Ixthos Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Yes, this topic has just been made, but ... I haven't explained the rules. Wait, aren't they obvious? No ... and now I have to explain them! The first person makes a statement about a situation, a story, and says what they characters do, and then the next post has to say if the task worked, but if it did then explain how something bad happened despite that or even because of it, and if the task didn't work then they have to describe the negative consequences. They then have to describe what the characters do next, if someone else joined them, and so on and so on ... So, lets start! "The reactor is starting to melt down!" James turned towards Hector, the burly engineer who was monitoring the feeds. "Is there anything we can do?" He asked calmly, far more calmly than he felt. Sweat was beginning to trickle down the back of his neck. Hector shook his head. "Goldey and Roberto already tried opening up the emergency coolant lines, but the damn valves won't budge. They can't force them open ... We're going to have to order an evacuation." James frowned. "Maybe if one of us joined them, we could force the wheel, let the coolant through? We could-" "There's no time! It took them ten minutes to get down there, and the reactor is going to go critical in twelve. If you go down there and it doesn't work ... James, you have to order an evacuation. It's too late for Goldey and Roberto, but we can still save everyone else." James set his jaw. He stood up straight, though he barely came up to Hector's chin. "You and the others go. I'm not leaving them behind, and I am not going to run while there is a chance." He turned to go. "James, James! There is not chance! James!" But James had already taken off at a run. He wasn't very fit, but he made good time. It was unfortunate, then, that it was only when he had already run for five minutes, coming to the T-junction between the control room, reactor, and the ancillary systems, that he realised he couldn't remember the path to the backup coolant system. He hesitated. Left, or right? Why hadn't they put up any signs, any markers? Why hadn't they .... No time for that. Gritting his teeth, he turned, and ran down the path to the left. Did he make the right choice? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasmgoat Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 No. James dashes down the corridor and sweat builds upon his increasingly red face. This was one of those moments where he wished he had exercised more. He reaches the coolant system room and barges in. He looks around, this was the wrong room! He was in the control room and now he was going to die along with the other two engineers. He collapses in defeat and listens to the buzzing of the alarms as he prepares for his death only 3 minutes away. Something catches his eye, a simple red button flashing under a glass covering... In a panic, he lifts the cover and slams his fist on the button. Did this help the situation? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthos Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Chasmgoat said: No. James dashes down the corridor and sweat builds upon his increasingly red face. This was one of those moments where he wished he had exercised more. He reaches the coolant system room and barges in. He looks around, this was the wrong room! He was in the control room and now he was going to die along with the other two engineers. He collapses in defeat and listens to the buzzing of the alarms as he prepares for his death only 3 minutes away. Something catches his eye, a simple red button flashing under a glass covering... In a panic, he lifts the cover and slams his fist on the button. Did this help the situation? Yes! The sound of the alarms, and the slow hum that had been filling the entire reactor complex began to fade. He breathed a sigh of relief. What button had he pressed? He rose, and inspected the writing. EMERGENCY OCEANIC REACTOR CORE DUMP WARNING - NEVER PRESS His face went pale. Reactor core dump ... into the ocean ... "What have I done," he whispered. He looked out the window from the control room to the reactor, seeing the the radioactive materials from the core slowly sinking through the newly opened hole in the floor, into the ocean waters. The lifeblood of the islands he and thousands of others called home ... into the path of the evacuating workers, their boats passing right next to the now harmless reactor ... the now deadly water .... He scrambled for his walky talky. "Hector! Hector! You have to call everyone back! You have to come back! Hector, can you hear me? Hector!" Did he get through? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasmgoat Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 8:51 AM, Ixthos said: Yes! The sound of the alarms, and the slow hum that had been filling the entire reactor complex began to fade. He breathed a sigh of relief. What button had he pressed? He rose, and inspected the writing. EMERGENCY OCEANIC REACTOR CORE DUMP WARNING - NEVER PRESS His face went pale. Reactor core dump ... into the ocean ... "What have I done," he whispered. He looked out the window from the control room to the reactor, seeing the the radioactive materials from the core slowly sinking through the newly opened hole in the floor, into the ocean waters. The lifeblood of the islands he and thousands of others called home ... into the path of the evacuating workers, their boats passing right next to the now harmless reactor ... the now deadly water .... He scrambled for his walky talky. "Hector! Hector! You have to call everyone back! You have to come back! Hector, can you hear me? Hector!" Did he get through? No! His radio signals were being disrupted by the intense radiation nearby, he charged down back the way he came to get to a spot to contact her, he runs not for his life, but the lives of others. He must do this, but does he make it to a good spot in time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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