8th Hop//Voice

[entirelybonkers]

That was certainly odd last night, don't you all think?

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[ntjstapwn]

Very.

[entirelybonkers]

What does it mean, I wonder?

[ntjstapwn]

I'm afraid it means there will be trouble, but its too soon to tell.

[entirelybonkers]

Trouble of the very worst sort, I imagine - rabbit holes are rarely filled with peaches and cream, I'm afraid. There always seems to be a rotten apple somewhere at the core.

[pimp_hat]

To say da least. Joo be alright dere Alice?

[entirelybonkers]

Did you go up to the top to inspect?

[She did.]

Oh, I suppose in good time I'll be just fine.

[pimp_hat]

I did. It wasn't pleasant.

Alright, I be t'inkin' t'ings gonna start gettin' bumpy real soon.

[entirelybonkers]

No, it wasn't at all. Did you see the little bird? What in the world would a bird such as that be doing in the middle of the ocean, I wonder? Leave one to think, perhaps all that we see isn't truly real.

I do seem to recall something about a storm coming.

[shipshapeshipco]

If you're speaking of the toasted brie and pancetta open-face bread-boxer I enjoyed for supper, I demand you try one of your own before passing judgment.

YES

[entirelybonkers]

Well, I could hardly pass judgment on something that I've never actually had before, and it does sound terribly delicious if I do say so myself.

[autodidacticone]

The bird was significant, I'm sure of it. Some kind of...distraction? Message, maybe.

Everything important on this ship is to do with birds.

[entirelybonkers]

Oh, I think everything that happens that is out of the ordinary is significant in some way, especially on a vessel such as this one. A little red bird being out in the middle of what appears to be the ocean is most certainly unusual and altogether incredibly significant, I should think.

Does it, now? What else have you noticed? [Alice doesn't know about the Heron.]

[autodidacticone]

Everywhere, if you know where to look.

...

There's this Heron. She showed up before I arrived, and...Well. I'm pretty sure the Captain is sleeping with her.

[entirelybonkers]

That can't be comfortable at all, sleeping with a bird of that size.

What is her significance, I wonder.

[bossfedora]

Yes.

Did you make it up to the top deck?

[entirelybonkers]

I did, though it was ah...quite the struggle. Did you?

[bossfedora]

I did. It was pretty unpleasant.

[entirelybonkers]

It was, wasn't it? Simply a dreadful feeling just getting up there, and then once there those horrible whispers were frightful. Did you hear anything specific? I'm rather certain I didn't like what I heard.