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sailmods ([personal profile] sailmods) wrote in [community profile] come_sailaway2024-02-13 08:46 pm

END GAME: THE COUNTDOWN STARTS



[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.]
light_mischief: (59. thinking about...)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-03-23 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
[The relief that washes over him is probably visible to the Captain despite him being a skeleton in a pitch-black closet. It's most certainly audible in his voice when he responds to Max:]

I'll make it quick for your sake.

[That isn't reflected in how he sinks to his knees, reaching out for the Captain's hands.]

I missed you too, darling. I'm sorry I didn't give you a proper ring when I had the chance. I could have protected you with it. A mistake we'll rectify once we're gone from here.
Edited 2024-03-23 09:06 (UTC)
sictransitgloriamundi: (of the night sky)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-03-26 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[he doesn't take his hands, namely because he's far too busy throwing his arms around him.]

... I don't know how. We're trapped.
light_mischief: (38. a flame in my heart)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-03-26 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Good, they cut out the middle step before being wrapped up in each other's arms. Probably best for Max's sake...]

We may be trapped, yes. But now, she's trapped with us. [Even without their powers, having the passengers of the Serena Eterna set loose in Malin's ship is liable to turn her plan upside-down. There's just no accounting for the sort of stupid, reckless, harebrained schemes these guys are capable of.

He doesn't reveal to the Captain that they've all been freed. His first thought is the obvious: what the Captain doesn't know can't be used against them. That's the beauty of independent cells; they can't give away intel on other plans. But more than that...]


Have you had any contact with that fog of hers?
makesomedeals: (Try Your Luck)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2024-03-26 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He fortunately can't actually see them so they're spared his audible eye rolling.]

The Erda is around as well.

If you have any suggestions about avoiding that fog it'd be helpful. And we're clearly not as trapped as we first thought, after all we're here now and escaped. No reason we can't keep rolling the dice and escape with you as well.

[ But the more pressing matter is that he never wants to experience that fog again! ]
sictransitgloriamundi: (and her very first heartbeat)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-04-05 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
As long as it doesn't touch you, you're fine... It's a sort of... primordial force, from the reality where I hid... She's native to it, as well.
light_mischief: (03. curious reading)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-04-05 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Questions continue to pile up in his mind. he needs to know so much -- Where did he hide? How did Malin and him become aware of each other? Has her presence helped him remember things he'd forgotten before? Did she trap the chest on the island? Can they convince the Fog to work against her? -- But they are incredibly pressed for time, and he can't spend any of it in interrogation. thankfully, the most pressing questions are the ones that have been on his mind the longest, so dragging his attention from the meandering avenues isn't nearly as hard as it usually is.]

I want nothing more than to dig into this history you and Malin have, but my first duty is to get us out of here. That means getting our abilities back, or at least some weapons. And it also means finding some way to keep you away from the confrontation. [Which is easier said than done, he's sure -- but he's also certain that between the Captain, Maximilien, and himself, they can find some loophole to work.]
makesomedeals: (Escape)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2024-04-05 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Maximilien glances around at the darkness surrounding them.]

Where are we exactly? And is this place somewhere she wouldn't think to look? I'm trying to ascertain if it's better to stay here and plot our escape, or to break out of here first and plan later. Much as I'm delighted by this touching reunion.
sictransitgloriamundi: (break me to pieces)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-04-07 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Generally, or specifically? We've not yet left my realm... Specifically, well... She told me to go lock myself away somewhere, out of the way. So I suppose I just ended up going here.
light_mischief: (07. not always)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-04-08 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
She's as uncreative as I thought. [It feels good to be smugly correct about something again, after what feels like months of being awash in uncertainty. Even if Malin's noticed something amiss, she's not likely to wind up here. Not unless the Captain wants here to find him.] Seems like a bad thing to be when trying to boss around a jinn as brilliant as you. And to do it in your own realm...

[He's honestly a little baffled. Her shock and awe tactics are formidable, but she's lacking the will to follow through.]

Does that mean that Friday is still yours? And that you know where everyone is right now? [ooooh boy the gears are turning, there is a Plan coming into fruition here]
makesomedeals: (Escape)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2024-04-08 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Overconfidence is so predictable. [As if he doesn't fall prey to that as well.]

So as of right now she still believes herself fully in control? We can use that. Best if she doesn't see any of this coming.

Is there a reason why we haven't left your realm? Can you leave it? [Unconsciously thinking back to Ava's wish idea - a safe place to go...]
sictransitgloriamundi: (there was her)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-04-17 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[shakes head] All that I am belongs to my master. That includes everything I've ever made.

[pause]

Though, considering the quality of my work, perhaps that's a benefit for us, rather than a detriment.
light_mischief: (04. shrug baby)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-04-17 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Every word the Captain says makes it harder for Skulduggery to separate what needs to be done from what he wants to do. There's no visible reaction (because, y'know), but he does let out a short, guttural huh, that somehow manages to convey his disgust towards Malin better than any longwinded speech about freedom of choice and doing good could manage.]

Maximilien raises a good point. We have... an idea about escaping, but it won't work if you can't leave. [Because Skulduggery won't be able to join in the unanimous wish-making.]
makesomedeals: (Run)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2024-04-18 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Friday as a double agent would have been too much to hope for; but it would have been nice. And he'll just skip right over the existential horror of asking if all the passengers count as being "made" by the Captain as well.]

There's going to be major hurdle in this plan if you can't leave. [Skulduggery.] And a secondary one if Friday can't. [Siffleur.]

But if you have any ideas in the meantime, I'm fully open to them. We ought to use this clandestine meeting location to it's fullest.

[If he has to be trapped in a literal closet with two lovebirds it might as well be worth his while.]
sictransitgloriamundi: (I think you're just like heaven)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-04-18 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure whatever plan you had is better than anything I'd ever come up with.
light_mischief: (38. a flame in my heart)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-04-18 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Defeat is an ugly color on his beloved, but no motivational speech manifesst. Instead, Skulduggery nods, tracing the shadowy curve of the Captain's jaw with one hand.]

Don't fret, darling. There's one thing that belongs to you that will never belong to Malin. All I need to know first is if you can tell where the others are. Ava, Valdis, Friday and Sparkles, specifically. Can you tell if they've found Malin?
makesomedeals: (Swordpoint)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2024-04-19 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Considering my plan involves wishing on hopes and dreams, I can assure you your plan will be better.
sictransitgloriamundi: (if I were a tardigrade)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-04-20 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
I've no idea where the first two are, and Friday seems to wander lost... But, the child hasn't left Malin's side for a minute. Like a cossetted little pet.
light_mischief: (41. putting the fun in funeral)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-04-21 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, wishes are a valid form of magic. Sorry to say, but at this point, you and your plans are as magical as we are.

[Sorry Max, you're magic now :(]

For the first time in her existence, Friday is being underutilized, likely ignored until Malin has time to pick her apart. She already displays some free will; this time on her own may push her further in that direction. If Malin survives past today, she'll probably live to regret discarding Friday.

He'll get to her in a second. First:]

Do you know what Malin's been saying to it?
makesomedeals: (Done with this)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2024-04-22 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[If this place still runs on emotions the surge of utter disdain emanating from Maximilien is going to send the boat into hyperdrive. He does manage to not explode into seething annoyance (or punch Skulduggery) but his silence probably speaks volumes.

Until he finally manages to grind out.
]

I'd rather she die regretting everything.

[Regretting discarding Friday. Enslaving the Captain. Imprisoning the passengers in tiny cells. And most of all making Max use magical powers to save them.]
sictransitgloriamundi: (break me to pieces)

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-05-22 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing interesting. Getting it to perform tricks, to throw small obstacles in the path of...

[a pause]

She does appear to... know. I'm just not particularly sure she cares.
light_mischief: (03. curious reading)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2024-05-22 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Well, if that's the case, we'll just have to go for a front attack. All we need is one person to get close enough to wring her neck -- no bullets or powers required for that.
makesomedeals: (Captured)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2024-05-23 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Impressive overconfidence.

I'll leave the throttling to you, at least at first, but afterwards we're going to need to leave, we have to go somewhere as I'm assuming she isn't the only one who is aware of the distress beacon. Somewhere safe, and free, with everyone. [The other passengers had been overthinking the wording of that to the point he's not even sure it's the right thing to try and use his power source for. He's also hoping that if everyone wishes at once that it doesn't negatively impact their local Jinn. That'll be Skulduggery's problem if it happens.] That seems vague enough for everyone to agree on but specific enough to not put us at the bottom of a lake.
sictransitgloriamundi: (I think you're just like heaven)

2/?

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-08-02 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[he goes stiff in his arms.]

Yes, Master.
Edited 2024-08-02 23:33 (UTC)
sictransitgloriamundi: (if I were a tardigrade)

4/?

[personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi 2024-08-02 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[he slips a hand free of the embrace.

and snaps his fingers.]