[party post] come sail away with me

[varymydays]

You've come through a door, and you are on a boat. Specifically, you're on a cruise ship in the middle of some giant body of water. You've come through the door behind you which is attached to nothing and may now be locked. It's relatively empty as giant as it appears to be. The only other passengers that are here appear to also have come through the door for the most part and it is not nearly enough to fill up this entire cruise ship.

Also, who knows who the hell is driving this thing since all of the employees appear to be either ghosts or holograms...

Is this your first time here or your hundredth time here? Do you want a drink or a dip in the pool? Is it day or night? Do you stumble on your room or some other situation either fun or painful within its many rooms, shops, and facilities? Do you run into someone you know or a complete stranger?

The possibilities are unlimited!

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[gotbottle]

"I promise--we'll go for drinks some other time when I'm sure I can hold them down."

She looks up at him, still holding his arm. "So what happened there? Surprised at being here, someone startled you, instincts kicked in?"

[flack]

He nods a bit. "Something like that. Where I'm from originally, things like this? Don't happen all that often. But you learn to adjust after a while. Take things in stride. Sort of."

[gotbottle]

She can't imagine being here long enough to learn to take the place in stride.

To be fair, though, she wouldn't have imagined being here at all.

"It's a good attitude to have... Hey." She tugs on his arm. "My name's on that door."

[flack]

Flack stops, glancing over to the door in question and giving a bit of a shrug. "Wanna check it out?"

[gotbottle]

She nods, holding his arm just a little tighter.

"Yeah. I guess I should."

She's got a cop for backup, that makes her feel better about this.

[flack]

Flack does what cops do best and takes the lead, reaching for the door knob and easing the door open slowly. Once he has it open enough to see inside, he pokes his head in to check for any surprises, before pushing it open completely.

"Looks like everything's clear."

[gotbottle]

"That's good news."

She follows him in, taking a quick look around. Seems like your standard stateroom to her (not that she'd actually know, she's never been on a cruise ship before).

"Maybe I'll feel better if I just lie down for a while."

[flack]

Flack nods in agreement. Sleep does help with the queasiness sometimes. "Still want me to track down that Dramamine? It might help with the nausea when you wake up." Because there's a chance it'll still be there when she wakes up.

[gotbottle]

She nods up at him. "It's probably a good idea. I appreciate you doing all this."

[flack]

He waves a hand. "I'm happy to help. Really." He takes a step back and turns to head towards the door. "I'll see you later. Get some rest."

[gotbottle]

"Okay. I'll be here. Thank you again, Don."

Once he's gone she settles into bed. At first she's not sure changing position--going from upright to lying down--is an improvement. Now that she's still she can feel the rocking of the ship more acutely. Or maybe she can't, it's just that with nothing else to focus on, it feels like she can.

But that feeling settles. Eventually she drifts off, falling into an exhausted sleep.