CALLING: AMBER
TO: ALL

[ Have a joint message from your resident chatterboxes: ]

Did everyone get their surprise gifts? Sweet, isn't it. But don't you wonder who they're from? Why are we here and will we ever leave? [ A beat. ] We're in the company of traitors if you haven't realized. Former crew of the Almina. What does that make us?

[ Then here comes Sebastian, who helpfully pipes up with the sort of smooth clarity his voice always has. And also a bit of humor, in this case. ]

Well, I do doubt that our stay here is completely coincidental... Though what it makes us, I would not personally be able to say. It is a name that has come up a few times, but I suppose it is only because such traitorous activities are rather notable, even to another crew. [ He sighs gently, then adds: ] In any case, I hope the gifts are not cursed. Or should I worry about them being blessed, rather?

[ Amber giggles like this is your everyday morning show before speaking up: ] Blessed might be worse, seeing the churches here. But I wonder if we have the answers already, only we haven't put it together. So let's put it together. What we found: a concrete shed under the tallest tower marked with a green X. That seems to be what generates its electricity. The light at the top glows green for one hour every 20 hours. Your turn, Sebastian.

In addition, I happened to go on a particularly interesting expedition and found that the creatures inhabiting the tunnels underground were a bit more than they seemed. A particularly brutish one made us rather inclined to take a closer look, and, well. [ He pauses, and you can almost hear the shrug in his voice. ] It was clear there was a bit more at work, to put it simply. There were many bones deep in those caverns, and the skeletons there had what I do believe to be wing bones sawn off their backs. It brings a certain image to mind, does it not?

[ There was also something else very interesting, but for that, Sebastian will want a bit more given. It's a particularly juicy tidbit, so he doesn't want to give that one up so easily.

Amber pretends like she doesn't know what he's on about. ] Spooky --Hey, you said my gift looks like a dragon's something. What is it?

[ He laughs ] Ah, you really did not know? I thought it was meant to resemble a p—

[ There goes the three-minute mark right at the most vital part of the post. You've been spared from a dick joke, Neheda. You're welcome. ]

[ OOC: TL;DR this is an information sharing post to help characters figure out Aqada's mysteries! Threadjack to your heart's content! ]

FROM: bellic.niko@cdc.org

So, I noticed that some of you are not too good at swimming. But some of us are really good. It's a little cool out, but I think it might be a good time to make sure people at least know how to keep their head up.

FROM: bellic.niko@cdc.org

I am guessing that I am not the only one that would be willing to show people how, and I am sort of wanting to take a swim anyway. Would anyone want to either learn or show?

[He's in a bad headspace now, and wants to keep busy.]


( OOC Note )