>>5516959You can't really do much about what's going on at the front door. Best to just finish this up and rest. It doesn't take long for you to finish the creation of the rope, which you anchor against the foot of the bed closest to the window. In the meantime you think you hear something fall down downstairs, although the sound is so muffled that it's hard to tell.
With the rope dealt with you prepare the bucket of what's effectively gasoline, paper, and rags, and then lie down in bed, using what linens were leftover after the creation of the rope to shelter you from the cold. It is comfortable. Comfortable enough that you wish you could nod off to sleep, but unfortunately the situation is rather unsuitable for that. Instead you just listen to the sounds of axe against furniture as your visitor struggles to make it past your barricade. You can only hope they're unable to with the amount of time left.
<span class="mu-r"> 57 minutes remaining. </span> The sounds on the stairway continue to draw ever so slightly closer. From what little you can see through all the furniture, it's not even close to reaching the top of the stairs yet, and that doesn't account for what part of the hallway you've clogged up. At the very worst, you should have 20 minutes left. At best, perhaps this thing will actually hold. You can't tell yet, but regardless, you should think over your escape route.
First, you test that the window in the bedroom works, certain that it won't be able to see anything from the stairway. It's a bit stuck at first, but after some grunting and forcing it does slide open, letting the cold air outside in. You quickly close it again, and then open it once more to be certain that it's still fine. No problems- there should be little worry about your method of escape.
What's more worth thinking about is the when, and if there's anything you should do before that.
>If there is anything you wish to do before the time to leave comes, please mention it.As for the time of leaving...
>What's stopping you from leaving now? The thing is on the stairs, so you may as well go down now.>No need to leave while you still have a safe buffer. You'll give it until it sounds like it's near the top of the stairs to go.>You made the whole barricade, so you're going to use the whole barricade. When it's near the top you'll lock the bedroom door behind you and leave. Even with an axe it will take some time to give.>You made the whole barricade, so you're going to use the whole barricade. And you went through the effort of finding gasoline, so you're going to use that. Once it's near the top you'll douse it and what's immediately surrounding it, set it alight, and then get the fuck out. You doubt the thing will be able to give chase while being burned (back?) to death.>Write-in 