I guess I should explain. There was an accident involving the bus and a fuel truck. There's been a lot of blame for the driver of the fuel truck, but some claim he was responding to another vehicle hitting him, others claim there was black ice involved. The driver himself sadly didn't survive, so we can't know what he has to say on the subject. And there was no other car involved at the scene, so unless it was a hit and run we only have eyewitnesses to confirm it. Either way, somehow the truck veered into the bus and knocked it over. The fuel tank it was carrying split open spilling gas all over the place, and a city power transformer or something was struck and crushed in the wreckage. The gas on fire, and made everything that much worse.
Emergency crews were on the scene as fast as they could be, but I guess the bus was some sort of tour bus type thing. It was full of elderly people who couldn't climb out of the escape exists that remained to them. At the same time, because of the fire, rescuers were having a hard time getting to them.
In steps The Stag. He rushed through the fire, and somehow ripped open the emergency roof hatch. Using his cloak to protect himself, he then moved the still live electrical wires away so that the passengers had a clear path away from the wreckage. And he had to stand there holding them so they wouldn't swing back and put people in danger. The emergency crews were paying attention, and they quickly adapted to what he was doing. Fire crews worked on the burning fuel to further provide a path to safety. Then others rushed in to help the elderly out of the bus, and to safety.
It was slow going, and a heroic effort by all involved. The problem was someone must have spread the word to the police that The Stag was there. Before the passengers could all be rescued, a fleet of police cars arrive and out spilled a small army of cops all there to apprehend the vigilante.
Some of the firemen at the scene took issue with the police force's priorities. Next thing anyone knows, the police are starting to arrest firemen who are trying to do their job. And they're still demanding The Stag put his hands up and submit to arrest, all while he's still trying to hold back the live wires. Even some of the EMT's were arrested. It was a full blown shit show from all reports.
Some of the officers must've had their heads on straight, because they were able to calm the rest down in order to help the remaining passengers to safety. And if anyone's name needs to be mentioned, those officers should be commended! Whatever peace that bought though, it didn't last. Once the last passenger was safely away from the wreck and fire, the police again were ordering The Stag to submit.
So he released the power lines that he was holding back, which swung back toward the bus and the safe path that had been established. The same path that police had made their way down to get to him. None of the officers were injured, but they did open fire on The Stag as he took off back through another section of the fire. Reports are that he was hit, officers are certain at least once. But he made it away from the area without being spotted or captured.
So now city officials are on a man hunt for anyone admitting themselves to any hospital with a gun shot wound. Something that, as I understand, has to be reported anyway. But nothing has been reported, and officials are starting to accuse hospital staff of protecting The Stag.
I get that what he's doing is illegal, and I don't think it's far off to say he's escalating situations. But in this case, he was definitely a hero. And the police who wanted to arrest him at any cost were in the wrong. I don't have any answers as to how it should be handled, but this was definitely not how it should have been handled.
Either way, this all happened about two blocks from us. And in order to repair that transformer or whatever it is, they've had to shut the power off to a section of the city that includes us. They hope to have power back to us tomorrow, and I sincerely hope early tomorrow.
It's a good thing I shower after my workouts at the gym. Dad had to take a cold shower before going to work, and he wasn't happy about it.
Anyway, as for my day. I did get my Dr.'s note turned in and my leave of absence approved. When Hal came by for lunch we confirmed with everyone for dinner tomorrow. Max suggested we do grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, which sounds really good.
After work Hal picked me up. On the way back to his place I thought back to how uncomfortable I had been there the other day. But I remembered it didn't strike me at all on Valentines evening. I think mostly I was just caught up in remembering my encounter with Simon. Valentines night, I didn't give him a second thought. So I tried to not think about Simon. Which of course, made me think of him. And there was an initial discomfort when we got there. But the memories are in that living room, so I headed back to Hal's bedroom to get away from them. It seemed to work. Once I calmed down and got comfortable just helping Hal with his homework and stuff, I forgot about Simon. Eventually we came out and grabbed something to eat, and then sat down and watched another episode of Supernatural. I didn't think about Simon again till Hal was bringing me home and I realized how well I'd handled it.
Anyway, hopefully after last week and everything, tomorrow we can get back on to a regular schedule. Which starts with work. so I need to get to bed.
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