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@Chromane Do you mind if I control Bronson in my post? I'll have Sigi patch him up then give Armas something to do. That leaves you open to do whatever.

@Azkott I'll probably end my post by giving Dieter an opening to do whatever he thinks is best. I'm going to read over your post again to get a better idea of his injuries.

Also, fun fact, I have no medical knowledge at all. You know what that means? Research on basic procedures!

@Lexicon

You would not believe how much naval bullshit I've been researching and inventing off the top of my head, I don't know shit about decks and ship positions

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@Mercenary LordReading this first and then your post, I thought "fire hose" was an unusual euphemism.

((And that jam seems to be cutting out for me. Dunno if it's my computer, or if it's happening to anyone else. Got an alternative link?))

@Atrophy

Unfortunately not, I ripped it from a website, converted it to mp3, then reuploaded it. that's how much I liked it, but if it isn't working...i don't know how to fix it

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OKAY, THE SHIT HAS BEEN THROWN AT THE FAN

There are two things to be done right now: take care of the big problem, and take care of the injured people. I figure it gives some character interaction for sigi/dieter, and the rest of us doing our thing on the lower deck

@Atrophy i kind of assumed constance was where I needed her to be bc i wanted to throw a fire hose at her, sorry won't happen again (much)

Also, the music should fit this all pretty well, so listen in on that too

now we're cooking literally if yall fuck this up

also also, if you wanna post music that fits the moment too, you are welcome to

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F U L L S P E E D A H E A D

The Bridge
Captain Conway cursed as a streak of lightning seared down in the distance. "Tha's too close for comfort," he muttered. "Helmsman, go ta starboard standard rudder. I want to try and cut outta this mess earlier than later."

"Aye, sir," said the helmsman, as the captain turned to the Garrloch's ace pilot. "Thanks fer this, Krauss, but now's the least useful time ta be givin' this to me. Give it to the quartermast--"

He broke off as a deafening, shrieking crack erupted from behind them. Another bolt of lightning: this one far closer than the last. "Blast it all," hissed Conway, and he pushed a button on the intercom. "Throttle station," said the captain. "How's our speed lookin'?" After a moment of silence, he snapped, "I don' care if we're worried about fuel! If we don't make it through this 'ere storm, we won't be needin' any fuel, yeah? Get me more speed."

Slowly, the speed of the Garrloch increased. "Helmsman, shift your rudder! I want us goin' out of the Ring, not drivin' along within it." The captain glanced to one side. "The big waves are comin' in now. So far it's manageable: we're not gonna like it, but neither are we sunk." He had just placed his hand on his console when another thunderous boom echoed across the sea.

This time, a very noticeable lurch accompanied it, along with a sound of rending metal. Another squawk came from the console, and now Conway cursed intensely. "Fuck the widow's grave of this hellspawn!" He pulled down his PA microphone, flipping a switch.

"Attention, all ye aboard. Now's the time to earn yer keep! Anyone who's not injured or tendin' a station, I want ye all up above decks. We've been hit by lightning, and there's a fire going on the lower deck. Get up there and put it out." He released the microphone and grabbed Krauss by the shoulder. "Come wit' me, ace. There's real work ta be done."

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Mess Hall
Ed smiled at the woman who had spoken. She'd said her name was Luna, right? "I don't really know where anything is, to be honest. I'm as new to this as you are. Probably newer, in fact." He smiled again, trying to break the ice that he felt between everyone on board. "I'm sure you could ask one of the people around here, though, they--"

He was cut off by another thunderous rumble. That one had been too close for his comfort. "What the hell is..." he mumbled, feeling suddenly very sick to his stomach. "Do you think this ship is...safe?" Wasn't it supposed to be the finest ship in the UINC fleet? The UINC hasn't been making ships that long, though. The logical voice in his head only terrified him.

For a moment, the ship rolled, and Ed felt his bod sliding to one side as they turned. Was the captain trying to dodge lightning? There was no way: Conway hadn't struck him as a fool. They were probably veering off course in the waves. A tiny bit of relief fluttered through him at that thought, and he watched Constance try to regain the control that they all felt they had lost.

Then another crash echoed through the ship, and everything lurched to one side with a tilt that left Ed queasy. Before he had even a moment to wonder about what had happened, Conway came on over the speakers. By the time the announcement ended, the professional sailors on board were moving about with practiced planning. They'd been hit by lightning? Fire?

He was still processing these things when one of the sailors pointed at him. "You, Samick!" he pointed to Constance as well, and Luna. "You're all part of this crew, so follow me to the deck. We'll need you, if the fire is bad." He whirled forward toward Ed, and with a flurry of activity, the reporter found himself being whisked off by the sailor to the deck above.

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Lower Deck 1
Ed arrived just as Captain Conway stormed in from another entrance. The flames were licking at a huge hunk of metal of some kind, and they were many and hot. Above the flames, a wide hole exposed their heads to the raging storm outside. Edward shivered as he realized what must have happened: the lightning must have burned a hole through the main deck entirely, melting through to the lower deck.

Was that even possible? Ed made a mental not to ask someone, before Conway roared at him to take a hose that was being offered to him. "Take it, ya doe-eyed fuck! We'll need at least three o' these bastards ta put out this conflagration!" He barked orders to his other sailors, pointing down the hall to where Ed presumed a water valve was located, or something.

The rain poured in from above, soaking them all, but doing little to put out the fire itself. Conway grunted as he hefted another hose and tossed it at Constance. "If we don't contain this fire, we'll not be gettin' out beyond tha Ring at all!"

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That's fine with me, I just want to make sure things are kept together in one or two places for reference. Last time I made a world that ended up with so much potential for lore, everything got lost.

EDIT:

okay everyone: I think you all keep up to date with the OOC, so I'm gonna say it here.

Can I get everyone to start putting a short bolded statement of where their character/action is taking place? It's a little bit more complicated keeping track of everyone than I realized.

I think that will help with posting clarity as well.

Right now I'm pretty sure Ed, Constance, and Luna are in the mess, and the rest of the characters are in the sickbay. Except for Krauss in the place w/ Conway.

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It's not going to be too creative, but it makes sense in my head, so hopefully it'll make sense to the rest of you as well

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@Azkott

It's no big deal: I know how fiendish schoolwork can be.

Another thing though: if you don't mind, could you make your posts left justified? It makes it a lot easier for me to read when the text isn't centered, and I would appreciate it.

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To everyone else, I'm going to get a post up tomorrow if I can manage it. We might get a bit split up, but I want to get the ball rolling a little bit.

Furthermore, I encourage everyone to keep filling in little pockets of the world's Lore: I'm digging it. However if you do add stuff, I wouldn't mind if you put a version of the lore in the OOC that I can just straight copy paste into the codex. It'd make things a lot easier.

Lastly, we made it to ten pages of OOC, holy hell. Tbh, I didn't expect to get nearly that far, so thank you for sticking around, everyone. :D

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I always enjoy waving

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Sorry for my absence, I've been swamped by school work to no end. Thankfully, i'll have a post up by today, if not a bit on the rough side. Thanks for waiting, in any case.

@Azkott

Of course, no worries.

That kind of applies to everyone, though: if I don't hear anything from you for a while, I'm probably going to keep things running, and we can retcon you somehow back to where things are currently, even if it's a little awkward

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@Mercenary Lord Should I wait for azkott to post before moving forward with med bay stuff? Heck, do you want to toss up your next story post before I post again? Just let me know :)

@Lexicon

I think I'm going to work under the assumption that Azkott may have dropped. He's welcome back if he wants, but we'll keep going. I'll try and post something today, but it's gonna be a busy few days for me today and tomorrow

EDIT:

On second thought @Lexicon, if you want to go ahead with the medbay stuff, you are welcome to. That goes for everyone, because my next post is going to be the challenge I was talking about........