May 7th: Nina's Apartment

by **The Golden Witch** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:51 am

Nina steps out of her apartment, a bag slung over one shoulder.

With a small smile she started down the hallway. She had wasted far too much time already.

It was time to begin.

A short time after she was gone, smoke began curling out from underneath the door.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:44 pm

The smoke detectors woke Ryan up.

He was alone, thankfully, and thus could operate this part himself. It took him all of five minutes hurrying, throwing things from here and there into a duffel bag that he yanked out of his closet. Normally, he'd just go check on things, but... well, he could smell the smoke. He could feel the heat. And... actually, how did he know that the flat above him was empty? No time to think about that now.

He checked outside, to make sure he had the right window, then chucked the duffel bag through it and into the bushes across the sidewalk. Grabbing his keys on the way out, he hurried down the stairs.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:54 pm

Will woke up.

"Sara, do you hear that?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:57 pm

If they didn't hear that, hopefully they'd hear the sudden 'fwoosh' sound, and then the urgent pounding at their front door.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:59 pm

Will leaped out of bed to see what was the matter, opening the door.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:01 pm

The smoke trickling under his door would have tipped him off, probably. But Ryan pushed past him and shut the door quickly, coughing to clear his lungs as he did. He pointed up, then made a 'fwoosh!' expanding motion with his hands while he regained his breath.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:01 pm

"Shit! Shitshitshit.

Which floor?"

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:03 pm

Ryan shrugged. "Above ours," he rasped. "Nina's, I guess? Wasn't anyone up there, though."

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:16 pm

"Is it burning? Like, really burning?" Sara ask as she hurries out of the bedroom in her pyjamas,a whining Robin in her arms. The smell of smoke kind of answers that question for her and she shifts to stone immediately.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:20 pm

"Yeah, looks like really burning," Ryan answered, his breath still raspy. "Window's the only way left for non-smoke-breathers."

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:25 pm

"I'm not jumping out the window." she just says in a tone that leaves no room for discussion, even if it's mostly fueled by fear.

"I'm bringing Robin out." she goes on and already starts sinking into the floor.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:25 pm

"Right--Ryan, is anyone else in the building?" Will asks, as Sara starts to vanish

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:29 pm

"Don't think so," he coughed. "I think they'll get the hint from her if they are," he added, indicating Sara sinking through the other apartments. "But... No. Pretty sure we're the last."

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:32 pm

"I'll tell them if anyone's left." she says as she carefully wraps Robin up and takes her with her through the stone.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:33 pm

"Right. Well, team leader--d'you think we can keep this thing from burning down?" Will asked, already headed...for the bathroom?

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:34 pm

"Damned if we can't try. What do you need me to do?"

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:37 pm

"I'm gonna destroy our water bills, but it's gonna be very...broad.

I need someone with a fire extinguisher, at the least, to put out the spots I miss."

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:38 pm

Ryan nodded. "Focus on the top floors. It's worse up there, and I'm not fireproof. And can't turn fireproof."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:41 pm

"I know. Wait for the initial burst."

And with that---Will flushed himself down the toilet.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:43 pm

"When we tell people what we did, we'll think of a more dignified way for him to get in there," Ryan muttered, running back through the apartment. Here goes nothing, he thought as, glowing brightly, he took a deep breath before hurrying out into the thick smoke.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:50 pm

Will flowed through the pipes, taking the paths he had memorized, down to the main system---and then, as Ryan was working his way up, he could hear the pipes around him CREAKING, CREAKING as they began to strain...

by **Narrator** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:25 pm

The smoke on the top floor was thick and the fire had gotten bad enough that the entire place was roasting hot. The fire was still contained to Nina's apartment but it wouldn't stay that way for much longer.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:29 pm

And then, all the pipes in and around Nina's room burst at once, and the faucets started gushing...

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:35 pm

Ryan was, honestly, surprised to see that things hadn't spread much farther. His shirt was tied over his face as he used the fire extinguisher to keep things contained while Will worked his magic. Hopefully quickly.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:38 pm

Most of the water was just, well, gushing, unaimed.

...and then there was a ....whirring coming from the bathroom?

And suddenly, a SPRAY of water started bursting out, angled towards certain spots.

It couldn't get everything from the angle, but it WAS helping.

by **Narrator** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:46 pm

Things were going good as Will and Ryan worked together to fight the fire. The damage was severe but slowly dying down.

And that's when something exploded. Nails and other makeshift shrapnel sprayed throughout the apartment.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:47 pm

*Whiiirirrrrirrrspltspltspltspltspltspltsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss....*

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:58 pm

Ryan, not having any other real option at that point, jumped through the window at the end of the hall as the door exploded from its hinges.

by **Narrator** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:05 pm

The fire smoldered, just a shadow of the blazing inferno from short seconds ago. Thick black smoke spilled out down the hall.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:08 pm

Ryan feeling various stings in his side that told him yes, he did just jump through a big pane of glass, caught ahold of a light pole and, with a tug of his arm, got himself spinning around it to shed momentum as he slid down to the ground.

by **Narrator** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:14 pm

On the sidewalk firemen were starting to gather, ready to make an assault on the house.

A couple of emergency workers rushed to Ryan's side.

"Are you okay, sir?"

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:14 pm

Will hoped that the still flowing water would take care of the rest of the fire, and stumbled down towards the stairs.

His skin was black and hardened, and he had nails and other makeshift shrapnel all sticking out everywhere.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:20 pm

Ryan was coughing and retching on the ground, getting the smoky gunk out of his throat. He looked like he might be nodding as he tried to speak. "Call... Xaviers," he rasped. "Might need... nonhumanoid specialists." Amidst this, he was letting them work on him. he had glass stuck in him in various places, but he knew enough to be positioned when he went through the window so that nothing vital could get perforated.

by **Narrator** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:34 pm

Seeing Will, a burly Englishman pulled the boy over his shoulder and carried him down the stairs signaling the emergency workers for help. Will was taken over to where Ryan was being worked on as the firefighters battled the blaze.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:37 pm

"I'm fine...fine," he insisted, being carried.

First aid wouldn't be a workin', as his skin was very hard and tough.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:40 pm

"Hey, Will? I think we should stick with saving the world and let them do the firefighting," Ryan rasped, before turning his head to hack up more crap out of his throat.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:46 pm

"Ugh," Will agreed.

by **Narrator** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:43 pm

Seeing as they weren't in any danger, the two were left sitting there as the emergency crews worked.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:44 pm

"You gonna be okay, man?" Ryan coughed.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:54 pm

"Probably. This is me.

But....odds that was Nina setting that up?"

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