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[MAJOR EVENT] Total Blackout

| The wave came without warning and without mercy.

The lucky ones had backup generators which were not connected to the city wide powergrid.

The unlucky did- and found even their backup systems fail.

And the ugly? They were connected to the Matrix at the wrong time and wrong district.

A city wide power failure stemming from every part of Downtown has struck Glitch City, immediately disconnecting all users from the Matrix. Public transport using the grid is stalled, and all automated devices connected to the Matrix have stopped functioning altogether.

All cell phone towers in the affected jurisdictions have ceased functioning- the only devices that may still work are satellite based, assuming that they have a tower to bounce off of, forming a ring around the outside of the Blackout zone.

Backup systems only appear to activate if they are not connected to the city grid. Electronics do not appear to show any sign of an EMP but when connected to said grid, power loss on an indescribable scale occurs, draining the device anywhere from a few seconds to minutes.

How quickly the citizens realize this ranges from immediate to too late to matter. Under these conditions, even the most prepared chummers are going to be hurting for analog until the local power corps can return function, or more likely, fashion temporary alternatives.

Anyone still posting on the Matrix must do so outside of the affected networks. And for any joker who has "work" to do in the affected neighborhoods...

...well.

Good luck.


| Do to unexpected sudden power consumption Downtown District and it's neighboring districts have had their power shut down temporarily to avoid possible damages. Central and all other districts power is remaining functional and power will be restored once the source has been identified and dealt with.
We apologize for the inconvenience and all suffering from this power failure will have their monthly charges will be altered to reflect this.
-Jaquilen Jin


| This ain't a normal blackout... anytime you turn on backup gear it gets drained too. The hell?

-Edge


| | 2 of the three backup generators are fried. Those two were connected to the grid. But the frying is the strangest part. These generators are top-class. The only explanation for this is a constant power flux. The current keeps changing values so the generators can't keep up with the constant changing of current, confusing the Efficiency AI within the generators.

At least the third one connects to the living room and kitchen.

-Amarinth


| Jesus, why do all the wild things happen when I'm out of town? Well, now's a good time as ever to touch base.
-Sylet


| what ham frequencies should we call home


| We got a public callout channel for anyperson, on 10.540Hz.
-Sylet

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