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saveourearth2019-02-24 04:24 pm
ourearth) wrote in saveourearth2019-02-24 04:24 pm
Thanks, Sadie [Mingle]
Date: 24th of February
Characters: OPEN!
After the earthquake on the 19th of January, the ground had been quiet. Or that was at least what everyone assumed; those who went to the meeting and listened to Walter speak might know that that was not exactly the case. Starting on the 9th of February, the earth had started to be shaken by the tiniest of tremors again, too small to be noticed by the everyday citizen, but not too small to escape seismic readers. Not that the public was told about this; why cause a panic? Things were strange enough these days in Mossgate Council.
Then, around 5am on the 24th, there is the most gentle shaking of the earth, only just strong enough to shake the leaves of some room plants, but noticeable. No damage is caused this time. At least not by the earthquake.
Because shortly after, a wave rolls towards the coastline of Mossgate. And not just any wave. It's a small tsunami wave, measuring about 1 metre at the top when it hits the shore and pressing up into the mouth of the river to reach a maximum height of 1.3m before it ebbs away.
The damage this time is substantial. Cars have been flushed into others, storefronts are shattered, the ground floors or many houses flooded and gardens torn apart. Some of the boats from the harbour sit somewhere inside the town now, and a ferry has crashed into the harbour office. By virtue of the very early hour and massive luck, there are barely any casualties - no more than one would expect from a major storm or flooding.
But Mossgate and Tarwich are in shock, and the descending media certainly don't help.
And every single Numbered in the echo boundary has received a plot echo, granted about a few minutes before the wave hit the shore.
Characters: OPEN!
After the earthquake on the 19th of January, the ground had been quiet. Or that was at least what everyone assumed; those who went to the meeting and listened to Walter speak might know that that was not exactly the case. Starting on the 9th of February, the earth had started to be shaken by the tiniest of tremors again, too small to be noticed by the everyday citizen, but not too small to escape seismic readers. Not that the public was told about this; why cause a panic? Things were strange enough these days in Mossgate Council.
Then, around 5am on the 24th, there is the most gentle shaking of the earth, only just strong enough to shake the leaves of some room plants, but noticeable. No damage is caused this time. At least not by the earthquake.
Because shortly after, a wave rolls towards the coastline of Mossgate. And not just any wave. It's a small tsunami wave, measuring about 1 metre at the top when it hits the shore and pressing up into the mouth of the river to reach a maximum height of 1.3m before it ebbs away.
The damage this time is substantial. Cars have been flushed into others, storefronts are shattered, the ground floors or many houses flooded and gardens torn apart. Some of the boats from the harbour sit somewhere inside the town now, and a ferry has crashed into the harbour office. By virtue of the very early hour and massive luck, there are barely any casualties - no more than one would expect from a major storm or flooding.
But Mossgate and Tarwich are in shock, and the descending media certainly don't help.
And every single Numbered in the echo boundary has received a plot echo, granted about a few minutes before the wave hit the shore.
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This lead to him getting in the way of other people more often then not. Which had lead to the unpleasant discovery that it wasn't just objects. After the third time trying to apologize for standing in the wrong spot had lead to his paying attention to the state of people's shoes and the patina of their wedding rings, Jimmy was about ready to give up.
With permission...
Benjiro looks to Jimmy with an apologetic frown as he releases his grip on him entirely, “Sorry, that was probably a bit rough. Are you okay?” He had been watching the Network off and on through the morning, so he has some notion of why Jimmy did not see the danger for himself.
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"Thanks," he manages. "I completely missed that. And I'm fine."
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Benjiro starts along the street, looking to make certain Jimmy is coming with him as he shuffles his gloves off his hands to stow into a pocket. Along the way, Jimmy may notice fresh nicks in Benjiro’s dirty clothing from the work he’s been involved with so far. Once they get a fair distance from the current area of focus, he slows his pace to talk, “You seem really distracted.” An understatement perhaps.
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As they finally slow down and the question gets asked, Jimmy can only wince.
"Yeah... I thought I had this under control enough that I could come down and help. But I'm starting to think I was being far too optimistic."
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"What if, instead of doing the heavy lifting work, you help people assess the damage? A lot of homes and stores were hit, and they will need to be thorough in reports to get full insurance coverage. It's hard to be careful when it's so overwhelming," he suggests as he thinks of some of the older folks affected by the tsunami in particular.
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“Since the tsunami didn’t sustain long, simply because it was too small to move very far inland, the water exposure damage may be manageable to a degree,” he muses. The force of the water is a separate matter, but electronics are the most at risk. With proper drying and careful humidity management, those hit may not have to fight mold in the near future as a consequence of the disaster.
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