SHSL LUCKSTER

Nadia | 17 | ♒ STATUS: ALIVE [ Currently affiliated with DOD ] [ RMS Ch 2 Victim ] [ MBION Survior ]

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Tick Tock |Ch.1| Open

While she had learned that life here would be rather unpredictable, Nadia was still extremely startled when Monosame slammed himself straight into the glass at the head of the room. So startled, in fact, that she jumped backwards and flung her arms around herself at the sudden room-shaking crack!

As the shark threatened them, Nadia couldn’t prevent herself from trembling. How could this happen? Not only were they being forced to kill people in order to leave, but now... they were on a time limit?!

24 hours... somebody has to kill in only 24 hours! It was too much for Nadia to imagine. All the people she has talked to so far seem... so nice! How could any of them kill someone else? This isn’t right... there had to be another way around this, right?

Nadia rubbed the back of her neck and shook her head. Unease was quickly creeping in, but, she had to stay brave. With a deep breath, Nadia put on an optimistic smile.

“I think he’s just bluffing! We’ll all be okay!”

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And when you thought things couldn't get any worse [Motive]

You all couldn’t shake off the feeling of dread that now permeated the submarine after Susan had made that fateful announcement. Kill to leave? Surely he couldn’t be serious, right? And for a while you could let the false sense of security reassure you, that maybe this was all just a huge practical joke, and there was to be no killing. But perhaps you knew it wasn’t. Which is why you found yourself back in the meeting room, all sixteen of you, waiting for him to make a reappearance. When there was 24:05:00 left on the clock, the speakers crackled to life.

“Howdy there! Ah’ can tell y’all have been listenin’, and here y’all are, punctual too! Good, good, ah’ like it when m’kids behave themselves! As promised, ‘ere’s yer somethin’ special!”

For a moment, nothing happened. You all looked around, wondering what the special surprise was and where it was going to come from. It was Kasai who first noticed Susan in the distance, and as everyone turned to look, the small black-and-white dot in the distance got bigger. Very fast.

C-C-CRACK!!!

Without warning, MonoSame slammed into the glass panorama, and a large, if hairline, crack spread out from the initial point of impact. Luckily, the panel held, and Susan simply backed up so he could address you through the cleft window.

“Well, that went exactly as ah’ expected it ta go! Good thing too, I d’wanna drown y’all…on accident, at least.” Susan smiled, as his monochromatic red eye gleamed. “Henceforth, ah’ declare, that if no one dies before these next twenty-four hours are up, ah’m authorized ta flood this whole submarine by ramming into it again ‘n again, and turn y’all into m’next submarine sandwich! If ya wanna continue this whole no-killin’ business just so y’all can remain guilt-free, then be m’guest! Ah’ hope ya understand the consequences of not actin’ when it’s yer only choice left!”

With a macabre laugh, Susan sped away, and your eyes all refocused on the red timer.

24:00:01…24:00:00…23:59:59…

You now had twenty-four hours to kill, or risk everyone on board being killed. Bon voyage.

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Don't you ever get that sinking feeling? [Chapter 1 Start!!]

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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, no one can hear you scream [Event]

The flow of time would seem rather weird down under the sea. With the absence of any natural light reaching the exterior of the submarine, you didn’t know how to judge how long it’s been since you’ve last arrived in your new home. There wasn’t really much to complain about, though, was there? The amenities in the submarine were top-of-the-line, and soon enough, you were all relaxing into the nightly grind of finding a room in the submarine to venture into, and ultimately making friends along the way. The routine lasted an unspecified amount of time, until one particular lull, when your ID cards crackled to life.

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Alright, Welp, Nice Knowing Y'all // Bryce Knox // Prologue

Bryce had been pretty weirded by that shark thing when it first appeared. He was already soaking wet from going swimming to try to open up some doors, he didn’t need a shark named Susan to appear.

After Susan disappeared and the other floors opened up, he ran to his room, and dried himself off.

Once exiting his room, he strolled around to find a…

Holy crap…

Its an arcade.

Bryce’s eyes lit up as he saw it. It was beautiful.

He casually opened up the door and took in everything.

You might wanna talk to him before he gets absorbed in this room.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Nadia was making her rounds, checking out all of the rooms that seemed fun, when she began to head towards the arcade. As Nadia was staring down at her electric ID as she walked, she had no idea how close she was getting to Bryce until she suddenly bumped into him from behind and nearly dropped her ID onto the floor. Luckily, she got it between her knees! Nadia let out a sigh and plucked the ID from her knees and slid it into her pocket as she looked up at the boy in front of her.

“O-Oh! I’m really sorry! I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going. I was kind of... enthralled with all these cool rooms on the map!” Nadia gave the male a warm smile and tilted her head to the side as she extended her hand to him. “Hi, we haven’t met yet! I’m Nadia Covais. You are...?” Nadia trailed off so he could respond. If Bryce accepts her hand, she’ll give a firm shake and then return her hand to rest on her hip.

She looked around the room and giggled. “This place looks super entertaining! I’m not very good at gaming, but, that doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy it!” Nadia turned in a slow circle, taking in all of the games available to them. Nadia’s eyes lit up when she spotted the dance dance revolution game. She knows that she can slay at that game, but, she’d slay DDR after she has a chance to speak to this student- he interested her more.

Then, Nadia pauses before she returned her gaze to meet Bryce’s.

“What do you think about Susan...?” Nadia asked slowly. She wanted to see if anybody else was as.. confused.. as she was.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Well.. That’s New! |Ch.0| Open Reaction

A... A Texan shark... named Susan. What is this? Is it some kind of robot that someone sent to check on them? Nadia was glad that whoever has them here is aware of the flooding problem, but, she would’ve preferred if she had gotten to see an actual human telling her that he’d start working on repairing the windows.. not a black and white shark!

But.. any help is better than none, right? Even if the help comes in the form of a monochromatic shark that just threatened to eat anybody who frustrates it.

Nadia decided to go ahead and take Susan’s advice to go and find her ID, and then start exploring this place. Hopefully every room is just as well furnished and extravagant as the one she woke up in that day. That room was lovely, and she regretted not having been able to spend more time there.

Once she made her way up the flights of stairs, Nadia grabbed her electronic ID and stepped out into the hallway. It was odd to see that they’d be staying in a place called the “Crew’s Quarters.” If they are there... where is the crew? Nadia couldn’t help but wonder if they were alone here. She hadn’t seen anybody else other than a student on her way to retrieve her ID. That can’t be right though... there has gotta be somebody else around here.

Pushing aside the doubt, Nadia decided to go ahead and explore a little. There seemed to be all kinds of cool places here to check out! Maybe she’d head to the gym first..

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Water The Odds? |Ch. 0| Open

Nadia let out a small sigh as she was roused from sleep by the sound of a familiar tune.

Is that… Disney music?

The girl sat up in her bed slowly, wondering where that tune could be coming from. However, as she took in her surroundings, she realized something more startling.. this… this is not where she fell asleep last night.

What is this place?

The room wasn’t bad- in fact, it looked quite… fancy. Fancier than any place she’s ever slept in before, anyways! However, Nadia had no time to lounge around in this cushy bed. The song was continuing on, and it was easy to realize that this is some kind of parody of a Disney song. And, with that being said, the parody of this song was also not very… happy. At all. Nadia tried to sing the correct version of the song in her head to correct the gloomy parody, but her little song was interrupted by the glass window SHATTERING.

Nadia screamed and threw herself backwards off of her bed. Water was gushing in rapidly.. she had to do something! Nadia liked water- but, not this much! Luckily for her, she had always been fairly athletic- so, it was no problem for her to fling herself out of her room and get to the dry hallway.

Then, she realized that her feet were still sloshing in the water she had left behind. Nadia looked down and found that the entire hallway was flooded as well. Did every single window in ever room just.. bust out?!

“R-Really?!” Nadia murmured to herself in shock as she followed her gut to run to the far end of the hallway. A few moments later, she threw herself into a different room. Some kind of.. office? Full of teenagers?

It seems Nadia had been one of the last ones to get here, judging by how many people were already huddled in this room. Of course Nadia was scared; she was terrified! But… she didn’t want to come off as some kind of.. downer.

So, Nadia put on a smile and placed her hands on her hips with a giggle. 

“Water the odds, huh?” she asked the person closest to her.

[loving-matchmaker]

Xana who had been near the door when it burst open looked the girl up and down for a second, and was about to greet her when the pun escapes her lips. Xana stands there shocked, he mouth hanging open just a bit, and why wouldn’t she? This girl had just burst into the room, soaked and looking scared, only to turn her frown upside down and make a pun about the situation.

The matchmaker can’t stop herself from clapping her hands together and bursting out in laughter. “Hell, out of everything you could of said that was by far the best choice you could have made.” She stands up from her chair around the table and walks over to Nadia and holds out her hand. “I didn’t think there would be a way to lighten the mood as effectively as you just did, congrats.” She pushes her glasses back up her head with her free hand as she introduces herself. “My name is Xana Skye, SHSL Matchmaker, nice to meet you.”

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Nadia grins when she found that at least one person here appreciated her pun! The good luck student had been moments away from approaching the seemingly friendly girl, but before she could step forward, the other girl made the move first. Nadia smiled brightly and firmly shook Xana’s hand.

“Thank you! I try my best!” Nadia placed her hand back to her hip once she released Xana from the shake. “Hello Xana! I’m Nadia Covais, super high school level Good Luck! It’s a pleasure!”

A matchmaker? What a cool talent! Nadia bounced back and fourth on the balls of her feet in excitement as soon as she finished with her own introduction. “Enough about me though, your talent is far more interesting! How do you know who would be a good partner for which person? It must be super hard, but, if you’re at Hope’s Peak for it... you must be really amazing at it! Do you think you could even find a match for me? I haven’t had the best luck in the past with relationships- but, I trust that a matchmaker as skilled as yourself could do the trick! Though, you aren’t a Super high school level Miracle Worker.. so, I’d understand if you can’t find someone for me!” Nadia giggled a little and waved her hand dismissively. “Don’t feel pressured though. I was just kidding. You don’t have to go search for a partner for me if you do not want to!”

Nadia glanced around at the other classmates in the office. “A lot of the people around the room do seem pretty interesting though. I’d be blessed to even just have such cool friends! Hopefully when we’re freed from this whole.. flooding.. situation, some of us will have made lasting relationships!”

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Fish are friends not food - humans on the other fin... [Prologue]

You don’t really know how long it’s been since you and your fifteen other…classmates, probably, gathered in the large meeting room. Some of you ventured out to test the waters - literally - and found that the flooding had stopped; it seemed like the seawater had only risen to the top step of the stairwell from whence you came. What a shame the other doors were locked though, for both the other three rooms on the level as well as the stairway leading up had unmovable doors that no one, not even Grant, could force open. Perhaps something needed to happen first…and happen it did.

It was Xana who first noticed the change. The matchmaker had been looking out the large window that showed the endless emptiness of the dark ocean - but empty no more, however. As she pointed into the distance and shouted, the other students who hadn’t been in the room at the time trickled back in at the sound of her voice. What in the world was she pointing too, anyhow?

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No Gods or Kings, Only Man | Germain | Prologue | Open

[shsl-luckyducky]

Germain stared at Nadia. She seemed awfully energetic and upbeat, all things considered. It was a confusing reaction, but Germain actually found it better than if she’d been as worried as he was. It was almost reassuring.

“Ah, I’m glad you like it! Y-your name is nice too! Is it French?“ It sounded French. He wasn’t sure though, might as well ask. There’s a lot you can tell about a person from a name, so he was curious. 

Germain’s shoulders dropped. He didn’t know why he expected her to have more of a clue than he did. It was disappointing. “That’s alright. I don’t think anyone knows.” 

Her outlook was certainly positive. Germain couldn’t fault her in that; he wished he could be as positive as she was. Nadia was scared, but she was able to remain calm (at least for now). He nodded along in agreement with what she was saying.

“Yeah. Y-yeah. I’m scared too.” He didn’t want to be pessimistic and ruin her vibe. “As long as the water doesn’t come in here… I hope you’re right.”

And before he knew it she was asking him about his talent. Gosh, she was saying so many nice things, Germain was starting to blush. He grinned tentatively. “Golly. Yeah, I’ve been involved in a few projects to get rid of p-pollution in the oceans… p-provide habitats for marine animals and such, y’know?” He chuckled. Nadia was very passionate about this. Was she vibrating? 

It was nice to see people who care about the environment, even in a place like this. There were more pressing matters, but Germain could distract himself with this for awhile. “You really care about nature, from the sounds of it! I… I mean I guess I could teach you s-some things. If there’s anything you w-want to know. I just take part in the projects though. I know people who’d be a lot more qualified than me. But well, you c-can’t really get to them given the… Never mind.” 

He perked up. That’s right! Hope’s Peak students. “Oh, sorry! I never asked. Why’re you here? Uhm. Your t-talent, that is. What do you… What’d you do?” 

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Nadia smiles and nods as she places her hands on her hips proudly. “Oui! My father died before I was born, but he was French, so my mother named me in honor of him. My first name actually means ‘Hope’, isn’t that sweet?” she asks him. The question was mostly rhetorical- she knew that it was a cute meaning, and she’d continue to tell her acquaintances about it, as she felt kind of proud to have such a nice name.

“Don’t worry too much! I’ll be your rabbit’s foot! As long as I’m here, you’ll be safe from the water, I promise you that!” Nadia looped her arm through Germain’s and smiled up at him warmly. She actually wasn’t sure if she could promise him that kind of safety, but, it was best to think positively. Plus, she usually tended to have pretty good luck when it came to risky situations, so, hopefully her luck would see her through once again.

As he confirmed Nadia’s hopes, the girl began to beam. “That’s so amazing that you do that kind of work! So many people say that they like animals and nature, but, they hardly do anything to contribute. I guess they figure that they don’t have to be the ones out there improving the situation.. they probably think that they don’t have to because someone else will instead. But, if everyone thought that way, nothing would ever get accomplished! So it’s like.. super great that you’re actually actively improving the environment and staying nature-friendly!”

Though, when Germain began to discount himself, Nadia tightened her hug on his arm and pat his shoulder with her free hand. “Oh, stop! Don’t sell yourself so short. I’m sure that you’re plenty qualified! If you weren’t, Hope’s Peak probably wouldn’t have let you into the school! Your skill must be evident to be a student there. Believe in yourself more!” Nadia didn’t want to sound like she was scolding the poor boy, so she kept her tone very lighthearted and flashed Germain a kind smile. 

Oh? He wants to know her talent? Hmm. That will be a tiny bit awkward, considering what she just said about only people with great ability getting into the school. But, she can’t really take it back now!

“Ah... well. About that... I’m actually just a Super High School Level Good luck student! You know how Hope’s Peak has that annual raffle when they pick a random untalented student from a normal high school in Japan, and they offer that student the opportunity to study at the academy and live among the important kids? Well..! That’s me. I was selected due to my luck.” Nadia tilted her head and gave Germain’s arm another small squeeze. “That’s why I said that I could be your lucky rabbit’s foot! I’m completely untalented, and my only gift is luck! So, like, who better than me for the good luck charm, right?” Nadia giggled as she finished her reasoning. The words she was saying would’ve come off sounding incredibly bitter if she had used a negative tone, but, due to her peppy disposition- she didn’t really sound all that upset at all over it. Her cheerful tone, paired with her smiles, confirmed that she didn’t seem to care much about not having an actual talent.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Water The Odds? |Ch0| Open

[landscapeofeden]

Grant practically beamed as she hugged him, leaning down a little bit and wrapping his large arms around her to hug her back. Up this close he smelled like a fragrant flower garden it was nice, at least if you liked flowers. He already liked this girl.

“It’s lovely to meet you too! It’s great to find someone friendly in a place you don’t know,” He said, releasing her and still smiling down happily at her,  but oh boy the puns are not done, “It’s pretty cray-zy that you can find nice people so fast, but I’m sure we’ll be friends before you bay-lieve it. Your puns are pretty adorabubble.”

“Oh!” He exclaimed, having remembered something, “By the way, are you going to Hope’s Peak? It seems lots of people here are! I’m the SHSL Landscaper, even if you aren’t. I’ve been saying that a lot today, whew!” He began to look at her in an expectant but not an unfriendly way.

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Nadia did indeed sniff Grant and she was very pleasantly surprised that he smelt just like flowers! It clashed a little with her own bubblegum perfume- but, only a little. It was still nice.

“I strive to be a friendly face to all who need a pal!” Nadia was absolutely beaming. What a nice guy, this is such a treat. “I already consider you a friend, silly!” she blushed a little at his compliment. “Oh- stop it! Are you squidding me? Your puns are even more ink-credible!” Nadia can’t believe this roll that they’re on. This is magical.

“Oh! Yeah, I am. Even though I haven’t talked to anyone else here yet, I have a feeling that maybe all of us are.” Nadia glanced around at the other teenagers in the room as she spoke before her attention was drawn back to Grant. “I’m the super high school level good luck student. I was selected by the raffle that Hope’s Peak does, to give a normal student a chance to attend the school, y’know?” Nadia waved it aside as if it wasn’t really much to focus on. “Landscaping is such a cool talent though! I really like the environment, so, I’m happy that your talent revolves around nature!”

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Water The Odds? |Ch. 0| Open

[i-scream-queen]

Kurimu’s eyebrow twitched again, but this time, there was a hint of a smile to go with it. “Jeez…It was a joke, I’ve never actually been kidnapped. There was just this escape room attraction in the area, where part of the experience requires you to be faux-manhandled as long as you sign a contract. In the two years I’ve been there, they’ve switched up the interior of the ‘Hydeout’ more times than I can count on two hands, but none of them are as fancy as this room.”

She crossed her arms. “In short, I’m okay, that happened, and one of the employees did that to me. It’s nothing to be afraid about - I sure wasn’t, at least. Thanks for caring though, what’s your name? I’ll be sure to write you up a discount card once we get out of here.”

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Nadia let out a sigh of relief and placed a hand on her chest as she laughed. “Oh, I’m glad that it was only a joke. You had me really worked up there for a second.” the taller girl smiled and tilted her head slightly. “I’ve never been to an escape room.. it sounds kind of fun, but, I’m sure that I’d be pretty bad at it. I’m not very smart, so, I’d struggle with all the little puzzles and things.” Nadia gave a shrug of her shoulder, but she raised her eyebrows in surprise at Kurimu’s kindness.

“Huh? A discount card? That’s so nice! I’m Nadia Covais.” She held out a hand to Kurimu. “What’s your name?” Nadia asked slowly. She wasn’t sure if it was rude or not to know nothing about who this girl is. Of course, Nadia isn’t surprised that Kurimu wouldn’t know her- she’s just a lucky raffle winner. But, these other kids all seemed to really be pretty well known for one thing or another...

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Nadia Covais Sprite/Outfit Ref: Deluge Of Despair

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Water The Odds? |Ch. 0| Open

[i-scream-queen]

For a moment, Kurimu was content on watching the door for the next person to come in. Then, as her eyes scanned the room and confirmed that there was no one else in her immediate vicinity, she realized the girl with the bad pun was addressing her, and her eyebrow twitched.

“Not as high as you think they are.” She shrugged. “I hate to say it, but this isn’t the first time I’ve found myself in this kind of situation before…Though I have to admit, this sure beats any kidnapper’s hideout I’ve ever been in.”

Kurimu would not let Nadia get the benefit of knowing she got the pun. She would not let her see the Ice Cream Maker force down a giggle. That she was certain.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

At first, Nadia didn’t really realize what Kurimu was implying. At all. It took Nadia a few moments of just staring blankly at the colorful girl before Nadia jumped back and clasped her hands over her mouth with a shrill gasp.

Then, Nadia leaned forward towards the girl once more with wide and vaguely terrified eyes. “W-What?!” she whispered in alarm. “You’ve been kidnapped?! Oh my god! Were you okay? What happened! Who did that to you?!” the good luck student still had her hands hovering over her mouth in shock, but, she could still be heard.

Maybe asking a girl about her past experience with having been kidnapped wasn’t the best way to start a conversation- heck, she didn’t even know the colorful girl’s name- but, really. How could Kurimu bring up something like that and expect Nadia not to fret over it? Of course Nadia is going to feel concerned for the other girl! She’d have to be some kind of psychopath to just let it slide and not be concerned for the small girl.

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No Gods or Kings, Only Man | Germain | Prologue | Open

[shsl-luckyducky]

Germain was still getting his grips on the situation when Nadia went up to him. Just who were all these people? He’d just woken up and was nearly drowned, and now he was faced with a bunch of strange people. It was all going so fast that it took him a few moments to register the girl standing in front of him. 

She was talking to him. Yes, there was no doubt about it. He was really the only person in her general vicinity. He took her hand, though admittedly less firmly than she had his, and shook it. “Oh gee, thanks. I’m Germain Bonheur.” She seemed rather optimistic. Maybe she hadn’t had the same experience he had, what with the flooding and all? No, that was unlikely. 

He stepped out of the way of the door, not wanting to get out of the way of anyone who would come in after him, and looked back at her. She had sort of grabbed Germain’s attention; starting a conversation with him will do that. His shoulders dropped, and he looked down to his boots. “Afraid not, miss. This place… it’s flooding, but that’s all I know.” If she didn’t know, he doubted there was hope of help from the other cats in here. 

“So… where are we?” A stupid question, he regretted asking it. The fact was that this place was gonna be filled with water before long, no matter where it was. Nothing to be done but hold out that hope that someone would come to their rescue.

“What do I do?” What was that supposed to mean? Was she asking where he was going to go from here? What was his job? That didn’t exactly make a lot of sense. Unless… 

He looked around the room again, finally seeing at everyone. They were all teenagers, like him. That was a bit odd. Germain scratched his neck for a minute before he realized what was happening. He was supposed to be going to Hope’s Peak. Yet he’d ended up here, with a bunch of other kids around his age.  Nadia was asking for his talent, wasn’t she? 

He straightened his back and turned his attention back to Nadia. “Oh! I’m a… I’m a conservationist. Yeah.” He finally realized what was happening. Nadia, and the rest of them were probably Hope’s Peak students too.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Germain Bonheur. That was an unusual name. Nadia liked it though. Unusual names were a lot easier for her to remember than ordinary names.

“Oh! That’s a cool name. It’s nice to meet you, Germain.” Nadia followed Germain’s lead to side step out of the center of the threshold to allow room for anybody else who rushes in at last minute.

When Germain asked where they are, Nadia felt a little sad that she couldn’t give him a good answer. She simply shook her head and shrugged her shoulder. “...Sorry. I have no idea.” Nadia afforded the blond a weak smile. “I’m just as confused as you are... Honestly, I feel a little scared, but, there’s no point in being negative- y’know? We just have to stay optimistic, and things will turn out fine! I mean.. we’re okay for right now. When that water makes its way into this room? Then I’ll panic. Not until then though.”

Nadia thought this guy was pretty fun to talk to. He seemed nice. Maybe a little reserved, but, nice!

“A conservationist? That’s really good! I think it’s important to keep nature clean. Do you have any efforts for getting pollution out of the ocean? Or to save forests from being cut down? When I think about animal’s environments being ruined because of people’s carelessness.. it makes me feel really sad!” Nadia frowned but she didn’t stay down for long. In a few moments, she perked back up.

“That’s such a cool talent, and so beneficial for everyone too! Will you teach me about it? Conservation!” Nadia asked, her arms raised up in front of her in anticipation. She seemed to be vibrating.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Water The Odds? |Ch0| Open

[landscapeofeden]

Grant snorts, and covers his mouth. That was really funny to him. He knew most people didn’t like puns and this situation wasn’t exactly a laughing matter, but he couldn’t help it.

“I sea what you did there,” He said, joining in there, “Nice to meetcha, I’m Grant, and well, wouldn’t you say there’s something… Fishy, about the situation that we’re in?”

Casually offering her one of his hands to shake, and a friendly smile he spoke again. “What’s your name anyway? Knowing it would be kelpful.” He grinned at his last pun, he just thought of that.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Nadia hadn’t really been expecting for anyone to respond so enthusiastically to her pun, so when Grant not only laughed but offered more puns in return, Nadia perked up and beamed with happiness.

“Ah!” Nadia extended her hand to meet his, giving Grant a firm shake before releasing his hand and placing her finger to her cheek. “You’re right, this situation does a-pier pretty odd! I’m not sure what our porpoise is here!” the girl chuckled and tilted her head. “I’m Nadia! It’s nice to meet you! All of these ocean puns are kraken me up!” Nadia tries to keep a normal smile on her face, but, as she looks up at Grant she can’t help but double over in laughter. She was probably far too amused right now, considering this situation they’re all in right now. Whatever this situation is, anyways.

Wiping a tear from her eye, Nadia pat Grant’s arm gently with a friendly smile. “It really is nice to meet you though, Grant! You seem like a great guy! It’s seariously my pleasure!” Uh Oh. Nadia’s keeps a straight face for only a moment before snorting in amusement and stepping forward to give Grant a hug.

Yes, she had just met him. Oh well. It’s hug time.

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No Gods or Kings, Only Man | Germain | Prologue | Open

Germain groaned at the music. Was one of his little cousins watching television or something? He was comfortable, and really didn’t want to wake up. But the music only continued, and Germain knew he was going to have to do something about it.

He sat up in bed, rubbing his eyes. As his blurred vision became clear, he looked around. Now what? It took a few moments for things to sink in. This isn’t my room. Where was he? He scrambled his way out of bed, standing up straight. He was wearing his normal clothes, which he didn’t normally sleep in. What happened? Where was he?

Before he really had time to get a handle on things, water was flooding into the room. The conservationist screeched and let his reflexes kick in; he was already on his way out the door. 

“Jesus Christ, here too?” The hallway wasn’t in much better shape, but Germain noticed the door. Just a hop, skip, and a jump and he was there. Oh dear, why was this happening to him. He opened the door and slammed it behind him, breathing heavily as he let his bearings return to him. This room was different from the ones before it. It wasn’t flooding, and it seemed to be filled with tables and chairs too. 

Oh, and people. 

Germain looked around at everyone in the room. Were they all looking at him? He wasn’t sure, but it sure felt like they were. He raised a hand in greeting. 

“Uhm, hello my friends.”

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Nadia had arrived in the room only a few moments before this guy- whoever he is- but Nadia could tell that he seemed a little uncomfortable. That was understandable.. some of the other students here didn’t seem too nice. This just wouldn’t do- Nadia decided to try her best to help this guy out and make him feel a little bit more... welcome here. Wherever here is.

The brunette bounced over and extended a hand to the stranger. “Hi there! Glad to see you made it here safely! What’s your name? I’m Nadia Covais.” assuming that Germain decides to give Nadia his hand, she will give him a firm, but warm handshake.

After concluding the shake and giving Germain another grin, she rested her hands on her hips and shrugged her shoulder.

“I guess you don’t have any idea what’s going on here either, huh?” she asked him with a small sigh. Nadia was definitely worried about the flooding, but, was there any point in being negative about it? No. Probably not.

Wherever they are, someone probably knows that there is a flooding problem. Help will likely be here soon!

So, for right now, it would be best just to wait. Perhaps time would be better spent talking about other subjects- just to take their minds off of what everyone just witnessed.

“Sooo.. what do you do?” she asked slowly.

[shslgoodluckgirl]

Water The Odds? |Ch. 0| Open

Nadia let out a small sigh as she was roused from sleep by the sound of a familiar tune.

Is that... Disney music?

The girl sat up in her bed slowly, wondering where that tune could be coming from. However, as she took in her surroundings, she realized something more startling.. this... this is not where she fell asleep last night.

What is this place?

The room wasn’t bad- in fact, it looked quite... fancy. Fancier than any place she’s ever slept in before, anyways! However, Nadia had no time to lounge around in this cushy bed. The song was continuing on, and it was easy to realize that this is some kind of parody of a Disney song. And, with that being said, the parody of this song was also not very... happy. At all. Nadia tried to sing the correct version of the song in her head to correct the gloomy parody, but her little song was interrupted by the glass window SHATTERING.

Nadia screamed and threw herself backwards off of her bed. Water was gushing in rapidly.. she had to do something! Nadia liked water- but, not this much! Luckily for her, she had always been fairly athletic- so, it was no problem for her to fling herself out of her room and get to the dry hallway.

Then, she realized that her feet were still sloshing in the water she had left behind. Nadia looked down and found that the entire hallway was flooded as well. Did every single window in ever room just.. bust out?!

“R-Really?!” Nadia murmured to herself in shock as she followed her gut to run to the far end of the hallway. A few moments later, she threw herself into a different room. Some kind of.. office? Full of teenagers?

It seems Nadia had been one of the last ones to get here, judging by how many people were already huddled in this room. Of course Nadia was scared; she was terrified! But... she didn’t want to come off as some kind of.. downer.

So, Nadia put on a smile and placed her hands on her hips with a giggle. 

“Water the odds, huh?” she asked the person closest to her.