sail_ooc | TEST DRIVE MEME #7

1. before she hung up, she said she was a skeleton

[there is no note in your cabin. no forces stall your legs if you decide to walk anywhere but the atrium. in fact, for the first time in hundreds of years, newly arrived passengers on the Serena Eterna are waking up with absolutely no guidance. nothing but your fellow passengers in the halls - or maybe in your bed.

perhaps you end up in the atrium eventually anyway. it is where guest services is, and where Gal Friday… actually hasn’t been in a few days. until today. and she is visibly frazzled, her hair uncoiffed, her suit rumpled, something a bit like a bruise blossoming down from her hairline and over her smooth features. more papers than ever cover her desk, and when she turns to face you, her voice is as cheerful as ever, but audibly strained.]

Welcome aboard the Serene Eterna! [a pause] You know how to work a life vest, right? Everyone knows that! You don’t need me to teach you that!

[a light bulb burns out behind her head.]

… I’ll get right on that!

[freedom includes the freedom to not know what the fuck is happening. maybe you should reflect on that.]

2. grandma went and can't stop screaming

[it’s something about the lighting fixtures, this month. has the Bellona always had a massive chandelier? maybe. who knows. don’t ask questions. either way, in the stillness of the night, or day, or late afternoon, there is a noise like a cord being cut, and the chandelier plunges into the audience below.

it hits nothing, of course. no one is ever in the theater. and that, perhaps, is what the trouble is.

so, the chandelier starts to… travel, one could say. it starts to hang in various rooms: the dining halls, the bars, the clubs… sometimes, if you’re out on the pool deck and suddenly realized you’re under a shadow, you can glance up and see it suspended 20 feet above your head, securely fastened to nothing in particular and yet remaining perfectly in place.

until it isn’t. until it falls, crystal shattering on whatever surface it lands on: floor, table, person… and, wherever the chandelier goes, a lilting childish voice follows it, singing without any obvious source.]

Ring-a-ring of roses, a pocket full of posies… ashes, ashes, we all…

3. jeff bezos murdered the infinite tommy bahama

[the lights of the Infinite Tommy Bahama go out three days into October.

barely an hour after its closure, the lights go on again, and a new banner is unfurled.

physically, it is the same store. you can even see the old signs hidden behind the new ones. however, long gone are the tropical prints and khaki dress shorts. now, one can purchase any number of officially licensed or legally distinct Halloween costumes, decorations, and various other haunted accoutrements, leading back as far as the eye can see, and then farther still. is that a Gal Friday mask? spooky! well, at least you’ll be good and ready for the Halloween party at the end of the month, which is absolutely just a normal party and in no way whatsoever anything even remotely resembling a trick. there are only treats at The Infinite Spirit Halloween!

note: bahamanuel is still here! somewhere! it kinda looks like dan bongino.]

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(she has her own stage? that... is disgusting adorable. jinx sits more upright but pulls her legs up to her seat, propping an elbow to her knee then hand on cheek to watch in amusement. and it's when the songstress begin to sing, she takes this moment to shut her eyes and really listen to the words. and seraphine is right to think it'll make her feel better because it does. thoughts are flowing smoothly along her mind of... people may leave her due to who she is, but that doesn't mean she should give up on trying to find those who will accept her. flaws and all.

it'll hurt sure but it's like what venti said. friendship is a two-way street, so maybe she can continue to be more polite little by little. unfortunately and recently, she relapsed but she is stronger than whirlwinds. she can pull herself back up and pick up where she left off. jinx can start with apologizes (even if some she feels they owe her one too for their words) and if they don't forgive her, that's... fine. but doing it in the first place is a big deal. especially from her of all people. after that? she'll just... go from there?

but anyway, the song is lovely and when she opens her eyes to watch her, jinx smirks at seraphine enjoying herself. it's a pleasant to see after seeing so much gloom lately.)

Edited 2022-10-12 21:34 (UTC)

[ She gives a little bow once she finishes, something that's just habit at this point. It's the first time in a while she's performed for just one person, though. It's kind of fun, actually. Sure, she can feel the excitement and enjoyment from an audience when she's on stage, but the blaring lights, the sea of noise, the faces -- the many, many faces... it's nice to just be able to focus on someone like this and gauge their reaction that way.

She picks herself up and gives an optimistic smile. ]

I hope that helps! I can't seem to make that mischievous voice happy, but I'll feel a little better knowing I could do so for someone else.

With a voice and a cute face like yours, how could it not help?

(she had to say it. that comment was just boiling in her bones. but now with that out of the way, jinx relaxes back into her seat with her head tilting back and forth -- attempt to pull out any sores.)

So what's the plan for you now that you're here?

Aww, thanks! You're too kind.

[ Seraphine even plays with her bangs a bit, brushing her hair back and posturing herself up on the stage. It continues to float and pulse with an energy that... isn't quite hextech, even if there does seem to be bits and pieces here that use it. ]

I'm gonna be honest, I've never really been good at making plans. Not outside of engineering, anyway. I'm more of a... go with the flow sort of gal! Though, um, I would like to meet everyone? Maybe if I can get some sort of bearing on meeting the people here and learning about what's happening, I can help out somehow.

... Didya say engineering?

(the magic word of the day, it seems. this sparks up her own energy as she hops up from the seat and heads on her way to her.)

Y'know, I am, too! But you probably already know that. All the weapons I carry are weapons I made solely on my own. I'd show 'em to you if they were here. Got 'em stored away for now for safe keeping.

I did!! I made all my stuff here, too. [ She gestures to the stage and her microphone and even her outfit, but... well, that's obviously not engineering, but her point stands!! ]

I have a tech guitar in my room as well. It's gotta couple bugs that I'm working out, but it's functional. I'm hoping that maybe I can add some more settings and stuff to it, if I can. Though I'm noooot so sure I'll be able to do that here.

Is that right, huh? (she bends over to take a closer look at her hovering stage -- even letting her fingertips brush along the its structure.) — Think I could take a quick peek at your guitar sometime? And by the looks of it, I think you and I were meant to meet like this.

Sure!! Whenever you'd like! [ She's not afraid of things accidentally messing up, anyway. Worst case scenario is that Jinx breaks it, it's not like Seraphine can't just fix it back up? ]

You think so?? Do you believe in fate, then?

Yeah. Being here and seein' the things I've seen? Definitely a believer.

Hm... I can't say for sure if I believe in it or not, personally. Part of me wants to believe that everything happens for a reason, but... I also believe that anyone can sing their own song how they want, even if sometimes the noise throws you off rhythm.

... Okay, you're gettin' a lil' too cutesy.

(and without her permission whatsoever, jinx sits her tooshy right on this floating stage of hers.)

So, you got a roomie at your place or livin' solo?

Wasn't aware there was a limit. Sorry!

[ The stage doesn't budge much, but seems to glow around the area that Jinx touches. Seraphine taps her chin in thought. ]

Um, I was alone when I woke up? I'm not so sure, though...

Apology accepted. (wow. what a rude ass she is.) Huh. Well if you get a roomie, most of 'em are okay. Borin' and whiny but okay.

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