Saturday, February 10, 2018

Frigid Revenge: Day 9

Word Count: 54,010

Summary of Events:
Charlie got to watch her parents get interviewed on TV and was prompted to cry when she realised just how scared they were. Oakley suspected that the killed man might've known something but been killed before being able to reveal it, and so went back to the scene to see if he could figure it out, only to encounter their captor and end up in a fight that only ended because it was lunchtime and Oakley was sore. Charlie, still shaken by her parents' interview, stared out the window as she listened to the latest news update . . .

Excerpt of the Day:
""Police witnessed a rather interesting event in Copper Mountain this morning, as well as receiving some distressing and alarming news," Mr. Dunn's voice filled the room as Orelia must've unmuted the TV. "For more we turn to Kellan Rothwell, live in Copper Mountain, Kellan."
"Malcom, we are being told that one of the hostages was able to inform police by a series of notes that one man has been killed, and that not only are the doors rigged with bombs, but the elevator has been turned into a giant bomb," Mr. Rothwell replied.
"And how is that?" Mr. Dunn asked.
"Well, according to police reports the elevator is loaded with nitroglycerin, and the detonation of one of the bombs on the doors could cause the elevator to go into a free-fall down its shaft to detonate on impact with the bottom," Mr. Rothwell replied. "Police have ordered all businesses and other properties within a quarter-mile radius to be evacuated and closed until further notice, although there is possibility that the radius could expand depending on expert estimates of how far the blast wave of such an explosion could reach, which the police have experts simulating and calculating at this moment."
"As for the man who is dead, family is being notified at this time?" Mr. Dunn asked.
"Yes," Mr. Rothwell replied. "The statement officers received from the hostage was simply that he was dead, not how he died or anything like that, but, considering the amount of gunshots heard in the past couple of days, it's likely that he died by some sort of gunshot wound."
"And the interesting incident, tell us more about that Kellan," Mr. Dunn said.
"Well Malcom, police have said the officer who made contact with the hostage saw the suspect — which should lead to identity confirmation soon — and warned the hostage, who was not in the position to see his captor," Mr. Rothwell replied. "The hostage is reported to have been surprisingly calm at the appearance, and even fought with the suspect, despite the suspect shooting at him repeatedly. Police report that none of the shots appeared to have hit the hostage, and that the suspect ran out of bullets because he looked poised to kill the hostage, but didn't do so. Some other incident appeared to have prompted the altercation to be halted. The officer who witnessed the altercation had his body camera on, and police have plans to release some of the footage either later tonight or possibly tomorrow morning. No word yet as to whether they know who that particular hostage was."
"Thank you for the update Kellan, we look forward to hearing more from you," Mr. Dunn said. "That was Kellan Rothwell, live in Copper Mountain where the hostage crisis remains ongoing at this time."
Charlie was pretty sure the hostage that had been involved in that altercation had been Oakley. Who else would be so calm in the face of a loaded gun, much less some repeated gunfire?"

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