EXPEDITION PLOT | get ready to rock

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

When; September 8th.
Rating; R for swearing and violence. :)
Characters; Luke, Asch, Guy, Jade, Tear, Dean, Sasuke, Yuri, Dave, Rose, and Klarth.
Summary; The expedition finds themselves between a rock and a hard place.


| DAY 5 | Scylla and Charybdis

[The weather has been steadily worsening since Tuesday night. Visibility has also gone down considerably. The black shapes in the distance were reported to be land, and thus the crew had set sail for them. Now, however, the weather is less agreeable. A heavy rain has set in, and the seas are choppy. Thunder rolls and crackles in the distance, threatening to toss the ship as well.

The wind is thick with salt and anger. It might be wise to hide below deck until it gets better.]

[ooc: Please wait until all the sections are up before commenting! Done!

Okay, this one is going up a little early since I'll be downtown most of the day. Feel free to threadhop/whatever, since there isn't an actual fight going on, you don't need to worry about order.]

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RISING TENSIONS

[withoutbarrier.livejournal.com]

[The waters are getting kind of dangerous. The crew is handling it about as well as can be expected. Feel free to fret or throw up or play hackeysack, or maybe yell at Luke for not being able to blow up the weather.

There are worries that the boat might capsize if this gets any worse. The sails are rolled up, but the wind still tugs at the wood of the ship. People might try to lend their skills to the effort. At least it's not taking on any water yet.

Huge spires of rock jut up from the sea in the distance, threatening yet still distant.]

[ooc: Hey look some music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qHdAOKoL18).]

[explains]

[Guy checks the lifelines at their anchor point. The seas look dangerous and he is one of the people here much more used to the ocean and her terrible whims.]

Hey, check your lifelines!

[The blond calls as the crew works. He tries to meet everyone he can to do so as well, amid the general bustle. Personally he doesn't want to dive off the ship to save someone who didn't have their rope tied around them properly. Not with the ocean looking like that ahead.]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[Luke checks his lifeline, though he's looking terribly nervous.]

This isn't good...

THE PERFECT STORM

[withoutbarrier.livejournal.com]

[Unfortunately, the torrential seas are guiding the boat toward the cliffs. The captain yells out and the ship banks to the right at the last minute, but over the roar of the sea, there's a cry of alarm.

A whirlpool has appeared on the other side of the ship, huge and fearsome.

The boat has only a narrow channel of water to sail across. Death could result either from crashing into the rocks or sinking to the bottom of the ocean, both of which are so close that even the crew is visibly panicking.

What will you do? What can you do? Should we chance the rocks or the whirlpool?]

[ooc: oh snap music? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaleCcwzTvo).]

[closetpervert]

[He quickly responded to the captain's cry and joined the others to observe what was going on. A whirlpool. His eyes immediately widened as he held onto his hat with one hand as the other held onto part of the boat. Just when things couldn't have gotten worse. This wasn't good. Think Klarth think, he told himself contemplating on ways to use his abilities to their advantage.]

WHEN YOU SEE IT

[withoutbarrier.livejournal.com]

[The storm seems to lighten beyond the channel. The eagerness of being free of this place is near-tangible. As the ship glides past the rocky shore, something seems off. The rain and sleet makes it difficult to tell at first, but the sounds are unmistakable.

Crunching. Grinding. It sounds like thunder, but so much closer. Like a massive, foggy Titan chewing through stone. It drowns out even the crashing of the waves against the side of the ship.

And then it becomes clear. The world is moving. Or rather... the rocks are. They move in heaving motions, as if the stone is more like a skin of a beast rolling across the waves. They seem to be closing in-- chasing the ship.

The captain yells for his sailors to pick up the pace. You'd better hold onto something.]

[ooc: and even more music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poiqPQpiTN0)!]

[dude-imbatman.livejournal.com]

[Once Dean realizes those rocks are some sort of creature, he gets out the guns. Of course he has no idea what the hell you use on a friggin' loch ness monster thing]

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

[He bellows it out over the ship, looking for an answer from anyone.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

[He looks over from the whirlpool to the-- thing. He holds tight to whatever's nearby, wishing there was anything that could be done about any of this. Nature could be so cruel.]

Well, that doesn't look good.

[Says Mr. Obvious.]

Enjoying yourself now?

[dude-imbatman.livejournal.com]

[See that idiot grin he's giving you? Yeah...]

Oh hell yes.

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[Luke is not a ranged fighter. In the slightest. He clings to the mast like the fearless leader he is.]

H-hey, I don't think shooting rocks is going to do anything!

[dude-imbatman.livejournal.com]

Yeah and I don't think those are rocks [Dean rolls his eyes and continues with the shooting.]

[cursed-ninja.livejournal.com]

Obviously nothing good.

[Sasuke just scoffs, as electricity seems to manifest in his hand as he hand. Maybe striking it with his chidori would work? Kirin (http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kirin) would most likely be the perfect technique to use due to the storm, but he'll start off small first especially it only works once, so he'll save that as a last resort if anything]

[closetpervert]

[Klarth having made certain that his own lifeline was secure along with his hat at his side, he used the opportunity to start his chant. The boy was using a electric base attack? Perhaps if he...

Flipping his book opened, the summoner began mumbling his words as quickly as he can in his concentrated state. Seconds later, he then raised his voice to make his command, throwing his arm out to the side.]

The pact is complete!
Volt!

[With a big black electrified ball with two eyes;; appearing in the sky, it jabbered words not of this world and aimed to shock his target. Though Klarth's aim was to add power to his shipmate's attack as well.]

[dude-imbatman.livejournal.com]

Heh yeah, got that right. [Dean will stay a good distance away. he's been shocked to hell once and doesn't need it again.]

Re: WHEN YOU SEE IT

[derse-princess.livejournal.com]

[Moving rocks? Not something Rose has seen before but hey, destroying the landscape is something of a speciality of hers.

She stands a little away from the others, fully focused as she brandishes two needle-shaped wands. Those able to pick up on such things may sense a darkness to the power she's using as she sends blasts of energy towards the rock-beasts]

[withoutbarrier.livejournal.com]

[The magic shaves off some of the rocks, but they're massive and there's more where that came from. Lots more.

She might want to be careful, too-- there's bits of rock flying everywhere as it is, and if something crashes into the ship, weeeeeeeeell.

As it is, one huge chunk slides in and causes a wave that rolls the ship sharply to the right. Hope she doesn't drop her knitwands.]

[derse-princess.livejournal.com]

[She manages to keep a close grip but she has to drop her blasting efforts in order to ensure that she doesn't fall or get hit by flying debris. She glances around, checking that no-one's been hurt by that sudden wave]

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

[withoutbarrier.livejournal.com]

[By some miracle, the moving rocks have ceased trying to trap the ship. As they fade into the distance, they seem to be rearranging themselves, and then the lingering mist swallows them completely.

The thunder is distant now, though it will be at least another day before the clouds clear up. You can breathe, anyway.]

[ooc: As before, feel free to react here or make your own posts/logs/etc.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

[Now looking like a soaked dog, Yuri breathes a sigh of relief, wringing his hair out. Okay, that could have gone better.]

Everyone still alive?

[He turns to address-- well, anyone who hasn't just swallowed gallons of salt water.]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, Luke is kind of coughing up water over here. Sea water is gross. Pardon while he throws up over the side of the ship.]

Ugh...

[He hears Yuri's question and gives him a thumbs up before hurling a second time.]

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

--well, that's a good sign, at least.

[He staggers over and pats Luke's back somewhat helpfully.]

[cursed-ninja.livejournal.com]

It seems that way.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

[Hey, it's the silent guy!]

I get the feeling that isn't going to be the last of it.

[closetpervert]

[The summoner watched the shift and deeply sighed in relief. They were safe.. at least for now it seemed. He slumped forward and took a seat on the deck. His hand subconsciously making sure his hat was still there.]

Ah.. that was close.

[He listened to Yuri ask whether everyone was accounted for and he raised his hand to signal his presence.]

Aa.

[derse-princess.livejournal.com]

I seem to be in one piece, yes.

[Rose leans against the side of the ship, away from Luke, reeling a little from the energy she used. Not something she usually suffered from but firstly, this was the city at work and secondly she still had that time period unaccounted for from when she went home. Still, there's a defiance to her stance - she's not to be floored so easily]