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action, her first day here, cabin 108

[personal profile] skaikru 2022-06-08 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
( the inside of cabin 108 may remain sanitary by the ship-wide standards of the shades that do the housekeeping, but that's right about where the cleanliness ends. it's an over hoarded mess, has been since day two or three, but there are least some semblance of order to the chaos that ruby will inevitably wake up to. between the alarm of newly arriving, the call of the letter from ebalon and beetlejuice on the bedside table, and the supernatural drag of her legs to the muster station, a better look will probably be gotten upon her return:

all along the wall beneath the porthole window, there's stacks of supplies pilfered from around the ship or else "purchased" at all and sundries. stacks of notebooks, several brightly colored pool noodles shoved in a corner, at least thirty bottles of water and a serena eterna branded tote bag overflowing with prepackaged snacks and candy. travel sized deodorants, soaps, packs of dryer sheets, hair sprays and dry shampoos, lighters, pens and pencils, individually packaged over the counter pain meds, duct tape and glue, rubbing alcohol and salves, ace bandages and packing gauze.

on the desk in the room there's a... frankly alarming amount of small vials stolen from the infirmary, predominantly labeled morphine and penicillin. no needles in sight, several mostly-full boxes of bullets stacked, one or two freely rolling. the helmet of a hazmat suit sits in a silent, unflinching vigil as well.

starting on the wall behind the desk, a veritable wall papering of torn pieces of notebook paper, written on extensively and taped to the wall. what may look alarming and outright crazy at first is fairly logical upon closer inspection: they are nearly written passenger manifests, names crossed out when it became apparent people had left. they're rough, hand drawn but diligently label maps of every level of the ship, arrows leading to notes in the margins. they're pages of english translated poetry by julia de burgos, ripped from library books with certain passenges underlined in red. they're pages and pages of notes about the ship, what they know about the captain, gal friday, the shades, and pirate jenny. there seems to be a species tally as well, featuring human and augmented human right alongside gods, wizards, vampires, sea jelly — not a jellyfish? and sin-eater??

there's a recreation of the battle royale betting pool.

there's a tally sheet of every death on the ship that she knows of. next to it, a rendering of the internal organs in a human being, the left kidney circled.

(there's layers of paper too, nothing thrown out as new information is discovered and old thoughts amended. and interspersed, hidden but not with much effort: a smattering of sketches, pencil portraits of people who had never been on the ship. a composed, intimidating woman. a man with soft eyes. a rocket, breaching the atmosphere... there are so many portraits.)

...basically, if a conspiracy theorist opened a general store, this is probably what it would look like. alternatively, take a suspicious teenage warlord out of the resource-thin apocalypse and give her free reign of a store and limitless medical supplies, this is what you get. )



( clarke is inevitably out and about, having caught wind of new arrivals and casually assessing new faces. just people watching, but a little bit like a creep and with heavy handed judgement based on how each new person she spots is conducting themselves. eventually she has to return to her room to jot down some notes, makes a brief detour by the buffet hall for a cup of coffee, and has to juggle piping hot styrofoam, a notebook, and her ship issued cell phone to open the door to her cabin. and once inside, ready to breath for a second and bask in the newfound solitude since kara disappeared — )


Who the hell are you?

( there's a person. another girl standing in her room. why, who, where, and what the fuck run through clarke's head, and while she could absolutely parse out what this means — they need their cell phones to unlock their doors, not just anybody could get in — suspicion and instinct still have her dropping that cup of coffee. hand immediately falling to the grip of a gun in her waistband.

not drawn, but ready. )
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[personal profile] skaikru 2022-06-09 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
( one reaches for a gun, the other reaches for a blade, and then neither of them move. there's enough tension in the air to be carved at with a butter knife, let alone a scythe or speeding bullet, but the hint of hesitation; not a stand-off with any real intention to kill, just weary teenagers sizing each other up. the hot coffee pools and spreads across the carpet, clarke can feel the heat of it through the thin canvas of her boat shoes, but doesn't flinch. stares directly at ruby's face when the other girl introduces herself, then squares her shoulders slightly.

gives a slight nod, and unlocks her knees from a prepared fighting stance. but she's still hovering her palm above the cool, comforting grip of her glock. )


Mine, and my roommate's until she disappeared. ( on the passenger manifest list, kara had been right below her own name, and mournfully crossed out about a month ago. they hadn't been close, but the android had never stepped on her toes nor openly judged her taste in décor. )

I didn't — ( she'd gotten used to being alone in that time. as "alone" as one could be with a veritable revolving door of newfound friends and long-time homeworld companions coming and going for murderboard sessions. somehow, the prospect of a new roommate hadn't crossed her mind, a disappointing oversight for sure. some warning would have been nice, clarke would have at least shoved the pool noodled under the bed. but the bitter feeling over the perceived invasion of personal space is undercut by the reminder that this all meant ruby was new here.

and probably reeling a little, regardless of how calm her voice was. )


...I'm Clarke. And I'm sorry, you just surprised me.

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Action / Day after NHIE & Hangover day

[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-09-24 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nobunaga didn't forget. He DID give her time to get ready and maybe try to escape, but this is a game of hide and seek with a fellow hunter, and it doesn't matter how well she hides, he's going to seek her out and find her! Despite hangovers, he was probably the first one awake as is usual for him. And he headed out to deck to greet the sun (Amaterasu) like he does every morning, this time he just mentally called her a bitch a bit more than usual.]

[He played darts with Six, got green tea, got ice cream, kissed Gile's forehead because wtf are boundaries (on the bright side, he knows not to do this without warning people now!?) and pestered Arthur with ice cream and education on random shit. Next on his TDL is teaching Ruby the basics.]

[He starts with checking her room, but he has no problem with scouring the whole ship. Endurance is the game of hunting. Especially humans to animals, but while women are better at endurance than men, Nobuanga has at least very nearly twice Ruby's age in experience.]

[And the first thing he does upon finding her is give her one of his hollowed out gel pen shivs. It's red, his favorite color. But hers too, he gets the sense. So red it is.]


The first trick is to never be unarmed.

[Just guess how many shivs he has on him right now. It's less than 50.]
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cw: casual kidnapping

[personal profile] konpeito_aji 2022-10-04 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Busy morning!]

Your Crescent Rose is flashy and brilliant, and if you're ever kidnapped, they're going to take it away from you. I've been kidnapped... dozens of times. Hundreds. [Everyone has a hobby....] Not quite a thousand. I should do something special for that -- if I ever reach it.

[... Where was he? A gesture to the shiv.] Turn your clothes into hiding places for weapons of last resort. Sleeves, pockets, hem linings, shoes. [Nods. Regrets the nod. That was a mistake.] The little things like this aren't enough to kill or easily maim someone, but they can buy you enough time to survive, and sometimes that's all you need.

The rifle scythe has more firepower than I've seen of anything outside of a cannon. It's very impressive. But when you fight a human, you want to leave enough room to make them back up, back off, and still become an ally if they're strong enough to survive, and you're smart enough to figure out the way to.

Okay... I need -- air. Yeah. [He thought he could do a lot of talking. He was able to get a lot of poetry out with Arthur, but maybe, it was because it was cold in the ice cream parlor?]

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Action, Late Night Nov 7th; Cabin 134

[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-11-04 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Erin Peters has, at times, called herself a clown. It's not always true; sometimes she's just stressed, or beat down, or genuinely concerned for the other person in a kiiiinda overbearing way.

But tonight the circus is in town. After leaving her date with Crabb, specifically and explicitly to go attend to her standing appointment with Ruby...

...Erin manages to forget that Ruby will be there, in her cabin, since she left the door unlocked for that purpose.

Erin hurries in and shuts the door behind her so she can let out a muffled squeal of delight with her hands over her mouth. She sinks down to the floor, gunpowder going absolutely bananas with crabs and hearts, and finally uncovers her mouth to let out a sigh of pure contentment.

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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2022-11-04 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Erin jumps. She really does. From ass-to-floor to half a foot in the air in a fucking instant, with a loud yelp. She catches herself by pressing her ass against the door, heart going a mile a minute (snapshot from inside her mind: WHERE THE FUCK IS MY SWORD?) before her ears report that this is, in fact, Ruby, who has every right to be here.

Erin lets herself sit back down, laughing the whole time.

"Snitching again, is it?" Erin scoops a spark into her hand and pets it with a fingertip before it goes off. "I just had. The best night I've had since I got here. Got to put my head in Crabb's lap while she read me a book from her world and then -" Erin can't finish, because she has to cover her mouth to squeal again. She lowers her hands.

Tries the word again. It's not happening, so when she lowers her hands the second time she finishes: "We're dating now! Officially! I could keel over now and it'd be a life well-spent!"

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nov 3rd [text]

[personal profile] millay 2022-11-04 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[She writes, deletes, and re-writes multiple times before settling for]

Is it too late for a belated Happy Birthday?
I'm sorry.
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[personal profile] millay 2022-11-04 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[The reply makes her both relieved and even guiltier than she felt before. She frowns a little, turning over.]

I'm still sorry, darling.
I feel...off.
Just adjusting
Last time memories were missing, they were just hidden.
Sorry for what? You didn't do anything.
I'll plan something.

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[personal profile] theweakhavepurpose 2023-01-01 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Before Ruby wakes up, Pratt & Sharky's gift basket delivery service has come and gone, leaving a festive parcel outside her door. There's a tasteful notecard reading GET ALIVE SOON BUDDY.

Inside is various candies, a wiener dog plushie, an extremely tasteful sign that makes no sense, and various other odds and ends. Go wild picking things out.

Welcome back to the Serena Eterna.
]
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text the day after getting back

[personal profile] millay 2023-01-02 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I know you're probably not up to being around anyone
But whenever you are ready, I'll be here
I love you.
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[personal profile] millay 2023-01-03 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Don't be sorry, darling
You've done nothing wrong.
Take care of yourself. If you need anything, all you have to do is ask.

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two days after the winter excursion returns

[personal profile] not_the_last 2023-01-12 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
There is a knock at the door of Ruby's cabin.
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[personal profile] not_the_last 2023-01-13 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Outside the door stands Cassandra, holding in both hands a wicker basket, the contents of which are covered with a linen napkin.

(A sufficiently sharp nose would catch the smell of spices, including cinnamon, from underneath it.)

"Hello," she says, and for a moment has no idea how to go on.

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Text | October 13th

[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2023-10-04 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey Ruby quick question were you in the market for a new sibling because Helena went to the deep familial feelings shelter and adopted me after the staff described me as feral and difficult you should maybe go see her about it.
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[personal profile] crushed_pearls 2023-10-10 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Listen do you want an awesome new sister that is your height or not fucker

THE FURRY ONE RISES AGAIN

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Wrap?

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Late September to Early October (time is a weird soup)

[personal profile] tehilim127_1 2024-10-21 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Zivia's gotten a general description of Ruby since the Visitors' Center, and has been keeping an eye out for her. Yes, it's occurred to her that she could try writing a letter or reaching her by sending stone, but trying to write down what she might say has resulted in a spiral of caveats and disclaimers and eventual giving up in disgust.

On this particular night at the Oak & Iron, hanging out in the common room with a cup of tea to watch the crowd, she might spot a young woman answering to that description.

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