EVENT ★ I PREDICT A RIOT

[futurologists]

I WANNA START A FIGHT RIOTS In the time between the quarantine and now, the virus has spread unnaturally rapidly, with the amount of the population infected estimated to be around 1.5% or approximately 3,750 people. Understandably, the panic has increased considerably. People who were taking the virus seriously before have begun to work themselves up into a frenzy, and even those who were calm are beginning to get anxious. An infected teacher went on a violent rampage at the local elementary school yesterday, leading the school board to close all Woodhurst schools for the rest of the week while the entire staff is studied for symptoms. There’s no test for the Bristol virus, however, so it’s impossible to tell for sure. This, of course, worries the parents. The unrest starts with a protest at the school, calling for schools to be closed indefinitely until the quarantine is over for the safety of the children, but it doesn’t stop there. Unrest turns to rioting before long; the majority of the riot is focused at city hall, where citizens are demanding answers, but there’s also mayhem at stores as the people of Woodhurst loot them, stocking up for what some assume is an impending apocalypse. Those who don’t believe this have locked themselves up in their homes not for protection from the infected but the rioters. Suffice it to say, most of the citizens out on the streets are of the slightly unstable variety, although some just found themselves caught up in the riots and became worked up by the crowd. Local police forces -- including ALASTAIR agents posing as police officers -- have been dispatched to deal with the rioters at city hall. Rioters who attempt to leave the city are taken care of by officers sent by the federal government to enforce the quarantine. CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE It might be a good idea to see what supplies can be found at the supermarkets, although you run the risk of getting attacked by a violent looter. The police won’t necessarily turn away anyone trying to keep order at city hall, but any supernatural powers will only incite the already violent crowd, so it’s recommended characters keep from utilizing their powers if they want to stay in one piece. Then, of course, there’s always the option to protect innocents who happen to be stuck out on the streets in the middle of the riots. While the entirety of the police force is focused at the quarantine borders and outside city hall, now is possibly one of the only chances to get full access to buildings in the city. There are still some workers who haven’t been sent home and some of the buildings are locked up, but there are few police officers that can be spared to go check out a simple break-in. Now is the time to search the city, if you're feeling brave. If you’re really ballsy, you can even try to slip in through the back door of city hall and go through their records. The only important building in town that’s not able to be searched is the hospital, which is incredibly busy due to the high number of people injured in the riots and traffic accidents. Of course, just because rioters aren’t around doesn’t mean you’ll be left alone. There’s always a chance you’ll find yourself alone in a building with someone very hungry. Willing to take the chance? Submit all CYOA choices to this thread. OOC NOTES The Bounty Board is now open! If you are looking for ways to get involved in this mission's optional objective, this is a good place to start. We’d also like to remind everyone that ALASTAIR does not invent cover stories for characters -- that’s all them! The only jobs they’ll help with getting are in the police force and government; everything else is up to characters to interview for. Questions about Woodhurst can be submitted to this thread. Questions about the game in general should be directed to the FAQ. You may submit mission ideas or player plots at any time.

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[winces]

olivia will be helping out at the riots, focusing more on damage control than making any obvious attempts at maintaining peace. despite warnings, she will be using her healing and empathy powers, figuring they are both fairly lowkey and inconspicuous enough that she can carry along relatively undetected. she will heal most wounds and try to get to the more raucous or violent people (both protestors and law enforcement alike) to calm them. it should be noted that for both powers, she does not need to touch them, but would still be in their general vicinity.

depending on how much she tries to do all at once (lol let's face it, it's olivia, so it will probably be Too Much), she may end up passing out during it.

[futurologists]

Olivia has pretty good success at the riots despite a few jostles and hard shoves, but her healing doesn’t go completely unnoticed. A woman sees what she’s doing, and begs her to help her son. If Olivia follows the woman, she’ll lead her back to her house (about a 10 minute walk from where they meet) where she has her son locked in the spare room in the attic. His mother will tell Olivia that he was bleeding badly from a head wound when he got home, and wouldn’t let her help. She had to lock the door on him when he became violently angry; from the sound of it, he’s still violently angry, and is most likely infected. (He is, in fact, in the late stages of infection.)

If Olivia is able to do anything to help, in gratitude the mother will send her other son, a young man, out to help Olivia for a while back at the riots. If she does pass out, he would bring her to safety. If Olivia is not able to help, the mother will tearfully thank her for her time and ask her to leave.

[winces]

iirc olivia's healing will only be able to suppress the symptoms for a short while, but whether or not the woman counts that as helping, she would have refused the son's help! she would have parted after handing the woman the tranquilizer syringe lance and sonia had given out in the beginning of rhe mission, "just in case."