Located between the Animal's Boarding House and the Front Gate Plaza, the Stage is where the animals are put on show for adult and child alike.

The area consist of a wooden stage with a blue sky backdrop and cave built in, with a few wooden benches in front of it on either side.

Near the gate to the Front Gate Plaza, a ladder leads up to a small tower where the controls for the music and the spotlight can be found. A door in here leads to the balcony of the boarding house. A set of double doors near the bottom of the ladder lead into the lower level of the boarding house.

Heading through the double doors, Max's attention is diverted to the small tower which he thought may be worth checking out, and probably the safest place in the area since austin had deserted him

Enter Area 10AP

Entering, Max can indeed see the ladder up to the tower just to his left. Over to the right he can see the stage, which has been left in darkness as a result of the spotlights being turned off.

Over in the far left corner from where he is currently stood, Max can see the gate to the Front Gate Plaza.

Survivors
Max: 57/100

Heading over to the ladder, Max speculates their may be something for the lights in the main tower.

Climbing the ladder, and being left vulnerable, Max makes sure theres nothing around ready to spring on him.

Run 3AP
Climb 3AP

Heading over to the ladder, Max proceeds to climb the short distance up into the small tower. To his left he can see a door leading back into the Boarding House and to the right, various controls for the lights. One switch appears to be for the power.

Survivors
Max: 57/100

admitedly knowing little about electronics, Max takes his chances with flipping one of the switches by the control panel. He then scours the controls for anything that might come in handy, he didnt reckon he'd last long by himself.

Search for Items 10AP

Searching around here, Max finds only a medicinal herb for his use. Flicking the switch for the power, Max finds that he has turned two of the spotlights on. They both shine down on the stage, lighting it up to provide a clear view of it. The new lighting appears to reveal a shiny object residing within the small set cave built into the stage's backdrop.

Max has found: Red Herb

Survivors
Max: 57/100

"hey, that looks important!"

Pocketing the herb, Max Takes care not to be ambushed, checking to see if spotlights have revealed anything that may stop him from retrieving the shiny object.

Search For Danger 10AP

Remaining up in the small tower room while looking for danger proves a wise choice. After a few moments, yet another vicious looking lioness appears, leaping onto the stage from over behind the backdrop.

Enemies
Zombie Lioness #1: 60/60

Survivors
Max: 57/100

Max continues to stay put and mixes his green and red herb together- he was in no rush to fight a lion.

Max contemplates going back into the boarding house to clear out the hyenas to search for something that might help him in his quest for the shiny thing the lioness seemed to be guarding. He hadnt had much time to explore the boarding house because of how dangerous it previously was, but it suddenly seemed like the lesser of 2 evils right now.


Make Herb Mixture 5AP

Max mixes the herbs together, the lioness continuing to prowl around on the stage in the meanwhile.

Max has lost: Green Herb, Red Herb

Max has gained: GH/RH

Enemies
Zombie Lioness #1: 60/60

Survivors
Max: 57/100

Max contemplated just making a run for the shiny object and climbing the ladder again, however the Hyena's would be waiting for him when he was at his weakest even if he somehow escaped the lion...

measuring his chances, Max turns back to the boarding house to clean up his would-be escape route.

Exit Area 10AP

Turning about within the small room of the tower he was in, Max heads through the door here and finds himself in the upper section of the Boarding House.

Max has left the Stage towards the Show Animal's Boarding House

Enemies
Zombie Lioness #1: 60/60

Survivors
Max: 57/100

Max entered the area with a strange air of confidence, that was- until he remembered he'd be fighting a ferocious lion at any moment...

Enter Area 10AP

Stepping outside, Max can see that the lioness has moved off from the stage and is currently prowling around in the open space ahead to the left, just in front of the wooden gate leading out to the Front Gate Plaza.

Enemies
Zombie Lioness #1: 60/60

Survivors
Max: 57/100

(worth trying to sneak past it to the stage?)

slowly walking out, avoiding any unnecessary confrontation, Max wondered whether his old frame would allow him to make it to the stage before the lion ripped him to shreds.

Getting the shining item by the stage would shrink the amount of time hed have to spend fighting a lion, and also give him a bit of an advantage on the most raised area.

Search For Danger 10AP

Looking around, Max can see that the steps up onto the stage are just a short distance to the right. The possibility of sneaking slowly over or rushing for the shiny item were both there, though no doubt both options were risky. Not that he had much of a choice if he wanted that shining beacon of hope clasped firmly in his hands.

The lioness stops pacing around, still facing away from Max. The sound of it sniffing at the air can be just barely heard.

Enemies
Zombie Lioness #1: 60/60

Survivors
Max: 57/100

(It's an option if you wish. Whether the lioness will sniff Max out anyway or whether his attempt to sneak will be too loud is another question, however. There's a chance of success with sneaking or trying to rush it, but one might be more successful than the other in regards to Max as a characters and his stats. I won't say which though. :mischief: )

(well, only an insane man would try to outrun a lion...)

Max prepares to begin running, just as he spots the lion sniffing away he freezes, and decides hes not in the best shape to be fighting lions at the minute. Using an old herb that he kept for occasions just like this seemed like the best idea, as he prepared to outrace the lion upstairs and shoot down at the lion.

That was the plan anyways- but Max had started to realise that things in his head didnt work out aswell in real life.

Use Herb (RH/GH)

Applying the herb mixture to some of his wounds, Max feels the aching pain in his body slowly dissipate. (Max, Full).

As Max takes the time to do so, the lioness stops sniffing at the air. It spins around on the spot, staring straight at Max. Within a few moments, the savage beast is charging towards him!

Max has lost: RH/GH

Enemies
Zombie Lioness #1: 60/60

Survivors
Max: 100/100

Max quickly realized that this good health wouldnt last, and with reflexes that had once been all that kept him alive during ambushes time and time again in the past- drew his handgun whilst diving right in an attempt to evade the lioness' inevitable attack. firing off the beginning of his very short supply of handgun bullets.

-FlashBack-
Roll 7AP
Fire 2AP