voice; 001; morning; cw: language

[sharktrash]

[ SH442K | VOICE | 001 ]

Heeey! Anybody on this thing?! Hello?

[ There's a faint, static-y background noise; whoever is talking must be walking by the seashore, although his painfully loud voice drowns it out no problem. ]

Whose moronic idea of a joke is this, huh? You think you can just fuckin' kidnap me and-- what's the plan here, exactly? You gonna bore me to death with the shittiest cruise on il Mediterraneo?! At least have a goddamn drink stand, for fuck's sake -- who's in charge here? I wanna speak to your idiot manager, asshole, rapidamente, yeah I'm talking to you, the hell are you still playing this game for?! Just you fuckin' wait, I'm gonna find you and-- Oi, is this thing on? Hey! Hey--

[ The yelling will probably continue until someone deigns to respond. ]

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LO431Y; voice

[lonelynotforsaken]

Um... this place doesn't exactly scream 'resort.' I don't... work here, but I can try to help. What's the last thing you remember?

[If this is someone from his world, they really ought to be more traumatized. Unless they were one of the ones enjoying the apocalypse.]

[sharktrash]

Exactly! It doesn't! Not even close!! So why would anyone dump-- [ Oh right. He said something else. ] Last thing? You mean, before waking up here? I was-- in a fight. [ Pause. ] Thought I was dead, actually, but that would be preferable to this bullshit.

[lonelynotforsaken]

[He's struggling to guess here, but he doesn't want to ask outright.]

I mean... it probably is better to be alive. Because then you can... you know? Change things? What can you see where you are? I'm on a beach next to this really sharp drop-off. I can see where the water changes color.

[sharktrash]

I guess.

[ He sounds like he has some doubts about it. It does sound like the person on the other end isn't behind this whole thing, though, so his voice is just a little calmer when he speaks again... still too damn loud, though. ]

Uh, it kinda just looks like Maldives before tourists trashed it? Sand, water, all clean, buncha fish in it. Oh, and a river, I'm heading to it now. Might be clean water.

[lonelynotforsaken]

Oh! Oh, a river's great! Even if there isn't anyone around where you are, you'll probably find people if you follow the river.

[That's... how it works in movies, he's pretty sure.]

I am glad you're not, you know... dying. I'm not sure any of us would know how to get to you to help. I'm just sort of... on the beach. I don't see any vehicles or hear the sound of traffic or anything. I'm going to start walking.

[sharktrash]

'S my thinking. [ He can probably find... something? Maybe? One way to find out. There's something of a pause. ] There's only ocean to the west from here, so I guess I'm on the... western shore of whatever this is?

[ Be nice, get information! :) ]

No offense, but it really doesn't look like the kinda place you drive up to in a car.

[lonelynotforsaken]

Well, no... but-but maybe this is like... a private island? Some really rich person with a Lamborghini who had their car helicoptered to the island. Or... maybe by boat. Boat would make more sense.

[sharktrash]

Huh. It could be. [ Mostly referring to the private island part, not the... rest. But. ] If there is a boat, there should be a pier. If we keep following the coastline we should either find one or confirm there isn't one.

[lonelynotforsaken]

Okay. That seems like the easiest thing to do, too. I've got a knife, but it's not exactly one of those swords you use for bushwhacking with the jungle here. Machetes! That's it. It's pretty small, just an antique-looking thing. But... cool! I'll head north along the shoreline and try to keep a... mental map. Mm... It's going to be hard to actually make a sketch of things.

[sharktrash]

Hey, it's better than nothing. [ Squalo only has a knife too... okay, several knives, but he would definitely prefer his sword. He's not entirely sure how successful he'd be at killing jungle predators with just a knife. ]

[ A map would definitely be useful, though. Too bad he's not a navigator, but it seems there's all sorts of people around with different skills, so; ] If I find any paper, I'll let you know.

[lonelynotforsaken]

Thanks! Is there anything specific you want me to keep an eye out for? A-apart from the martinis, of course!

[He's... trying to be funny? A little bit, at least.]

Oh! And I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself. I'm Martin.

[sharktrash]

Ha! [ Attempt acknowledged. ] A sword would be nice. Or something to store water in.

[ He thinks for a few moments. If he's indeed been kidnapped by the enemy, they already know who he is anyway, and if he hasn't... there might be some cause for cooperation. ]

[ Finally, he offers a name back. ]

Squalo. Nice to meet you.

[ The pleasantry's not entirely genuine, but he figures he might as well play along and be friendly at the moment. ]

[lonelynotforsaken]

[Squalo. It's a unique enough name, he thinks he'll be able to remember that easily. Squalo the Italian who likes swords. Martin settles that into his head.]

Just... wish it were better circumstances. Yeah.

Okay. Well, a sword's more likely to work than a gun, so that should, hopefully be easier to find. Just hope for some actual shipwrecked pirates. And I can definitely keep an eye out for things we can use to store water. I think there are coconuts in some of the trees. If I can't find anything in the next few hours, I'll try to get one of those down. Should have some water in it already, and we can use them like... weird canteens until we find something better.

[sharktrash]

[ Sounds about right. Unfortunately Martin is just Martin the nice nerd so far. ]

No kidding.

[ He snorts at the mention of pirates. ]

Hope it doesn't have a pirate attached, then. Good thinking on the coconuts, though. I'll see if I can find some. Not sure about drinking straight from a river...

[ Hello, tropical parasites? ]

[lonelynotforsaken]

Probably not the best idea, no. I'll keep an eye out for something like a pot or a really big and sturdy shell, too. If we can get something to boil water in, that'll make everything a little safer.

[sharktrash]

Bet it would. Keep in touch?

[ It's going to be increasingly difficult to resist drinking the muddy river water the longer he spends in the sun, he's sure. Better head for the trees. ]

[lonelynotforsaken]

Will do! Good luck, Squalo.

[sharktrash]

You too, nerd.

[ C...lose enough? He probably means it fondly though. ]