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15mins (15mins) wrote,
@ 2011-03-03 11:03:00

THE CRASH: an ooc discussion post

Early this morning, several students from different organizations on campus began to distribute flyers everywhere. Some flyers will be passed out to individuals, some will be tacked onto announcement boards, and stacks will be left in various locations such as the bookstore, library, cafeteria, etc. Starting at 8:15am this morning, students were escorted by a reaper from various locations on campus. They were taking to an undisclosed location where they were transformed to look as if they were just involved in a horrible car accident. Meanwhile, at the Smith Center parking lot, volunteers have been working hard to recreate the scene of the "car accident" by bringing in impounded cars, tarp, and having emergency response vehicles parked on the other side of the Smith Center. Temporary fences have been set up around the vicinity to conceal the scene until they are removed at 1:50pm. Temporary bleachers were also set up in a semi-circle around the scene for people to come and watch the demonstration.

At approximately 1:45pm, campus police drove around campus with sirens and lights on in 15 second intervals for the next 15 minutes. If anyone were to ask campus police officer what was going on, they would inform them of an "emergency" that happened at the Smith Center or suggest to the student to go to the Smith Center. During that time, the victims got into place and had tarps over their vehicles as students were allowed to enter and were seated. 2pm, tarps were removed showing victims in and on cars that have been considered junk and have been made to look like it was a real crash. That's when sirens will begin to go off from a fire truck, a squad car, a motorcycle unit and three ambulances (1 Chapel Hill ambulance and 2 ambulances from a private company) as they drive up to the "scene" and start working as if it were responding to an actual car accident. Three people will be pronounced dead at the scene and were placed in actual body bags and were transported in a coroners van to another fenced off area where they waited for the other participants and to watch what was going down on the other side of the fence. The jaws of life were used for one car and soon all victims were loaded up in ambulances and were taken away.

Because some people may not be able to make it to the Smith Center to see everything play out, there will be a live broadcast (on TV and online) of the scene thanks to STV, and there will also be "breaking news reports" made on WXYC. There will be an actual broadcast made on WXYC around 3:30pm EST! Be sure to look out for that later today! If you are not comfortable leaving questions here, you are more than welcome to drop box us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!

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croun
2011-03-03 07:36 pm UTC (link)

okay, i guess i'll be one of the first to break this post wide open. bj's film and culture class got canceled this afternoon - for the event though the professor cited having to do something for family - and inevitably he wound up there when someone told him there was something going on in that general vicinity. confusion would reign supreme when he got there but there'd be some brick wall kind of seriousness going on when he figured out what was going on, especially so when it's determined sol and riqy were involved. anyone who's goofing around in the audience could expect a very pissed off glance, since bj wouldn't be taking it lightly.

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	tajo 2011-03-03 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	i think naturally, tajo would gravitate towards anyone he could make out in the crowd, so i think he would have ventured close to bj. twin serious stares and arms folded across their chests perhaps? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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bryem
2011-03-03 07:55 pm UTC (link)

Elsa watched what it was on the STV broadcast, and went in search of Frankie with Brooke and Melody, texting while on the way, and whoever, ending up at the Smith Center in time to see the bodies being taken away. Elsa was rather confused as to what was going on but when she found out Frankie was involved she would have needed support. Not a full on faint or wail~dramatic, but shocked and just silently stunned and needed to sit down.

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	antonio 2011-03-03 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	antonio would have been there, i think from as soon as the demonstration started. usually quiet ton was even more quiet than usual but if he noticed her sort of locking up/reacting, he could have been the one closest and helped her to a seat on the bleachers, offered to go grab her a water, anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	bropa 2011-03-03 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Brooke was close by with Elsa during what they caught at the smith center. I don't think she'll be heading anywhere anytime soon but would be just as concerned when found out others were involved. (Reply to this) (Parent)

tajo
2011-03-03 07:57 pm UTC (link)

tajo will be heading to work at the library when all of the commotion and drama will deter that and send him towards the car wreck scene. i looked up some pictures of it, and it's pretty gruesome and realistic and i think his initial reaction would be to think there was an actual car accident on campus, not putting two and two together with the grim reapers until the shock cleared and he could recognize the people involved. he would be disturbed, and confused mostly, with all the commotion and ambulances, but when people start getting put in body bags i think for the first time people would see funny man tajo visibly upset.

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	eivets 2011-03-03 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	she found tajo and flung herself at him. didn't let go of him for about 45 minutes to an hour :/ (Reply to this) (Parent)

dinsmor
2011-03-03 07:58 pm UTC (link)

claudia was there, shortly after the crowd arrived on the scene, to report on the accident for stv. she would discuss the events as though she knows nothing of the situation, trying to gain knowledge of what happened. during this time, she'll also be speaking with students in the crowd, trying to gauge their reactions. even though she knows the purpose, she's so freaking emotional that she'll be holding back the tears because not only would the scene look real to her, but it's involving those she knows. plus, the obits already have her teary just reading them.

if anyone wants to volunteer to be spoken to, leave me a comment. they'd be asked a few questions and appear briefly on stv.

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	dinsmor 2011-03-03 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	also, to anyone who might have been watching stv and not present, claudia would be treating it as a real accident and giving details/updates regularly on the live broadcast. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	eivets 2011-03-03 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	stevie wouldn't really know what is going on, but she'd allow claudia to ask her some questions. she'd be looking around her and not really focused, but she'd also try and find the girl to figure out what is going on and get more details. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	okeke 2011-03-03 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	bethany was leaving the library and followed the commotion. she won't put two and two together at first and will be completely horrified at the sight, especially at the body bags and gruesome nature. it'll take her several minutes to realize this is a demonstration but it still won't sit well with her. one minute she'll be there, the next she'll be gone. (Reply to this)

ortese
2011-03-03 08:11 pm UTC (link)

ezra would have been coming from having lunch in town and gotten distracted by the commotion. having only heard of the reapers, she figured it was some kind of greek prank but seeing the actual wreck, she would have been stunned and immediately thought it was real. she would have a few minutes of panic, wondering who it was, but after talking to a few people, she would realize what was going on. i think she would be really disturbed by it, especially when they start putting people in body bags. she's the kind of person who can't look away from morbid fascination so she would have been there watching, her hand over her mouth and just looking like she wasn't feeling this at all.

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delacruiz
2011-03-03 08:19 pm UTC (link)

earlier in the day, mikayla saw the grim reaper escort someone from the cafeteria. it really was amusing to her, because it was like a big prank on campus. everyone was laughing about it. it didn't bother her until, she was walking by the crash site, and actually stopped to sit down on the bleacher to see what it was all about. watching people being pulled out of the wreck, and then placed into body bags like really bothered her. it actually bothered her to the point of like tears, which she'd quickly wipe away so no one else could see. now that the letters, and what not are popping up, it is really fucking with her.

it is probably bothering her more because she drinks like a fish, and this is really hitting home for her.

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coulten
2011-03-03 08:19 pm UTC (link)

at this point cj isn't exactly sure if this is real or if it's fake. he's trying to figure it all out, but the minute there are obits and announcements everywhere he starts to freak. being that he was just going through something similar with his mother (who is still not fully recovered from her car crash), he'll probably be seen outside pacing. chain smoking and calling everyone he knows like a mad man just to try and stay calm.

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ceahna
2011-03-03 08:38 pm UTC (link)

ceahna had seen the grim reapers earlier this morning when she gotten on campus for her morning class and had wondered what the heck was going on. she had thought it was some kind of prank some kids were doing to rile up everybody but when she saw sol and riqy and the others, she got even more confused. after she finished her last class of the day, she heard all kinds of things about a car accident and where it was and found herself, along with other students, watching what was going on at the scene. seeing the body bags and how realistic the scene was, she totally thought it was real and i'm sure she would have turned a big emotional mess, especially since she's close with sol being in loreleis and all. she also had to have a moment and she sat on the ground, hugging herself and was really quiet for the rest of the day.

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eivets
2011-03-03 08:42 pm UTC (link)

stevie was on campus today for class, but when she heard the sirens she got concerned. she sent out messages on facebook and through text to see where certain people were. she got word back from mike that he's okay and went to look for tajo. once she found him she might have started to cry a little simply from the commotion on campus and the overwhelmingness of it all. did i just make up a word? anyway, she stuck pretty close to tajo, holding his hand and not letting him out of her sight before she saw claudia and tried to wait around to question her about what the hell was going on.

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skylaar
2011-03-03 08:49 pm UTC (link)

skylaar is currently beyond confused. she's torn between thinking this is just a set up and real. she would have been among the wreckage for a short while before darting through to find everyone she knows and cares about before shortly returning home with wyatt. she and wyatt are going to be holding a warm place to stay and be together at their shared apartment with some food and beverages as comfort. it was discussed that karime was going to join in on the cooking until everyone can make a little more sense of it all.

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rony
2011-03-03 09:06 pm UTC (link)

rony's been in her own little world making sure she could get all of her work done before spring break. she's been going to bed early and locking herself in the painting studio all day. she would have willingly skipped the pep rally but once she heard sirens she probably couldn't resist following the flow of fellow art students toward the parking lot. when she got there she'd put on a brave face and kind of wander around with a friend or two, but mostly listen to the murmurs all while trying to make up her own mind. when people started getting put into ambulances she would have gotten more visually shaken and when she saw joaquin go into one her heart would have dropped and she probably would have left at that point. She would have realized it was a demonstration but still wouldn't like the emotions it made her face and so she'd probably avoid everyone until she felt like she had better control over herself.

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	brtany 2011-03-03 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Dang, I missed this. Stupid work. Well since brittanys already played clueless ill continue with that in that her classes were canceled so she took advantage of the time to catch up on sleep she hasn't been getting. Headphones and a sleeping pill kept her oblivious until she woke to utter confusion. (Reply to this)

	kenneth 2011-03-03 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	kenny wasn't in any of the classes where people were reaped upon. he got out of class to find people talking about it, and ended up stuck in the crowd. he's confused cause he sees people upset over it, but he also sees people saying it's fake. all he's heard is the word "accident" so, he's just a ball of confusion and wants to figure out how to get back to his room. (Reply to this)

meodavenport
2011-03-03 09:52 pm UTC (link)

meo would have just been getting to work when all of this happened, but naturally as things started to get out she would have gotten various text messages from people on the starheels, as well as stv, but probably wouldn't have figured out that it was a demonstration until she made her way back to campus a shortwhile later to see what was really going on. obviously, she wouldn't be too thrilled that it was a demonstration, but thankful no one really got hurt.

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sidchase
2011-03-03 10:14 pm UTC (link)

sid was just getting out of class when the sirens started up. he missed all the reaper stuff earlier. he would notice the crowd starting to flock over in the direction of the scene and after a little exploring, trying to figure out what happened, he'd sit on the bleachers for a little while just watching what's going on. he was concerned while hearing about an accident, but figured out pretty quick that it was some sort of demonstration when he saw the bleachers and fences. he's fascinated and confused, but not really shaken up, probably asking the people around him if they knew what it was all about.

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bgibs
2011-03-03 10:18 pm UTC (link)

benji would have spotted a reaper at the library this morning and not really thought of it. he was on campus doing shit for wxyc when the news reports and sirens started and would have gone to see the crash site and stood around for a while looking pissed. he would probably go to anyone looking exceptionally upset and offer a ride home or to somewhere else before getting off campus.

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	lorin 2011-03-04 01:34 am UTC (link)
	lorin saw a reaper this morning when she went to class this morning, but figured it was some crazy frat thing. she's been at the front desk over in avery all day- so she doesn't quite know whats going on. when she heard who was "involved" she lost it... between riqy and stev, she's just a mess. (Reply to this)

	qbennett 2011-03-04 09:51 am UTC (link)
	quinn wouldn't have been around for it because he was in class and at work for most, if not all of it. he was in contact with people over aim, so he knows from that. he would have gone to see what was going on, if anything, by the time he got off work. he wouldn't stay though. he doesn't want to see it, and he knows about all that stuff, so he'd head to his dorm for the night. (Reply to this)