[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.


ooc: Like always, please feel free to start your own threads. Follow the subject line format:
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This in-game day will last a week irl.

Comments

oh that's as far as i know alfkjealw

[shihandai]

Don't worry about me. I'm fine. But I definitely can't stand around if people are hurt, right? Let's work together then.

me too

[timelessummoner]

[He hesitates, unsure about having Kaoru run around injured... But she seems to be mostly alright, and he could always escort her to the clinic if anything happened.]

...Very well.

hi5

[shihandai]

I hope you aren't thinking of shoving me to a clinic when I"m not looking, Raidou-kun. [she gives him a wry glance, hand on one hip as she nods. ]

So what areas have you not checked yet? We should see where not a lot of people have been there..who knows who hasn't been saved yet.

o/

[timelessummoner]

Ah, of course not. [Caught. Nevermind that, then.]

I am concerned about the inner city districts. With the number of buildings there, it would be easy to overlook some of the less populated ones.

[There will probably be plenty of people searching the important places, at the expense of the ones no one thinks to check...]

[shihandai]

That's what I thought. [a wry glance over before the shihandai moves to walk beside him, nodding her consent. ]

Let's go. Every minute counts, ne?

[timelessummoner]

Yes.

[They'll have to navigate past the cracks in the earth as they make their way towards the heart of the city. This becomes harder when they reach the flooded areas. The water hides the holes and rubble, forcing them to slow down.]

[shihandai]

It's getting worse the more we go in..[Kaoru's hakama is getting wet at the bottom and she's wading through it with a slight frown. ]

I really hope no one is stuck underwater.

[timelessummoner]

Fortunately the water is not very high... But it could still be dangerous.

[The buildings look mostly alright. There is one small and old one, however, that's half-collapsed and sligthly away from the bigger streets, out of people's sight.]

[shihandai]

That's a good thing but--[she's looking at that building too.]
You see that one too, right? Easily out of sight--which means--..[she pales a little]

Let's hurry, Raidou-kun! The less seen it is the longer someone who might have been in there could be in trouble!

[timelessummoner]

Right!

[There is a girl in her early teens crying and trying to desperately lift some rubble away from the doorway to the building. Once they get closer, they can hear her calling for her grandmother.]

[shihandai]

Oh no..[ Kaoru immediately goes over to start helping her push]
Raidou-kun! Someone's still inside! What's your name? We're here to help! [immediately she offers a comforting smile]

[timelessummoner]

[The girl is too panicked to give a clear answer, but seems relieved by the help arriving. "M-my granny... S-she was going back... to get grandad's letters..."]

We will get her out. [Raidou helps them as well. Fortunately he's stronger than his build makes him look, but they might still be too late unless the old lady is near the entrance...]