Daily 1- The Sleeping Siren

[verylukely]

Unfortunately, there is a goth here. She is very tall, and looks to be on the younger side, but definitely an adult and way too old to still be dressing up as a goth. The bucket attached to her right palm is impossible to not notice. She looks extremely disheveled, like she fell down twenty flights of stairs to get here today. The name she has been going by is Pail, but you find that exceptionally hard to believe. Almost like she saw all the similarly named people, panicked that she wouldn't fit in, and picked that.

“I know you guys want to ask about the bucket- Funny story, really. It’s been attached to me since birth. Sort of like a parasite that grew up alongside me. Uh, Sorry. That’s oversharing for our first interaction. Haha. But I’m cool about it. Really. I own it. Look, look at what I can do!”

Pail squeezes her hand, and out of her palm, with the speed of a lemon being squeezed, a liquid slowly starts to fill into the bucket.

She pours it out onto the floor immediately.

“Oh. That’s uh, that’s just water. Sorry. I hate water. I don’t know why I made water.”

An awkward silence fills the room again until she speaks again.

“Um... Ask me if there’s ever any drink you want! I have a bunch of paper cups with me. Doctors have assured me that it’s very sanitary and safe to share. It will be slightly metallic I’m afraid, you’ll get used to it if you’re friends with me. Oh, It has to be a liquid I’m familiar with though. So basically, anything you’d find in a soda machine-“

All of a sudden, the light leaves her eyes

“Oh god, I’m just a soda fountain. That’s my power. It's so Kumaing! lame.”

Pail looks on the verge of tears. She starts filling the bucket with something alcoholic and drinks it directly from the bucket.

“*sniff* I told myself I wasn’t going to do this in front of my new friends… I’m cool guys… right? Please tell me I’m cool.”

[crazynuto]

Jun 25, 2024 13:05:55 GMT -6 Kuroneko said:

"I suppose we should mention which island now. We are headed for the Isle of Stars, Liu Wen. The smallest island of a volcanic archipelago, but also the most storied. It has been sinking for the longest after all. A little birdy told me that of potential riches, and I find myself inclined to agree. Zevas abandoned it after stripping away the superficial treasures, unaware of what lies beneath. Do prepare yourself though. Individuals of ill repute, pirates in this land's tongue, seemed to have similar ideas. Clashes may ensue."

Butler gives a curt nod, taking the tea tray and turning to leave.

"Do understand the Young Master's safety is of paramount concern. If push comes to shove, I will do what's...necessary to protect him.

Jun 25, 2024 13:09:17 GMT -6 Sachi said:

A yellow homunculus-looking thing walks over to the dining room table and picks up the tastiest looking thing he can find. He looks over at the mermaid, munches on it, then wipes his hands on his hoodie before speaking up.

As Butler turns, he bumps into this yellow homunculus-looking dude, almost spilling the tea ontop of him. Catching the tray without a drop out of play, he cocks an eyebrow at the stranger, a mildly perturbed scowl on his face. 

"Smiling...Friends? I can't imagine you'll be suited for what's to come. Who are you here to make smile? Certainly not the Young Master, he's rather jovial most days. Unless they're here for me? No the Young Master would never...well this is exactly the sort of thing he'd do actually..."

Butler catches himself muttering and perks up.

"I...will be leaving now."

He steps a few feet away, presenting the tray of tea to Veil (not The Veil, or Veils, or Vale?).

"Your tea, sir. Your room shall be ready momentarily."

[Kuroneko]

Jun 25, 2024 13:09:17 GMT -6 Sachi said:

A yellow homunculus-looking thing walks over to the dining room table and picks up the tastiest looking thing he can find. He looks over at the mermaid, munches on it, then wipes his hands on his hoodie before speaking up.

"Uh, yeah, I mean that's cool and all, but uh, see we're the Smiling Friends. And we're here to, uh, make someone smile, that's like, our job. I dunno about getting involved in all this treasure hunting nonsense, you know? I mean like it's cool you invited us but, I dunno if I wanna risk my life or anything, you know?"

The mermaid looks as if she is questioning why you signed the contract, but shakes her head and returns to a neutral expression. "Then you can go find people who need a smile. I'm sure there will be someone requiring your services, and it would certainly delight me to hear of your tales upon your return."

[Vaellin the Bard]

Jun 25, 2024 13:25:45 GMT -6 crazynuto said:

He steps a few feet away, presenting the tray of tea to Veil (not The Veil, or Veils, or Vale?).

"Your tea, sir. Your room shall be ready momentarily."

"Splendid! Exemplary work as always, Butler!" Veil takes a sip of his tea before turning to view the dining room in its entirety. "Thy opinion, trusted companion? What doth thou make of the other participants in this excursion? Thus far they seem... eccentric to sayeth the least! What sayeth thou?"

He takes another sip and frowns slightly but doesn't say anything before turning a perfectly diplomatic and welcoming face to the rest of the dining room.

[Kuroneko]

Jun 25, 2024 13:15:12 GMT -6 verylukely said:

Unfortunately, there is a goth here. She is very tall, and looks to be on the younger side, but definitely an adult and way too old to still be dressing up as a goth. The bucket attached to her right palm is impossible to not notice. She looks extremely disheveled, like she fell down twenty flights of stairs to get here today. The name she has been going by is Pail, but you find that exceptionally hard to believe. Almost like she saw all the similarly named people, panicked that she wouldn't fit in, and picked that.

“I know you guys want to ask about the bucket- Funny story, really. It’s been attached to me since birth. Sort of like a parasite that grew up alongside me. Uh, Sorry. That’s oversharing for our first interaction. Haha. But I’m cool about it. Really. I own it. Look, look at what I can do!”

She squeezes her hand, and out of her palm, with the speed of a lemon being squeezed, a liquid slowly starts to fill into the bucket.

She pours it out onto the floor immediately.

“Oh. That’s uh, that’s just water. Sorry. I hate water. I don’t know why I made water.”

An awkward silence fills the room again until she speaks again.

“Um... Ask me if there’s ever any drink you want! I have a bunch of paper cups with me. Doctors have assured me that it’s very sanitary and safe to share. It will be slightly metallic I’m afraid, you’ll get used to it if you’re friends with me. Oh, It has to be a liquid I’m familiar with though. So basically, anything you’d find in a soda machine-“

All of a sudden, the light leaves her eyes

“Oh god, I’m just a soda fountain. That’s my power. It's so Kumaing! lame.”

She looks on the verge of tears. She starts filling the bucket with something alcoholic and drinks it directly from the bucket.

“*sniff* I told myself I wasn’t going to do this in front of my new friends… I’m cool guys… right? Please tell me I’m cool.”

The gemstone cats come by with cleaning supplies to mop up. A cat of jasper, pauses to presents Pail with a handkerchief. It gives a deep questioning meow which resonates with you, literally. Feels like all the water in your body if vibrating.

[Kuroneko]

Jun 25, 2024 13:25:45 GMT -6 crazynuto said:

As Butler turns, he bumps into this yellow homunculus-looking dude, almost spilling the tea ontop of him. Catching the tray without a drop out of play, he cocks an eyebrow at the stranger, a mildly perturbed scowl on his face. 

"Smiling...Friends? I can't imagine you'll be suited for what's to come. Who are you here to make smile? Certainly not the Young Master, he's rather jovial most days. Unless they're here for me? No the Young Master would never...well this is exactly the sort of thing he'd do actually..."

Butler catches himself muttering and perks up.

"I...will be leaving now."

He steps a few feet away, presenting the tray of tea to Veil (not The Veil, or Veils, or Vale?).

"Your tea, sir. Your room shall be ready momentarily."

If one were to look into the resting quarters, they might find a hastily remodeled chamber.

Resting Quarters
Private rooms where one can be lulled to sleep by the sea. The beds are surprisingly comfortable, even for those without humanoid shapes. Drawers and a closet serve as storage space. They are connected to a bathroom, with a shower. There is a key for each person, and a master key with the captain.

One room in particular has plush velvety pillows, upon which one might gaze upon the abstract paintings and marble sculptures set around the room. It doesn't quite have a balcony, as that can only go horribly for a vehicle that is underwater, but the window does bulge out toward the sea as something of an observation platform.

[Hansbulla]

The Veil takes an opportunity to visit the captain's quarters and places a hand on the aquarium glass.

"Join us. This expedition is destined for suffering. Help us bring an end to that pain."

[Sachi]

Jun 25, 2024 13:25:45 GMT -6 crazynuto said:

As Butler turns, he bumps into this yellow homunculus-looking dude, almost spilling the tea ontop of him. Catching the tray without a drop out of play, he cocks an eyebrow at the stranger, a mildly perturbed scowl on his face. 

"Smiling...Friends? I can't imagine you'll be suited for what's to come. Who are you here to make smile? Certainly not the Young Master, he's rather jovial most days. Unless they're here for me? No the Young Master would never...well this is exactly the sort of thing he'd do actually..."

Butler catches himself muttering and perks up.

"I...will be leaving now."

He steps a few feet away, presenting the tray of tea to Veil (not The Veil, or Veils, or Vale?).

"Your tea, sir. Your room shall be ready momentarily."

"Oh Kuma!, like, for real, man? Hey Pim I think we found our guy. Alright let's get him smiling. Uh..."

Charlie approaches Butler again, messy as ever

"Hey man, whats up? You know that tea thing you did was super cool. I mean you ever thought of like, using that skill? You could be a sick, like, knight or something. I mean anyone can make tea but you're something else man, you know?"

[Sachi]

Jun 25, 2024 13:27:37 GMT -6 Kuroneko said:

Jun 25, 2024 13:09:17 GMT -6 Sachi said:

A yellow homunculus-looking thing walks over to the dining room table and picks up the tastiest looking thing he can find. He looks over at the mermaid, munches on it, then wipes his hands on his hoodie before speaking up.

"Uh, yeah, I mean that's cool and all, but uh, see we're the Smiling Friends. And we're here to, uh, make someone smile, that's like, our job. I dunno about getting involved in all this treasure hunting nonsense, you know? I mean like it's cool you invited us but, I dunno if I wanna risk my life or anything, you know?"

The mermaid looks as if she is questioning why you signed the contract, but shakes her head and returns to a neutral expression. "Then you can go find people who need a smile. I'm sure there will be someone requiring your services, and it would certainly delight me to hear of your tales upon your return."

Charlie turns back before leaving.

"Oh, I mean it was probably Mr. Boss that signed it. He just sends us where we gotta go, you know? But yeah, don't worry, we'll make this guy smile then we'll be outta your hair."

[verylukely]

Jun 25, 2024 13:35:30 GMT -6 Kuroneko said:

The gemstone cats come by with cleaning supplies to mop up. A cat of jasper, pauses to presents Pail with a handkerchief. It gives a deep questioning meow which resonates with you, literally. Feels like all the water in your body if vibrating.

"This, um, isn't part of my powers. I don't know why this is happening. It's kind of scary, actually. Am I dying? Am I going to explode? Oh god, please no. I loved cats so much... Why must you explode me with the cats, God?"

She takes the handkerchief and starts wiping her eyes with it.

"Thank you, cat. I see now that you mean me no harm. I'm sorry for causing a spill and freaking out. It won't happen again."

She tucks the handkerchief into her pocket, implying that it definitely will happen again.

[Kuroneko]

Jun 25, 2024 13:39:03 GMT -6 Hansbulla said:

The Veil takes an opportunity to visit the captain's quarters and places a hand on the aquarium glass.

"Join us. This expedition is destined for suffering. Help us bring an end to that pain."

Floe turns to Veil with a smile, "Is suffering such a bad thing? One could argue that the greatest stories all involve suffering to some degree. A little negativity serves as contrast to heighten the joys of life. Without such disparity, all would become quite monotonous."

[jash]

Jun 25, 2024 12:43:25 GMT -6 ⋆⋅ Sage ⋅⋆ said:

Kara's face lights up at the sight of the feast.

"Ohh!! Kelly, Krista, look!"

She plops down into a seat and starts scooping huge portions of everything onto her plate.

Well at least they're gonna be feedin' us well! Kelly says taking a seat next to Kara, and starting to chow down on as much food she can fit on her plate.

[crazynuto]

Jun 25, 2024 13:33:50 GMT -6 Vaellin the Bard said:

"Thy opinion, trusted companion? What doth thou make of the other participants in this excursion? Thus far they seem... eccentric to sayeth the least! What sayeth thou?"

Ooh catty Butler Talk, here we go!

Butler, who's eyebrow seems perpetually raised, gives everyone a cursory glance.

"Perhaps...as eccentric as you, or even more so if I may speak candidly. We have a...

Jun 25, 2024 13:39:03 GMT -6 Hansbulla said:

The Veil takes an opportunity to visit the captain's quarters and places a hand on the aquarium glass.

"Join us. This expedition is destined for suffering. Help us bring an end to that pain."

...masochistic cultist

Jun 25, 2024 13:15:12 GMT -6 verylukely said:

“*sniff* I told myself I wasn’t going to do this in front of my new friends… I’m cool guys… right? Please tell me I’m cool.”

neurotic wet blanket...or should I say bucket

Jun 25, 2024 10:50:16 GMT -6 Misaki said:

"But what about my role in this story? Well lets just say I'm simply the background character who's just here to have fun. That's all there is to it." She appears to be talking to herself.

aspiring actress dictating her life story.

Jun 25, 2024 12:43:25 GMT -6 ⋆⋅ Sage ⋅⋆ said:

"Ohh!! Kelly, Krista, look!"

A set of three...children? How strange.

Jun 25, 2024 13:09:17 GMT -6 Sachi said:

"Uh, yeah, I mean that's cool and all, but uh, see we're the Smiling Friends. And we're here to, uh, make someone smile, that's like, our job. I dunno about getting involved in all this treasure hunting nonsense, you know? I mean like it's cool you invited us but, I dunno if I wanna risk my life or anything, you know?"

A member of the Smiling Friends who are here to make somebody...smile. You wouldn't have anything to do with that, would you Young Master? Please say no.

[Hansbulla]

Jun 25, 2024 13:53:18 GMT -6 Kuroneko said:

Floe turns to Veil with a smile, "Is suffering such a bad thing? One could argue that the greatest stories all involve suffering to some degree. A little negativity serves as contrast to heighten the joys of life. Without such disparity, all would become quite monotonous."

The Veil shakes their head.

"We know pain. Our purpose is its end. Children cry out for salvation. There is no escaping this truth. We seek an end to this endless game, to entropy. Won't you lend a hand?"

[crazynuto]

Jun 25, 2024 13:40:14 GMT -6 Sachi said:

"Hey man, whats up? You know that tea thing you did was super cool. I mean you ever thought of like, using that skill? You could be a sick, like, knight or something. I mean anyone can make tea but you're something else man, you know?"

"Ah I am rather...content in my current role as a Butler, thank you very much. One cannot be concerned with aspects of "coolness" when devoting one's life to another. I do pride myself on my buttling abilities however. My skills have been trained over decades of service to the Young Master's family.

He nods towards Veil.

I am esctatic to be here, trust me."

His face does not move a muscle, practically frozen in that prim, proper, slightly condescending scowl.