It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

[kore_npc]

Who: Maggie and [OPEN]
Where: The General Store and its immediate vicinity
When: Early afternoon on day 110
What: a delightful earthquake rocks the Cape
Notes: This post is an open catchall for anyone who wants to use it. For Maggie, please tag this thread.

It had been a pleasant morning. The power had surged, blowing out a few minor appliances, before settling back to normal. The sun had been high in the sky and the bird had been chirping. The residents of Kore couldn't ask for a nicer day, at least not if they're being realistic.

That's why it's likely a surprise when the entire town begins to shake without warning. Things fly from shelves and animals scatter as the town is overtaken by a massive earthquake.

The worst of the shaking is centered around the General Store where poor little Maggie is looking for a box of crackers. The shaking is so violent that the building itself crumbles around her and he scream can be heard echoing in nearby buildings.

Comments

[tryingitall]

He did offer a lift, though! If Dean wanted a piggyback ride, he should have spoken up quicker. Anyway, flight is better than jogging in many, many ways, not the least of which is they arrive without getting sweaty and dusty.

The diner looks fine, indeed. Later on Dean can brag about how it go put back together well enough that it survived an earthquake. For the moment, though, Balthazar is squinting at the store. "I can hear voices. Maggie, someone I don't know, and Raphael."

He glances at Dean. "I know you're not best of friends with him, but if Raphael can't handle any injuries there, no one can. I think we'd better sweep the rest of the town."

[venatical]

Dean's willing to let that one go; one, he doesn't want to meet up with Raphael like, at all, and two it sounds like someone else is there with the two of them. He wouldn't want to leave Maggie alone with Raphael because angels don't have the best bedside manner.

"He'd have to care enough to fix them, but alright, sure," he grumbles. Then he sweeps his gaze over Balthazar and raises an eyebrow.

"Do we have to angel-zap everywhere?"

[tryingitall]

"I don't think you quite get him," he says, but then Balthazar doesn't get Raphael either sometimes, and now isn't the time to philosophize. He rolls his eyes at Dean's implied complaint.

"I suppose not. I think it might be wise to check the coast. I don't think that was an ordinary quake, but I'd like to be sure the sea isn't about to rise up and flood us in response to the seismic activity."

[venatical]

He doesn't really want to talk about Raphael's finer points either; regardless, Dean's going to be a hard sell on the idea.

"Tsunami watch sounds good to me. Let's go."

[tryingitall]

"By foot, this time?" His eyes glint, but he begins walking at a reasonable speed.

"Although at least a tsunami might kill that damned tentacle beast. I'd be in favor of that."