if you'll be my star, i'll be your sky

[nyktifanis]

Who: Pollux & OPEN
When: August 24
Where: Around the place!
Summary: Arriving on the boat. Castor where?

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1.) but you can skyrocket away from me

arrival, early morning, dining room.

( with a paper in hand and the location set, she stares at the peculiar spiral that hardly helps her situation. normally, she'd lift her head and turn to face her counterpart curiously to converse about this strange sigil, but that's not the case this time. he's nowhere to be found in a (un)familiar place, but this isn't the first time she's been on a ship so she's stuck between a sense of relief but also worry. it is unlike her brother to be apart from her, he's almost like the responsible one by wanting to stick by her, but an uncomfortable feeling dawns on her as a tingling feeling rolls down her back. she feels incomplete, and for a moment she finds it difficult to breathe as she tries to catch her breath and remain stable. pollux closes her eyes, taking in a deep breath, and regaining her composure almost complete as she focuses on the paper in hand. )

Dining room, if that's all I have to find, then...

( everything should make sense. all she has to do is push her way down the halls, take a few turns, and it settles in the back of her mind that she's going in the right direction towards the dining room. the time written is unknown, and so she just has to trust herself that it means to come as soon as possible. what else would a cryptic message mean if not having the answer that she desires, so upon entering the room and spotting no one; pollux finds herself at a loss until she notices someone sitting at a table all alone.

her eyes light up, her mouth part in a small gasp as she walks over and places the paper on the table before them no different than a dealer laying out their cards. )

You must be who I was looking for, are you... my Master?

( because that person would know where her brother is. )

2.) and never come back if you find another galaxy

afternoon, photography room. IMPT: threadhop permission for castor, y/n?

( browsing up and down, side by side of all the pictures around, pollux finds every picture to have their own charm to them. humans in their natural habitat on a ship as they relax happily, or if they're being threatened by some foe. she believes that jason too should have something as nice as this, but being so dated back, they didn't have the concept of cameras so it's nice in practice. hm, perhaps someone could have drew the scenes and placed them there?

there's one photograph that stands out to her, causing her to reach out to pluck it off the wall in order to inspect it properly. what she has in hand is just a simple snap of a thunderstorm outside, and the clouds a murky grey that shows that good sailings weren't in favor of the boat's travel. unable to remove her eyes from it, she glances around curiously. )

Excuse me, how much would this photograph cost to take with me. My brother'll pay a hefty sum!

( yeah, she's talking to you. )

3.) far from here with more room to fly

afternoon, calgona. IMPT: threadhop permission for castor, y/n?

( she should familiarize herself with the ship and it's various locations, and it brings her back into the mind of the old days when she sailed with jason and his group along with her brother. there was nothing short of excitement on the ship which always offered her an amazing surprise, and that's why she's intrigued here just as well. it seems the calgona is enough to lift her spirits despite the rocky morning she had suffered. clapping her hands together gently, she proceeds to read a board of all the activities that can be found in the room.

while she could be normal about this and take a massage, she opts out in favor of something enjoyable when she notices someone close by come up to the board as well. )

Are you interested in a place like this too? It'd be a decent place to spar, don't you think?

4.) just leave me your stardust to remember you by

anytime anywhere, wildcard.

( got something you want to do with pollux, or both of them? just hit me up through dms, discord, or even sakasaki )

Comments

[nyktifanis]

Ascending to godhood doesn't necessarily mean you're able to prevent possession, he's never experienced it, and newfound power is when someone is at their weakest.

( the script changes now considering he doesn't want to be controlled, it now makes her wonder if the captain is either good or bad, perhaps it's not so black and white. morally ambiguous individuals exist which causes pollux to ponder even more, trying to whittle down the information that falls on self-fulfilment. )

If it's part of himself, then all that follows is failure... no one understands the constant war the body of a God suffers.

( when her brother takes interest, it feels almost personal, and pollux grows quiet at the reality of it. it feels almost lonely, one arm lifts to wrap around her waist as she prevents allowing a frown to settle across her lips. to be the sole survivor, to lose one's family it's as though she's being mocked. would killing the captain set her brother's free, or if she knew of there whereabouts why not start there? though, she's unable to keep such a sullen mood at the idea that the other comes to, practically beaming with excitement. )

Yes! That's a wonderful idea, Brother. To appease the gods with such a thoughtful and honest act of kindness, a display like that could be taken into consideration by her!

( it seems calling for aid won't work, and thus they'll have to show something concrete and tangible at most. showing one's efforts can go a long way, no god wants to assist those that sit and can hardly help themselves. )

Another idea is to attempt a summoning with an anchor, but I trust brother's judgement on sacrifices. A God would typically stir at the appreciation.

[neverleave]

[Natsuno has to be a buzzkill - just kidding, he's totally fine with it. The idea is solid, and Jenny may react better to gods than to puny snooping mortals. There's just one small problem...]

We don't know where the captain keeps their souls. Somewhere on the ship, or maybe in another reality, but no one knows for sure.

...she's a pirate now, though. That's under your jurisdiction, right?

[mikraitios]

( Oh yeah, not even gonna try hiding this exasperated sigh. Can't even complain about humans when this brat claims he isn't one, but god does Castor ever want to complain. He'll step in for Pollux, at least—it is a more sensitive topic for her, after all. )

Then we'll have to find them.

( Since it is kind of ice cold to just let their souls be lost and missing and not matter. Very human though. Still, the idea of... No, Castor can't even bring himself to think of how he would react if something were to happen to Pollux. To pull them apart and away from one another, and to keep her somewhere that he can't reach. What's certain is that he would cross the ends of the earth to find her, and mow down any obstacle that stood in his path, no matter the consequence.

The bond they share may be one of a kind, but... Surely Jenny must feel something close, something similar for her brothers here. )

[nyktifanis]

( she keeps her eyes on natsuno rather than looking at her brother, a goddess who suffers almost the same fate as them a long time ago. it's not the best conversation to have, but she does feel something towards it— pain, sadness. though her brother showing his compassion in wanting to find them is pleasing to hear, and how she's able to move to the next query that the other speaks. )

Why do you worry? Any being that dares to venture out into the sea are under our care. We were called pirates too, once before. Ehehe...

( they seem to be fond memories from the way she speaks about it. )

King Aeëtes called us a number of names at that! ( thieves, pirates, so on and so forth. )

Being called pirates doesn't mean that they're exempt protection from the Gods, it's about whether they can keep themselves going with that boon.

( it's all about how they use it. )

[neverleave]

[He nods. Alright then.]

If you say so. I've never known any gods before I ended up here.

[A contrary teen born to a pair of self-proclaimed free-thinkers who question everything has little use of faith or worship. And after he turned - well. To be a shiki was to be abandoned by god, no longer able to look at holy symbols or set foot in temples.

Even the gods he met here are different from these two. Jenny was laser focused on her brothers, and Venti... Natsuno doesn't even know what his jurisdiction is. Wine? Music? Whatever it is, he certainly doesn't proclaim it or offer his protection. Those siblings seem to take their duties much more seriously.]

[mikraitios]

( It's fine, these two are no less laser focused.

Well, Castor does pay enough mind to Natsuno to scoff at his words, mind you. )

You have only yourself to blame for that.

( It's certainly not Castor's fault that the humans demoted him. It's even less his fault that they continued to demote the rest of the Greek pantheon when they brought an end to the age of the gods. Does he sound salty? He might be a little bit upset over this. )

[nyktifanis]

Please keep the gods you meet in your heart.

( some individuals give up, sometimes gods tend to look away from the creatures that no longer rely on them. it's how natsuno carries himself that he can carry his own weight, but she offers a gentle smile to smooth over castor's tone. )

Call their name, and rely on them. You don't have to do anything alone anymore, and the same is said for when we help you get back home as well.