everything's on fire

[krasnaya_vdova]

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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[bunnyhopped]

[ Okay, there's definitely an emergency going on, but Hana still slow-blinks at X'rhun at the ears. She'll get used to them eventually. But— right. Fire. She gives him a nod of her head and starts walking out of their shared room. ]

Think you can help me out with that?

[verflair]

[ He’s not sure if that look was because of what he said or something he did, but it hardly matters given the circumstances and they both seem to realize that. ]

I aim to try.

[bunnyhopped]

[ She gives an agreeing hum to that. The elevator probably isn't a sensible choice given the situation, so she makes her way to the stairwell entrance down the hall. ]

We probably need to go down this way. The explosion happened on the ninth floor so that's gonna be our first hurdle, right?

[ She takes a deep breath. She can do this. She doesn't have her mech yet, but that doesn't mean she's going to be useless until she can have it. ]

[verflair]

Aye, that makes sense.

[ He was never very fond of the elevators anyway. While convenient for getting to their home on the tenth floor, they always stuck him as far too small. More of a trap than anything.

The sounds of chaos become more apparent once they approach the stairs, but with the way the stairway echoes, it’s difficult to figure out just where it’s all coming from. The door doesn’t seem to be stuck or blocked, and he flings it open easily, so that’s at least one hurdle down. ]

With luck, it won’t have damaged the stairway, but there’s only one way to find out.

[ And down he bounds! ]

[bunnyhopped]

[ He's right; there's only one way to find out and it's to go and do the thing. She follows him dutifully downward; her heart is beating loudly in her chest and between the killer vines from when she arrived, acid rain, people losing memories, and now this— this place sure knows how to keep everyone on their toes.

As they approach the ninth floor, it's abundantly clear that it's fared the worst so far, given that the whole thing started there. While the stairwell itself isn't completely ravaged by the flames, it's getting dangerously close even to what's supposed to be the emergency exit. It's entirely likely that while it's safe within here, that people are probably having trouble getting to the stairwell.

She needs to get to her mech. But what if people on her way down need help...? ]