[ cloud's eyes have a very slight brighter glow in the dark. this is not nearly enough to see jack shit underwater, including whatever ironic incoming shark is about to happen. he swims over until he finds a hole in the hull ]
A lot of wood. Think we can fit in there?
[ in my head this is just going to be the little mermaid scene ]
[ there's a pause right back as he listens and also looks behind them. ]
... Get in the hole, now.
[ he'll grab and yank him forward so he can force rupert in first before following. now they are even more in the dark in the hull! but at least they missed the first shark bite! they can tell this because the shark chomps on wood right behind them ]
I don't think we can outswim it.
[ rupert asked for one thing and cloud is only givig him bad news instead. what a dick. ]
[he's about to answer before he gets shoved inside. i refuse to use the word hole in this thread except for that one time, but here they are inside the ship! he's just looking at the shark as it tries to break through the wood.]
Cool! Great, uh... What are the chances we can hide or something before it breaks through? Or, like, hit it with the sword and hope it goes away?
I don't know how much momentum I can get to swing it underwater. And right now...
[ the downside of being inside the hull is that this is kind of a ... tight fit. once again i have nerfed the buster sword by putting it in a closed environment ]
I think I'm more likely to make it a second entrance if I try.
[ sometimes the meta text is right, rupert. anyway, wow, do we want them eaten by a shark or to find a treasure? a mystery we can decide but it absolutely needs to be that they see a glint somewhere in the dark that looks accessible but won't be easily so because of irony again ]
[he pulls with his noodle arms, and because rng was kind to them it's halfway rotted off already, so it comes off easily. he turns and tosses it towards the shark, and while it doesn't really hurt (since it just kind of floats harmlessly, they're underwater, help), it does startle it enough that it stops for precisely long enough for them to get through. last time cloud shoved him in, so this time he pushes him forward first.]
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but not yet. he's swimming inside cautiously, looking around.]
You see anything?
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A lot of wood. Think we can fit in there?
[ in my head this is just going to be the little mermaid scene ]
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[whatever he's about to say gets discarded as he hears something. it's the jaws theme (no)
it's the sound of water churning and swishing around somewhere behind them, and he pauses. slowly:]
Please tell me you don't hear or see something and I'm just imagining that noise.
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... Get in the hole, now.
[ he'll grab and yank him forward so he can force rupert in first before following. now they are even more in the dark in the hull! but at least they missed the first shark bite! they can tell this because the shark chomps on wood right behind them ]
I don't think we can outswim it.
[ rupert asked for one thing and cloud is only givig him bad news instead. what a dick. ]
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[he's about to answer before he gets shoved inside. i refuse to use the word hole in this thread except for that one time, but here they are inside the ship! he's just looking at the shark as it tries to break through the wood.]
Cool! Great, uh... What are the chances we can hide or something before it breaks through? Or, like, hit it with the sword and hope it goes away?
[this is why he's not a strategist]
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[ the downside of being inside the hull is that this is kind of a ... tight fit. once again i have nerfed the buster sword by putting it in a closed environment ]
I think I'm more likely to make it a second entrance if I try.
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...So do you have a different plan or are we just going to wait for the inevitable, here?
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[ can they even see anything. ]
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Uh, yeah, swimming in the dark in the hopes we find something definitely beats this.
[off they goooo...]
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Every week I tell myself these are stupid, and then every week I'm back here trying not to get eaten by a shark underwater.
[ why don't they LEARn, RUPERT ]
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[that is not the problem here]
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[ sometimes the meta text is right, rupert. anyway, wow, do we want them eaten by a shark or to find a treasure? a mystery we can decide but it absolutely needs to be that they see a glint somewhere in the dark that looks accessible but won't be easily so because of irony again ]
You seeing this?
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[he stares at the glint, which is in fact treasure because rng has blessed them for once, good for them. swimming towards it.]
Normally I'd be more worried it's a trap, but...
[their other option is the shark that is attempting to get in and kill them both, so.]
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[ of course they say that, but oh no... it looks like there's some fallen wood debris in the way... they can't touch it... for added Drama ]
Help me pull it loose while we've got time.
[ there is a breaking noise in the background like maybe the shark ... has gone through...]
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Go, go go—
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no, they wind up back in the hallway, soaking wet, and cloud coughs up some water. there is no treasure in sight :( ]
... Could've at least let us keep the treasure.
[ he's immediately trying to wring out the water from his clothes. there's so much water everywhere. the carpet will be ruined if there's any. ]
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Yeah, not really surprised they couldn't even do us one solid.
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[ he takes off a small fish out of a pocket. it turns into more water in his hand ]
... I hate this place.
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[after a beat, glancing towards him:]
You're not hurt, though?
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No, but I doubt that was any good for either of us.
[ ... salt water... ]
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[they already regret it though]
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... You're telling me you don't regret it yet?
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