RE-TILT [Backdated]

[wrmods]

[As people panicked or smashed through their doors, or used alchemy on them, or otherwise wrecked up Garden and fled into the lobby or the halls, a few things have quickly become clear, either shouted or spread by word of mouth:]

[Garden is precariously balanced on the edge of a canyon wall -- a canyon wall that was certainly not there last night. Garden didn't move all through the night, either, so how this happened is anybody's guess...]

[Speaking of precariously balanced, we DO mean precariously. The tilting has been perceptible, but glacial, and in fact it has slowed noticeably since Rainbow Dash started pushing against the bottom of the suspected edge of Garden. On the other hand, some people removed a car and a few people from the over-land side, which has made the balance slightly worse, and so the pony is losing ground again.]

[People remain scattered in small groups within the Garden, and the power remains completely out. This is not terribly surprising; the internal generators are not particularly hardened, since normally any damage that reached them would have to go through the entire surrounding structure to get to them. Dorm rooms are beginning to light up as sunlight trickles through their windows, but the lobby and many other areas still have no light.]

[No sign of Commander Zabala or Headmaster Cid. Rumors are swirling from some of the cadets that this is another of Zabala's crazy tests.]

[What's the plan?]

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[eggplantallergy]

[Having ran all about Garden to warn others, Gakupo then opts to find an exit that does not lead to the canyon bottom from above. He searches everywhere while rescuing a few people who got stuck under some debris. He manages to even search the parking lot to make sure no one was there, and sees a very large hole in the wall. It looks to well cut to be from natural damage. What the...

But it's an opening, and when he looks closer, there's not a lot of ground to jump on. It's risky, yet if people went one by one, it may be alright...

He opts to let others know, really feeling the weariness from running around catch up to him. Whomever he finds first, he'll emphatically tell them:]

I found an exit! We need to start evacuations!

[windbreak]

[The bleary-eyed cadet Gakupo has run into isn't awake enough to really appreciate the situation right off the bat, and it shows. For one thing, his t-shirt is on backwards. For another, he was clutching a small (empty) wastepaper basket as he made his unsteady way toward the lobby, and even after being stopped it hasn't yet occurred to him to let go.]

Huh? Whoa, slow down - you found...? Then this isn't a drill?

[eggplantallergy]

[Gakupo resists the urge to roll his eyes at the question.]

No, it is absolutely not a drill [He then points to the wastepaper basket.] Why do you have that? [He doesn't notice/care if the shirt is backwards.]

[windbreak]

[Yosuke looks nervous, having managed to pick up on Gakupo's impatience a lot earlier than the thread of the actual conversation.] But wasn't everyone saying...?

[Wait, why does he have what? ...Ah, right. That. After glancing down, he comes a little closer to his senses and drops the wastepaper basket like it just scorched his fingertips. It clangs to the floor, where it quickly rolls away.] Oh, um, I don't have it! I don't have anything. Though, h-hey, if you're serious... what is going on? [His eyes widen.] No way - did we get attacked!?

[eggplantallergy]

[Gakupo would have more patience, but...not right now.] Hmm? Saying what?

[He watches the container clatter to the floor and roll away, bringing his attention to the other, wondering if he was playing with a full deck.]

That isn't certain, but what we do know is that we're falling into a canyon, so it's best to evacuate to a safer area. [He holds up a finger right after his sentence.] Don't. Panic. Just get yourself and anyone else you see along your way to the garage and get through the hole there. Carefully!

[windbreak]

[For Yosuke, not panicking is easier said than done - especially when he doesn't remember seeing any canyons the last time he stepped outside. He surreptitiously reaches up to make sure his translator is still around his neck.] A... hole? Is that really any safer than in here?

[eggplantallergy]

It's a hole in the wall, not the ground. [Even if there was just enough space to jump onto the ground over there, but details.] If you want to stay in here and possibly fall in with the Garden, then I'll have to knock you out and carry you to safety.

[He's quite serious about that.]

Do you want me to show you the way?

[espio]

[So there's one person telling everyone to leave the Garden, and another trying to get them to stay put. This is going to go so well.

After his discussion with Rainbow Dash, Espio's headed into the main Garden, instructing everyone he meets to gather in one place. He honestly doesn't expect people are going to listen to him, because it's not like anyone ever really does, but he has to try.]

We're gathering in the far end of the Dormitory corridor. We need to put all our weight at that end of Garden, so go! Tell anyone you meet. From there, we can coordinate.

[fierybluebird]

Any idea why the engines are off?

[Marco is running the other way, going to go help Rainbow Dash. He can only carry about 350 pounds... so he is REALLY Not sure how she is doing that, but at least if he can't help, he can drag her to safety.]

[espio]

Hey! Don't ask me questions and then run off! Get back here!!

[fierybluebird]

[Skids. Jogs backwards. Glares.] Be fast. I don't know how many others we have who can fly to help Rainbow Dash.

[espio]

[Fast, you say? Well, have some high-speed word vomit.]

Probably the time compression that stuck us on the edge of a cliff, the impact would have damaged it more so the power's still offline until we get people to fix it.

And we need to get everyone to the far end of the dormitory corridor to counterbalance the Garden, take the pressure off Dash, keep everyone safe, and coordinate a team to fix the generators - but people are running around like headless chickens and-or jumping ship, spreading out or removing the weight we need to keep it stable. You got that?

1/3

[fierybluebird]

Got it. Check with Mikuru if you can find her to see if she can add more, have Ace round people up, don't let him burn anything if he loses his temper, tell Thatch I'm giving him an order to drive more weight to counterbalance, and I'll buy him another -- uh... car? Aye, car -- if we fall, because then we'll have to rebuild everything.

Good luck de-evacuating.

AND GET THE DAMN ENGINES BACK AND RUNNING!

2/3

[fierybluebird]

[Marco outtie, in phoenix form of course so that his weight won't sway anything and for speed--]

[Hold that thought.]

3/3

[fierybluebird]

[Quick hybrid switch back--]

And send my wife to help me out, I need her strength if she can teleport out there, eh? And if not, see if she knows a way to hack into the engines or whatever. Fucking technology... I'm too old for this shit.

[OKAY. NOW MARCO OUTTIE.]

[espio]

[Ask... Grell to... huh?

Shouts after him:]

Grell is not an engineer!!

[mera_mera_ace]

[Is running with Marco, but unlike the blond, he can't help Rainbow Dash so he's gonna stop and see what Espio thinks he should do. Honestly he's not used to taking orders like this..but he's still new and he wants to help. So he'll suck it up and deal with it like a big boy.]

Espio, how can I help the most?

[espio]

Just get the word out. A gathering in the far end of the dormitory corridor. Tell them to keep calm, and to stay inside the Garden. We're tilting towards the front gate, so that's the best spot to try and balance it out.

If we remove too much weight, it'll fall no matter how hard Dash and Marco try. If that happens, anyone still inside will fall with it - we can't let that happen.

[mera_mera_ace]

Agreed. Consider it done. [Turns and runs back in the other direction trying to gather people as he goes]

[om_nom_namur]

[One of those people Ace will likely run into is Namur. After getting themselves back aboard the sinking ship as it were, he somehow got separated from Thatch and Grell. His current plan? Find some rope to drag Garden back.

... It's not a very good plan, and he knows it.

That's why, when he tastes Ace in the halls, he perks up noticeably, and heads straight for his brother.]

Hey, bro! What's the plan?

[mera_mera_ace]

Namur! Perfect. We need to counter balance Garden to help out Rainbow Dash and Marco while Espio and the other engineers/pilots try to get the power back on. Gather everyone in the far end of the dorms!

[thatched]

[he doesn't know what the hell he's doing, but now that the car is safe he's running, looking for Marco and forcing open doors to check to see if anyone's inside. His heart is still beating like a train wreck but that doesn't matter now. Occasionally he'll call out one of their names: Marco! Ace! Toby! Espio! Princess! But for the most part he's trying to figure out what the hell to do]

[om_nom_namur]

Hey, Thatch! [Namur waves, a small cluster of students surging forward ahead of him.] Send everyone t' the end a the dorm halls! Got t' put all the weight on one side t' keep from tippin' in!

[thatched]

[tipping...in? For a moment he can only stare at Namur as the kids run around him. He can't do that. He can't have everything be destroyed like that. He's not going back into that darkness again. He has to get out of here. They have to get out of here. Screw the Garden and everything else. They can't save something this big from tipping in!

He realizes he's shaking his head and has been and stops himself]

Can't. Not going to be enough...

[om_nom_namur]

[He heads up to the next door, knocks loudly, then pries it open, but no one's inside. The next door has a couple of boys, yawning in their pj's. Namur yells at them to wake up and get their asses moving, and it's enough to spur them into action.]

Maybe there's some heavy shit we could move? Like when we got t' roll cannons 'round t' keep the boat balanced.