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.

Comments

[nevermindtherunning]

Better.

[He comments with a sniff and stuffs his hands in trouser pockets. The heat didn't matter to him, as he registered hot and cold differently from humans.]

So the whole town, aye? This.... doesn't bode well. Something bad is about to happen.

[He wasn't the superstitious type, but after giving what all had happened to him in the recent past, he wasn't sure how to feel about things.

[blackmagus]

I take it you're the glass half empty type of fellow?

[It's a joke, and she shrugs.]

Most likely accurate. There is a fellow having visions of some sort of trouble.

[nevermindtherunning]

Yeah? What did he say?

[He takes a seat next to Fortescue and recalls he had heard some people talking about such a thing. He wondered about that man and what he thought. What was to come?]

So many have been disappearing, I don't know what to think anymore.

[blackmagus]

Something about a kraken attacking. [Given that they have an actual sea monster, it's a little ominous.] I wonder if all of the disappearances have something to do with the power failure? But I suppose we'll never know.

[nevermindtherunning]

[He shakes his head.]

Doubt it. Some disappeared before the power went off.

[And he didn't want to admit he felt he was responsible for a couple of those disappearances.

Pausing to think about what she said he looks seaward, his mouth open slightly.]

Is there something out there?

[blackmagus]

Someone mentioned a sea monster to me once. Well, a few people. [She shrugs her shoulders lightly.] I haven't seen one yet. But I'm sort of grateful for that.

[nevermindtherunning]

Interesting. I haven't noticed anything, though... [He licked his lips and then grinned.]

We're all telling ourselves silly tales that aren't there.

[blackmagus]

Seeing as the dinosaurs and metal bears were real, I didn't see any reason to doubt. [Fortescue considers. That's just how odd things in the Cape are. A sea monster seems likely.] But if we're telling silly tales, at least we'll have the campfire to do it with now. [She smiles wryly. Too bad there aren't any marshmallows.]

[nevermindtherunning]

[A ruffle of his hair, and he takes a seat.]

And say if it's true, do we have anything, anyway to protect ourselves? There's nowhere we can really go, and... I dunno. Let's not panic yet.

[They couldn't run, so what good would it do?]

[blackmagus]

Panicking is never a good idea. [Though it seems to be high on the list of everyone's favorable activities. She smiles at him, though it's a more distant smile than usual due to the topic.] Maybe we can sic the wildlife on it.

[nevermindtherunning]

That would be brilliant!

[Why couldn't think be an option? He'd like this. Too much, perhaps.]

I'll collect the bunnies and you can coax the bears out..

[blackmagus]

[She laughs.]

Oh, I see. Sticking me with the dangerous job.

[nevermindtherunning]

Well, I wouldn't want to take all the fun from you.

[Insert cheeky grin here.]

I'll not harvest the earth worms too quickly, I'll save them for you.

[blackmagus]

[Fortescue gives his shoulder a small, playful nudge with her own.]

You're too kind, Doctor, worrying about my shortage of fun.

[nevermindtherunning]

Yup! It's of utmost concern of mine! We're stuck here in the perfect little town. I don't want to ruin our stay.

[He nods matter-of-factly.]

Besides, we have to make sure what's written on the travel brochures is correct.

[blackmagus]

They gave you brochures? Now I'm jealous. [She grins.] And curious as to how they described the metal bears to seem quaint and charming.

[nevermindtherunning]

'Although it's not recommended to approach or pet them, keenly partake in the observation of our mechanical bears. They are some of the rarest in the universe and so very close to their original forms, the brown bear.'

[Done and done. He should be a travel agent. Oh wait....]

[blackmagus]

[Fortescue snorts, but she's grinning still.]

You're too good at that.

[nevermindtherunning]

[There's a shrug.]

I am a bit clever, I suppose!

[blackmagus]

[A good-natured swat is aimed at his shoulder.]

As if you don't know.