
Andrew sighed a little as he looked around for what felt like the thousandth time, his hand on the wheel as he tried to gaze through the pea soup that was the fog around him. He had been told to deliver a truck load of ammunition to the front and he could barely see five feet in front of the truck even with the lights on!

He wasn't quite sure what happened next. One moment he was just driving along and trying to stay on the damn road, the next his left eye was flickering open. The right side of his body felt like it was on fire and his right eye was in so much pain. The truck seemed to have fallen on its side and as Andrew forced himself to look around the cabin with his good eye he could see the twisted remains of the passenger seat... as well as what was left of his right arm.

He coughed as smoke filled the air. A slightly painfully turn of the head found that the source was coming from the back of the truck... where all the ammo was. Andrew felt panic overcome him as he tried to move and find a way out of the truck before the whole thing went up, but he had been out for to long... As the fireball consumed him, all he could do was scream...

...............................................

Jerking awake, Andrew stared at the ceiling as his mind tried to work out what the hell had just happened. As his heart rate started to slow down and his brain started to wake up properly, his breathing started to work itself out as well.

It had just been a nightmare. A rather realistic one but a nightmare and nothing more. Taking a few breaths that were deeper then normal in order to relax, Andrew looked over at his bedside clock and frowned at the time. Turning off the alarm and sliding out of bed, he went to get dressed. Selecting a fairly plain, somewhat old pair of brown pants, a white shirt and a brown coat, Andrew's next item on the list was to have breakfast.

A quick but filling bowl of porridge with a bit of honey mixed into it later and the nightmare had been more or less shoved to the back of his mind as he focused on what he needed to do today. One of his friends (One of the ones that if the police ever asked him about, he had never heard of) had offered him a job to check out a house that someone was asking for people to check out for him; Most likely for squatters or something. Made sense. Sometimes homeless people liked to take shelter in old, empty buildings and it wouldn't do for the new owner to come in and find a half naked, alcoholic, filthy bum taking a piss in what would no doubt be his future study.

Going around a gathering a couple of things he had taken to having on his person at almost all times since he started driving certain shipments around, Andrew checked the time again before heading out. Getting into and starting his truck, Andrew starts to make his way to meet with this 'John Smith'.
Personal
Name: Andrew Macdonald
Occupation: Truck Driver (Ex-Army driver)
Nationality: Australian
Birthplace: Warrnambool Victoria
Mental Disorders: (None to date)
Bio: Andrew was born in the country city of Warrnambool in the state of Victoria, Australia just before the turn of the century. The youngest of four children in the family (With three elder sisters) Andrew's early childhood years on the family farm were relatively peaceful as it was split between having fun with his sisters and friends, helping around the farm and going to school. Some of his happiest memories of life at the farm was learning how to drive the family tractor with his dad.

When the great war broke out and the call to arms was sounded, Andrew was one of those who answered the call with a bunch of his mates. While he was still somewhat young to join the army, he was rather tall for his age and he knew how to drive; This skill made Andrew an army driver instead of a front line solder. While not the most glorious of roles in the war, he was doing his part and he made damn sure that whatever he was driving got to where it needed to go safely and on time. Despite just being a driver, he still underwent basic training in the event that he was ever sent to the war proper; Something that never happened to him.

While a part of him was rather disappointed that he never got to take part in the war itself, the fact that a lot of his mates never came back put something of a damper on his disappoint.

After the war, Andrew left the army and used some of the pay he had saved up to travel to the US as he felt the need to travel the world a bit. Setting down roots in Boston, Andrew made a living by doing what he had done during the war; Drive a truck and transport things for people. While he mostly works for legit companies, lately he has started moving a couple of things for some rather friendly, well paying gentlemen that would rather Andrew not look all that closely at what they want him to move; In turn, the only question Andrew asks is if it is fragile.

When a friend of a friend asked him to do a favor and check out a house for a bit of quick cash, Andrew shrugged and took the job. To his understanding, his job was to kick out any squatters before the landlord moved in.


Inventory: 1 .38 revolver with 12 rounds of .38 ammunition. 1 Wallet ($25 within). 1 Delivery Truck (Parked). 1 set of car keys. 1 black jack.

Home Inventory: A weeks worth of food for one person. Two boxes of .38 ammunition. A surprisingly good quality bed. Several changes of clothes.

Characteristics

STR- 14
CON- 15
POW- 7
DEX- 9
APP- 11
SIZ- 17
INT- 9
EDU-13
LUCK-35
IDEA-45
KNOW-65
SAN-34/35
HP- 16

Character Skills
Accounting-38
Anthropology-1
Archaeology-1
Art-(Specify)-5
Astronomy-1
Bargain-5
Biology-1
Chemistry-1
Climb-40
Conceal-15
Credit Rating-42
Dodge-18
Drive Auto-75
Electrical repair-10
Fast Talk-5
First Aid-30
Geology-1
Hide-10
History-20
Jump-25
Law-5
Library Use-25
Listen-25
Locksmith-1
Martial Arts-1
Mechanical Repair-65
Medicine-5
Natural History-10
Navigate-10
Occult-5
Operate Heavy Machine-1
Other Language(Specify)-1
Own Language(English)-65
Persuade-15
Pharmacy-1
Photography-10
Physics-1
Pilot(Specify)-1
Psychoanalysis-1
Psychology-5
Ride-5
Sneak-10
Spot Hidden-75
Swim-25
Throw-25
Track(Specify)-10
Axe-20
Blackjack-75
Club-25
Knife-25
Sabre-15
Sword-20
Handgun-60
Machinegun-15
Rifle-25
Shotgun-30
Submachine Gun-15
Fist/Punch-50
Head Butt-10
Kick-50
Grapple-50
@solamelike

Honestly? Let's just say that in his spare time Andrew has been making... family connections and being able to use a blackjack is a very useful skill. Plus he was in the army so they would have taught him a bit.

I agree about the sanity. But I take comfit in the fact that when I lose it, I'll properly be taking everyone else down with me. And made the edits.
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