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A Close Call?

It comes suddenly and without warning. The ground beneath the land shakes with great force and fury, the great towers of Union shifting dangerously due to the magnitude. Somehow, miraculously, nobody is injured, but great structural damage is sustained on many of the connecting bridges that keep the city together.

On the streets, people are fearful. What if another quake comes? What if they aren't as lucky that time? Teams of Engineers are all over the city, checking on the damage and making what repairs they can. Electricity has been knocked out in many areas and crews are still struggling to recover it, although the Signal Tower remains with power and broadcasts over radio and television are sent to reassure the populace.

Thankfully, no aftershocks come. Messages are already coming in from other ally cities, Caldera and Citadel are mostly fine, Refuge, while fine, has devolved into panicked prayer to appease whoever they offended to send such a large quake. As surveyors go out to examine the damage, they will find that new underground routes have been opened all over. Unfortunately, those who went to investigate have not returned, sending a second wave of panic through many of the cities. The Union Council is working with the governments of the other cities to plan a proper response, and they hope to announce within the next few days as the city recovers. For now, however, the new paths are strictly off-limits to all citizens, and have been placed under heavy guard by the Swords of the Savior, the Steel Battalion, and some Valkyrie volunteers.

((Feel free to use this post as an IC mingle to react to the earthquakes!))

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Jol! [ Gold paws at his muzzle in dismay. Hiccups are contagious. Who knew???

Bagon, however, is speechless - mostly with elation. She flew. She flew! She....

...is kind of uncomfortable, maybe she better roll over. Rolling off kitty, she lands tummy-first on a different pillow, catching her breath. Then she's trying to climb to her feet, failing, and looking around for her friend. When she sees kitty, she kicks her arms and legs in excitement. ]

Gon! [ She flew! Want to do that again? ]

[eggbaby apparently has no idea how infectious she was, and will respond with an excited Toge! whenever Gold hiccups.

Kitty doesn't respond for a moment, busy unflattening herself from a pillow and shaking herself. She mews at Bagon, excited because her friend is excited. It kinda felt like falling, but really?? Did it happen? (whatever flying is)]

[ Bagon rocks back and forth on her tummy until her feet find purchase on the ground, then manages to pick herself up (though she wobbles backwards). What was she doing? Oh, going to fly one more time.

She toddles over to kitty and offers a nub. Let's go back up. She will fly you to safety again. ] Gon gon!

[ ...Gold is only just noticing all the children are on the ground now. This merits a relieved sigh, and then a panicked hiccup when he notices Bagon pointing towards the desk hutch again. ] Jolt! Jolteon eeeee eon! Ee jolte - Jol!

[ He hadn't meant to say that last bit. It shoots out of him so fast he jumps. ]

Toge! [you're going to have a something of an echo for a bit, Gold.

Kitty reaches up with a paw, bopping the proffered nub. She squeaks and then twists over to get back up on her paws. She's totally ready for another adventure!

At Gold's cry, Nocturne darts over to the hutch with surprising speed and spreads her wings and hisses. She is soooo not doing that again.]

Jol! [ Whoops, there he goes again. But what's the bat so upset about -

Oh no. Gold joins Nocturne in trying to look forbidding, hopping first up onto the desk chair and then onto the desk itself (spilling papers all over the babies' heads). Let's not go here! Let's all take the pillows back! And then see where the humans are! ] Eon! Eeeeeeee jolte--jol!--eon! Ee--

[ Bagon stares at the chair. Then reaches for the seat to try and mimic the way Gold climbed up it. This way, kitty. ] Bag.

[ Gold gives Nocturne a panicked look and hiccups again. He's thinking! He swears! ]

Toge! [everything's so exciting! At least this baby is confined to Gold's water dish.

Kitty meeps and tries to hop up onto that chair like Gold did! Aaand she kinda fails, but she managed to dig her claws into the cushiony part.

Nocturne rolls her eyes, perches on the back of the chair, and hisses at Gold. Move it away!]

[ Huh? Oh, right. If they can't use the chair, they can't get up. Gold jumps down off the desk, slips and falls on the papers, then gets up and tries to position himself near kitty so if she does end up falling off, she'll roll right onto him instead.

Then he pushes the chair. With his head. Kitty's going for a ride. ] Jol!

[ Bagon watches the chair leave with a look of utter confusion on her face. What...what....why. ]

[Nocturne holds on with her claws, flapping hard and trying to help pull the chair away.

Kitty squeaks, sways, and then falls onto Gold's back with a flomp. Tiny claws might dig in for a moment, but if all is well, she'll sit up and look around. Hey, this is kinda cool.]

Jol! [ That wasn't you, kitty, so don't worry. That was just Gold's hiccups. (The fluff you're lying on is also slowly beginning to recharge with static electricity, incidentally. It may begin sticking to you.)

Between Nocturne and Gold, though, the chair gets moved. Bagon stares at how the chair is somehow all the way over there, then stares at the desk. And the pile of pillows.

Which she tries to climb to get on the desk, but ends up disappearing amid all the plushness. ] Bag!

[ Gold can't make any sudden movements with a baby on his back. He looks worriedly at Nocturne. You're good with that baby. Would it be too much of a hassle if you....? ] Jolte ee? Jol!

Toge! [at least that one doesn't seem tired of the hiccup game just yet.

Kitty doesn't seem to mind the static and instead, seems to be batting at the fluff. Whoooa, it moves and follows her paw!!

Nocturne doesn't look very enthused, but flaps on over to the pile. Where'd the jumpy one go...?]

[ The jumpy one fell almost all the way to the floor, and is suspended in pillow purgatory, attempting to process the changes in her recent environment. She has to fly. So she has to climb. She cannot climb. So she has to find something she can climb. But where is she now?

Nocturne will find Bagon face-down in the pile, not doing much of anything: she can't get back up. ] Gongon.

[ Gold is equally satisfied that they should probably leave this room and....find a human, he thinks he needs a human. Preferably Trainer's Trainer, who is always so on top of everything and therefore would be able to handle three babies with ease (or so he thinks, for such is his confidence). The humans will probably be happy to see that all these babies are okay, too! So he will have helped.

The baby on his back seems okay, so he bends down to try and nudge his water bowl, Togepi and all, with his nose. Is he able to move this by pushing it? ] Jol!

[ The dish gives a tiny skid. We're going for a ride, eggbaby! ]

[Nocturne hisses, trying to get Bagon's attention while tossing a pillow off to the side.]

Toge! [whee, this is fun!]

[ That's two happy babies, thank goodness. Gold feels bad about leaving all these pillows here, but he's realizing there's no way this particular group will be able to help him with cleanup. So he keeps trying to nudge baby towards the door. Going for a ride, going for a - jol! - ride! ] Jolteon, jolteon!

Bag. [ Bagon's head pops up at that; she can move a lot better when she's not thinking about it. What? Are you going to fly again? ]

[at least kitty seems to enjoy getting chauffeured around. But then she squeaks, unsteadily making her way over to Gold's buttend. Where's her new friend?]

Noi! Noooibat bat! [come forthwith! The trials and tribulations we have suffered will haunt us no more!] Toge!

Jol! [ Sorry for suddenly nudging your bowl more than usual, baby. That is a really funny feeling! Gold's head jerks up to try and look at what kitty's doing back there. (Said buttfur, particularly the fluffy part, is standing on end. Fuzzy jungle.)

Cheered therefore by nearly all parties involved, Bagon emerges from the pillows, looking around. There is the thing that flies, she likes it - and there is an egg she thinks she's met before - and up there, on the big yellow fuzzy thing....

Her friend! Bagon comes running towards kitty (and Gold). ] Baaaag!

[oh thank goodness. Nocturne breathes a sigh of relief and follows so she can keep an eye on any stragglers.

Kitty meeps at Bagon, takes a step forward, and...tumbles off of Gold with a squeak. At least she lands on her feet?]

[ Kitty lands just in time for Bagon to nearly bump into her (ignoring Gold, who puffed up and made a sort of screeching hiccup sound when he watched baby fall overboard). It's the fuzzy thing! This is exciting. She jumps up and down, flapping her arms. Let's go find somewhere else to fly! ] Bag bag gon!

[ Gold turns his head to keep pushing eggbaby's dish. Maybe they'll follow? With Nocturne bringing up the rear? ] Jol!

To - [ - is eggbaby's response to the screeching hiccup. That sounded vaguely alarming. Should she be alarmed?

Kitty stumbles a little, but then mews importantly. She totally meant to do that. And fly? Fly where? Sounds exciting!

Nocturne lands behind them, shooing the babies along with her wings. C'mooon, get a move on.]

[ Fly somewhere. Bagon hurries right past Gold and eggbaby, checking over her shoulder when she reaches the door to make sure kitty is following her. She doesn't know where she's going to fly yet, herself, but she's sure there are more good perches around here somewhere. ] Gon.

[ Gold takes a deep breath, hopes they run into a human in the hall, and hiccups in the middle of it so he puffs up like a giant fuzzy balloon. ] Jol!

[ He doesn't seem alarmed, eggbaby. Just...really fluffy. ]

[kitty runs after Bagon, totally ignoring Gold and eggbaby in a bowl. Though she might accidentally run into her new friend if Bagon stops suddenly.

Togepi blinks and then wiggles excitedly. Do that again!] Toge!

[Nocturne looks at Gold and all the kids and...zips out the door, flying quickly down the hallway.]

[ A sudden stop has indeed happened, for Bagon has discovered - the front door. Which is closed. That's funny. She's run out of hallway....She'll be staring up at that, confused, when kitty potentially collides.

Gold, meanwhile, is making his way down the hallway, bowl scraping along the floor, fur fluffed in the hopes that will amuse baby. Cries would bring a human, which would be a real relief....but not if the human they bring is Trainer's Trainer. And he's standing there with a crying baby in his water bowl. He's starting to get tired, though. And tired of hiccuping. ] Jolte...on...

[ When he sees the other babies are stopped, he stops too, panting with his tongue lolling out. You kids are energetic! ] Jol!

[aaand kitty runs right into Bagon, tripping and falling over with a squeak. She mews in protest from the floor. What's going on??]

Toge! [when the bowl stops moving, eggbaby is going to try climb out and escape. What's happening by the door?

Nocturne makes her way back, silently circling above before finally landing on the floor. She's not exactly communicative, but at least help is coming?]

Bagon. [ Oh, friend. Bagon gestures at the closed door. This used to be a hole she could walk through, with things for flying practice on the other side. Now there's a wall. How confusing.

To say baby's great escape dismays Gold would be an understatement. He looks over at Nocturne. Thank you so much for all you've done. Do you think you could either watch these babies or go looking for a human? Natto would be good too. Somebody needs to inform the humans that all the babies are safe and happy, but Gold's beginning to realize that won't be happening with said babies in tow.

Yet he will see this through to the end! They haven't figured out how to open the door yet. The worst has not yet happened. ] Jol! Jolteon jolt eon ee - jol! - jolteon jolte.

[oh, oh! Kitty knows what to do! If she reaches up and scratches at the door like this, something should...happen? Kitty is joined by eggbaby, who starts imitating the cat by patting at the door.

Nocturne just looks at Gold and blinks. What did you think she was doing when she flew off earlier?

Togepi stops after a moment, turning around and looking down the hallway. Then she's turning around and practically running down the hallway, trilling excitedly.]

[ Bagon watches the other babies for a heartbeat before deciding that if her friend thinks it will work, it's worth a try. She attempts to scratch at the door herself, but her snout is longer than her arms so she bumps it against the door instead. She ends up having to place her head sideways against the door and stand very close before her arms will reach. But she's trying too! ] Bag bag bag.

[ Gold's sheepishness at Nocturne's rightful critique is only overcome by surprise, and then a mix of relief and dread, when he notices baby running down the hall. That....could that mean?

He turns to look himself, unsure whether to hope or fear. Either way, he hiccups. ] Jol!

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