[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

[feytality]

[We can only hope that one day it'll get through her thick skull]

[She's a little reluctant to let go of his hand now that she has it (as childish as that might be, it does make her feel better), so she starts gathering up CDs with her free hand, stuffing some in her pockets. The time to stock up is now!]

They're pretty heavy... I bet they'd come in handy. We can throw them like ninja stars!

[dishearten]

( despite being cursed to a modern world, Graham doesn't necessarily have the most experience with technological advances. he's not sure he's ever touched more than a handful of CDs in his life, and now he's surrounded by them. they don't seem like perfect weapons, and but they are heavier than he might have expected. 90s CDs are serious business, apparently.

once they're both as armed as they're going to get, he eyes the crowd they have to get through. ) Are you ready? Try to be as quiet as you can, and use the CDs to make a distraction. Hopefully they'll chase after it.

( it's about the only chance they have, because he doesn't have enough sedative darts left to dispatch with the entire crowd they're facing. )

[feytality]

[Try to be as quiet as you can.... wow, Graham really doesn't know who he's dealing with, here. Maya nods seriously (don't be fooled, she isn't even capable of being quiet) She stage whispers:]

You can count on me, partner! Let's ninja shuriken these guys down!

[she finally lets go of his hand to prepare her arsenal. Seems like she's a little less scared now -- or is it bravado?]

[dishearten]

( her whisper is not the most convincingly quiet — if you're gonna hang with the huntsman, maya, you're just gonna have to learn to be stealthy. it's a part of the package.

for now, though, they've got something else to focus on. getting out of here in one piece, namely. Graham doesn't answer over simply nodding, and even taking the first step out the door. the CDs outside of the package don't do more than bounce off infected shins. dead rising lied to us about their destructive capacity...

however, throwing the entire jewel case makes a loud clattering noise, which does draw the attention of the crowd. as long as they can make a noise big enough without bringing too much attention back towards themselves... they may just make it. )

[feytality]

[Good luck with that, Graham. Really, good luck with that]

[If Maya's good at anything, it's making noise. There's no guarantee it won't be traced back to them, but she nods seriously to him and then pulls her arm back and throws another case off into the distance, immediately hiding after. There it goes....]

[Now it's time for them to make a run for it, presumably, she'll take his sleeve this time to make sure they don't get separated]

wraps this with a 🎀

[dishearten]

( yes, indeed, now is the part where they make a break for it. he doesn't shake off the hand at his sleeve, instead he reaches for her hand to tuck it around his arm properly. the Huntsman can move pretty fast, and he doesn't want Maya to get left behind. if he keeps her close he'll be better able to keep an eye on her.

and with that he's off, careful to avoid the stumbling infected still skittering on sheer marble in their attempts to chase down the source of sudden noise. only one spots and lurches toward them, and Graham drops his spare CDs at the poor man's feet, leaving him to trip over the slippery plastic.

it's a little ridiculous, honestly... but it worked, and they seem to have made it. at least for now. )

i love how you keep trying to escape your fate by wrapping threads but there'll always be 50 more

[feytality]

[Good thing Graham's okay with ridiculous, because Maya's flinging CDs like shurikens with her free hands right and left. She appreciates that he makes sure not to leave her behind by taking her hand (again) around his arm, because as quick on her feet as she is there's enough of a height gap that she has to struggle to keep up with him.]

A-Alright! Time to blow this popsicle stand!

[That's some relevant 90s lingo for them. Onto freedom they go!!]