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!]

Comments

[smokedout]

[Lucky for Milotic, his hoodie made a good point to latch onto - but it still may have taken some damage from carrying him over. Dodger's barely conscious enough to register hitting the office floor; he's still clutching at his collar, but he's stopped screaming in favor of just whimpering like a kicked dog.

And by now, the collar is letting out enough electricity for it to be visible in small sparks. Best to get it off soon.]

[alchemyfreak]

[When Ed arrives the first thing he notices are the sparks and the whimpering. Which means he doesn't even stop thinking about the repercussions of his actions, kneeling down beside Dodger without so much as a warning and clapping his hands together. He touches one to the ground beside the guy rather than touching him directly because that seemed dangerous, considering he was half metal, himself.

Instantly the collar came open and dropped to the ground. He's not sure Dodger will even hear him at this point, aware of what that kind of damage can do to a person.]

Hey, can you understand me? We should get you to the hospital...

[He has no idea if this guy is going to turn out like Cain and be fine in five minutes, but it hardly seemed like a risk worth taking to see if he snaps out of it before Ed can figure out a plan of action. Luckily, he was already dressed, but he does take a moment to pull his hair back into a high ponytail to keep it from getting in the way, at least.]

[smokedout]

[All he notices, as the collar drops, is that the pain has stopped. Well, not all of it - he's definitely still in pain, there's definitely been a fair bit of damage to just about everything in his body. But there's no incoming pain and that's a vast improvement.

He's breathing heavily, too exhausted to use his powers properly even though he's finally free to do so. For a moment his eyes just flicker around the room before landing on Ed, and giving him a questioning stare.]