EVENT: The Great BREW Malfunction Pt II [OPEN]

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Characters: Everyone and anyone
Location: Anywhere in Death City!
Rating: PG-13
Time: July 16 to July 18th
Description: And then it gets worse.



By now, no one is popping in and out of existence, but that's hardly any consolation when odd things keep happening.

At first it's not that bad. An innocuous item or two shows up. Something harmless wanders around that you're sure has never been in Death City before.

By the second day, bigger and more dangerous things start showing up and by the third...

Well.

As long as you don't mind the giant pieces of debris or creatures blocking the road or the sky, it's not that bad, right?

((OOC: List of canon items and creatures arriving can be found here. Remember, the list only tells you where they initially show up. They'll probably move on soon enough to a new location.

Remember to put Character | Location | OPEN/CLOSED in your subject!))


Open Threads
Sephiroth and Cloud
Amaterasu
Keroro
Edgeworth
Trucy
Aqua
Hyoubu
Eve
Hiro
Morgan
Clopin
L
Alucard
Light
Neji
Lily
Psii
Raidou
Takuto

Comments

[shiromadoushi]

A fire es--- Ryuzaki, I can't climb up onto something like that right now...!

[dead_black_eyes]

Then maybe you could go through the door, but understand that I would likely be removed from the premises if I tried to join you. Be discreet, at least... I'll meet you on the roof.

[shiromadoushi]

[[blink. blink blink]] ...You would? But...

[[he trailed off]] ...will you be all right, by yourself?

[dead_black_eyes]

This is hardly the first time I've climbed a fire escape to evade notice.

[He sounds insulted by the implication.]

[shiromadoushi]

...I should have expected that...

[[a soft sigh]] If you're sure... See you soon.

[[and with a last glance, he heads for the door to make his way to the top]]

[dead_black_eyes]

[L does the same by way of the fire escape. He's fairly certain that it's under surveillance, expecting nothing less from a former successor's premises. He absolutely expects thoroughness; he just doesn't expect care. Once it's clear that he's not here to sabotage or hurt anything, except perhaps himself, whoever might be watching will probably glance away.

He thinks he can live with people glancing away from him.

Though his going isn't particularly swift, it takes him two or three minutes tops to reach the roof, and the second he touches the helicopter, his face lights up. He won't know if it's his until he is actually inside and is able to check whether his 37-digit passcode is accepted to even fire the thing up, but he's excited, nonetheless.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[It takes Bakura just a fraction more, and he pushes open the door in time to see that expression. Which... honestly befuddles him just a bit.]]

...familiar with helicopters...?

[dead_black_eyes]

Yeah.

[A relief to hear Bakura's voice instead of someone harshly telling him to step away from the vehicle.]

I think it's mine... I had two custom-built for the investigation, you know. They were wonderful.

[He opens the hatch and pulls himself inside, sitting happily in the cockpit and running his slender fingers over the access keypad.

37 digits later, the lights are on and humming, and for just a few moments, L looks like he got just what he wanted for Christmas.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura hesitates a moment before very very carefully climbing in after.

... it's a little strange, seeing L looking like that, he has to admit.]]

So you know how to fly it?

[dead_black_eyes]

[He blinks slowly.]

Yes. I know how to fly it. It's my helicopter.

[But his smile slips a bit, along with his fingers away from the keypad.]

Knowing how and being able are different things, though.

[He rises, tumbling gracelessly aside into the copilot's seat.]

Get in.

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura's reply of pointing out that Ryuzaki could have had someone else to fly it for him was cut short as the detective continued.]] Ee--eeh?! But...

[[he hesitated a moment more before moving into the newly vacated seat, a bit of nervous excitement starting to fill him]] I've never done anything like this before... [[He's pointing out the obvious, he knows, but....]]

[dead_black_eyes]

[Someone else, when time is absolutely of the essence? Silly, ignorant boy.]

I'd bet that no one outside of a video game tutorial has ever taught you how to operate any mode of transportation. You could just admit that you're thrilled, already.

[shiromadoushi]

[[That was then, this is now and totally different]]

Aaaa-- [[So sheepish. Because Ryuzaki is totally correct, as often, on all accounts]] U-- un... a little nervous too, to be honest...!

[[It was all... a little intimidating.]]

... What do I need to do...?

[dead_black_eyes]

[Of course he's right. Even if he occasionally comes across as a bit of a lunatic, L has pretty good instincts for certain things. And flying a helicopter happens to be one of them.

Never mind that this is insanely dangerous and irresponsible.]

If you're nervous, it'll just negatively affect your performance. Ordinarily you'd put on a headset to remain alert of air traffic, but I don't know the channels in Death City. So put it on anyway... it should be in the compartment to your right. Also to your left is a lever called the collective, and that controls your altitude by changing the angle of the main rotor's blades... at the top of the collective, you'll feel something that twists and that's the throttle. It raises your engine speed, which needs to go up with the collective. The RPM always has to be in line with whatever the collective is set to, that is extremely important. The lever between your legs is the cyclic, and that changes your tilt forward, backward, and on either side. Your feet should be on the anti-torque pedals, and those control the direction that the helicopter is pointing. If you don't keep your yaw balanced, you could send us into a tailspin and kill us.

[He's pretty cheerful explaining all of it.]

Do you have all that?

[shiromadoushi]

Aaa... [[a small falter before Bakura points to each thing and recites back what it is, looking over to L for confirmation before a pause.]]

.... what's the yaw? Something in the back? How do I balance it?

[dead_black_eyes]

[L seems largely unconcerned, which is in itself pretty worrisome. But he retains his cheerful composure as he elaborates for his nervous new pilot.]

Yaw just means... basically a name for the type of movement that occurs when you use the pedals to change the orientation of the craft's nose. You'll get the hang of it.

[shiromadoushi]

[[a small nod]] There's a warning system if it's not right, right? Something that beeps to tell me to fix it...

[[If it were a video game there would be, and goodness knows there's enough tech in this thing to make it feel like one!]]

[dead_black_eyes]

[L's thumb wanders to his mouth.]

...sure. Yes, I will say something if we are about to crash.

[shiromadoushi]

[[blink. blink blink]] I think by the time you can tell, it wouldn't be much warning...

[dead_black_eyes]

Then you'd better not crash.

[L considers himself a reasonable man, Bakura, get with the program already.]

[shiromadoushi]

...I'm going to be trying not to...


...Say something if it seems like we're going to before it starts to happen, okay?

[dead_black_eyes]

Of course. I have plans tomorrow. I don't want to die.

[shiromadoushi]

You do? [[a distracted blink as he's trying to feel out all the controls and test them out before turning the helicopter on.]] Specific ones?

[dead_black_eyes]

Don't tell anyone, but I'm having surgery on my eyes.

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura turned, eyes wide]] You are? They have a way to fix them...?