[Crash Log] GAME OVER pt2
Characters: Yukimura Seiichi, Yanagi Renji, Sanada Genichirou
Location: Atobe's stupid ship
Time: Crash date!
Rating: PG13 for swearing, NC17 for giraffes
Summary: Basically, to quote Seiichi: 'This is stupid. ... Suddenly, everything was just stupid. ... Stupid.' E.g. Impossible rooms, escaped zoo animals, and three idiots whose escape and survival was honestly quite an astonishment. Stupid :x
This is what happens when you make me post logs, by the way. Summaries like that ):
Part 1
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As much as he did not want to leave Seiichi behind to get eaten, Sanada dutifully heeded Renji’s words, slipping the katana back into its sheath smoothly and silently. If it weren’t for having a dangerous animal in the room, he might have felt a slight sense of pride for having all his years of iaido training amount to this, being able to sheath a sword without alarming a giraffe. If it weren’t for that, it would have been a great accomplishment. Instead, all he felt was anxiety and reluctance as he sidestepped the fallen book case and moved towards the now clear exit.
He was leaving Seiichi behind with this animal, awkward spindly legs and neck and all. At the same time, however, there was that voice in his head that told him to trust in the other, the same voice that had held all the confidence in the world that Seiichi would step on a court and walk off victorious, back in the day. But did a battle on the courts amount up to a battle against a giraffe? He couldn’t catch Seiichi’s eyes, as they were trained upon the animal, and he dared not to speak out loud. Maybe Renji wasn’t the only one with telepathic powers. ’Strength,’ he sent mentally across the room. ’It’s just a stupid giraffe.’
Renji thanked the odds and that magical attracting quality of Seiichi that made everyone dazzled by him and obey him without a second thought; he even thanked the damned giraffe wallpaper, because dragging a panicking Genichirou while being waterlogged would be extremely difficult. He advanced forward the exit just half step behind his friend, trying to make the least noise possible and also eyeing carefully the blunnette. He put a hand on his friend shoulder; it was 98% likely he was sending encouraging mental messages to Seiichi, just like he had done during tennis matches long ago. “Don’t worry, we’re not 14 and the giraffe is not Echizen,” he whispered.
He reached for the exit door, the lock giving in after some pressure. The door grated loudy and water came down with great force. Throw the book and hurry, Seiichi.
Oh, for fuck’s sake! The giraffe jolted at the sound of the door and Seiichi only had a split-second to make a decision before it spooked and trampled him. Almost as though he could hear the telepathic message from Renji, he tossed the book away from himself and the door at an angle, causing the giraffe to attempt to catch it out of the air, whirling awkwardly in the water. While the animal was unsure of its footing, Seiichi bolted for the door, sloshing through the water as quickly as his feet would travel and cursing softly with every step. When they were safe on dry land, he would laugh about this, he promised himself.
“Keep going,” He ordered the other two, whizzing past them up the stairs and onto the water-laden deck. It was storming out and the deck was slippery, though still above water. Now that they were on deck, there were other passengers scrambling into lifeboats... but still no crew. Taking a quick survey of the life rafts already on the water and those being loaded up, it appeared as though the majority of the passengers were already making their way to safety.
Sanada could breathe easier now that they were on deck, grey but open sky above them, goats and giraffes behind. Not knowing how much longer the ship would stay afloat, though it seemed to be holding its own so far, he nevertheless didn’t want to stay and find out. Even if they were nearly out, the longer they stayed the more water the ship would take on, and more importantly, the greater chance that, heaven forbid, the giraffe might give chase. He steered the two towards the life rafts, the sooner they get off this ship the better. ‘We made it,’ he heard the voice in his head, almost unbelievably. And then out loud, “We made it.”
Renji nodded, watching intently at everything that was happening in the top deck. A quick glance told him that the number of people was below of what it should be. A beach could be seen not far away and some boats in their way to safety as well, yet he could not make a precise prediction of the other passengers’ fate. He needed to check on the rest of their friends; he thought of Sadaharu as well, maybe he had some information about what just happened. Everything that happened below the floor he was standing on lacked any logical sense and he wanted to get off the boat as soon as possible... and then maybe, after sunrise, come back for the same exact reason. “Let’s take one of the boats, we’ll meet with everyone else there. Hiroshi will tend Genichirou’s shoulder...”
"Agreed." Seiichi led them to one of the boats, waiting for the other two to get settled before lowering the boat to the water by the pulley designed to keep the boat from just falling to the water. He had tried to catch glimpses of familiar faces on the deck, but it would be easier when they were on solid land and the sun was up. Back in the water, this time safely floating, he settled heavily against Genichirou in what would not really qualify as an embrace - he was leaning, releasing tension and trying to offer some comfort all at once. With one hand, he beckoned Renji closer, as well.
Sanada scooted over to make room for Renji, settling his weight back on Seiichi. Now that he wasn’t moving or trying to escape being eaten, he could feel his body shaking with cold and exhaustion and pain. He shut his eyes tight, as if by doing that, everything would just disappear once he was in darkness, but that only brought forth the memory of the senseless room, and he opened his eyes again, instead looking at his two friends. They had brought the light back then; he relied on them even now.
It was still dark but there was light enough to see what was inside the boat and, as expected, it had plenty of first necessity items. Renji grabbed a couple of blankets and threw them over his friends; then he took another one for himself. He was shaking badly from both cold and the adrenaline rush; he already expected to fall into unconsciousness once everything settled down. The boat advanced steadily towards the shore, so he only supervised it so it did not lose its course. “We’re almost there...”
Almost there sounded too normal after the events of the night, but Seiichi didn’t raise his voice to question. He curled the blanket around himself with one hand, setting his other on Genichirou’s back and rubbing over his shirt to try to help warm him up. The cold had not fully hit Seiichi, yet - he suspected he was in shock.He wasn’t sure he would ever reconcile this in his head. The goat reappearing, the room with no doors, the movie screen and Genichirou trying to sacrifice himself for them, the dark room that stole their senses, and finally the book-eating giraffe. Softly, he murmured, “I don’t know what just happened or how we got through it, but I’m relieved you’re both here.” And he was pretty sure he would have been dead without them.
Sanada gave a small grunt of agreement. Personally, he would be perfectly happy to just forget about the events of the day and never bring it up ever again. While he couldn’t ignore all that had happened, he could very well put it behind him and be grateful just for that. The fact that the three of them got out all right was almost enough for him to forgive everything that had happened, though he would still have to give Atobe a talking-to about keeping such dangerous animals. With that thought, he tried looking around to see if the others had gotten off all right, but there was really no way seeing in the darkness, just shapes moving around, noises, the water black underneath them and the sky black above.
There were so many questions running through Renji’s mind. Why the ship lost its course? What happened to the crew and animals? He was almost sure that nearly everything that happened inside that ill-fated cruise was some sort of hallucination. He had never heard of collective hallucinations caused by no reason at all though. Where were they? Was everyone alright? At least there had been land near the crash; damage control could be dealt with on safe ground instead of a uncontrollable unpredictable sea. He was feeling slightly dizzy from all of this. He looked at his friends; well, at least they were safe and he would do anything in his power to keep it that way.
There was a soft ‘thump’ and the life boat ran aground on the beach.
Location: Atobe's stupid ship
Time: Crash date!
Rating: PG13 for swearing, NC17 for giraffes
Summary: Basically, to quote Seiichi: 'This is stupid. ... Suddenly, everything was just stupid. ... Stupid.' E.g. Impossible rooms, escaped zoo animals, and three idiots whose escape and survival was honestly quite an astonishment. Stupid :x
This is what happens when you make me post logs, by the way. Summaries like that ):
Part 1
~*~
As much as he did not want to leave Seiichi behind to get eaten, Sanada dutifully heeded Renji’s words, slipping the katana back into its sheath smoothly and silently. If it weren’t for having a dangerous animal in the room, he might have felt a slight sense of pride for having all his years of iaido training amount to this, being able to sheath a sword without alarming a giraffe. If it weren’t for that, it would have been a great accomplishment. Instead, all he felt was anxiety and reluctance as he sidestepped the fallen book case and moved towards the now clear exit.
He was leaving Seiichi behind with this animal, awkward spindly legs and neck and all. At the same time, however, there was that voice in his head that told him to trust in the other, the same voice that had held all the confidence in the world that Seiichi would step on a court and walk off victorious, back in the day. But did a battle on the courts amount up to a battle against a giraffe? He couldn’t catch Seiichi’s eyes, as they were trained upon the animal, and he dared not to speak out loud. Maybe Renji wasn’t the only one with telepathic powers. ’Strength,’ he sent mentally across the room. ’It’s just a stupid giraffe.’
Renji thanked the odds and that magical attracting quality of Seiichi that made everyone dazzled by him and obey him without a second thought; he even thanked the damned giraffe wallpaper, because dragging a panicking Genichirou while being waterlogged would be extremely difficult. He advanced forward the exit just half step behind his friend, trying to make the least noise possible and also eyeing carefully the blunnette. He put a hand on his friend shoulder; it was 98% likely he was sending encouraging mental messages to Seiichi, just like he had done during tennis matches long ago. “Don’t worry, we’re not 14 and the giraffe is not Echizen,” he whispered.
He reached for the exit door, the lock giving in after some pressure. The door grated loudy and water came down with great force. Throw the book and hurry, Seiichi.
Oh, for fuck’s sake! The giraffe jolted at the sound of the door and Seiichi only had a split-second to make a decision before it spooked and trampled him. Almost as though he could hear the telepathic message from Renji, he tossed the book away from himself and the door at an angle, causing the giraffe to attempt to catch it out of the air, whirling awkwardly in the water. While the animal was unsure of its footing, Seiichi bolted for the door, sloshing through the water as quickly as his feet would travel and cursing softly with every step. When they were safe on dry land, he would laugh about this, he promised himself.
“Keep going,” He ordered the other two, whizzing past them up the stairs and onto the water-laden deck. It was storming out and the deck was slippery, though still above water. Now that they were on deck, there were other passengers scrambling into lifeboats... but still no crew. Taking a quick survey of the life rafts already on the water and those being loaded up, it appeared as though the majority of the passengers were already making their way to safety.
Sanada could breathe easier now that they were on deck, grey but open sky above them, goats and giraffes behind. Not knowing how much longer the ship would stay afloat, though it seemed to be holding its own so far, he nevertheless didn’t want to stay and find out. Even if they were nearly out, the longer they stayed the more water the ship would take on, and more importantly, the greater chance that, heaven forbid, the giraffe might give chase. He steered the two towards the life rafts, the sooner they get off this ship the better. ‘We made it,’ he heard the voice in his head, almost unbelievably. And then out loud, “We made it.”
Renji nodded, watching intently at everything that was happening in the top deck. A quick glance told him that the number of people was below of what it should be. A beach could be seen not far away and some boats in their way to safety as well, yet he could not make a precise prediction of the other passengers’ fate. He needed to check on the rest of their friends; he thought of Sadaharu as well, maybe he had some information about what just happened. Everything that happened below the floor he was standing on lacked any logical sense and he wanted to get off the boat as soon as possible... and then maybe, after sunrise, come back for the same exact reason. “Let’s take one of the boats, we’ll meet with everyone else there. Hiroshi will tend Genichirou’s shoulder...”
"Agreed." Seiichi led them to one of the boats, waiting for the other two to get settled before lowering the boat to the water by the pulley designed to keep the boat from just falling to the water. He had tried to catch glimpses of familiar faces on the deck, but it would be easier when they were on solid land and the sun was up. Back in the water, this time safely floating, he settled heavily against Genichirou in what would not really qualify as an embrace - he was leaning, releasing tension and trying to offer some comfort all at once. With one hand, he beckoned Renji closer, as well.
Sanada scooted over to make room for Renji, settling his weight back on Seiichi. Now that he wasn’t moving or trying to escape being eaten, he could feel his body shaking with cold and exhaustion and pain. He shut his eyes tight, as if by doing that, everything would just disappear once he was in darkness, but that only brought forth the memory of the senseless room, and he opened his eyes again, instead looking at his two friends. They had brought the light back then; he relied on them even now.
It was still dark but there was light enough to see what was inside the boat and, as expected, it had plenty of first necessity items. Renji grabbed a couple of blankets and threw them over his friends; then he took another one for himself. He was shaking badly from both cold and the adrenaline rush; he already expected to fall into unconsciousness once everything settled down. The boat advanced steadily towards the shore, so he only supervised it so it did not lose its course. “We’re almost there...”
Almost there sounded too normal after the events of the night, but Seiichi didn’t raise his voice to question. He curled the blanket around himself with one hand, setting his other on Genichirou’s back and rubbing over his shirt to try to help warm him up. The cold had not fully hit Seiichi, yet - he suspected he was in shock.He wasn’t sure he would ever reconcile this in his head. The goat reappearing, the room with no doors, the movie screen and Genichirou trying to sacrifice himself for them, the dark room that stole their senses, and finally the book-eating giraffe. Softly, he murmured, “I don’t know what just happened or how we got through it, but I’m relieved you’re both here.” And he was pretty sure he would have been dead without them.
Sanada gave a small grunt of agreement. Personally, he would be perfectly happy to just forget about the events of the day and never bring it up ever again. While he couldn’t ignore all that had happened, he could very well put it behind him and be grateful just for that. The fact that the three of them got out all right was almost enough for him to forgive everything that had happened, though he would still have to give Atobe a talking-to about keeping such dangerous animals. With that thought, he tried looking around to see if the others had gotten off all right, but there was really no way seeing in the darkness, just shapes moving around, noises, the water black underneath them and the sky black above.
There were so many questions running through Renji’s mind. Why the ship lost its course? What happened to the crew and animals? He was almost sure that nearly everything that happened inside that ill-fated cruise was some sort of hallucination. He had never heard of collective hallucinations caused by no reason at all though. Where were they? Was everyone alright? At least there had been land near the crash; damage control could be dealt with on safe ground instead of a uncontrollable unpredictable sea. He was feeling slightly dizzy from all of this. He looked at his friends; well, at least they were safe and he would do anything in his power to keep it that way.
There was a soft ‘thump’ and the life boat ran aground on the beach.