dc_misc (dc_misc) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-12-31 23:36:00

Entry tags:

alina vasquez, dinadan palmer, inactive - angie holt, inactive - j'anna j'onnz, inactive - lian harper, inactive - sindella zatara, iris west, npc - mitzi storm, npc - tim drake, plot - "blackest night", plot - "the future is a memory"

New Year's Dead (New Year's Day, Open to reactions)
The information has been coming in from around the world since 1:00 am EST. Each news outlet tells the story in a slightly different fashion, but the facts remain the same: at some time after 12:00am, planes on five continents fell from the sky, cars slammed into each other in traffic and regular people going about their every business simply fell over unconscious for no discernible reason.

"This is Austin Davis for the Daily Planet. The only word that can adequately describe what has happened is "catastrophe". Information is still coming in at this time, but it seems that most of Earth's inhabitants seemed to lose consciouness for exactly two minutes. In that time, planes,c cars and buses crashed, pedestrians were hit where they lay, and the world fell into chaos. Even now, the death toll is nearing the double digits and still climbing.

Stranger still is that the survivors, this reporter included, all report having a lucid dream of some kind during their black-out. Few dreams were alike, but one common thread unites them all; each person spoken to thus far believes they saw a relative or friend or lover who passed away some time ago returning to speak with them and offer advice. Many are shaken and unable to understand the meaning of these visions or why they were given.

The heroic community has leaped into action valiantly, aiding in relief efforts, but many are asking if the heroes knew about it in advance. Moreover, may are asking why America remained unaffected by the blackout. Thus far, no portion of the United States has reported any crashes or loss of life due to the blackout. We will bring you more on this story as it develops.

Austin Davis for the Daily Planet, London."

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bloodred_robin
2011-01-01 06:47 am UTC (link)

Red Robin had fallen asleep in his chair after his argument with J'anna, but the droning of his messenger woke him.

DarkKnowledge124: HUGE power-surge last night in Capetown, South Africa. May be what you were looking for.

Tim blinks at the screen as his thoughts slam into place. How did he MISS that?

Redbird: Time?

DarkKnowledge124: 12:01 EST. Incidents in London, China, Japan, South America, Australia, and others. No American incidents.

Tim switches to a news channel on his console and begins looking over the reports. His contact was right. No American incidents.

Redbird: Thanks for info.

Tim shuts down the connection and picks up his phone, calling Wally West. He relays the information he just received.

The only response Tim received was the sound of air being parted as the Flash raced toward Capetown and his son.

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	rightontarget 2011-01-01 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	Lian was still shaking after she saw the news, as she dialed Tim's number. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	J'anna woke up on the couch with this gut-wrenching feeling that something was wrong. Probably because of the time and because Lian's ringtone was blaring on Tim's phone. She picked up the phone and answered it as she wandered down to Tim. "Lian, it's J'anna." She didn't have to turn on the television. She read Tim's mind. "Tim! Lian's on the phone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rightontarget 2011-01-01 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	"J-just put me on speaker, J'anna." Lian said, the quiver in still present in her voice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 05:20 pm UTC (link)
	J'anna made it to Tim's desk and plugged it in to a better speaker than the phone itself had. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2011-01-01 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	"I need to find your brother, stay put Iris," Wally had told his daughter before racing off to Capetown after he hung up the phone. No. She wasn't staying behind this time. She had to go with him. He was going yell at her later, probably, but not even five seconds after her father left, Iris was out the door after him. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2011-01-01 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Daddy?" Iris stopped next to her father. Her face paled when she saw the debris. "Daddy...Jai got away, right? He got away?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	catchmeifyoucan 2011-01-01 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not going anywhere," she said sternly, folding her arms over her chest. "I have to be here, I have to see if Jai's okay. I have to make sure he's alright. I can't just sit at home with Mom, waiting...." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-01-01 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	Aubrey Sparks still couldn't believe it. The first thing she had seen when she woke up was J'onn...who asked her if she was alright. And then told her everything that she had missed over the last twenty-two years. Like the fact that her daughter was now fully grown. "J'anna? This is Aubrey Sparks." A long pause. "Your mom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	Your mom. The voice was almost exactly as J'anna imagined it--very much like her own. For a moment she was lost in the sound of that voice, how it had wrapped around the letter's of her name, how it had even spoken the space between the J and the a. "Mommy?" J'anna yelped the word and started to cry. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_parent 2011-01-01 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	Her daughter was crying. "Shh, it's okay, sweetheart," she said, "I'm here." Well, she was on the other end of the phone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	"But you're awake! You're awake! Wait...you know who I am! Did it work? All the times I tried to get into your head and talk to you, did they work? Were you there? Where's Dad? By H'ron'meer...MOM." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-01-02 04:03 am UTC (link)
	When she'd gotten the call that there might be a lead on Jai, Traya had spend to the West house, even if she'd been too late to actually go to investigate with people. And suddenly, it's the worst of all possible news and she's not sure the world is ever going to be right again. Outside, the wind began to pick up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2011-01-02 04:53 am UTC (link)
	Traya wiped away a tear. She kinda remembered Mitzi from the rating thing. "Thank-you," she said, quietly. "I was really luck. He was the best." The wind outside was really howling now. Tree branches and even windows shook. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	terra_mater 2011-01-02 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Calypso had a nervous twitch in response to the news. Although she knew nothing like that would have affected Strata, she was worried about Markovia and her father. She wished she had the nerve to make the trip and see how things were. (Reply to this)

	dareyoutorun 2011-01-14 01:29 am UTC (link)
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