[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

[dishearten]

( it is endearing. Graham works quickly, hoping to keep from prolonging the discomfort any longer than he has to. still, he's not blind to the easy way that Naruto manages to take the boy's mind off of it. it's not something he's personally gifted with, and yet he can appreciate it quite well in others. thankfully it's not a deep cut, nor a difficult one to clean.

he's on to the bandage shortly after, and nods at the question. ) Antiseptic. It's used to kill any bacteria, to cut short the risk of infection.

( after the many months he's spent under Sieglinde's tutelage, Graham is fairly knowledgable as far as simple triage is concerned. the boy seems to be the only one with an injury severe enough to merit attention, and once it's wrapped he closes the kit and offers it to Naruto instead. )

I think you have things well in hand here, but if you need anything more, you know how to contact me. ( they've already spoken over magitek, after all, it's an easy way to track down a teammate if need be. ) Is there anything else you need?

[thinhammer]

[ He'd definitely like to learn more about how medical stuff works from a non-ninjutsu standpoint, but when the kit is suddenly offered to him Naruto looks down at it and back up at Graham, nonplussed. He doesn't really feel equipped enough to use it, but hopefully if it's a well known medical item to the people in this community they might know how to use it themselves, so he sets it down at his feet. ]

Uuh, nah I don't think so. I can probably handle stuff from here-- Oh! Wait! Yeah, there is somethin' I need!

[ His face cracks in another grin, and he looks straight at Graham. ]

Your name! I don't know it yet! I'm Naruto!

[dishearten]

( Graham might be able to teach him more, given the opportunity. sadly, now isn't a particularly good one. there's too much on the line, there's too many other things pulling his attention. he'd be happy to show Naruto more when he can, though arguably Sieglinde would know more; he's learned enough in the year and longer he's been a member of Audentes that he could teach a little on the subject.

now, though, he'll have to leave Naruto for higher threats. the boy does seem to have things handled, after all, and if he needs anything further it won't be too hard to make further contact. Graham isn't expecting anything more, though he does have to admit that's a fair request.

he really has to work on his introductions. )

It's Graham. It's nice to meet you, Naruto, despite the circumstances.

[thinhammer]

Nice to meet ya too! An' thanks for all the help and stuff.

[ He puts his arms behind his head; not exactly bashful but there's a certain kind of childish shyness to the way he says thank you in that genuine sort of way. The kid from before then approaches him and tugs at his jacket, so he relents. He picks up the kit and starts to walk back like the gentle pulling is a lasso around his middle, but before he turns away completely he turns around to wave at Graham. ]

Hopefully I'll see ya around, maybe when we're not stuck in this place!

[ He doesn't make it sound like a question, because it is one, he'll definitely see him again, for sure. ]

[dishearten]

Perhaps we will.

( Graham doesn't make it sound like much of a question, either. for starters, they're teammates — running into each other again is more likely than it is unlikely. and now that he's gotten some sense of who Naruto is, he certainly seems to be the sort of person he'd like to keep an eye on.

for now, though... he'll leave him to the civilians that need him most. Graham has other things to pull at his attention, so ultimately he can't linger long... but he'll remember what he saw here, and Naruto himself as well. )