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ourearth) wrote in saveourearth2018-11-11 03:24 pm
Light the fires [Mingle]
Date: 2nd to 5th of November; backdated due to the Halloween mingle being too close by
Characters: Open!
2nd to 4th
Bonfire night approaches, and like every year, a large bonfire is set up on the Greens, as well as an impressive fireworks display, intended to happen on the 3rd. It's been advertised for a few weeks now, and many families, groups of teenagers, and just regular people are planning on going... And then it's abruptly cancelled at the evening of the 2nd. The official word on it is that some kind of safety regulations weren't met, and as this was discovered at the final security check, there is no time to fix them. Oddly enough, at the same time yellow signs go up near the Greens, reading:
...And the perceptive person might notice that there are a few oddities going on around town. For one, there is more police out in the streets than normal, constables nobody has seen before, too, and they are carrying guns. Why are they carrying guns? This is not the airport or central London! This is the first thing that really gets the rumour mill going.
The second thing is that the area that was fenced off so when fireworks and bonfire happened, only those who paid an entrance fee would be able to get close, is still fenced off despite the cancellation. And those who peer into the area will notice more police there.
And then, on the 4th of November, a few nondescript vans and a small nondescript lorry arrive at the parking lot at the bottom of the Greens, and some people get off. All of them wear civilian clothes. A few simply wander off into Mossgate, but the rest goes up onto the Greens. And some of those carry large suitcases that seem to be quite heavy. Too bad there's bushes and trees and it is impossible to see what they're doing at the place where the bonfire and fireworks were set to happen...
[ooc: There are a few dedicated open NPC toplevels below for people to investigate, as well as toplevels aimed at specific characters. If anyone has ideas for investigating that are not covered by the below toplevels and needs input, prod the mod contact thread on the last setting interactions post!]
5th
After the fireworks in Mossgate couldn't happen, it was decided to do them in one of the villages in Mossgate Council. Naturally, Folkton and Moss Manor both clamoured to get them. But after a few young men got into a fistfight about it and a nose was broken, Mayor Gary Russell arrived at the Salomonic decision of having the fireworks happen in Tarwich instead. They have a nice little park there, and the official reason for the decision is that it is closer to Mossgate town so it will be easier for people from there to attend. The real reason is of course to not take any sides in the village rivalry.
Tarwich, by contrast, is too young to truly have rivalries and there are no old families that could bring true patriotic pride into the mix. Nicely bland and harmless. An excellent middle ground.
So on the evening of the fifth, like every year, there are two massive bonfires in Mossgate council, one in Folkton and one in Moss Manor. Little fairgrounds have sprung up next to them - a children's carousel, a kiddie train, an ice cream van, one or two vendors that sell festival foods like candy floss (= cotton candy).
But unlike other years, there's a third event, and most unusually the location is the often-forgotten Tarwich: Carefully timed so that people can first go see the fireworks and then go to whichever bonfire they prefer, there is a very nice 30 minutes long firework taking place in Tarwich, just after nightfall. There are no carousels or ice cream vans here, but festival food is offered, too.
Characters: Open!
2nd to 4th
Bonfire night approaches, and like every year, a large bonfire is set up on the Greens, as well as an impressive fireworks display, intended to happen on the 3rd. It's been advertised for a few weeks now, and many families, groups of teenagers, and just regular people are planning on going... And then it's abruptly cancelled at the evening of the 2nd. The official word on it is that some kind of safety regulations weren't met, and as this was discovered at the final security check, there is no time to fix them. Oddly enough, at the same time yellow signs go up near the Greens, reading:
Mossgate POLICE Working for a safer Mossgate
We are appealing for witnesses: Can you help us?
Police incident
An incident occurred in this area between 1pm on the 2/11 and 2pm on the 3/11.
In strictest confidence, plase phone
020787574
Did you see or hear anything?
Please call us
On the number above or at your local police station
...And the perceptive person might notice that there are a few oddities going on around town. For one, there is more police out in the streets than normal, constables nobody has seen before, too, and they are carrying guns. Why are they carrying guns? This is not the airport or central London! This is the first thing that really gets the rumour mill going.
The second thing is that the area that was fenced off so when fireworks and bonfire happened, only those who paid an entrance fee would be able to get close, is still fenced off despite the cancellation. And those who peer into the area will notice more police there.
And then, on the 4th of November, a few nondescript vans and a small nondescript lorry arrive at the parking lot at the bottom of the Greens, and some people get off. All of them wear civilian clothes. A few simply wander off into Mossgate, but the rest goes up onto the Greens. And some of those carry large suitcases that seem to be quite heavy. Too bad there's bushes and trees and it is impossible to see what they're doing at the place where the bonfire and fireworks were set to happen...
[ooc: There are a few dedicated open NPC toplevels below for people to investigate, as well as toplevels aimed at specific characters. If anyone has ideas for investigating that are not covered by the below toplevels and needs input, prod the mod contact thread on the last setting interactions post!]
5th
After the fireworks in Mossgate couldn't happen, it was decided to do them in one of the villages in Mossgate Council. Naturally, Folkton and Moss Manor both clamoured to get them. But after a few young men got into a fistfight about it and a nose was broken, Mayor Gary Russell arrived at the Salomonic decision of having the fireworks happen in Tarwich instead. They have a nice little park there, and the official reason for the decision is that it is closer to Mossgate town so it will be easier for people from there to attend. The real reason is of course to not take any sides in the village rivalry.
Tarwich, by contrast, is too young to truly have rivalries and there are no old families that could bring true patriotic pride into the mix. Nicely bland and harmless. An excellent middle ground.
So on the evening of the fifth, like every year, there are two massive bonfires in Mossgate council, one in Folkton and one in Moss Manor. Little fairgrounds have sprung up next to them - a children's carousel, a kiddie train, an ice cream van, one or two vendors that sell festival foods like candy floss (= cotton candy).
But unlike other years, there's a third event, and most unusually the location is the often-forgotten Tarwich: Carefully timed so that people can first go see the fireworks and then go to whichever bonfire they prefer, there is a very nice 30 minutes long firework taking place in Tarwich, just after nightfall. There are no carousels or ice cream vans here, but festival food is offered, too.
November 3rd - What About Halloween
For now, though, between the mysteriously increased police presence all around town, the signs asking for info for some utterly unexplained situation with the fireworks, and the lack of official explanation given for that widespread Halloween prank... Well, it gets under his skin.
Russell heads to the police station to politely inquire at the front desk, with his mobile at the ready to show photos he shot from the sidewalk of the graveyard pranks. If anyone accepts taking a look at those pictures, there's also a couple photos of the bucket, apple, and the mystery mobile taken shortly before the graveyard shots.
no subject
"What seems to be the matter?"
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"Uh, hi, I was wondering if there was anything..." He hesitates for a second, switching back to demonstrate he's not just wandering in on a lark. "I haven't seen anything in the paper or the telly, but maybe I missed it. Has there been any official announcement about all those pranks, over Halloween?"
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And then people just called to complain. What, again, did they expect the police to do about spiders? Except for keeping people from burning down the town due to them.
He runs a hand through his hair. "What kind of official announcement are you looking for? We released a statement asking for witnesses, but..." He so. Very. Much. Regrets that that step had to be taken, and that regret resounds clearly in his voice.
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"Oh, if there was any release about... catching the culprits? Though I guess that's a no, then." If the constable's saying but about the witness request. Russell shrugs apologetically. "It seemed like... An impossible amount of work had to be done, to put all that up. And I didn't see a hint of it the day before. It's all kind of uncanny, isn't it?"
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All we have so far are a lot of people who didn't really see anything, constant questions from national and international media, and they're talking about people from outside coming in to look into it because of the scale... some kind of special task force..." He sighs. "Nothing definite yet, though.
If this just were some stupid uni kids, they sure have something else coming for them. The apples are one thing." Amazing scale, but in the end a thoughtless prank that got some people injured who fell over them. "But stealing spiders from all over Kent and East Sussex, and releasing them here without any regard for how exotic or potentially dangerous they were? And, well. The amount of graves and bodies they desecrated..." Should he have said the part about the spiders? Probably not. But sometimes you're just too tired. "I'm no judge, but I'd assume they're in serious trouble there."
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The bones, while obviously stolen, had been left nearly where they were found. And Russell can't help but wonder and worry about the graves prank. With his own new strange ability to conjure bones, is he creating them, or summoning them? And if it's summoning... Did somebody with the same ability do this prank?
None of those are questions to air to some constable, of course, and he raises a hand to offer a farewell wave. "W-well, anyway, that's all I was wondering... Wouldn't want to take too much of your time. Thank you?"
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Have a nice day."