WEEK 1

[bathymetric]

Happy New Year! ... You're still here. Looks like The Captain wasn't lying when he said the murdering is now up to you. That, or you can all live here on your own. Regardless, it's time to settle in. The days start passing much less eventfully after that first one, and, well... on it goes, huh?

There might not be a whole cruise ship to explore just yet, but there are a variety of amenities available to all of you! Who ever heard of a boring cruise ship, anyway? As the week goes on, you might even start to see some of those strange coins appear for you!

Better buckle down and get to know your fellow passengers, though, if you want to stand a chance of weathering this storm.



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[ ooc: Welcome to peace week! Feel free to mingle (and investigate, if you like) to your hearts' content! Please ensure all investigation toplevels are marked accordingly, and otherwise enjoy! If you wish to talk to The Captain or Davy Jones, look here for the former and here for the latter! ]

Comments

[dokkalfheimr]

It is not.

[She sounds less bothered by that than she would at an outright accusation.]

If I were to kill someone, it wouldn't be in the middle of the day, nor would it be somewhere that anyone could walk in at any time.

[calx]

Your reasoning is quite logical. I had to ask however, for several reasons. [ And something he accepts, as he takes a sip of the drink in the next moment.

For the record, Albedo has probably only had alcohol once in his life. That time was probably not a cocktail. ]

Hm...

[dokkalfheimr]

[Thankfully, this isn't alcohol either because some asshole gave us a dry bar.]

I don't entirely fault you for asking.

[calx]

[ What a jerk.

A few more seconds tick by while Albedo considers what he's just imbibed because this is a serious matter, or this is just how Albedo is. ]

...it is very sweet. But I find this all together quite pleasing.

[dokkalfheimr]

...I'm glad that you appreciate it, then.

[...Okay, she's kind of got to ask.]

I understand the concern over the possibility of it being poisoned, and again, I cannot fault you for asking. But why ask if anyone that would give an affirmative answer would be likely to lie to you about it?

[calx]

Your answer was part of my judgement. But I also don't believe a simple poison would pose a lethality threat for me.

[ It's a very valid question, and one he had no reservation answering. ]

[dokkalfheimr]

And what makes you believe that to be so?

[calx]

I am an alchemist. If I could be lethally killed by a potion, I would have expired quite a long time ago.

[ Tilt your head and that almost sounds like some gallows humor. ]

[dokkalfheimr]

...You may wish to be careful here, as that may not hold true aboard this vessel.

[calx]

Yes, I am missing abilities I should normally have. In this instance I have reason to believe this assumption still holds, but I appreciate your concern.

[ He takes another sip, this one slow and seemingly with relish. ]

Are you the type to look out for others?

[dokkalfheimr]

Sometimes. It depends largely on the person.

[calx]

Hm, I see. In that case, thank you. Both for the drink and your honesty.

[dokkalfheimr]

You're welcome.

[...]

The situation remains hardly ideal, but I would quite prefer that no one die, at least.

[calx]

Even if that means the situation remains in stasis?

[dokkalfheimr]

I doubt things would remain so for long. But even so, temporary stasis is better than an immediate slaughter.

[calx]

Partially. I believe the answer also requires one to consider how they view time. What is immediate for one individual may be long for others.

But— [ The pause here is notable, but in the end he continues. ] I do agree with you.

[dokkalfheimr]

Perhaps so. All the same, once the killing starts it isn't likely to stop, regardless of timeframe.

[We are not going to be capable of putting the toothpaste back in the tube, as it were.]

[calx]

Is that a warning to not accept a drink from you after that occurs?

[ Totally not. ]

[dokkalfheimr]

Certainly not. I have no interest in participating in any way; I see no real reason to.

[calx]

I take that to mean you are content to wait it out then.

[ More thinking aloud than a question. Ah, he should perhaps clarify his stance considering. ]

I have no intention in participating at present time.

[dokkalfheimr]

I am content to do what we can to leave, but only if an alternative solution is found rather than by way of bloodshed. Those here have done nothing to me.

[So at least there's that.]

Though I suppose for the time being, "not interested at the present time" is likely the most we can ask.

[calx]

There are those who would remark that they would never accede to the offer, regardless of the circumstances, and there are those within that cohort who would truly mean it and within those, who would actually carry it out.

I however, am not one of them. [ Honesty is just par for the course here, apparently. ]