Blackout, blackout!

[kore_npc]

Who: The residents of Cape Kore
Where: The center of town, near the ruined fountain
When: Day 100
What: Stane gathered some supplies for a community fire. Consider this a party-style post reacting to the lack of power and the loss of the communicators.

After the power goes out, Stane spends a few minutes standing stock still in the room, holding his breath and waiting for it to come back, but he doesn't waste too much time lingering in that kind of hopefulness. People are going to need things; they're going to need fire to cook and boil water, and they're going to need to do something about the food that's going to spoil.

It's so important that he helps them. It's so important that he helps them stay alive. Maybe the dream sharing is getting to him, maybe it's made his nightmares... feel real, but...

They're going to survive this. He's determined.

He gathers some wood that can be used for firewood and kindling, and he leaves them in the center of the town; he has no way of announcing that the things are there, really, but he cups his hands around his mouth and shouts a general Go to the fountain! Maybe someone will hear him.

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Stane

[kore_npc]

[ Chat with Stane! If it's not too much trouble, I'd rather keep this to 2-3, maybe 4 threads. If you'd like something with him some other time, let us know! ]

[tryingitall]

[Angels have good hearing. It doesn't take Balthazar long to answer the call. He knows who Stane is, but they haven't spoken yet, so when he lands near the fountain (with an obvious fluttering sound), he waits a moment before approaching. Once he does, he speaks calmly:]

Was there an accident we know of, or is this out of the blue completely?

Re: Stane

[burnburnburn]

[Once Dilandau's managed to pull himself away from the fire, he comes over to the mayor. He nods his greeting]

Have you ever seen this happen before?

[foundacause]

[ Meg is one very unhappy little demo right now. Seriously. When did this streak of bad luck hit? Then again she lives with a Winchester, bad luck is probably inevitable.

Firstly she was tortured, yes tortured by the crazy hunter chick - which her throat still hasn't fully healed from - thanks for that Ellen. The wannabe actress from Sheboygan sends her thanks too.

But now? Now the power has to go and die right in the middle of her shower. Fantastic. Could this day get much worse? Actually, wait. Forget she said that. Things could be much worse.

On hearing Stane's yelling she makes her way to the fountain, hair still dripping and thoroughly miserable. ]

So who forgot to feed the meter?

[hung_garian]

[Gabriel, on the other hand, isn't so much annoyed as amused. Power outages might be a serious worry for humans and even demons, but to an archangel it's barely even an inconvenience. He's mostly here to watch and snicker at everyone who is affected, and only about 2% of his motive is figuring out if his help is needed.

But then, seeing Meg is a little different. On the one hand, she's corrupting his baby brother (which is a point in her favour) and he feels kinda bad about just standing by and chatting to Ellen instead of actually helping her. On the other, she's corrupting his baby brother (which is a point against her) and she's evil. And she looks amusingly pissed off, which is the deciding factor: why apologise or be concerned when he could just poke fun?]

Whoever it was, kudos to them. This is just what the community needed - a chance to sit around the campfire singing kumbayas and toasting marshmallows.

[godsprophet]

[ Chuck hears Meg before he sees her. He'd made his way to the center of town when his roommates did, and because hearing a scream that follows the loss of power is, in now way, a good sign of anything. ]

It would be the scientists, right? I mean, they--

[ And then he catches sight of her. Dripping wet and with a scar on her throat that he's pretty sure wasn't there before. He frowns. He knows she's a demon, and making sure she's okay is the last thing he should do, but, ]

...are you okay?

[purplishgreen]

[She doesn't complain about the primitive technology here. She doesn't. It's petty and beside the point and solves nothing. Still, to lose much of what they already had? That's just unfair.

Arms crossed over her chest, Shiala huddles up to the fire, looking cross.]

[any1youwant]

[Mystique had only just arrived at the little bonfire when she spotted the green skinned alien she'd spoken to the other day. Of course, she couldn't resist moving around the fire to stand next to Shiala.]

Hello, darling.

Is this a usual thing? Do you all make s'mores too?

[blackmagus]

[Once the whole thing goes, there's only so much to check. Fortescue tries. She knows a little about electrical systems, though mostly it's how to sabotage them. The less-sophisticated-than-back-home wiring of the house is fairly easy to figure out, but the power outage? Complete mystery. The house's wiring doesn't seem damaged and there's no smoke that she can smell.

She tries not to let it get to her, insulating the fish with as much ice is left. That's her hard work in there. After that, finally, she hears the sound of yelling and voices. By then, there's a fire. She heads out in that direction to see what's going on, sitting down near it to get warmed up. Fiddling with what she could of the outside of the house, without a jacket, wasn't a wise decision. Mornings are chilly, after all. Jazz sits close by, green eyes watchful, as she tries to absorb everything she hears around her.]

[nevermindtherunning]

[The Doctor is standing still at the fire, letting it warm him, although his core temperature was lower than a human's naturally. Spotting Fortescue, his features soften and he steps over to her.]

Hello, there.

[He wasn't entirely chipper, and a bit curious to see how people reacted to his presence. Undoubtedly, they haven't forgotten what he had done just but a month ago now, but no one seemed interested in attacking him yet. Signs of progress, perhaps?]

[nedofpies]

[ When Ned gravitates towards the communal fire, he spots a few familiar faces. He doesn't know what it is about the lack of electricity that makes him feel jittery and isolated, but he hates it, and the best remedy, as far as he can tell, would be to just talk to someone. So, when he sees Fortescue and Jazz, he comes over to greet them. Something about the way Fortescue is standing, arms tucked around herself, makes him offer: ]

Do you, uh, want my coat?

[ He starts slipping it off his shoulders before she even starts to reply, just in case, to demonstrate his willingness, that it's not an empty gesture. Ned is just that sort of person: he really would give an almost-stranger the coat off his back, if he thought it would help ]

[any1youwant]

[The flickering light catches Mystique's eye, though not knowing what it is, she skulks around in the shadows for a bit and observes those at the fire for nearly an hour before slipping out of the shadows to join them. She's in her assumed disguise of a young woman of possible Hispanic heritage, her main goal is to get some food.]

hey, let's commence even MORE confusion

[violenthearted]

[ Much of this seems like a waste to Erik, but he'd rather look after his own than attempt to instruct the group at large. Raven isn't, as far as he knows - yet - one of them, but the fact that she's got the same name as Charles' sister, brimming with potential like a tiger's leashed energy--he's intrigued, if only sentimentally. Sentiment still creeps in sometimes, as much effort as he's made to kill it. ]

Raven, wasn't it?

[ He knows damn well that it was. ]

[bluesrat]

If Balthazar hadn't dragged him indoors, Rat wouldn't have even noticed the power shortage. He is, in so many ways, used to doing without. While he may or may not have heard the call, the sight of a communal fire draws him out of sheer habit. Usually they're in trash cans and the people around them are more like himself, but it's the spirit of the thing. He's got his guitar, and all this just looks almost festive to him.

Rat sits on the edge of the fountain and tunes up, idly strumming the strings and people watching.

[blackmagus]

Not particularly surprised to see Rat here with his guitar — he fits right in, certainly — Fortescue gets up to sit next to him, once her need for information has been satiated as much as it can be. There's only so much to learn, at the moment. She's smiling as she settles down.

"Good to see you out and about."

[noblexcompanion]

[ Donna doesn't know if to be relieved she's not the only one without power or terrified. She can't shake the ominous feeling looming over her and it's not just because she can't make cups of tea for everyone unless she boils water over a fire.

Don't suppose there's a magic stock of torches lying about somewhere? [ She frowns. ] Or a back-up generator for the fridges and freezers? I mean they'll keep cold awhile as long as people don't keep opening the doors. But I can't see an electrician popping by any time soon.

[ofwolfandman]

[ Raum hasn't even got any idea that the powers gone out until he hears mention of it. He's been out and about and he's only even human right now because he noticed people starting to gather. As such, he's a little bit bright eyed and wild but smiling, friendly and a bit amused. ]

No one thought of preserving instead of refrigerating?

[hung_garian]

Magic stack of torches? Well, sure. It's right over there, by the giant beanstalk and the start of the yellow brick road.

[Okay, so he could be more helpful, he really could, but... nah, he'd rather stand here and mock the people who actually have cause to worry. Way more fun.]

[monticora]

[ Alec went on high alert the minute the power went out. He thought for a minute whoever had taken his roommates and him prior had returned to finish out the job. He tensed up in the kitchen and held his breath as he tried to pinpoint any foreign noises in the house. Even with his advanced hearing he got nothing. This lead him to believe that this was a isolated incident. Not connected to what happened to him and his roommates before. Not comforting considering how this town was run, but least he didn't have to wait around to be kidnapped.

He finally ventured outside of his house and that's when he heard Stane. Farther away than a human could hear, but Alec wasn't human. So he made his way to the fountain. Having feline DNA was coming in handy considering how dark everything was. It didn't take him long to reach the fountain and survey the situation. He probably should have stayed in his home, but if people were coming to his home he'd rather not be in it if they arrived. ]

[venatical]

[ Well, there's a familiar face. Dean's been on the lookout for him as casually as possible, but really, the people who've worn his face in the past never really did him any favors, so he's been interested in making sure this Alec guy checks out. There hasn't been much to check out, though.

...wait, not like that.

He wanders over to him and gives him a nod of greeting. ]

Haven't seen you around lately.

[greatatboats]

[ It's not difficult for Clint to make his way down to the fountain. Not because he heard Stane, but mostly because it was familiar ground. It's the place they all start when they arrive in Cape Kore. Why wouldn't it be the logical place to go after having the power cut. He didn't even bother to check his communicator, but something tells him that it's not gonna play ball. Why waste valuable time messing around with a now useless device?

The group doesn't really interest Clint too much. He'll mingle though because isn't there safety in numbers? That's still a thing? He's feeling oddly outnumbered though with the people from his world going AWOL. Steve, Natasha (though technically not his), Tony and Bruce. He's the last man standing and it's freaking him out. This situation isn't doing much to help. Plus he's still really pissed at Kenzi going missing. ] Guess a really gnarly game of hide and seek is out of the question? [ He feels awkward. Stupid stuff comes out of his mouth when he feels awkward. ]

[godsprophet]

...With dinosaurs in the forest?

[ Yeah, he'd rather not take those chances, thanks. ]

[burnburnburn]

[Dilandau had come out armed and ready for trouble, but the the campfire had already started burning by the time he came to the centre and he immediately gravitated towards the one constant familiar between this world and his.

Currently he's squatting as near to the flames as he can stand, watching them with wide, fascinated eyes, his hand lax around his sword hilt.]

[hung_garian]

[On the one hand, it's certainly an interesting change to see Dilandau so fascinated by something. On the other, given what he'd done to the forest, it's probably not a good thing. On the third hand, he seems to be enjoying himself, in his own odd way... and Gabriel can't have that.]

Having a vision? Or just thinking really, really hard about smores?

[buckleupforsafety]

[There's little enough to do in his house when the lights are on; a lack of power sends 24 wandering. He eventually notices some flickering light in the distance and finds his way to the fire.

His commentary is directed at no one in particular. He just likes to comment on things.]

So what happened? Did the scientists forget to pay the electric bill?

Is our consolation prize supposed to be campfire songs?

[hung_garian]

[Guess who else likes to comment on things?]

Maybe they decided to play an extremely realistic game of Murder In The Dark.

[zen_navigator]

[After a while of sitting about in the dark, Dirk pulls on his coat wanders outside until he sees the fire. The group looks less that proactive or organized, so he's guessing that nobody here knows what's going on either.]

[More to himself than anyone else, he says] I take it that this hasn't happened before.

[venatical]

Not as far as I know. [ Dean glances over at Dirk, and he has a bottle of Ellen's moonshine in his hand. He's sort of smiling. ]

Hope you're hungry. We need to eat up all the food that'll spoil, sorta like bears before hibernation. Maybe we can sleep this one out.

[heavensmostadorable]

[It's not a particular hindrance to Samandriel when the power goes out, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't still leave him concerned. Anywhere other then Cape Kore, he'd be unlikely to care, but considering the circumstances, and the fact that no power could possibly mean something bad for all of them, it leaves him unsettled. That, and a little worried about everyone else, who will no doubt be worse off than he with no electricity.

He's quiet when he joins the group around the fire, and his eyes scan over everyone present just to make sure they're okay. Nobody seems hurt or particularly shaken, as far as he can see, so that at least comes as some relief. He's as curious as everyone else as to what's up, but taking notice of the comments and questions of others, he simply remains silent and stands off to the side. No point in stating what's already been said, after all. Instead, he opts for now to just listen to the quiet chatter and watch the fire, only in part because he's a bit unsure of how to approach a human--or non-human, as the case may be--in order to strike up casual conversation.]

[nedofpies]

[ Ned spots Samandriel standing at a little distance from the rest of the people, and he isn't sure if it's just shyness that's keeping him away, or maybe fear. He remembers when the kid had first shown up: he looked like he'd been through hell. That kind of thing can leave you pretty jumpy, which is why he approaches slowly, and makes sure that Samandriel sees him coming. The last thing he wants is to startle the guy ]

I say if it's still out in an hour or so we eat all the ice cream before it melts.

[ He smiles, even though it's a feeble attempt at a joke: there is no ice cream to be eaten. All the same, the food that people have been storing is going to start going bad soon, and that is a real concern. They can't really afford to waste any of it, at this stage. So he's just... attempting to convert his very real anxieties into humor, and not succeeding ]

[ofwolfandman]

It's not until people start gathering and discussing the situation that Raum even realizes that the power's gone out. Mapping his new surroundings has been much more quickly and easily done as a wolf and he hasn't spent a great deal of time indoors since arriving. He's not a fan of foundations, after all, being a nomad at heart, all wild eyes and wanderlust.

After an initial walk through those gathered, he seats himself on the ground, a bit out of the way, near enough to catch snatches of conversation but not so near as to be entirely involved. He will gladly teach those in need how to live by more "primitive" means. For now, however, the sky is more interesting than the initial confusion and anxiety of losing one's creature comforts and he's already put in his two cents here and there.

[blackmagus]

Once Fortescue's gotten her fill of the general information — and not much is known, but at least she knows everyone's game plan — she heads away from the fire, and notices Raum sitting on the ground not too far away. He's not a familiar face, but she gathers from the lack of urgent questions that he's not exactly new, either. Then again, what does she know. He could simply be relaxed about the whole thing.

"Hello there."