Operation 1: Front Porch

[Steven Trustrum]

Croner nods. "Let's get it done."

[Anyone doing anything as Sparks works?]

[Jack Grey]

OOC: Jack is as close to Sparks as possible, while maintaining his line of site. Basically, Jack does not know what might come out of the entrance being formed, whether poison gas, evil energy, or critters, and he cannot put himself between the threat and Sparks if he is too far away.

[Fred]

Sérgio remains guarding the entrance.

Hi, guys. Sorry -- again -- for my disappearance act. If you would still have me, I'll jump n, but I might need a brief summary of what happened between the ice tunnel and the jelly portal.

[vidar]

[vidar]

[Fred]

Sérgio follows the rest of the group. In his mind, he wonders at the level of weirdness of this mission. "Are we still in our world?" he asks no one specifically

Thanks for the recap, Vidar.

[Steven Trustrum]

Sparks spends about 5 minutes inspecting the wall and "doing his thing" before returning, detonator in hand.

"It's not going to take much to bring this down. Just a few blasting caps in the right spots should collapse it inwards without bringing it down."

He grins. "Anyone got anything to say before I light the candle on this cake?'

[vidar]

[vidar]

[Steven Trustrum]

Sparks looks around to make sure nobody has anything else to say or do before he blows the wall.

[Anyone have any last second prep?]

[vidar]

[Steven Trustrum]

Sparks looks to Croner, who gives him a shallow nod in reply. Sparks then says "fire in the hole, fire in the hole. In 5, 4, 3 ..." and then begins counting down silently. You see him press against the wall, hugging one arm to his body while closing his eyes, looking away from the wall to be blown, and opening his mouth.

[Anyone else?]

[Jack Grey]

Jack likewise presses himself against the wall, averting his eyes, but trying to maintain a visual on Sparks. He is not overly worried about the blast, only in ensuring the safety of his teammates.

[vidar]

[Fred]

Sérgio takes the same precautions and waits for the blast.

Should we cover our ears too or would that just make it worse on our eardrums?

[Steven Trustrum]

[Covering your eardrums won't really make enough of a difference unless you have proper ear plugs or the like.

Kind of like you notice Sparks is wearing.]

[Steven Trustrum]

[sorry for the prolonged quiet. I've been laying out DOOM and doing last minute packing for this weekend's move]

With one last look at you all to see if anyone will give him reason to stop, Sparks pushes the detonator.

There is a soft "THWUMP" followed by a shake and a wall of air coming down the passage. When you open your eyes following the blast, you can see the dust drifting down from the ceiling. You can see there is a neat hole where he blew out the mortar between the stones. You can also feel the air has become somewhat warmer, but also certainly fresher.

[vidar]

[Steven Trustrum]

[vidar]

[Steven Trustrum]

[vidar]

[Jack Grey]

Jack will follow Chandra, having excellent night vision (undoubtedly from a long history of eating plenty of carrots), and will look to see if he can discern anything untoward.

OOC: Jack will use his special vision.

[Fred]

Sérgio will cover the rear, waiting for the others to move forward.

[Steven Trustrum]

Croner pokes his head out after you three, sees the light and the glow sticks, and motions the rest through to set up a perimeter. The glow sticks don't reveal much, except you are obviously underground in some sort of cave. Based on the tools, lights, and gennies, it seems to be another excavation. It's also much warmer, as you all begin to sweat in your cold weather gear.

[Jack Grey]

Jack will slip out of his cold weather gear and stow it in his backpack, and then advance further up into the new area, alert for any movement.

[vidar]

[Fred]

[Steven Trustrum]

[vidar]