dokkalfheimr: (10.)
Freyja, Queen of Nightmares ([personal profile] dokkalfheimr) wrote in [community profile] unknownseas2021-02-06 04:50 pm

And we're all adrift together through the cold mist, 'til we're lifeless together

[The preparations hit differently this time.

Last weekend was at least an attempt at being festive, even with the light supplies they have; at being joyous, at giving people at least one nice thing to look back upon before things inevitably took a turn for the worse. And now two people are dead, and instead of trying to figure out structure placement and how best to keep everyone entertained and occupied and well-fed, the preparations now are given to much more practical purposes.

Large amounts of bottled water from the machine. Bagels and bread and muffins, light starchy things to avoid forcing anyone to keep meat or seafood down after seeing a corpse. Fruit for the sake of providing energy. Avoiding including bananas for any reason. Quietly pulling aside one of the first people she sees with any experience in the matter and asking them to help her make tea.

Once she's got one of the tables at the party zone set up and the tea is on its way to being prepared, she'll set around letting people know; the invitations are simple, written in Freyja's broad, elegant handwriting:

I think another gathering tonight would be beneficial. Not to celebrate, but to remember; perhaps more importantly, to ensure that no one is alone if they don't want to be.

Tonight is hard. There is nothing further to do but get through it.]
onlyyoucan: Disappointed, hurt. (fml.)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-08 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
He's taunting us. Probably just because he can to pass the time.
cethflayn: (You have been most irritating!)

[personal profile] cethflayn 2021-02-08 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Crosses her arms!]

If he truly has so much time on his hands, perhaps he could take up a hobby that does not involve criminal activities!
onlyyoucan: Jumping in front to defend. (oh no you don't)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-08 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
I don't understand him. All this cruelty, going out of his way to kill people, and just because he says he has a reason, but he won't explain it!
cethflayn: (hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

[personal profile] cethflayn 2021-02-08 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Frankly, I hope his flame-throwers never ever work for him. Ever.

[That'll show him!]
onlyyoucan: Looking behind her, closed off. (go away)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-08 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
I just hope we all get out of here and find a way to stop him from ever doing this again.

[She suddenly stops.]

Again... Flayn, did you hear what he said to Jasper at the end?
cethflayn: (Oh! Truly?)

[personal profile] cethflayn 2021-02-08 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
What he said...?

[She thinks back for a moment. There was kind of a lot going on at the time, but...]

Something about "tradition", was it not? Implying that there was a precedent.
onlyyoucan: Depressed and overwhelmed. (oh no oh no no no no)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-09 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
This is no backup, and the flamethrowers were always a joke. He's done this before. He must have.
cethflayn: (but if you think it is safe)

[personal profile] cethflayn 2021-02-09 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
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On...this very ship? Or somewhere else?
onlyyoucan: Turning and frowning, hostile. (friend request denied)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-09 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. But I'm going to find out.
cethflayn: (we must be careful)

[personal profile] cethflayn 2021-02-09 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
But how? We only have so much we can access...
onlyyoucan: Standing with Emily perched on her arm. (look impressive but i can't move)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-10 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
So far, but we know there are locks and keys. There's got to be a way to get further down and at least find out if the Captain's on board the ship.
cethflayn: (gracious no...)

[personal profile] cethflayn 2021-02-10 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
We need keys that are the same color as the locks, do we not...? Unless that is just a trick.

[What if the keys and locks just need to be complimentary colors?]
onlyyoucan: Forcing a door open. (let me in. let me iiiiiin)

[personal profile] onlyyoucan 2021-02-11 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
Which just means we need to find more than what we've got.