Event log: Buried Alive

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Buried Alive event!
Where: All around the city
When: January 16th-January 19th
Warnings: Claustrophobia, starvation, premature burials, all that fun stuff.

On the morning of January 16th, half of the game's characters wake up to find that they are not where they were when they fell asleep. Instead, they're surrounded by a claustrophobic darkness, cheap satin cushioning, and an intense feeling of weight directly above them. Unfortunately, all of this adds up to the fact that your character has been buried alive.

Luckily, they'll have their phones, which can function as a source of light, communication, and hopeful distraction. They'll be able to talk to the other folks who are buried around the city, as well as their would-be rescuers. Thanks to Hope's timely post on the network, the rescuers know where everyone is, even if they're not sure who is buried where.

This is where organization, planning, and a little bit of luck come in! The aboveground characters will be supplied with shovels via the armory and are encouraged to go dig up their buried friends. Dig quickly though, because the air supply is pretty thin, and by the morning on January 19th, the characters who are not yet dug up will find that oxygen deprivation is a rather unfortunate way to die.

So, grab your communicator, grab your shovel, and get to work!

► This log covers January 16th-January 19th.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► Please remember to report any deaths to the Death page!

Comments

17th

[pighead]

[Josh slams his foot against the shovel, digging it further into the dirt so he can free another shovelful of earth. They're making progress, at least, and they're working together - more or less - so things could be worse. He knows Ashley is probably really wishing someone else were here digging graves with her.

But hey. Josh is what she gets, so she's just gonna have to deal. His shoulders ache from digging, his hands are blistered and bleeding, and shit is definitely awkward, but he hasn't walked away from it yet.

He pushes his shovel into the dirt again, straightening when it suddenly hits something solid. Josh doesn't know who's down there - there's no way to know - but he feels a surge of hope anyway. He turns to Ash.]

Hey, we're almost there. A few inches down and we'll have them out.

[cowardley]

[ The moment Josh hits wood, Ash gets a burst of energy, clearly renewed by the suddenly very real progress they've made. She doubles down next to him, shoveling away the dirt as quickly as she possibly can. She hopes beyond hope that it's Chris, or Sam beneath their feet, but even if it's not, they'll have saved someone.

It doesn't take long to finish clearing off the coffin. It's not perfect by any stretch, but it's definitely enough to open the lid up. Ash hesitates, looks to Josh, and then knocks against the lid. ]

U-Uh, Hey. We're going to open up the lid, all right? [ It just feels rude to open it up without any real vocal warning. Also, please don't be a dead person. ]