Week 1

[bathymetric]

Good morning, New Rapture. A new day is dawning.

There may not be much light to differentiate the days here, but the lights of the part of the city you're in change enough by the clock that you can almost believe there's a sun somewhere. It looks like Mayor Fontaine has no intention of going back on his deal, and for the time being? You're all stuck here. But there's plenty to do, and... maybe not plenty to see, but there's enough. There's something, at any rate.

Especially if you're willing to look beyond the surface.

And if you spend enough time around others, you might find something neat!

No matter what, it's time to start getting to know your fellow captives. You might be here a while.




MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
FRIDAY | SATURDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to the first week of Unknown Seas Round 3! We're very excited to have you. Please make sure to mark any investigation toplevels accordingly, and you can reach either Mayor Fontaine or Eleanor for conversations! ]

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i cant believe dandy's going to get unalived during peace weak

[daimakaicho]

[



Oh, he's serious, isn't he. ]

Well, you certainly know how to talk to a woman, don't you?

[ Unlike when she was putting Jonathan down, Hild's sarcasm is much less pronounced. Mostly because that, despite his profile, she's kind of impressed at how unbothered he is by anything that's just come out of his mouth. ]

I take it you don't get many dates.

[bootyhunter]

Hey! I've been on plenty.

[I'd say "got him," but unfortunately Dandy gets far too much romantic attention than he deserves. I call it "Titular Character Syndrome."]

I was just on one before I got here!

[He fails to mention that it was because she paid him to be her bodyguard and vacation companion, essentially. Yeah, he's just gonna leave that part out.]

We did a whole trip to a fancy-schmancy couple-place and everything!

[daimakaicho]

Is that so? Good for you. [ a slight pause ] How about second dates?

[ Is she moving the goalposts? Yes. Does she care? Absolutely not. ]

[bootyhunter]

[Hild will be able to detect a sordid change in Dandy's countenance, one that would imply that she's hit a considerable sore spot, although it's not for the reasons one might initially believe. Pretty girl or not, his jaw stiffens and he folds his arms over his chest, maintaining an oddly subdued but still irritated posture.]

If you're askin' if I've had any serious girlfriends, then yeah.

[Dandy's mind, after fully coming to this week, felt a lot more raw than he'd like. It is in this moment when Hild chides him in a fashion that's the opposite of gentle, that he begins to recognize that something about himself doesn't seem normal. Normal for Dandy, anyway.]

There's been a few.

[He still can't remember the entirety of his previous romp with Catherine, and if you asked, he'd blame it on the warping between dimensions and the immense passage of time, but he knows he loved her and she left.

And that he didn't fight it. Because... Why? Why should he have fought for a person who-]

What's your point?

[There are too many of these thoughts.

Usually, he drowns them out with intentional obtusity, going to Boobies, or embarking on his next wild goose-chase in search of a rare alien. But in this underwater city, doomed to eventually become a crypt, he has nothing and no one, not even QT or Meow.

Dandy's typically foggy brain is surprisingly clear.]

[daimakaicho]

[ Dandy's vibe shift is more than enough for her to back off, at least from her line of questioning. The fact it's like flipping a light switch is curious, but be it far from her to doubt the power of whatever old flames he may have had in the past that still bug him. Especially since she, herself, is more or less an open book when it comes to her previous marriage. ]

Nothing important.

[ She hums, pushing some hair back. ]

I would just be careful with your choice of words, is all. I don't give away my preferences to just anyone who asks for them, you know.

[ w i n k. ]

[bootyhunter]

[Dandy cools somewhat, if only because Hild doesn't pry. Like many a beach vulture seagull, Dandy's attention span is also relatively short, and he's easily distracted by shiny things, especially shiny anime titties... Which Hild happens to have in her possession.]

I can't tell if you're teasin' me or just bein' plain mean, baby.

[The alien hunter's boorishness aside, he appears to recognize that he's being toyed with.]

Have you been this nosy at all the other guys in this place?

God! And speakin' of Dicks with a buncha useless, doinkety-dongs, there are way too damn many! If I wanted to go to a sausage festival, I'd just fire up the Aloha Oe and take a trip to Planet Bratwurst!

They've got way better food.

[daimakaicho]

[ The power of the tiggle bitties triumphs over all. ]

I guess you'll just have to wait and see.~

[ Both. The answer is absolutely both.

She waits for Dandy to stop ranting about the sausage party going on in New Rapture, before cocking her head to the side. ]

Only the interesting ones. [ pauses ] I take it that you're not one that's interested in competition, then?

[bootyhunter]

I'm down to toss my hat in the ring if I think the prize is worth it!

[He also did win a highly-competitive space-race, although that was mostly through sheer dumb luck and a small hint of ridiculous persistence. Then again, piloting a mecha is about the only thing Dandy can do amazingly- Other than muck things up.]

With a figure like that, you've probably got plenty o' hounds howlin' at your door.