Lights! Camera! Arrival!

[elysiantern]

[ Behold the morning of the August 9th, right up front in the dining hall a large sign has been tacked up onto the wall, obscuring a few windows in its overbearingly large text. ]

FREE RELATIONSHIP ADVICE!*

*(In exchange for information about this lovely cruise!)**

**((a bargin deal!))



[ Because after all, Elysium is all set up now, with a cute table he dragged out of a closet, an hot water kettle he's set up on top with some freshly brewed tea in paper cups, some fries he dug out a resturant. He's got it all set up to kick back for a few hours, dispatch great wisdom, and maybe have his worldveiw totally rewritten. That's the exciting things about vacations, travel and people. You'll never know what might happen next!

So if you're strolling by, come say hi! God knows he'll try and wave just about everyone he can over to share a cup of tea. ]

Comments

[elysiantern]

Like, totally!

[ The chair twirl is very cool. Elysium beams at Jinx over his tea when she sits. The smirk and jerky body language does imply she's stressed...which makes it all the more pleasing she actually decided to come hang out! ]

Welcome to the dreamboat, Elysium's humble table! I'm well traveled, well loved, and good at puzzles, so I think I'm qualified to give advice on just about anyyyything.

[ With his on little flourish, he offers Jinx her own cup of tea. ]

Do you want to talk about something, miss? I promise to be super attentive.

[opheliac]

(humming in response, she takes the cup but doesn't take a sip out of it; simply holding it.)

How about we talk about you instead? I take it you're new around here, huh? — Did anyone tell ya about the "meat" of this place yet or do I get to be the first to pop that firecracker for you?

[elysiantern]

Eh, nobody's told me anything. [ He shrugs, not seeming that bothered. ]

That's the point of this table! I want to know where I'm going and who I'm traveling with? Compared to that, who I am isn't even that interesting.

[ He takes a sip of his tea, thinking. Nobody here seems hostile or bad, so why keep himself a secret? It would get tiring fast. He's not sure what the metaphors about meat and firecrackers mean, man, but this chick seems like she'll tell him. Might as well give her his name and occupation before she does!]

I go by Elysium, and I work on a couple different squads at a medical company. I'm in charge of battlefield communications.

[opheliac]

(jinx puckers her lips a bit; making a few clicking sounds with her tongue as she leans back a bit.)

Yyeeah, that name isn't doing it for me. How about I'll just call ya "Lee"? Sweet and to the point. And to where we're goin'? Well, whatever your wildest dreams can think of. Maybe on an island or maybe some fancy and beautiful open field with all sorts of flowers.

— Whatever the scenery is, it allll leads to death.

[elysiantern]

Dude, Elysium is a cool codename! [ There are operators who named themselves RockRock or Asbestos but Elysium is a bridge too far... sniff. Have a little respect for his choice! ]

Doesn't it make you think of a wonderful, far away horizon? Ugh, we even had a guy named Lee at the company too... If you're gonna call me "Lee" I won't stop you, but I' call dibs on giving you a lame nickname back.

[ He's in such a huff, the next part takes a second to register. ]

Er, sorry. Think I missed something. So we're off to a battlefield?

[opheliac]

(she snorts at his reaction -- maybe he'll be another target she can fiddle with to get under their skin quickly. with a wider grin, the pink of her eyes glisten vibrantly in excitement.)

Ding, ding, ding ♪! — You guessed it...!!

(and then jinx lets go of the cup to have it crash on the ground; glass shards scattering all over the floor with the tea spilling. she pushes the chair forward to have it balance on its two legs -- leaning in to get in his personal space. well, the best way she can with the table being between them.)

We gotta kill each other. Every single one of us gotta go face to face to see who gets on top. All so the Captain can feed off us like we're his breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

(a slow head tilt to the side with a light bite of her bottom lip.)

But... if you're lucky, maybe you can make it outta alive by being a lil' parasite.

[elysiantern]

U-um!?

[ She is in his personal space, she has broken a cup that Elysium doesn't! own! and that means he might get in trouble for it being broken oh man! Jinx is fully over the table, which forces Elysium to lean back in his own chair to try and keep this casual.

He fiddles with his own tea, looks like he wants to put it down. Jinx is blocking the table way to well, unfortunately. ]

Woah, woah woah! Can you slow down? Is this a battle royale? I'm like, so not down for that!?

[ Between being a parasite, killer or victim well, fine he's not selfless enough to go die on a whim, and its not like he's never killed before but he's an upstanding employee! Killing civilians is not cool, and will for sure get him fired! ]

[opheliac]

(she huffs out a breath-like chuckle, a tongue briefly wetting her bottom chapped lip, and then tilts her head back up-right. her tone lowers with a weird twist of softness but sinister, too. jinx is practically glued onto his face -- is she trying to strike fear into him? maybe. but really, she just enjoys giving people the unease tickle to where their hairs stand on end. to have goosebumps raising all along their arms and the back of their neck.)

It doesn't matter what you want. You can hate it, love it, hope everythin' is just one biiiig bad dream. — 'Till you wake up the next day, findin' out you're still here. All that matters is what the Captain wants. And what he wants is to have us allll in a row and watch us rip each other apart 'till we don't recognize ourselves when we look at our reflection.

(she leans back; chair back on all fours with her elbow prop up on the top railing. jinx tilts her head so she can rest her cheek in her palm.)

So, welcome to Hell. (and gives him a light eyebrow wiggle.)

[elysiantern]

[ She's glued to his face and uh...licking her lips? If she's looking to strike unease, well damn, he's uneasy! This is crazy! Elysium is kinda freaked out, but his second brain cell connect the dots of "is she hitting on me?" and decides to run with it. The second tries to actually parse what shes saying. The metaphors...they're kind of going over his head. ]

Cool?

[ He should have said something more intelligent then that! ]

I mean... uh. Hm. Guess I've never done that before. The uh, not recognizing myself in my reflection. I check a lot!

[ Its criminal to be born a tragic beauty, a once in a lifetime god of attractiveness, basically the most sexy guy on this war criminal landship and not you know, admire that 10/10 in a mirror. Uhhhh what was he talking about? Right! Everyone on this boat trying to kill him??? Huh? ]

[opheliac]

Well say good-bye to that pretty lil' face of yours 'cuz it's gonna get wiped. (whether due to having to his first trauma experience of coming back from the dead or his face getting blown off. who knows! sky's the limit.)

— So, did that help with your information seekin'?

[elysiantern]

Eh...I'm pretty freaked out? Does that count?

[ His face....his beautiful face... Dying is one thing, but let him die beautiful. ]

I guess I have to thank you for your honestly, but you broke that cup, so I hope I don't get billed for it at the end of this trip. Ahhh... I don't have a huge salary you know? Medical work doesn't pay well, and half of it goes to my treatment.

[opheliac]

Don't worry about it. No Face will clean it up ooooorrr it's probably cleaned up now! Take a look see and it's probably gone.

(of course, jinx can just peer down herself to clarify it but she wants to give this new person a bit of fun and surprise.)

[elysiantern]

[ Elysium will bite, he's curious. No Face sounds like a monster Siracusan children make up to scare one another, but cups vanishing is just like, supernatural stuff totally out of left field. He saw the cup break! Logic would dictate its still there on the floor still broken. ]

... Oh my Lord, its totally gone.

[ There was super dangerous, super unfun glass all over the floor, and now??? ]

What the... You're not playing tricks, are you? [ His tone isn't reproachful, instead Elysium is genuinely puzzled. ] I'll admit, my eyes aren't too good, and this is a great prank if you pulled it off but...

Er... wow.

[opheliac]

Nnnope! That's the magic of this place. You break somethin' or draw on a wall, it'll just come back or clean itself up.

(jinx shifts her seat a bit; moving her upper body as if she's trying to pop the cracks out of her back.)

If ya ask me, I hate it. Some things are just meant to be broken, y'know?

[elysiantern]

Ahaha, thats one way to think about it, I guess.

[ With a shrug Elysium, settles back into his own chair. ]

But from another angle, if they vanish, broken things can't be fixed either. You loose the ying with the yang, the bad with the good. You might start asking what the point of something breaking even is.

[opheliac]

That's easy. 'Cuz it feels good to break and destroy somethin'. I live on having destruction. Keeps me goin' every day.

(a soft smile to him which is rather rare these days. but hey, this conversation is pleasant so it's granted as such.)

[elysiantern]

[ Aw, he see's that smile. You go, scary girl. We can talk abut smashing stuff all you want! ]

You should gather up all the kids and have a party where you smash stuff, then. Seems like a good outlet when we're all stuck on a boat.

[ A beat before he thinks through this suggestion a little more. ]

Oh, stuff that doesn't belong to people though! You know like the TV's in the halls. Smashing property is no bueno. My captain will yell at me if I suggest otherwise.

[opheliac]

I was with ya 'till you switched it up on me. Breaking things feel way better and way more satisfying if it belongs to someone else. Everyone knows that.

(she makes a face but then a smirk.)

C'mon, you gotta agree with that, right? I bet there's someone you hate or were angry about you had the urge to just wanna rip what they got.

[elysiantern]

Nah.

[ All he can give in response to Jinx's smirk is a shrug and a glib smile. ]

I don't hate anybody like that. There's not enough time in this world to get all hung up on hating people who aren't worth my time. No need to give them that attention, you know?

[ He won't go so far to say he's free of hate or anger or any normal feelings like that, but he's got some years on Jinx and something about a terminal illness really puts life in prospective. Like, why should he give a shit! If you're rude and awful to him or people he cares about, if you've crossed the line he'll do what needs to be done...but he's not gonna think about you for a second after its over. ]

Why, are you upset with someone, Miss? This is still an advice stand if you want to talk about it.

[opheliac]

I'm upset with a lotta people but who doesn't matter 'cuz none of 'em are here or they are here but they're just gonna do what they want. I can express whatever I feel and it won't make a difference.

(idly, she grabs her braid with a very light twirl.)

What will make a difference is be physical. Grabs their attention, y'know?

(with that, she takes her hair and rests it between her mouth and nose; pretending she has a moustache.)

The name's Jinx, by the way.