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light_mischief) wrote2023-05-10 07:08 pm
light_mischief) wrote2023-05-10 07:08 pm
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Skulduggery Pleasant
Cabin 117 - 6:39 PM
Of course. That is, depending on what you need from me.
can you tell the captain not to dump any blood (real or fake) on my girlfriend
[ Look, Vance has seen Carrie. He knows the Captain has probably seen Carrie. In fact, it might be his primary reference for what a prom is. And worst of all, Chrissy and Vance bear a certain resemblance to Carrie and her poodle-haired date, Tommy Ross.
So. It's a non-zero chance that some blood will be dumped. ]
[ Look, Vance has seen Carrie. He knows the Captain has probably seen Carrie. In fact, it might be his primary reference for what a prom is. And worst of all, Chrissy and Vance bear a certain resemblance to Carrie and her poodle-haired date, Tommy Ross.
So. It's a non-zero chance that some blood will be dumped. ]
That does sound like the kind of stunt he'd try...
There's a good chance that somebody is going to wind up covered in blood, but I'll ask him to dunk the bucket over somebody else. Full disclosure: it could just as well wind up being you.
so
good news for once
like a lot of good news
dimitri and vance dont hate me
theres kitchens
and i got to punch rita at long fucking last
before you worry natsuno talked with me about it and if i dont start further shit she isnt going to
ive also got something to tell you but that isnt like world ending or anything it can wait until youre free i just kinda want to say it in person?Glad to hear it on all counts. I had a chance to spy on the kitchen myself, and it looks like a suitable apology gift from the ship to us. Vance and I spoke, and he seems to be coping fairly well. No idea on Dimitri, but I'm happy to hear you two have reached an accord.
Rita most certainly deserved it, as she'll deserve any other whoopings she gets going forward. That girl needs to learn to keep her mouth shut.
I hope it's more good news, but for now, I'm on the promenade. Would you like to meet at my cabin instead?
what a coincidence!
thats exactly what I told both rita and natsuno!
but yeah i broke her face open with the kitchen counter
which i should definitely get a medal for
she ruined like a couple of hours of cleaning and then just doubled down on being a bitch about it
if we spontaneously get ants from her leaving crumbs around im kicking her ass again
its just sort of news though honestly
and i can meet you at the promenade
its
not really private
sort of?
easier to explain in person
see you in a minuteHopefully that's a lesson she'll learn, instead of one she'll forget in the heat of the moment. Of course, it'll be harder to forget if her nose heals funny...
Wow, is this what it's like to receive mildly ominous texts from loved ones? 💀
Just kidding. I'm outside the shop formerly known as Tauva. Been wondering if the bahanamal made it through unscathed, but so far nobody's come screaming out of the Tommy Bahama...
oh ill be there
youll seeWaits like five minutes for dramatic emphasis-
but yes it is just what thats like
its not anything thats going to sink the ship and i havent done anything stupid though if thats comfortingDarcy trots up a few moments later, leather trenchcoat and skeleton-finger-gloves and all, evidently back to usual enough to be putting together outfits past hoodie-sweatpants combos.
"I'm still calling it Tauva," Darcy announces, offering out a hand for a fist-bump in greeting, "and after this we can go Bahamanuel hunting, if you really want to know."
Skulduggery offers her a nod on approach and dutifully returns the proffered fistbump as he stands. They're both back in fighting form, as Skulduggery's returned to his full suits instead of sticking to the more comfortable but improperly fitted diner-wear.
"I don't know, I sort of like the new name. Although, 'Bobby B' screams jazz club more than a whiskey joint." He tilts his head once more, this time giving her a noticeable once-over. "Well, you seem to have all the same limbs as before..."
"I don't know, I sort of like the new name. Although, 'Bobby B' screams jazz club more than a whiskey joint." He tilts his head once more, this time giving her a noticeable once-over. "Well, you seem to have all the same limbs as before..."
"If I'd somehow ended up with a robot arm, I wouldn't have been ominous, I would've written 'oh my god Skully I have a fucking robot arm'."
Yep, she's stalling, it really isn't easy to say to his face, and if she hadn't already locked herself into telling him, then she probably would just wait for the next time their lives were in danger. That's the best time for personal revelations.
"So. Ehn. Okay this is gonna be kind of a long story here- I was talking with Ruby when we were having our depression floor day- we had a depression floor day after we got out because that girl doesn't know how to switch off," raises a hand to stop him pointing out that she doesn't either, "I know. So. Like... she pointed out that prioritizing the fires that keep constantly springing up over personal shit is dumb, because there's always fires, and like, we're meant to be putting out the fires so we can have personal shit-"
A deep breath and Darcy just kind of tilts her head back to stare upwards because now she's stalling through speaking and it really isn't getting her much of anywhere. Make a decisive hit, LeJeune.
"I don't think I'm like. A girl. I've been trying to work out, like, a good time to tell you, but there kind of... isn't one? And I already know- you're an immortal skeleton and we're on a ship in a pocket dimension in the middle of nowhere, I can be whatever I want and nothing matters. I'm not like- I'm basically just going to keep doing what I'm already doing, I'm not changing my name or anything. It's just... important to me that you know who I am, yeah?"
Yep, she's stalling, it really isn't easy to say to his face, and if she hadn't already locked herself into telling him, then she probably would just wait for the next time their lives were in danger. That's the best time for personal revelations.
"So. Ehn. Okay this is gonna be kind of a long story here- I was talking with Ruby when we were having our depression floor day- we had a depression floor day after we got out because that girl doesn't know how to switch off," raises a hand to stop him pointing out that she doesn't either, "I know. So. Like... she pointed out that prioritizing the fires that keep constantly springing up over personal shit is dumb, because there's always fires, and like, we're meant to be putting out the fires so we can have personal shit-"
A deep breath and Darcy just kind of tilts her head back to stare upwards because now she's stalling through speaking and it really isn't getting her much of anywhere. Make a decisive hit, LeJeune.
"I don't think I'm like. A girl. I've been trying to work out, like, a good time to tell you, but there kind of... isn't one? And I already know- you're an immortal skeleton and we're on a ship in a pocket dimension in the middle of nowhere, I can be whatever I want and nothing matters. I'm not like- I'm basically just going to keep doing what I'm already doing, I'm not changing my name or anything. It's just... important to me that you know who I am, yeah?"
The first bit is about as comprehensible as one of his own rambling speeches, but like his speeches, the points tie together well in the end. It helps that this isn't the first time he's had this conversation with a friend, but he's fairly certain that as a parental figure, he's supposed to do more than shrug and say "cool."
"Just let me know if your name does change. Or your pronouns, for that matter. Otherwise..." He shrugs. "Sounds good to me."
Yeah, that's sooooo much better than "cool."
"Just let me know if your name does change. Or your pronouns, for that matter. Otherwise..." He shrugs. "Sounds good to me."
Yeah, that's sooooo much better than "cool."
His manner of speaking has certainly rubbed off on him, and like many things, not necessarily for the better.
"Oh- right," kind of an important part of the whole schpiel he missed, "he, she, they, whatever, I literally don't care. I just wanted to tell you, like, specifically and in-person. Basically everyone else is just getting it from a sign on my door. Except, like, Phil and Dimitri."
Because he's not going through this again with everyone, especially not the people that hate him. He gestures towards the Tommy Bahama.
"Want to go see if the Bahaminal is still around and shoot it a bunch?"
"Oh- right," kind of an important part of the whole schpiel he missed, "he, she, they, whatever, I literally don't care. I just wanted to tell you, like, specifically and in-person. Basically everyone else is just getting it from a sign on my door. Except, like, Phil and Dimitri."
Because he's not going through this again with everyone, especially not the people that hate him. He gestures towards the Tommy Bahama.
"Want to go see if the Bahaminal is still around and shoot it a bunch?"
"Ah, great. Then, no matter which one Rita chooses, she can always be wrong."
Yeah, he's the exact kind of guy to weaponize fluid pronouns for a prank. What did you expect?
"I am more than prepared to shoot something. It's been that kind of month." The kind that was primarily taken up by a potentially apocalyptic event, that is. It's like he can never escape them, no matter how far from his original reality he runs. "And I would like to know how talking with Dimitri and Vance went, if you're interested in telling me."
Yeah, he's the exact kind of guy to weaponize fluid pronouns for a prank. What did you expect?
"I am more than prepared to shoot something. It's been that kind of month." The kind that was primarily taken up by a potentially apocalyptic event, that is. It's like he can never escape them, no matter how far from his original reality he runs. "And I would like to know how talking with Dimitri and Vance went, if you're interested in telling me."
It's clear that Darcy hadn't even considered that yet, but by the way Darcy's eyes widen in delight, it's opened a whole world of possibilities.
"I'll just raise my eyebrows higher as she cycles through them. But then again, she'll probably just keep calling me an idiot which is pretty neutral, so."
Darcy leads the way, unsheathing her wiggly fire sword in preparation for kicking the shit out of some Bahamalings.
"Honestly, they were both pretty fine. Dimitri showed up a bit after you visited, he crashed in my room, everything was fine. And Vance- I'm helping him set up prom, when it happens. Ship politics gets... ugly. But back in December Dimitri told me that me being as close as I am to everything only made him worry about me more. And Vance is... kind of a goldfish. I did't really like... talk-talk about it with either of them. But it's not like I have to, ehn? I haven't even seen Sparkles since the Bridge."
"I'll just raise my eyebrows higher as she cycles through them. But then again, she'll probably just keep calling me an idiot which is pretty neutral, so."
Darcy leads the way, unsheathing her wiggly fire sword in preparation for kicking the shit out of some Bahamalings.
"Honestly, they were both pretty fine. Dimitri showed up a bit after you visited, he crashed in my room, everything was fine. And Vance- I'm helping him set up prom, when it happens. Ship politics gets... ugly. But back in December Dimitri told me that me being as close as I am to everything only made him worry about me more. And Vance is... kind of a goldfish. I did't really like... talk-talk about it with either of them. But it's not like I have to, ehn? I haven't even seen Sparkles since the Bridge."
I can only promise to do my best. But you should know, if he wasn't already planning to pull a Carrie, asking him will make him consider it...
He makes a show of humming thoughtfully before deciding, "No. Too easy." No playful insults about Darcy's intelligence this time. He's trying to be affirming!
He follows along behind them, hands in his pockets despite the hunt they're about to go on. He's a little surprised that Dimitri didn't push the issue, but glad for it. It would be a genuine blow to Darcy's morale if the two of them were at odds.
"An ugly, but accurate word for it. It does help that Sparkles is keeping to itself, but..." He sighs. "I'm hoping that its secrecy won't be permanent. It won't be able to grow if it stays hidden." Much like the Captain -- but at least he makes the occasional appearance.
He follows along behind them, hands in his pockets despite the hunt they're about to go on. He's a little surprised that Dimitri didn't push the issue, but glad for it. It would be a genuine blow to Darcy's morale if the two of them were at odds.
"An ugly, but accurate word for it. It does help that Sparkles is keeping to itself, but..." He sighs. "I'm hoping that its secrecy won't be permanent. It won't be able to grow if it stays hidden." Much like the Captain -- but at least he makes the occasional appearance.
He earns himself a sharp glare just before they enter the Tommy Bahama, then her attention goes back to surveilling the racks of tropical print clothing, her voice lowered.
"Well, I'm sure as shit not going looking for it. I'm just glad nobody else was around to see the knife thing. Fucking embarrassing. Apparently knowing the fucker for a year hasn't helped me, like, at all, in dealing with any part of him."
"Well, I'm sure as shit not going looking for it. I'm just glad nobody else was around to see the knife thing. Fucking embarrassing. Apparently knowing the fucker for a year hasn't helped me, like, at all, in dealing with any part of him."
Have you ever had someone tell you not to do something before?
Sometimes that's encouragement enough.
But I promise to try and keep the idea from becoming reality, through almost any means necessary.
Heh. Worth it.
Skulduggery's hand comes up just slightly as he tests the air for any immediate threats. The good thing about the bahanamal is that it isn't like the magic-eating monsters under Gordon's house, so it won't be tipped off by him trying to feel it out. (The bad thing about it is that its name is impossible to spell. Bahanamal. Bahamanimal. Bahamanuel...)
"I don't think you should be embarrassed for trying. It was a good idea, and if we had time to develop more trust between us and Sparkles, I think it would have worked." He chuckles quietly, even though there doesn't seem to be anything shifting around them at the moment. "At least we know the Captain's come a long way from the person he used to be."
Skulduggery's hand comes up just slightly as he tests the air for any immediate threats. The good thing about the bahanamal is that it isn't like the magic-eating monsters under Gordon's house, so it won't be tipped off by him trying to feel it out. (The bad thing about it is that its name is impossible to spell. Bahanamal. Bahamanimal. Bahamanuel...)
"I don't think you should be embarrassed for trying. It was a good idea, and if we had time to develop more trust between us and Sparkles, I think it would have worked." He chuckles quietly, even though there doesn't seem to be anything shifting around them at the moment. "At least we know the Captain's come a long way from the person he used to be."
"Makes you kind of wonder how long ago Sparkles was, ehn? Like, obviously he's from before the Captain had the ship, but was he already a memory then or-" and then she cuts herself off, freezing in place.
She gestures to a scattered pile of socks ahead, lying motionless in wait, and pinches with her free hand, mouthing 'bahamalings'. Which probably doesn't look like a word in English, but he should hopefully get the idea. She indicates with her head for her to take one side and him to take the other.
She gestures to a scattered pile of socks ahead, lying motionless in wait, and pinches with her free hand, mouthing 'bahamalings'. Which probably doesn't look like a word in English, but he should hopefully get the idea. She indicates with her head for her to take one side and him to take the other.
He doesn't know the answer to that. Was the Captain already more than the angry child when he locked that part of himself away, or was locking Sparkles away the reason why he's been able to change?
It's something to mull over, but they have better things to do than hypothesize about the Captain's past. For one, there's a pile of unassuming socks to terrorize -- ones that are a jumble of mismatched patterns and lengths. No matter how sloppy the Tommy Bahama gets, it's very unlikely someone's just left a random assortment of mismatched socks in a heap for someone else to clean up.
He nods at Darcy's direction, splitting off from her to circle around. The one good thing about bahamanals is that they're comprised at least partially of cotton-polyester blends -- which makes them easy to set on fire. When he's ready, he looks at her and nods for her to take the lead.
It's something to mull over, but they have better things to do than hypothesize about the Captain's past. For one, there's a pile of unassuming socks to terrorize -- ones that are a jumble of mismatched patterns and lengths. No matter how sloppy the Tommy Bahama gets, it's very unlikely someone's just left a random assortment of mismatched socks in a heap for someone else to clean up.
He nods at Darcy's direction, splitting off from her to circle around. The one good thing about bahamanals is that they're comprised at least partially of cotton-polyester blends -- which makes them easy to set on fire. When he's ready, he looks at her and nods for her to take the lead.
Darcy's hunted the products of her own overactive imagination more times than she can count; at first it was to try and fix her mistake, to try and wipe out the danger she introduced to the ship, but when successive hunts failed to do anything but put them down briefly, the Bahamanals became a whetstone to sharpen herself against.
Although it is a little odd to see the babies out in the open like this. Both S and XL Bahamanals are ambush predators- hiding in plain sight isn't a new tactic, but usually in piles of clothes. That is the behaviour she described, after all. The great hunter of Bahamanals stalks closer, keeping racks of clothing between herself and her prey, rushing out suddenly without warning to pin one of the babies below her boot-
But the sock doesn't move. Behind her, a couple of the clothing racks shift. They were decoys.
"That's new-" she notes, raising her sword up just in time to defend against the pounce of the mighty Bahamanal, sending her back through a separate clothes rack, as she struggles to keep its maw from her face.
Although it is a little odd to see the babies out in the open like this. Both S and XL Bahamanals are ambush predators- hiding in plain sight isn't a new tactic, but usually in piles of clothes. That is the behaviour she described, after all. The great hunter of Bahamanals stalks closer, keeping racks of clothing between herself and her prey, rushing out suddenly without warning to pin one of the babies below her boot-
But the sock doesn't move. Behind her, a couple of the clothing racks shift. They were decoys.
"That's new-" she notes, raising her sword up just in time to defend against the pounce of the mighty Bahamanal, sending her back through a separate clothes rack, as she struggles to keep its maw from her face.
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