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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.
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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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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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I see, I see! So for you, the fun is in the trade! Is that what got you into the business in the first place?
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Terca Lumireis though, eh...? It’s so strange to hear of a completely unknown world...but it does have a lovely ring to it!
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[He suddenly claps.]
Oh! I know! We could trade stories of our travels! How fun would that be?
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[Yggdrasil knows they're going to have plenty of time to share stories after the captain's...everything...]
One of my favorite places to visit is Gallopolis! It is a desert city with a thriving entertainment scene. The circus has a permanent location there, and I always try to sneak a performance in while I'm in town. But what Gallopolis is really famous for is its horse races! I've competed with my darling Margarita many times!
[All of this is spoken with utmost fondness in his voice. He really needs to get back there sometime...]
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[The guilds don't have any sort of organized thing like that, but you can't tell me this has never been done in Terca Lumireis. We totally have horse races. (Also hopefully we will not have to get into "why are horses in Vesperia like that" today.)]
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That's right! There are also competitions for racers to complete laps within a certain amount of time, and fabulous prizes at stake! It's a wonderful time for all!
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All right, so question for you, then! What's one place that you're always excited to travel to on business?
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Well, Nordopolica is quite lovely, though it is dreadfully far away and the trip there is usually so dull... So I'd have to go with Dahngrest. It's home to the Guild Union - so I do spend quite a bit of time there! Dahngrest has quite the variety of people and sights - but the main attraction is certainly doing business and exchanging information with other guilds!
[And annoying Don Whitehorse used to be an attraction there as well, but unfortunately something terrible happened to him that was definitely not Yeager's fault at all.]
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Sounds like my kind of place! One of my favorite things about traveling is chatting with the locals, and if all the guilds gather there, I bet it's an amazing melting pot!
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Of course, many of the other cities are impressive as well, but I'll always have a soft spot for Dahngrest.
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[And boy is that going to be a Time.]
Let's put a pin in this for now, okay darling?
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[But for now, time to head off. See you, Sylvando!!]