keeping busy [backdated to before the gathering started]

[pauldrons]

Characters: Zack Fair and anyone who encounters him.
Setting: All dormitory floors; take your pick.
Format: bracketspam is preferred, but I'll match you
Summary: Trying to inform people, and keep them from panicking. ...This can only end well, clearly.
Warnings:None I can think of; will edit this if something changes.


[It's fairly clear when the power goes out that something is off. It gets clearer that something is wrong when people start disappearing, one by one, and they're not the people who were brought to this tower. It gets crystal clear that something is terribly wrong when it's impossible to find any food at all in the places where it's supposed to be. That's when Zack's training really kicks in, and he starts to do something. What might that something be?

Writing signs so others can have an idea of what to do and then putting them in easy to see places.

Like above an emergency light near the staircases on every dorm level he can get to. He doesn't block the stairs as he tapes them up, and those who get close enough will be able to read his blocky handwriting. Yes, folks, he hand wrote these babies. ...at least they're legible?]

You probably noticed by now that things aren't so good in the tower. Until we can figure out what happened, there's a few things everyone should do:

Drink lots of water and stay calm. People have survived longer than a month without food, so long as they have water and didn't panic.

Try to avoid fighting any monsters; there's no one in the infirmary to help out if someone gets hurt and blood loss or broken bones won't help anyone in this mess.

Don't go anywhere alone if you can help it. There's a reason the saying goes "safety in numbers". Travelling with a buddy's also a good way to make sure nobody gets lost alone. It's easier to find your way back with a partner.

[There's probably more he could have written on those things, but the idea is to be concise and keep people calm, not freak them out more than they probably already are. Those who find the signs are welcome to tear them down, but come on. Why would you do that? Don't you want people to have an idea of what to do?

Also, those on the Third level of dorms can find him kneeling near a terminal alcove, pawing at the machinery to try and get it to work...or trying to find something near the bottom of it. Those close enough will hear him muttering to himself, as well.]

Come on...where's that access panel...

[Yeah. He's trying to pry it open. Someone stop him before he breaks his hand or worse.]

Comments

[midgarhorizon]

[Have a sad headshake, Zack. He didn't figure on scaring him, heavy bootfalls and all.]

Tch, even if you did get it working, you'd have to get the servers working too if ya wanted to get anywhere.

[Networks and hacking were more Cissnei's suite than his, but still.]

Besides, I tried that couple days after the power went out. Might have seen me wear my hair spikier than usual. Here.

[Despite the lack of materia, the turk raises his arm like he's casting a spell at Zack's head; the green powdery sparkle of Cure appearing.]

[pauldrons]

[To be fair, if Zack had been paying attention to his surroundings, he wouldn't have been spooked. But it's been a long couple of days and he's gotten a little desperate to figure things out, so that generally ends in lumps on his head. Lumps that disappear with the familiar feel of Cure despite Reno apparently having no materia on him, and though Zack is now rather curious about that, he was taught his manners. Which is why he nods his thanks before speaking, glancing down the corridor.]

I didn't think it'd be easy as just getting some power, but...[siiigh] I'm not sure what else I can do.

[midgarhorizon]

Doesn't seem like much ya can do right now.

[Scratching his head, he stares off down the hallway.]

Could always go monster hunting, y'know? I've been doing food runs for those guys that set up camp on 38.

[pauldrons]

[Food runs, huh? He'll have to remember that for later, when he goes on his own supply runs. For now, however, he tilts his head.]

Yeah, but are there actually any monsters to hunt right now? Pretty sure it's still the middle of the day.

[And if it's dark now, he'd hate to have to try and hunt with only the Mako in his system to let him see. He's not fond of relying on the stuff.]

sorry, late tag is late

[midgarhorizon]

There's always monsters around here.

[Reno shrugs. It's the same as back home, only with more monsters up in your living quarters.]

With the power out, they're worse than usual. I'd be careful.