THE STORM

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THE STORM

THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

It was a dark and stormy night...

Shortly after 2AM, the sound of howling wind accompanies the rise of a bizarre storm and wakes up just about everyone in Enodia Station. Outside, the dark sky is overcome with swirling color like a frenetic aurora borealis and chaotic bolts of energy leap through the air with unpredictable ferocity, leaving scorched patterns and destruction in their wake. The raucous gale continues too and some residents claim to hear a whistling, melodic sound obscured within it. Barely audible but just there. Zeke Zelizer even insists they recognize the tune (it's obviously Help Me by Alkaline Trio!), though nobody else agrees or believes them. Perhaps more importantly, Noah Moon remembers hearing a similar melody just before the pulse. How strange.

Despite the presence of several backup generators, the storm also causes the Station to lose power soon after it starts, leaving the buildings dark and stuffy and increasingly hot on this summer morning. Occasionally, power returns long enough for the lights to flicker, but it never fully returns while the storm rages. Even the forcefield that surrounds the Station goes down and stays down. Electrical devices are similarly impacted, going dead in an instant and refusing to work properly, though some sporadically come back to life. Enoch Waldinger is able to use their phone to get a brief recording of the storm from a cracked window before the device gives up the ghost.

In the midst of this unfolding chaos, the directors make the call that everyone should shutter up their windows, stay put, hunker down on the lowest available floor, and wait this out. This message is passed along to everyone via a telepathic shoutout from Director Mora's assistant. While a few residents are working overnight shifts for Medical or Security and end up stuck in other buildings, this leaves most of the Station's occupants on the first floor of the Residential Building and forced into an unintentional sleepover. Get cozy, everyone! Some arrive dressed in their pajamas and wrapped in blankets, ready to try to get back to sleep, while others show up with candles, snacks, and the intention to start games for a proper sleepover experience. Either way, it's going to be a long night.

AROUND THE STATION

While most residents stay put, not all do.

Those that want to access other buildings to check on things there are directed to Lenz Polzin, who can create a portal to send them where they need to go. Probably. Who knows how this storm might impact anyone's abilities? Shortly after dawn, Director Madgy directly requests that Eden Chen and Annie Song be sent over to the Research Building to check in on the Liminal moles. With the power out, the forcefields that reinforce their cells are down and the last thing he wants is for the creatures to escape or wreck the place.

Those that want to go out in the storm itself will either need to sneak out from an upper floor or walk directly past members of the Security Division that are now stationed by the exterior exits. While Director Riddle hasn't instructed them to stop anyone that wants to leave, she has instructed them to strongly discourage this because of the danger outside and to let her know about anyone that heads out into the storm.

OUT IN THE STORM

Any character that wants to leave the Residential Building, either via teleportation or by heading out in the storm, will need to fill out the form below just to see how that goes. They're taking a risk, after all!

Any character that chooses to leave the Residential Building may or may not be able to get back. This will be clarified in their results. Players should keep this in mind when making the decision to leave.
<b>CHARACTER:</b> The character that intends to leave during the storm. <b>DESTINATION:</b> Where does the character intend to go? Are they heading to the Commercial Center to make sure their business has been properly secured or the Medical Building to check on a friend working the night shift? Do they just want to go outside and risk the storm to satiate their curiosity? <b>METHOD:</b> How does the character intend to get there? Are they being teleported, are they going on foot, or do they have some other method to get around? <b>ANYTHING ELSE?:</b> Anything else!

AFTER THE STORM

The storm finally begins to calm in the early afternoon. The wind quiets, the sky clears, and the inexplicable energy crackling through the air disappears. Heading outside, residents find that the buildings are damaged, but this is mostly limited to the char marks from that wild energy and the occasional broken window. Unfortunately, [Character F] finds that they didn't secure their windows properly; at least one room in their apartment is filled with broken glass and was thoroughly wrecked by the storm. Hopefully it won't be too difficult to get things back in order! Around the grounds, the natural world is similarly scarred and the area is littered with the debris of unsecured objects and damaged flora.

While exploring the grounds, Minty Payne encounters the bizarre bird that had been previously captured in the Riftlands. It briefly imitates them before screeching and starting to get aggressive. They scramble to recapture the bird by bribing it with a snack and leading it into a corner where it can be captured and are able to do so! Fortunately, this was the only Liminal creature to escape and the Liminal moles remain safely in their cages in the Research Building.

» VIBE CHECK: How is your character feeling about the storm? What are they hoping for when they roll up for the Residential Building sleepover? Are they dressed in cute pajamas or looking like a scruffy mess?

» THE HALLWAY: Many of the residents end up camping out in the hallway of the Residential Building's first floor, clustered into small groups to doze, talk, or even play silly sleepover games. Whatever gets them through the storm!

» IN APARTMENTS: It's up to those that have an apartment on the first floor whether or not they want to let others into their homes. Let everyone know your verdict here and open up your room to scenes if your character is willing to take others in!

» AROUND THE STATION: Not everyone chose to stay in the Residential Building. Those that didn't can fill out a form here to see how that went!

» AFTER THE STORM: Once the storm has passed, explore the grounds to inspect the damage or just try to unwind.

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

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Comments

IN APARTMENTS: Zeke n Crysta

[bwnedpronouncedboned]

Oh thank fuck. For once in his life, Zeke made the right decision, trusted the right person, and all he has to do is let her call him a cop and talk about who has the hottest bones.

God he should really figure out how to be normal with people.

"Ahhh, and now I don't need a warrant to search your room." Zeke pops a cigarette in his mouth and heads for the egg chair and window, feeling almost at home in this grungy room. "Shoulda waited until after I told you who's got the hot bones."

IN APARTMENTS: Zeke n Crysta

[beautyfull]

"Wait." Crysta does not wait personally in her duties as an irresponsible hostess and opens the window just a little bit. She doesn't smoke cigarettes, personally, but she doesn't mind the smell or the smoke. She perches near him on her desk chair so that she, too, can feel the weird electricity through her fingertips.

"I reject this?? Cops don't go by like, vampire rules, that'd be so scary. You still have to tell me about the hot bones."

IN APARTMENTS: Zeke n Crysta

[bwnedpronouncedboned]

"Maybe I'm both. You ever see me outside in the daytime?" Zeke shrugs and rests his hand on the windowsill. He can't tell if the storm is making him feel alive or like he's about to phase out of existence. Could be both.

"Okay, okay, experienced interrogator over here." He takes a drag off his cigarette to really draw it out. "You know the hot guy at the bar?"

IN APARTMENTS: Zeke n Crysta

[beautyfull]

It takes all of Crysta's self-conrol to not do a full body startle because of course everything leads back to the hot guy at the bar. And of course anyone Gavin settled in for eternity or whatever has sexy bones. She is not surprised by this even a little. She makes a so-so motion with her hand to signify the nothing of this relationship instead, but takes a long sip of her watermelon white claw to denote continued interest. "Like...I've definitely heard of him. Never really talked to him."

IN APARTMENTS: Zeke n Crysta

[bwnedpronouncedboned]

Of course Crysta's heard of him. If someone's at all attracted to men it's impossible not to give him a once-over the first time they spot him.

"Like a million years ago I went on a Tinder date with him. Started great, we hit it off, head back to his place—" He blows the smoke through the window and watches half of it billow right back in with the wind. Whoops. Sorry Crysta. "Turns out he's, like, a doll freak?"

IN APARTMENTS: Zeke n Crysta

[beautyfull]

Actually this is pertinent information. Crysta goes pretzel-legged in the chair and leans forward, like this is an actual ghost story like they're telling a room or two over. "Wait. Like what kind of dolls." This very much dictates how much of a freak Parson Starling actually is, she thinks.

IN APARTMENTS: Zeke n Crysta

[bwnedpronouncedboned]

Zeke notices Crysta's interest, but he's pretty sure that's just because he's a really good storyteller and this is a really interesting story. "Like, little kid dolls I guess? The ones that stare at you and judge you for the position you just chose even though they should be more innocent than that."