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The Captain ([personal profile] sictransitgloriamundi) wrote in [community profile] come_sailaway2022-11-16 09:27 pm

YOU'RE THE NEXT CONTESTANT

WHO: the Captain + You
WHAT: contractually obligated price is right game
WHEN: 11/18, like nightish?
WHERE: Bellona Theater
WARNINGS: N/A, currently

[you've heard the announcement, the sound of Friday's cautious optimism as she spoke it. you've waited all day. now, it's time for the game.

the amount of effort that has gone into this production at Bellona can be safely defined as “minimal.” there are three podiums, with three slate boards and three pieces of chalk. there is another podium, currently empty, next to a plain folding table. there is a tablecloth draped over the table, covering a lumpy, inscrutable shape.

the most remarkable thing is the giant wheel set up on the other side of the empty podium. the slices of the giant circle are colorful, but also completely blank. the Captain actually spends 30 minutes prior to the start of the event simply sitting in front of it, back to the audience, and spinning it, listening to the loud clacking noise pick up and then die down again, before spinning it once more.

clackclackclack clack clack. clack. clackclackclackclackclack.

it's gonna be a long night.]
astrogator: (pic#15928594)

[personal profile] astrogator 2022-11-18 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
You're the one who said there was a thief.

[Yes, she's evading the question.]
konpeito_aji: (Smug son of a bitch)

[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-11-18 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
But they're my thief. I only know about their past before here, because I asked, and I keep track of skills I can put to good use. And in case I want to do the heist.

[Also more than one, but only one confirmed.]
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[personal profile] astrogator 2022-11-18 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[She sighs.] Well, you know my thoughts on the matter.

[No sense in arguing about it now. She can conduct her own investigation. Maybe set out a trap.]

Did you sign up to play this game? Maybe you'll win something good. Better than thieves could get for you.
konpeito_aji: (Ayyyy lmao)

[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-11-18 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.

I doubt that. [He's way too amused by how seriously she takes it.]

[Sort of like Klaus confessing his criminal/larceny tendencies expecting it to worry Nobunaga in the first place.]
Things I treasure most are rarely physical objects so easy to hold onto.

[Did he mention Clarke once tried to run off with his gun? WELL HE WON'T NOW ayyyy.] Did you sign up too?
astrogator: (pic#15928591)

[personal profile] astrogator 2022-11-18 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Me? No, I'm just here to see how they handle the currency and value problems. I'm inclined to think that signing up for anything aboard this ship is a bad idea.

[Likely to get you killed, or possibly non-fatally bitten by sharks, if Oda's right. Either way, not optimal.]

Tell me then. What do you value most?
konpeito_aji: (fan language)

[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-11-19 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
People. Weapons. People as weapons. Information. Candy. Experiences. Words. Poetry. Art in the form of performances.

These things a thief can only help me gain. If they are clever enough to steal hearts.
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[personal profile] astrogator 2022-11-19 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Is he trying to win the argument by shifting it to figurative thieving? Trickery. Never mind, Ari's just going to be encouraging.]

The prizes could be weapons, or poetry books. It's possible. Maybe even konpeito.
konpeito_aji: (what?)

[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-11-19 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eye gleam! VERY DISTRACTED!]

Then I must win!
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[personal profile] astrogator 2022-11-19 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Then may probability be on your side today!