SIDE A .
A duffel bag in a small cabin, they swear wasn’t a storage closet before you got here. You haven’t even unpacked all the way, unsure if this is where you’re supposed to be. It’s just somewhere you’ve been sent so someone else doesn’t have to deal with you. A godparent this time, before it was a distant cousin. At first you would throw yourself into these new places and new people, but you’ve grown more jaded and more guarded since then. This wasn’t the worst place to be, certainly different, but then someone told you about all the trouble with the government. You never signed on to be a criminal. Worried looks and careful sighs escape you as you wonder where you’ll go next. An itch at the back of your neck tells you the boat is more enjoyable than you want to admit.
SIDE B .
WELSON : They’re the closest in age to you, so everyone assumed you would be fast friends. It seemed like they pushed you together, and maybe that’s why you’ve grown a distaste for them. Whatever the reason, you just wish they would be quiet sometimes. The way they flaunt their knowledge grates you, and you’re not sure how much you can take before you try swimming to shore.
TEISCO : They knew their mother in your younger days. You think maybe she used to be wild then, like they are now. She cares about them, but clearly they don’t know what to do with you. If your mother was hoping for something godly or parental when she named them your godparent, she made the wrong call. They’ve made it clear, the best way to learn how to swim is to be thrown into the water without ceremony.
STAFFORD : You hope you don’t end up like them; someone who had potential but burned out too quick. You’ve heard the way their music sounds, and clearly they had something... you wonder what they did to screw it all up. Maybe if you know you can avoid ever making that mistake if you get something good.
BONUS TRACK .
You are always so used to being the one to fix things. If it wasn’t your mother’s problems, it was a machine at your cousins or the car of your new neighbor. You always have tried to fix things without seeing the real problem ahead of you. Where do you belong? And if it isn’t on this ship then where are you going to go? How can you possibly fix that?
LINER NOTES .
NAME : LAURAINE ‘LAUREY’ HILL AGE : 24 POSITIVES : INTELLIGENT, IMAGINATIVE, & CURIOUS NEGATIVES : LONELY, DEFENSIVE, & JEALOUS GENDER : CIS FEMALE PRONOUNS : SHE/HER FACECLAIM : ELLA PURNELL AVAILABILITY : TAKEN BY HANNAH









