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

[deathmagnetic]

It sounds rather useful. There isn't anything like that on Earth, though there aren't really monsters on Earth either, as far as I know.

[ Someone could argue Stands were monsters, but they really weren't.

Though there's been vampires and shit, but he didn't know jack about that, so. ]

I also have to wonder if a blastia would work on this ship as well.

[scythegun]

Blastia can indeed be used to power ships! Though admittedly, a ship this size would require a far larger blastia... It seems more likely that it's running on something else, but there's no real way to know for sure without seeing it myself.

[Sometimes we actually put our giant glowing gemstones in places where they can't be easily broken!! Wild.]

[deathmagnetic]

I'll take your word for it, as you are naturally more knowledgeable in this subject than I am.

Not to mention, cruise ships like this aren't uncommon in my world, and they work just fine without some kind of magical object.

[ And it's been more or less implied for this to be somewhere on Earth, in the Atlantic ocean. ]

[scythegun]

We don't have anything quite like this where I'm from. Traveling isn't exactly something people want to do to begin with, so a ship built for entertainment wouldn't really be all that profitable.

[then again we do have the random bathhouse in the middle of goddamn nowhere so like...]

[deathmagnetic]

I assume it's more or less because of the monsters. Where I'm from, traveling is relatively normal, and there's even an industry centered around it.

[ So, you know. ]

But, I assume there's other forms of entertainment to be had on your world. Though, I'd still be surprised at the lack of casinos, for example.

[scythegun]

Ja, precisely. An entire industry centered around it, though... Actually, that does seem like a good idea.

[Not nearly as effective in Terca Lumireis, but considering some of the sights and places there... Yeah, it would be a great idea elsewhere.

Anyway...]

What exactly is a casino?

[deathmagnetic]

[ Unbelievable...this man had not heard of a casino. Then again, he sounded like he was pretty occupied with running a guild.

Still, though, it's an easy enough explanation to make. ]

A casino is essentially a glorified gambling den, filled with many games to stake a bet on if someone is so inclined. It can be from the usual poker to slot machines. In case you've never heard of such a machine, it's just one where someone can insert money, and hope that the three objects line up to be the same in order to hit a 'jackpot'.

[scythegun]

...There are machines for gambling.

[..........okay what the hell, that is such a fantastic idea—]

My, I can imagine just how profitable that would be! We don't have anything quite like that, though gambling is a very popular thing among guild members!

[deathmagnetic]

It's a rather profitable business.

[ Passione owned quite a few casinos, putting it generously.

Also coincidentally he's not like crazy about gambling, but it's something he's done from time to time. ]

Though I know little about guilds other than what you've told me, it makes sense. A deck of cards is easy to bring with you no matter where you go.

[scythegun]

Ja, precisely. Though really, they'll bet about anything... And Nordopolica is a different guild city that has a fighting arena where people are encouraged to place bets. A casino would fit right in!