Throughout all of Crownbreakers, this message plays. Upon every electronic. In every store. In homes across the country. Speakers blare an audio version in the streets. Panic ensues. Parents grab their children. The rich stockpile their possessions. The poor wail, for they have no supplies. All, head to the Keep.
Government employees and volunteers stand on street corners offering meager and basic supplies. The entire armory is emptied, every civilian is offered a weapon. News reporters stand outside Bates' office, waiting for him to come out and give a speech. He doesn't.