Backdated to June 11th, during the blackout - 6/11

[feastorfamine]

[text]

Everyone's power is out. I got caught outside when it happened. I'm trying to get home...

There's something out there. I can't see it clearly, but I can sort of... it's like you know something's there, but it's fuzzy. And I think I'm hearing things...

I'm worried about my mom. She was at the bar when everything went dark and I can't call her on the phone. I'm trying to get home but I'm worried I'll get lost.

Can anyone help me?

[action]

[Whether anyone came for her or not, Amy knew she had to get home by some means. At this point, she was cursing herself for deciding to run out to the 24 hour mart to pick up something... and for what? Making a cake wasn't worth being a teenaged girl with a broken arm out alone in the middle of a blackout.

Neither were the images that faded in and out of Amy's view. Since that whole business with the car, she'd been seeing things already... not advertising it, but the strange particles were still somewhat bothering her. They paled before the strange shades that faded in and out of her vision though... she couldn't help but feel they were connected to all this...

Just then, however, Amy heard a noise that made her blood run cold. The familiar sound of a revving, angry engine. Amy came to a sudden stop and let out a scream... a loud scream that anyone in the vicinity would most likely hear]

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[saviorsoul]

[ Flying based on sound alone probably isn't the smartest idea Alexi has ever had. But he doesn't have much time to plot things out, as he catches both the scream and the sound that proceeds it. The three wings that he has only just learned how to withdraw burst from his back again, unfurling to their true massive size, as he leaps into the air and works on building height so he can take off after the noise.

It's so dark that he can't make up much aside from Amy's clothing, as he reaches for something to grab, as he's gotten used to since the start of the monster car's attacks. ]

[feastorfamine]

[it happens quickly... Amy hears the beat of wings, followed by something moving through the air... and then, something grabs a hold of her, causing her to scream. She clenches her eyes shut, swinging her good arm at whatever grabbed her]

[saviorsoul]

[ Alexi is mostly looking around for the car, not realizing that something's messing with him. She's probably getting a good hit on him since defending himself is not really that possible, given their position, and he winces at the blow. ]

Hey hey stop! I'm tryin' to help!

I am so sorry

[feastorfamine]

[there's no response from Amy, as frightened as she is. She stops swinging her arm though, one hand digging into her purse (she's long since dropped what other bags weren't slung over her shoulder) as she pulls out...

... yep. That's some mace. Which she is now spraying at Alexi]

[saviorsoul]

[ This is in no possible way his day. At all. Also, they are probably crashing now, thankfully, Alexi had been flying reasonably low, with all the abuse. But adding the mace to the equation has shot his attention completely. There's a loud shout, as they both crash into the ground in a heap of ruffled feathers.

If Amy is lucky, Alexi might have had enough coherence to flip himself onto either his side or his back before they crashed, which means there is a 50-50 chance that she is now not pinned beneath him. ]

[feastorfamine]

[and by the time that happens, she's screaming for dear life and hitting him, trying to get him off of her]

Get away from me...!

[saviorsoul]

[ Alexi is probably also feeling woozy as hell by now, in addition to general disorientation from the crash. Not to mention a bit sore. He attempts to roll away from her, wincing. ]

Can you please stop screamin'?

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[buildyourworld]

Where are you?

[ While he doesn't have a ride now, he can borrow one of his colleague's car to go get Amy. His arrival might be slightly delayed as it will probably take him a moment to get used to his suddenly perfect eyesight that shot through a familiar bout of echo sensation right after the blackout hits them. Ignoring the decidedly lack of need for glasses until later, he's heading to said colleague while waiting for Amy's reply. ]

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[feastorfamine]

The business district. I'm at least two blocks away from the grocer... headed... west, I think?

[buildyourworld]

Stay where you are, I'm on the way.

Have you contacted Neil?

[feastorfamine]

I haven't been able to get a hold of him, no...

[buildyourworld]

[ Damn, where the hell is Neil at times like this?! ]

Don't worry about it, I'll try to contact him. Just stay where you are and keep safe.

[feastorfamine]

I will Eugen. You're the best!

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[brotimaeus]

If you're lost already I'm thinking it's better if you don't go too far.
That's horror movie 101.
You know where you are right now?

text;

[feastorfamine]

The business district. Two blocks away from the grocer. Um. Dammit, I forgot its name...

text;

[brotimaeus]

I think I know the area. You got anyone coming for you?

Re: text;

[feastorfamine]

A friend of mine named Eugen, but I don't know if he'll find me...

text;

[brotimaeus]

No one else around? Not that I'm thinking you should be approaching strangers in this situation.
I'll keep talking to you until your friend gets there, if that's alright with you.
My name's Richard.

text;

[feastorfamine]

I'm Amy. Amy Dylandy.

Thank you... you don't have to do this

action;

[hotshots]

[ At some point or another, there's a man in a truck driving very slowly down the streets of Locke City. A man with a bouncing round robot in the passenger seat who forgot his phone.

Either way, he'd discovered Amy wasn't home. Which meant his job for the evening wasn't done - so, he and Haro had been out searching. As Neil enters another blackout zone, he slows down even further, taking note that the last one he searched through had caused... odd effects. Not wanting them to repeat while he's driving he goes ever more cautiously. ]

action;

[feastorfamine]

[Amy is alone now, curled up against a wall. She's trying to block out all the noise, all the sights... and a particular memory of something that had struck her. Something that represented a lost opportunity, and something destroyed before she knew it's significance.

Neil would likely be able to catch sight of her with his headlights]

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[hotshots]

Shit.

[ He parks - in the middle of the street, no less. Sorry, everyone. Then he's out of the truck and making his way over to her, worry swelling within him. Trying to ignore any pulls of strangeness that comes from this blackout; he needs to get his little sister out as soon as possible. ]

Amy! Kid, are you okay?!

action;

[feastorfamine]

[Amy looked up, her face stained with tears. For a moment, she looks at Neil as if she doesn't recognize him, seeing him through eyes blurred. Then, it clears, and she wonders if he's even real...]

Neil... Neil is that you...?

action;

[hotshots]

Sure is, kid.

[ Once he reaches her, he kneels down and reaches out to take hold of her good arm. Seeing her like this, out here, honestly scares the shit out of him but he keeps his expression passive. ]

C'mon. Up we go, you can ride shotgun with the basketball. Mom's worried sick. Came by the bar, you weren't there... With this weird crap going on out here, I sure as hell wasn't going to leave you to the wolves.

Re: action;

[feastorfamine]

[Amy allows him to help him to her feet, but by the time she's standing, she's looking at him as if in a daze... or with uncertainty]

...

Are... are you real...?