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sailmods ([personal profile] sailmods) wrote in [community profile] come_sailaway2022-05-18 12:35 am

pleased to meet you

CW: murder

[it is the morning of the 17th when the usual morning announcement is replaced with the sort of tentative, nervous tone that Friday takes on immediately before something insane happens.]

Good morning, passengers! It's, um... Well, I sure hope everyone had an interesting time on their shore excursion! The Captain sure did! In fact, he had such a good time, he's asked me to inform you all that, tonight, he's going to be hosting his usual captain's formal in the main dining room, but with a twist! This time, it's going to be a, um... victory party! For Natsuno! Because he won! [small laugh] And also to celebrate the opening of a new shop on the Promenade! Gosh, and that really is something to celebrate; I haven't seen that happen since he--

[LOUD STATIC NOISES]

-- Yes, well! The dress code will be cruise formal; everyone can find a new set of clothes in their cabin to celebrate the occasion! I-- Oh, right, we'll see you all tonight! 8PM sharp!

[the connection cuts off. today, for the first time that anyone can remember, Friday can't be found in the atrium. or any other room. smoke 'em if you got 'em.

at 8PM sharp, the door to the dining room swings open. it is mostly empty: the only tables left are a dozen or so under the main chandelier. there are name cards at each table setting, written in Friday's neat script; the seatings seem mostly random, except for everyone who was on the island, who will find themselves at a table with their killer and/or victim(s). except Natsuno, of course, whose name is displayed proudly at the head table, next to an unnamed place. once they are inside, all of them find themselves under the same sort of compulsion that they felt during the muster drill, and their legs will stop working until they have gone to their assigned seats.

Friday enters the room first, dressed up nicely, but with hunched shoulders and her hands clasped firmly in front of her. the door shuts behind her. she says nothing, and acknowledges no one, not even Natsuno, as she takes her spot behind the chair.

a few fashionable minutes pass. it starts as smoke pouring out from under the door, moving towards the table as it slowly solidifies into the form of... a rather normal-looking man. he sits, cross-legged, in the chair that Friday pulls out for him. he looks over the assembled crowd, visibly considering something... there is a flash of silver in the light, and the knife he'd had in his sleeve is across Friday's throat quicker than she can react, and she falls bonelessly to the ground, a spray of arterial blood across the table setting.]


There, perfect.

[he looks out at them again. and he smiles. the knife is placed back in his sleeve, and he holds his hands out, palms up.]

Well. Here's your chance. [he waves a hand lazily, and the compulsion keeping them seated fades like pins and needles.] Try not to embarrass yourselves.
businessorlibation: (pic#15460841)

[personal profile] businessorlibation 2022-05-18 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
"I'd offer you a drink, but."

Johnny can't help but appreciate that outfit, though, giving Skulduggery an elevator look before his lips quirk in a bit of a smile.
selenokinesis: dantalion (c. 07)

[come closer bb he'll dissect you gentle, promise]

[personal profile] selenokinesis 2022-05-18 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] decohere 2022-05-18 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
A party never ranks high on Ava's list of ways she wants to spend her time, especially since this is the third one she's attended and there's still no piñata. And then the seating arrangements, putting her right between Lucy and Crabb, offering them an apologetic sort of shrug.

She expects some sort of boring ceremony, maybe some humiliation directed at the losers. She braces herself for it.

Instead apparently it's dinner theatre. She raises her brows at the splatter of blood, does an awkward sort of clap? And shoves her napkin down the front of her dress so she can dig in to the delicious lobster and enjoy the show.

If anyone is distracted or otherwise leaves their lobster unoccupied, she's swiping it. Conveniently she has a brand new Tommy Bahama tote bag to dump them into.
neverleave: (pining for the big city)

[personal profile] neverleave 2022-05-18 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh look. It's the woman who murdered his friends.

(His has friends now. Who give him feelings. Thanks, he hates it)

What should he even do? Revenge is pointless in a place like this. But he can't let it go either.

So he just grabs the edges of the table, tilts it violently and throws her off, lobsters and everything.]
light_mischief: (15. pretty cool right)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-05-18 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Skulduggery tilts his head enough to stare at Johnny, whose appreciation doesn't go unnoticed. At least he knows that he's won a consolation prize through all this.

"Why don't you throw your drink on me so I can better set myself on fire?" he offers, probably too jovially for the situation. You know, because this is just a fun, normal party!
Edited 2022-05-18 07:30 (UTC)
serialskiller: (taking orders)

[personal profile] serialskiller 2022-05-18 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Once they let us out of here, want to go back to the cabin and watch something mindless?

[It's the best it has to offer her right now.]
selenokinesis: (c. 36)

[personal profile] selenokinesis 2022-05-18 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[He won't even touch it. If they make eye contact about it he makes vague "go ham" motions, please eat that. Get this bread lobster girl.]
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[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2022-05-18 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] decohere 2022-05-18 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
(She'll blow a kiss~ and smother that little sea critter in butter.)
barfeathers: (Sunlight!)

[personal profile] barfeathers 2022-05-18 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's in the middle of texting your other pal, Ebalon, though! How rude. She lands on her feet (because she's already tried lying on the floor and it didn't work) and just stares at Natsuno.

Hi? Hello? What's all this, then?? Hopefully Ava grabbed all the lobsters already. Natsuno's so wasteful. :\
]
selenokinesis: (c. 39)

[personal profile] selenokinesis 2022-05-18 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure someone out there is into spitballs.

[Hm.]

I'm fine now. I managed to heal the major damage — he got me very well. One inch to the left and I likely would have been unable to avoid death. Thank you for your concern.
sictransitgloriamundi: (and fire couldn't burn)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2022-05-18 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
Your ignorance is hardly my fault.
barfeathers: (at midnight)

[personal profile] barfeathers 2022-05-18 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, no probfdssf

[ so anyway... It takes her a moment to text again because she's just staring at Natsuno for a moment. ]

No problem*
Everyone's very tense right now, seems.
( •̀ ω •́ )y This one looks interested in me. Should I tell him I'm not into guys?


[ La Pluma is a little mad she got knocked off the table by someone she DIDN'T EVEN KILL(!!!), okay? Okay. ]
Edited 2022-05-18 07:41 (UTC)
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[personal profile] businessorlibation 2022-05-18 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Please don't ask me to watch anyone else die? I know I wouldn't have to watch your flesh burn away, but...still pretty gruesome, on top of the last week." He glances away, looking around the room before his attention returns to Skulduggery.
selenokinesis: (c. 42)

[personal profile] selenokinesis 2022-05-18 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Having just... witnessed that (and they say he's petty, by Henir's Shadow)...]

You should, yes. He seems especially irate today. They say that "men tease you when they are interested in you", do they not? Make sure to reject him hard. ^^
light_mischief: (04. shrug baby)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-05-18 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
neverleave: (do you still think she's dead?)

[personal profile] neverleave 2022-05-18 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He stares right back like he's trying to set her on fire with his eyes.

And then he just turns to leave wordlessly. No words just anger.]
treadwater: (~ get it together)

[personal profile] treadwater 2022-05-18 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
Undine was surprised by the dress waiting in her closet. After all, red isn't usually her color. But it's very striking against her dark skin and blue hair, and she almost finds herself looking forward to a nice dinner.

...you know, until she finds herself seated by Prompto, who she killed and who killed her. Still, she's determined to keep a positive attitude.

...you know, until fighting breaks out in the dining room, with stabbings and moon lasers. She considers joining in, but it's futile and honestly, honestly she doesn't want to do more violence after all that.

Eventually she sort of gives up on enjoying a meal and gets up from the table, hands over her ears, and tries to find somewhere to just...cower for a while.

"There's nothing nice about any of this cruise, is there?"
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[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-05-18 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
"We don't say 'fire'," Darcy withdraws, absolutely unwilling to be caught lingering close to him, "back home, we say 'fight evil with evil. And your accent is awful."

Even if it isn't, it's a jab she can get at him. Darcy circles him, pacing, a combatant like a shark that must stay in motion to be effective. No lungs? Or perhaps she simply couldn't affect him yet. Maybe she still needed to get stronger.

"Back home we also say 'your mother fucks dogs, you bastard cunt', but you won't let me say that properly."
sictransitgloriamundi: (with time in my pocket)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2022-05-18 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
You could, if you had the will for it.

[grins, turning his head to follow her.]

Such a brat over a compliment. And it was even sincere, for once.
barfeathers: (snow white)

[personal profile] barfeathers 2022-05-18 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ She wishes she were petty enough to throw a lobster at him, good lord. Say something, Natsuno, maybe she'll be more understanding!!! ]

Nice meeting you, too. Congrats on winning.

[ Okay, maybe she's a little petty. Being tortured kind of leaves you numb to whatever other punishments people have in store for you. ]
light_mischief: (23. saucy)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-05-18 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
Somebody talking sense at him is exactly what he needs. Even sarcastically suggesting it probably feeds into the whole game, after all. The only real answer is to ignore things until they die down. (Until he dies down, metaphorically speaking, so he doesn't risk doing something stupid.)

"I suppose that's fair enough," he sighs. "Although normally, my suits are fire-proof. Really, I wouldn't have worn it at all, but..." Ah, good, he can let his pride overwhelm his wrath for a few minutes and preen. "Well, it is a good cut for me. As yours is on you. White tie is particularly classy."

And unfortunate, given the blood. But, you know. Let's not talk about that.
barfeathers: (Sunlight)

[personal profile] barfeathers 2022-05-18 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[ That's it that's the whole text. ]
neverleave: (side eyeing this shit)

[personal profile] neverleave 2022-05-18 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
[...yeah, that stops him in his tracks.

He looks back at La Pluma. It's another moment before he can control himself enough to speak.]


Why keep stabbing them once they're down?

[At least that explains why he's so salty?]
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[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-05-18 08:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh wow, lucky me, a genuine compliment from someone I wouldn't piss on if they caught fire."

She raises the sword again, this time... gentle. Oddly so, the angle of her arm attempting to trace the flat of the blade across an arm or shoulder. It was a curiosity- could she only not harm him? Or just not touch him at all?

"Why do I care what you say, ah? Compliment, insult, it's all wanking to me. You make noise and nothing else. The devil shits and you eat it."

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