Jul 22, 2025 6:54 am
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Jul 24, 2025 1:43 pm
Parish adjusted his sailing cap and squeezed the Captain's pipe between his thin, froggy lips. "A fine day for sailing. We are ready to cast off our rizz and yeet our fine ship across the placid waters," he says, one webbed foot planted on the bow.
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Whoopsie: Try to be 'hip' and mess up in the process. Jul 24, 2025 6:55 pm
Viv had been swimming around the inundated grounds of the B&B, at home in the newly underwater world. Her long hair flowed behind her as she examined the garden (where the Rabbits had all found little masks and snorkels to go with their little outfits), the soggy cardboard walls of Hey Kid Hotel (where the various Hey Kid clones were offering wet waffles to anybody who made it out there), and the newly reopened basketball court (where the balls all now bobbed about like buoys--she hadn't even had a chance to learn some sick b-ball skills from the newly arrived Bud Woodruff).
Lost in wonder as she looks down at the place now so like her lake home, she fails to look up in time to notice Parish's boat. Not until she bumps her head into the side of it! Oof! That wasn't there before!Viv breaches the surface and looks up at the boat and its crew. "Are you guys, like, going sailing? Can I come? And bring my fishing rods?"
Lost in wonder as she looks down at the place now so like her lake home, she fails to look up in time to notice Parish's boat. Not until she bumps her head into the side of it! Oof! That wasn't there before!
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Whoopsie: Confuse "above" and "below" water.
Jul 25, 2025 9:37 pm
Moon Prince's dark green wellies stepped onto Parish's boat. The person wearing them made some sort of military gesture... or at least what they thought that would look like. They were wearing a bright yellow rain jacket with one of those wide brimmed yellow hats.
In reality it looked nothing like how a sailor was supposed to stand to attention. "First mate, Prince, reporting for duty!" they said way too confidently and then instantly ruined the confidence by saying. "So, what's a first mate? Like a best friend, right?"
In reality it looked nothing like how a sailor was supposed to stand to attention. "First mate, Prince, reporting for duty!" they said way too confidently and then instantly ruined the confidence by saying. "So, what's a first mate? Like a best friend, right?"
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Whoopsie: Embarrass myself with my own enthusiasm.
Jul 27, 2025 2:24 am
Amelie weighs the boat down as they board, tipping it considerably toward portside on the first step, then teetering it both ways on the next! "I do not mean to rock the boat," the maid-bot says apologetically.
Producing an extendable mop seemingly out of nowhere, the robo-maid volunteers themself for "swabbing the deck. What better way to set sail than in cleanliness?"
Producing an extendable mop seemingly out of nowhere, the robo-maid volunteers themself for "swabbing the deck. What better way to set sail than in cleanliness?"
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WHOOPSIE! ⚡️ Refuse to diverge from my programming.Last edited July 27, 2025 2:33 am
Jul 29, 2025 5:59 am
"Permission to come aboard granted, Lady Niviana!" Parish says. "Or will you be sailing alongside us I wonder... Yes, a proper fleet we shall make!"
He turns to Moon Prince. "While I value our friendship more than any glittering pile of golden treasure, First Mate is a position that comes with great responsibility! You will ensure the safety of all aboard and assist in navigation, among other duties." He watches Amelie swab for a moment and then adds "And now that our poop deck is magnificently swabbed, we are ready to set sail! Raise the anchor! Man the focsle! Batten down the mizzen mast! Er... wait is that correct? It seems like an age since I last felt the spray of the sea in my face. But irregardless, full steam ahead!" He wobbles along the deck as it tilts precipitously (not from a raging sea) but from Amelie moving on it. "Now where did I leave that sextant..."
Take a second token
He turns to Moon Prince. "While I value our friendship more than any glittering pile of golden treasure, First Mate is a position that comes with great responsibility! You will ensure the safety of all aboard and assist in navigation, among other duties." He watches Amelie swab for a moment and then adds "And now that our poop deck is magnificently swabbed, we are ready to set sail! Raise the anchor! Man the focsle! Batten down the mizzen mast! Er... wait is that correct? It seems like an age since I last felt the spray of the sea in my face. But irregardless, full steam ahead!" He wobbles along the deck as it tilts precipitously (not from a raging sea) but from Amelie moving on it. "Now where did I leave that sextant..."
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Whoopsie: Bite off more than I can chewTake a second token
Jul 29, 2025 12:39 pm
"Poop deck?"
Amelie vigorously swabs a little more.
Amelie vigorously swabs a little more.
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WHOOPSIE! ⚡️ Misunderstand ambiguity and nuance.Jul 30, 2025 12:13 pm
Viv dives back down beneath the water, emerging again a few minutes later with her fishing rod and tackle box. She clambers onto the boat and smirks from behind her long, damp hair.
"So, uh... which way should we go?" she asks.
"So, uh... which way should we go?" she asks.
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| B | O | O | O | O | O |
| C | O | O | B&B | O | O |
| D | O | O | O | O | O |
| E | O | O | O | O | O |
[ +- ] Chapter Status
Amelie: 2 tokens
Moon Prince: 1 token
Parish: 2 tokens
Viv: 1 token
Moon Prince: 1 token
Parish: 2 tokens
Viv: 1 token
Jul 30, 2025 3:56 pm
Amelie takes out a bottle of WD-41 and declares, "This is a good time to spin the bottle."
They spin the bottle.
The bottle points west, so Amelie’s answer to Viv is, "I suggest we go west."
They spin the bottle.
The bottle points west, so Amelie’s answer to Viv is, "I suggest we go west."
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C2 is west of the center square, so I mean we go there.Last edited July 30, 2025 3:58 pm
Rolls
1=E, 2=S, 3=W, 4=N - (1d4)
(3) = 3
Jul 31, 2025 12:18 pm
Assuming Parish agrees to the choice of direction, Viv nods. "Aye, aye, captain," she says, quietly tacking the sails to catch the wind and move the boat along. The sails flutter as the group departs the B&B.'Soon thereafter, the vessel arrives at a local landmark. The giant drive-in movie theater screen looms above the lapping waves that have overtaken Veilridge. Townsfolk have gathered in kayaks and rafts, munching on popcorn as they watch a B-movie marathon. On screen, Kevin Costner grimaces and glowers his way through a scene in the much-maligned film Waterworld.
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Bingo: Quietly make things easier. Spending Viv's token.| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| A | O | O | O | O | O |
| B | O | O | O | O | O |
| C | O | 22L | B&B | O | O |
| D | O | O | O | O | O |
| E | O | O | O | O | O |
[ +- ] Map Key
Bold is current ship location
L = Landmark
? = Flotsam/jetsam
! = Hazard
1. The train station
2. The grocer's
3. Sal's car
4. The tree house in the big oak. Now easily accessible with a boat
5. A beaver dam built between two houses
6. Two clam-eating otters
7. A floating skeleton. Is that Rag n Bones?
8. Thorny thicket. The tops of trees have become thick bushes in the flood.
9. A bunch of angry geese.
10. a clothesline with several mermaid bikini tops hung out to dry
11. the ruins of a still-partially-intact sandcastle with a date scratched in a cement-like cornerstone: 7/23/1925 (also a hazard if you kick it)
12. a Wilson brand volley ball with a handprint
13. a corked bottle with a message inside
14. a beach fulla blue jellyfish 🪼
15. a sign that says "DANGER" (The sign is made of jagged boards, held together by rusty nails that are longer than the boards, and the word danger was painted on using lead paint.)
16. The belltower of the Veilridge Library
17. The top half of the fiberglass mascot at Dino Donuts
18. The slumbering Ptisilith
19. A catfish out for a swim
20. A scooter and skate park that now acts as a hidden reef
21. A band of fey pirates sailing on detritus ships
22. The giant drive-in movie theater screen. Townsfolk have gathered in kayaks and rafts, munching on popcorn as they watch a B-movie marathon, currently showing Waterworld.
23. A sailing boat crewed by a black cat, a capybara, a Labrador retriever, a lemur, and a secretary bird.
24. An angry narwhal?!?
L = Landmark
? = Flotsam/jetsam
! = Hazard
1. The train station
2. The grocer's
3. Sal's car
4. The tree house in the big oak. Now easily accessible with a boat
5. A beaver dam built between two houses
6. Two clam-eating otters
7. A floating skeleton. Is that Rag n Bones?
8. Thorny thicket. The tops of trees have become thick bushes in the flood.
9. A bunch of angry geese.
10. a clothesline with several mermaid bikini tops hung out to dry
11. the ruins of a still-partially-intact sandcastle with a date scratched in a cement-like cornerstone: 7/23/1925 (also a hazard if you kick it)
12. a Wilson brand volley ball with a handprint
13. a corked bottle with a message inside
14. a beach fulla blue jellyfish 🪼
15. a sign that says "DANGER" (The sign is made of jagged boards, held together by rusty nails that are longer than the boards, and the word danger was painted on using lead paint.)
16. The belltower of the Veilridge Library
17. The top half of the fiberglass mascot at Dino Donuts
18. The slumbering Ptisilith
19. A catfish out for a swim
20. A scooter and skate park that now acts as a hidden reef
21. A band of fey pirates sailing on detritus ships
22. The giant drive-in movie theater screen. Townsfolk have gathered in kayaks and rafts, munching on popcorn as they watch a B-movie marathon, currently showing Waterworld.
23. A sailing boat crewed by a black cat, a capybara, a Labrador retriever, a lemur, and a secretary bird.
24. An angry narwhal?!?
Jul 31, 2025 1:12 pm
Amelie glances at the unfamiliar movie and quickly gathers information for conversational purposes. "This is Waterworld, best known for its notoriously troubled and expensive production and on-set clashes between the director and star, both of whom bear the given name Kevin. The most surprising part of this film is—"
Heads on kayaks turn to the robo-maid, with narrowed eyes and contorted frowns.
⚠️SPOILER ALERT!
Fortunately, the multitude of vexed expressions triggers Amelie’s spoiler alert. They seamlessly finish their sentence with a tactical pivot: "—yet to be seen, but I am sure you will ooh and/or ahh at the great reveal. Please enjoy the show."
Aside from a couple lingering exasperated stares, heads turn back toward the screen.
Heads on kayaks turn to the robo-maid, with narrowed eyes and contorted frowns.
⚠️SPOILER ALERT!
Fortunately, the multitude of vexed expressions triggers Amelie’s spoiler alert. They seamlessly finish their sentence with a tactical pivot: "—yet to be seen, but I am sure you will ooh and/or ahh at the great reveal. Please enjoy the show."
Aside from a couple lingering exasperated stares, heads turn back toward the screen.
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BINGO ⭐️ Anticipate and avert a potential mess.Aug 1, 2025 5:47 am
During one of the dramatic action scenes, Parish gets quite excited and leaps onto a nearby raft. He grabs the paddle and dives into the water, ready to do battle.
"Sea monster!" he yells just before going under. He swims and thrashes beneath the surface, splashing several movie goers in the process as he swims about, thwacking drive-in speaker boxes.
"Sea monster!" he yells just before going under. He swims and thrashes beneath the surface, splashing several movie goers in the process as he swims about, thwacking drive-in speaker boxes.
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Whoopsie: Lose track of reality while caught up in a flight of fancy. Aug 1, 2025 7:17 am
Moon Prince watches all of this going on. They are extremely interested in figuring out how humans like to spend their time. "A movie about something that scares you? Can we stay and watch?" They ask the other crewmembers.
However, it seems that one of the organizers of the event heard them. A woman with a neat looking outfit and a ticket-punch gadget arrives in a small dinghy. "Uhm, excuse me. I couldn't help hearing you'd like to stay for the movie? You'll have to pay the entrance fee then." She says, pointing to a sign stuck to the small boat which displays the price.
Moon Prince checks their pockets, which are of course empty. "Uhm... Well... You see..."
However, it seems that one of the organizers of the event heard them. A woman with a neat looking outfit and a ticket-punch gadget arrives in a small dinghy. "Uhm, excuse me. I couldn't help hearing you'd like to stay for the movie? You'll have to pay the entrance fee then." She says, pointing to a sign stuck to the small boat which displays the price.
Moon Prince checks their pockets, which are of course empty. "Uhm... Well... You see..."
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Whoopsie: Forget about Earth money.Last edited August 3, 2025 5:14 pm
Aug 1, 2025 3:29 pm
Amelie’s response to having to pay is, "This is a Drive-In, not a Drive-Through." For clarification purposes, they add, "We are -Through."From the ticket-lady’s awkward stare, the maid-bot sure hopes Parish keeps moving the boat..!
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WHOOPSIE! ⚡️ Get passive-aggressive about it.Last edited August 1, 2025 3:30 pm
Aug 2, 2025 5:11 am
Emerging back onto the boat, Parish flops a sack full of soggy rolls of quarters onto the deck.
"Perhaps this sunken booty will suffice to assuage yon upset usher and secure our spot so we might espy the finale of this intricately plotted masterpiece of waterlogged cinema?" he says as he grabs a handful of rolls and tosses them at the ticket punching organizer.
"Perhaps this sunken booty will suffice to assuage yon upset usher and secure our spot so we might espy the finale of this intricately plotted masterpiece of waterlogged cinema?" he says as he grabs a handful of rolls and tosses them at the ticket punching organizer.
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Bingo: Rescue someone else from peril.Aug 4, 2025 7:48 am
The ticket-lady counts the moist coins and finally nods. "Alright, you're in."
Viv seems disinterested in the film's conclusion, casually casting her line into the water hoping for a nibble, though none are forthcoming. Eventually, the film ends, and the audience breaks into tepid applause and a chorus of "meh"s!
"Where to next?" Viv asks.
Viv seems disinterested in the film's conclusion, casually casting her line into the water hoping for a nibble, though none are forthcoming. Eventually, the film ends, and the audience breaks into tepid applause and a chorus of "meh"s!
"Where to next?" Viv asks.
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| A | O | O | O | O | O |
| B | O | O | O | O | O |
| C | O | 22L | B&B | O | O |
| D | O | O | O | O | O |
| E | O | O | O | O | O |
[ +- ] Chapter Status
Amelie: 2 tokens
Moon Prince: 2 tokens
Parish: 2 tokens
Viv: 0 tokens
Moon Prince: 2 tokens
Parish: 2 tokens
Viv: 0 tokens
Aug 4, 2025 11:46 am
Amelie, who found herself engrossed in the movie, replies, "The map on Enola’s back points north." Being a robot, they self-correct, "Up.
"‘Up’ looks like ‘north,’" she adds.
"‘Up’ looks like ‘north,’" she adds.
[ +- ] Enola’s map
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B2. (I wonder if B2 happens to be dry land.)Aug 5, 2025 5:01 am
"An astute observation, second mate! Now hoist the mainsail and bring her around to starboard! The high sea awaits us!"
Aug 5, 2025 8:31 am
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Somebody will have to do a Bingo to sail the ship to the next location. Once they do, you'll see the following:| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| A | O | O | O | O | O |
| B | O | 16L | O | O | O |
| C | O | 22L | B&B | O | O |
| D | O | O | O | O | O |
| E | O | O | O | O | O |
[ +- ] Map Key
Bold is current ship location
L = Landmark
? = Flotsam/jetsam
! = Hazard
1. The train station
2. The grocer's
3. Sal's car
4. The tree house in the big oak. Now easily accessible with a boat
5. A beaver dam built between two houses
6. Two clam-eating otters
7. A floating skeleton. Is that Rag n Bones?
8. Thorny thicket. The tops of trees have become thick bushes in the flood.
9. A bunch of angry geese.
10. a clothesline with several mermaid bikini tops hung out to dry
11. the ruins of a still-partially-intact sandcastle with a date scratched in a cement-like cornerstone: 7/23/1925 (also a hazard if you kick it)
12. a Wilson brand volley ball with a handprint
13. a corked bottle with a message inside
14. a beach fulla blue jellyfish 🪼
15. a sign that says "DANGER" (The sign is made of jagged boards, held together by rusty nails that are longer than the boards, and the word danger was painted on using lead paint.)
16. The belltower of the Veilridge Library
17. The top half of the fiberglass mascot at Dino Donuts
18. The slumbering Ptisilith
19. A catfish out for a swim
20. A scooter and skate park that now acts as a hidden reef
21. A band of fey pirates sailing on detritus ships
22. The giant drive-in movie theater screen. Townsfolk have gathered in kayaks and rafts, munching on popcorn as they watch a B-movie marathon, currently showing Waterworld.
23. A sailing boat crewed by a black cat, a capybara, a Labrador retriever, a lemur, and a secretary bird.
24. An angry narwhal?!?
L = Landmark
? = Flotsam/jetsam
! = Hazard
1. The train station
2. The grocer's
3. Sal's car
4. The tree house in the big oak. Now easily accessible with a boat
5. A beaver dam built between two houses
6. Two clam-eating otters
7. A floating skeleton. Is that Rag n Bones?
8. Thorny thicket. The tops of trees have become thick bushes in the flood.
9. A bunch of angry geese.
10. a clothesline with several mermaid bikini tops hung out to dry
11. the ruins of a still-partially-intact sandcastle with a date scratched in a cement-like cornerstone: 7/23/1925 (also a hazard if you kick it)
12. a Wilson brand volley ball with a handprint
13. a corked bottle with a message inside
14. a beach fulla blue jellyfish 🪼
15. a sign that says "DANGER" (The sign is made of jagged boards, held together by rusty nails that are longer than the boards, and the word danger was painted on using lead paint.)
16. The belltower of the Veilridge Library
17. The top half of the fiberglass mascot at Dino Donuts
18. The slumbering Ptisilith
19. A catfish out for a swim
20. A scooter and skate park that now acts as a hidden reef
21. A band of fey pirates sailing on detritus ships
22. The giant drive-in movie theater screen. Townsfolk have gathered in kayaks and rafts, munching on popcorn as they watch a B-movie marathon, currently showing Waterworld.
23. A sailing boat crewed by a black cat, a capybara, a Labrador retriever, a lemur, and a secretary bird.
24. An angry narwhal?!?
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