All right, so, the Black Out is officially up and running and I just thought I’d take a second to give a general overview for people who aren’t really sure what to make of this thing. New York City, both modern mecca and target for all sorts of unpleasantness, is ‘functioning’ without lights for twenty minutes. That may not sound like much, but for a city of this size ten minutes without lights would be a challenge, twenty more or less qualifies as Disaster and it earns that capital. Consider the following:
-no traffic lights. -no interior lights – this means in the home, in the work place, in hospitals, banks, shops, prisons, you get the idea. - there are sounds in the dark, and those sounds are very definitely not friendly. - on top of the sounds, people can feeling things in the dark that are very definitely not human. - Di Nocti are running around, playing up the chaos.
The bottom line? Mortals are going to die, on the operating table (since there are no lights), in riots (because hi? Freaking out much?) crossing the street and probably just because the Di Nocti are feeling playful and that’s what humans are there for. Just a few things to keep in mind as you think about reactions to the sudden change in lighting the city is experiencing.
Once again, just a quick reminder, the only people are getting a warmy, fuzzy feeling are the Di Omnes Nocti - everyone else is getting the unfriendly, cold, mocking darkness that has the uncanny ability to play up a person's fears.
Any questions, hit me up and I'll do my best to answer and anyone who would like to thread with Erebos himself, just let me know. Have fun, guys!
EDIT: Just in case it got lost in translation anywhere; the black out occurs in the middle of the day and blocks out the sun. There's no moon, no stars, so part of the panic is the distinct lack of heavenly light for twenty minutes in the middle of the day.
EDIT TWO: Another point of clarification (I should never be in charge of explanations, it seems) gods of the Underworld, darkness, shadows, etc. that are not of Night's brood won't feel at home in this black out; various mythologies treat darkness differently, Erebos darkness is not Hel's darkness is not Ereshkigal's darkness, and extending outward. Even in Greek mythology, the darkness of Erebos was seperate from, say, Hekate or Hades. Precisely how the other deities associated with night and darkness are doing could be all over the map. For Ereshkigal it brought back her worst memories, left her feeling alone and adrift because something that should have belonged to her (namely, the dark) didn't, instead it was alien and hostile. That level of reaction may not be true for everyone, but it is something to keep in mind. Thanks!