Shake it like a Polaroid picture!

[paradisamods]

[It happens very suddenly.

The ground begins to quake, building up into a rather forceful tremor. You can hear the ground moving beneath you, as if something has disturbed it and it is now expressing its anger as it rocks absolutely everything.

Depending on where one might be, the obvious answer is to find somewhere safe to ride it out and encourage others to do the same. There really isn't much else that one can do.

As its happening, it feels as if it won't stop. In reality, it only lasts just over a minute, but it is perhaps the longest minute ever.

The quaking begins to slow to a stop, and soon the ground is calm once again. The earthquake has passed, but it has certainly left its mark on Paradisa.]


[IN THE CASTLE | CITY ROYAL | OUTLYING AREAS | SECRET TUNNEL | INSOLITUS | TOWN GALLERY | THE STABLES | CASTLE GARDENS]

(OOC: Players, feel free to add your own sections for other locations! Residents in the city can also add their own sections as well. We'll do our best to add them to the list of sections!)

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IN THE CASTLE

[paradisamods]

[The castle has seen better days. Decorations have since fallen from their places, and small cracks can be seen along the ceiling in various places. Better watch out for broken glass or other odds and ends on the floors. Still, despite the magnitude of the earthquake, the castle itself stands tall and unmoved. The residents might be a bit shaken. Better check and see what the damage is and make sure everyone's okay.]

[thehangedrose]

...!!!!

[If you're in one of the hallways, you might notice what seems to be a large dark blue lump huddled in a corner, with a purple mop on top of it that's shaking and...]

[Oh, wait. That's Garry.]

[He seems to be quite shaken by the earthquake, breathing heavily as he stares at his surroundings in confusion, though what's probably the most odd is that bright blue rose he's holding in his hands in a protective manner, as if it's his own flesh and blood.]

That...that was...!!!

[He can't even finish, he's so frazzled by what happened.]

Re: IN THE CASTLE

[cyan_maid]

[Jane was planning on taking a stroll of the grounds, her journal tucked under her arm, and then things started to shake.

A lot.

Well thank goodness for the Washington state school system! Jane doesn't panic (much) and makes for one of the tables. As the castle stills, she peeks out, wide-eyed and breathing hard.]

Goodness gracious! I haven't felt one like that in quite a while!

Is everyone alright?

[songsandstories]

[She had been in the lobby, Lady beside her, when the ground started to move. It doesn't seem to be wise to stay in one place. She calls her direwolf, running toward an entranceway. With a hand on the stone, Sansa tries to steady herself. Her first thought is of her siblings, of her mother.

She needs to check on them first and foremost.]

[whichwayyoulean]

[And the people of Paradisa get the rare sight of a Once-ler out of his natural habitat of his room. He's not rushing to help friends, however, because...come on.

No, instead, he's headed right outside to the garden to check on a tiny little tree sprout. He'll just be moving debris from around it SUPER CAREFULLY, ignoring the unsless-es that appear around him as he does so. He lets out a shaky breath when he realises the Truffula is okay]

I knew we should have put it somewhere safer. [Stupid future self, saying to put it in a public space. Screw you, future self, look what you did]

[spongetastic]

[Peter is going to be hunting around making sure no one is hurt. And if they are, he is taking them to the safest area he can to treat them]

[protosshaze]

[oh wow that was certainly a thing. Once it's over she glances around]

Are you feeling okay, Cair Paradisa?

Chimera HQ

[lord_wizard]

[Well that was certainly thing. The books are everywhere and the chandelier in the Chimera lobby is absolutely smashed to pieces on the mosaic floor.

Felix, however, is in the hallway right outside of the door and looking very much like he's trying to stave off a panic attack]

S-saints and powers...

In the Library

[lightbranded]

[Will might be a wise and immortal Old One, when it came to such a thing as an earthquake he was no more prepared than any other kid. He had been in the library, and received quite a few bruises when he had been buried by shelves worth of falling books.

Slowly, he shoves the books to the side as the shaking stops and climbs back to his feet.]

Is everyone okay?

CLINIC

[save_the_souls]

[Allen was getting ready to leave his shift for the day when the quake happened. He stumbled and fell, but managed to roll out of the way of anything collapsing- only getting some cuts here and there what it's not Allen unless he's bleeding]

[Once he recovers, he stands up and looks around]

Is everyone all right?!

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Bunnymund's burrow is, of course, a ruined mess. Underground homes and earthquakes don't mix well. But he doesn't care about that right now. He can build a new burrow.

He's a Guardian and he has a solemn duty, and by god he will do it. So he's racing around, looking for kids]

[[ooc: As always only those who believe in him can see him yadda yadda]]

[deductiongeek]

[Conan had been thrown to the ground, of course. And slightly battered by falling objects in his room. But he had been more than familiar enough with earthquake safety to make it under a table in time to avoid the worst of it. Almost as soon as the shaking ends he is rolling out from under the table. He hastily stuffs some first aid supplies into a backpack and grabs his skateboard and gadgets. Then he is running out into the castle, fully intending to do everything he could do to help.

With an earthquake like that, he was sure someone was injured.]

[sinsoftheblaze]

[the minute Dextera had felt the ground move under his feet the mute dropped to the ground. he has had one too many experiences with the ground shaking suddenly following up with being hurt badly so being on the ground - if the floor doesn't break that is - was safer.

once the quake was over, he stood back up again. there was pain in his hands, broken glass shards biting into his skin, but Dextera ignored it in favor of going to find people and making sure they were okay. his regeneration could take care of the pain, the mute was more worried about those still in the castle...]

[antitanktyke]

[ It's debatable if having just walked inside was a good or bad decision on Colonnello's part. Probably bad considering he had to rapidly jump from one fallen piece of furniture to another as it all started to collapse down.

At the moment he's standing on top of an overturned couch looking around himself as he tries to figure out what caused that. It's sad that in this castle the first thought it's just a normal natural disaster. ]

LOBBY

[not_nikkiheat]

[Kate was returning from a walk and headed back to her room when the shaking started. She knows intellectually what's happening, but having never actually experienced an earthquake firsthand, she's trying really hard not to freak out. She ducks under a table and waits it out, then crawls out to make sure everyone's okay.]

Everyone alright here?

6th Floor

[ensorceler]

[ Anne is panicking. Of course she doesn't know what to do, it's utter chaos. Even for just a minute, it seems to last forever. But her first thought is Elizabeth, who is on the same floor, so instead of hiding she tries to stumble out into the hallway.

Unfortunately she can't even keep her balance enough to make it down the hall, and she ends up knocking against a table with a vase and falling to the floor in her attempt, taking the vase of flowers with her in a crash.

Well it's over, but she's out for the count from smacking her head right and proper. Help? ]

Re: IN THE CASTLE

[wantsiceland]

[peeking her head out of her second-floor room]

Yo. Did we just have a...

[she trails off and just gestures vaguely with her hands]

[littlesoul]

[River is screaming.

The world shakes, things fall and River screams.

She wasn't expecting this, wasn't expecting the floor to drop out from under her, wasn't expecting the world to tremble beneath her feet. She can feel the surge of emotion flare up around the castle, confusion, uncertainty and fear mixing together to make her feel sick to her stomach.

She drops to the floor, curling up in a ball and pressing herself up against door frame. Her eyes are squeezed shut and she's waiting for the rest of the world to fall apart around her.]

CITY ROYALE

[paradisamods]

[The town has suffered the worst, and many of the townspeople are beside themself with shock and confusion. Many of their oldest establishments have fallen, and the rest of their buildings seem to be barely holding up.

There's a long, thick crack in the ground just outside the town, and smaller cracks are sprinkled on the roads. Some roads are blocked completely due to fallen debris.

The townspeople definitely look like they could use some help picking up the pieces and accounting for their loved ones.]

[wilder]

[Zelos had been heading through the town, back to his home when the earthquake struck. He managed to avoid getting injured himself, even if he was shaken up and had a brand new headache from the noise level. ]

Whoa-

[But once it's over, he'll be moving to check on people near him since he's not a TOTAL douchebag. So maybe it's you he's helping, maybe it's a townsperson and you're just walking by- who knows]

Hey- you okay?

OUTLYING AREAS

[paradisamods]

[Many of the areas away from the castle have suffered the damages as well. Many structures have also fallen, from small farmhouses to once villainous mansions. What is the extent of the damage? How are the outposts faring?]

[samson]

[Brock's cabin is a shambles.

Of course.

He doesn't spend that much time lamenting, though, and is instead heading down to the city to help out there. He's going through the woods instead of taking the main road, though, just in case somebody was out here for a walk or something and got into some trouble.]

SECRET TUNNEL

[paradisamods]

[Well this definitely wasn't here before. Not far from the castle, a large tunnel has opened up. It's definitely wide enough for many to pass through, and you might even be able to bring something larger through it. It's almost impossible to see deep inside of it, the tunnel void of any light. Where exactly does this tunnel lead to?]

[wolfchild]

[ Ooh. Never let it be said Arya is not a true adventurer at heart. After lighting a makeshift torch, Arya jumps in. ]

Come on, girl. Let's see where this goes!

[ Nymeria whines, pacing at the entrance. ]

Come on!

[ let it never be said Nymeria abandoned Arya to her crazy. She huffs then follows. ]

INSOLITUS

[paradisamods]

[The maze inside the castle has quite literally been shaken. Paths that once led in one direction now lead in another entirely. Small markers now line a few distinct pathways, almost as if directing the venturer toward a particular place. It's worth a look.]

[waterproofed]

[naturally Percy would think to go here after the earthquake. Having been in a maze that changes itself all the time, he's curious to see how Insolitus looks now. He uncaps Riptide to give himself some light as he investigates]

Town Gallery

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Nora had been in the back room trying to sort out how the HELL she's going to run this thing when the quake hit.]

Shitshitshitshitshit

[Remembering all those stupid safety classes they did in school she lunges for the doorway. She could hear the art falling off the walls, the glass windows shattering and other sounds of the building breaking apart around her. She trips over a chair, falling and skidding across the floor. There's a loud CRACK and pieces of the ceiling break apart and shower down over her.

When the earthquake ends, Nora tries to pull herself out of the debris only to find her leg trapped under... hell she doesn't even know what that is, only that it doesn't belong in the middle of the fucking floor.

She looks around, trying to get her bearings in the pretty well demolished room. The door's been blocked by a bookcase and parts of the ceiling. She tries to listen to see if anyone else had been in the gallery when the quake hit.]

Is anyone out there?!

[... oh Christ she feels like one of those useless chicks in those disaster movies.]

[schrodingersghost]

[As soon as the earthquake had ended Danny had set out to help as many people as he could. He had no real plan in mind. He just kept moving across town going wherever he could hear cries for help. Intangibility, he'd discovered, was really useful for getting underneath rubble and pulling people out. Even if it seriously freaked some people out.

He doesn't even recognize the gallery, but he could hear Nora's voice. And so the ghost boy phases into the rubble again and floats down into the destroyed building.]

Hey! Where are you? Are you okay?

THE STABLES

[peacockherald]

<sub>[The horses had been shifted restlessly for awhile now, Vanyel watching them concerned. Even Yfandes had been voicing concerns...

When the shaking starts, Vanyel at first thinks its him. But soon, he realizes that's not so. It's very not so, and Yfandes only helps assure him of this as she dances in her stall. Other horses scream in terror as the earth, so steady beneath them once, quakes, dust and hay falling about them and the barn shaking, creaking.

Vanyel holds onto a railing near Yfandes' stall, even her quiet calm broken as the earth shakes, screaming with the others. He hears a sharp crack and he ducks, the creak of timber giving. Crash, Yfandes calling to him in his head as dust and hay obscured views.

When it ends and he can see, hay and dust are everywhere, tack fallen to the ground, buckets knocked about... and the doors blocked by fallen ceiling wood, some of the stalls too. Coughing, he hurried to the door, pounding with his firsts.]</sub>

Hello?! Is anyone out there?! Hello!!

<sub>[ He licked his lips, standing back, trying to block out the sounds of panicked animals and went to Yfandes, sitting down against the back of her stall door, trying to focus instead of worry about her nerves.

Breathed, breath, reach out, touch minds, knock, be let in...]</sub>

It is Vanyel. I am trapped in the barn!

_{[ooc: the italics are him talking to you via telepathy if you allow him in/have that ability.]}

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine was just getting her bearings when the call comes through. The mental voice is not particularly familiar, but she quickly replies in kind.]

Are you hurt?

Castle Gardens

[cyan_maid]

[Perhaps you've evacuated the castle, unsure of how safe it is, or perhaps you've wandered up from the devastation in town, or maybe you were even outside already! Even so, you can't ignore the growing group of residents in the gardens.

Nor can you ignore either of the pair rallying them together!]

Everyone! Come this way please! We will be much safer out here if there is another earthquake!

[hard_talker]

You heard the lady, get'cher asses out here!

[Mark has fashioned himself a Dispatch Center out of a wished-up card table, a canvas folding chair with cupholders, his journal, his boombox set to York's emergency band, and .... a small traveling pet cage with an iguana in it.

there's a kids' wagon parked nearby full of bottled water and packaged snack food that they even thought to purloin from the kitchen. this pair is prepared, yo.]