Fire, fire.

[ceoqueen]

who. Anyone and everyone.
what. Fire. Varren. Pyjaks. Varren and pyjaks on fire. Everything on fire.
where. Zeta District.
when. Effective immediately.
warnings. Did we mention fire?

Needless to say, the station has been through some shit in the past week.

First, the water supplies went offline. Then, there was a pyjak infestation. Then, some well-meaning vorcha let loose a bunch of varren to take care of the pyjak problem.

Now, they're setting fire to the surrounding areas to take care of the varren.

The fire has started at one end of the living area and is very swiftly making its way through the district - but lo and behold, finally, the water comes back on! Now, this doesn't mean that everything is fine and dandy all of a sudden. Given the severe lack of engineers working on this problem, the fire can't be put out in its entirety, and will end up spreading far enough to render some of the buildings in the area uninhabitable. There will still be a scant few varren and space monkeys meandering about, but mostly, it's time to worry about not getting burned alive.

How your characters make it through is up to you.

Consider this post the end of the event - and use it as you like to to expand on any threads and CR you might have started. (Also, feel free to backtag as long as you want! We don't mind any of that 'round here.)

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[sucking]

Lydia is mostly wondering who the hell put these people in charge of getting rid of infestations? The methods that she's seen put into place seem barely workable as a permanent solution and each time someone introduces another creature into the environment there ends up with even more problems than before. Honestly, have they never heard of the old woman who swallowed a fly? If they aren't even aware of the important lesson that can be learned at age five she really has no clue what sort of survival these people can look forward to.

Then there were fires. Lydia is really starting to resent this place for bringing her. There are fires and a lack of water and somehow this is all meant to be fixed by -- who exactly?

She's trying to just get from point a to point b, except she stops to watch someone... okay so she has no idea how to classify what is going on, but there's definite breaking of the rules of physics as he seems to pull things from the middle of the air and the entire thing is reminiscent of those commercials for video games... maybe even those Power Ranger toys.

She tries to stay out of the way, but when she sees that the water is back she realizes that this could actually mean an end to this whole debacle. She does know to stay out of the way until things seem better to move through this area.

[bearerofhope]

By this point, Wizard had nearly made it from one end of Zeta District to another. He'd cleared out any creatures in his path, the varren serving as more and more of a problem as he went on. It was as though word had spread that he was thinning their numbers and their reinforcements had started trailing him. Having Garuda flying overhead was helpful, since the small mechanical bird could alert him whenever an enemy was near or there was more fire to be put out.

Despite looking like a superhero, it was clear that Wizard was faltering in his steps now. Running around so much was starting to cause him physical exhaustion and the pull in his chest was the sign that he was starting to run low on mana. Whenever he pushed himself too far, too fast, he could feel Dragon stirring. His magic powers came from keeping that creature buried inside of him, but every use of magic pushed him further and further, closer to Dragon being able to take advantage of his weakness.

Still, Wizard couldn't allow himself to stop. There were people who need to be saved and he doubted any of the other Riders were there. By now, he had slipped back to his default Flame Style, resting the tip of his sword against the floor as he tried to keep his balance. Almost there... Almost there...

There was another civilian in his line of sight, Wizard lifting the sword-gun once more to sling it over his shoulder as he approached her. His voice sounded as worn as he looked. "Come on, miss. You should get out of here."

[sucking]

Being stunned would be a simple way to explain how Lydia felt watching everything. It was definitely not what she had expected when she exited and tried to return to somewhere safe. Shaking her head, she didn't mean to instantly argue with the man in the color changing outfit, but she really wasn't sure what was going on.

Space was definitely not what she had assumed it might be. Not that she had ever envisioned herself going to space. Maybe working for NASA as a freelancer. Someone that they called in to solve some horrible problem that no one could figure out.

Pushing those pipe dreams from her head, she stared at the man.

"I should, but ... where exactly should I go?"

[bearerofhope]

"I can have someone escort you to safety." Wizard pointed up to draw her attention to Garuda flying overhead. He was small enough to fit in someone's hands, still circling above Wizard and keeping an eye on their surroundings. "If you don't feel safe, you can stay with me until I find another exit." Wizard doubted that staying with him was a wise choice, but he didn't doubt his abilities to keep other people safe.

The only real problem was the way he was feeling. His head was foggy and that pull in his chest from Dragon didn't seem to be going away any time soon. When he walked, his steps were still slow as he raised his hand to motion Garuda foward. "There shouldn't be much left..."

[sucking]

Lydia frowned, "Are you okay?"

Not that she was an expert on it, but he didn't look like he was doing as well as he was a few moments ago. She glanced up to the thing flying overhead, "What is that?"

[bearerofhope]

Wizard made an amused noise at the question, though his weariness slipped through without him meaning to. "I'm just a little tired. That's all." He could take care of it. He really could. There was no way he could allow himself to stop until everything was over and taken care of. After this, he would still have to check out other areas to make sure there was no danger anywhere else. The thought of it made him want to collapse on the spot. Why couldn't Beast be here? Or Fourze? Or Meteor?

"Garu-chan is my familiar. He's my reconnaissance device, pretty much. I've had him scoping out the surroundings and leading civilians to safety. If you want a way out, he can guide you past any hazards."

[sucking]

Lydia nodded, understanding the concept of a familiar and being a bit curious about how it worked, but for the most part she was just taking in her own surroundings and trying to keep an eye on the person that had offered her help. Despite him saying that he was only a little tired, she had to imagine that all of the effort to go through those changes, to be helping this many people would take a toll on anyone.

"I'm just headed back to where I'm staying," she gestured toward a back cluster of buildings. She had been intending on going out to get some things, but given the situation, she decided it might be best to wait. Plus, if the water was back on maybe it was a good idea to start collecting some of it in case it shut off again.

[bearerofhope]

"Then at least let me make sure you get there okay." Wizard waved for Garuda to fly lower, the small bird coming down to hover in the air between them, facing Wizard and waiting on an order. "Stay with her and make sure she gets there okay." Honestly, he could have probably gone on his own, but he wanted to make absolutely sure that the fire was out in all of the areas he had passed. Garuda had been working together with him on that, at least, so it wasn't quite as exhausting as it could have been.

"Most of the danger should be gone by now. I haven't seen anything or anyone around other than the fires. Whoever started it must be out of the way by now."

[sucking]

Lydia nodded, "I'll be careful and thank you for the offer."

It wasn't that she thought she needed it, but she assumed that was his job and she didn't want to upset anyone when they were just trying to help.