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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2014-02-15 05:18 pm

I’ve traveled all this way for something

WHO: YOU.
WHERE: Eden East's cruiseship
WHEN: Saturday February 15th, around 5 PM EST
WHAT: Registration in motion... among other things.
WARNINGS: None anticipated; let us know if this should be edited.


" The new frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises -- it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them. It appeals to their pride, not to their pocketbook -- it holds out the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security. But I tell you the new frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. "
( from jfk's speech "the new frontier," 7/15/1960. )


The sun hasn't set yet and the temperature hovers somewhere just below 70 degrees this evening; imPorts, both recently arrived and not, will have been escorted to this event so that they can meet each other, have a good time, and of course officially state their registration status. Or lack thereof. It's your decision, they emphasize, even though the unspoken "but" is always there.

It's an elaborate spread, certainly much more elegant than last time. Eden East herself, elegant in her backless champagne-colored dress, meets and greets each and every imPort as she flutters to and fro. She'll find you and chat for a few moments, shaking your hand and complimenting your dress. She'll know your name, and she'll have an entourage of aids and cameras following her wake. Captain Holiday, in contrast, maintains the energy of someone who feels out of place holding the Swear-In ceremony somewhere so extravagant. As imPorts arrive he tells them where to be for the ceremony part of the evening, but that they are free to enjoy themselves until then and after.

( Please state your character's official status -- REGISTERED or UNSETTLED -- in the subject header of your thread. Characters who are UNDECIDED may be contacted later in the week for their decision via their IC contact post. )
malodorous: oftheisles @ tumblr (this dumb guy's dumb face.)

[personal profile] malodorous 2014-02-17 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
Alright. Uh.

[ Now what? Kristoff twists to search out the nearest door to the spaces below, but even then... There's the matter of the bird and getting around it. At least, those are matters for this guy. Kristoff's already attempting to come up with some kind of bird-trapping plan.

Even though it still seems like it shouldn't work, it should be something too far-fetched, he digs his fingers into the cuff of his sleeve and withdraws the end of a rope. He uses his arm to wind it, pulling until the other end arrives. Decent length. Good. ]


Okay. You're either going to have to make it to that door, or I can tie you down. I recommend the first option.

[personal profile] welcome 2014-02-18 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Cecil covers his face with his hands as the boat once again rocks violently from side to side. This is not his day. This is not his week. These current stretches of time do not at all belong to him.

He takes an unsteady step forward, and then seems to marshal himself. Seems to mutter some kind of pep talk, something like 'Cecil, you are a professional, and that means occasionally running for your life at top speed. So just go.'

He takes a deep breath, and he bolts for the door.]
malodorous: oftheisles @ tumblr (this is all weird and stupid)

[personal profile] malodorous 2014-02-18 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's not like Kristoff has room to fault people for talking to themselves. He feels somehow intrusive on the pep talk, though, and he awkwardly claps Cecil firmly on the shoulder. Hang in there, man. You can do it.

His parting words probably come out less assured than his gestures, right before Cecil takes off. ]


Good luck, buddy.

[personal profile] welcome 2014-02-19 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Cecil makes it to the door, heaving, clinging to the doorknob like he's extraordinarily grateful for its existence. He presses his forehead against the door for a moment, then glances back up at his savior.]

Oh, thank you. Can I have your name, sir?
malodorous: ask-feistypants @ tumblr (oh gosh so offended.)

[personal profile] malodorous 2014-02-19 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Kristoff.

[ This guy's having a hard time of it, huh? Kristoff takes the doorknob himself (or, rather, his grip is applied over Cecil's own) and turns it maybe a little too fiercely to open it up, taken up by the sudden urgency of the situation. ]

And don't mention it. Just move.

[personal profile] welcome 2014-02-20 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Cecil stumbles inside, glad to have evaded any further bird attacks.]

I'm moving -- I'm practically cascading.

[He breathes in deep.] I'm also Cecil.
malodorous: <user name="cuppa"> (nah man.)

[personal profile] malodorous 2014-02-21 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi, Cecil.

[ And now he's going to try to see about this bird thing? Maybe? This place just kept getting weirder and weirder in the worst ways possible.

But yeah. GOOD LUCK, CECIL. Kristoff's just gonna exit, stage right. ]


Bye, Cecil.