Fifth Report; Dated back to event-start

[iwitnessdamsel]

[Two seconds after the ship makes some VERY distressing sounds and shakes all over the freaking place, April dives for her comm. Her voice is...close to calm. Most of all, it's urgent.]

Okay, anyone else feel that?

I don't think that's normal.

[She's looking out her window.]

It looks just fine outside. What's going on?

Comments

[thenotmagician]

Fuck, no idea.

[iwitnessdamsel]

Oh.

Great.

[No, April, reign it in. You are a professional woman (without a profession). You do not freak out this easily (only you really, really do).]

And the chances of it being nothing?

[thenotmagician]

You want the truthful answer or the hopeful answer?

[iwitnessdamsel]

Truthful.

[She can guess at the hopeful, and she's a big girl. Really.]

[axemeaquestion]

I sure as hell felt that.

[iwitnessdamsel]

This...better be on par with the macaroni.

No. Take that back. This better be on par with Gangster Hugs.

[axemeaquestion]

As in not on par with something worse?

[iwitnessdamsel]

Hey, preferably.

[She hasn't gotten far enough to hear all the reactions to the Animal Parts event that happened last year. THOSE reactions were pretty frightened.]

[gunsandhonor]

[Slightly strained.]

Yeah... felt that. You all right, ma'am?

[iwitnessdamsel]

I'm fine, thank you.

[There's a hint of disdain. It's just cuz she's a chick, isn't it? Girl freaks out and everyone wonders if she's HURT herself. Freaking men.]

Just taken by surprise, that's all.

[gunsandhonor]

[He makes a face. Great. You ask a simple question around here...]

I'm... good. That's good. I'll uh... leave you alone.

[Critical mission FAILURE there.]

[iwitnessdamsel]

[...aww, look at him back-peddle.]

My name's April.

You're the guy with the cat, right?

[She recognizes the voice.]

[tic_tech_turtle]

You're okay?

[iwitnessdamsel]

[JUST BECAUSE I HAVE OVARIES--]

I'm fine, Don.

Admittedly a little worried, as this kinda screams precursor to weird things here, but I didn't slice anything open. I swear.

[tic_tech_turtle]

[doesn't realize he said anything that could be taken as sexist he was just concerned ;_;]

That's good. That was rather sudden...you haven't seen any signs of land or underwater formations out your window, have you?

[iwitnessdamsel]

No.

[She's checking again.]

No, just...water. Looks the same as it did yesterday...

Didn't it sound more like...wind to you? A very strong wind catching the side or...?

[Only it's not windy at all out here.]

[thepartydude]

I didn't do it!

[iwitnessdamsel]

Oh, Mikey, don't I wish.

[thepartydude]

So like, what happened? Did we hit an iceberg?

Am I gonna have to find true love with a beautiful upper class maiden?

[iwitnessdamsel]

...What?

[1997.]

No, Mike, I don't think so.