the veil is thin . . .

[thespaceopera]

[ On the night of the 16th, the feeling of tension and horrid anticipation comes to a head. Everything stops when the sun goes down-- even the ever-present music in the hoppingest part of the city center. One by one, everyone turns their eyes to the skies. The young and old alike pour out of their houses, some in bare feet, and they point to the velvety blanket of stars.

It takes a second to find it, especially if one is unaccustomed to the starscape. But even a casual observer can see it.

A brightly-shining star, larger than the others, and growing larger.

An announcement cuts across all communication channels that encourages people to evacuate to the space station, but it’s clear that these are just people and they’ll need some help. Supplies, equipment, organization, there’s something for everyone to do.

Civilization is disrupted by a panicked stampede of people vying for limited seats aboard spacefaring craft. Within hours, there will be crushed glass, looting, and chaos.

The clock is ticking. Will you help? Or would you rather watch the dying gasps of a Singing Planet from a safe distance? ]

[OOC: Please see this post for plot details. Phase two has begun! Feel free to use this post as a reaction post, mingle, etc. or make your own!]

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[alwayscomeback]

[She is so helpful, wow. He is so very lucky to have her here. He steps forward, raising his hands.]


Heeeey! Hey people! You wanna settle down? We all want you to get to safety, and that's not gonna happen with you guys screaming at each other. Soooo how about we form a nice orderly line and-

[Yeah, the group are ignoring him completely, they're going back to jostling around like frightened cats.]

Ooooooor you can just do the opposite of that.

[tough_love]

[...well, she will do him this one small favor. His efforts might have been met with failure at first, but there's a sudden change not long after. Seemingly out of nowhere, the unruly crowd begins to behave themselves and carry on in a calmer, more orderly fashion. Just ignore the occasional frightened look sent your way, Sokka. It has nothing to do with a certain giant alien princess behind you, glowering and baring her teeth at the assembled masses as she makes a show of cracking her knuckles.

She will, of course, quickly pretend she was doing no such thing the moment he turns back to her. For, well, reasons. That are best left complicated and unaddressed.]

[alwayscomeback]

[He appreciates this deeply wonderful favour you have done for him, Looma- even if he will never realise you did it. He smiles, clearly because whatever he's doing seems to have some kind of effect on the populace. He turns to give Looma a wide grin, oblivious to her input. ]

Hey! My negotiating skill are better than I thought!

[tough_love]

Perhaps they simply grew too accustomed to my approach, and were unprepared for a new one!

[Because that makes sense, right? It's totally plausible.]

Although it is certainly debatable just how long it will last. Still, I am grateful for the reprieve.

[alwayscomeback]

You know, maybe you're right. They just needed a different touch.

[You're the best, Looma. ]

Yeah, even if it's just a little while, it's enough to herd them somewhere away from each other. So they can't fight each other so much.

[tough_love]

Of course!

[Ugh, well intentioned or not she's going to be feeling guilt over this deception for the next several hours at least.]

Would it be too much if I were to ask you to kindly check with the local authorities when the next evacuation shuttle is expected to return? I will do what I can to maintain order in your absence, of course!

[Or, more accurately, ensure that no one in the landing area dares breathe a word to him over what really calmed them down.]

[alwayscomeback]

[She's a GOOD PERSON. He smiles, yaaaaaaaaay he's being USEFUL!!!]

Sure, I can do that! Hang tight, I won't be long!

[And off he goooooes~]