[EVENT POST] I FEEL STUPID, AND CONTAGIOUS.

[dishearten]

CHARACTERS: Open to all!
DATE: 3/11-3/12, ICly
WARNINGS: Zombie attacks? Violence? Shopping???
SUMMARY: Lockdown at the mall! Grab your CDs and your soft pretzel, it's about to get bad.

LET'S GO TO THE MALL LOCKDOWN Business has been rough for Woodhurst Shopping Center ever since riots and unrest about the Bristol Virus have shunned most to their homes. Perhaps ill-advisedly, in attempts to draw a few more customers back into the polished halls of the grandest shopping experience Woodhurst has to offer, a weekend of big sales, great bargains, and fun family activities was widely advertised in the Woodhurst Watch. There was even a scheduled public concert, performed by the University Choir. The turnout was smaller than hoped, yet the air was quite optimistic. Shoppers enjoyed the day of activities and fun, and the sense of security was bolstered by the increased security detail. There was even some members of the press on hand to document this return to normality in a troubled time. Everything was going well, until a scene broke out in the food court. Security tried to quietly remove members of the choir that suddenly seemed to snap, plowing into one of the food stands and starting to feed on raw meat. However, a good handful of them escaped instant confinement, and while many of the visitors fled the mall as soon as they could, soon Police Detail arrived and put the entire building on lockdown. Nobody in and nobody out until the situation was resolved. 18:00 TO 23:00 HOURS Anyone unlucky enough to be trapped in the mall is left to their own devices, with very little knowledge to go on. This includes many civilians, as well as a small number of Audentes agents. This also includes a small number of infected, more than just the university choir. There's a voice over the loudspeaker imploring people to hide in stores, barricade doors, and stay put until help arrives. The majority of the infected seem to linger in the Food Court especially. Bad news for anyone trapped and starting to get hungry as the hours pass by, without any obvious assistance from the outside. The members of ALASTAIR have a choice, help protect or just do their best to avoid the infected themselves. Characters can get into the Security Office for a camera feed on what is happening in the mall, and potentially use it as a base of operations to work from. 00:00 TO 02:00 HOURS It becomes apparent that the number of infected in the mall are somehow increasing, despite the lockdown. It means that those that have squirreled away into stores and outlets are growing less and less safe as infected numbers multiply and they begin attacking barricades. To make matters worse, anyone that hasn't found cover will find the infected extremely reactive, and willing to give chase around the mall. The security feed indicates the infected seem to be coming in from the Parking Garage. Investigation will reveal a sewer outlet on the bottom floor. Characters will have to decide whether they should utilize the tunnel as a means of escape, or if sealing it off would ultimately leave the remaining hours of lockdown a little less violent. 04:00 TO 09:00 HOURS It's been an agonizing 12 hours, and with surprisingly little aide from the outside. With time to make preparations and put plans in place, now it's time to end this lockdown once and for all. Audentes is tasked with neutralizing the remaining infected as well as escorting any remaining civilians to safety, by any means they decide on. It is up to Audentes to decide how the end of this event plays out, be it removing or otherwise drawing away the lingering infected, or putting them down once and for all. There are plenty of civilians that have been bitten and attacked, leaving the question in the air as to whether they are infected as well. What should be done with those that could be bringing the virus back to their families? The team is going to have to decide on the answer to that.

Comments

[mistruths]

[ By the Norns--that isn't at all like what he does, and Loki isn't shy about his interest as he steps in closer. ]

Fascinating. May I?

[ He brings one hand up, making a gesture towards Ban's hands: may he touch? ]

[perma_banned]

Uh. Sure, have at it. [Indifferent to the suddenly growing populace of infected in the mall, Ban lifted one hand in particular for Loki to test out the glove, taking it off and holding it out for him. At that point, Ban did notice something foul smelling in the air after awhile but it didn't ring any warning bells for him.

What did trigger a response from ban was a young woman, frothing at the mouth, barreling to tackle Loki while he checked the fabric on Ban's glove.]

Incomin'.

[mistruths]

[ Loki takes Ban's hand, first, turning it over between his own. The glove looks and feels real, stretching and compressing as leather does, cool and soft against his skin. And then, he takes the glove Ban offers, smoothing it between his fingers--though he doesn't have much of a chance to examine it before he's rudely interrupted. ]

Oh, honestly. No manners whatsoever.

[ He very nearly sends a bolt of power through her--but stops himself before doing so, remember how Ban had tied down his attacker before. So clearly, this man prefers not to kill and, really, Loki is far too interested to alienate him so quickly. Unfortunately, that does mean he can't end this as quickly or efficiently as he'd like.

Stepping to the side, he twists about to rap his hand sharply against the back of her neck, careful not to break her neck as he does so. ]

[perma_banned]

[The way Loki dispatched his assailant gave Ban a sense of ease. Good. One less person to watch out for. Despite that, he was still trying to figure out what was so weird with the sudden outbreak. While Loki looked to be testing whether or not the gloves were legitimate, Ban found his eyes trailing elsewhere.]

I never really questioned it. I have my own magic but they gave me this other spell. Figured it was just convenient to have it.

[He added, looking back to Loki.] I can make armor, too. Takes a little longer, though.

[mistruths]

[ Setting the infected woman off to the side, he goes back to examining the glove for a moment before handing it back. ]

"They"? And armor, you say. Would it exhaust you unnecessarily to show me? I must admit, I'm terribly curious.

[ This isn't at all like what Loki does, after all. ]

And, do forgive me if this is rude, but... You're not human, are you?

[perma_banned]

Our bosses. [With little pause, Ban stiffened one finger and gestured towards an empty bench. He wasn't going to toss the armor on himself since it would be as conspicuous as anything in the world could get for him to suddenly be wearing full plate mail but leaving it around without connecting it to himself would be fine. A glossy light shimmered on the bench and, under thirty seconds, there was a radiant set of full armor seated on the bench as if someone were inside it. The armor itself was stiff enough that it looked like it already bore an inhabitant.

For all of Loki's curiosity, Ban looked as if he were bored. In truth, even in their dire situation, he felt restless.]

As for me... Nah, I'm not human anymore.

[mistruths]

[ Ban just interests Loki more and more with each passing moment. He lets out an interested sound as he walks over, sliding his fingertips over the sturdy armor. ]

Anymore, you say. Is it due to the abilities you have? Or are there other reasons behind the change?

[perma_banned]

Y'knooow... [Ban turned and stepped in front of the nearby escalator as the infected scrambled to find their way to stragglers. Most people had run in time but plenty had gotten caught and were beyond immediate saving. Ban let his eyes fix on a few infected who were lumbering in his direction.]

This conversation is getting awfully one-sided, buddy. Why don't we make a trade instead of me giving you everything you want~?