Event Nine.

[awashmods]

Thus, on Life’s gloomy sea, Heareth the marinere Voices sweet, from far and near, Ever singing in his ear, “Here is rest and peace for thee!”

t's a dark night, and the sounds of feet in the darkness are further dampened and hidden by even more magic, as they are lured away by the soft sounds of dreams that are too good to be true, leaving the Town much, much emptier than when it began. On one side, an island, and a ticking clock to a gruesome death. On the other, the slow realization that those bonds everyone has been forging might mean much, much more than they first thought. Welcome to Awash's ninth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to start your own posts or logs for this event as well. If there are any questions, please ask them here. Please be sure to very clearly mark where your characters are in your prompts, so people know which they can tag depending on which group they are in. Thank you!

Comments

[withwisdom]

Oh, Akira. [ yes, excellent, because help would be appreciated. ] The fish are a lot faster than I've taken them for. Tell me - do you think your eyes or your precision is better in the moment?

[theshowsover]

[He thinks about that. He feels pretty sluggish, but if he concentrates really hard...

It's hard to summon his third eye right now, but not impossible. So he makes his decision.]

Eyes. [At least he can see the fish under the water.]

[withwisdom]

[ she nods and rolls back her shoulders, the ache of sleeping on hard ground beneath the thin sand of the beach, and readies the spear again. ]

Give me a signal when you see the fish approaching under me.

[theshowsover]

[He nods in understanding, and pulls up his Third Eye again. It makes his head throb, like a garden variety headache, but at least it works.

He waits until he sees one of the fish start to move toward Zelda, then quickly lifts his hand, signalling to her. Go for it!]

[withwisdom]

[ her body tenses in anticipation, knowing she'll have to react in the moment. she practically stops breathing until she sees the lift of his hand and swiftly slams the spear down into the water. a breath of relief swiftly leaves her body when she feels a weight on the spear, and pulling it up reveals a caught fish. it's mutated, flopping out its last moments, but it's a meal. ]

Oh, finally! [ she sucks in a breath and lets it out again, heart racing in the excitement. ] Thank you Akira. You have an impressive skill for observation.

[ maybe it's the glasses that help? ]

[theshowsover]

[The glasses are mostly for aesthetics, alas. It's something else that helps him see.

As evidenced by the fact that he reaches up to rub his temple, brow creasing. Ow. He definitely can't do that too many times without resting.]

Thanks.

[He lowers his hand, nodding at the fish.] Glad you were able to catch it. You're fast.

[withwisdom]

Am I? ...Truth be told, I've never done this before. I did once have a friend who used a spear as her weapon of choice. I was just emulating her.

[ mipha had so much more strength than anyone ever credited her for. she tried to channel some of that. ]

Are you alright by the by? The sirens didn't rough you too badly in the kidnapping I hope.

[theshowsover]

[He nods. She managed to spear the fish, after all. She shouldn't sell herself short.]

Yeah. I'm fine.

[A few scrapes and bumps, but nothing that can't be handled. He glances her over as well.]

How about you?

[withwisdom]

I'm well enough. More mentally exhausted than physically really.

[ cuts, bruises, these are things she can walk off and adjust herself to. it's being stranded, isolated, and helpless, that truly wear her down. ]

...Let me share this fish with you. I wouldn't have caught it without your help.

[theshowsover]

[He nods. He gets that; it's definitely disconcerting, and worrying, having this happen. The stress is enough to get to anyone.

But he looks surprised at her offer.]

Are you sure?

[withwisdom]

I am. We caught it together, it's only fair we share it together.

[ and at least like this she gets to help feed him - it's an easy way to assist. ]

[theshowsover]

[That earns her a smile.]

Alright. Deal.

[It's not a very big fish though... but they'll make do. He's glad he could help, regardless.]

We should find the others and try to fish again later. More hands can only help, right?

[withwisdom]

Agreed.

...I do hope everyone else is doing ok. Not just here, but back on the mainland. [ a sigh passes through her, eyes looking down to the murky waters. ] I'm sure by now they've realized something strange must have happened.

[theshowsover]

I'm sure they're looking for us.

[Akira looks out across the sea, eyes searching the horizon. He can just see Chroma in the distance, a speck of land stretching out at the edge of the world. He wonders if anyone is looking at this island.]

We'll just have to stay safe for now.