Outbreak: The Explosions

[these_balls]

Who: Open!
Where: Goldenrod, Ecruteak, and Saffron City
When: July 13th, All Day
Summary: The Pokémon Centers have been destroyed, and there's panic in the streets!
Rating: PG-ish!
Log:

For the three cities in question, the picture painted is around the same. The Centers have been destroyed, completely and utterly demolished by... Well. They aren't sure. The smoke still lingers in the air, the building's rubble still hot and smoldering from the destruction. Officer Jennys have roped the place off, some of them investigating the crime scene, some asking eyewitness accounts. They're still not sure what happened, and they can't give answers to anyone who asked; all they're saying, all they're able to say, is that everything is currently being investigated and they will report the moment they can. Only a very few are being allowed into the debris; it's dangerous, but with enough coaxing and a good enough reason, they'll let someone look through it for a short amount of time. However, there aren't any answers that can be found to explain this.

The current News reporters are all over this. People and pokémon with cameras are asking anyone if they know what happened or had seen anything, trying to alert the public in both the Kanto and Johto regions that everything is okay and to come forth with information once they hear anything. They just try to keep from creating public panic, so they do their best as reporters to cover the story. It's not much, but it helps.

For the patients who were already in the centers, and for those who were injured further, they're currently being bussed or flown to neighboring city Centers for better treatment. For the Nurses who can still work and the ones who have come in, the three cities are now stationing tents for help. They can't heal pokémon--the machines were broken--but they've got blankets and bandages and a few potions to help out. The Inns are housing many of them for free for that night, and the next few nights to come until they can get some things worked out. The nurses are looking for volunteers, anyone on-hand and willing to help out with the people currently nursing any injuries.

But everything is looking somewhat grim. Until the police are able to catch who did it, the most they can do is investigate. Judging by the damages, they're not going to have the pokéCenters in these city for another month or two at least. They're back to square one.

Citizens... please, don't panic.


[The NPCs and normal citizens won't be able to give you any details on what happened. The effects are spreading across the regions now; strange symptoms are beginning to surface. This outbreak starts now.]

Comments

[freezetheskies]

[There's a moment where he actually considers not taking that help. But then again, he can barely see straight or get up without stumbling, his team is at the Inn so they can't help, and Ise is...somewhere. Probably in the middle of all this, so he needs to get his head together and go find her before her bad luck kicks in.

And besides, he's just in the way here. Being tripped over won't help anyone at all, so he'll just...reach up and take that help without further protest.]

I doubt there's less chaos anywhere in town right now.

[francia]

[France wraps his arms around Hitsugaya and lifts him as carefully as he can.]

True, but it's not wise to remain at the epicenter. Do you think you can walk?

[freezetheskies]

[Thankfully, there's nothing much broken and Hitsugaya manages to stand without needing that much help, though he's definitely having some trouble getting his vision to focus. Head injuries just suck all around, don't they?]

Provided it's not a far distance, yes.

[There should be a bench nearby that's still standing, shouldn't there? The blast wasn't that large...]

[francia]

[France makes an affirmative noise and begins to move them over to a bench that wasn't affected by the blast and that has mostly clear air around it. He stops in front of it, shifting to help Hitsugaya sit down.]

Are you experiencing any kind of double or blurry vision? Are you feeling at all confused?

[Head wounds: France is familiar with these.]

[freezetheskies]

[Once he's sitting, Hitsugaya raises a hand to the bridge of his nose and squeezes his eyes shut, keeping them closed for a moment even after France has spoken. His vision's a little less unfocused when he opens them again, so he'll just...choose to not mention it ever got unfocused in the first place.]

No. Just a headache.

[Probably a minor concussion, but nothing more than that. At least he was't in the Center when it blew...things would be worse then.]

[francia]

[France doesn't believe Hitsugaya 100%, and it shows clearly from the displeased expression France's face.]

Uh huh.

[He shifts his messenger bag from his shoulder, pulling out a roll of fabric he'd originally intended to use to make a new shift but will now serve to make a makeshift bandage. He pulls out a pair of scissors and begins to cut it into a long strip.]

Count backwards from eight-one in intervals of nine.

[freezetheskies]

[He's been around the block of head injury treatment enough times to know how this goes, but it's still annoying and the look on France's face is mirrored on Hitsugaya's face for a moment. Still, he knows better than to test the patience of anyone administering medical care, and he starts counting. There's only one stumble over the numbers near the end, and he's somehow managed to hold his temper. Clearly, he's fine.]

Would you prefer I count down from intervals of seventeen or nineteen next?

[francia]

[France's lips twitch into a sardonic smile.]

No. Your sarcasm is telling.

[He stands up, the newly created bandage in his hands. He sits down on the bench, reaching out.]

Turn towards me a bit, if you can.

[freezetheskies]

[If he was in a better mood, Hitsugaya would be smirking a bit at that comment. But with his headache, he'll settle for doing as he's told so this can be over and done with sooner.

So he'll turn his head as asked, having no trouble until he sees all that chaos again. People are still running, screaming, and in a general panic. Goodness...]

You should be helping others with worse injuries than mine right now. This isn't serious.

[francia]

[France sighs through his nose, reaching out and beginning to bandage Hitsugaya's head. His patience is running rather thin due to the situation and the sounds, which reminds him of other places and darker times.]

I don't have the supplies to do so. I don't even have antiseptic to properly clean this wound. Let me do what I can.

[freezetheskies]

[On the plus side, Hitsugaya knows better than to poke at a medic's temper any further and he shuts up. On the negative, once France has finished with the wrapping, he is definitely going to continue that train of thought. This can only end well, clearly.]

The nurses should have some kind of supply chain being brought to them by now. I doubt they'd turn away anyone willing to help at this point.

[francia]

[France ties off the bandage towards the back of Hitsugaya's head before turning to observe the situation back towards the Center fully. The damage is extensive, and there's so many things wrong with using a hospital as an offensive target. He grimaces, his lips parting a bit more on one side than the other. He's not particularly fond of the nurses, but he does want to be able to do something productive in this situation. After a moment, he turns back to Hitsugaya, looking him over carefully.]

Are you sure you don't need anything else?

[freezetheskies]

[No matter how carefully he looks, France will see just a tired and slightly annoyed boy who looks like he could have fallen from a tree instead of being caught in the blast wave. There are cuts and scrapes other than the one France just bandaged, sure, but he's mostly steady and rather coherant, all things considered.]

I'm sure. Like I said, this isn't serious.

[It is the worst of his injuries, yes, but compared to others? He just won't be going anywhere due to the dizziness. It's nothing to worry about, really!]