[OPEN] Earthquake Event

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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.


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This in-game day will last a week irl.

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[briochetime]

Ah...

[Being new, Allen is of course still rather attached to what he left behind. Never mind the fact that he's already let go of everything once; there's a difference between expecting never to go back, and accepting that he may not see anything he knew ever again.

The latter isn't something he'll allow.

The way Clovis phrases his own rationale seems somehow... too flippant, all things considered. Of course, it's none of his business.]

I hope that you're able to stay, then.

[waitedforyou]

It certainly is what I am hoping for.

[briochetime]

[That is what he's hoping, too; to be selfish for a moment.

At this point they've come in sight of the steps, and Allen's feet slow suddenly to a stop. If Clovis looks up, he can probably spot the reason why; there are cracks running up and down the great steps, damage visible even from this far.]

[waitedforyou]

[ Clovis continues on before noticing that he is not being followed. Stopping, he turns back then looks where they are headed. Ah. He takes a few steps back. ]

What happened? Ah, right. So now what do we do?

[briochetime]

[He resists the urge to sigh; everything is so messed up today, you can't even properly walk anywhere, anymore.]

The earth still isn't steady... I don't think it would be very safe to go to Shibusen at the moment. Do you know of anywhere else that may be safe to stay in?

[There isn't any sure place that he knows of, besides the clinic; though he's not holding out especial hope that Clovis will know, either.]

[waitedforyou]

... I'm afraid I don't.

[ He takes a hesitant step back. ]

[briochetime]

[After a moment of thought--]

Perhaps the clinic would be best, then. They don't seem to have sustained too much damage.

[And it's a practical place to be in case anything else happens, but he doesn't say that part.]

[waitedforyou]

But what about Spirit?

[ If Spirit is all right, then he can ensure that everyone else is. What with being the strongest Deathscythe. He is not at all happy about this. ]

[briochetime]

Spirit...? [Come to think of it, he never asked him why he wanted to come this way, did he? It had all been a bit spur-of-the-moment.] Would he be at Shibusen at this time?

[waitedforyou]

If he can't leave from the building with it looking like this, of course, he would be there.

[briochetime]

My apologies. I was assuming there may be some ways out from within Shibusen other than the stairs... [That would be the practical thing, wouldn't it? Are those huge stairs really the absolute only way to get to the top?]

[waitedforyou]

... I'm just going to keep trying to figure out how to get up to this place. You may go where you like.

[briochetime]

[If Clovis really is going to insist on taking on those stairs, there's really nothing Allen can do -- but he makes a last-ditch effort, anyway.]

There is no possibility that he would have left the building before the earthquake struck?

[waitedforyou]

Do you think so?

[briochetime]

You would know him best, but he cannot always be in Shibusen. Would it not be faster to search the places he is mostly like to be in the city, before trying to navigate the stairs?

[Because that in particular is a feat even without the cracks to help.]

[waitedforyou]

I suppose I shall have to do that. I can't let him be stupid and get himself hurt.

[briochetime]

In that case, I believe I will take my leave here. [A small, brief bow accompanies that.] I do not know Sir Spirit, and so I will likely only slow the search.

[That, and he's eager to get back to what he was doing in the first place; but he won't bring that up.]

[waitedforyou]

[ Ah. He'd be alone? This is making his brain cry, again. His fingers interlace as he holds them together in a less than silent prayer. ]

Yes, well, I hope that you will be all right, then.

[briochetime]

Likewise, I hope you and Sir Spirit will be safe.

[He hesitates -- there's a bizarre sense of responsibility now that he's accompanied Clovis this far without being able to conclude his search, so finally he adds:]

If you do need assistance, you can contact me with the mirror.

[waitedforyou]

I will be certain to do so, if I need assistance, then.

[ He straightens his posture. Honestly, he probably is going to sit by the stairs like a lost child until he finally leaves. ]

[briochetime]

Then, good luck.

[He just barely bites down the reflexive 'sir'; trying to straddle two different sets of manners is much more difficult than it should be.

And with that, he's off. Do your best, Clovis!]

[waitedforyou]

[ Going to sit here and cry. He'll be all right. ]