END GAME: THE COUNTDOWN STARTS

[sailmods]

[the prisoners wake up on cold, hard floors.

the lights are bright, glaring, a sterile cell with sterile bars facing a sterile hall. the prisoners with you, across from you, and no one else. no rocking of a ship in waves, nothing. just the prisoner and their prison.

time passes, one assumes. the rhythmic click of Friday’s heels down the hall. it’s almost like the ticking of a clock.]

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[tempingainteasy]

[While the muscle takes care of it, April uncrinkles themselves a little, having crumpled like Kermit's face at Jenny's volume.]

Turn it fucking down a notch too, will you? This is a jailbreak, no one's fucking happy about it, save the attitude for when your power's back, jesus.

[stormpirate]

Don't threaten me with a good time...

[sniffs] I have my powers, Esteban El Plano.

[tempingainteasy]

[Wait, translating... translating... guessing... Plano? Plat? Hey-]

Ok, Mme Antoinette, then save it for when you have legs-

[teethoftherisk]

[He speaks over April because if he doesn't, then this is going to hurt into them and Darcy and Jenny all taking shots at each other until someone comes along and tries to kill them again.] That is good to hear you have your powers. None of us do. Give me a moment to gather up Victor.

[Siffleur heads over to the small trickle of ants falling in one by one as they touch the handle, moving to catch them. It's very itchy.]

Are your powers enough to break cell bars? Or to kill Malin outright? If not, we will need to find a way to get back out powers - all of them if possible. And we will need to find a way to break the hold on the Captain, and a way to make Friday free forever. All we know so far is that we are trapped on this ship he made and that our powers have been reduced.

[decohere]

[turns out all her discretion is for nothing, this isn't the room she recognizes. there's no malin for siffleur to ambush. no captain for darcy to rescue. just the head of-] Ah. Head above water. I get it.

[ponders if that implies the rest of her body is below water. oh well. why'd the little satellite kid bother guarding this? not like jenny was going to up and run away. does her head serve any purpose, or just another trophy to display.

ava quietly investigates the rest of the room with peter's help, searching for clues.]

[stormpirate]

[a long pause]

No, no, that can't be right. This isn't your realm at all.

[saltwaterlungs]

[ ... ]

If this isn't our realm, then where the fuck are we?

[stormpirate]

[long pause


...]

Wherever my body is, it shrugged.

You're... wherever this bitch goes when she isn't fucking people over. I'm just the front door.

[decohere]

And I'm fresh out of knock knock jokes.

[saltwaterlungs]

... Open sesame?

[tempingainteasy]

... The fuck do you mean a front door?

[stormpirate]

The fuck do you think "front door" means? The front door!

[saltwaterlungs]

I love how this conversation is taking like an hour longer than it needs to. If you're the front door, then open. Please.

[decohere]

[knocks Jenny's forehead]

[teethoftherisk]

[While everyone else is right, Siffleur is caught on something else-]

If this isn't the Captain's realm, how is Friday able to keep her shape? I was told she collapses when she leaves it. But she was herself here...

[stormpirate]

She's got that weird, amulet shit! I don't know! Not like I get to fucking see anyone...

[a single door materializes against the nearest wall.]

There. Have fun. Leave me to die.

[decohere]

Nah, we're not leaving anyone behin-

[oh wait half their group is still missing

sigh.] Siffleur... can you round up the stragglers?

[teethoftherisk]

On my way.

[He bunts his head into Ava's knee, then heads out with Victor and April.

He's back rather shortly, bringing the others he can find - and news from the cells.]

One of Jenny's brothers was in the cells and he helped free some others, though nobody is sure where they went.

[sabigoe]

[ Fio's here too now, still with the toy spaceship cradled in her arms. Eyes a little red from crying about Voyager. Though reluctant to leave his side, the astronaut's managed to convince her to keep moving forward.

She's mostly silent when rejoining the rest of the bigger group. Until she sees Jenny's severed head, she quietly expresses her surprise. ]

Oh, Miss Jenny... [ Hello. Then she turns her gaze towards the new door. ]

[stormpirate]

[her eyes widen] He did get away--

[wait]

I am not going anywhere with you people!

[saltwaterlungs]

You can say that but I don't think you have a leg to stand on.

[ If they're not allowed to punt the head then they get to torture her with other methods, it's only fair. ]

[decohere]

Heh, gottem.

[tucks Fio protectively against her side, glancing down at the toy...]

Jenny. We didn't leave you behind on the island. Because Friday loved you too much to let you go. So now you get to help us rescue her from whatever that colonizing [covers Fio's ears] bitch [uncovers] is going to do with her.

[teethoftherisk]

Yes. You may die later, but for now, you will come with us for Friday's sake.

[And like before, Siffleur approaches the door, rears up on his hind legs and pushes on the door handle with a front paw.]

[sabigoe]

[ A little tiredly: ]

...You're coming with us. I want you and Miss Friday to be together again. I want you two to be happy too.

[ Fio leans into Ava. Doesn't even squirm or move much in the brief moment her ears are covered. She appears a little drained, but she remains alert, staring straight ahead at the door as Siffleur opens it. ]

[sailmods]

[just imagine Jenny is mumbling horrific curses under her breath this entire time. it's fine. she's friendly.

the next room they enter is clearly some sort of... control room? a security office? there is a wall of screens showing every angle of the deck, and one screen showing one of Jenny's brothers sorta trashing some kind of storage room? weirdly, none of the screens show the cells.

on the desk, there are a lot of switches, and three buttons. one red, one blue, one green.]