That is mahogany!

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Who: OPEN
What: Some crates fell from the sky
Where: The Park, near the gazebo
When: Evening, day 42
Warnings: Injury, snakes, spiders, gore, violence, strong language, will update as needed
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The ropes tightly binding the metal crates together managed to keep the pyramid formation intact even as it impacted the ground. Each crate was about five feet by five feet and the entire pyramid stood at least two stories high. Some of them are empty, some aren't meant to be opened, but there are a few that contain something special.

If you can cut away the ropes and pry open the lids, you might find a real treasure! Or you might regret giving in to your curiosity. 

Don't forget to share, boys and girls.

Comments

finch ♦ finding cigarettes/art supplies/spiders/etc

[rigging]

[ So Jesse is about ready to gnaw through the ropes with his teeth, here, when he comes across the crates. There are people around, of course, but Jesse's ignoring them because if there is any way he can find cigarettes in here before anybody else, he is going to. He needs them, it's been... a few days. And he knows Galen already is quitting but Jesse needs it or he's going to end up drinking, instead, and that is not an acceptable substitute!

Once he's gotten into the boxes that he's opened with his teeny army knife that he found in the house, he'll find some wonderful surprises.

Are these surprises A) cigarettes, B) art supplies, C) huge venomous soul eating spiders or D) something else? Because really, depending on what it is that's in this crate, he's going to have a different reaction. ]

u no wat

[magnets]

[ Jesse didn't trust this shit one bit. It was so simple, shit nearly quite literally falling out of the sky to potentially help them out? Hell. No. These were people with, like, fucking flesh-eating tigers in their forests and shit. Why would it be so easy and so quick like this? Too good of a hostage with too heightened instincts. ]

[ If his hand slaps down on the crate before Finch can get it open, it's a little out of paranoia, a little out of too many flashes of bad things and boxcutters and lessons gone terribly fucking wrong. ] Hang on- man. Shit just fell outta the fuckin' blue and we're gonna dive on in like it's Christmas.

hhehehehhehe

[rigging]

[ Jesse wrinkles his nose, but Pinkman's got a point. Maybe he shouldn't be so quick to open the damn thing, it's just - well, he wants to see what's inside. God dammit. Jesse peers at Pinkman for a second. ]

You wanna leave it and take the chance that it's food or cigarettes something? 'Cause I can sure as hell guarantee that if we don't get it first, someone else is gonna. [ And he really wants cigarettes. Like, more than food, it's kind of concerning. ] If it blows up, s'gonna blow up, man.

[gloryisbullshit]

[Problem is, Jessebaby, that your Party Poison action figure comes with a real knife for big kids, and he's been out here about twenty minutes longer. Check it: he's seen some empty boxes, some webs (????), more cans jesusfuckingchrist--

[But victory comes to the determined, and that addict's nose should hone right in on the stink of cigarette from around a nearby crate. Bless.]

[rigging]

[ Wow RUDE, Party Poison, these cigarettes are not for you, you didn't even find them. Jesse definitely is ignoring Party as he gets the box open, and lo and behold, cigarettes! They're in this box! Joys of joys!

There are other things in the box but uh, Jesse is not paying attention, and he snatches the box the second he sees it. There are more, but! Those other things? Yeah, maybe he shrieks a little bit and falls back. Is this the best chance to jump him for his cigarettes? Probably! ]

ert splies

[gleans]

[ And no way is Jesse going without backup, aka Galen. He's wary as hell, but if these things have food, he's taking the chance. Funny how they were just talking about this -- they're running out.

Galen looks to Jesse, looks to the box. ]

Ready?

[rigging]

[ Jesse shifts, glancing back at Galen with a little grin. And because he knows it invites trouble and he's feeling particularly like a brat today: ] Yeah, what's the worst thing that could happen?

[ And he'll push the box open. Inside, there are cans, and... holy shit, is that spray paint? Paintbrushes? hOLY SHIT ]

Charlie: Finding food/a new journal and pens/ aaaand something that will go boom.

[charring]

[Charlie's initial reaction is, of course, 'What the shit is this?' But others seem keen on investigating so Charlie's going to, as well. Who knew what she could find. The ropes are easily burned away. At this point, Charlie really doesn't give a fuck who sees. Those boxes need to be investigated.

She will find, in order;

1: Food. All non-perishable but still. It's food. She doesn't care.
2: A new journal and pen. These are important for her so she'll be keeping those.
3: Something that will blow her off the pyramid from about 10 feet up, knock her out and burn her just a bit.

What a lovely day to be stuck inside Kore.]

[ooc: Reactions will vary due to whatever she finds at the time. If your character wants to play hero, let me know!]

[onteamdyson]

[That was-- ... Kenzi doesn't see a lighter, but she sure did see some smoke. She crawls over the boxes, perching just above the one 'Bobbi' was currently working on opening to get a better look.]

Find anything good yet?

[charring]

An empty journal and a pen. [Charlie looks up at Kenzi and grins.] I love journals. And some cans of soup, so far.

[She looks at Kenzi a moment, head tilting slightly.] Wanna see something neat?

HI! Let's find things that go boom?

[thelittlestbub]

[Jubilee's found some food, two bottles of Seven Crown, and some drawing chalk. She really wants to find a sketch pad, but she'll settle for a pencil or three.

She digs through a box, frowning and puts it to the side. Nothing in there at all. She finds a couple cans of beans, and tucks them into the big bag she's hauling around. Alright dragging. It's heavy, okay?

Grumbling, she drags another box out and bumps into someone.]

Logan? Oh. Uh, hi. You're not Logan.

[charring]

[Charlie turns, almost frowning at who bumped into her, only just keeping it back because she doesn't want to start shit in this kind of situation. It also helps that she heard a familiar name. She shakes her head a bit, a small smirk on her face.]

Sorry. Not Logan. I don't think I've seen him yet.

Laura; finding absolutely nothing of value whatsoever

[facilitated]

[ She's still shaking, which is probably why she jumps in feet first at the sign of the dropped boxes. Surely they've got nothing to lose, right? People are dropping down dead of horrific injuries, but whatever, no big deal. She's fine, she can handle it. She just needs to find something worthwhile, prove she's not just a sitting duck for the next gruesome fate. She's not going to be the next dead body, no way.

Not much attention is paid to anyone around her as she starts trying to get into the first box, and honestly Laura doesn't even know what she's looking for. Some food maybe, or a few more than the one singular round in the rifle that she still refuses to use. Finally it's hit her how dangerous this place is, and she might not necessarily be in a rush to go home but she sure as hell isn't going to wait to starve to death or get picked off by unseen forces. So instead, she starts tearing at ropes. ]



[[ooc: so Laura's totally not going to find anything of value save a few cans of food the gross stuff too, corn no spaghetti hoops here buddy, but since I am cruel like that there's going to be nasties involved. Eventually she's gonna stumble across that sweet sweet KO gas so if anyone wants to like. Sop her from falling midway up the pyramid? That'd be cool.]]

[magnets]

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa!

[ It seems all that Jesse's doing is crowd control here. There's not really so much of that to do when he can count the number of people he gives a half a shit about here on, well, one hand so far. Laura's begrudgingly entered that list already, not that it was really a leap for her to have done so, and it's killin' Jesse how quickly everyone's digging into this pile of crap. ]

[ Not that THAT'S much of a leap either. They're desperate, and starving. Jesse's half about to start prying these crates open himself. As it is he's clapping Laura on the shoulder and giving her a bit of a yank back, trying to pause her from what she's doing. ] Calm yourself, Miss Kamikaze, slow the hell down. Ya wanna get blown up?

[ Something's gonna blow up here. He can just hope foranticipate it. ]

[agentx13]

Sharon hears the noise and has her gun drawn and knife out as she heads to the fountain. She sees the pile - and the people - and slows to survey the scene better. Freaking civilians. No logic, no order. Just opening boxes.

Of course, it looks like some of the boxes contain food. These people need food. And they need it before they can risk Stane taking it away.

She raises her voice loudly enough that it can be heard throughout the square. She's had plenty of practice, both as Director and as a field agent trying to be heard over enemy agents. "Anybody need help opening boxes?" She holds up her knife. "I've got a knife."

Stating the obvious, perhaps, but they certainly know she has it now.

"I'd appreciate it if no one took more food than they need. We have to make sure we've got enough for everyone."

[nevermindtherunning]

"Good luck on that." The Doctor comes from just past the pharmacy towards the fountain, watching the chaos take place before him.

"You can't control the hungry and angry." Truth be told, he was a bit hungry himself, but he could adjust his metabolism and last longer than humans. However, even he didn't know how long he could last without something substantial eventually.

He looks at a nearby crate. "Want to crack it open?"

Kenzi and Galen aka Team Awesomesauce

[onteamdyson]

[Relying on pure logic and a metric fuckton of movie knowledge, Kenzi has decided that all the best shit is gonna be at the top. Which means climbing! So much climbing. Climbing with Galen as back up! Climbing--] ... Here is a good place to stop. Lets try this one!

[She pulls the knife out of her boot and quickly gets to work on those ropes.] It's like army-surplus Christmas!

[gleans]

[ Galen, of course, is wary. The last time mysterious boxes happened, he didn't talk for days, and he's not eager to repeat that particular adventure. So he tentatively follows Kenzi up, watching his step, watching the others who have shown up. ]

Careful. We should wait a sec before we look inside. [ In case there's any crazygas. ] Need any help with the rope?

[noblexcompanion]

[ Donna has been wary of the pyramid of boxes that mysteriously appeared. After all, this place is hardly known for being flowers, rainbows and sunshine, and the last time a giant box fell from the sky bad things happened.

But hey, you only live once, right? Might as well make the most of it. And who knows? Maybe she'll find some tins of peas or soup or something. You can never have enough cans of junk, right?

She manages to get one of the boxes open and is relieved to find that it doesn't explode and that nothing evil seems to crawl out of it.

What she does find is a bit surprising though - a Polaroid One Step 600 "Rainbow Stripe" instant camera and some boxes of film. Jackpot!

That's assuming the camera doesn't go kablooey if she tries to use it. ]

Wow...

[investigations]

[Rosa hasn't opened any boxes herself, but she has been watching curiously. She edges closer -- it looks almost like some kind of camera, but of no model she's ever seen.]

What's that you've found?

Locked to Fun Ghoul

[hark_and_hush]

Ruby is wary of the boxes, but after a few people walk away with theirs, she squares her shoulders and walks up to the pile. She'll be careful opening it after the last time they received "gifts", but there could be food or something that could really make life easier here.

She grabs a crate and carries it easily with her strength to a quiet area nearby. Maybe she should get Logan for backup before she opens it.

[tooghoulforschool]

No need to get Logan. No need at all! You got a strapping young man right here to help you out, little lady. Ghoul saunters over, not exactly sure what his intentions are just yet. But he smiles.

"Might wanna be careful with that, huh? Seems like a few of these are kinda dangerous."

[foundacause]

[ Meg has to admit there's something rather satisfying and entertaining about watching humans scurry around and pick at the boxes like vultures. She's hoping there will be more explosions soon, or at least a few cat fights. What? Entertainment is poor here...

Still, she idly ponders swiping a box for herself. It's not as though she needs anything. But hey, demon, sharing isn't exactly in her nature. And awesome stuff means she has stuff to bribe people with later to do things for her.

But for now, she's just watching. ]

[tooghoulforschool]

[Ghoul has a system here. It's not exactly a very respectable system, but it's one that's working out pretty well for him and it's simple.

All you gotta do is casually stroll around the base of the pyramid, watching the action. Soon as someone opens a crate and finds a nasty surprise, they usually bolt. That's the perfect, most definite, opportune moment to swoop in nice and quick and quietly make off with the goods under the bad. If you're lucky, the crate-opener comes back and sees the empty insides of the box and makes a hilariously pained/frustrated expression.

It's a good system. No confrontation necessary. Let him demonstrate...]

[stiling]

[ You know what sucks? Opening a crate and finding a terrible surprise inside. ]

[ You know what sucks even more? Opening a crate and finding an entire swarm of bees inside. ]

[ So, yeah! Okay! Stiles admits it! He ran! Fast and flailing and away from the box in question for a good long time until they dispersed, because he was really, really intent on finding the good stuff in these crates, but he was also really, really a fan of not being killed by bees. That was at the bottom of his to-do list. ]

[ You know what else sucked? Returning to your stash and catching some sleazy tattooed dude in the process of pilfering your hard-earned goods. ] Bro.