event 004: conspiracy in disguise - Part II
To build a better world sometimes means having to tear the old one down .
Tensions have been high all evening, registered and unregistered heroes and villains alike are doubting the reality of this Unity ball. Unity has been so far out of reach for so long, it’s hard to believe it could possibly be this easy to work back to it, to bring about a true understanding, real peace.
The U.S. Secretary of State, Thaddeus Ross, has been seen shaking hands and spreading word about the registration all evening, but all of a sudden he’s no where to be found. No one expects the lights to go out, but when they do it’s not a surprise, not to everyone.
It’s only moments before chaos erupts.
Gunshots can be heard everywhere, all around Times Square. Screams, yells, the swish of knives, the sound of blood splattering on the pavement, thundering footsteps as people try and escape. No where is safe - not even the VIP area where a few unregistered heroes have been working away at stale, stuck minds all night.
Everyone was fooled. Some expected disaster, but nothing like this.
People are injured, children are crying, people are yelling. EMTs have been called, SHIELD and ASRGUS agents, Police officers, everyone is trying to clear the area, to stop the attackers but they’re quick - too quick. They’re masked and covered by darkness, and in the chaos it’s easy enough for them to rush around and cause the damage they’ve been brought in for.
The targets aren’t random. A very specific set of people.
The Unregistered Heroes. And not everyone made it out unharmed.
Part II of the event takes place on the evening of the ball, and posting for this plot drop begins on Tuesday the 31st October EST. You can continue any existing pre-drop threads after this date, but please do not start any new ones after this begins.
Where was your character when the attack hit? Where they still at the event, or had they left? Were they targeted, were they injured in the attack? Are they in the heart of it, or were they one of the lucky ones? Are they hearing about it on the news, or do they not find out for a few days?
Posting for the plot drop will begin on the 31st of October to give everyone a bit of time to plan their characters’ whereabouts and reactions, to plot with other members as to who they might be with or who they’ll reach out to following the attack. Try and mix things up, maybe your character is found by someone completely unexpected - use this as an opportunity for some new relationships between characters you might not expect!
If your character was injured please be sure to use the necessary trigger warnings in your new threads, and please keep in mind character deaths are not permitted.
As always, if you have any questions at all our IMs are open, and please like this post once you’ve read it!
