The Survival Game -- Christmas Edition: The Snowstorm

[dale_fan3]

Joe! come back! How else will we ever save Mr. Gumplin?

Also, Minmay, why are you lost over there?

[blueflare]

Lost's rank is a post count one instead of a special one... it'll change soon.

[joe_042293]

You fill a dozen varicoloured balloons with helium. You tie them into a tight bunch. You leave the balloons in the van for the time being.

You head back to the ambulance. The men are still on the ground, unconcious or maybe comatose. You pick up the radio and depress the button; "Hello?"

"Is that you again, honey?"

"Yeah..."

"The team I sent out say they're looking for you... can you tell me what you see?"

"I'm on a little snowy ledge off the side of the road. There's lots of trees."

"Okay, uh..."

"There are some balloons here, I thought I could use them so the ambulance people know where I am."

"That's... that's a great idea, honey! If only we had a better idea of where you are... do you know where abouts on the road you fell down?"

"No..."

"Okay, lemme think..."

You wait for a moment, and the woman says nothing. You look out the window and see the moon high up in the sky. It disappears behind a large cloud.

"Right, the only way we're gonna have a better idea of where you are is to make some noise. That way we'll know what direction to look in, and then you can do your balloon thing, okay?"

"Okay..." you are about to put the radio back.

"Oh...! Hang on a sec, honey!"

"Yeah?"

"Y'know, it's pretty dark... I'm not sure if your balloon thing will work... I guess you've no choice. Never mind."

~~~

Inventory:
- Bandages
- Pen
- Small torch

~~~

What DO you do?

A: Exit the ambulance.
B: Speak to the woman. (SIP)
C: Do something with the items in your inventory and the van. (SIP)
D: Try to make some noise. (SHIP)

[blueflare]

D, see if the ambulance lights-and-noises work.

As in what they use when they want people to get outta their way.

[minmay]

Yeah, but don't do something retarded, like starting the ambulance and driving off a cliff.

Also, if there are enough balloons and helium, fill some balloons and burst them to make more noise.

[blueflare]

No, don't waste the balloons. It isn't loud enough anyway.

[dale_fan3]

Theoretically, are there enough balloons to fill that it would carry us safely* up to the cliff? Don't do it, it's just an idea for the future *Yeah, right. This is the survival game. It wouldn't help us at all.

[Pete]

Theoretically, are there enough balloons to fill that it would carry us safely* up to the cliff? Don't do it, it's just an idea for the future *Yeah, right. This is the survival game. It wouldn't help us at all.

You would need about 10,000 balloons for that

[joe_042293]

You switch on the sirens in the ambulance. They let out a loud siren for a few seconds then sputter off. You try them a few times, but they do not work anymore.

You radio in, "I just turned on the nee-naws, did that help?"

"The nee...? Oh, the sirens... hang on, let me ask."

You wait as the woman clicks over to another channel. A minute or two passes.

"Honey?"

"Yeah?"

"Okay, they heard you, but they don't know exactly where you are. They're on that section of the road, but they don't know exactly where you are, so they're gonna look around. Try that balloon thing, see if it works."

~~~

Inventory:
- Bandages
- Pen
- Small torch

~~~

What DO you do?

A: Exit the ambulance.
B: Speak to the woman. (SIP)
C: Modify the balloon setup. (SIP)
D: Release the balloons. (SHIP)

[minmay]

D.

[dale_fan3]

WAIT! How long are the bandages? Could we tie all of the balloons together with it?

[blueflare]

Dale's right! If we tie the balloons to the bandages, we can just hold the bandages so they won't fly away, and we won't run out.

[joe_042293]

You exit the ambulance and take off the bandages. It hurts like hell, and you begin bleeding a little when you foolhardilly tear off the first few inches.

You tie the bloodied bandages to the end of the string and then let the balloons go. They float upwards and just reach over the tree line.

You run over to the ambulance and open the driver side door. You lean in and tell the woman on the radio, "I've let the balloons go up now, and I'm hanging onto them!"

"Okay, I'll ask if they can see you."

You wait a few minutes then are faced with a disheartening answer. "Sorry honey, they can't see. It's just too dark."

"Oh... okay..."

"Listen, I want you to get some sleep in the ambulance. Then, when it's morning, try the balloon thing again, okay?"

"Okay, but..."

"What is it?"

"I'm bleeding."

"Oh... uh, look, try and push some cloth onto the cut, okay?"

"Okay..."

"Just... sleep..."

You click the radio off. You look up and find that even you cannot see the balloons, because it is too dark.

~~~

Inventory:
- Pen
- Small torch

~~~

What DO you do?

A: Sleep in the ambulance.
B: Speak to the woman. (SIP)
C: Modify the balloon setup. (SIP)
D: Try to climb up to the road.

[minmay]

A, but also put some clean bandages on. (WE DIDN'T MEAN TO USE THE ONES THAT WE HAD ON!)

[dale_fan3]

WAIT! Again!

Put clean bandages on, but modify the balloons so it lifts the torch up. Talk to the woman again, and tell her about the change.