OOC: "The Night the Lights Went Out"

[Alice2015]

OOC Thread

"The Night the Lights Went Out"


Link to the IC Thread
What's happened thus far

Primary Characters​

Alice2015's Characters:

• Keri Lee: profile, pic 1, pic 2, intro -- 32yo single female; political reporter (freelance); home is Los Angeles but in Washington DC when TLWO.
• "Sammi" Evans: profile, pic, intro -- 18yo single female; "farmer's daughter"; home is Eugene, Oregon (sister city of Springfield; see Caroline below).
• Caroline Edwards: profile, pic, intro -- 26yo divorced female; Sergeant, National Guard (Infantry); home is Springfield, Oregon (sister city of Eugene; see Sammi above).
• Hannah Wilson: profile, pic, intro -- 24yo single female; Electrical Technician (Nuclear); California coastline (at the moment).
• Roxanne "Roxie" Harrington: profile, pic (not yet introduced in reboot) -- 25yo married female, married (to Glenn Harrington); wife of a vineyard/winery owner; Indian Springs (a suburb east of San Diego).
• Angel Daniels: profile, pic, intro -- 26yo single female; off-grid property owner/entrepreneur; NW of Durango, Colorado.
• Henry and Eleanor Gumble: profile, pic, intro -- 50+yo, married couple; owners/operators of The Bazaar; Austin, Texas.

HumanBean's Characters: NOTE -- these characters have not yet been reintroduced in the reboot

• Nicholas "Nicky" Long: profile, image, intro -- 36yo single male; criminal? (awaiting more info); Eugene, Oregon.
• Peter Phillips: profile, image, intro -- 32yo married male (wife not accompanying him); Nuclear Power Plant Operator; California coastline, NW of Los Angeles (at the moment; on the move north with Lana Wilson)
• Glenn Harrington: profile, image, intro -- 50yo married male (open marriage); vineyard/winery owner/operator; San Diego (at the moment; traveling east toward home).
• Daniel Matthews: profile, image, intro -- 37yo, single male; Austin, Texas; entrepreneur/criminal/opportunist.
• Corporal Phil "Fish" Spahn: profile, image, intro; National Guard Corporal; (Note: In previous posts, he was named Wily, with the nickname "Wildman". We've changed it.)
• Henry Gumble: profile, pic (with his wife, Eleanor), intro -- 50+yo, married couple; owners/operators of The Bazaar; Austin, Texas.
• Roger Kramer: profile coming?, pic, intro -- Age?, presumed single?; occupation?; Durango, Colorado.
• Marcus Washington: profile coming?, pic, intro -- Age?, presumed single; Flight Controller; Washington DC area?

 

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What's Happened So Far
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19 January 2025, Sunday (TNTLWO: The night the lights went out or the night TLWO):

• Instantaneously, all around the world, anything and everything electrical ceased working.​
  • The time of this event was 09:44:44 Greenwich Mean Time.​
  • We have characters in the following time zones (map). The time that TLWO in these places was:​
    • California and Oregon (Pacific Time Zone) -- 1:44:44am.​
    • Colorado (Mountain Time Zone) -- 2:44:44am.​
    • Texas (Central Time Zone) -- 3:44:44am​
    • Washington DC (Eastern Time Zone) -- 4:44:44am.​
• Some major things that happened (and are part of our characters' stories) include:​
  • Aircraft fell from the sky. Keri Lee (profile) survived the crash of her plane.​
  • Nuclear power plants melted down. Lana Wilson (profile) and Peter Phillips (profile) fled and, so far, have survived the radioactive debris cloud.​

 

[sereneotter00]

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【 TOM DAWSON 】
25, STUDENT/PART TIME EMPLOYEE, ♂
​

⊢ BASIC INFORMATION ⊣

• FULL NAME : THOMAS EVERETT DAWSON​
• AGE : 25 (LEO)​
• APPEARANCE/CONDITIONS​
  • HAIR : BROWN​
  • EYES : BLUE​
  • HEIGHT : 5 FT, 11 INCHES​
  • WEIGHT/BUILD : 159 LBS, RELATIVELY AVERAGE​
  • NOTABLE MARKS/ALTERATIONS : A CLEAN SCAR ON HIS ABDOMEN FROM HAVING HIS APPENDIX REMOVED AS A TEENAGER AND ANOTHER CROOKED SCAR ON HIS SHOULDER AFTER ACCIDENTALLY FALLING ON A GLASS TABLE WHILE INEBRIATED​
  • NOTABLE CONDITIONS : A DIAGNOSIS OF ADHD SINCE CHILDHOOD, PREVIOUSLY MANAGED WITH THERAPY, NOW MANAGED WITH MEDICATION. HE IS ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN TO A MORTAL DEGREE​
• INTIMACY​
  • SEXUAL ORIENTATION : BISEXUAL​
  • RELATIONSHIP STATUS : SINGLE, WITH RELUCTANCE TO DO ANYTHING BEYOND CASUAL HOOK UPS AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, SARAI, A YEAR PRIOR​

⊢ ENVIRONMENT ⊣

• OCCUPATION : UNIVERSITY STUDENT PURSUING A CAREER IN MUSIC EDUCATION AFTER PUTTING OFF COLLEGE FOR SOME YEARS, ALSO A PART TIME BARTENDER AT A LOCAL FINE DINING RESTAURANT​
• ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND/FUN FACTS​
  • TOM IS ABLE TO PLAY THE PIANO, GUITAR, CELLO, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS, BUT STRINGED INSTRUMENTS ARE HIS BREAD AND BUTTER. HE STRUGGLES WITH WIND INSTRUMENTS. HE IS ABLE TO SIGHT READ FLAWLESSLY, BUT IS STILL DEVELOPING HIS RELATIVE PITCH​
  • HE LIVES ON HIS OWN, HIS FAMILY LIVING IN THE EAST COAST. HE IS ABLE TO AFFORD HIS APARTMENT THANKS TO HIS CHARISMATIC NATURE BRINGING IN AN ABUDANCE OF TIPS AT HIS JOB, WHICH HIGH PROFILE/WEALTHY GUESTS FREQUENT​
  • HE IS VERY GOOD WITH HIS HANDS, HAVING BEEN TAUGHT BY HIS FATHER (A MECHANIC) AND HIS MOTHER (A SEAMSTRESS) THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PRECISE WITH HIS HAND MOVEMENTS​
• PLACE OF RESIDENCY : SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA​
  • AT THE TIME OF THE BLACKOUT, HE WAS HEADED HOME AFTER DOING A FEW HOURS OVERTIME, ATTEMPTING TO TRACK DOWN AN UBER SINCE HIS CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ​

 

[sereneotter00]

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【 HANNAH BLANCHARD 】
31, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, ♀
​

⊢ BASIC INFORMATION ⊣

• FULL NAME : HANNAH ANTOINETTE BLANCHARD​
• AGE : 31 (ARIES)​
• APPEARANCE/CONDITIONS​
  • HAIR : BROWN​
  • EYES : BLUE​
  • HEIGHT : 5 FT, 6 INCHES​
  • WEIGHT/BUILD : 124 LBS, THIN WITH SOME MUSCLE​
  • NOTABLE MARKS/ALTERATIONS : A FADED TATTOO OF AN EX-BOYFRIEND'S NAME (STEVEN) ON HER NAPE, USUALLY HIDDEN BY HAVING HER HAIR DOWN​
  • NOTABLE CONDITIONS : NONE​
• INTIMACY​
  • SEXUAL ORIENTATION : HETEROSEXUAL​
  • RELATIONSHIP STATUS : ENGAGED TO HER BOYFRIEND OF FIVE YEARS, JASON​

⊢ ENVIRONMENT ⊣

• OCCUPATION : OWNER OF HER OWN BRAND OF BODY CARE PRODUCTS ("CHARD O'NAE"), INCLUDING INTRICATELY MADE PERFUME, LOTIONS, AND SOAPS. ALTHOUGH IT TOOK A WHILE TO GAIN TRACTION, THE BUSINESS HAS SUDDENLY BOOMED AS OF THE LAST MONTH​
• ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND/FUN FACTS​
  • HANNAH WENT TO COLLEGE TO OBTAIN A CHEMISTRY DEGREE, WHICH (MIXED WITH A FONDNESS OF FASHION AND BEAUTY, NOT TO MENTION THE DRIVE THAT LED HER TO BECOMING FIRST OF HER CLASS) KICKSTARTED HER INTEREST IN CREATING HER BRAND. BEFORE STARTING HER COMPANY, SHE WAS QUALITY CONTROL CHEMIST​
  • SHE SHARED A HOME WITH HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER UNTIL SHE DISCOVERED HIS AFFAIR WITH HER SOLE SISTER AFTER FINDING THEIR TEXT MESSAGES TO EACH OTHER​
  • SHE ISN'T A BOTANIST, BUT ENJOYS PLANT CARE AS HER LEISURE ACTIVITY. PRIOR TO LEAVING HER PARTNER, SHE GREW MULTIPLE PLANTS IN THEIR GARDEN, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT GREW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES​
• PLACE OF RESIDENCY : DURANGO, COLORADO​
  • AT THE TIME OF THE BLACKOUT, SHE WAS ON THE ROAD AND HAD JUST PULLED INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, WHERE SHE PLANNED TO STAY INDEFINITELY. FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF JASON'S AFFAIR, SHE HAD PICKED A RANDOM LOCATION, BOOKED AN AIRBNB, AND COMPULSIVELY DRIVEN OFF WITH A SINGLE BACKPACK FULL OF CLOTHES AND A FEW ESSENTIALS​

 

[sereneotter00]

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【 JASON FLYNN 】
31, REAL ESTATE AGENT, ♂
​

⊢ BASIC INFORMATION ⊣

• FULL NAME : JASON LEONARD FLYNN​
• AGE : 32 (VIRGO)​
• APPEARANCE/CONDITIONS​
  • HAIR : BROWN​
  • EYES : BROWN​
  • HEIGHT : 6 FT, 1 INCH​
  • WEIGHT/BUILD : 232 LBS, MUSCULAR FRAME​
  • NOTABLE MARKS/ALTERATIONS : NONE​
  • NOTABLE CONDITIONS : ALLERGY TO SOY​
• INTIMACY​
  • SEXUAL ORIENTATION : HETEROSEXUAL​
  • RELATIONSHIP STATUS : ENGAGED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND OF FIVE YEARS, HANNAH, WITH A HANDFUL OF AFFAIRS ON THE SIDE​

⊢ ENVIRONMENT ⊣

• OCCUPATION : REO REAL ESTATE AGENT, IN WHICH HE LEADS IN HIS DIVISION. WHEN NOT IN THE OFFICE, HE ALSO HELPS RUN A NONPROFIT FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE EDUCATION​
• ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND/FUN FACTS​
  • FLYNN ABSOLUTELY HATES HIS FIRST AND MIDDLE NAMES, NOT ONLY DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS WITH HIS FAMILY, BUT HE SIMPLY DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT SUITS HIM. HE OFTEN JUST GOES BY HIS LAST NAME. HANNAH WAS THE ONLY EXCEPTION AS OF PEOPLE ALLOWED TO USE HIS FIRST NAME​
  • HE MET HIS FIANCE, HANNAH, AFTER THEY WERE INTRODUCED BY HANNAH'S OLDER SISTER AND FLYNN'S BEST FRIEND, WHO HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS​
  • BY EVERY MEANS OF THE TERMS, HE IS A BORN AND RAISED SPOILED BRAT. ALTHOUGH HE HAS HIS OWN FUNDS NOW, HE COMES FROM ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY, OWNERS OF THE MOST USED MEDICAL SUPPLY/INSTRUMENT/MACHINERY BRAND INTERNATIONALLY. HIS OLDER BROTHERS HANDLE THE FAMILY BUSINESS​
• PLACE OF RESIDENCY : DURANGO, COLORADO​
  • AT THE TIME OF THE BLACKOUT, HE WAS ON HOUR FOUR OF HIS SEARCH OF HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER, ASKING AROUND THE ENTIRE TOWN IF THEY HAD SEEN HER WHILE AVOIDING TELLING THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE HANNAH HAD LEFT A NOTE WITH A SIMPLE "I KNOW. DON'T LOOK FOR ME" WRITTEN ON IT, HE KNEW HE WOULD HAVE SOME LIMITS WHEN IT CAME TO REPORTING HER AS A MISSING PERSON, EVEN IF JUST TIME WISE ​

 

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[HumanBean]

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[HumanBean]

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[Alice2015]

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[Alice2015]

Henry and Eleanor Gumble:

• Introduced here
• Pic of the two of them together.
• Co-owners/operators of The Bazaar, described further below
• Residence: Austin, Texas

Descriptions:

• They are both in their late 50s; exact age is irrelevant.
• They are average looking, normal for their ages; see the pic above.
• They are polite, kindly people who go out of their way to help others.
• They married right out of high school.
• He was from a farming family; she was from an artistic family.
• Their parents had been community activists. Henry and Eleanor followed suit.

The Bazaar:

• Henry and Eleanor Gumble opened The Bazaar in their late 20s, using their combined inheritances.
• Four years earlier, Henry's parents had died in a house fire; four months earlier, Eleanor's parents had just weeks apart from various natural causes.
• It is one part Saturday Market, one part yard sale, one part coffee shop and bakery, one part grocery, one part souvenir shop, one part beauty salon and barber shop, and ten parts anything else you can think of.
• Henry is typically at the back door at 3am, seven days a week, for the earliest of deliveries (fresh foods: fruits, vegetables, berries, etc.) and other goods shipped from south of the border by Hector, who the couple has known since the first days of The Bazaar's opening.
• The Bazaar's official hours were 5am-6pm, 7 days/week, but in actuality the couple would open the doors or keep them open anytime someone needed inside. They were just that way.
• Henry more often than not be sound asleep within an hour of The Bazaar closing its doors, resting up for the next day.
• Eleanor would lay down with her husband until he was asleep, then typically get up to continue working, sometimes until as late as 11pm.
• They didn't operate The Bazaar alone, though:
  • Part time workers:
    • None to as many as a dozen at times
    • Minimum wage, but Henry and Eleanor provided extra cash or goods when possible.
    • The money they made sometimes kept them in their homes; the food Henry and Eleanor sent them home with sometimes kept their children from going to be hungry.
  • Regular vendors:
    • Half a dozen with permanent booths, carts, or tables.
    • They sold handmade goods or provided services: haircuts, nails, piercings, tarot card reading, massage, and more.
    • They were supposed to pay a monthly fee, but Henry and Eleanor were very lenient in hard times.
  • Weekend and holiday vendors:
    • Same as above but only on weekends and/or holidays, duh.

Their activities in the RP:

• Henry was preparing for the morning -- cooking food, taking deliveries -- when TLWO at 3:44am.
• Almost immediately, some of their neighbors, friends, workers, and vendors came to protect The Bazaar.
• Around sunrise, Hannah came to The Bazaar, beginning their interaction.

 

[HumanBean]

Glenn Harrington:

• Introduction
• Image

Physical Description:

• 32-year-old male (born 1992)
• 6'1", 193 pounds, fit, muscular. He exercises regularly, swims, runs.
• Black hair, trimmed close.
• Dark brown eyes.
• Bright white smile.
• Often wears large diamonds stud earrings, both sides.

Personality:

• Confident, bold, outgoing.
• Smart, sharp.
• Hardworking, dedicated.
• Flirty.

Background:

• Youth:
  • Grew up in foster homes.
  • Never really got close to anyone in any of them.
• Service:
  • Enlisted in the Air Force at 18 (2010).
  • Trained as a Traffic Controller.
  • Didn't like the service and got out after 6 years (2016).
• Employment:
  • Hired at Reagan National (2017).
• Romance:
  • Has had multiple girlfriends but none seriously.

His activities in the RP:

• TNTLWO:
  • Was working in the Control Tower.
  • A fire ran the Flight Controller's out.
  • When he saw a plane in the Potomac (not destroyed but sinking) he responded.
  • He aided Keri Lee, with whom he made plans to meet again.
• More coming when it happens.

 

[HumanBean]

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[HumanBean]

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