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Travis Li Montgomery ([personal profile] designateddadfriend) wrote in [community profile] fh_trips2021-07-08 10:40 am

Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Feet Below Fandom, Thursday

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?

[open!]
doesnotkneel: (edward: listening intently)

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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
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[personal profile] meepmeepmeep 2021-07-08 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Guess who was directly under the cannonballs when they fell?

Go on, guess.

"Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep."
doesnotkneel: (pb: not a morning person)

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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Because this bloody rat-bastard hole stole them FROM MY SHIP," Edward bellowed, much louder than he particularly needed to.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aye, to shoot nosy bastards with when they ask too many questions," Edward growled, aggressively shoving his pistols back into their holsters on his belt.

Being angry always made his Welsh accent that much worse.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"You'll just have to stop asking foolish questions or toughen up then, don't you?"

Sorry, Travis, but Edward had just been stolen off his own bloody ship, he was a bit ornery.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Are you done rambling, mate?" Edward asked flatly.

Sorry, Travis. He'd sailed under Edward Thatch.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Surprise was a real bugger of a thing, Edward reflected faintly. His instincts kicked in a moment too late and that punch hit him on the cheek, glancing off just so (at least it wasn't his bloody nose again).

"If that's how you want to play it, mate, I'm all fists," Edward snarled, somewhere between pulling his fist back and punching Travis in his briefly unprotected stomach.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward was a man of great temper and much experience in both giving and receiving punches. (Receiving rather a few too many when he was younger, he had to say.) Travis's next blow was telegraphed too obviously, and he brought one arm up to block it.

The other one pulled up, another punch flying at the side of Travis's head.

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[personal profile] alwaysonguard 2021-07-08 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, the lads'll be fine," Edward said, yanking Grim up to his feet. "Unlike whoever's dared to do this to my Jackdaw."
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[personal profile] alwaysonguard 2021-07-08 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"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...."
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"It opened on the lower decks, not on the water," Edward muttered. "You lot figured anything out yet, or are we all just guessin' still?"
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[personal profile] alwaysonguard 2021-07-08 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"So far best we can tell is it had seemed to have something to do with those racoons- the ones delivering the doughnuts" Dwight said, still shaking his head at how insane and yet plausible that sounded.

"Though now it doesn't seem to involve the doughnuts at all so we are still trying to piece it all together with the limited info we have down here and...."

Dwight's voice trailed off as his eyes fell to the pistols Edward had on his person. "Um.... are those loaded?" he asked warily.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward followed his gaze with a frown. "Obviously, mate, or there'd be no point to having them on my person," he said.
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[personal profile] alwaysonguard 2021-07-08 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right.... of course..." Dwight said, unable to keep that familiar panic from rising in his chest. Subconsciously, he took a step back, putting a little more distance between himself and Edward and the pistols.


Yeah, as far as Dwight was concerned those pistols might as well have been live cobras hanging on your belt Edward.
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward tilted his head quizzically. "I've no quarrel with you," he pointed out, "I'm hardly about to shoot you."
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[personal profile] alwaysonguard 2021-07-08 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well that's good... but you shoot those things at all, and I'm going to be the one on the receiving end of it" Dwight said with a sigh. "So, prefer there to be no shooting of anyone or anything while we are down here ok?"
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[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2021-07-08 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Pardon, but you'll have to elaborate on that one," Edward said. "You the sort of man who has the inclination to jump in front of a bullet for people, is that it?"
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[personal profile] alwaysonguard 2021-07-08 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Dwight rubbed his head... these explanations were never very easy or fun.

"Not at all" Dwight said with a sigh. "You know how some people here in Fandom have 'special powers'? Where I come from most people in my town have some sort of power or ability ... though far from super. We call them Troubles. My trouble is I am a bullet magnet. Any gun.. or canon" Dwight said eyes drifting to where the canons still lay after their fall, "goes off near me, the projectile will change course and cone straight for me. Every time" he added giving his chest a slight slap for emphasis. "So yeah, I'd prefer that NOT happen down here."

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