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Event | Console Crash Chaos | Phase One

Characters: ALL!
Date: April 17-30, 2014
Location: Keeliai
Situation: In an unexpected and bold attack by Malicant, the console system is completely shut down while food and supply locations all around the city are targeted by bombings.
Warnings/Rating: Explosions! Possible descriptions of related aftermaths, injuries, death, etc.

Shortly after eight in the morning of the 17th, the consoles experience a strange glitching effect. They'll display 15-20 seconds of static, interrupting anything being done on them at the time, before going utterly dark. No power, no signal, completely offline even to detection of their normal bio-mechanical signatures. No amount of energy influx will get them going again, though taking them apart (or trying to) will still cause them to melt into goo.

Within minutes of the console shutdown, explosions will begin ripping through Keeliai. The bombs are all timed as close to simultaneous as coordinating a city-wide attack can be, with many going off within seconds of each other, throwing the thriving morning rush into chaos. They tear into businesses and across public spaces, collapsing walls and blowing piles of debris into the streets. Places of high traffic quickly become evident as prime targets: marketplaces, hospitals, schools and cafes. The streets take only moments to fill with panicking, screaming kedan trying to pull their injured fellows out of harm's way. All told, the explosions take place across approximately a 10-minute stretch and their explosive yields are fairly high.

In addition to the bombs that cause destruction through their blasts, smaller bombs are going off around the city that specifically target food and water supplies, particularly where large stocks of it were kept such as grocers, produce markets, and the like. Rather than cause mass damage, these explosions spray out a fine mist of spores. Any perishables in their immediate area that are splattered develop an oozing black mold within minutes, eventually breaking down organic substances that turn to foul smelling rot and release their own mist, perpetuating the cycle. While skin contact with the mist doesn't harm, inhaling or ingesting it will produce shakes, fever, vomiting with a cumulative effect that has the potential to be fatal. It is much slower to infect the water supply but the sheer volume of rotting perishables will eventually put enough of the spores to taint water sources, approximately 6-8 hours after the original bombings.

The police force are out as soon as possible and within the hour are helping move the injured to safer locations with Evandau in charge, right in their midst and shoulder to shoulder with his subordinates. Not being stockpiles for any of the apparent targets, many of the Foreigner residences have been left undamaged and, wary of putting them in further danger by collecting large groups in public spaces, Foreigners may even be asked to take in a few individuals or a kedan family.

Despite the number of explosions, there are far more reports of injuries as opposed to casualties. The person or persons (or That Bad Guy) responsible for this were, for this attack at least, more intent on damage than on death.

LINKS
Fire Sector | Earth Sector | Metal Sector | Water Sector | Wood Sector
Treating the Injured & Safe Houses | Investigations | OOC Plot Post

OOC NOTE: Remember that the consoles and network will be completely offline for the duration of this aspect of the the plot running April 17-23, though Foreigner tech is not affected. Plot questions can be directed to this comment. Have fun!

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[He's made too many mistakes that cost people their lives for him to ever think of himself as such. There's no real point for him to argue about it though. Best he just keep some things to himself.

Hawke eyes Akito's injury before taking the bowl with his good hand and setting it on the table. He doesn't eat right away.]

Now that everyone is done fussing about me, you might want to have that arm checked out. Infection can be a nasty thing.

[ With his good arm freed up, he's able to shrug his uninjured shoulder. ]

I can set the bone myself, and I've already cleaned the wound out... There are other people who need treatment more than I do! So they can get looked after first.

Just make sure those aren't your last words or boy will you look silly.

[Hawke takes the bowl of soup and sips at it, not bothering to get himself a spoon.]

Quintus might be a little upset by that too.

I've had this sort of thing happen before.

[ hey man, don't bring quintus into this that's low. :TTTT ]

If it gets any worse I'll find a doctor.

So have I.

[Sorry he plays dirty.]

That's why I know not to play around with bleeding wounds.

[He'll just sit more of his soup and ignore how much of a hypocrite he is.]

[ Akito side-eyes him. ]

If it's clean and clotting, it's no big deal.

[Hawke just shrugs. Hey the kid's not Hawke's responsibility so he can do what he wants.]

Alright but if you fall over I'm not dragging you to a healer.

[Except he totally will.]

I won't fall over from this. [ 'this' being the shoulder injury he gestures to. ] But the toxin that was spread around might get to me eventually.

[ he rolls his good shoulder in a shrug, trying to seem unaffected by the thought. ]

I kept a mask on to prevent too much exposure though, so I don't think it will be an issue, ne?

[Hawke nearly spits out his soup. If not for the injuries preventing most of his movement, he'd be whirling on Akito right now.]

Toxin? What toxin? You're poisoned?

[Way to not worry about the kid there Hawke.]

I'm assuming it's a toxin. Why do you think the bombed targets were where large supplies of food and water were kept? Someone I know was panicking about spores, and it makes sense, ne?

[ he picks at the hem of his sweater. ] Fever, nausea, vertigo, and chills. I didn't have much exposure to it, but this body is tiny. I made sure to keep a mask on Quintus when we were wandering though, so he should be okay.

After getting blown up I really didn't get a lot of information about what happened. Mostly I just tried to keep myself from passing out.

[He slumps in his chair and massages his temple. His head hurts. Actually everything hurts but right now his head hurts just a little more.]

And do you feel any of that?

Three of four. [ though he's sure that he only feels cold because he has a fever, but he would rather pretend otherwise. ] I haven't let Quintus know, since he's already worried enough.

Because lying like will make him feel so much better.

[It doesn't. He should know. With a roll of his eyes Hawke stands and sets his soup down.]

Alright you're going to see a healer about this.

I haven't lied to him.

[ Akito is startled by the movement; takes a step back and bows his head. Even though he's sure Hawke wouldn't hurt him, his body reacts reflexively rather than consciously. ]

I don't think there's anything a healer can do about it.

[This kid turns out to be a lot meeker than Hawke would have thought. Especially if he's used to all the chaos going on around them at the moment. Hawke just gives him a blank look.]

Either you go or I drag you there. One way or another we'll find out,

[ if there's one thing Akito's learned over the years, it's when to give up a fight. ]

...Un, okay. But only if it won't be a nuisance to any healers.

[Hawke just rolls his eyes at that.]

This is their job. You're supposed to bother them. Now come on.

[He whistles and both Notch and Quintus join them.]

Quintus should stay and rest some more.

[ He doesn't mind if the hatchling follows, but he also knows how hard he worked today and how tired he must still be. ]

You want to leave him in a building alone then?

[Hawke looks down to the baby turtle.]

Besides, I think he deserves a say in this.

Better than going back out there.

[ and really, given that he knows how important the hatchlings seem to be, he worries they might be a target too. ]

In what? My body? Because nobody has a say in that except for me.

[ ignoring, of course, the ones he shares it with back home. and also ignoring the fact that, however much he acts like he believes what he's saying, after growing up being treated as a thing and not a person, deep down he thinks the person with the least amount of say about his body is him. ]

A building could explode at any time, even this one.

[What matters is sticking together through this.]

What?

[Hawke looks confused for a moment and then shakes his head.]

No, it's his decision whether he wants to stay or go.

[ excuse him as he realizes his mistake and slowly turns beet red. ]

...Ah, I'm really stupid. Sorry.

[ if he was okay with admitting to himself he has a fever, he would totally blame it on that. ]

[Hawke watches Akito for a moment before smirking.]

You said it not me.

[His hand falls on the boy's shoulder as Hawke tries to turn him towards the door.]

Come on, let's see if they can help you start thinking straight.

[ He's startled at the touch; flinches reflexively before catching himself. And if that isn't the biggest indicator to him that he's sick, he doesn't know what else could be. He grew out of that particular reflex years ago - or he thought he did, at least.

He lets himself be lead towards the door, though it isn't without reluctance. ]

I just want to sleep - I'm sure that's all I need, ne?

[Hawke guesses that if he held a hand to the kid's forehead he'd be burning up right now. As jumpy and disoriented as Akito is right now, he must be running a fever.

He continues to lead Akito, being careful not to be too pushy.]

You can sleep once someone's done looking you over.

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