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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.
Wildcard
It's to the east side of the building, a mostly unused and blocked off maintenance door, obscured by abandoned crates. Squall is there, having guided about a dozen civilians (with a couple of employees among them) to the door and is ushering them on their way. He looks fine, cool as ever with only a couple splatters of guacamole on his employee uniform. There's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it glint of excitement in his eyes when he sees Hank.
While the coup is not part of his plan this morning and he's just about stretched to the limit trying to keep things under control, there's... something to be said about taking back control.
"Are the police doing anything?"
no subject
Most of the other cops are busy with the crowds, because there are so few disruptions in Dualis that crowds are a new sort of thing.
"You sure as hell decided to go all out in quitting, didn't you? Yeah. They're trying to set up some negotiation."
He counts out the people as they move by. "Ask 'em if you can get Connor. Negotiation is is one of his specialties. And I know he'll want the best for you guys."
no subject
"Things got out of hand," he says, even though he didn't plan for this at all. He eyeballs the group to make sure everyone has left the hallway and is moving back to the street before he relaxes a little, leaning against the doorway. "I've met Connor. I'll ask for him. HQ stopped talking to us almost an hour ago."
Probably because not many people seated behind a cushy desk of an office building knows how to handle a PR nightmare like this.
"I have a favor to ask. I'm going to take the fall when this is over, can you make sure the other employees get out of it okay?" He's not sure how the Head takes to this sort of thing. There might not even be precedent recently, so it's possibly a tall ask.
no subject
He knows it's not all that reassuring, but he is hoping that the situation is ridiculous enough that no one can take it too seriously. While there are a good number of people here acclimated to the standards imposed by the head, they've also likely had to deal with these ruthless jobs themselves at some point. Belittling, horrible, insufferable levels of customer service.
And the other people? Come from more serious worlds.
"I promise I'll do what I can." He reassures him, doing another quick headcount of the people being escorted out.
no subject
He nods at the reassurance. It's still weird for him to trust an adult but he finds it easy to do with Hank from all their conversations so far. "That's all I'm asking."
He sighs and folds his arms. "I'll try to keep things under control inside. This might be a good way to find out how they respond to us causing trouble."
no subject
He crosses his arms, frowning out towards where he knows the crowd is gathered.
"I'll let them know that things got heated and carried away. I already am trying to get people to hear that most of the workers here are frustrated and tired and young. I'm hoping the pressure works out."
no subject
"Who had their memories taken?" Ugh. Of course that's part of the whole deal. Why wouldn't it be?
"I'll push that angle too."
no subject
He doesn't want anything digging around in their heads.