Jan 01, 2010 22:44
[backdated to sometime very shortly after his return to the ship and a bit before Long Night . . . this part is supposed to be private - he's not aware it's set to the Way's filter - he's murmuring softly to himself, sounds upset and frightened]
G-gods of the firmament! I-I didn't know . . . didn't know it was possible . . . to be s-so . . . I-It was like being back with Master again! O-only . . . only worse! I've never been so alone and frightened! At least before, my siblings were there . . . and I'd never known differently. N-now I do. Do I have any more though? I mean, really? This crew is like a family, and I love everyone like one . . . but is it really my family? Or rather, am I theirs? Do I qualify? I'm . . . I'm not part of the crew. I'm . . . not sure what I am. A passenger? Like a guest in one's house. Present, welcome, but not actually a part of the family. Did they know I was gone? Did they get my posts? Were they looking for me along with the others? Mr. Ness and Miss Sophie and everyone?
I want to be a part of this family. I . . . I need to be.
[there's a soft sound as he reaches to change the setting of his filters . . . only they're . . . already set correctly? he's a bit too out of it to even realize what that means and just starts speaking again] Huh, that's strange . . .
Captain, sir? W-would you have a moment at some point soon? O-or . . . w-well, I'm sure you too busy and important to deal with such an insignificant thing. I'd probably need to talk to someone else. Who, ah . . . w-who would I talk to about getting an actual position on the ship? A-as a member of the crew, I mean? Or . . . or is that even . . . possible for me? I-I may be too small......
Also . . . can someone tell me about Long Night? I-it seems like something I should be preparing for, though I don't know how. People seem to be getting nervous, but no one's really said why?
This will be my first Long Night away from my family and home. We used to hear the partying going on in the streets around the theater, but Master used to lock all of us up in a trunk from sundown to sunrise. Pantalone and Scaramouche used to think it was because Master was afraid we'd turn on him. Heh, right, like any of us would dare!
I-I'd rather no- . . . w-well, I mean, I . . . will . . . i-if any of you think I should b-but . . . I-I don't want to get stuck in a trunk again. Ever! P-please . . .
((OOC: By the way . . . I'm sure there are proper OOC channels for changing positions in a ship. If Quin becomes an actual crewmember, cool. If not, cool too. I'm just playing him behaving and reacting to the things that have happened. He wants to become a member of the crew - I'm cool either way. *sheeps - thought she should clarify*))
puppet can haz home now?,
puppet can haz family now?,
is this home?,
isolated,
scared little puppet,
ptsd go,
trunks are the bad place