(Inspired by the television series, "Revolution".)

Last night, in an instant and all across the globe, anything and everything that runs on electricity failed.

In Manhattan specifically, the electrical grid failed in its entirety, blackening the skyline; elevators stuck midfloor in thousands of buildings; subway trains stopped, sometimes deep in pitch black tunnels; hundreds of thousands of cars stalled in the streets; and all forms of electronic communication went silent. Almost 2 million people -- mostly but not entirely residents -- suddenly found themselves thrown into an electrical dark age.

What happens next?

Details of the role play:

• Replies should be long enough to move your character's story forward, be it a couple of lines to several paragraphs.
• Proofreading is requested. Mistakes will be made -- even by me :) -- but every effort should be made to find and correct them before posting.
• Writers don't necessarily have to interact with other writers (aka interactive role play); you can simply tell the story of your character if you wish.
• Although writers are encouraged to be creative and innovative, major "facts" you wish to present that will affect other writers should be presented to the Hostess first for discussion. That's simple courtesy.

I am rebooting this role play with some changes from the original thread: I am introducing a new Primary Character -- a female police officer -- and am putting all of the characters who are currently distributed all about Manhattan into one neighborhood so that they can interact with one another.

If you are interested in creating either a male or female character, PM me; if you have questions that other potential writers might like to see answered, feel free to post those inquiries here.

Thanks.