synopsychic | (no subject)

Those of you aboard the Panlong, I have a request.

We met with a very strange fellow who should be arriving in your midst very shortly. He's covered in bandages and has a straggly dog with him. [Sort of hard to miss.] He's been stranded aboard the atolls for some time now. He can't tell us how long.

[But that's really not the point, is it?]

He's...a bit of a cryptic man [thing?]. Something is very, very odd about him. [Which is putting it mildly.] He mentioned something about leprosy as well, so I would be wary of touching him if you can help it. He's asked to come with us, but he hasn't specified to where.

With all that's going on with the Grasper and the mermaids, and the ships chasing us, I don't think his appearance is coincidence. It never is. We've seen some of the same people, time and time again [like Tobi] but...I've never seen him before. It's possible he's a native of this world, of course, but-- I just don't know. He might just be the key to ensuring the end of this Jaunt. We need to keep an eye on him.

[She's not certain what a sickly man in bandages can do, however, to keep them safe from the Grasper.]

...And speaking of trouble, what exactly are we doing to try to warn our fellow seafarers about what's coming for us? Has anyone had any luck in convincing the captains of the danger?

Threaded | Flat

I have spoken with a crewmate from the Panlong and from the Damsel, and spoken with the Harbinger first mate and captain myself. They are aware of the Grasper, though... I am not sure what any of them plan to do with this information. Of the few mermaids I have spoken to, I have tried to reassure them I am doing what I can to alert the crews to the danger.

I've been shouting a lot and pointing frantically in eighty directions at once.

[ No, he hasn't. ]

It doesn't seem to be helping much, but at least it's gotten me out of swabbing anything.

[ No. It hasn't. ]

I'm sorry, I think I missed your request in there. What exactly would you like us to do with the walking pile of contagion? Is it 'feed it to that thing with all the tentacles'?

The Damsel's captain doesn't need to be convinced of danger; she needs to be convinced that the proper response is anything but loft sail and hope for safer waters ahead. Or at least that's my read on it.

I think the harder part will be convincing them all not to just feed the mermaids to the thing and hope it passes them by. There isn't much love lost between them.

As for your half-corpse friend, what was the request?

Noted. He'll need to be watched. [He's not entirely familiar with leprosy, beyond knowing it's some kind of disfiguring human disease; illness is something that, as a shinigami, he has rather limited experience with overall.]

As to the Panlong's captain, I'm uncertain as to where his priority lies in regard to the Grasper; his focus appears to be elsewhere.

Think it's possible we have seen him, and we just can't tell because of the bandages?

[He's not exactly married to this theory, but the possibility doesn't hurt to consider.]

Eh... what a strange fellow you've found. Are you sure it's safe to let him on board? [ at least it's not his ship, anyway, but as for the other part of her question... ]

The Captain of the Damsel seems to have little care for dealing with the Grasper. She's more the kind of girl who just does as she pleases.

[ there would be a laugh here, but that's a little hard to convey in text ]

She's actually extremely hard to read.

[ which made her fascinating ]

Ah, he comes with his own pet?