Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Feet Below Fandom, Thursday

[designateddadfriend]

Happy Thursday, hole-y people! Were you going insane yet? Some of you had the good fortune of having a loved one down here with you, so maybe not!

Travis probably was. But, like, in a quiet way now where he was almost used to never seeing the sun again.

This was the perfect time to learn to play guitar, right?

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New arrivals

[designateddadfriend]

The peeps just keep on coming! Some with buildings, some without.

Re: New arrivals

[doesnotkneel]

First came the cannonballs, dripping down one by one. Then followed one screaming pirate, and a barrel of rum, and another screaming pirate, and several more barrels of rum, and several cannons, and at least one whole table, chairs and cards.

At least one of the pirates was swearing very loudly in Welsh all the way down.

Re: New arrivals

[meepmeepmeep]

Guess who was directly under the cannonballs when they fell?

Go on, guess.

"Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep."

Re: New arrivals

[designateddadfriend]

"Why are there cannons?"

This seemed like it could end terribly.

Re: New arrivals

[doesnotkneel]

"Because this bloody rat-bastard hole stole them FROM MY SHIP," Edward bellowed, much louder than he particularly needed to.

Re: New arrivals

[designateddadfriend]

"Which has cannons?!"

Look, there was knowing some people on the island were actual old timey pirates and then there was watching actual cannons fall from the ceiling.

Re: New arrivals

[alwaysonguard]

Dwight had been taking it easy that morning, trying to relax and keep his mind calm and focused on something other than the days that kept stretching on and on. Had being the key word there because it was kind of hard to miss the screams echoing in the cavern.

Dwight happened to look up just in time to see... wait... cannon balls? yes those were definitely cannonballs falling into the cavern, and several large barrels, and what looked like... pirates? Yeah ok Fandom weirdness had just gotten weirder.

Giving a muttered thanks to Miguel -who was hopefully still safe and sound on the surface- for the suite he had given him a few weeks ago, Dwight jogged over to see if any of the new arrivals needed help.

"Everyone ok?" he asked.

Re: New arrivals

[doesnotkneel]

"Ah, the lads'll be fine," Edward said, yanking Grim up to his feet. "Unlike whoever's dared to do this to my Jackdaw."

Re: New arrivals

[alwaysonguard]

"Yeah... we're still trying to get to the bottom of that ourselves..." Dwight said, eying Edward closely. "So, the holes are opening up in water now. That, complicates things...."

Life in the hole

[designateddadfriend]

It just goes on

Re: Life in the hole - Groovy Tunes

[designateddadfriend]

Look, he had nothing but time down here. And doing his usual exercises just made him homesick and depressed. Why not try to learn a new skill?

He found himself a pretty accoustic and a beginner's book on how to play, and was attempting a very awkward E chord.

Why did the strings have to be so close together??

Re: Life in the hole - Groovy Tunes

[meepmeepmeep]

Who let Beaker have a lighter? Never mind that. He was waving it around over his head like he was at a sad Muppety concert of one.

"MEEPMEEP!"

Have you learned Freebird yet, Travis? Were you someone who would get tired of it being requested? If so, um, bad news.

Re: Life in the hole - Groovy Tunes

[designateddadfriend]

Travis paused in his attempt to figure out how one was supposed to stretch one's fingers into a C chord and stared.

"Who gave you a lighter?!"

Re: Life in the hole- Chilly Boulder

[thatwaslucky]

Yesterday Rey had gone through the buildings she could to see what was available and what hadn't been done yet, and tried to get the word out that if someone needed something to do that she could come up with a job for them. She figured people might need to at least feel like they were doing something and making progress to feel better about the situation, even if it was only busy work. So if anyone needed that, she could be found in the ice cream shop, going through any supplies that weren't actually melted ice cream.

She'd also managed to carve some semblance of an X into the ceiling way above them this morning, to give everyone one spot to aim for if they were able to get up that high to start chipping away. That was basically just training for her.

Re: Life in the hole- Chilly Boulder

[stykera]

Stark had bolted for an indoor (more indoor?) location once the cannons and people with guns started falling into the cavern. It just seemed wise.

"Now there's more people," he announced. "With guns. Cannons! We don't need weapons! That's not going to help!" He wasn't sure anything was going to help, at this point. But strange men with lots of weaponry didn't seem to be something they needed in here. And he hadn't even seen the brawling.

Re: Life in the hole- Chilly Boulder

[thatwaslucky]

Rey stopped what she was doing, having heard the sounds and kind of assuming that was another building falling. She'd only gotten here yesterday, she didn't know.

"When you say weapons...?"

Because if someone was trying to rob them or whatever, good luck?

Re: Life in the hole- Chilly Boulder

[so_hawkward]

Clint was rapidly running out of things to do, and a bored Clint wasn't something anyone should have to deal with. He had mostly thought about searching for any ice cream that was still edible, to distract himself from thinking about how badly he needed to get back up to the surface, but watching Rey poke at things was equally appealing.

"Hey, you find anything good?" he asked, going to peek into the tubs. It was probably a terrible idea, but that was his specialty.

Re: Life in the hole- Chilly Boulder

[thatwaslucky]

"The ice cream itself is pretty long gone," Rey said, and if she'd been here just days earlier she would have had this transfer plan in place to save it, "but I'm rescuing the toppings, and if you're really desperate I think there's some ice cream bars at the bowling alley."

Lemons into lemonade, and all.

Re: Life in the hole - Campfire

[sharp_man]

The flamingo was back to sticking close to Hannibal again. He wondered if it had had bad dreams or something. Joni had taken to pouncing at its feathers, which had inevitably(?) led to her clinging onto its back.

Hannibal was going to cook lunch for everyone over the still-going campfire - frittata and oatmeal cooked well in cast iron and stretched nicely, and the fresh vegetables were getting old anyway.

So enjoy the smells of grilled food and the sight of Hannibal Lecter cooking over a campfire with a kitten riding a glittery flamingo pressed up against him.

This was his life now.

Re: Life in the hole - Campfire

[alwaysonguard]

Dwight had to admit, it WAS an amusing sight to be sure.

"Hey, how's it going?" he asked as he walked over, trying to fight back a smirk.

Re: Life in the hole - Campfire

[sharp_man]

Yeah, Hannibal saw that smirk anyway, Dwight.

"More or less fine, although I make no promises the food won't have cat hair or flamingo feathers in it." Hannibal smiled tightly. "Oatmeal or vegetable frittata?"

Re: Life in the hole - at the fire station, after Edward's arrival

[designateddadfriend]

Travis's hand now hurt too much for learning guitar. Also his pride.

And his face. His face hurt a lot.

He dug a couple chemical cold pack out of one of the first aid kits in the station and sat down against the overturned aid truck to press one to his face. Probie came trotting over and pressed up against his side.

She could have told you that was a stupid move back there, Travis. But you seemed determined, so she'd left you to it. . . .

Re: Life in the hole - at the fire station, after Edward's arrival

[alwaysonguard]

Once Dwight was sure the brawling part of the fight was over he had let Travis and Edward have their final words, keeping a close eye on them both. He followed Travis over to the fire station and stood there silently for a moment before sighing and shaking his head.

Not one of your smarter moves there Travis. Dwight wasn't judging you, and he wasn't going to say anything about it- he was sure you already knew that well enough.

"How's the face and hand?" he asked simply, still standing against the truck.

Re: Life in the hole - at the fire station, after Edward's arrival

[designateddadfriend]

"Awesome," Travis said with a sigh. He should have known Dwight would come over to check in on him. "Seriously, man, how hard is it to just -- not fire a cannon?"

OOC

[designateddadfriend]