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unknownseas2022-06-12 09:33 pm
bathymetric) wrote in unknownseas2022-06-12 09:33 pm
Week 1
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! ]
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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Sounds like you're speakin' from experience.
[He is, much to his own chagrin, curious about some of the vague details that seem to be missing from this story.]
Every single person I've met in this dump has got a sob story that's such a bummer, man!
[Seriously- Everyone who's shared, at least.]
Am I the only one in this bunch who actually likes his goddamn life?
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I like my life now. I just didn't like it always, which is perfectly normal. Nobody's happy all the time.
[She got out! It's fine. Everything is fine. Joy Wang is totally fine.]
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Without sadness, there ain't no such thing as happiness, baby! 'S not like they're one and the same, but you can't have one without the other.
[He runs a hand through his hair, unsure if it's because he just felt a temple throb, or if it's like-]
You said the Mayor nuked any... Extraordinary body-ody-ody bullshit, right?
[Like he's said it before.]
Did you have anything like that goin' on? You look pretty regular to me.
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Yeah. I can travel between universes. It sucks, but I thought maybe I could get out of here with it. I couldn't, so I asked him what he did.
[That's still leaving out, uh. A few things! But it's the explanation that invites the least questions, she thinks.]
He said the process of getting us here "scoops you up real well and seals powers up real tight."
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[Joy will probably find that Dandy is easily tugged along, despite their extreme difference in height. He doesn't have the opportunity to feed himself properly much of the time, and here... Ah.
He might be getting heavier soon- He's been stuffing his face with as many orders of those (free) fancy meals as he can get!]
Scooped up? This power-smushin' thing doesn't feel at all like a full-body hug. If anything, it's a lot more like somebody put his foot on my neck and stomped on it, baby!
[In the midst of all his unnecessary complaining, he huffs, outwardly agreeing with her sentiment-]
Yeah! It does suck. It sucks major man-boobies.
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Uh-huh. That's why we're getting you aspirin. [A beat.] Also don't be a homophobe.
[There's nothing wrong with man boobs if you're into that!! She's not but.]
pls just let me make this Extremely Stupid joke and then back to regular programming it is
[He really should be acknowledging how kind she is being towards him... He might at the end of all of this.]
I ain't afraid of houses! I just prefer my crib to be strapped with your standard issue rocket boosters, thank you very much!
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That is absolutely not what that means, dude. [Men are so stupid??] I was saying don't be a dick about gay people.
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[THEY REALLY ARE DUMB, AND HE IS... ONE OF THE DUMBEST OF THEM ALL!]
You mean dudes who dig dudes and chicks who wanna grab other chicks and start face smushin'?
[Processing, processing...]
Oh! I don't hate those people.
[then maybe... stop acting like a Fooly Fool]
True love's hard enough to find as it is! Good for them.
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[She likes him enough to do a little teaching moment, at least, but not enough to like. Comment on 90% of what he says, on account of he's so stupid.]
Actually, I vote we all start using Fontaine's name as a swear.
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[!!!!!]
Nevermind.
[He should tell her the truth.
Aspirin won't fix his problems. But Dandy isn't one to turn away attention from a woman! Even if it's platonic, on account of the fact that he is just that lonely.]
Look, I hate the Mayor just as much as the next guy, baby! But I don't wanna mutter his name if there isn't a good reason for it. The guy's voice gives me the heeby-jeebies.
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[It's the incredibly petty nature of it, in her opinion.]
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[He clears his throat, and there's definitely a few seconds of audible "hem-hem-hem"-ing that can be heard here.]
"Thanks, Señor Shit-Fountain!"
It's a little bit more colorful of a nickname, but... What can I say! I'm a colorful guy.
[In truth, he doesn't wish to utter it. That way, denying his reality will be far more easy to do. As they near Eleanor's office, he attempts to wiggle from Joy's grasp.]
Hey, uh... Don't worry about me.
What I've got goin' isn't a... Headache-headache? Not exactly.
[Heartache might be more of an accurate description. Heartache, headache?idk]
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Well. You do it your way and I'll keep trying to summon him like Beetlejuice.
[She keeps her hold on him when he starts to wiggle, though. Well. Until the fact that he's twice her size hinders her. She squints at him, frowning.]
Are you gonna be okay, though?
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Yeah!
Just Dandy.
Thanks.
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[She's still holding on to his arm, but lightly. More like she's making sure he's actually there.]
If you die from a brain tumor or something...
[Way back here in week 1, the list of people who can't die is Hodaka, Brett and Dandy and we're already about to fail step one.]
cw: cancer, terminal illness
Ooh! Now there's an idea.
You think if I get cancer, Zinda'll finally kiss me?
[He does treasure her company, however.
But this early on in the game, he doesn't anticipate that things will turn so sour in just a few days.]