And the Boats Drift On [Open to All]

[applesaucemod]

The water is calm, and the night sky is filled with stars. The only light is natural: a patchy, bioluminescent glow coming from the water below, and the bright swath of the Milky Way above. It's not much, but it's more than enough to see by.

The dreamers will find themselves sitting in their own little rowboats, each stocked with two oars, a length of rope, some cushions, and a little picnic basket full of snacks. There is no visible shoreline, but it won't take the dreamers long to realize theirs are not the only boats in this shallow sea. Anything stirring in the water, be it fish or paddle, causes phosphorescent plankton to glow a bright blue, so there isn't really anywhere to hide.

Feel free to paddle around and visit the other dreamers, perhaps tying your boats together and sharing your snacks in an impromptu picnic. Or you could go for a swim - the bioluminescence makes it difficult to see the bottom, but it's not too terribly deep, so the risk of drowning is all but nonexistent. This setting, unlike the last one, isn't actively out to kill you. Or you could simply lie back and look at the stars.



[ooc: Same drill as always, folks. All are welcome, regardless of whether or not your character is in the game. Characters may remember or forget dream shenanigans at the player's discretion.]

Comments

[stronglikebear]

Yuri's first thought was to look around for other people, but everyone is quite far away. He sits rigidly on the seat of his rowboat, eying the oars and telling himself it's no big deal, people row boats around all the time. Every time he moves, though, the whole thing rocks alarmingly. It moves under him again and he catches himself letting out a sound that can only be described as a growl.

Not helping, he tells himself, clenching his jaw a moment before consciously trying to relax. Maybe he shouldn't go find other people right now. There's a reason he shuts himself up in his room most of the time this close to the full moon. Alright, he decides, he'll just stay where he is, away from the others.

Too bad he's already got an angel coming up on him in a far nicer boat.

[has_a_horn]

Gabriel glides up in his boat and, when he notices that it's Yuri he's about to pass by, stops and waves hello. The record player at the end of his boat is still playing soft guitar music.

"How's it hangin, Yuri?"

[stronglikebear]

"Oh, it's great," says Yuri, gripping the sides of his boat. He has to remind himself that all Gabriel's done is stop to say hello and try again, this time trying harder not to sound sarcastic. "This is a new one, huh?"

[has_a_horn]

He takes in Yuri's very obvious tension, and raises an eyebrow at him. "Don't like boats?"

[stronglikebear]

"Not really my thing," Yuri admits. Maybe he can pass it off like he just has a problem with boats and water. That'd be good. "I didn't exactly grow up near an ocean."

[has_a_horn]

"Want to join me over here?" Gabriel offers, "It's not nearly as unstable. And there's mood music."