explosions and shit!

[goatschool]

i'm sitting here, minding my business circa 3 am when i hear a few ominous rumbles from outside, culminating in a clap of what i thought might be thunder

i look through one slot of the blinds, all agent-like, towards the college / biolab/ law school / hospital aggregate of campuses that is more or less across the street from me, and i see a flickering orange glow 100 ft in the air, where i imagine a rooftop of one of the taller buildings would be. but obscured by another building.

weird thoughts seep into my head so i decide to get dressed. poison gas seeping into the air thoughts.

2 minutes later i come back and i see nothing.

but right now it's about 45 minutes later and the firetrucks and ambulances are STILL pouring back there. i'm seeing ambulances from towns at least 25 minutes away. WTFFFFFFFFF

i'm thinking -- small plane crash?? I CAN"T SEE BACK TEHRE

 

[goatschool]

just ominous rumbles. not ominous luminous rumbles. i needed to clarify that

 

[goatschool]

okay, NEWS TRUCK SIGHTING

 

[FuSoYa]

OK AWESOME.

plz post updates!

 

[goatschool]

5 fire trucks so far by my count, 3-4 ambulances -- neighbors waking up -- no flames or smoke visible -- still breathing --

 

[FuSoYa]

awesome, as in, i hope no nice people were hurt. fuck all if some asshole got blasted.

 

[goatschool]

toby, you might be my last living witness, er, sorta

 

[FuSoYa]

did you ever see HOUSE?

 

[goatschool]

jesus, MORE fire trucks and cops -- this truck had the most hideous siren i've ever heard -- what the fuck are they calling MONGOLIAN FIRE TRUCKS NOW?

 

[goatschool]

I Am No William Katt

 

[FuSoYa]

dude you should totally run over there and see if you can swipe some kind of artefact before it all gets "cleaned up". Seriously.

 

[goatschool]

more trucks -- THIS IS ALBANY, NOT BEIRUT

local 24 hour news tv station is still looping the overnight weather

 

[goatschool]

i wonder if i can slip over there, i'm definitely short enoguh -- i wonder if i can whip up a mouse costume

 

[FuSoYa]

Think about it... if it was some kind of meteor, there are probably alien spores that you can gather up.

I need not educate you on the power of alien spores.

 

[goatschool]

man, if that's what this is, i hope i'm replaced by a pod replica with better taste in music (you have to understand, DROPDEAD has sentimental value)

a brief sojourn outside revealed nothing but the distant barking of megaphones and the hum of heavy machinery..?!?!

 

[goatschool]

tired... and eyes growing heavy

if i die before dawn, please... someone write metal songs about me

 

[FuSoYa]

i liked dropdead!

anyway, i will make sure Greg sees your post.

 

[deadair]

holy shit...

NOW I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S UP!?!?!?

 

[Static]

Haayy!!!

What happened!?!?!?! Tell me!!! Tell me!!

 

[xfer]

goatschool will post that it was some sort of electrical fire, the panic was unjustified, life will return to normal...

...then some months in the future, a metal show will be attended, handshakes and pleasantries exchanged, a good time had by all...

...Toby, turning to Greg on the way home..."I thought Nick had blue eyes...not glittering silver?"