[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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[claroscuro]

Miri would think this is a smart way of going about things. At least, she has a tendency to do the same. If you don't expect anything, in her view, you never really end up disappointed.

"My mother does," Mireya acknowledges after a moment. "She has a rosary and prays to saints and everything."

She cried when Miri stopped going to church, when she thought no one was looking.

[nastypieceofwork]

"But you don't go in for all that, mm?" My mother does, not we do. It's a little thing but it speaks volumes. "That's all right. Everyone's got to find their own way."

And he's seen enough people hurt by organized religion, or having things done to them in its name, to last a lifetime and then some. He won't disapprove.

"I'm John."

[claroscuro]

"I'm Mireya," she says with a slight smirk.

It is the little things that speak volumes, but Miri has yet to find the little things in John. Still, he seems like a pretty cool guy; one that isn't quick to judge. "Miri for short," she adds for a moment, before she props her chin on her hand.

"And you, John, seem to be taking this way too in stride."

[nastypieceofwork]

He shrugs. "I've been here before. Dunno why--ship's taken a liking to me, maybe."

Or it's just that he's a magnet for this kind of trouble.

"First time, then, love?"

[claroscuro]

"First time," Miri confirms, before she eyes him a bit curiously. She's been wondering what happens in her own world while she is gone, and if she will ever see it again. "Does that mean it sends you back where you came from? How exactly does that work?"

[nastypieceofwork]

"I'm not real clear on it, myself," he admits with a shrug. "I only know it's got me coming and going. I just wake up in one spot or the other."

[claroscuro]

Miri smirks in spite of herself. "Is the alcohol how you manage to keep from punching holes in the wall every time it happens?"

[nastypieceofwork]

He chuckles. It's charming, how direct her questions are.

"No, love. The drink is just recreation. My life's a bit full of nonsense like this. Well--this, this ship, it's new and a bit different from the rest. But overall, weird shit happens to me a lot, yeah?"