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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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Or that knowing him would help.
"He was cleaning aisles and I helped him. That's all."
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Something crashes from inside the building as if to punctuate his words, and he grimaces.
"What's your roommate's name? I can listen out for it over the radio and keep you updated." He taps the radio on his belt, then adds, "I'll probably be here until this is over."
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"Typically riots do have an inciting factor. And that place is bad."
He does frown when Connor asks.
"Cloud Strife. Please, if he's in there, it's not because he's making trouble. I also sent a man in for groceries, something my group does. His name is Nida Nomura. Him? He'd definitely get himself into trouble, he's the sort."
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He's nodding at the name, making a mental note to keep an ear out for it - he's already shamelessly eavesdropping on everything he can whenever he gets the chance, after all - but at the sound of Nida's name, he blinks sharply.
"Nida's in there?" He shakes his head and backtracks a little. "Nida's--He's a friend, I didn't know he was in there. I haven't heard anything."
He's never actually said anything like that before - that someone is his friend. It's a strange moment, and he can ponder that later. For now, though, he just looks worried.
"I'll keep you updated on both of them, I promise." He already looks like he's thinking about this, momentarily looking around towards the main front doors. "I'll try to get moved over to where the negotiator's working. Maybe I can hear something about them."
He looks back at David. "Look, you can't help them here. All that'll happen is that you'll get escorted off the lot or arrested for obstruction."
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"I'm glad you have a friend, then. And I hope he isn't causing trouble. Thank you very much for the offer to listen out for them. Sadly, I don't think I can just walk away. That isn't the sort of person I am. You work enough emergency response and going home and sitting by isn't... it isn't possible. But I am a nurse. I don't suppose the officers here have set up somewhere with medical treatment? I mean, I'm technically a doctor, just... not here."
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"I understand that." His desire not to leave, that is. "I'd be the same. Uh..."
He glances around. "There's no medic station yet... One minute."
He picks up his own walkie-talkie and steps back to have a brief conversation. A medical professional just arrived to man the medical station. What do you mean we don't need one - didn't you just hear about the Roombas with knives? It's a parking lot, there's plenty of space for one. Yeah, I'll help get it set up, don't worry about it.
"Thanks - over and out." And he puts his radio away. "There is one now. It's going to have to be completely makeshift, but... It's what we've got."
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"Thank you so much. If you could maybe show me where to set up I'd be grateful. And since you have access to the police walkies, maybe let them know where I am."
He'd brought his medical kit just in case, so he can help that much. All he cares about is helping.
"That's really all I ask for. I want to make sure people have a choice. Riots can lead to weird injuries."
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"You should be pretty close to the entrance, but not too close just in case. See that cruiser over there?"
He gives some brief directions, including to ask the guy at the cruiser to give him space and not to stop bothering him until he does. And, after a moment of consideration, he holds out his own walkie-talkie.
"I'll get another one. You should hear what's going on if you're going to help the people inside, right?"
It's not like they're going to talk about anything classified - not even in front of Connor.
"And let me know if you need anything."
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This is all done in good faith and he smiles and nods at Connor.
"I'll let you know. Good luck with all of this mess. And if you get hurt, I can probably help to some small degree as well. Don't hesitate to ask."