lights out!

[velveteened]

Date & Time: 4/20, all day
Location: the apartments!
Characters: everyone, tag yourselves in!
Summary: as detailed here, the power will be out from early morning to midnight this night.
Warnings: PROBABLY NOT? will update if need be.

[ catch-all log for blackout shenanigans! ]

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[accidentalrebellion]

[the power is off

kanyeshrug]

[barefootbender]

[HEY DUDES I'M BLIND

You are welcome to run into Toph as she walks down the hall in the dark like nothing has happened]

[anklets]

[Lenalee finds there is a significant lack of candles in this place, and curses the dim as she creeps into the hallway— and promptly into something. Short.

A soft yelp, and she backpeddles with impressive speed. Human-shaped, it'd felt human-shaped.]

—Sorry, who's there?

Unit 1108

[wilder]

[Kaneis was sitting on his couch reading when the power suddenly went out. That causes him to be a bit startled but he'll glance around without really moving]

[Finally calling out hesitantly]

Allen...? Did you try to eat something you weren't supposed to?

[A pause and oh, no response? He didn't hear Allen's body thud to the ground dead- so he's gonna assume he's out.]

[Welp.]

in an elevator; open

[debtor]

[AND THEN SUDDENLY

with a violent shudder, the elevator comes to an abrupt halt between floors, at the same moment every light blinks off. Is it supposed to do that.

Allen's pretty sure it isn't, oh my god. He clutches the railing and stares unseeing at the panel where the buttons had been lit up a second ago.]

Wh— what happened!

[HELP...

Who else is stuck in here with him?]

[flamberge]

[Add one redhead to the stuck count. Kratos had been returning to his room to toss in a couple library books before heading out and doing productive stuff.

Then the elevator stops.

Kratos lets out a fairly annoyed sigh. Just how crappy can his luck be? Shame Allen can't see his face because it looks something like 8| this... Wait, that's pretty normal, actually.]

By the looks of it, either the elevator malfunctioned or the power went out.

[whatsupcroc]

( Collette looks up at the equally dark ceiling and groans. )

My friend, we just experienced some major technical difficulties.

( She taps her fingers on her arm rest, then laughs. )

Geez, they could have had a back-up generator like any normal place would!

[imperfect]

Oh, this is great!

[Dammit, all Ed wanted was to take a shower and fall asleep in a bed now that he's finally back in a place he can find those things! Was that so wrong?!]

Useless piece of...

[Frustrated, he thumps the back of his fist against where he remembers the panel to be. Of course, in the dark, there's no guarantee that the panel is what he'll actually hit.]

[motioned]

[There's a gasp, a moment of fear, and she presses her hand to the buttons again, squinting for a second to read them, and then pressing the number of the floor she wanted to get to again as if it'll do anything. Then she sighs, squeezing her eyes shut, a moment of annoyance. She hasn't paid much attention to the boy in the elevator next to her before then, but she does now, speaking after a moment or two.]

I think it's just stuck... Are you alright?

In the halls; Open

[onlyasong]

[When the power went out, it certainly had been a surprise. Surprises of this sort are nice, in Lacie's opinion. Something completely unexpected makes a day more fun! She's putting full use of this surprise and walking around blindly in the dark.

Little to no noise comes from her end. It would ruin the surprise for anyone close by if they heard someone else approaching, after all. Ruining surprises simply isn't nice! The probability of Lacie running into someone? 100%.]

[speakveryclearly]

[The surprise is completely and utterly ruined by a girl who can glow. Her face and bare arms cast a white light all around her, and she sees Lacie coming, turns to face her.]

Are you lost?

[itsmagicallydelicious]

[Kariya's not stumbling around blindly -- not exactly. He is certainly doing the stumbling part, but that's part of his usual repertoire. He's been spending a lot of time in the dark recently; a substantial part of it underground.

So it's no surprise that his night vision has improved, even if only having one eye to view with rather makes up the difference.

As such, he can easily sense the movement in the dark. The hard part is actually moving fast enough to avoid it -- he's considerably less limber than most of the people here, so he can only try to edge off to the side instead of leaving it to a head-on collision.]

... Ah, excuse me.

[Braced as he was, he also manages not to fall over: another far too well-honed skill of his.]

[hallway]

[ringbeast]

Other than the murmur of surprise, there's really no noise for the first few moments of the blackout in the hallway outside Haruto and Nitoh's apartments. Then, from Nitoh's, soounds of stumbling and things falling over can be heard and then the door slamming open.

There's a bumbling banging on the walls as Nitoh finds Haruto's door. At least he hopes it's Haruto's... He bangs on it super hard. "HEY HARUTO! THE POWER'S OUT!!!"

[ringwizard]

Haruto had been in the midst of pouring coffee, so he's perfectly aware, Nitoh, thank you. Carefully, he sets down the coffee pot, and turns toward the door. "I didn't notice, thanks for telling me," he drawls, loudly.

Then, "door's unlocked."

[speakveryclearly]

[An undead girl haunts the halls. Her skin glows white and she's dressed to accentuate this: Her arms and one shoulder bare, hem quite a few inches above her ankles, with flats traded for boots practical in Exsilium's eternal rain.

She's looking for people in need of light, but sometimes she just texts them. You know, something like--]

Would Todays Events Make This A Better Or Worse Checkup Time

[Or:]

I Take Conditions Like These Arent Exactly Good For Our DVD Player

[Or to Painwheel in particular:]

Is There Anything You Need Help With

[masterofpuppets]

[Dirk happens to be silently haunting the halls in the opposite direction, relying on his hand on the wall and his ears to find his way. He sees Kanaya's glow up ahead when he turns a corner and then pulls his hand from the wall as he approaches her, now able to see better.]

So your glowworm talent's pretty useful at times like this.

around, open

[velveteened]

( HAHAH OOPS.

not that oz is admitting to anything at all. he can be found in the hallways, using his tablet as a faint source of light in the absence of any other. )

[motioned]

[And she's been wandering the hall for a few minutes looking for him, trying desperately not to trip (and only barely succeeding). When she sees someone who at least looks like him from behind, she calls out, though it sounds hesitant.]

Oz?

[tyrantrave]

[Power went out.

Welp time to use fire magic as a means to move around, apparently. And possibly get out of here and get something else done. So Sol is on his way out of the building, and you might be able to make out the flame that he's currently ignited on his fingertip as he strides along, the shadows from the flame ... well, they may not be giving him the best impression to passerby, even though honestly by this point he really doesn't give a shit.]

Basement, Open

[gordonowesmeabeer]

Barney wandered through the elaborate, rarely visited basement of the apartment complex trying to find the circuit breakers. Mainly what he found, though, was old, half rotten packing crates and cobwebs. He grumbled something about crabs as he swung his flashlight this way and that and tried to brush things he couldn't quite identify out of his hair.

He's clean shaven on half his face, while the other half still has two days worth of beard. Probably because of the power outage.

around, open! (Will be slow)

[acemedium]

[Okay, power's gone out. Clearly the best way to deal with this is...]

a:
[...Putting a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost, and skulking about the dorms and hallways going "Boo!" Clearly helping.]

b:
[....Start up a blanketfort and light it by candles. Start to expand her blanketfort to the hallways and invite any passerbys to join in.]

c:
[...Stumble around in the darkness with a candle and EXPLORE, treating it like it's some grand adventure]

Closed:
[...Try to find Nick to look for Edgeworth together. It wasn't an earthquake, but didn't he lose it the last time something like this happen...?]

[aceordisgraced]

[gattai with a.

Phoenix's main concerns right now are 1) Edgeworth is afraid the dark and 2) Maya is going to trip on something. He's making his way through the housing building for their rooms when, out of nowhere, he hears something rustle and then a voice yelling from behind him.

His first reaction is to yelp and jump forward because what if it's going to hit him with a fire extinguisher he has experience in this type of thing and whip around to face his attacker when--]

... Maya.

closed;

[aceordisgraced]

[Phoenix Wright has taken this wonderful opportunity to drag some blankets out of his apartment and build a blanket fort for no other reason than the shits and giggles that came with sitting in a cozy corner with blankets and... doing nothing. It's too dark to read a book so he's probably just going to fall asleep here. If Trucy were here, he would've invited her and they would've chatted, but alas. He'll go find Maya later.

But his boredom/melancholy/midlife crisis is interrupted by the sight of a familiar white-haired man with parasite-worm-things! Not that that's how he actually remembers Kariya, but that was the easiest description. He looks... tired, as usual, and Phoenix is pretty sure that the guy has been actively avoiding him. Not that he blames him after the last time they had an unwanted heart-to-heart... but he doesn't like being skirted around, so he does the next smartest thing:

He lies down on his stomach and waits until Kariya is closer before -- knowing there's nothing nearby for the guy to fall onto, grabs for his ankles and holds on tight!]

[itsmagicallydelicious]

[Kariya is a (mostly) functioning adult who lives an adult life and does adult things (mostly), and considering the way Exsilium is most of what goes on here is fairly mature, right? Right.

So he utterly does not expect the pile (of blankets? pillows? stuffed animals?) to have a hand, and he certainly doesn't expect the hand to grab him while he hobbles his way past. There's a small noise of surprise, a moment of decidedly frantic wobbling, and then he ends up sitting on the floor and blinking at--

Okay, so that's Phoenix, and that's a blanket fort, and he hadn't wanted to see Phoenix just yet and...]

... Is that a blanket fort?

lobby, open

[perfectionisms]

[ Doing paperwork by candlelight. It's like a workaholic's dream date except workaholics don't date. There's a small pile of paperwork on the coffee table, next to a lit candle. Franziska's sitting on the floor to get the optimum amount of light so not to ruin her eyes.

She's squinting really hard and is obviously annoyed. Anyone who runs into her, trips on her or talks to her will most likely earn her wrath. There's a 50-50 chance of getting whipped. (Just as long as you're okay with it.) ]

[hostage]

Important case?

[Just who she wanted to see, right? Jesse Pinkman comes creeping out of the darkness, face just barely illuminated by the tip of his lit cigarette. He keeps a good distance, leaning up against the wall, and tilts his head curiously to catch a glimpse of her papers.]

hallways, open

[alphonse]

[Aww, he looks so friendly in the dark! And unfortunately for anyone who might be walking ahead of him, trying to go slowly enough to avoid bumping into people only makes Al's already heavy, rattling footsteps sound more ominous and purposeful. It wouldn't be hard at all for someone to get the impression he's being deliberately creepy.]

[judgmental]

A [Open]:
[This would all be much easier if he could use his power in public, but he can't. He doesn't dare to show his fire when he has various reasons to keep it a secret.

He sees no reason to stay seated in the dark, waiting for the power to come back. Maybe he can get some work done elsewhere. So he moves through the hallway in the dark, headed for the exit. He's walking carefully, but that's no guarantee he won't run into someone...

Afterward, he stands outside, looking up at the building. He would try to help, but he isn't sure where he'd begin. He's a judge, not an electrician.]

B [Closed]:
[It's a slip, a mistake. He's walking through the hallway when he knocks into something, and he lets his frustration get the better of him. His fire comes forth from his eye, blue and bright. It's burns for just a moment, but it's not something he can hide in the darkness. For that moment, he might as well be a blue torch.

He freezes, pulling the fire back, stilling. In that flash of light, he'd clearly seen someone else.]

Hello?

B. \o/ Sorry for the delay haha school is a bitch

[itsmagicallydelicious]

[Yuri's greeting is nearly lost in the momentary flurry of Kariya trying to regain his balance, but there's no way to miss something as bright as flame in this darkness, incomplete as it is.

It makes him stagger back reflexively, one hand rising halfway; his footing is already precarious, so it's a good thing there's a wall there to catch him.

It's over too quickly for him to catch a good glimpse of the face, distracted as he'd been, and he doesn't recognize the voice, either. He would remember a fire magus, he's sure of it.]

... Sorry. It was -- that was an accident.

[Best to establish himself as a non-threat, regardless of how startled he is.]

OPEN . . . She'll easily wind up anywhere in the building. Pick a spot.

[how_fascinating]

[The Asura were once a subterranean race, and even some ten or so generations removed from that, their physiology hasn't taken on that drastic a shift. So even when the lights suddenly go out, Cissa can see just fine and dandy. It's frankly not very disruptive to her. Maybe even not at all.

[But lights aren't supposed to suddenly go out like that, and this fact is what makes it interesting. Clearly, there's some malfunction somewhere, and she should find it and tinker with it.

[... Fix it, she means. Fix. She absolutely does not play with technology. Don't be ridiculous.

[So she gathers up a few tools, and rather than wandering the halls aimlessly like so many others seem to be doing, she'll be getting into vents and crawlspaces and the like. Clearly, this is a problem with the building's internal systems, so she needs to go internal.

[And she's not exactly quiet when going through these places; they're a tight fit sometimes, even for her, and she can easily be heard bumping about inside the walls, and possibly popping out in random apartments as she searches for the source of the problem.

[Surely you're not afraid of this small creature in the darkness, right folks?]

[alwaysruns]

[See, the last time the lights went out in broad style like this for Kara? It was the Cylons shutting down the power during the attacks on the Colonies. The whole damned fleet, wiped out, without any way to defend itself.

Starbuck is already painfully suspicious of this whole situation here and seeing this happen all over again is a flashback to the past she'd just as soon skip out on. But it worries her. And where the hell is Lee? She'll be racing over to his apartment, armed to the teeth, ASAP. Not that she's worried about him or anything. Nope. Not at all.]

[thecag]

[Lee has been sleeping like absolute garbage since his arrival in Exsilium. He's paranoid, too alert, and entirely uncomfortable in a city he doesn't know. Finally though, a few weeks in, he's managed to fall out properly. So, he only ends up aware of the power outage thanks to the sound of the generators and fuses blowing, along with several residents across multiple floors shouting and banging about in the dark.

Once he's roused, Lee is up immediately. He manages to pull on pants but doesn't bother with much else. Well, besides his gun. He grabs the loaded side arm from his nightstand and creeps out into the empty common room of his apartment space. His roommate has been scarce and this not the way he wants to meet her.

Just as he's positioning himself to make his way into the hallway, Kara's made it and is banging on the door. He suspects, and hopes, its Kara but just to be safe, he pulls the door open with his gun pointed squarely at the chest of whoever is waiting on the other side.]