tushanshu_logs | [EVENT] Cold Winds Blowin'...

Characters: All
Date: January 10-31, 2018
Location: Keeliai, all sectors
Situation: Hurricane and ensuing cleanup
Warnings/Rating: add warnings to headers as necessary, please.

Come late night on the 10th, carrying over into the wee hours of the 11th, the winds that have been on and off all month pick up, howling between buildings and rattling anything not nailed down. The worst of it comes over the next day, when the winds don't actually stop, sweeping through the city at high speeds and bringing rain and all kinds of debris with them.

The canals in Water are nearly impassable, making travel even more inadvisable than it would have been. In some places the wind takes out the power, too, leaving several people temporarily without much in the way of heat -- not good when the average temperature is hovering around 5°C (about 40°F). The rain comes heavier over the course of the day, and flooding both minor and major abounds; during the worst of the storm the canals are near to overflowing and there's a sincere -- and realized -- risk of drowning. As the flooding rises fast, some unprepared citizens may be caught by these rushing torrents and need rescue.

The storm settles down toward the end of the twelfth, leaving only brisk winds and a sullen drizzle as it finally passes the city by. In its wake, however, is a vast array of damage, and significant repairs to be made.

The high winds have knocked many trees down, some of which landed on homes and businesses -- in some cases, punching right through the roofs, rendering the buildings temporarily unlivable, and sending their occupants out into the storm to seek their nearest secondary shelter. Flooding is wide-scale, doing immeasurable amounts of property damage and putting many lives at risk. Many are left injured, homeless, or their businesses and livelihoods in ruins. Even more have lost personal possessions that are irreplaceable.

All told, the Merchant's Guild estimates that nearly 10% of the city's residential districts have suffered severe damage, meaning that the homes in those areas are not structurally safe to live in until repairs are made. This translates to about 6000 kedan across all Sectors in need of temporary housing. A further 20% (roughly 10,000) of the city has experienced moderate damage, so their homes are livable, but they may be without power, heat, or necessities like running water or adequate food stores.

The rest of the city takes light damage, mostly in the way of flooding and damaged goods. Volunteers are needed all over the place to remove storm debris to a growing mountain of wreckage outside the city walls. Everything from broken windows and furniture, to entire trees and large sections of rooftops need to be hauled away, and in some cases, the Foreigners' abilities will be much appreciated, since whatever left is going to be done with kirin-hauled carts and sledges.

Through the rest of the month, repairs are in progress, most of it taking place beneath a sapping cold rain, which impedes both repairs and volunteers' health, and many come down with walking pneumonia and flu-like afflictions. Usayi is among those organizing work crews for the clearing of large debris and urgent patches; he'll be spearheading those efforts as the month wears on as well. The Woodsmen also call for help from as many volunteers as possible, citing the loss of a great deal of growing and stored seeds, as well as the damage to their agricultural land plots, which are now littered with more debris.

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Chat finds the intangibility thing super useful, honestly. It means Danny can check something out before he takes it away. Much less chance of anyone being crushed bu rubble, that way. He likes it, teaming up with another superhero- being aware of Danny's identity makes his work stronger, too. He's working with a friend.

"How's that one looking?" he jerks a thumb at a pile of debris leaning against an alcove.

Danny quickly phases inside the pile of debris and takes a look around. A moment later he i back out with a worried expression.

"That whole things going to collapse if we try to remove it one piece at a time. But give me a moment. I have an idea."

Edited 2017-01-15 22:48 (UTC)

Chat gives a little salute, leaning on his baton, he can play the waiting game.

"Knock yourself out, bud. ...Though uh...maybe not literally, okay?"

"Geez, I'm a little more reliable that that." Danny takes a step back over to the pile of debris and concentrates on ice. His eyes shift color from bright green to ice blue as his glow takes on a cold blue tinge.

And then he fires a blast of cold energy from his fist. The entire pile of debris freezes into a block of solid ice.

Now that is a handy trick. It's nice to have cold, frozen powers working to his advantage for a change, instead of having it trying to make him a cat-sicle. He gives Danny a thumbs up.

"Cataclsym!"

The black energy swirls into his palm, which he quickly places on the icy mass. It melts down and vanishes as it does so, as if it was never there in the first place.

"Talk about catastrophic."

He couldn't resist.

That gets a snort of laughter.

"I know right?"

His ring flashes and gives a little BEEP BEEP.

"Cover for me while I feed Plagg?"

"Don't know who Plagg is, but sure. Get out of here while no one's looking."

"He's how I can do this. I'll let you meet him sometime."

That'll go down like a lead balloon, no doubt. Plagg is an asshole.

"Be back before you know it."

"Huh. Guess I'll look forward to that, then."

Danny waves Chat off as he gets ready to cover for his absence.

"Prooobably not. He doesn't like people."

But off Chat goes anyway. It's about fifteen minutes before he arrives back, long enough to duck away and feed the crotchety kwami.

"There has got to be an easier way of doing this."

"Why do you have to do that anyway? Are your powers on a timer or something?"

"More like Plagg's energy is easily depleted. He can keep the transformation going as long as I need it, but once I use that power, well- he can only keep it up for five more minutes then I need to feed him."

He pulls a face.

"Which is really hard in the middle of a battle, believe me."

"Oh, I believe that. Finding hiding places in a hurry is a total pain."

"It is! I mean, sure, at least I live in a city, but it's a city full of Tourists. It's not like you can duck down an alley all that easily- there's always someone down them searching for Paris' latest 'hidden gem'."

"Can't say I really have that problem. The only tourists we get are the ones that think its cool to go on ghost tours. They usually clear out of town fast as soon as actual ghosts show up."

"So they go to see what they expect, and when it shows up they run off?"

Typical. Ugh.

"We mostly get honeymooners."

"Pretty much. You ever see those fake ghost hunting shows where some guys get all excited over getting a weird sound recording a cold spot? That's what most people think they'll get."

He makes a face.

"Actual ghosts tend to be a lot more... Let's call it exciting."

"So it's less Most Haunted and more...I don't know. Crazy Ghost Adventures?"

"What's that?"

"What? Most Haunted? You've never seen it?"

"Can't say I have." Danny shrugs. "Though to be fair, I usually skip over ghost movies and tv shows. I get enough of that in real life."

"I guess you've got a point," Chat shrugs. "They're not real ghosts, anyway, not really. Just this guy walking around 'haunted' houses and saying he can feel a cold chill and whatever. Sometimes a lamp will move. That's about as spooky as it gets."

"That sounds really lame. Most of the ghosts I know would laugh."

"That's what I figured. The whole thing is pretty lame, really. But people really, really like it for some reason."

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