[Takk]

Prompt #1
Username: Takk Kalon: Hylo

He was enjoying a drink on the deck when it happened, sun warming his fur from eats to tail. It was a great change from slouching over in his chair and busting his hands for other people. Finally there was someone being paid to give him a little well earned R&R while his mate takes her own break. It was a good run, a cheap ticket, a great time already written in history books he'd read his kids! Of course he needed to have kids first but that was all in the fine print. His smoothie was popping with berry flavor as he went for another swig only to spill it all over his face.
The boat jerked. So violently in fact his chair scooted against the deck an inch or so. Strawberry smoothie stuck to his fur, he sits up and glances out of the top of his shades at the other passengers. Seems like a pretty big shock to everyone, not a drill... Cleaning himself off the best he could with napkins, he walks to the side of the ship to entertain whatever was happening. Rocks? Whales? Iceberg!? Hylo tended to keep a cool head, but he could feel worry spiking in the back of his mind. He didn't want his mate getting a call that he'd died on a cruse reenacting the titanic...
The intercom came on as a bunch of muffled noises and static, followed by the saddest alert he'd ever heard in his life. It couldn't even call itself a siren if it wanted to, but perhaps that wasn't the point of it anyway. What was the captain saying? To the ballroom for some announcement? Didn't take long to hear the boat was broken down and they were to be stranded on a nearby island until further notice. Gross news, but not the worst thing he could hear. At least it was repairs that could be made here and not something that'd take a year of flights and shipping to restore. Overall, he wasn't sure how to feel. Neutral perhaps? It'd be much more fun to run on the sand and play in the ocean, but at the same time that also meant he'd be more closely shuffling with the other tourists and likely sharing a room or hut with a stranger. Opportunity or curse? He'd find out someday soon.

[Silver Pandorica]

How does your kalon feel about their cruise breaking down?
team squid // Julian // sign up

"Fabulous. Just fabulous." Julian whipped his glorious mane (as he prefers to call his hair) behind his ear and trotted down the dock. This is outrageous. If he had wanted to go to the beach, he would have just booked a trip to one. Still, the price for this cruise had been far too good to pass up, and Julian desperately needed a vacation. Work had really been getting to him lately. Being a fashion designer's assistant was tiring. Sometimes, he felt like he did more work than his boss. Nevertheless, he was trying to break into the business, and it was good experience.

Suddenly, Julian let out a shriek, drawing the attention many passengers around him that were also exiting the ship. "Get it off! Get it off!!"

"Dude, chill the heck out. What's your problem?" Julian barely registered this comment from Shiloh. He couldn't believe he'd agreed to go with him, of all people. Shiloh knew absolutely nothing about design, including just how fragile his current outfit was.

In spite of this, Julian turned to him, eyes wide. "That gust of wind just blew sand all over my shirt!" Shiloh rolled his eyes, only making Julian more frantic. "Do you understand how much this shirt costs?!" He gestured to the vibrant flower-print fabric. "A lot. I shouldn't have even brought this here, ugh. If this gets ruined, that's two-hundred dollars down the drain."

Shiloh nearly choked on his own tongue. "Two-hundred bucks?? For a stupid shirt?!"

"It's NOT stupid." Julian shook his head in disbelief. "You're a piece of work, you know that?" As he tried to brush the grains of sand off his shirt, Julian sighed. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad. He had his childhood friend with him after all, as annoying as he was. And tomorrow he could just change into something cheaper. Maybe he could even find some pretty seashells on the beach. And the shops were bound to have cute clothes.

Yeah, this wasn't a complete disaster. It might even be fun. Hey, at least he wasn't working, right?

[Aeryn]

Aeryn; | Team octopi | Prompt 1 - Crab!





The ship: wrecks
Luke: is that a freaking crab??

[Guest]

( kalons ; alan & [ ment. ] oliver - 243 words )

chlorine filled water spat up from the pool, hitting the tiled walls of the natatorium. the clear blue stilled & alan watched seafoam bubble against his sides. as he tread his legs, a distant jingle sounded, & a feminine voice with a digital hue explained the malfunction which the cruise had undergone. alan huffed. that message was all too automated, had this happened before ? a chill embraced him when he emerged, swathing himself with a towel that he tied up in a bow like a preppy sweater around his shoulders. he never enjoyed that chemical scent anyhow, it was a mockery of a lake, a river, an ocean.

soft, white fabric, adorned with a rainbow graphic, reading the words ' rad ' over top it, met alan's skin. he didn't bother to change his swim trunks, & he laughed through a tense brow at himself, he'd grown so accustom to wearing demure clothing to cover his body that this felt subterranean. oliver had practically begged him to pack something other than his jacket after buying him this cheap vacation. alan had considered burying his old t-shirts in the soil of the plains he lived in, they were too colourful & bittersweet, choking up when oliver had thrown them at him having found them in his basement.

it felt as if he was stuck in his twenties, stranded with garments from a decade ago on a sunny island,
& his veins are tie-dye again.

[black water]

xxxxxx loki, | lucien | team squid | sign up | prompt 1
xxxxxx "hey, reagan? i think i'm ready to come home now."
xxxxxx

[S-S-Sweets]

How does Kosuke feel about the cruise breaking down?
| Team Octopi | Kosuke Tomo Tanaka | Sign up |

He wasn't exactly happy about it... But he had to post it all over the internet, first !!

[Lepid]

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[Zailune]

How does your kalon feel about their cruise breaking down?

A change of plan? Sure. Ravenous island seagulls? I JUST WANT MY SANDWICH, OKAY.

[ThatPinkThing]

How does your kalon feel about their cruise breaking down? | ThatPinkThing | sign up post

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Eleanor shrugged at Shark's comment. He seemed a very jaded kalon, and she was determined not to be put off by him. Derailed, sure, but not ruined like some sort of train wreck that the use of "rail" in the term suggested. Eleanor had agreed to the cruise mostly because of its price. She didn't feel like she was being cheated out of anything by the boat breaking down. And hey, even though it did, it broke down next to a gorgeous island full of welcoming kalons and tons of fun things to do. As for the We-Don't-Know-How-Long-This-Will-Take-To-Fix dilemma, Eleanor had that under control. As usual, she had packed an immense wardrobe. Never know when a girl could need an outfit change for a last minute party on the deck. Or, in this case, a last minute walk into the woods. Funnily enough, she had brought her hiking boots. Penelope had mentioned a rock wall at the camp she had gone to that was put on by the sister company to the cruise line, and Eleanor wanted to be prepared, just in case. And that she was.

So clothing, expectations, and money weren't really issues. Sure, the cruise was going differently than she'd thought it might, but the truth was that Eleanor didn't really have a plan to begin with. She had come not knowing what to expect, and was grateful for that now. Had she mapped out when she'd be at the pool or the casino or the lounge, her plans would have been ruined. Now, she was free to adventure and still make memories unspoilt by disappointment.

"It's alright," Eleanor finally replied to Shark. "I get the feeling I'm still going to enjoy my vacation."

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Prompt #;; 1
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How does your kalon feel about their cruise breaking down?

“Keep calm, Mari. J-Just remember to keep calm.. everything is going to be fine..” The pastel kalon promised to himself while slowly starting to hyperventilate into a small paper bag that he had started to carry around to help with his sea sickness. Mariazell initially didn’t want to be on the cruise in the first place, but after much convincing from some of his friends, he gave in and took the ticket that was already booked for him.

When he got word that the cruise was breaking down, he immediately started to panic. His mind continuously went to different places, mostly consisting of the possible horrid scenarios that could befall him with this news. Mari was rather surprised that no one was freaking out as much as he was. Had no one else seen Titanic? Now of course he knew the boat wasn’t sinking…or at least he thought it wasn’t. As he slowly started down the dock to return to land, he couldn’t leave without taking the essentials with him. He needed to have his inhaler along with all of the bug spray and sunscreen he could possibly carry.

Mariazell wasn’t too pleased with how things were turning out to be. This was supposed to be a relaxing relaxation filled with reading by the pool or just hiding away in his room enjoying the different services that were placed upon the ship, but here he was. Outside on some random island, no where near prepared towards what might happen to him.


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