Not a wrinkle at all. I think the earthquakes and power outages are side effects of our entry mechanism or symptoms of whatever force is causing the gateways to open.
Theory one: The monsters came through the same door we did, potentially exposing them to the same interactant that makes us glow blue and manifest unnatural abilities. We get picked up and equipped by a third party from there.
Theory two: The first group of seismic events released enough of that interactant for the people who picked us up to sample — and use to create a defence against the oncoming threat, intentionally infusing us with it.
Theory three: The third party is actually also the second party and doing something to cause the openings, earthquakes, and so on.
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Theory one: The monsters came through the same door we did, potentially exposing them to the same interactant that makes us glow blue and manifest unnatural abilities. We get picked up and equipped by a third party from there.
Theory two: The first group of seismic events released enough of that interactant for the people who picked us up to sample — and use to create a defence against the oncoming threat, intentionally infusing us with it.
Theory three: The third party is actually also the second party and doing something to cause the openings, earthquakes, and so on.