sailmods: (Default)
sailmods ([personal profile] sailmods) wrote in [community profile] come_sailaway2022-09-17 05:13 pm

SEPTEMBER EVENT: SKULLY'S ANGELS

[around 10:30PM, after Friday has returned from bringing all the other guests back to the ship, she parks the tender just off the shore, idling. she sticks her head out of the door.]

Good luck! Just come get me if you need anything! [beat] But, only if it’s something I can do without stepping outside! [beat] Have fun!

[she then pops back inside. they’re on their own, for now.

the salamander villagers have returned to their homes for the night, it seems… all but one, a smaller one, bedecked in leather armor and carrying a spear. they watch the group as they leave the beach, eyes fixed… and then, slowly but distinctly, they toss their head in the direction of inland, and turn away from them to begin a sort of watch.

perhaps that was salamander for good luck. you’ll need it.]
saltwaterlungs: (Caspian Sea)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-09-19 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
We should probably just grab everything and then run just to be safe, right?
fonomena: @ <user name=pursuing-dusk site=livejournal.com> (he thinks a lot ok)

[personal profile] fonomena 2022-09-19 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Assuming they don't all each have a different form of curse that's bound to activate on contact... [Frowning down into these Extremely Suspicious Contents...] I wonder which of these is the captain's. [.....Considering how the pens went over with him that one time--] The can, perhaps...

But, well, I suppose taking them all at once would be rather like ripping off a bandaid...
Edited 2022-09-19 21:37 (UTC)
saltwaterlungs: (Coral Sea)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-09-19 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
The can is dumb enough that it's probably that.

[ Staring intently at that cool knife... ]

Who votes we grab everything?
light_mischief: (04. shrug baby)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-09-19 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably best to do it quick. We can sort it out once we're not... here. [Staring at the two silver bits.] Dibs on the coin and the bracelet. At the same time?
fonomena: <user name=purusing-dusk site=livejournal.com> (sighs forever)

[personal profile] fonomena 2022-09-19 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, I suppose we've enough hands for two apiece and then someone with one, you're not wrong. In that case I'll try for the can and that spiral stone, for my part. [Slight note of resignation here, though; it probably doesn't warrant saying, but Jade's personally still pretty sure they're about to set off seven curses at once here...]
saltwaterlungs: (Black Sea)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-09-19 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll get the knife and ruby thing then.
stormpirate: (and if this is really it)

[personal profile] stormpirate 2022-09-19 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm taking the cursed monkey paw. Know a place that buys shit like that. And it's not like my life can get worse.
light_mischief: (49. loud and clear)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-09-19 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright. On go. [Boy he knows they're gonna regret this.]

Three, two, one -- go.

[And then they're grabbing the items.]
stormpirate: (well I'm running low)

[personal profile] stormpirate 2022-09-19 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[nothing happens.

oh, except a dark purple fog begins rapidly pouring from the ceiling, immediately enveloping the group and spreading out through the room. that happens.]


What the fuck?!
saltwaterlungs: (Indian Ocean)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs 2022-09-19 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
GOGOGOGO-

[ Darcy shoves the knife and gem in her pockets and barrels down the stairs for the exit, covering her mouth and nose with her sleeve and hoping to God the door doesn't shut on them. ]
stormpirate: (and a family)

[personal profile] stormpirate 2022-09-19 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[their way out is unobstructed, though the fog follows at their feet. it is odorless and tasteless, but swirls with an almost menace. it's thick as soup; it parts as they pass through it, but isn't budged by Skulduggery's wind magic.

it doesn't seem to be doing anything to them. physically. mentally...

Ava and Jenny fail their sanity checks. Jenny's hands and arms begin twitching violently, making her drop the gorilla paw. Ava is suddenly overwhelmed by a need to run as fast as she possibly can in the opposite direction of the group.]


Shit, shit - we need to get back to the beach!
decohere: (Default)

[personal profile] decohere 2022-09-19 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[she knows which way they need to go, they're so close to finishing this and getting to go back. and she can go back to hiding in her room for another few weeks.

she pauses, boots digging into the ground and not allowing her to follow. there's glitch of movement where she stands as she struggles to gain grip of her sanity and fails. nobody even knows she's still with them, she convinces herself. nobody even cares. they got what they came for with no help from her and they don't actually need her to return with them.

so she can... make her escape now. they won't notice. they can't catch her. she's so close to being free.

her distorted laugh probably gives her away before taking off in the opposite direction with only the faintest impression of her existence blurring through the dark.]
makesomedeals: (Make a deal)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2022-09-19 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He zips up the bag shouldering it and following everyone out. The fog is ominous, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything? No one is coughing or dropping dead and his sensors don't register it. Maybe it's just for appearances.

Or, vibes, as the Captain would say.

Things aren't going too poorly all things considered. And then Ava laughs? And.... runs????
]

Ava?

[ What is happening? He can barely see her and has no idea where she's going and... He groans. This is the part where he turns and follows the group and completes the mission. They got what they came for. That's good enough.

He starts to follow the rest again for about three steps before he pauses and looks where she went.
]

Shit.

[ Ripping the bag off his shoulder he tosses it to whoever is closest and then gives chase. ]
decohere: (of your misery)

[personal profile] decohere 2022-09-19 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[she's not immediately aware anyone is coming after her, though the small scrap of sanity she has left she hopes nobody is. that they stay on target, complete the mission. that they'll be too caught up in success they'll overlook her missing and she can... run. keep running.

she's not even sure what she's running toward, just away through the jungle. the footfalls of her boots are louder than she usually prefers for stealth, crunching through leaves and fallen sticks, as she phases right through bushes and trees in her path.

her lungs burn with exertion as she pushes faster, and her legs won't allow her to slow down despite how little sense she can make out of what she's doing, less and less sense.

until suddenly she's able to break through the confusion, collapsing all at once on her hands and knees.

she breathes out uneasily. fuck. she has no idea where she is, how far out she made it. Ava glances around her, and in the dark Max's red eyes stand out like a beacon.]


M- [small gasp for air] Max?
makesomedeals: (Run)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2022-09-19 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Max is not designed for running, not just because of his air of superiority over any physical exertion, he's simply not put together in a way that makes him very fast. Admittedly the suit isn't helping. But he's trying, tearing after her and stumbling to not to trip over the bushes and rocks Ava is able to phase through. His shoes are getting scuffed and the bottom of his pants are torn from all the underbrush.

He's not going to be able to catch up to her, he's just not quick enough with so many obstacles in the way, yet he keeps doggedly following.

Until suddenly his whole system overloads. He doesn't even get a chance to acknowledge any of the error messages being thrown up before he freezes making a strange whiring noise followed by a click like a copier turning on.

At first he goes slack, standing there with his arms at his side and still in the half foot forward walking position he was in, but then he straightens up, hands clasped in front of him, eyes straight ahead.
]

Yes?

[ His voice could almost be described as chirping. ]

(no subject)

[personal profile] decohere - 2022-09-19 23:58 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] makesomedeals - 2022-09-20 00:09 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] decohere - 2022-09-20 00:14 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] makesomedeals - 2022-09-20 00:20 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] decohere - 2022-09-20 00:34 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] makesomedeals - 2022-09-20 01:01 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] decohere - 2022-09-20 01:16 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] makesomedeals - 2022-09-20 02:02 (UTC) - Expand
light_mischief: (21. business look)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-09-19 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Skulduggery hears Ava's laugh through the shouting and swearing, but by the time he's looking for her, he can't see her in the dark. Shit. Shit shit shit shit. This is all his fault. He never should have brought so many people in. It should have just been him.

Max tears off after Ava, having caught sight of her when Skulduggery couldn't, and he has to trust that they'll be okay. They're running away from the danger, he tries to tell himself. It'll be fine.

He takes off with the rest of the group back the way they came, hating the decision every step of the way.]
stormpirate: (and I'm getting kind of glad)

[personal profile] stormpirate 2022-09-19 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jenny's seizing ends. Ava's urge to flee dies as soon as it had come.

the curse takes another swipe at them as they reach the midpoint between the pyramid and the beach.

Darcy, Skulduggery, Max, and Jenny fail their sanity checks. Darcy bursts into uncontrollable weeping. Skulduggery begins screaming. Max becomes catatonic (can stand but has no will or interest; may be led or forced to simple actions but takes no independent action). Jenny begins laughing uncontrollably.]

(no subject)

[personal profile] light_mischief - 2022-09-19 23:27 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] fonomena - 2022-09-20 00:00 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] light_mischief - 2022-09-20 00:23 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] fonomena - 2022-09-20 00:43 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-19 23:32 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] fonomena - 2022-09-19 23:55 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-20 00:19 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] fonomena - 2022-09-20 00:29 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-20 00:43 (UTC) - Expand

1/2

[personal profile] stormpirate - 2022-09-20 01:30 (UTC) - Expand

2/3 tw: suicide

[personal profile] stormpirate - 2022-09-20 01:31 (UTC) - Expand

3/3

[personal profile] palfriday - 2022-09-20 01:44 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-20 01:47 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] fonomena - 2022-09-20 02:02 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs - 2022-09-20 02:38 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-20 18:27 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] decohere - 2022-09-20 01:58 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] makesomedeals - 2022-09-20 03:13 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] light_mischief - 2022-09-20 02:19 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] palfriday - 2022-09-20 02:22 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] light_mischief - 2022-09-20 02:27 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-20 02:36 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] makesomedeals - 2022-09-20 02:27 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs - 2022-09-19 23:33 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-19 23:39 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs - 2022-09-19 23:44 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-19 23:59 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs - 2022-09-20 00:08 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-20 00:25 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] saltwaterlungs - 2022-09-20 00:45 (UTC) - Expand

(no subject)

[personal profile] ninetoes - 2022-09-20 01:07 (UTC) - Expand
makesomedeals: (But why)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2022-09-19 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hm. Bad. ]

I do believe that's our cue to leave.

[ He slides the bag off his shoulder, opening it if anyone wants to make him pack mule their items. Share the cursed treasures around.]
ninetoes: (ConONeill00579_icon)

[personal profile] ninetoes 2022-09-19 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Fuck, fuck fuck fuck-

[Fucking b o o k i n g it, right behind Darcy let's go let's go]
light_mischief: (Default)

[personal profile] light_mischief 2022-09-19 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, shit.

[Hey does trying to manipulate the air into a stiff breeze help their exit? idk if it does but he's trying that on their way out!!!]
decohere: (cause darling)

[personal profile] decohere 2022-09-19 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[she stares up at the gas as it fills the room around them, and shifts intangible in an attempt to escape it. it seems to work? she thinks, doesn't immediately start choking or dying from poisonous fumes. ava quietly waits for everyone else to leave in case anyone collapses and needs dragging out, one last glance around before she follows behind to the exit.

that seemed rather uneventful, but at least they made it.]
fonomena: (time to be vaguely irate)

[personal profile] fonomena 2022-09-19 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, hell-- [Literally the Least Surprising Turn Of Events but still unpleasant...!! This sure is a mass sprint down these stairs--though Jade does drop his own items in Max's bag quickly as they go! Nice bit of thoughtfulness there, that.

Anyway, seems It Begins......]
makesomedeals: (You'll talk)

[personal profile] makesomedeals 2022-09-19 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[The lid is off and the place didn't immediately collapse. Max is on high alert pacing around at the bottom, absolutely certain things are about to go very badly.]
ninetoes: (ConONeill00356_icon)

[personal profile] ninetoes 2022-09-19 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
So who's taking that fugly thing for the team, then?
decohere: (of your misery)

[personal profile] decohere 2022-09-19 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[she's sitting quietly at the bottom step and still pretending not to be there, listening to the voices drift down as the more useful members of the group debate what to grab. her red eyes scan the interior architecture, trying to determine the worst case scenarios and possible escapes. like max, she's filled with an increasing amount of dread.]

Hey. If the floor collapses...