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dualislogs2019-10-12 12:42 pm
silentnarration) wrote in dualislogs2019-10-12 12:42 pm
[Player Event] It's time to rally behind a cause
WHO: Anyone
WHAT: Avocado Uprising
WHERE: Premium Foods
WHEN: Oct 12
WARNINGS: Chaos
Since the start of this month's NAPs, there have been an increase in advertisements with eye-catching imagery and phrases such as "Get Your Guac On!" and "Life is the Pits, Take One with You.". Baskets of squeaky light-up avocados are there for the taking, each one with the Premium Foods logo on it. A message is sent to your phones when you pass by an ad: "Come join us at our very first Avocado Festival!" with a date and time that's automatically added to your calendar apps (you're welcome).
A) The Festival
On the day itself, the eastern branch of Premium Foods is looking grand and spiffy with balloons and a flashy neon banner boasting 'Avocado Fest' at the entrance. There's even a robot avocado mascot! How grand.
Inside, the various spaces have been taken over by, you guessed it, avocado-themed decorations and booths. The highlights are the various food sampling tables manned by overly-pleasant individuals who smile too much and are a little too pushy. You'll be directed to all the ingredients in the relevant aisles the moment you express any interest. Surely you'll buy ten of each? Various carnival-like game booths are open as well: Avocado Toss, Guacamole Race, Pit your Strength (punching machine), etc.
The most popular attraction is the Avocado Maze, taking up massive amounts of floor space and built in the shape of an avocado. It's confusing, it's huge, the walls are too high, it's a little claustrophobic, and there aren't enough emergency exits or helpful staff should you start to panic. But hey, you have this song on repeat to keep you company.
Items are going on sale! Avid shoppers might notice they just marked up the original price to make it appear like there's a discount. Some items (re: avocados) are even more expensive than normal! Don't fret! If you're feeling faint from the amazing prices, there are roombas wandering about with samples of free drinks on their backs. Taking one will ping you phone with the name of the drink and where to find them. The roombas motor about cleaning up messes, especially the ones they make when their drinks inevitably spill.
B) It Begins
The atmosphere begins to change around noon. A slow steady sense of ire creeping through the store. Shoppers may find their friendly Premium Foods staff becoming less friendly. Entitled customers are getting yelled at in return. Displays are getting knocked over. Small fights are breaking out. Festivities are grinding to a halt. And it's punctuated by an announcement over the PA system.
"Attention, shoppers. My name is Squall Leonhart. I think I speak for all Premium Foods employees when I say we've had enough. We won't take management's abuse anymore. All workers should stop working immediately. Shoppers can--"
A more excitable voice chimes in. "Yeah! Lock the doors! Close the shutters! We're going into lockdown, baby! We'll riot till they give us better pay!"
"--hey..."
"Seriously! It's fine! Squall's got our back. Have you seen this guy fight? And he says he's a commander or something. We've got this! ANARCHY!"
The announcement cuts off but the damage is done. Enjoy that abrupt chaos as employees start to turn against you...
C) Coup
The rest of the day dwindles into semi-organized chaos. All exits and windows are shuttered or barricaded. Panicked shoppers trying and failing to escape, some employees trying to flee themselves or hide, others rising to the occasion for the cause, others just really wanting to see Premium Foods burn. It seems efforts are being coordinated through employee headsets used for the festival. But Squall's only one man and Premium Foods is huge. Chaos is about to reign.
Food fights are starting everywhere, aisles and festival booths are getting trashed or claimed as territory, shoppers and employees alike have taken up makeshift shelter here and there, children and confused adults are lost around the store, increasingly-creative makeshift weapons are being used (have you ever been threatened by a french loaf?), oblivious and panicked shoppers are trapped in the maze, faction wars are established (meat vs produce, frozen vs fresh), managers and premium shoppers are taken hostage, petty and serious fights are breaking out, small fires need putting out, people are looting what they can, lights are flickering, someone is trying to start a bartering economy using guacamole, water and snacks are becoming currency, some entitled customers are still trying to shop for some reason...
And someone strapped knives to the roombas. They seem to be coming after you.
Watch out for that olive oil slick in aisle 5.
D) Media coverage
Social media is abuzz since the chaos began. There's footage of Squall punching a middle aged man n a suit. A livestream of events within the store is up on DualisTube. People are reporting from inside and outside the store. Memes are afoot.
Official news coverage is surprisingly absent until late afternoon. Should you be lured to the store because your phone notifications are blowing up, there may already be a small police presence outside the store. They seem more intent on keeping people out for now. Negotiations appear to be underway. Iterations will show up late in the afternoon for crowd control. Strangely, no one is forcing entry.
Meanwhile, there are still ways in and out of the store if you look hard enough.
E) Aftermath
The coup continues into the night. Some people have escaped, most are still inside. Things have quiet down due to exhaustion though the mood is still tense with the iterations outside. At 4am, an announcement comes over the PA system, it's Squall again.
"Management has agreed to meet our demands in writing. Stop what you're doing and lay down your weapons. Open all exits. It's over."
Arrests will be made and people rescued. Fines and community service issued to anyone caught with evidence of involvement. It's a hard-earned victory.
((OOC: Go wild. Feel free to come up with your own chaos scenario. I only request that you ping me OOC if explosives are going to be involved so I can inform the mods. There's a summary of what the aftermath/consequences are in the OOC event post linked above.
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WHAT: Avocado Uprising
WHERE: Premium Foods
WHEN: Oct 12
WARNINGS: Chaos
Since the start of this month's NAPs, there have been an increase in advertisements with eye-catching imagery and phrases such as "Get Your Guac On!" and "Life is the Pits, Take One with You.". Baskets of squeaky light-up avocados are there for the taking, each one with the Premium Foods logo on it. A message is sent to your phones when you pass by an ad: "Come join us at our very first Avocado Festival!" with a date and time that's automatically added to your calendar apps (you're welcome).
A) The Festival
On the day itself, the eastern branch of Premium Foods is looking grand and spiffy with balloons and a flashy neon banner boasting 'Avocado Fest' at the entrance. There's even a robot avocado mascot! How grand.
Inside, the various spaces have been taken over by, you guessed it, avocado-themed decorations and booths. The highlights are the various food sampling tables manned by overly-pleasant individuals who smile too much and are a little too pushy. You'll be directed to all the ingredients in the relevant aisles the moment you express any interest. Surely you'll buy ten of each? Various carnival-like game booths are open as well: Avocado Toss, Guacamole Race, Pit your Strength (punching machine), etc.
The most popular attraction is the Avocado Maze, taking up massive amounts of floor space and built in the shape of an avocado. It's confusing, it's huge, the walls are too high, it's a little claustrophobic, and there aren't enough emergency exits or helpful staff should you start to panic. But hey, you have this song on repeat to keep you company.
Items are going on sale! Avid shoppers might notice they just marked up the original price to make it appear like there's a discount. Some items (re: avocados) are even more expensive than normal! Don't fret! If you're feeling faint from the amazing prices, there are roombas wandering about with samples of free drinks on their backs. Taking one will ping you phone with the name of the drink and where to find them. The roombas motor about cleaning up messes, especially the ones they make when their drinks inevitably spill.
B) It Begins
The atmosphere begins to change around noon. A slow steady sense of ire creeping through the store. Shoppers may find their friendly Premium Foods staff becoming less friendly. Entitled customers are getting yelled at in return. Displays are getting knocked over. Small fights are breaking out. Festivities are grinding to a halt. And it's punctuated by an announcement over the PA system.
"Attention, shoppers. My name is Squall Leonhart. I think I speak for all Premium Foods employees when I say we've had enough. We won't take management's abuse anymore. All workers should stop working immediately. Shoppers can--"
A more excitable voice chimes in. "Yeah! Lock the doors! Close the shutters! We're going into lockdown, baby! We'll riot till they give us better pay!"
"--hey..."
"Seriously! It's fine! Squall's got our back. Have you seen this guy fight? And he says he's a commander or something. We've got this! ANARCHY!"
The announcement cuts off but the damage is done. Enjoy that abrupt chaos as employees start to turn against you...
C) Coup
The rest of the day dwindles into semi-organized chaos. All exits and windows are shuttered or barricaded. Panicked shoppers trying and failing to escape, some employees trying to flee themselves or hide, others rising to the occasion for the cause, others just really wanting to see Premium Foods burn. It seems efforts are being coordinated through employee headsets used for the festival. But Squall's only one man and Premium Foods is huge. Chaos is about to reign.
Food fights are starting everywhere, aisles and festival booths are getting trashed or claimed as territory, shoppers and employees alike have taken up makeshift shelter here and there, children and confused adults are lost around the store, increasingly-creative makeshift weapons are being used (have you ever been threatened by a french loaf?), oblivious and panicked shoppers are trapped in the maze, faction wars are established (meat vs produce, frozen vs fresh), managers and premium shoppers are taken hostage, petty and serious fights are breaking out, small fires need putting out, people are looting what they can, lights are flickering, someone is trying to start a bartering economy using guacamole, water and snacks are becoming currency, some entitled customers are still trying to shop for some reason...
And someone strapped knives to the roombas. They seem to be coming after you.
Watch out for that olive oil slick in aisle 5.
D) Media coverage
Social media is abuzz since the chaos began. There's footage of Squall punching a middle aged man n a suit. A livestream of events within the store is up on DualisTube. People are reporting from inside and outside the store. Memes are afoot.
Official news coverage is surprisingly absent until late afternoon. Should you be lured to the store because your phone notifications are blowing up, there may already be a small police presence outside the store. They seem more intent on keeping people out for now. Negotiations appear to be underway. Iterations will show up late in the afternoon for crowd control. Strangely, no one is forcing entry.
Meanwhile, there are still ways in and out of the store if you look hard enough.
E) Aftermath
The coup continues into the night. Some people have escaped, most are still inside. Things have quiet down due to exhaustion though the mood is still tense with the iterations outside. At 4am, an announcement comes over the PA system, it's Squall again.
"Management has agreed to meet our demands in writing. Stop what you're doing and lay down your weapons. Open all exits. It's over."
Arrests will be made and people rescued. Fines and community service issued to anyone caught with evidence of involvement. It's a hard-earned victory.
((OOC: Go wild. Feel free to come up with your own chaos scenario. I only request that you ping me OOC if explosives are going to be involved so I can inform the mods. There's a summary of what the aftermath/consequences are in the OOC event post linked above.
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"Maybe," he says quietly. "Or they'll try to write this off as not a big deal - like the bombing."
He grimaces all the same. "I don't think it matters who gets arrested. We're giving out fines and community service to anybody we catch, but they know who was here. If they want to make a scapegoat, they'll find their own."
Maybe he's developing an active imagination - but he's remembering the vans back in Detroit, picking up androids off the street or just plain shooting them down. People just plain disappearing - being made to disappear.
But that stopped - it was stopped, by a revolution. Connor's frown deepens.
"If something's going to happen to you, I don't want to make it any worse."
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But if he gets taken in and disappears... or get replaced, people will know. Right?
Still, the knowledge that all this is only leading to fines and community service is concerning in its own way. He shakes his head.
"If that's all they're doing, that's more reason to arrest me." What better way to test the system than when it's 'safe', right?
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“If you really want the punishments, sure.” He reaches into his belt for the handcuffs he was hastily given an hour or two ago. “It sounds like they just want to cover this up as fast as possible.”
But here he is, doing what literally everyone wants him to do, from his employer to the regime to the owners of the store to Squall himself and Connor still doesn’t feel right about it. He reaches out to turn Squall and cuff him - one last chance to back out.
no subject
"Why would I want the punishments?" Maybe he's just being overly stubborn but he feels like it's a good opportunity to figure some things out. "A slap on the wrist won't hurt me and I can handle it if they try anything."
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Connor's never cuffed someone before. Squall tenses instantly, and Connor's more tense in turn as he locks the cuffs, brow furrowed.
"Back home, I'd read you something called your Miranda Rights," he mutters, turning Squall in the direction of one of the police cars. "But you don't have the right to remain silent, you have no right to an attorney and even the things you don't say will be used against you in a court of law. So I guess you'd call this a reverse Miranda."
It would be funny if it wasn't so very not.
"I'll do the paperwork myself, it'll be fine."
He's not sure if he's reassuring himself or Squall.