WEEK 6

[bathymetric]

Good morning, passengers. Happy Sunday. Happy New Year.

Three more of your number gone - or four, depending on your point of view. But regardless, you're down three bodies. The boat is getting less crowded, week by week. A loneliness only exacerbated by yet another new floor, and yet another section of topdeck. There are almost too many facilities for you to use by now, aren't there? And yet the amenities keep on coming. One of them is even personalized, this time, and perhaps not in a way you're fully comfortable with.

Who knows, maybe if your number falls enough, you'll be able to just exist permanently on the different floors. Might keep you out of the trial room for more than a week.

Are you at the point where you'd settle for that yet?

And if you look to the horizon, out in the distance... there are clouds starting to gather on the horizon this week.




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[ ooc: Welcome to week 6, everyone! Remember to turn in 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

[leaveittomother]

Perhaps, that is true...

[But why, though??? She's a serial killer, too, Flayn.]

Yes. I'm planning on talking to Zero. If he knows about mine he might be able to look out for others as well.

[cethflayn]

[Maybe Calypso is into it???]

It would be nice if we could all feel...well...secure in talking about them in the open, but if we all discuss things day by day in small groups, maybe we should be all right?

[leaveittomother]

[Calypso needs better standards!!!]

I prefer smaller groups, anyway. When we're in large groups things get... difficult. We start thinking together and get some odd ideas.

[cethflayn]

[Slight headtilt]

...It has kept us alive so far. Even if most of it is a bit of nonsense.

[leaveittomother]

We nearly died because of it, too.

[One word, Flayn: Allenby.]

Admittedly, Alice is not here to push us into such a situation again.

[cethflayn]

[A small sound of agreement, because she's not wrong about the almost dying thing.]

Well. I shall have to hold out hope that it those odd thoughts are to our benefit more than our detriment.

[leaveittomother]

As will I. I will say most of my trepidation is more that I'm a solitary person. It's been some years since I was in a group like this.

[cethflayn]

Hm...that is fair. It can be hard to trust others when one is used to trusting oneself the most.

cw: sex work

[leaveittomother]

Yes... I admit I didn't have secrets before I met my daughter but my lifestyle made it clear trust was something hard won. I couldn't really find a job so I turned to selling my body to make a living. I couldn't even afford a place of my own.

[cethflayn]

[Flayn's expression...well, it grows sad!]

I see...that is not particularly fair to you, but I am aware the world is not a fair place.

[No judgement, just. Sad that Reika didn't have much of a choice in the matter.]

[leaveittomother]

No, it certainly isn't... I don't blame anyone for what happened to me but I guess I should be honest about why I have a bleaker view of the world than some others here.

[It just sort of all happened before she knew it.]

[cethflayn]

[A solemn nod. Alright, that's fair.]

I am glad you at least do not have to do so here.

[It's not like they have to pay for their food or lodging with money, after all. Just, uh. Blood.]

[leaveittomother]

As do I. I didn't need to while living with Hyouma, either.

[...Well. Blood is fine.]

...My former boyfriend, I mean.

[cethflayn]

[A...hesitant nod? Like she understands the words you just said kind of nod.]

I take it he was not a very good boyfriend if he is a former boyfriend.

[leaveittomother]

[Oh, honey... She thought you'd know that word if you were reading those romance novels.]

I dislike him now as much as I do the Captain. I think that says something about him.

[cethflayn]

[o_o]

...Well. Good riddance, then!

[leaveittomother]

[He was an asshole.]

Indeed. The Captain at least was openly hostile from the beginning.