WEEK 3

[bathymetric]

You wake up on Sunday. This is unusual in large part because, whether or not you did go to sleep, when last you checked? It was Friday. Saturday is missing.

And that's not all, either. Should you check your devices, there's a calendar next to the clock. The date?

December 31st.

The dead are still gone. Your material gains are still here. Every object you've moved on the ship has returned to the position it was in when you first awoke.

Once you've recovered from the shock of that, though, not all is the same as it was when you first awoke! The lock on the door leading down to the next level of the ship has been removed, allowing you free access to a whole new assortment of on-board amenities. Go play some laser tag while you try not to think about what all of this might mean!

And by the end of the week, well... maybe another tragic accident will occur, maybe it won't. No choice but to find out.



SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to week 3! Remember to turn in your AC here and coins for regains over here! If you wish to get in contact with the npcs, Davy Jones is over here, and The Captain is over here! And as requested, profiles are accessible here. ]

Comments

[ahelpingpaw]

[Don't let him find out you're going easy or else he'll be a tad offended, hah!]

You can count on that!

[Playing laser tag can't be that hard! Even though it's pretty much the second time he plays, the first one having been just wandering around to get used to the place. This was the first game for real and he goes fully into it!

Well, he's doing what he can. There's only so much one can hide in the darkness when you're so dang colorful. Props and walls are pretty much his only option while he slinks around, trying to keep the good pace and find Yeager. If Filbo was a guild leader who uses like half a dozen weapons and knows how to fight, where would he be aiming for?

...

...from the higher places, probably? So Filbo instead stays on the lower ground, looking upwards most of the time. Alien deserts aren't known for being full of high places unless there are cliffs, but he still is half-expecting to find Yeager suddenly standing on some weird cactus for a surprise attack. He's trying to at least see that coming!]

[scythegun]

[shhhh listen it's fine, he will not tell filbo he's taking it easy on him!!

Anyway, that is absolutely a good idea; looking up is always good, especially against someone like Yeager who is certainly used to sniping from afar. You'll be able to spot him before a shot is fired off - and yeah, he has definitely found a way to stand on one of these weird cactus things?? don't worry about it - hope you're fast enough to get out of the way!]

[ahelpingpaw]

[Aha, there's Yeager! And he's--he's aiming at him. Shoot, uh, fight or flee, what's--

Fight. Not really the best choice because the point of laser tag is not giving your opponents the opportunity to hit you and score, but hey, attacking is important to win. Filbo fumbles a bit with the gun and tries to aim, firing the laser.

...well he missed. It's going in the general direction, but it definitely is missing, going over Yeager's shoulder by a couple inches. The second laser attempt comes closer and a third one would probably hit, but still, if there was any chance of trying to catch by surprise it sure was ruined when the first shot missed -- and Filbo still doesn't run to hide, a little too focused on aiming and trying to score]

[scythegun]

[Well, would you look at that! Brave of Filbo to take him head-on like this, and were he playing for real he would absolutely just stand up here and keep scoring until he got bored, but he'll take two points before retreating. Filbo may not be a great be a great shot, but he does land that third hit just before Yeager jumps down (and lands easily, don't worry about the height) so he's definitely improving!

Yeager's fairly quick, so he'll try to lose Filbo for the time being; how good are you at keeping track of him and keeping up?]

[ahelpingpaw]

[Keeping track of him? Simple enough! That he can do! Keeping up with him? Thaaaaat's not going to work. If there's something Filbo really needs to do is more exercise. Even though he has an idea of where Yeager's going, he probably will be too fast for Filbo to stay within reach. It doesn't help he's wasting time trying to be a little too careful once Yeager's out of sight, pivoting around to try to keep an eye on his surroundings, and firing at anything that seemed like Yeager could be there]

[scythegun]

[Yeager is fast and he certainly doesn't seem winded at all - but keeping an eye on your surroundings is certainly a good idea! Look out behind you - if you aren't quick enough, he'll get another shot!!]

[ahelpingpaw]

[Guaranteed Yeager will get at least two shots. From the corner of his eye Filbo sees movement and he turns around a little too fast, almost falling backwards]

Woah!

[Steady, Filbo, steady! And aim. Stepping back to try to keep his distance, Filbo aims and shoots, his back hitting a bunch of rocks. Maybe that did help to improve his aim somewhat, as most of the lasers do fly in Yeager's direction. It's like he's going with the 'fire as much as you can, one or two will hit the target' strategy. Clearly the sign of a novice, really]

[scythegun]

[The sign of a novice, yes, but that doesn't mean it won't work! You'll get a couple of hits on him before he laughs and ducks behind a corner again. Continue the chase, Filbo??]

[ahelpingpaw]

[Not precisely! You know, the strategy of trying to get on some weird place and snipe from there seems to be working wonders for Yeager. Maybe he should give it a try and see how it goes! Where's one of those cactuses...aha! There we go!

Good thing about this place is that the alien cactuses are no more than props. No prickliness at all! Filbo starts trying to climb it, biting on the laser gun to hold it while he tries to haul himself up the cactus towards the top. It's hard, it's...frankly it's pretty grueling and Filbo shouldn't be doing this, but there he goes. At least the cactus' decorations have enough holds to let him ascend.

...gosh, this is tall. Near the top Filbo tries to find Yeager. Uh, dang, he shouldn't have lost sight of him]

[scythegun]

[On the plus side, you won't have to look hard to find Yeager. He's chilling not all that far away, apparently just watching Filbo climb the cactus, and he waves cheerfully when Filbo notices him.

Then he lets off another few shots before darting away behind cover again with another laugh.]

[ahelpingpaw]

[Good thing these are lasers instead of something more solid, hah! Doesn't look like it'd take much to push Filbo off this thing. This was a silly decision and he shouldn't have done it, he's not Yeager, haha]

H-Hey! Don't make me go get you over there! I just got up here...

[Trying to keep his balance on the cactus while aiming with the laser gun, Filbo waits for Yeager to pop up again, ready to shoot. Now if only he can stay stable enough for this...]

[scythegun]

[Thankfully, you won't have to wait too long! He pops up again shortly after, and after firing off a few shots to hopefully catch Filbo off-guard, he makes his way over to one of those other weird cacti. Unlike Filbo, he doesn't exactly climb it; he instead jumps up it. Which yes, means that Yeager absolutely managed to jump straight up, much like a cat, which is a totally normal thing people do, don't worry about it.

Anyway, now that he's up here, he fires a few more shots!!]

Two can play at this game, ja?

[ahelpingpaw]

[Yeager really makes getting on these things seem so easy, damn.

The bad thing about being on top of a cactus is that you pretty much don't have anywhere to go. He's a sitting duck, pretty much! Every single laser hits him, this really wasn't his best idea ever, hah. Still, he shoots, trying to take advantage of Yeager being up there on another.

Perhaps he should be getting off this thing. A little bit nervous he looks down -- oh this is a little high. He'd be fine jumping down, really, but it still makes him kind of nervous, hah]

[scythegun]

[Well, thankfully for Filbo, that's about when the timer for this game ends! Yeager laughs at that and hops down easily (don't worry, he's a Tales character, his knees are fine), coming over to check on Filbo.]</small. Are you going to be okay getting down?

[ahelpingpaw]

[As expected Yeager defeated Filbo by quite the good amount. Oh well! At least he played and did what he could, and that's all that could be asked for him. Still, if laser tag turns out to be a golden end requirement we'll have to settle for the neutral-good ending instead, haha]

I-I think so? Let me just...

[Filbo lets himself fall, miscalculating and just...falling heavily onto the floor. Paf! Just...give him a moment to roll around and try to get some rest before standing up]

I'm fine, I'm fine! So...how badly was I beaten? At least I scored four or five points, right?

[scythegun]

[Can't believe we locked ourselves out of golden end by Filbo losing.......]

You're sure you're fine?

[You seem fine, at least!! Anyway uhh... Well. Yeager definitely won, he's at least doubled Filbo's score...]

You did very well for your first try! This was fun, ja?

[The points don't matter, don't worry about it!!]

[ahelpingpaw]

It was! I have never been good at hunting, so if I managed to get at least one point then I think that's a new personal record. Not that I had ever used a gun, anyway!

[Filbo manages to sit up]

Thanks for getting me to play this. It was...it really was fun.

[scythegun]

Guns take some getting used to! They're still quite rare where I'm from; you did great for your first time using one!

[Even though laser tag guns are very different from real ones. It's the experience that matters!! And at that, Yeager laughs again.]

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself! It's a charming little game, ja?

[ahelpingpaw]

Better than I expected!

[Theeeere we go, he's up. Uf, that was exhausting]

I almost couldn't keep up...! You really are something when it's about speed and skill.

[scythegun]

I do enjoy fighting, and this game certainly makes good use of my skills! One of my preferred weapons is a gun as well, so I think I'm fairly well-suited to playing this game!

[ahelpingpaw]

If anyone defeats you then make sure to tell me! Because I really have to wonder what kinda person will manage to do that.

[He isn't sure what would be better: that a name he doesn't expect pops up, or that someone who conceivably would be as good a fighter as Yeager is the one to defeat him]

[scythegun]

[The answer is Data.]

I'm pleased you found me such a formidable opponent! I will let you know, though; I do enjoy a good challenge, so I don't intend to lose!

[except to data, he is not rematching data.]