Ava Anatalya Orlova ([personal profile] krasnaya_vdova) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-08-23 02:11 pm

everything's on fire

who: Everyone!
what: The residential building is on fire
when: ~2am, August 23rd
where: The Residential building
warnings: Fire, destruction of property, injury, general warnings for crisis situations



It's a reasonably quiet night, pleasantly dry with a slight breeze. Almost nice, for those that enjoy the hours after midnight long before dawn starts to creep on the horizon. Right until it isn't, when the air changes, and there's the scent of heat that promises smoke. In most places it starts with a flash of blue light that arcs from floor to floor as energy pulses through the building, and there's a crack of sound that follows. The power dies for a moment, and if you're one of the unlucky ones, the light that follows is a literal spark in the dark, burning to life in bright orange-red, yielding heat and smoke and trouble. The energy surge doesn't just hit the lights, but sparked flames that burst to life, and they catch quickly, spreading.

The worst of it starts on the ninth floor, where the smoke and the beginning of heat starts moments before the surge. The fire spreads faster there, people starting to startle awake and realize what's happening as the flames crackle. Eventually there's an announcement on the Network, both alerting people to what's happening and trying to organize both those that are willing to help and those that need it.

Some areas are untouched, while others are ravaged badly, reduced to ashes and crumbling ceilings, so watch your step. There's chaos, but through it there's people doing what they can to help each other, and the official fire services show up to help control the blaze. After that, it's just a matter of repairing the damage that's been done, rebuilding and putting things back together, seeing what's been lost and what was saved.

Even later, people start putting the pieces together, and there's the official investigation into what might have caused a fire like that in the first place.


[ooc: As promised, the residential building is on fire! OOC plotting post is here if anyone wants to work out some last minute plans before diving in. Plotting post also includes the relevant details. Elsewise, just top level and mingle. Try not to get burned too badly. :) Good luck!]
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-08-25 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Luckily, there's a cooler nearby, and Sam takes a bottle of water out and tosses it to the kid. It's dark, and he doesn't recognize him at first.]

You breathe in much of the smoke? If you keep coughing, get one of the paramedics to take a look at you.

[But then his eyes dart past the face to the soot-smudged costume, and he frowns.]

Jon? You dye your hair or something?
Edited 2017-08-25 03:47 (UTC)
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[personal profile] supersweet 2017-08-25 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jon shrugs. There's little any doctor in Riverview can do for him. If something went wrong with his body . . . well, he was on his own there. ]

No, someone helped cover up my identity.
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-08-27 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Magic or something?

[Sam has an interest in magic. It's one of the side effects of hanging around with the Sorcerer Supreme.]
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[personal profile] supersweet 2017-08-27 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Magic. Some kind of disguise spell? I don't know much about magic either.

[ Jon runs a hand through his hair. It's still weird, but whatever works. ]
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-08-27 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, one of my friends does magic. Don't know if he changes the way people look, but he's got a spell to turn people into a dog.

[Sam just assumes that Stephen can do illusions. What kind of sorcerer is he if he can't?]

How's the flying going?
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[personal profile] supersweet 2017-08-27 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
That's cool! My friend can do that too.

[ At the mention of flying, Jon grins. He's been so pleased that his flight ability has started working. ]

It's good! Still not as fast as uhh other people, but I'm getting there! The hover part is still tricky though.
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-08-27 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, hovering's hard for everyone. That's just physics.

[...even though their two forms of flight are completely different, and Jon's powers obviously don't obey the laws of physics. Shh.]

You ever want a flying buddy, just let me know, okay? We can go hang out in the air.
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[personal profile] supersweet 2017-08-27 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Really? That'd be awesome!

[ Jon rocks on his heels. ]

I don't think there's a lot of people I can fly with.
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-08-30 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's hard to find people who can fly.

[Of course, Sam's utterly oblivious about Jon's parents leaving; he just assumes he'd been here by himself in the first place.]

If you wanna practice hovering, I can get Stephen or my friend Wanda to hang around and catch you if you fall. Wanda helped me out for awhile after I got my new wings put in.
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[personal profile] supersweet 2017-08-30 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
I . . . can't. People aren't supposed to know what I am.

[ Being a powerful alien means keeping his identity under wraps. It's nigh impossible in Riverview, but Jon tries his best. ]
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-09-02 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[What is a secret identity? Marvels just don't know. Although this is also probably why Sam's currently wanted in over a hundred countries.]

Not even other people with powers?
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[personal profile] supersweet 2017-09-02 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Secret identities aren't a bad thing! ]

It's . . . different. For me. We — I scare people.
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-09-02 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Sam just nods solemnly at the confession.]

Yeah, I have a friend with that problem. But she doesn't scare me, and neither do you.
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[personal profile] supersweet 2017-09-02 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jon waves it off. ]

It's fine. It's not a big deal to me anymore. People are allowed to be scared.

[ Well it kind of is. But Jon isn't going to go into detail over being mindcontrolled and attacking his family. ]