It had been a lazy day for the Abez'iana twins. Afanassii didn't have class and Kasumi skipped hers out of boredom. As usual they convened in the campus park and practiced songs but eventually she grew tired of it and fell asleep on the blanket they spread for their picnic lunch. She slept hours away while Nassii wandered the park with his guitar, pausing briefly at high-traffic areas to see if he could garner some cash.<br/><br/>Really, the pretty boy was paid more with cat calls and bedroom eyes so he took the eventual financial loss with ease.<br/><br/>Eventually he sauntered back in the direction of his sister and sat in the late-afternoon shade of the tree next to her. Nassii was just about set to dose off himself when he heard some shrieks nearby. A split-second later there was a terrifying scrape of metal and the unmistakable sound of shattering glass.<br/><br/>Kasumi had been laying on her stomach and suddenly raised her head with a sharp intake of air. "What was that?" She turned slowly towards her brother and he made a strange face, shrugging. There were clear sounds of commotion and confusion out toward the main road so Nassii ran off. When he returned 5 minutes later he told her all he knew. "Some kind of black out..." he started, scratching at the back of his head. "And for some reason... even cars aren't working. It's weird... have you ever heard of something like that?"<br/><br/>She shook her head and dragged her laptop out, switching it on as usual. Her laptop was her best friend and her "go to" man so to speak. So when the light popped up and power quickly zapped back down she did a double-take. "Nassii- I just charged the damned battery. What the fuck is going on?"