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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[visiblepattern]

[Forrest is...doing better after getting Wormed At, and he's made sure to put them somewhere that he doesn't think they'll be too disturbed; just the same, he looks over when he hears that someone else has come in, and holy shit is that a cat it's so cute -

His first instinct is just to approach it, but he freezes up not long after he starts; his hands fly up over his mouth as though to forcibly keep himself quiet. He closes his eyes for a brief moment before reopening them and trying to make his way over as best he can.]

Where did you find this cat, Hodaka?

[It's said as gently as possible, though he's keeping an eye on the cat as he says it.]

[withagun]

[ Hodaka looks over with perhaps the biggest grin he's had since waking up here. ]

Believe it or not, the vending machine. [ He's starting to get used to fielding this question by this point in the day. ] Forrest-san, this is Rain. He's my kitten from home.

[ The kitten in question keeps tapping the reinforced glass dome, completely content with trying to puzzle out why the other cat in the ocean looks exactly like him. It's a very involved process. ]

[visiblepattern]

[Okay, good, he didn't scare it - he has a tendency to do that with animals, for some reason animals super hate him, but once in a while he manages with the chill ones. Or the oblivious ones.]

He's very cute! I like him a lot.

[Lookit him though - ]

Some people in the village where I lived had small pets like this. I didn't ever have one, though - I had my horse.

[withagun]

[ Rain, thankfully, is the chillest cat in the whole world. So chill. So chill in fact that when he tumbles over, unbalanced from standing on two paws, he just gets back up and starts pawing again. So far he shows the boys no attention. ]

Of course you had a horse... Ah, I don't mean that poorly, it just...in all the stories I've read about royalty, there's always stables and horses. It's good to know that's something they got right.

[visiblepattern]

Oh - yes, I'd imagine there are stables at the castle; I've never really been.

[Which...doesn't seem to bother him, honestly.]

My own horse is trained for battle; it wouldn't do to have him bolting out from under me, after all.

[withagun]

Battle? [ Hodaka...was going to ask what the horse's name was, but. You know. ] You have to go into battle? I thought there would be...I don't know, soldiers for that.

[visiblepattern]

Well, it's true that most people would find it preferable if I didn't, but I'm going to do what I can to help out. That involves looking after people on the battlefield, for me.

I'm a healer. It's hard work, but I consider it worth it.

[withagun]

Oh... Wow.

[ Hodaka doesn't quite know to say. ]

That's... You do it...because you want to? No one's making you?

[visiblepattern]

Yes, of course. My father and my auntie asked me to join, but it would have been just as well if I'd said no. I...like the idea of being able to save lives in an area where so many are being lost. It lets good people survive that otherwise might not have.

[withagun]

...

[ After a long few moments, he settles on it. ]

That's amazing. You're amazing, Forrest-san.

[visiblepattern]

Thank you.

[It's genuine, but there's nothing boastful behind it; kid just knows how to accept a compliment.]

Of course, it means I don't have much time to myself, but maybe once the war is over I can settle a little. Maybe I'll get a cat as cute as yours - assuming such a thing is possible, of course, that's a very cute cat.

[withagun]

[ Forrest how are you so well-adjusted considering babyrealms. ]

Ah-! [ Hodaka got caught up in the conversation and forgot how they started... ]

Aha... You hear that, Rain? You're getting complimented.

[ Fittingly, Rain has finally gotten tired of the other cat (read: his reflection) and finally taken note of Forrest, staring at him intently. He's met so many new people today...but maybe that means he's getting used to it? ]