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[imsorryimissed]

[There's a rustling sound as Oleg picks up the comm and then there's a few more minutes as he tries to figure out how to call Mr and Mrs Gazelle to come help him. He can't get a signal out, though, and the comm keeps asking him if he wants to post to something called 'ShipNet'.

Oleg finally clicks it on.]

H-hello? Nicky? Mom? Mr Gazelle? ...

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[missmimmi]

[Oh dear it sounds like a kid. Poor thing]

I am afraid your family may not be here.

[imsorryimissed]

[Not again.]

Where is this?

[He's wandering down a hall, fingers trailing on the wall.]

[missmimmi]

Some sort of cruise ship called the Elegante. It is a... rather odd place.

[imsorryimissed]

Oh.

[He can see it's a ship, so that's nothing new, but he didn't know the name.]

Who are you?

[weifengyiyu]

Welcome aboard the Elegante. Y'parents ain't here, just sit back an' we'll take you t'the Golden Shore.

[imsorryimissed]

Why did you kidnap me? What's the Golden Shore?

[weifengyiyu]

Laa, we didn't kidnap you, kid. Cap'n found y'in the water.

Golden Shore's our destination. S'where all you passengers are going.

[imsorryimissed]

Found me in the water...

[Maybe... maybe...

Oleg can't think of a reason why he'd be floating in an ocean. He can't remember.]

Okay.

[He can tell by her tone that she isn't going to argue with him, and he can tell by her tone that she's dangerous.]

Okay.

[canttrustliars]

Sounds like the situation's been explained to you already. There's no going home, and if someone tells you that part of the boat is dangerous they're likely not exaggerating.

If you need anything, just ask over the comms and someone will help you, okay?

[imsorryimissed]

Thank you. Do you know what Carnival is?

I could hear music.

[canttrustliars]

It's not somewhere you want to be. Everything there is either dead or deadly. Don't go in there.

[imsorryimissed]

Okay.

[He can probably believe this strange man, but he is a man.

Oleg reserves judgement.]

Are you Russian?

[lilyground]

Hi!

[imsorryimissed]

[Another kid?

Oleg lifts up his comm and clicks it on.]

... hi?

[lilyground]

Hi! Are you new? What's your name?

[Oh Zeshat, Lily's glad to have another kid on board.]

[imsorryimissed]

O-Oleg.

[He's startled. She's his age, and she sounds... nice. Really nice. Someone else his age? He's glad, so glad.]