Harlock's Palace - The Endless Orbit of Loneliness Deux

[freearcadia]

Who: Yor, Nikkolaus
When
What: Palace time
Content Warnings: same as the first.

In the same ruin-filled wasteland, Yor and Nikkolaus would find themselves some distance away from where the other group had landed, the darkness that momentarily blinded and tried to choke them them receding.

The featureless void is not so featureless now, as the dimmest of stars struggle to make themselves known, still and not twinkling as stars should - the spaceship Arcadia hovering, unmoving on the northernmost horizon.

The winds still howled, alternating between the blistering heat and arctic chill, carrying a faint melody in the air from the east and a vague shape surrounded by a localized sandstorm, and low groans from the west with what looks to be a withered tree in the distance.

The ground shakes as the Arcadia fires - debris and dust flying up as it attacked something too far away to see - hopefully no one got hurt.

Comments

[freearcadia]

[The ship it is.

Upon boarding the ship is oddly silent, but there's almost an impression that it's breathing - that it's not just metal and electronics. It looked like it had seen better days, with dark splotches on the walls, and the lights dim]

[briarliar]

[ are the dark blotches grease/grossness or blood? she could tell if it's blood, but either way moving slightly to the side of the ship's tunnel, flanking Nikkolaus ]

Do you think you might be able to give us more light, Mr. Nikkolaus? O-or is that an improper use of your magic?

[badsunrising]

[Probably investigating those splotches

Gruffly:]

It's more for heat than light.

[But he does press his fingers to the amulet, generating a decent bit of brightness]

[freearcadia]

[The splotches look like soot and some kind of dark ichor that's recent enough that it's somewhat tacky if someone touches it.

The girl peers fretfully at the stains, the light of the amulet helps to illuminate the corridors, down to an elevator that seen better days and what looks to be stairways]

Something bad must have happened...

[briarliar]

Thank you, being a little warmer is also appreciated!

[ trying to sound So Normal and cheerful for Mayu's sake, looking more towards the stairwell than the elevator. she's not sure she trusts electricity in a place this dirty. ]

Which way?

[badsunrising]

[Nikki has learned that touching mysterious blood is a BIG NO NO in this place so he won't be doing that.

Turns back to Mayu:]

That's why we're here. To help.

[freearcadia]

[Probably a smart idea, Nikkolaus. She closes her eyes, before pointing]

Up.

You're both very good people - I'm glad you're here.

[briarliar]

Ah, we're glad too. Would you like a piggyback ride this time, Miss Mayu? If we're taking the stairs it may be a long way up...

[badsunrising]

[Might smirk slightly at that. SECRETLY. You saw nothing.]

[freearcadia]

Are you sure...?

[She'll accept one. But whether carrying or walking up the flights of stairs, they'll find themselves in a much shorter corridor but wider - with a conveyor belt on either side of the floor, on the far end is a large set of double doors made from a dark wood, contrasting with all the metal so far]

There. That's his room.

[briarliar]

[ Yor is determined to make this palace run as pleasant an outing as possible for Mayu, okay. but once they get to the landing, letting Mayu down onto the floor. ]

Oh, conveyor belts. Like we have in the dorm!

[badsunrising]

You have conveyor belts in your dorm?

[briarliar]

Yes, um, smaller ones. Our teammate Stoat likes to ride around on them!

[badsunrising]

[Trying to remember who Stoat was from the profiles...]

I see... So it must be something Harlock enjoys as well.

[freearcadia]

[Mayu couldn't help but giggle]

I think it's because Arcadia's really big. But we should be close.

[briarliar]

Well, I know Mr. Harlock's bird isn't very fond of them... But it's nice to know they have something in common.

[ checking on Mayu for the umpteenth time, she is just super fussy ]

How big is the Arcadia, Miss Mayu? The, um, normal one...

[freearcadia]

About...

[She scrunches up her face]

four hundred meters from bow to stern - and that's without the blade.

[badsunrising]

I guess we should use it then.

[briarliar]

Four hundred meters. At least that means we'll know if we're going in circles...

I'll follow your lead, Mr. Nikkolaus.

[badsunrising]

[Guess we're getting on this conveyor thing then. At least it's not an annoying puzzle like the door situation.]

[freearcadia]

[Mayu steps on, the conveyer is actually an extremely smooth ride, the dark patches continue in random spots around the ship's interior]

...it's too quiet, there should be more people here.

[briarliar]

M-maybe...they're all asleep right now. It is rather dark, it would be hard to remember when to wake up when you're in space, right?

[badsunrising]

[Gaze turns more wary again]

You think they're hiding?

[freearcadia]

...I'm not sure.

[She answers with some hesitation as some large double doors start to be seen, unlike the rest of the ship it's made from a dark wood]

That should be it. His room.

[briarliar]

Maybe it would be polite if we knocked...

[ although she's also worried knocking might just give away their surprise if something is hostile on the other side of the door ]