Sail on the Elegante

Sandbox time!

2010-12-30T02:58:39Z

This is it, duckies!

The final sandbox for the game can be found at thegoldenshore, and you can start posting as soon you like~ There's a FAQ here for any questions you might have, and please let us know if we missed anything!

This has been an incredible two years of ups and downs and lots of sideways things. Modding this game has been an amazing experience, and one that will be difficult to top. I've made so many friends here, met so many talented writers and I couldn't even begin to list everything that made the boat wonderful, but you guys are pretty close to the top of the list. THANK YOU. Seriously. Please keep on heading into Ele chat to stay in touch (AIM: elegante), tagging with each other and generally being awesome. Rock on in your other games, branch out, and never forget the cracky, horrific experiences you had on the Fail Boat!

I LOVE YOU ALL!

~*~TOOT TOOT~*~

/funeral dirge

2010-12-28T01:33:46Z

[Hooray! Did everyone enjoy their promptu swimming lesson?

... no?

Oh.

Well then.

At least there's land though, right? The weather's lovely too, a balmy ninety degrees with the sun shining brightly over the warm sand of the beach.

A sign is stuck at the edge of the beach. It reads "WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN SHORE! A new beginning!" There's a bloody handprint over the last word that's smeared down to the edge of the board; a pile of blood remains on the sand, but there's no body to match it.

What first appeared to be buildings lining the fringes of the beach are actually rubble.

What lies beyond them?]

... strangely conflicted :|a

2010-12-24T05:13:26Z

[After several of the passengers had broken the emergency glass panel in the Captain's command deck, the Elegante slowly, slowly begins to move again. But it's not a smooth journey. In fact, she seems to vibrate and shake as she lurches along, and with every inch further every passenger will feel more tired, more shaken and exhausted, as if their own energy is forcing the ship along. Of course, since there seems to be nothing left of the original power source, this may be exactly what is happening. At least the furious steering noises of a hundred mouths seem to be helping!

Suddenly the ship lurches forward, and then drops. Yes, drops.

Like an elevator plummeting in a free fall, the ship hurtles down, down, down. Further and further, almost a mile down until it splashes into ... the ocean?

Oh.

Well then. This is quite nice.

A bit strange, but nice.

Anyone who ventures up onto the top deck will find the sun shining brightly over a brilliant blue sea, the weather pleasant and warm like a glorious summer's day. The ship floats in the calm water, much as a ship should, in stark contrast to the various horrors of the last few days.

The rusted, peeling shell of the M.S. Elegante, covered in blood and dried blue stuff bobs in the water as they sail peacefully and--

OH SHIT, ICEBERG!

No amount of BRRRRRRRRing will save them now!

A brutal, screeching crunch echoes through the boat as it plows right into the giant wedge of ice and ...

... begins to sink.]

... and I feel ...

2010-12-24T02:25:38Z

[TEAM A: OPERATION HOW DO I STEER THIS THING

As noted on Meth's communicator, at the end of the now unlocked crew quarters is a steel elevator. It only has one button, which takes the passengers down, down, down into the very bowels of the now silent ship.

It deposits them into a large room. On one wall there is a crayon drawing of a steering wheel just below a small shelf with button decals on it in a very cute imitation of a control panel. Another wall has a map which seems to be little more than two points with a squiggly line drawn between the two of them, with smaller interesting points highlighted along the way. There is a pin at one spot about two thirds of the way along the line. On a third wall is a glass panel with a sign that says "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, PLEASE BREAK GLASS"; beneath it is an inflatable axe hanging from a string.

TEAM B: OPERATION I WANT MY MOMMY

There is a locked post on Meth's communicator detailing the crew's attempts to heal Mother, and their decision to hold her in the Medical Bay. Or, what remains of it.]

{{ OOC: Team A is for characters who are interested in finding the wheel.

Team B is for characters who are interested in finding Mother.

These are for those who arranged it ICly last night, or want to join now! }}

It's the end of the boat as we know it ...

2010-12-23T07:41:19Z

[The End is always weakest while consuming, while gorging itself on a world full of life or even a tiny morsel. But now, as it focuses on the single creature that it had ever truly struggled with, the only self-aware entity who had the absolute temerity to survive, it clings to Redd stubbornly, refusing to give up this prize.

The passengers' attacks do more than scratch. They do more than gouge. There is only one man, it seems, for so many people to attack, yet somehow there are no bumped elbows or heads. It's as if their target is somehow bigger than they can see, taking up more dimensional space than possible, so that even though they're striking at the Captain of the ship that has faithfully carried them so very far, there is room enough for all.

In fact there's more than room enough, it seems a struggle even now to hack and slash away at the End made flesh. There is just so very much of it; even weakened, even hurting, even just as a tiny piece of the whole, even so consumed by its hate that it doesn't notice its own imminent extinction, it is massive.

And yet, it is not. Suddenly it is small. So, so small. There's an angry burst of SOMETHING in the air and the shield around the boat shatters into tiny fragments of nothing at all. For a brief moment there is little more than a hatred and fear so intense it's blinding. And then, it's gone, like a fog dispersing in the sun.

Dark paranoia fades. The twisting wrongness in the air, the whispering voices, the burning and the pain curl in upon themselves. The embodiment of entropy, of all imaginable hatred and cruelty and sadism given a million times more power than mortally imaginable, is sliced away. The chunks of meat and puddles of goo that remain of the good Captain no longer seem immeasurably huge, just the sad remains of a great sacrifice. There isn't much left of him. Actually nothing at all; what is left burns and curls away under the dissolving patina of blue liquid, which spreads like a benevolent cleansing agent over the struggling remnants of the End.

Reality rights itself. And with a snap that seems to be the universe shaking itself loose, everything once again feels as normal as it could be on this boat of refugees. The deck is rusted and bent, stained with blood and slippery with blue stuff as the illusion remains broken. Just a rusted metal frame, floating in an enormous void.

As if sensing the death of its Captain and crew, the boat heaves a shuddering sigh of mourning, then stops.]

{ Code Pan De Muerto }

2010-12-23T05:15:39Z

[Bubbling and pulsing, the mass seems to be taking far, far more damage than it had at any point before.

No that's not true. It had been greatly damaged while feasting on the bodies of the crew and other creatures.

As the last of the heron's body disappears into itself, it seems to be almost melting, oozing in places and unable to hold a form as the viscous blue liquid dumped over it hisses and smokes through it. It morphs into smoke, back to liquid, to something almost solid and then to a writhing ball of vines before vanishing from sight completely.

The temperature of the air begins to rise dramatically, every breath feeling like searing hot sand in every character's lungs. It stings eyes and seeps into wounds, tearing them open and swimming in the warm blood there. The rage and paranoia and absolute torment is unbearable, desperate, a clawing sensation like sandpaper over emotions.

And then it stops.

Redd stands on the deck. His eyes are wide and his clothes have been torn in places; it appears that any remaining shred of sanity has left him. A muscle beneath his eye twitches and he begins to chuckle. It turns into a laugh, and then a hysterical shriek of something between hilarity and utter despair. He understands now. Why he couldn't defeat it before, why no one could.

This is fate. This is destiny. This is one huge cliché about fated enemies and absolute power meeting absolute power.

His arms spread wide.

The End begins to come together piece by piece high in the air, like iron filings drawn to a magnet. It seems somehow less coordinated. More clumsy, less controlled. Pieces change shape and loosen, it drips here and there and appears to struggle to hold any kind of shape. Whatever was in that blue liquid seems to have damaged it, and badly. Holes remain where passenger damage hasn't yet healed, and it swirls angrily. But everything it has, the combined millennia of absorbed worlds, of torture and agony and pain and suffering, all the hate and violence and evil of the trillions of life forms it had consumed, all its intelligence and focus is pinpointed solely on one man alone.

The one man who stood up to it, and survived. The one man who evaded it for centuries. The one man who has never given up, never bowed his head, never admitted weakness or defeat. The one man who stole its Agents and rescued its victims. The one man powerful enough to say No.

Hundreds of years of hatred and a lust for vengeance come together in one uncontrollable burst, and the End whirls around in a blood red tornado of nothingness. And then, it launches itself straight at the Captain.

Shuddering as the End slams into him, he twists his face into a grimace as it soaks into him, slowly beginning to dissolve him from the inside. Staggering to the side, he picks up a barrel and with a growl of strength, overturns it over his head, drenching himself in the stuff.

It clatters to the ground and rolls to the railings, bumping against them and dribbling a few more drops onto the deck.

Swaying unsteadily, Redd raises his gaze to the passengers amassed in front of him.

So many survivors. A misshapen group of completely different organisms with their own motivations, their own strengths and weaknesses, but all with a drive to live. So different from any other cruise he's run, so much more defiant, so much more willing to fight.

His laugh melts away and he grins maniacally at them with a look of burning pride.

There would be no happy ending here. There was never meant to be.

This was how things were fated to end.

Eyes glassy with pain, he bears his teeth, and gives one final silent order to his ragtag passengers.

DO IT.]

{ Code Caramel }

2010-12-23T03:05:03Z

[Too many saw through the End's illusion. Or perhaps it had been too weakened by Redd's brutal attacks.

Its influence wasn't affecting the passengers nearly enough, and apparently new tactics are called for. The Great Man himself is bleeding but still grinning furiously. And yet with so much of his magic directed to that shield, the End itself cannot expand to its full capabilities. It will have to get creative.

The End maintains its mental attack on the passengers -- the trauma is pleasing to it, and it keeps them somewhat busy -- and suddenly appears behind the wounded Captain, the hands of That Person reaching for his throat with a furious snarl.

There's a flurry of white feathers and an undignified squawk, and the Heron appears between the two, flapping her undamaged wing towards the mass. What does she see, if anything at all?

It steps back with a hiss of pain.

A clack of her beak, and the Heron advances, spreading both wings, dripping blood onto the deck. She seems to glow slightly, the air around her warping and shimmering until she morphs, shifting once again into her human form.

Auksararpoq, the proud and powerful Admiral of the End's fleet of Agents and dedicated spy for Captain Redd. Her left hand has been sliced off at the wrist and bleeds profusely, but she ignores this, her eyes dark and focused purely on the End.

The body language of the illusion relaxes completely, seemingly curious to see exactly what might be coming. Exactly how does one defeat a god, even one by self-definition?

Jaw setting, Auksararpoq forces herself past the pain and fear, past the terror of the moment and this final desperate battle. Her mind reaches out, spreading far and wide. How do you invade the thoughts of a creature with no body to speak of? It must be possible; she refuses to accept that it isn't. And yet a very large part of her is afraid to see what might be in that mind.

She finds it, a seething ball of hate and rage like a thousand maggots writhing over the corpse of a dog in a frenzy of blind hunger. And she forces her way in, pulling and stretching the edges, diluting the emotion and whittling it down.

The End SCREAMS. Or more accurately, that person does. It clutches its head and staggers backwards with a howl of pain as those passengers who refuse to see the illusion continue to fire on it.

Auksararpoq advances. If she can keep it subdued for long enough, then they can break it down. This could work. Where one had failed for so long, many may be victorious.

Squirming around on the floor, the person rolls over onto its back and doesn't move. Its eyes stare blankly up, then slowly its head turns to fix on Auksararpoq. It vanishes, then reappears behind her, hands wrapped around her throat.]

Bitch. I gave you those powers. You cannot defeat me with a gift I bestowed upon you. You had everything and gave it up for him. Why? He cannot win. You know this.

[Teeth bared, she snarls at it.]

He's stronger than-- you.

[Redd's eyes are bulging with fury, and the entire ship begins to rumble as he hisses and his fists clench, the shield crackling in places.

The hands around her throat tighten.]

Ah but he is not. He has a weakness.

[Suddenly it's gone. That person has vanished.

And then Auksararpoq screams.

The skin on her fingers begins to peel back, the nails dropping to the ground like acrylics as her epidermis shrinks away. Her hair sheds and scatters around her shoulders as her scalp peels off slowly, her eyes rolling back as her lips shed like bad sunburn. Blood soaks her clothes as muscle disintegrates and melts away, her screams dying off as her lungs flop wetly to the deck and she collapses into a messy heap of blood, organs, bone and a once proud crew uniform.

A thick red liquid pools around her, but it can't be blood; blood doesn't pulse and move by itself. It slurps and gurgles its way over her body and forms a seal, crunching and chewing through the sloppy mess.

The ship thunders hard enough to throw every single person off their feet. Everyone except Redd, that is.

He makes no sound. His eyes are darker and more full of undiluted cruelty than they have ever been through any punishment, any invasion, any disobedience. Spit foams at the corners of his mouth, and his voice is so quiet it can barely be heard, and yet so loud and all-encompassing that no one can miss his orders.]

KILL IT.

[He disappears.]

{ Code Cherry Pie }

2010-12-22T07:00:48Z

[As Redd orders his crew to throw themselves to whatever fate awaits them in that evil red fog, he holds his breath, eyes bright and wide.

Curling around in much the same way it did for the other creatures it had been offered, the mass pulsates, but more excitedly this time, swelling and gorging itself on the sacrifices. Bones snap and blood squelches over tortured screams in a horrible cacophony of murder.

Redd raises his arms to the heavens and throws his head back.]

NOW! FIRE!

[As the multitude of passenger weapons fire against the End, something strange happens. The hissing, gaping holes caused by the ammunition are wider, deeper. They smoke more and the mass seems to rumble and twist in pain -- if it even feels pain at all -- but it doesn't defend itself.

A few moments later it whirls and spins in a frenzy of anger, then curls its entire mass into one compact, swirling red flurry. Whipping around itself to force the air into a sound much like a shriek of rage, it dives towards Redd and sharpens itself into an enormous, ephemeral blade. A flash of red, and blood splashes against the top deck. Redd drops to one knee, clutching his side, blood pouring from between his fingers as the Heron stands over him protectively, clacking her beak and flapping her wings, one of which is now missing a large chunk from the tip.

Redd's teeth bare in a laugh, and his eyes are wild and crazy as he fixes his gaze on the swirling mass which now expands and contracts questioningly. It spreads itself tall and wide, but seems to hit some kind of invisible wall around the ship itself, a shimmering force field that wasn't there before. Something rings through the minds of everyone on board -- not quite a voice, but an innate understanding of some projected idea.]

You will not survive. The longer you prolong your demise, the more my hunger grows.

[Lurching to his feet, Redd grins maniacally.]

We'll all die here. But even if we do, you won't get away. You're trapped here, just like the rest of us.

[Compressing once more into a small, solid ball no larger than a truck, the mass suddenly vibrates and melts away from view. In its place is that person. That person. You know the one. The one person your character loves and respects more than anyone else in the world. That person they fight for, the one they think of, the one they worry about. And that person is looking right at them with frightened, mournful eyes, a look of shock and disbelief. It is that person, such a perfect replica that it is impossible to see any kind of flaw.

It ... might be a trick, right? Just an illusion.

But the person next to them is cocking their gun. There's a look of determination in their eyes.

Wait, are they aiming at that loved one, or another innocent? What are they doing, firing on their own side; have they gone crazy? And it's not just them, everyone can feel it. That edge of paranoia, that fear. Distrust. Anger. Head-spinning nausea and the realization that it's every passenger for themselves.

Someone fires the first shot.]

{ Code Fruitcake }

2010-12-22T05:25:13Z

[The battle is underway, but the field is too even. There are casualties on both sides (well, if you can count casualties with an enormous mass of something utterly indefinable), but unfortunately for the denizens of the M.S. Elegante, their opposition adjusts with every new blow, growing more agile and dodging a little better with each shot that hits.

With a snarl of fury, Redd jumps down from his perch and marches over to the assorted creatures assembled along the deck. Pacing back and forth, he thrusts a finger at them accusatorily.]

You have served your Captain well.

Now, off you go!

[With a low grunt and a nod, the sushi bears reach down to the their feet and pull on bright blue scuba gear -- including bear sized flippers. They waddle to the aft of the boat and with one mournful roar, leap over the edge to their deaths.

The mass retracts and the tentacles release their captives, jerking back to protect themselves.

Redd laughs maniacally. ]

More! MORE!

[Without a word of argument against their Captain's orders, the crew feed cups of blue liquid to the creatures, dousing it on those who refuse to drink. Some need to be thrown overboard, dragged callously without any regard for their screams of protest or pleas for mercy.

The mass immediately pulls itself in, releasing the ship and wrapping around the offered creatures. It pulses and there are horrible wet crunching, slurping noises. Suddenly it shudders and there's a high pitched screech from everywhere at once. The mass hisses and smokes, swirling and growing excited. With a rumble and thunderous roar, it suddenly expands and shudders forward several feet along the boat, far, far closer to the passengers than it was before and yet far less eager to grab at them.

Redd's expression is one of sadistic triumph, but he tilts his chin up and frowns as the End continues to worms its way closer. Turning on his heel, he settles his gaze on his passengers, damp with blue stuff and smeared with red blood.

Clucking his tongue, he looks sideways at the crew.]

WELL? And what are you waiting for?

{ Code Peppermint Bark }

2010-12-22T04:21:02Z

[With all passengers fully armed and ready, Redd resumes his position at the aft of the boat, standing atop the escalator with his arms spread.

He faces the red mass headon.]

FIRE, YOU BASTARDS!

[The mass contracts, then releases thousands of spiny tentacle-like appendages aimed directly at the passengers.

One slices through the side of Yuna's cheek, exposing her teeth and the inside of her jaw, another winding around her upper arm and crushing tightly.

Talia is too close to escape, and three vines twirl around her chest to break her ribs.

Xanxus is not so lucky. One particularly barbed length closes around his throat while another wraps around his leg and pulls sharply at an unnatural angle until his hip snaps.

The rest dive straight for the other passengers.]

{ Code Candycane }

2010-12-22T02:24:14Z

[All characters will find themselves suddenly appearing on the top deck, their weapons in hand but with all ammunition missing or drained.

The rats from decks 56 and 18 are in a large cage beside tethered ponybees, skeleton-cats and a somewhat flustered chicken. The three giant fish from the caves are present, but appear to be dead and covered in many, many lobsters. A large pile of boisterous slimes bounce happily alongside a herd of goats quietly discussing free markets and the gold standard.

Fenrir and his two sons sit proudly beside the sushi bears, which appear to be completely calm and aware of what is happening. A herd of horse-hands stand to attention, and lined up nearby are the entire crew; First Mate Meifeng, Renovation Head Meth, Ship Doctors Jamie and AMU, Ship Therapist Guy, Cabin Boy Siran, The Stewardess and the Nirvana Attendant. In front of them are two very large, open crates full of ammo, and a table with several dozen plastic cups full of a thick blue liquid. A foot away is a sign that reads "LINE STARTS HERE" with a big red arrow pointing to the floor.

Standing at the aft of the boat is the Captain himself, James Wolfgang Redd. He stirs his coffee cup of blue stuff idly, watching the red mass as it slowly, inch by inch, creeps closer.

After almost a full minute, he finally turns and casts an eye over the assembled group of animals and ship hands in the corner.]

You haven't incubated nearly enough for my liking, but Old Reddy's plans must be flexible!

[Redd tosses the cup over his shoulder at the mass which hisses and smokes, pulling back around the area where the blue liquid touched it. Ignoring its reaction completely, he strides through the crowd and stops before the crew, tapping the sign with one finger as he barks to the passengers.]

SINGLE FILE NOW, DUCKIES! NO CUTTING IN LINE OR I'LL CUT OFF YOUR FEET!

Boooooooooooooom

2010-12-21T02:58:45Z

[There's an enormous explosion that rocks the boat violently, and then something that feels like an earthquake. Items will fall off shelves, passengers will be thrown off their feet, and walls will peel off.

... wait what?

Yes that's right. The walls begin to peel. The floor disintergrates. That beautiful oak bar in the O2? Is now a rusted metal lump. That thick plush carpet in your room? Is now a filthy grate. Walls are little more than bars and chainlink fences, lights are bare bulbs flickering overhead. Blood is painted here and there, dried and flaking. The boat echoes with the distant screams of infected passengers deep in the bowels of the ship. And anyone looking out of a window or hanging out on the top deck will notice that the sea and sky will shatter and vanish.

It appears that the boat is sailing in pitch black nothingness.

Well, there is something out there.

It's a large red ... something following the boat. It looks almost like a galaxy, sparkling and beautiful, but it moves. And it's far, far too close to be any kind of star system. It creeps on board, winding around the aft of the boat and it seems to be sucking all the life from it.

In front of it, on the top deck, stands a man holding a single red box.]

{{ OOC: tag here to interact with the man! }}

Toot toot~

2010-12-19T09:38:31Z

Well well well. Mother certainly was in a sorry state in her little hole wasn't she? But thanks to the valient passengers who risked their lives through the Temple and Carnival, she's free now. Hooray!

Except erm, there seems to be a bit of a problem. It's not a big deal, so don't panic! But well ... the boat is kind of falling apart.

Deck nine, eighteen and twenty have completely vanished. They do not exist, they are ex-decks. The elevators will still stop there, but instead of a deck will be a swirling voice of chaos; anyone who tries to alight will find themselves violently nausated, confused, frightened and unable to stay on their feet. If they remain there more than a few minutes they will go insane and be unable to leave.

In addition, chunks of other decks seem to be peeling away. Some passengers may find parts of their rooms gone, along with parts of the casino. Gravity simply refuses to work in the medical bay, and it has gone into overdrive in the caves. Time speeds up in the maze; a day in there could be a year outside.

Anyone unfortunate to be standing on the dividing line between any of these disappearing areas will find bodyparts simply vanishing along with it. These injuries are permanent until death and resuccitation. Anyone standing fully in an area that vanished will not return. You are welcome to log these events!

Carnival Plans

2010-12-17T03:33:32Z

Alright, all those who replied to the carnival thread as of now are signed up for the carnival thread. This includes the following characters:

Anna Two
Auron
Gregory House
Ironhide
Kevas
Kimiko Ross
Leonard McCoy
Mordecai
Nel Zelpher
Sabriel
Toaster
Vincent Valentine
Zee
Zuko

An IC post will go up organizing these characters into groups, and an elegante_log will go up for actual tagging. I will invite all those online at the time of posting to organize posting orders, how we'll be running the threads, etc.

Posts will go up roughly around 6PM Pacific time. If you can't make it for 6PM, you are welcome to tag into the post when you get online. If you can't make it at all, please contact a mod and we will put you at the top of the list for the next big plot to go down.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact either myself or Otana about them.

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fiiine~

2010-12-16T01:33:47Z

Hi everyone! Mari here. The mod team has been closeted away in its own private Fortress of Solitude. We each went into our own hyperbaric chambers with an assortment of lemurs, venus fly traps, and obsidian statues of Kali the Destroyer. There, we attached electrodes to all eighteen of our chakras while the animals played smooth jazz covers of ACDC. We then threw ourselves into a meditative state while high on paste and Mr. Sketch markers.

It was while we were peering through our collective mind's eye at George Takei and Bob Saget as they lectured us on the importance of a 401K and proper elevator etiquette that it came to us.

What thing, you might ask? It's that thing that is better than diamonds or two tickets to that thing you love. Yes, that thing. That plot you've all been waiting for. The time is now!

First and foremost, there is a Carnival log to handle. This time around, I am going to be organizing things. What I need to know right now is which characters have ICly committed to venturing into Carnival to look for Mother? Not who is planning to get involved, but all those who have already ICly committed or expressed interest.

Secondly, we have some interesting opportunities for people who would like to permanently drop their characters or get their characters more involved in plot!

I will start a thread for our Carnival plotting, and another thread for plot volunteers.

YOU SHOULD ALL BE AWARE that we will be trying to wrap all of this up before Christmas. Your mods are ambitious and insane, possibly from too much spiked eggnog.

What does this mean for all of you?

This means that if you are involved in plot, if you are involved in a thread that is at all plot related, we need you to committ only if you are available and can keep on top of your tags. We have a lot going on, a lot to accomplish, and we cannot under any circumstances have any log-idling. Communicate with the people in your threads, communicate with your mods. Tags can and will be skipped if we need to keep a scene chug-chug-chugging along.

I'm not trying to be Mean-Mommy-Mari here, because the modteam loves you all dearly, and Redd loves you all in a "Show us on the dolly where he touched you" kinda way, but I have to impress upon all of you that this shit is happening, come hell or high water or cardinals, one way or another.

It's going to be a crazy ride and we hope that you all enjoy having your characters dragged kicking and screaming the whole way. Your lovely mods will be in chat whenever they're able to answer questions and concerns, and once I get an idea of who's signed up for Carnival, I'll be opening a chat to discuss with everyone how we'll be running the scenes.

Thanks everyone!

EDIT 1: For those of you volunteering for plot related event things, please clarify if your character is one you want hurt seriously, dropped permanently, if you want a moment of bamfyness, etc. Not all volunteers requests will be accepted but all those who sign up will be considered. So, yes, please clarify the type of involvement you're signing them up for.

THE GUN IS GOOD

2010-11-12T07:09:01Z

Will the wonders never cease?

While things are still a bit wonky on board, or at least it is relatively speaking, Redd appears to have turned his focus in another direction.

Not only have passengers retained their weapons for a full week, he's decided to further add to their joy.

On each of the passenger decks, weapons lockers have been opened. There is one by each elevator/stairwell bay where passengers can restock on ammo for their personal weapons, or unarmed passengers can pick up something for themselves.

While the captain hasn't provided everything they could possibly want (sadly he has yet to pass out atomic bombs like lollipops), there is a wide variety of items available. This does include things like dark, yellow, red, and blue eco, and potentially more! If there is a particular item your character might like but are uncertain if it would be available, please feel free to inquire here!

Also please be aware that all nerfs on powers and weapons are still in effect.

What what

2010-11-01T20:32:31Z

Erm.

Oh dear.

It looks like things are a bit ... wonky on the good ship failboat.

Clocks have stopped working. Some of them are even running backwards! Books have begun to auto-translate to the wrong languages until they are closed and reset multiple times. Room doors no longer lock, and paint is peeling from the walls as the metal corrodes. Food flavors do not correspond to the item being consumed (mmmm, gravy flavored Twinkies~).

Worse still, there seems to be some kind of fundamental violation of the laws of physics. All doors except room doors no longer reliably lead to where they are supposed to; one out of every ten attempts will take them to a completely different room or deck, a blank wall, the heart of the deck 14 maze, or worse still, the very top of the atrium. Watch that first step; it's a doozy!

My goodness, how dreadful.

Still, I'm sure everything will be fine! Chin up, good players!

Halloween Party!

2010-10-31T05:28:03Z

Well good evening there duckies! As you may have noticed, plot is chug-chug-chugging along at a decent clip, but for now, let's take a break for a HALLOWEEN PARTY! YAAAAAAAAY!

Since so many people are absent this weekend, we have decided to push the party back slightly. And since Redd himself is so distracted lately, he completely lost track of the calendar until the last minute. Oops!

Unfortunately this erm, means the party has some ... character. And by character, I mean he completely half-assed the entire thing.

At 4PM PST on Monday, all characters will find themselves magically whisked to Deck 20, which has been reprogrammed to look like a cemetery! Ooooh, spooky! The headstones read many names, none of which are recognizable. They are largely unremarkable, apart from the fact that they feel like real stone. Actually, it feels unnervingly like a real graveyard.

On top of that, everyone will be turned human from Sunday 8PM PST until 8PM PST Wednesday 3rd, so that they can wear their snazzy Halloween costumes! Oh, you didn't choose one? That's fine, the Captain shall provide! In fact, he's given everyone a lovely garbage sack costume and paper mask! They may choose from any of the "traditional" Halloween movie monsters for their costume. Their normal clothes are beneath the sacks, however they will find them impossible to remove. Masks are removable so characters will be able to eat, though considering what Redd's put together, they may not feel any driving need to.

There's a long banquet table set up with paper tablecloths with badly printed pumpkins on them. The food selection is meager at best. Some cookies with black icing dribbled on them in a vague spider shape. Green and orange cupcakes that taste of nothing more than sugar. A heated service cart with warm food that looks like it was just wheeled in from the buffet.

Unfortunately, even the drink selection is pathetic. Passengers will find bottles of only cheap vodka and rum available, and at best, two or three non-alcoholic drinks to mix them with.

Characters who were around during the last Halloween party will find that the music playing is nearly the same exact playlist from before.

On Monday the 1st, expect a post from elegante_events for the initial entrance to the Halloween party. On Tuesday the 2nd, a closing post will be put up for a special and exciting costume contest and bobbing for apples competition! Be there or be square!

Cha-cha-cha!

2010-10-28T05:13:14Z

Good evening everyone! A couple of announcements for your convenience:

1. At this point in time, we will no longer be performing activity checks! As such, hiatuses no longer need to be reported to our hiatus post, but please feel free to communicate your availability in elegante_ooc if you choose.

2. The mods have updated the Adds & Removes page for your convenience! Cut and Paste the ADDS and REMOVES text boxes into the Admin Console regularly to keep your friends list up to date.

ADDS

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friend add destinedtorule
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{ 12 HOUR EVENT! }

2010-10-22T03:06:12Z

The following event is an opt-in event. You may throw in all, some, or none of your characters as you please.

From 8 o'clock PM (PST) to 8 o'clock AM tomorrow, characters may find that their shadows not only have a mind of their own, but a mouth of their own as well! While their shadows remain incorporeal, they will be able to move of their own will (while remaining linked to their person) and speak to anyone and everyone within range. Shadows may be nice, shadows may be snarky, shadows may be ill-tempered. They will know everything that their character knows and may or may not choose to discuss any dark, dirty secrets in public or private.

Shadows will quiet and still only when your character is asleep, and only after the event ends.

Toot Toot

2010-10-14T06:47:23Z

If you have apps to get in, please be sure to get them in by 6PM PST next Friday (10/22) because after that apps are closing permanently. There will be no more applications accepted after next week.

It's been an amazing two years full of pirates and animal parts and fires and ponybees, and now the final pieces of the puzzle that is the M.S. Elegante are beginning to fall into place. It's an exciting time for this rusty old floating bucket of fail, both for the passengers and the players, time for all those hasty notes and unanswered questions and suspicious glances to start paying off.

More details will follow, but in the meantime, buckle up for the ride!

... oh did we not install seatbelts?

Hrm.

Well then, I guess hold on tight and hope we don't crash!

EDIT: Since this question is coming up a lot, yes there will be a sandbox / dressing room to play in after the plot draws to a close. We won't turn you out onto the cold, unsympathetic streets of LJ RP land cold turkey. :>

Activity Check

2010-10-08T23:34:30Z

Please friend remove:

aprimemover
betterthanleo
duckducktutu
epicmaiden
faeriexprincess
jewelofthesands
lovesvests
mayflyhunter

Characters dropped by the AC will have up to one week afterwards to re-join with no app. If you are doing so, please post here telling us and repost to the Taken Characters and Friend Add / Remove.

Also, in order to keep your friends lists up to date, please copy-paste the following text boxes into the Admin Console.

ADDS

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friend add agent_littlered
friend add alittlegreedy
friend add allmyturtles
friend add asoutcastshear
friend add aswanbyday
friend add autodidacticone
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friend add believeslegends
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friend add chopshopgoddess
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friend add couldbeavillain
friend add dat_astrid
friend add dead_ladykiller
friend add deadtous
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friend add destinedtorule
friend add doctoral_bird
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friend add embattled_angel
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friend add entirelybonkers
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friend add failatskypirate
friend add fancy_evil
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friend add fearsomecritter
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friend add gunsandhonor
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friend add havea_heart
friend add heavyweaponsbot
friend add hellofadrug
friend add heroicasshole
friend add hesmypuddin
friend add idkmybffjoe
friend add idkmybffsean
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friend add intimacyphobic
friend add invincibleyknow
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friend add iwitnessdamsel
friend add ixgideonxi
friend add kazeyotsutaete
friend add keepthedeaddown
friend add kick_the_butt
friend add l33tshushuhero
friend add lamortdeshommes
friend add lastofvaldemar
friend add lightyourway
friend add lilyground
friend add littlelegacy
friend add littlelegend
friend add lrjthrgibbs
friend add maddattik
friend add madteos
friend add medicalofficer
friend add meinxxherz
friend add messyturk
friend add mildlysexist
friend add miss_squeakles
friend add missmimmi
friend add mutedmother
friend add notalkodarkness
friend add nothinglikegod
friend add notsubzero
friend add nottheaveragekg
friend add noturmother
friend add notwhatiwas
friend add ntjstapwn
friend add oathbreaker
friend add ohhaimark
friend add only_one_raoul
friend add ortort
friend add paranoidpatriot
friend add phasebitchin
friend add pimp_hat
friend add prof_solus
friend add psychoticracer
friend add pureallnatural
friend add ramenhair
friend add rdmcatpaw
friend add reckless_riley
friend add redhot_redeemed
friend add rocklikerunaway
friend add saiyanfriedrice
friend add scarredpalms
friend add scionofwisdom
friend add seagullmun
friend add shackledpuppy
friend add shadesofeco
friend add shipshapeshipco
friend add skinbrand
friend add skinniest_too
friend add so_flighty
friend add solittleeffort
friend add sprayemnslayem
friend add standardpackage
friend add summonupastorm
friend add survivorking
friend add swordofhope
friend add tachikhromatic
friend add talkback_stein
friend add talkingfishbone
friend add tanvirus
friend add tattoofists
friend add techno_rockstar
friend add teethofneedles
friend add tenoritaiga
friend add thenotmagician
friend add thepartydude
friend add thequeensown
friend add thursday_angel
friend add tic_tech_turtle
friend add ttlyisabard
friend add ttlynotawizard
friend add twopistols
friend add unamvirtus
friend add wiserthanusall
friend add withanokka
friend add wolvesxeyes
friend add wutaiwarhero
friend add xmaliciouslyx
friend add zombiepunched

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friend remove 1truthprevails
friend remove 4nschik
friend remove a_bit_jumpy
friend remove a_thingofbeauty
friend remove acosmiccastaway
friend remove adealwith_god
friend remove afathertorn
friend remove ailuruslucidity
friend remove akaspidersuki
friend remove alien_judas
friend remove almostsurvived
friend remove alsoasecret
friend remove amorflame
friend remove anomnipresence
friend remove aprimemover
friend remove aquatail
friend remove arcanasoul
friend remove arrowd
friend remove atomic16
friend remove attachikoma
friend remove awesomeoncrack
friend remove awomanresolute
friend remove axemeaquestion
friend remove backwarding
friend remove baddaybadday
friend remove bandageshark
friend remove baxtalo
friend remove bbskypirate
friend remove bemiiine
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friend remove bibliofantasy
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friend remove bigsnakedaddy
friend remove bitchingcamaro
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friend remove butterfly_grim
friend remove buttonxless
friend remove callmerevolver
friend remove canttrustliars
friend remove capn_firehazard
friend remove captain_jtk
friend remove captainverg
friend remove carotid_spray
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friend remove cathisma
friend remove ceilingezio
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friend remove chorusangel
friend remove chovahano
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friend remove clover_artist
friend remove coffeedaddy
friend remove cow_druid
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friend remove crestofcrimson
friend remove curious_tempest
friend remove cutecollecting
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friend remove damnedgun
friend remove daughterofannua
friend remove deinxxrazer
friend remove demonsinmymind
friend remove dethsentence
friend remove dignifiedsearat
friend remove disparomuerto
friend remove distancedmalice
friend remove diverged_fate
friend remove doctoronboard
friend remove dothefusion
friend remove dreamonhero
friend remove drunkwithdoubt
friend remove dual_dragon
friend remove duckducktutu
friend remove dukealla
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friend remove excuuusemehero
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friend remove faeriexprincess
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2010-10-03T03:08:29Z

The following need to post by October 5th:

agent_littlered
aprimemover
beforethehero
betterthanleo
betterthanraph
duckducktutu
epicmaiden
faeriexprincess
jewelofthesands
lovesvests
lrjthrgibbs
mayflyhunter
zombiepunched

Please remember to comment to the hiatus post if you need a hiatus, and to the adds / removes post if you drop a character. If your hiatus isn't spotted in OOC, you may get caught on the AC! Also don't forget, calling a "slowatus" will not keep you from being included in the AC.

If you need a reason to post, the communicators will squirt you when you end up on these lists! Have fun!

ms_elegante @ 2010-09-19T05:26:00

2010-09-19T09:26:53Z

The night is calm, and things are quiet on the M.S. Elegante.

Until a clap of thunder loud enough to rattle the teeth in every passenger's head booms overhead, following a sharp flash of light from the direction of the sky. It sounds as if the dear ship Elegante had come across the mother of all typhoons-

Except that if the passengers were to glance out their windows, they'll see nothing but calm, quiet night sky, an expanse of blue and black dotted by stars. Nothing to indicate what had disturbed their rest.

If a passenger is brave, daring or just plain curious enough to travel to the top deck for a better view they won't find the journey an easy one. It begins as a twinge, as a feeling of wrongness, but as they near the top deck they'll find their heads throbbing as vertigo overtakes them and threatens to throw them to the ground. Passengers with stomachs will feel them churn, and those without will feel as if there were something inherently wrong inside of them.

Those brave, daring, curious passengers that manage to fight their discomfort away long enough will be rewarded with a vision of...nothing. The sky is as crystal clear as ever, and the gentle breeze brushes against their faces, tasting lightly of salt. Everything appears the same; the golf course, the slide leading to deck three. The deck chairs, the structures, nothing is out of order.

Save for a single, plump little red cardinal perched atop the railing.

Once upon the top deck characters will hear whispers, but not from without; no, quiet, hateful voices hiss directly into the mind of violence, of anger and grief, of destruction. The voices may try to guilt -"I KNOW WHAT YOU DID"- or may try to threaten -"HE'LL KILL ALL OF YOU"- or perhaps even bribe -"BRING HIM TO ME AND I WILL GRANT YOUR WISH"- but the tone is always the same. Quiet. Furious. Close.

After only moments, the cardinal cocks its tiny head before taking flight. It soars to the stars, up and up, wings beating furiously until it is far beyond sight.

The thunder sounds again and the power of it rattles the ship; it will be difficult to keep one's feet, and the flash of light is nearly blinding, and when it once again is safe to look a section of the sky is bereft of stars.

ms_elegante @ 2010-09-12T21:34:00

2010-09-13T04:34:12Z

And with that my dears, our Second Year Anniversary events have drawn to a close!

We do hope you had fun torturing your puppets and horribly abusing the fourth wall~ Remember now; while characters will recall the age change, gender / sex change, and body switch events, they will not remember the 4th wall event.

All those lovely event suggestions that didn't win the voting will be used over the next few weeks and months, so there's plenty more to look forward to. And I think I see some plot on the horizon!

Toot toot! Onwards to another year~

Sail on the Elegante

Sandbox time!

/funeral dirge

... strangely conflicted :|a

... and I feel ...

It's the end of the boat as we know it ...

{ Code Pan De Muerto }

{ Code Caramel }

{ Code Cherry Pie }

{ Code Fruitcake }

{ Code Peppermint Bark }

{ Code Candycane }

Boooooooooooooom

Toot toot~

Carnival Plans

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fiiine~

THE GUN IS GOOD

What what

Halloween Party!

*Cha-cha-cha!*

{ 12 HOUR EVENT! }

Toot Toot

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ms_elegante @ 2010-09-19T05:26:00

ms_elegante @ 2010-09-12T21:34:00

Cha-cha-cha!