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unknownseas2021-01-24 10:36 am
bathymetric) wrote in unknownseas2021-01-24 10:36 am
COMMENCE VOYAGE
Fun Fact: Did you know the Atlantic Ocean has a surface area of 41.1 million square miles? No reason.
...
There's something uneasy in the air as you come to.
Well, "come to" is an interesting word in this case. It implies waking up, which is not exactly what happens. None of you are in beds, nor are you really asleep in the traditional sense. One moment you're somewhere else, doing something else with your time, and the next? You're somewhere on board a massive cruise ship - maybe lounging on a deck chair by the pool, maybe getting some Gains in the exercise room, maybe enjoying the tasteful décor in the buffet - and you have no idea how you got here or how you might get back. This is not your beautiful house. If you have a beautiful wife, she isn't here.
What you do have, apart from 25 other unlucky souls, is a small smartphone-like device in your pocket with only a handful of things on it: a clock reading 11PM, a pdf of a ticket in your name on a special Atlantic Liners New Year's Eve Cruise, an app labeled Passenger Profiles with some basic information on your traveling companions, and a message:
Welcome aboard, passenger! Please feel free to partake of any of the facilities while you wait for the big event! Remember: when midnight comes, you better make your way to the theatre at the back of Level 1 for the main event! The Captain and the First Mate will be there to take care of you all personally, and to help you ring in the new year in style!
Well, that's a start. But what you do until then, it seems, is up to you!
...
There's something uneasy in the air as you come to.
Well, "come to" is an interesting word in this case. It implies waking up, which is not exactly what happens. None of you are in beds, nor are you really asleep in the traditional sense. One moment you're somewhere else, doing something else with your time, and the next? You're somewhere on board a massive cruise ship - maybe lounging on a deck chair by the pool, maybe getting some Gains in the exercise room, maybe enjoying the tasteful décor in the buffet - and you have no idea how you got here or how you might get back. This is not your beautiful house. If you have a beautiful wife, she isn't here.
What you do have, apart from 25 other unlucky souls, is a small smartphone-like device in your pocket with only a handful of things on it: a clock reading 11PM, a pdf of a ticket in your name on a special Atlantic Liners New Year's Eve Cruise, an app labeled Passenger Profiles with some basic information on your traveling companions, and a message:
Welcome aboard, passenger! Please feel free to partake of any of the facilities while you wait for the big event! Remember: when midnight comes, you better make your way to the theatre at the back of Level 1 for the main event! The Captain and the First Mate will be there to take care of you all personally, and to help you ring in the new year in style!
Well, that's a start. But what you do until then, it seems, is up to you!
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[She'll pick it up, at least, turning it over a little in her hands.]
I imagine it's important, for it to have been given to us.
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[Which he can't be sure of, but a complete stranger having the same device does provide a good idea.]
Alrighty, let's see here... [He starts feeling around the device and eventually comes upon a button that he accidentally presses when his finger brushes over it. The screen lights up!] Oh! Darling, look at this!
[He holds up the device, now displaying the home screen.]
Try pressing this button here. It has little pictures on it!
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That's - oh!
[She's sort of seen shadows of this, people facing one of these little devices and tapping away at it, give her a moment - ]
Oh, it's sensitive to touch, I think - the pictures change when you touch them... [She turns the phone outwards to show that SHE HAS FOUND THE PROFILES she's doing so good]
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Wow, they really do! How neat is that?
[With some tapping, he manages to get to the same screen that Freyja's on.]
Can we just...? [After some fruitless further tapping, he ends up brushing his finger against it and pulls the page down to the next profile.] Oh, I see! You can drag your finger up to see more pictures! It looks like there's information, too... It's like a book, but on a screen!
[This is absolutely wild, he loves it.]
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This really is a fascinating little thing once it begins working, isn't it?
[Those out in Nidavellir would get an absolute kick out of this-
...Ahem. Right, okay, rein it in a little, Freyja.]
The mortals of this world must dedicate a good amount of time to this sort of endeavor, to come up with such a thing.
[Steve Jobs, the one valid human.]
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[Sylvando immediately gets engrossed in the profiles, so he only catches a little bit of what Freyja's saying about mortals in this world. Wait. "Mortals", huh? ...And just as he's thinking about that, he reaches Freyja's profile.
He blinks a few times, gazing back and forth between Freyja and her profile on the device.]
Are you really a goddess, darling?
[He sounds completely in awe. Like, it explains the way Freyja talks and appears, but...well, it's hardly any day that one comes across a goddess, let alone learn how to use a device with one!!]
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I am. The mortals used to call me all sorts of things. 'Lady Freyja' is acceptable.
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[Things are...a bit different where Sylvando is from, so he definitely feels bad for not realizing it sooner.
Nevertheless, he offers her a small bow from his seat.]
Lady Freyja it is! It’s a delight to meet you! A Goddess of Love sounds like my kind of goddess, hehe!
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...The humans used to be rather fond, as I recall. It's been some time since I interacted with many.
[Scrolling, scrolling - aha.]
And you are...Sylvando. A performer... It suits you.
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[His eyes widen before he even reaches his own profile though. That other profile...sure is going to take some time to process, so he just gets to his own.]
Now just how did they find out my age? It’s supposed to be a secret!
[He lets out a small huff before he decides enough about himself.]
Why did you say that we used to be fond of you, Lady Freyja? Love doesn’t fade so easily, and I hope that’d apply to love for a goddess, too!
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[Yeah, she's...fortunately skipped over one that would go over grossly Not Well, she'll take time to look them over properly later...]
And there's a difference between reverence and love, I've found. I'm more often offered the former, and it isn't something I discourage.
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It does. Thank you, darling.
[Freyja is Lady Freyja but she is still a darling too!!
Anyway, he gives Freyja’s explanation some thought...]
That’s true, it’s pretty common to stick to reverence when it comes to goddesses. But I don’t know...love just makes it a little more personal, to me at least. Like you’re not just a concept to be worshipped.
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[Wh...at does she do with this?]
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[He...can tell that Freyja is having a Time with this, though.]
I'm sorry if I made this awkward. I promise it wasn't my intent.
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[...girl, what.]
Your words truly are very kind, however, and if that is how you like it then I have no argument with it. It's...nice.
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He'll just let her have this moment though, rather than trying to press it.]
I'm glad! I've only even been familiar with one goddess, but I'm so glad to know that there is a goddess of love out there- and that she seems so wonderful!
[He knows they only just met and all, but...first impressions mean a lot!]
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[Not that she seems...truly opposed... It's just a little unexpected, that's all.]
I'm likewise glad to have made your acquaintance; you're the first I've met here, and you've set the bar quite high for any further mortals I may meet on this vessel.
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[Sylvando's one to joke about blushing, but that legitimately does bring some color to his cheeks. How can he not feel a little bashful upon receiving a compliment like that from a goddess??]
Well, let me start with the obvious: thank you, Lady Freyja. I hope you have a wonderful time with the others as well. The last thing we need in a situation like this is more undue stress!
[...unfortunately, there will be so much stress.]