Crack in the Wall: Silos

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Who: Anyone either involved in the Silo Quest or for those wanting to shelter in the Silos. You can shelter there without being involved in the questing.
What: The Silo as an Emergency Shelter/trying to get things turned back on.
Where: The Silo and the tunnels below.
When: June 13-onward.
Notes: For the first three days feel free to make normal just being locked in a shelter things. The actual questing stuff will happen in closed threads.
Warnings: The Floor is lava.

The alarms have sounded and people have begun to move. Everyone knows about getting to the closest shelter. For the most part, this is an orderly move, but there is some panicking. The council and various npcs are out shouting for people to get a move on. Water is coming in rapidly. When the alarm first sounds it’s up to people’s ankles, and then when the final alarm rings and the doors start to close, it’s up to the average person’s knees. Once the outer door is sealed, there’s feedback and communication is off.

If there was one place that Persephone can be found in general it’s in the silos, Max deputized her before and placed her in charge there if the sirens went off when they go off and the doors seal off, Persephone looks rather pale and shaken for a moment. This sure is too damned familiar for her tastes.

But she’s got her flask out and she’s passing it around. “Okay. We’re fine and they’re working on it. Ain’t no communication but that’s fine. We can do plenty of stuff to pass the time.”

The set up here is very similar to what it is in the other domes, only Persephone has added some flowers to light things up. The first three days here are a little more lively, with the goddess leading people in playing games and with there being singing and a better quality of food being provided, less dependant on the whole prepacked stuff as Persephone augments it.

Comments

[like_quicksilver]

She held on tight to him and held her breath, her eyes closing soon as their heads were underwater. They opened soon as he started swimming, and the shock of it was enough she had to force herself to remain holding her breath just from how deep they were going.

He was right to carry her. She couldn't have swum nearly as fast or strong as he was right now, not if she didn't want to risk drowning.

Gyda just hoped she was strong enough to last. Already she could feel her lungs burning, and inwardly said a prayer to Freya that they would make it to the spot soon.

[mostunworthy]

It wasn't far, and he stopped once he approached, giving her shoulder a reassuring squeeze as he nodded. She might note his chest was moving, like he was breathing, and he smiled and then he spoke.

"You got this, kid."

[like_quicksilver]

Her lungs were burning now, so she only acknowledged him with a slight nod before pushing herself off him, immediately swimming to where she could see the surface. Her hands gripped the edge of the stuck door and she broke through the surface of the water with a long, sharp gasp.

She continued to gasp for air as she tread water, more focused on filling her lungs than the reality that the man who helped her was able to breath and speak under water. Even when it dawned on her he was capable of that, she was aware she didn't have time to ponder or question how he was capable of it. She'd been in Riverview long enough to see all sorts of wondrous people.

Right now, she had job to do.

Taking another deep breath, Gyda dove back into the water, looking to see what the problem was. Thanks to the googles, she had a clearer picture of what could be done; the mechanism to the door was stuck open, a crack large enough to let water in, but small so that only someone her size could get through.

She swam back up so the two of them could plan something out.

[mostunworthy]

The longer he spent time with this kid, the more impressed he was with her abilities and her resilience. She was human, sure, but she was one of the best of them. If she kept this up, she'd become a great woman one day. He followed her out once the assessment was done, crouching on the floor of the place to better meet her eyes.

"Okay, kid, what are we looking at, here?"

[like_quicksilver]

She held onto a frame as she tread water, making sure her grip was steady before she reached for a wretch in her belt. "The cogs to open or close the door is stuck. Perhaps it's out of alignment or stuck, but it's too large for you to fit through."

She's not rude when she says this, only stating the fact. "Can you control water or just breath through it?"

If the latter was the case, she'd have an easier time getting through and working the door.

[mostunworthy]

He shook his head at her question, frowning. "Not without my trident, and there's not enough room here for it." He frowns down at the water, then smiles, looking back to Gyda.

"How far down is it?"