The Device

    Within the Scientific Museum and Research Center is a device created by an eccentric yet brilliant scientist named Dr Hurst. The device (Called the Hurst Device now) was supposed to open doorways into alternate universes to perhaps discover alternate advanced forms of energy, or perhaps using the act of dimensional breach itself as renewable energy sources. It was viewed as a dubious, even laughable attempt by the mainstream scientific community, and was financed almost entirely by Dr. Hurst with no real outside support. When the day finally came to demonstrate the device to the media it initially seemed as if the device might work, as some small distortions could be seen, but the device was only set at low power.
     This caused people to laud Dr. Hurst and to await his next demonstration with anticipation. The next trial was done at full power and turned into a complete debacle. The machine nearly exploded and the distortions injured several onlookers. This failure led to Dr Hurst being completely disgraced and died shortly thereafter in poverty. The device was placed in the museum as a curio, with the assumption that it can't be reactivated, and it is still a source of morbid scientific curiosity. Is mysteriously activated, 40 years later. Except this time, no one can stop it in time and the device explodes, sending a shock wave of energy out in a 360 degree angle in a localized area, destroying much of the building. Each of the six are there for different reasons, but they are all effected by the blast and gain powers as a result of the mulch-dimensional energies.

-Eva is there to check out an exhibit on musical technology throughout history with a two friends. One is killed, and the other is injured.
-Hernan is visiting the states with his son and wife, and plans to tell them he's retiring from wrestling to be able to spend more time with them both. They are both killed in the resulting explosion.
-Bud is in Newstone to visit an old friend and it just killing time before they meet up.
-Roger is scouting the museum to prepare for a target who will be there in a few weeks. During the explosion, saves a stranger from falling debris.
-Cyreen works at the museum in the research department, due to a rare particle accelerator that is housed within. Many of her colleges are killed nearly instantly by the blast
-Randel is visiting his brother, who has an internship there. His brother is crippled by the blast.