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[golonghorns]

[Joel is half way between school and the city, climbing up the steep incline at what looks like a rapid pace. It's a blustery day with rain and a little sleet, oh and a GIANT GRINNING MOON taking up half the sky.

But more than that... you can hear the sound of waves crashing against the shore.

....that's not normal.]

So, this got-danged moon has managed to bring high tide all the way into the city! There's about three foot of water in the central business district and more'n that down nearer the coast.

[He pans the camera on his phone so that you can see a crowd of people also making their way up the hillside towards the school.]

....looks like we're going t'be housing some guests. I hope that Vault that's been set up under the school can accommodate a few more.

[He looks over his shoulder then back at the camera.]

OK. A Lot More.

Comments

[crystal_ballin]

Dude, I thought you told me that we couldn't just hide in the school, dude.

[golonghorns]

[...oh for fuck's sake.]

There's a difference between hiding in a janitor's closet and relocating because your city is being flooded, Hagakure. How can you not tell the difference?

[crystal_ballin]

My dorm was being demolished by a giant cryptid hillbeast, dude. I'm pretty sure it's the same thing.

[golonghorns]

It was bein' destroyed by that thing for One Day.

You were still hidin' days later. Weeks later.

These people can't live in a city that's still being flooded.

Once the flood is gone, if it's ever gone, they can go back and help fix the place up. If any of them are still hiding in the bunkers after that point, I will kick them out myself.

ACCURATE PREDICTION ROLLED

[crystal_ballin]

Oh, the city's not coming back, dude.

OK MISS CLEO

[golonghorns]

You don't know that.

Plenty of cities have come back from flooding. Hell, the state of Florida basically does it every dang year.

And if the moon blasts us all, we won't have to worry about it either way.

[crystal_ballin]

No, dude, we're in the middle of a CK-class End-of-the-World scenario.

[golonghorns]

A CK what, now...?

....I immediately regret askin'.

[crystal_ballin]

The K-class end-of-the-world classification system is the standard for classifying end-of-the-world scenarios, dude.

You're from a GK-Class Hostile Greenhouse scenario world, right?

[golonghorns]

Hostile greenhouse...? I guess you could say that.

The world didn't end, though. Just.... people. In a way.

[crystal_ballin]

Well, it's more of an 'end-of-civilization' classification system, but in a lot of cases, that also entails an end-of-the-world scenario at least as far as regular civilization goes.

[golonghorns]

....people actually spend time figuring this stuff out?

[crystal_ballin]

Sure thing, dude. People on the internet figure lots of things out.

[golonghorns]

Can't figure if that's a good or a bad thing.

[iamtheeggman]

At this point, I have half a mind to FIRE A MISSILE AT THE MOON, and just build a replacement for it afterwards.

[golonghorns]

Wouldn't even phase me at this point. Blow it up, shoot it down, knock it into Mars like a billiard ball. Never was a long romantic walk in the moonlight kind've guy.

You, uh... you actually got that kind've firepower?

[iamtheeggman]

What kind of mad scientist would I be if I DIDN'T have that kind of firepower?!

[golonghorns]

You planning to, uh... Y'know. Use it.

[iamtheeggman]

If these stupid masks don't work, then what choice do I have?

[golonghorns]

I'll be honest... I ain't counting on these masks for much. It's just too... Out There for me.

Glad to know we got a solid back-up plan.

[iamtheeggman]

I JUST got my daughter back. I am NOT losing her again.

[golonghorns]

I hear you.

[Yeah. He'd be exactly the same.]

[iamtheeggman]

I'm not saying I will. But it's best to have a CONTINGENCY PLAN.

[golonghorns]

Agreed.

[And Ivo's was definitely better than his own - Lay low in the deepest part of the bunkers and see how long he lasted.]

[idonthateyou]

[ Vivian looks concerned with all these unknown people showing up. ]

Are they all your friends, Mr. Joel? [ LOOK she had to screen them some ]

[golonghorns]

You kiddin' me, kid? I got no clue who these people are. 'Cept they're wet. And salty.