adrian march (caeteradesunt) wrote in repose, @ 2018-09-03 20:57:00 |
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Entry tags: | *news, adrian march |
[news]
[On Monday afternoon, as chaos mounts across Repose, as the lake shines white with dead fish, the checklist of biblical sightings is extended to include a massive cloud of impossibly swift black smoke lingering near the perimeter of the military facility. Its eccentric movements are unaffected by the wind, and any animals or humans unlucky enough to be caught in it are left breathless, weak - even singed. Standing inside it saps the will and the life from any living thing in its wake. It carries with it a stink of ash, and the scarlet grow of fresh coals. It flows through the chain link at the edge of the facility grounds like water through a sieve, sinking into the cracks of the facility entrance, only to come spiraling out again a few minutes later in a stream of pressurized smoke, whistling back into the protection of the forest line with an unearthly shriek. It isn't spotted again after that, but residents are, as a matter of course, advised to avoid the northern edge of the forest for the moment.]