[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

[fintastic]

It is a big deal, everyone needs to be in tip top shape! We are still on a mission you know.

[ Of course he knows. She takes one of his hands between both of hers, and while her skin is just naturally cold, but more than that, the sensation they confer is almost like being dipped in cool, running water-- that's the Life powers doing their thing, so that when she pulls her hands away, the bruises are almost entirely gone, and more importantly, no longer hurt. ]

See? Not so bad, now the other one!

[ And, of course, she'll do the same with his other hand. ]

[unholey]

[Fugo is very tense when Feferi takes his hand; he's not good with strangers to begin with and being exhausted at the end of a very stressful day isn't helping it. His shoulders twitch when, out of nowhere and from nothing, he feels an almost ghostly sensation of his hands being submerged in water. He flexes his hand when Feferi releases it and flexes his fingers, half-expecting flecks of water to fall to the floor.]

They're only bruises. As far as injuries go, they're incredibly minor. [Still. He obediently forks over his other hand, watching intently as the ache and color of his bruises fade.] ... thanks.

[fintastic]

Don't mention it!

[ With that taken care of, Feferi can do what she cane here to do, settling into a little niche and relaxing her muscles. It's easy for her to relax while staying alert, which serves her well at least. ]

I'm Feferi, by the way. I probably should have introduced myself first, huh?

[unholey]

[Alas, Fugo has trouble relaxing even during peaceful situations; there's no chance of it given their current situation.]

It's fine. The situation is kind of weird. I'm Fugo.

[fintastic]

Oh good, I'm glad this isn't normal!

[ She knew that, but she sounds so sincere... ]

I've never been in a mall before coming here, you know. So I was wondering this happened from time to time.

[ No, she absolutely knows better. ]

[unholey]

[Dryly:] No, they're usually not quite so literal with the "slashed prices".

[He makes a sharp gesture with one of his hands, miming an actual slashed throat. Yikes.]

The crowds are about the same, though.

[fintastic]

Oh.

[ She gets it but she doesn't have anything witty to add. So she settles herself down a little more, looking like she's getting rather comfy. Her eyes close, and she tilts her head back, taking deep breaths. ]

If I fall asleep, just wake me up, okay? I just want to rest a little.

[ She said that already; but she is tired, after all. ]

sorry this is so late!! I think I misplaced the notif

[unholey]

[This girl... trusts him to look out for her while she rests. They just met and, really, all she knows is his name and that they're both members of Audentes. It strikes an odd chord in him, one that he's too tired to try and pick apart in the moment.]

Go ahead. I'll let you know if I hear anyone coming. [It's important, Fugo thinks, not to consider a member of the infected as an "anything". At the end of the day, they're still people.]