The narrator tells us that the village of Livewell lost power on Monday night, and that the people of the village knew it would be okay. He tells us about a young woman named Bianca who died of an electric shock while trying to use her hair dryer, and about a man named Melchor Policarpio who died on the job. The narrator also tells us who owns the village: Bagyonlektro, a member of the seven "tyrant lords" .