3rd Wave

[tentacruelest]

[Jones is a deep, deep sleeper but he wakes with the sunrise. Each day is a new, hellish experience on the Barge but he scowls and stomps his way through them regardless.

Imagine his surprise when this morning he opens his door - releasing a small flood of his usual seawater, which, thanks to Maintenance, is contained by a make-shift dam - and spots children running about.

Not the handful of children he knows to be part of the Barge. New ones. And smaller people are easier to bully than full-grown ones.

Resolving to go about his day unbothered by the mechanics of the Admiral, Davy instead storms his way to the mess hall, literally using his claw to forcefully swat aside anyone smaller than four feet]


I'll thank whoever remains their true, full size to keep the vast majority of whelps under control. I've a mind to toss them over the side one by one; no ship is in need of this many cabin boys. No navy is.

Mind your brats. Or I will.

Comments

Private threadjack AGAIN, I'm sorry /o\

[chlorophylliac]

He's not assigned yet. No-one would be alerted to his death.

If he steps out of line, I can destroy the body and we won't have to hear another word out of him until the end of the flood.

[tentacruelest]

[Davy pauses in his limp to stare, hard and fast, at the grinning child in front of him. Today is clearly not his day.

Eventually, with a tidalwave of effort, he continues on his way]

Stow your bleating, lamb.

[deadliestviper]

Go ahead and find the mainmast and feel free to do that.

[justplaying]

An' I'll slice yer throat open an' leave ya for the sharks if you try.

[With that amount of blood on him? It's more than just an idle threat. He bares his teeth and growls at him, small but ferocious; threats are not something he's a fan of right now. Too close to home, especially with the mouth comment. He's got a necklace of human teeth to prove it.]

I'm Victor.

[tentacruelest]

The brig, then.

[tentacruelest]

Victor Creed. I thought you might be.

[With some spark of amusement, Davy directs his claw at the boy]

You're in sore need of a bath, Creed. A bath and a bit of food and maybe a strike across the ears, although I couldn't tell you in what order.

Private jack of threads

[deadliestviper]

Understood.

I've a feeling he's more talk than action. If not, I can do my best to surprise him with an attack.

[princelingofpuzzles]

I'm pretty sure that's not allowed, but I guess a squid thing isn't going to be law-abiding.

[deadliestviper]

Warden-locked.

If I were you, I'd go and have some quiet time in my cabin.

Private

[princelingofpuzzles]

And you do? Why?

Private

[chlorophylliac]

Because you're right. You haven't done anything to deserve being hurt.

[Today.]

Private

[princelingofpuzzles]

You're way nicer than the other adults I know. What's your name? I'm Eddie, by the way, but it sounds like you already know who I am.

[justplaying]

...I know you?

[That catches him up for a moment, eyes narrowed in suspicion. He'd remember if he'd ever associated with a walking talking seafood buffet.]

Private

[chlorophylliac]

Understood.

I'm keeping the greenhouse secure so they have somewhere to go. You'll keep an eye on him?

Private | YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT

[deadliestviper]

I will. If he so much as touches a kid I'll make sure he's too distracted to do worse.

[jumpeduplittleshit]

Then you're dumber than you look.

Private

[chlorophylliac]

I do. My name is Ivy.

Come to the greenhouse if you feel you don't have anywhere safe to go. I'll be there.

[fearcutsdeeperthanswords]

It's not. It just throws people overboard and makes them forget who they are.

You can jump, if you like. Maybe we can leave you wherever we land.

Private | NOTHING WAS SEEN

[chlorophylliac]

[She nods, once.]

Contact me if I can be of assistance.

[forsaken_queen]

[Guess who.

She frowns and her warning is firm but not overly hostile.]

Don't be picking on the little kids, mister.

Private

[princelingofpuzzles]

Nice to meet you, Ivy. That's a very appropriate name.

[He seems mildly confused by the offer.]

I didn't even know there was a greenhouse. This is the first ship I've ever been on and it's the weirdest ship ever, too.

[tentacruelest]

[He sees her face and knows it, but can't quite place where or who]

Don't think to tell me what to do, missy.

[tentacruelest]

It's a simple thing to pick up a tiny warden and have them act as my key.

[tentacruelest]

Aye, lad. That you do, although not in this time.

[tentacruelest]

Not allowed by who, might I ask? Because you're half right. Squid things do not follow conventional laws.