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[atomic16]

...Linds? This doesn't look like a party. Linds?

[There's a small pause as Sulphur waits for some kind of response.]

Lindsey, this isn't funny. Leaving me alone isn't really a good idea, especially when I don't even know where I am. Would you like it if I covered your eyes, took you somewhere, then wandered off without you? No? I didn't think

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[farfairersoul]

With most sincere apologies--

[It's clear "sincere" isn't what he means at all, actually.]

--I am afraid I must break the bad news that you are not going home. You will adjust, I'm sure.

[atomic16]

[Have more spazzy breathing. Hey, there's someone talking back, but ... this most definitely isn't Lindsey. What the hell, is she sailing to Psuedo-Germany?]

Of c-course I'm going home, Lindsey will [gasp] come and get me soon. She wouldn't just leave me here. She wouldn't.

[farfairersoul]

Of course. Cling to that idea while you can, it may make it easier.

[atomic16]

I'll cling to it because it's true.

[lilyground]

[!!!]

Ohh, don't be upset!

[atomic16]

[And now this sounds like a child. Umm. What kind of boat is she on?]

Kind of -- kind of hard not to be.

[lilyground]

I know, it's scary, right? But it won't be scary after a while! Elegante is an awesome place!

[atomic16]

How can it not be scary?

[tanksthetic]

[CONCERN GO.]

Hey--Hey, are you all right?

[atomic16]

[...Sorry North, you get snapped at.]

Does it sound like I am? Th-there's so much water and it goes on for so long.

[tanksthetic]

Well...no. No reason to yell at me, I'm just being nice.

Look, just calm down. Sit on your bed, close your eyes, take a deep breath. You're on a cruise liner called the Elegante, and you're not alone. Do you need any help in-person?

[He's trained for this stuff, you know.]

[atomic16]

[For a split second, she's on the brink of saying "sorry", but -- woops -- her pride is in the way. She didn't do anything wrong!]

Well obviously I'm not alone. It's just that the right people aren't here.

[There's a pause and a creak of springs as she climbs onto her bed, then ... just ... breathes a little. Yay, good advice.]

The only help I need, I think, is help getting back home.

[ixgideonxi]

E-easy there, miss. Just try to relax... don't hyperventilate on me, or anything.

[atomic16]

Relaxing is, um, sort of hard.

[Even though she's significantly more calm now.]

[ixgideonxi]

Heh, yeah. I felt like that too.

Anything I can bring you to put you a little more at ease? My name's Gideon, by the way.

[atomic16]

No, I'm -- I'm fine. Thank you, though.

[Pause.]

My name's Sulphur. Nice to meet you, Gideon.

[He gets the nice treatment because, unlike everyone else, he isn't loading her up with shocking information or asking stupid questions.]

[diverged_fate]

Hey, are you alright...?

[atomic16]

Sort of.

[diverged_fate]

Hm... someone's helping you out, right? I guess this place could seem a little scary to some people at first.

[atomic16]

Helping? I guess.

...I didn't expect this to be an open network, really.