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.



MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
FRIDAY | SATURDAY

[ 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

[ahelpingpaw]

[Wallflowers are a thing that happens in every party, really. It's a disaster when everyone is a wallflower, but it's perfectly fine if there are only a few like those.

Still, Filbo approaches anyway. He's one of the hosts, it's his duty to check on everyone]

Thanks for coming, Plumeria! Glad to see you here.

[paucipan]

Ah--Mayor Fiddlepie. It's good to see you as well.

[Surprisingly enough, Plumeria does ease a bit when Filbo comes to greet her, the smallest of smiles on her face.]

It really is no trouble. You all truly have outdone yourselves, you know? Even considering the circumstances--everyone here looks like they're having a good time.

[Credit where it's due, and all!!]

[ahelpingpaw]

Lady Freyja did a lot of the work. This would be far less fun without her.

[Not that Filbo is bad at hosting parties by his own, but still, Freyja deserves the credit, as far as he's concerned

I know! This really was worth it. When I see this, it really makes me feel like we're all going to be okay. For a while.

[He's not sure how long the good mood around here will last, but hey, any time spent not killing each other is a good time. Still, parties are a bit of a sporadic trick, you can't use them too often or else they go stale.

He just hopes if there's some widespread friction, it won't happen too soon]

[paucipan]

[Well, Plumeria's certainly not going to deny that. But even so, she's not going to say that much to Filbo's face; he deserves to take credit for his part in this, dangit.]

I understand. That's what I'm hoping for too. [Plumeria looks out to the crowd a bit, pensive. She doesn't have a lot of faith that this'll hold everyone off, but...] It'll at least be one good memory that we have to keep with us, won't it? That we were all able to come together just once, to have a fun time on our own terms.

[ahelpingpaw]

It sure will! Trust me, this does a lot more good than you'd think.

[He very wisely doesn't mention the times it doesn't, but still]

It's so strange to think it's been almost a week.

[paucipan]

...Yeah, I think I can do that.

[Trust Filbo, she means. Her look is a little less pensive at that, smiling just a bit.]

It really is, isn't it? It feels like it's gone by so quickly, even with our lives on the ship. It's honestly kind of strange.

[It almost feels...normal, really.]

[ahelpingpaw]

I know! This is very strange, but...it's not so different to home.

[It takes a moment for Filbo to realize that's way too broad, especially given what the situation they're in is like. No, his world doesn't routinely shove grumpuses into eternal cruises to commit murder]

I mean, most of the Captain's plan obviously is horrible, but talking to all these people is much easier than I thought it'd be, even though it's the first time I'm contact with other species. It's not really that different than talking to any grumpus!

[And they're not treating him like some sort of weird creature, too. Obviously there was a lot of befuddled stares at him at first, but after a while it stopped happening. Filbo got used to everything much sooner than he expected. True, he still thinks he's a fish out of water around all these humans, so to say, but it's going far better than he had hoped]

[paucipan]

[Plumeria listens, for what it's worth. He really does seem so happy here; there is a part of her that almost wants to remind him of the situation that they're in. One that could change just as easily as a snap of someone's neck and them laying dead on the ground, that someone still could kill, but...

...

No. She's not going to do that to Filbo, damn it. He certainly acknowledges that the captain's plan is horrible, but if he's found some kind of happiness in this, then he deserves to hold onto it for as long as he can.]

...You know, you have seemed much happier since the day you arrived with us on this ship. You were so frightened that someone might attack, and look at you now. You're helping host a party, and bringing us all together.

[Plumeria doesn't quite feel the same, at least in regards to talking to...some of these people. But even she can't deny that it's not unlike talking to any other Álfar sometimes.]

You've done well for yourself, Mayor Fiddlepie.

[ahelpingpaw]

Aw, thanks!

[It's so rare to receive such kind words, really. So rare he finds himself at a loss of a good reply other than that]

I better go and make sure everyone else's having fun. Thanks for coming, Plumeria! If you need anything just ask!

[This truly is one of the best nights in recent memory. Nothing like things reaching a positive point before everything starts going downhill]

[paucipan]

Of course. Take care of yourself.

[honestly plum's gonna be wigged as hell by the amount of fun she's having once it hits her but that's a problem for future plumeria!!]