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come_sailaway2022-10-20 04:10 pm
astrogator) wrote in come_sailaway2022-10-20 04:10 pm
[OTA] Looking for answers
Who: Arilanna Tayrey and OPEN - meet the newbie!
What: Looking for logic on an illogical ship
When: Late October
Where: Various places (general catch-all intro post)
i. O my fair North Star (outside, on deck)
[Accustomed to second-shift as she is, Lieutenant Tayrey works best at night. She's up on deck, starboard side, and a fair amount of her time is spent pacing back and forth, back and forth, as if she owns the place. She's thinking. She's trying to puzzle all this out. When she's not pacing, she's tapping at her slate computer, or leaning over the side, holding out a black rectangular box. Or she's making marks on paper, some sort of chart. Once or twice, she seems to be using a genuine, old-fashioned sextant, wherever she managed to get hold of that.
She's not interested in the sea, or where the ship is headed. No, the way she'll get her bearings is by charting the stars - but no matter what method she tries, there's something decidedly odd about them.
Do come and join her, but try not to disrupt her concentration! She might not be too happy if you do.]
ii. A little bit stronger (the gym)
[Ari might not be too happy with the state of the stars, or indeed the state of the ship, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to appreciate about her new (and temporary, she reminds herself. Very temporary if she has it her way) home. Every other day, she's in the gym, and this girl lifts heavy.
There she is, squatting down with an impressive amount of weight on her back, and when she finishes the set, she turns around with a tired smile for any nearby fellow gym-goers]
iii. Lost in space and time (Spirit Halloween)
[This store can only be infinite, thinks Ari, if there's a loop in the programming. She might have to walk a very long way before she finds the loop, but it has to be there.
It's not what she's planning to do today, however, because it might be a very large loop, and it's best to be prepared, treat it like an expedition. No, what Ari Tayrey is looking for today is much simpler. Basic clothing. Plain white shirts. Socks. She arrived on this ship with only one set of clothes, and she's been doing her best - laundry in the sink in her cabin every night, making sure that uniform of hers stays fresh and clean - but there comes a point where enough is enough. She's found a way to justify it as not-theft, even by the exacting standards of the Tradelines. She'll take what she wants.
She's utterly dismayed to find only row upon row of ridiculous costumes. No. No. She has some dignity; any amount of laundry is better than this. Still, her frustration spills over.]
This is ridiculous. Completely ridiculous! If I could file a complaint, I'd...file it!
iv. Wildcard!
[Want to find her somewhere else on the ship? In her initial explorations, she could end up in any (public) place. PM me to plot, or just start something and I'll roll with it :) ]
What: Looking for logic on an illogical ship
When: Late October
Where: Various places (general catch-all intro post)
i. O my fair North Star (outside, on deck)
[Accustomed to second-shift as she is, Lieutenant Tayrey works best at night. She's up on deck, starboard side, and a fair amount of her time is spent pacing back and forth, back and forth, as if she owns the place. She's thinking. She's trying to puzzle all this out. When she's not pacing, she's tapping at her slate computer, or leaning over the side, holding out a black rectangular box. Or she's making marks on paper, some sort of chart. Once or twice, she seems to be using a genuine, old-fashioned sextant, wherever she managed to get hold of that.
She's not interested in the sea, or where the ship is headed. No, the way she'll get her bearings is by charting the stars - but no matter what method she tries, there's something decidedly odd about them.
Do come and join her, but try not to disrupt her concentration! She might not be too happy if you do.]
ii. A little bit stronger (the gym)
[Ari might not be too happy with the state of the stars, or indeed the state of the ship, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to appreciate about her new (and temporary, she reminds herself. Very temporary if she has it her way) home. Every other day, she's in the gym, and this girl lifts heavy.
There she is, squatting down with an impressive amount of weight on her back, and when she finishes the set, she turns around with a tired smile for any nearby fellow gym-goers]
iii. Lost in space and time (Spirit Halloween)
[This store can only be infinite, thinks Ari, if there's a loop in the programming. She might have to walk a very long way before she finds the loop, but it has to be there.
It's not what she's planning to do today, however, because it might be a very large loop, and it's best to be prepared, treat it like an expedition. No, what Ari Tayrey is looking for today is much simpler. Basic clothing. Plain white shirts. Socks. She arrived on this ship with only one set of clothes, and she's been doing her best - laundry in the sink in her cabin every night, making sure that uniform of hers stays fresh and clean - but there comes a point where enough is enough. She's found a way to justify it as not-theft, even by the exacting standards of the Tradelines. She'll take what she wants.
She's utterly dismayed to find only row upon row of ridiculous costumes. No. No. She has some dignity; any amount of laundry is better than this. Still, her frustration spills over.]
This is ridiculous. Completely ridiculous! If I could file a complaint, I'd...file it!
iv. Wildcard!
[Want to find her somewhere else on the ship? In her initial explorations, she could end up in any (public) place. PM me to plot, or just start something and I'll roll with it :) ]
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She affects not to notice Nobunaga's emotional turn, not because it isn't meaningful but because she worries it'll embarrass him if she draws attention to it. Instead, she speaks quietly.]
I'm sure we'll manage to find fair contract, if it ever happens. Don't worry about that, Demon King. [No, that's still going to be strange to say, but maybe she'll get used to it.]
Here's what I question, though. You weren't foolish. You didn't go to war just for yourself and for your ambition - at least that isn't how you told it to me. You did it so that everyone could be free to follow their dreams. Although the comparison you make to this place is flawed. In Japan, you didn't blame the lower caste people for their suffering, you blamed the monks. The ones who were causing it. If someone is suffering here, maybe it's because being imprisoned on an unpredictable, possibly simulated boat is something that causes suffering? Breaking free would mean escaping, wouldn't it? Not learning to be content with whatever is done to us.
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I should add... my childhood nickname was the Fool Lord of Owari. Baka-dono. Don't call me that. But it's what I mean by foolish. Reckless. Someone who doesn't care what others think or societal pressures.
I agree with trying to break free, but try to see it more abstractly. Never resign yourself to torture, obviously, but instead of trying to break out, make the world better. It's possible I'm thinking too much of the past. But if we were to make it analogous, trying to escape is the same as trying to ascend the tiers of heavens rather than claim this life as the best possible, and make it better for others. Rather than view the Captain as a captor, view him as an opportunity.
I know you are worried about breaking contracts back home, but I promise you won't. A version of you is there at home, who doesn't remember being here and cannot act on information received here, fulfilling all obligations. I understand how easy this to doubt, and why most people here become very jealous of themselves, but you can check the library for verified data on this.
cn: talk of suicide
[Unfortunately, Ari's worry about breaking her contract to her captain doesn't outweigh the sheer existential terror that his next words bring her. She blinks a few times, and then stares down at the floor. There's a slight trembling of her shoulders - she's fighting for control of the emotions, but she's not doing well at it.]
Oda, if I believed that, I would...throw myself into the sea. And do the same every time I woke, until the Captain grew bored and let me stay dead. I would have no hope.
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Now see, that's why I assumed people were blowing themselves up in protest. I am less sure of that now in light of possessions, and attacks on each other.
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No. No, do not have a breakdown in front of the one person here whose opinion of you seems to matter.
Ari takes a deep breath.]
Excuse me. I should go. I know my way out from here.