[OPEN] Earthquake Event

[soul_mods]

Characters: OPEN
Location: Death City
Rating: Varied
Time: Jan 22
Description: OOC post here.



It's early in the morning -- just after morning training -- when the ground beneath Death City shakes violently in what most of you might recognize as an earthquake. It's not a particularly huge one for the more experienced of the guests, but it sends cracks shooting through the cobblestoned ground of Death City and up the sides of some buildings. A small handful of structures, mostly those that have been abandoned in the course of this war or the very old ones, take the most damage and topple over or crumble at their foundations.

The earthquake lasts no more than half a minute, but the vibrations and aftershocks last through the day. Death City's streets become full of holes, from those the size of apples to what could be described as deep ditches. The greatest damage, however, is the commercial sector, which becomes flooded as the waterways take damage and spill water into the streets. Shibusen's alarms blare out and quick, urgent orders to fix the waterways and search for the injured or anyone trapped in rubble filter in through all networks.


ooc: Like always, please feel free to start your own threads. Follow the subject line format:
[Character(s)] [Location/Time] [Close/Open]
This in-game day will last a week irl.

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[Roy Mustang] [Wherever and whenever you need him] [OPEN]

[thewarisover]

[Watch Commander's on the move, of course, and wandering through the entire city to check up on things personally.]

[Automail shop/Afternoon] If that's alright with you!

[knightime]

Shit motherfucking christ.

[Dave did exactly what he said he'd do, which was keep the automail shop clean, or as clean as one can get when they knew jackshit of what everything was exactly. He didn't exactly want to explain of stuff got lost because he didn't know what it was.

Except, now everything had to be cleaned up or rearranged. Dave already made sure the apartment was fine (albeit it was a little messy now) and went to check on the shop after he was sure that things had settled and after he helped some people out of they were injured or trapped. Now he was just looking at a mess.]

Rei | In/Around the Fatal Frames gallery | Open!

[cursemarked]

[Trying to avoid the holes and damage, the water and everything else, Rei picks her way through the street to get to her gallery. She wants to get her pictures down and safe until this all passes.

She knows she shouldn't be out like this, but this is important.]

[dungenessmaster]

[it's a bit later when Karkat drops by. he was handling things in his district, but there wasn't too much excitement there, so he left to check on some of the people he knows. he leans on the doorframe of the gallery, arms folded.]

It's almost funny, the second this shit went down, I knew you'd be out in it. I'm starting to think you're trying to get your ass trapped under some rubble or something.

[Tohru Honda/ Maid Cafe/Anywhere nearby-Morning] [OPEN]

[zodiaconigiri]

[Tohru is nervous, very nervous. The poor customers were just as scared as she was with the sudden earthquake that morning. Tohru quickly stood outside the maid cafe, surveying the damage. Being the kind person she was as well looking for anyone injured or needed help.]

[tokunagas]

[Anise was curious about hearing so much about the maid cafe for quite sometime. In fact, she made sure that one day she would have time to visit it. Luckily, her shift is usually around the night time and made her way to the cafe. However, shortly after she entered into the shop, there was the earthquake. Lucky her indeed.

Thankfully she was use to earthquakes thanks to her adventures 2 years ago. She wasn't panicking quite as much as the others but she was rather scared...]

[Cloud Strife & Sephiroth] [Supermarket, 5 mins before the quake] [Close]

[pure_lineage]

The mission the day before had been successful in more ways than one. While they'd defeated the Kishin Egg, the pair had decided to take some time to themselves. Sephiroth had seen the way that Cloud had been ever since the mission in Europe, but he had respected his partner's right to privacy as well. There were only two people within Death City that could cause the blonde to react the way he did, and the ex-General could easily predicted which of the two it was. That was why the time together after the mission had been necessary. He never brought up the topic, but wanted nothing more than to provide a distraction and quiet ear for whatever Cloud had wanted to talk about.

Today, however, they'd taken to the supermarket to restock items for their apartment. While they didn't eat much, the supplies they did have had dwindled too far into the redzone, and the ex-General wanted it to be prepared in a case of an emergency. That wasn't to mention that they were out of cat food, and if they'd forget that, they'd never hear the end of it from Jenova.

Their cart was about half filled with various products. What Cloud saw the need to put into them went beyond him, but he trusted his partner to get whenever they needed. Neither of them were all that frivolous when it came to buying unnecessary items, after all.

Pushing the cart around to the next aisle, Sephiroth glanced over towards Cloud as he lightly reminded, "We'll need more cans for Jenova." While he was certain that Cloud would remember, he didn't wish to be put into a situation where he was forced to give Cloud 'the look' if it was forgotten.

[de_faulty_hero]

They usually shopped for any groceries in the morning. Usually, they planned it so that most people were still at morning training so that there were less people in the aisles for Sephiroth to possibly get disgruntled at. Plus, he thought it was rather interesting to see a man like his partner pushing a grocery cart leisurely, which would only be done if there were few people around.

They were almost done what he thought they needed anyway. He never took a list; that was what women did. While he knew his mind wasn't a steel trap, he was pretty sure he knew what they needed in the way of food. It wasn't like they ate that much, and shopping trips only happened rarely.

For now, he refused to allow his mind to be occupied with anything but the quiet setting, the rows of food on the shelves and his partner trailing not that far behind him. He stopped to take an item from the shelf and drop it into the cart, heading out of the aisle into the next. He didn't like eating a lot of canned foods, but Sephiroth insisted on survival rations.

"Yeah, but that's another aisle or so over, so we'll get her food then," he replied as they made it halfway down the current aisle before he found something worth taking from the shelf. He turned the can around so that he could read the label. "Don't forget you can grab stuff too."

[Takasugi & Allen] [Outer Zone, en-route to the city proper] [CLOSED]

[alastinglight]

[Leaving his area of jurisdiction for a bit in order to see if the more populated areas close by need some help.

Yeah, this is just the distraction he needs to take his mind off of things. 8|]

[briochetime]

[Having actually been out at morning training and then not returned home yet, Allen's gotten caught in the commercial sector in between and is overall... looking a bit like a drowned rat just now.

Still, being outside means he's escaped significant injury, so for now he's trying to help with some emergency treatments and removal of rubble. Unfortunately, his grasp of first aid isn't the best ever considering it's from... the 6th century (Earth equivalent medieval period, let's say). Oops?]

[Death the Kid] [literally everywhere] [OPEN]

[perfectorder]

[the earthquake had been unexpected, but then again they weren't that uncommon either. on the other hand, this one had been particularly strong. as soon it finished and after ensuring that the barriers were still intact, Kid was out of the Shinigami chambers and out flying over the city on his skateboard to inspect the damage and to see if there was anything he could do to help.

at least one thing could be assured of. Kid will make sure that all repair work is done perfectly and precisely. he wouldn't stand to let his father's city stay damaged for long.]

[unfinishedstory]

*Clare was looking around, so much damage from- she still wasn't sure what happened. Cracks in buildings, debris on the street, injured people. A large portion of wall about to fall on a kid-*

*The young girl ran toward the kid and pulled him close, clutching the boy close as the rocks fell and... it hurt, but not as much as she expected and the rocks slid off her back. Her weapon form clear on her back for an instant before it vanished in white energy. Clare might not even have noticed what she did, as it still hurt.*

*Clare looked up.* Kid! What's happened? Was there an attack?

[Amaterasu][Where ever][OPEN]

[motherofthesun]

[She's less intrusive than an ambulance and able to carry a doctor directly to the scene. If more medical supplies are needed, she has a vest harnessed to her body that she can rush out. Also, if it's necessary, she'll carry someone back to the clinic, but someone extremely injured has to be transported by an ambulance. Amaterasu really likes this job.]

(OOC: So yes. She's around...)

[residential district] [mid-afternoon] hello~

[bellcaptain]

[Deryn's been in the residential district most of the morning, trying to help out as much as she can, from helping straighten out fallen furniture to guiding civilians caught in the earthquake home.

Currently she's trying to soothe a young girl, who is crying hysterically. She has a giant gash on one leg and Deryn didn't have any bandages left on her so she just presses a handkerchief to the wound and looks around frantically trying to see if there was a medic around.]

[ Takasugi & Aqua] [Somewhere in the Entertainment/Red Light District] [CLOSED]

[alastinglight]

[Finally reaching his destination: Aqua's district.

Brb, looking all over for her.]

[blue_wayfinder]

[She hadn't been in her district when the quake happened, but once she was up and about it was the place she headed to without really thinking about it. It was (she's embarassed to admit) the place she's the most familiar with and the place where she'll be the most help.

When he finds her she'll be helping to clear some rubble.]

[Raidou] [Wherever] [Open]

[timelessummoner]

[As soon as he's sure the Agency isn't in danger, Raidou rushes out into the streets to help any injured citizens get to the hospital. He doesn't think twice about leaping over larger holes in the ground and making his way to the more damaged areas of the city.]

sup

[shihandai]

I guess this place is never going to be quiet..[ Kaoru had just finished a set of lessons and was going back to clean up--still with the bandage around her head and a few on her cheeks. It just wasn't her lucky month, was it? Now an earthquake!

She wanted to get back and hopefully not fall through a crater if she could help it. The ground seems to be solid now so she'll be tentatively fast-walking down the street only to stumble upon Raidou. ]

Raidou-kun?

Bumblebee | Everywhere | Open

[notsatanscamaro]

[It's times like this where having a big robot in the city can really be some help! Bee is heading around from place to place, checking to see if anyone needs his help with anything at all. Eventually he'll need to head to his home to see if the structure is still standing..]

[starfruitfrog]

[And here comes a green frog-alien running around getting underfoot.]

E-Eve-dono? Eve-dono?! Where are you, Eve-dono?!

Monk | Everywhere | Open

[cursedwithagift]

[living in San Francisco, Monk is used to earthquakes - that doesn't mean that he likes them or even that he's not afraid of them, but he knows how to handle himself when they happen. his panic and reactions are almost as routine as the rest of his life.

of course, this isn't San Francisco. that means that the cleanup here is likely to be even more lackluster than the one at home, which is simply unacceptable. looks like he was going to have to show them how it's done. again.

and so, Death City, wherever you turn it's likely you'll find Adrian Monk there, cleaning on his own. he doesn't seem perturbed by the magnitude of the work, simply plugging along one problem at a time. if he looks up for too long he'll really start to think about how unbalanced everything is right now, and he hasn't got time for that.

he may also be pointing out any lackluster cleanup attempts by others, so watch out.]

[quibbling]

Are you looking for something?

[She can think of dozens of reasons why someone would be poking around after an earthquake like this, but that seems to be the most obvious one.]

Allen (Mainly Commercial/Residential Districts/ELSEWHERE IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT?)

[briochetime]

[There are both advantages and disadvantages to being out early:

Disadvantage #1: It's cold as all get out and you end up with a lot of clothes. This may seem like an advantage, but just wait.

Advantage #1: You are outside when something ridiculous like an earthquake strikes, and considering the shape of the city it's a miracle nothing falls on top of you but curling up in a ball in the middle of the street helps with that.

Disadvantage #2: Of course, that's only after you've halfway fallen into a crevasse. These cobblestone streets sure do suck for balance and proper linear crevasses that make sense.

Advantage #2: Due to the fact that everyone else is panicking around you you don't have to be too embarrassed that you are Not Used To The Earth Moving and kind of spend a while panicking into the pavement before you can find which way is up again.

Disadvantage #3: The problem with panicking into pavement for too long is that when the pavement becomes flooded you find out very fast which way is up again.

Disadvantage #4: Soaked winter clothes kind of suck.

Have one (1) very bedraggled blond running all around the commercial district trying his level and unobtrusive best to lend a hand where he can; he's limping very slightly and may or may not be favoring one side but it's pretty hard to tell under the drag of water on his feet and clothes.

Eventually, he'll get worried about the residential buildings, which might not be so sturdy after the recent fire, and nip thattaway for a bit. Feel free to yell at him for dripping on you encounter him in either area, in between, or elsewhere.]

Commercial District

[motherofthesun]

[Allen may or may not have been spotted by Amaterasu. She's becoming bedraggled rushing over to him, but the supplies should be safe.]

Arf!

[Vash, ?] [Casualty Communal, 13th floor and down] [OPEN]

[gunsmokeangel]

[Vash had just gone down for his mid-morning nap. He was all comfy when something was shaking enough to wake him up, was something landing on the roof? He almost tanked staggering out of bed. The building was swaying?! His first thought- The Nebraska family is attacking. Or somebody ridiculous and able to take out buildings.

One way or another, it was time to move. Vash grabs his coat, slings it over his jammies and his slippers, grabs his gun and busts out into the hall to stop whatever assailant is attacking.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Down towards the lobby way, Bakura, sporting some fresh bruises and a thin layer of dust from a building that he had just missed being under when it fell, was rushing towards the stairs to get up to his apartment, worried for Ulthar. He's.. not exactly looking where he's going, so the chances of physically running into Vash are high!]]

[Steve Rogers] [Commercial District] [OPEN]

[anationisnothing]

The rumbling of the earth hadn't done any damage to Cap's apartment other than knocking a few things over, but no sooner had it subsided than he was on his feet, grabbing at his communicator to get a read on the situation.

Luckily, the earthquake hadn't been as big as it could have. But there was still people trapped and injured, and in need of assistance. Since the Commercial District was hit the hardest, he headed there, trudging through the flooded streets in search of rubble that needed sifting.

[nofarplaneyet]

As Zone Leader of the commercial district, Auron had his hands full. All this chaos going on could make people panic.

Except for someone who immediately started assessing the situation and getting to work. "Have you found anyone trapped at all?" he asks the stranger.

[Duke Pantarei] [Commercial District] [OPEN]

[radiantwingedone]

He'd been startled by the sudden quake, but not much more. Perhaps a tiny bit of a lie; earthquakes when one is on a 17th floor are somewhat special and he did spend the quake covered - but after realizing it was just an earthquake, and that the building wasn't going down - he set out to do his own help. Off to that flooded area.

Duke doesn't seem to care that he's in rather yucky water. He even seems a bit prepared for it – if rolling up sleeves and lazily taming his hair into a tail is called preparation. If it seems like he's looking for someone, that might be fairly easy to figure out as he pauses to help... animals. Nope, not the humans, he's looking for strays and pets and helping them get out from the water and rubble. Might have a cat balancing on his shoulders while he looks for others.

And he is more or less ignoring humans. There's enough people out there specifically to help them, it'll all work out.

[bellcaptain]

The residential district wasn't as badly affected by the earthquake so after spending an entire morning there, Deryn headed towards the commercial district, feeling that her efforts would be of more help there. She put her entire being into searching for those trapped under fallen buildings. The water that went up to her ankles were an annoyance but she ignored it for the most part-- she had been through worst after all.

As she searched, she noticed a man with long white hair just ahead of her. Thinking that it would be counter productive if she searched the same places he did, Deryn turned away only to be stopped by a faint call for help. Deryn glanced around for the source of the voice and saw a hand waving through a small opening of collapsed timber. She ran towards it and immediately tried to lift the fallen wood pieces only to find that she couldn't. If only she had some help...

Deryn whipped her head around in the direction of the man she saw and called out, "Hey! You there!"

Sendo Takeshi | Everywhere | Open

[naniwarocky]

[Someone feel and injured their ribs when the earthquake hit. But there are people that need help. So his own treatment can wait. It's not the first time he's had to deal with having hurt ribs anyway.]

[sayatakagi]

[You think it can wait? Think again, Sendo.

Saya was home when it happened and when it was finally over, she quickly moves to grab her communicator and contact Sendo. And he better pick up]

[Shibuya Yuuri + Others] [Wherever you need him!] [Open]

[a_royal_flush]

[The moment that the earthquake hit, Yuuri had scrambled to get himself and anyone else to safety. When it had settled down, his eyes were wide with worry and concern as he glanced around]

Is everyone alright?!

[tanks]

The hell was that?!

[Max looks up at the buildings shaking violently, then once it ended, moves to brush some of the debris off his shoulder.]

[Bakura, somewhere on the route to Casualty Communal, Open]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura had been heading back to his apartment when the ground under him suddenly seemed to turn to water. Attempting to keep his balance, he did a bit of a comical dance before the ground settled and he gave a huge sigh of relief.

That was until a newly formed crack in the road under him caught his foot and he stumbled, flailing madly before falling forward with an ungraceful "oof!"

He's just.. going to lie there a moment until the world stops changing on him]]

Re: [Bakura, somewhere on the route to Casualty Communal, Open]

[scatterflower]

Bakura!

[And here's Chika, seeing him falling over like that as she grabbed anything to try to steady herself. Even if it was probably a stupid idea, but right now she really couldn't just go run out to try to help him to his feet. Not with everything shaking like this.]

Colette Brunel l Around the streets l Open

[oblivious_klutz]

[Colette was just out to get some more dog food for her pet dog Caramel when the Earthquake hit. She tried to stay still and on her feet but tripped and ended up getting her leg hurt. It wasn't too serious, but she definitely hurt her ankle as she tried to steady herself and stepped in one of the holes forming in the ground. Between the alarm and the shaking it was all quite loud and sudden. But the earthquake did not last long. She figures she definitely could be a lot worse. More importantly, people would need help! Some of them might be really hurt! She needs to find out if Lloyd and Fuuka were okay. And Zidane and Zelos, Emil and Kratos.....All thoughts of the dog food were gone, she just wanted to help and make sure everyone was all right.]

[motherofthesun]

[She's sent out shortly after the earthquake ends, dashing through the streets quickly like a white and red blur. Her ears flick and she has to go this way and that to assist people.]

[It's during her run that she just so happens to come across Colette.]

Ruf!

Auron -- commerical district -- open (you saw no fail earlier!)

[nofarplaneyet]

*Feeling the earthquake and for a moment thinking it could have been Sin made his stomach turn. But it wasn't possible, not in the slightest. He didn't have time to think about things like that. He had to make sure his district wasn't sinking into the ground. And meet up with his partner.*

Koujurou!

sup bro, and yeah i saw nothing :3

[forbearanced]

[He's never too far away from you, really. Old habits? They die hard.]

Auron? Are you well?

[Maito Gai] [Whenever, Wherever, We're meant to be-- oops] [Open]

[spandexisyouth]

[He's seen a city take damage before, but this is the first time he's seen it happen because the earth simply chose to shake. Earthquakes weren't completely unfamiliar to him, he's heard of them, but Gai has never seen one before that wasn't caused by jutsu. There wasn't a lot of time to analyze it, though. Before he was even sure of where the ground was the shaking was done.

The messages started to pour in and Gai was off, ready to help where he was needed.]

[aiursfavoredson]

[Tassadar was moving rapidly through the city searching for signs of those under his command.

Landing heavily on the next rooftop, the templar instantly leapt off of it and down to the street level when the material beneath his feet began to crumble away.]

[Ling & Ran Fan] [Commercial] [Closed]

[forhispeople]

"What a mess," Ling muttered, as he and Ran Fan surveyed their patrol neighborhood from the rooftop of the tallest intact building they could find. "Do you suppose that earthquakes are rare here? It doesn't look like many of the buildings were built with earthquakes in mind."

Ling pointed to the area down the street to the east, towards the sun. "It looks like the most damage is in that area. What do you think? Shall we start there?"

[masked_guardian]

"This is the first I have seen," she replied, trying to judge the structural safety of the buildings they passed (or what remained of them in some cases) with her eyes.

She looked in the direction he was pointing and nodded. "All right, Master."

Santana | Deathbucks | Open

[heretolookhot]

[She is crafting what is definitely going to be the pinnacle of caramel macchiato perfection. Then, the earthquake hits, and Santana spills her flawless creation all over herself, shouting profanity as the hot drink burns her hand and she falls to the ground. After what seems like forever, she gets up to see her workstation completely wrecked, and a group of distressed customers looking at her like she did it.

Oh yeah, and there's a pile of rocks where the door is supposed to be. Awesome.]

[trageteas]

[How poor can his luck possibly be? Jules normally refuses to go to Deathbucks, only coming in on the rare occasions on which he wants a particularly efficient scone. Today was one such day, meaning that his timing was, well, horrible.

"At least I'm not alone" he grumbles as he kicks at some rubble, not expecting to see anybody who matters. He's quite wrong, though, and notices that soon enough.]

Santana?

[It's not particularly meant to be the start of a conversation.]

Closed to Toph

[daimondai]

[Masaru, unfortunatly, was on the starcase when the shakes hit. And like anyone in DC knew: stairs = transformations. or more specificly the fear or breaking his OTHER arm equaled transformations. Thankfully his weapon forms hard metal and plastic is much more sturdy then squishy meat and brittle bone, so while he somehow manages to hit every step on the way down, it's more annoying then painful.

That is, until he falls into a crack that wasn't there less then a minute ago. The handheld device that was now Masaru wedged itself deep between one busted stair and another, out of sight.

Now, Masaru was never claustrophobic. But being caught and helpless was enough to scare anyone, especially when he realized if he transformed he'd end up crushing himself.

So there he sits, his tiny weapon form buzzing and vibrating like a pissed off cellphone, and his small voice too hard to hear with all the yelling. Well, too soft for MOST people anyway.]

[blindrockstar]

[Toph had sent Tem on a circuit while she entered the apartment complex to check for injured people. She doesn't see any, though there's this annoying buzzing coming from over...there!

She stops in front of where she can hear the buzzing and starts swatting at the air]

C'mon, you stupid gnat....

[Hyuuga Neji, Maito Gai] [Headed home after recovery work] [Closed]

[heavenly_earth]

As expected, it was a long day full of mass coordination and strained vision- locating people, communicating to those that weren't injured, clearing debris and assuring the safety of various citizens and buildings alike.

This brand of exhaustion wasn't new, the way his vision blurred for a moment and readjusted in a clear symptom of overuse. Even the Byakugan wasn't made to be activated for hours on end, but sometimes, it was necessary.

And now the strain was catching up to him, and Neji paused to press a hand against a nearby wall and rest. His clothing and hair were a mess, dusted with dirt and sand, but he felt fine save for the chronic itch behind his eyes, willing them to close.

[Closed]

[spandexisyouth]

Gai was a little tired himself. There had been a lot to do around the city. While it hadn't been exactly a disaster area, there were a lot of injured people and a lot of damaged and dangerous buildings. He felt he'd done well, though.

Up ahead was a familiar form, and just seeing Neji was enough to bring a smile to Gai's face and fill him with energy again. He almost called a greeting when he saw his student lean against the wall. No. Right now was not the time for loudness, if Neji was that tired.

Gai cleared his throat as he joined the young man, to let Neji know he was there before slipping an arm around Neji to support him. It wouldn't do to surprise a ninja, especially a tired one. "I have you. Where are we headed, my student?"