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Conflict [Worm AU]

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Am I the only one that _remembers_ it? (albeit, as the trailer shaking and weird sunsets).
 
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pepperjack said:
Don't tell me you didn't understand my "fault" line. I get that it wasn't exactly earth-shaking, but it's not as though only jokes that are epic enter into your consciousness.
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I see what you did there. But all you're doing is making earthquake references. That was the least of what happened.
Lantalia said:
Am I the only one that _remembers_ it? (albeit, as the trailer shaking and weird sunsets).
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I read the National Geographic article on it. That was kinda terrifying.
 
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. If you want to know, google the date.
 
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I see what you did there. But all you're doing is making earthquake references.
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In response to the poster who brought up earthquakes, yes.

Ack said:
That was the least of what happened.
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Don't care, trying not to know.

Linkstore said:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. If you want to know, google the date.
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Exactly why I didn't look this up days ago. I'm not a fan of advance knowledge in fiction. (Even just being aware that there's apparently some sort of real-life historical event and/or natural disaster involved is mildly cheesing me off.)
 
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In response to the poster who brought up earthquakes, yes.


Don't care, trying not to know.


Exactly why I didn't look this up days ago. I'm not a fan of advance knowledge in fiction. (Even just being aware that there's apparently some sort of real-life historical event and/or natural disaster involved is mildly cheesing me off.)
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I see, then, that not posting the information onto this forums was a good decision.
 
pepperjack said:
In response to the poster who brought up earthquakes, yes.


Don't care, trying not to know.


Exactly why I didn't look this up days ago. I'm not a fan of advance knowledge in fiction. (Even just being aware that there's apparently some sort of real-life historical event and/or natural disaster involved is mildly cheesing me off.)
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Why?
 
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Start of the chapter:
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See, now I take the date at the start of a chapter to be the date of the events in that chapter. Realizing this date was of significance for future chapters... Well, it's early morning at the end of the chapter, certain events happen at 8:32 AM PST. I don't think Eternal's gonna have very long to chat with the media before she has to pull a Superman, and fly of to save the day.
 
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See, now I take the date at the start of a chapter to be the date of the events in that chapter. Realizing this date was of significance for future chapters... Well, it's early morning at the end of the chapter, certain events happen at 8:32 AM PST. I don't think Eternal's gonna have very long to chat with the media before she has to pull a Superman, and fly of to save the day.
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Longer than you think. There are time zones to consider.
 
And now I've guessed it! No Google required.
 
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Longer than you think. There are time zones to consider.
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That's still 11:32 AM EST. I got the feeling it was around 10-11ish EST by the end of the chapter (unless I missed a line that referenced the time).
 
edale said:
That's still 11:32 AM EST. I got the feeling it was around 10-11ish EST by the end of the chapter (unless I missed a line that referenced the time).
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Not that late.

She headed off to Miami not long after sunrise.
 
Ack said:
Not that late.

She headed off to Miami not long after sunrise.
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Google said:
6:34 AM
Sunday, May 18, 1980 (EDT)
Sunrise in Miami, FL
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OK. Sunrise apparently happened much earlier than I thought back then...

This gives just under 5 hours from sunrise in Miami until the event.

I figure she's spent 2-3 hours out so far (though I suppose it's possible it's been less than an hour... I'm starting the timer at sunrise).

Yep, looks like she's got at least 2 hours to be hounded by the press.

She's gonna be thankful that event happens, so she has an excuse to escape.:D
 
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Couldn't she just make up a disaster or something? Like, "Z'ounds! My Eternal hearing has detected a, uh ... a source of great peril! Yes! In the east! Farewell for now - Eternal, away!"
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"Ahem. In the city right now, three cars are being stolen, two houses are being broken into and four people are being mugged. I need to deal with this. Goodbye."
 
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"Ahem. In the city right now, three cars are being stolen, two houses are being broken into and four people are being mugged. I need to deal with this. Goodbye."
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You forgot "and a partridge is tresspassing in a pear tree."

More seriously, I wouldn't want to set an expectation that I'd taken on the responsibility of solving and/or preventing all petty crime in the city. Much better to be thought of as the kind of heavy hitter that can't spare the time to run around after every purse snatcher for the sake of the Greater Good.
 
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"Ahem. In the city right now, three cars are being stolen, two houses are being broken into and four people are being mugged. I need to deal with this. Goodbye."
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Reporters: "Any comments?"

Eternal: "in the time I've spent answering your questions, three cars were stolen, two houses were broken into, and four people were mugged, and rioting is still happening. That's just in this city. I was perfectly capable of stopping these things, but I had to stay here and answer your damned questions. Now excuse me while I go do something actually productive!"
 
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