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Round 1: The Landing

To MSJ's regret, the bothersome cloud formation in the distance resolved itself as far less distant and far more bothersome.

"So much for the satellite feed, I was promised blue skies. Guess I should have opted for bad-weather insurance." he grumbled sarcastically.

Decorated for his years of marine service, MSJ had finally decided to buy out some small cruise ship's piloting rights and he was living day 1 of the dream. Now he'd have to tell the passengers aboard his adventure cruise that the deck may not be the best place to hang around.

"Well folks, looks like the adventure is beginning early, we've entered a bit of a storm and by the looks of it a short one. Enjoy it while you can, this is the stuff any real voyage is made of." - He decided to doctor up the storm warning to persuade the optimistic crew into having a good time regardless of the rough patch.

Then it happened. A bright light hit the cabin and the room lit up, a lighthouse was just ahead. This couldn't be right... there was no lighthouse a few seconds ago, the charts don't indicate land in this area. "We're 70 freaking miles of the coast of Guam, are you kidding me." For a few moments MSJ reasoned that the light ahead must be some massive liner, or perhaps an oil rig. That is, until his vessel lurched forward, mashing him soundly into the nearby instrument panel.

It could have been hours, or mere minutes later... MSJ awoke to find that his small cruise ship had been pulled to shore. He himself was not in the cabin any longer, but was sitting up on deck alongside a few bruised passengers. The storm was still raging around him, and the rain began to pour. A tall slender man dressed in a shirt and overalls called from across the deck: "hoy, you there! You awake?". Overalls? This man was clearly from the land they had made it to, and may have been the one to help pull them in... although, MSJ wasn't sure how he accomplished the feat. He seemed to be alone, and the ship had harshly run aground, ah, he may not have needed to do any pulling, the waves were ridiculous enough to moor them into the shallow docking. Never the less, MSJ stood and greeted the man.

"I'm Al, and you guys were 3 feet from screwed if you ask me. I dunno how, but ye aren't a very injured bunch, I'm going to fetch some brandy an you'd best to figure out what you're going to do with these people now that it's raining again."

He didn't give MSJ a chance to talk, this annoyed him, but he didn't really feel like talking anyway, he just wanted the guy to leave so he could puke in solitude, well, semi-solitude, he noticed that others around him were coming to. He supposed the brandy was to disinfect some of the injuries... but there wasn't much in the way of that, maybe it was to ease their nerves. Whatever.

[Setting]
MSJ can see his ship, his crew, a nearby lighthouse, a stone pathway extending away from the small dock his ship is rigged to.

[Situation]
He is with members of his crew, and vacationers.
YOU, the posters here, are his crew/vacationers.
You aren't injured that badly, and you can wake up whenever you want to join in. New starters start here, on deck.

MSJ Wrote:I begin this adventure by checking my pockets for any useful contents

To save time, MSJ your pockets contain inconsequential items. Gum, pocket watch, coins.
Feel free to interact before the next moderation.

zaracassie Wrote:Name: Gavin Neave

Age: 89

Sex: Male

Part: Vacationer

Actions: Wake up and ask if anybody has a pipe to smoke.

Hands Gavin some of his inconsequential gum and then check my watch for the time

MSJ, remembering his trusty pocket watch, produced it from his pocket. 7:46. Hmm, AM or PM he wondered, the sky didn't offer any clues. Given his last recalled location and season he estimated that sunset would be around 9:30... the sun wasn't visible due to cloud cover... "That's of little consequence" he supposed.

Al has moved out of sight and MSJ noticed an elderly man stirring nearby. "Hey buddy, you feeling alright?". "I've been better, but I've been worse too... I've got a splitting headache... You wouldn't have a pipe on you, would you?". MSJ knew he didn't have one on him, and offered a pack of gum.

Gavin figured that the gum may stave off his cravings, so he began chewing a piece and tossed the pack back to MSJ. The old man pulled himself to his feet and took a look around.
"Huh... well this is kind of familiar..."
"You know where we are?"
"Oh, no, but I like lighthouses, used to work in one when I was a boy, back when they had wicks that needed to be trimmed."
As they spoke MSJ heard a faint grinding from the lighthouse, or at least from shore.
"So, I guess that's the sound of whatever makes that light keep turning?"
"Huh? All I can hear right now is the wind son, I don't remember a lighthouse making much noise though, even in my day."

Garla awakens and inspects his crew uniform to make sure it and himself are still intact before looking for Captain MSJ.

Sportzman1, an eighteen year old elite athlete on vacation immediately examines his body to ensure that he is free of injury.

I look at the two passengers who've just woken up. "So which one of you is going to go check out that lighthouse?"

Currently there is a lull in the storm. Only a soft misty rain is falling right now, but you can see the clouds gathering around you again. Lightning flashes in the distance. Garla awakens to find himself a bit bruised and battered with a few small scrapes and rips in his clothes. Sportzman1 is less lucky. He awakens to a general pain all over but doesn't realize his real plight until he tries to get up. During the crash he was thrown hard against the ship's railing, breaking his right arm. It is a clean break without any additional injuries, but something will definitely have to be done to immobilize it.

MSJ sees two more crew members awake and says, "So which one of you is going to go check out that lighthouse?"

At this point Garla seems to be the only one really capable of making the journey quickly. Sportzman1 needs some help and Gavin doesn't exactly appear to be much of an adventurer. MSJ has decided to remain on ship to wait for the rest of his crew to wake up.