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come_sailaway2022-07-22 05:53 pm
woocas) wrote in come_sailaway2022-07-22 05:53 pm
[OPEN] I'll be a dreamer 'til the day I die
Who: Lucas Kovach AND YOU!
What: Arriving at the ship, poking around, probably getting into trouble!
When: The rest of July!
Where: All over!
Warnings: Nothing yet, will add in comment headers and here if needed
Notes: Down for continuing TDM threads too! Some of the prompts are ripped from there, one is new. ALSO hit me up on discord or PM if you want a starter!
I. Not subtle revealings
“Come on, really!?” Lucas exclaims to no one in particular. The young man is stock still in the middle of the ship's hallway, an increasingly flustered expression on his face. This has to be a dream, right? Otherwise the office is going to have a field day and he’ll get an earful for being late to work.
Unless this isn’t a dream…
Sighing through his nose, Lucas considers the hallway before him. Nothing barring his way and yet he can’t move another step forward. This has happened a few times already, starting with the door to his cabin. A pattern that’s starting to shine through, like he’s being corralled into a certain direction. The note said to report to deck one, does that mean he’s being forced? The thought doesn’t paint the best picture. The only comfort Lucas has is the fact that he’s woken up here with both work jacket and ID tags. Combined they were a shield, a well-worn routine. It’s just like any other case; he can face this like any good officer would, like IOPSA - the large black letters on the back of his jacket - expects of him.
Lucas turns, catching a glimpse of someone else in the hall with him. They might notice his name patch on the front of his jacket embroidered with the name KOVACH. “This is gonna sound crazy but, like, something doesn’t want me going this way. Has this happened to you?”
II. a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling
Sitting cross-legged on the floor Lucas sits just beneath a mirror in one of the hallways. He’s carefully cradling his left arm, muttering and occasionally rolling his upwards in the direction of the mirror. Mulling something over rather than freaking out. The gears in his head are churning and at the rate he’s going there might be smoke soon.
“Oh, hey there,” He remarks casually whenever someone wanders by. His arm is deathly white almost up the elbow yet the Medium seemingly pays it no mind.. “Don’t know if it’s happening everywhere but, like, I’d stay away from the mirrors right now if I were you.”
III. complex mementos
[Lucas presses face into the glass, hands braced like a giddy twelve year old trying to peek at the fabulous prizes held within. It’d be a nice change of pace from trying to figure this ship out and how to contact anyone off of it. Like pounding his head against a wall.
Right?
Wrong.]
That can’t be a real gun!
[Lucas huffs, fogging up the glass. Now he’s up on his tippy toes, jabbing a finger into the glass, pointing.]
Are you seeing this? These can’t be real prizes!?
IV. first investigation
[Meandering around the ship Lucas walks slowly with his left hand raised, fingertips trailing along the surface of the walls as he goes. He’s clearly deep in thought, eyebrows knitting together, mulling over the pros and cons of attempting a reading for the hundredth time, but as soon as he notices anyone approaches he’ll look up.]
Hey there! Uh, got a few strange questions for you if you got a moment or two? [Maybe not all that strange, but one of the other things bothering Lucas about this place is the manner of ghosts the ship seems to contain.
That and a decided lack of work that’s already driving him batty. He’ll flash a bright smile in the hopes of roping his unsuspecting victim into a brain picking session. Or at least chat their ear off, whichever comes first.]
((ooc note: I‘ll match writing style, prose or spam!))
What: Arriving at the ship, poking around, probably getting into trouble!
When: The rest of July!
Where: All over!
Warnings: Nothing yet, will add in comment headers and here if needed
Notes: Down for continuing TDM threads too! Some of the prompts are ripped from there, one is new. ALSO hit me up on discord or PM if you want a starter!
I. Not subtle revealings
“Come on, really!?” Lucas exclaims to no one in particular. The young man is stock still in the middle of the ship's hallway, an increasingly flustered expression on his face. This has to be a dream, right? Otherwise the office is going to have a field day and he’ll get an earful for being late to work.
Unless this isn’t a dream…
Sighing through his nose, Lucas considers the hallway before him. Nothing barring his way and yet he can’t move another step forward. This has happened a few times already, starting with the door to his cabin. A pattern that’s starting to shine through, like he’s being corralled into a certain direction. The note said to report to deck one, does that mean he’s being forced? The thought doesn’t paint the best picture. The only comfort Lucas has is the fact that he’s woken up here with both work jacket and ID tags. Combined they were a shield, a well-worn routine. It’s just like any other case; he can face this like any good officer would, like IOPSA - the large black letters on the back of his jacket - expects of him.
Lucas turns, catching a glimpse of someone else in the hall with him. They might notice his name patch on the front of his jacket embroidered with the name KOVACH. “This is gonna sound crazy but, like, something doesn’t want me going this way. Has this happened to you?”
II. a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling
Sitting cross-legged on the floor Lucas sits just beneath a mirror in one of the hallways. He’s carefully cradling his left arm, muttering and occasionally rolling his upwards in the direction of the mirror. Mulling something over rather than freaking out. The gears in his head are churning and at the rate he’s going there might be smoke soon.
“Oh, hey there,” He remarks casually whenever someone wanders by. His arm is deathly white almost up the elbow yet the Medium seemingly pays it no mind.. “Don’t know if it’s happening everywhere but, like, I’d stay away from the mirrors right now if I were you.”
III. complex mementos
[Lucas presses face into the glass, hands braced like a giddy twelve year old trying to peek at the fabulous prizes held within. It’d be a nice change of pace from trying to figure this ship out and how to contact anyone off of it. Like pounding his head against a wall.
Right?
Wrong.]
That can’t be a real gun!
[Lucas huffs, fogging up the glass. Now he’s up on his tippy toes, jabbing a finger into the glass, pointing.]
Are you seeing this? These can’t be real prizes!?
IV. first investigation
[Meandering around the ship Lucas walks slowly with his left hand raised, fingertips trailing along the surface of the walls as he goes. He’s clearly deep in thought, eyebrows knitting together, mulling over the pros and cons of attempting a reading for the hundredth time, but as soon as he notices anyone approaches he’ll look up.]
Hey there! Uh, got a few strange questions for you if you got a moment or two? [Maybe not all that strange, but one of the other things bothering Lucas about this place is the manner of ghosts the ship seems to contain.
That and a decided lack of work that’s already driving him batty. He’ll flash a bright smile in the hopes of roping his unsuspecting victim into a brain picking session. Or at least chat their ear off, whichever comes first.]
((ooc note: I‘ll match writing style, prose or spam!))
[Closed] For César, continuing TDM
"So is that like a thing where you come from? Interdimensional travel?" Just the way César oh-so-casually drops that into conversation sure makes it seem that way!
"I wonder if there's a way to find out...I've been told there's nothing really around the ship though, is that right?"
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He nods to that. "I hope we can find out. As for the ship itself... it seems to be at least a semi-manufactured reality. There's not even any microorganisms besides the ones we bring with us here. Food left out gets cold and doesn't dry out. It seems to be running on a different rule set."
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He's laughing, but seriously. Who says it like that? The rest of that information is going to get glossed over for now until Lucas is over this hurdle!
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Isn't that remarkable, he says.
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"I'd say that's a theory you can pretty much assume is fact, since people seem to come from different worlds. Or just different variations of the place one. It's wild! I talked to a cyborg, dude!" Sorry, that's also cool as hell.
"Seems like a lot of effort to drag people here just for the Captain's amusement, though. You got any other ideas about that?"
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"True, but it's potentially still one of our universes. We don't know 100% for sure. There's ways to allow for such alterations to exist." César's not going to elaborate on that.
"If you want an answer to that, we'll need to speak in one of our cabins so the Captain's prying eyes stay away."
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The answer is troubling for a few reasons, mostly that most of it is beyond his grasp. Alternate universes wasn't covered at the Academy, that's for sure. "I'll...have to take your word on that."
There's a pause as Lucas looks up and down the hallway, briefly. "Yeah, sure. Your cabin okay? I haven't met my roomie yet so I'm not sure barging in would be a good idea."
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"You and most of the people on the ship, fortunately." Fortunately because it means they likely haven't had to deal with the situation that César's world has.
He nods and jerks with his head to indicate they should start walking out of the room in a second. "Mine's fine. Rich is a good kid, and at worst, he gets to have this information reinforced."
Oh, there's a little smile at thinking about Rich. He really is a good kid. Maybe even eventually César's kid.
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"Good thing he has someone like you looking out for him. That's the best thing we can do on board, right?"
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"Are there a bunch of kids onboard?" Like he's much older than most of the teenagers... "I've met Undine, but haven't really run into many others. Chrissy, maybe?" He didn't ask her how old she is though.
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His expression does fall a little at that question. "Too many, to be honest. I'm afraid I don't know Chrissy yet. I need to befriend more of them and make sure they're doing okay. ... I'm a big brother. I can't really help it."
César has long arms. He can hug multiple teenagers at once.
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Lucas's smile softens a bit, but it's nice to hear someone's looking out for the younger kids. "Hey now, leave some for me? I was an only child but that doesn't mean I don't know how to look after the kids either."
A beat of silence and Lucas can't help but ask, "Is your little bro or sis here?"
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The question isn't surprising anymore, and César's better at handling it, but his smile does falter, again. "... No. Rex isn't here. But if he does show up, he looks a lot like me, just shorter, louder, and more animated. He's sixteen, and I'm really proud of the man he's becoming."
He's no longer telling strangers that Rex has amnesia. Or that they're not close. Or that Rex probably will hate him forever now. Why cross any of those bridges when Rex will never be on the other side so long as he's here?
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"Ah ha, now that's a big bro talkin', for sure." And that's where he'll leave this line of questions for now.
"The Captain doesn't go pulling like kid kids though...right? Teenagers are bad enough." No one should have to deal with this bullshit, honestly. Especially not actual children.
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Although that smile turns sad at that question. "Not many but still too many."
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"Kind of off the subject here, but does this boat have any decent clothes?" He figures switching subjects until they get to César's room would save him from thinking in circles.
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"There's some clothes in Bric a Brac and All and Sundries. There's also Tommy Bahama, which is a lot of... tropical fashion that isn't to everyone's taste. There's normal enough clothes there, though, if you spend some time looking." César doesn't mind it being off topic since wearing clothes is important to everyone.
Well, mostly everyone, but César hasn't seen any nudists yet.
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"So does an interdimensional cruise take Visa or American Express?"
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"Ha! Everything is free so long as you pretend to pay for it by putting it on the counter, waiting, and then picking it back up." César shrugs. "And I can't blame you for wanting to have fun. I didn't start dressing like this until I met my boyfriends and looked positively frumpy next to them. I'm basically cosplaying Victorian-Edwardian-Steampunk."
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"...Really? Just go through the motions?" Of course César's next comment throws him totally off, trying not to laugh.
"You? Unfashionable? Dude, say it ain't so!"
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"Sounds stupid, yet it's that simple." He shrugs and then busts up laughing. "Oh, I was wearing something completely different at the time! Even business casual doesn't hold up to them."