Family Trip Shenanigans

[magician_sideways]

Who: You know who you are and what you've done.
When: Oct 8th-14th
What: An eight night Carribbean cruise.

[It's a really nice ship? There's a lot to do and see even between islands. Tiernan has rounded his ears for the duration of the trip, because he doesn't feel like telling anyone he got them caught in a mechanical rice picker.

Three suites is enough to accommodate everyone and if you count Nick as an adult, they can actually have an adult for each one.

Try not to get into too much trouble, kids.]

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[soulager]

[ We don't need no adults!!

... actually yeah that's probably a good idea. Mira's never been on a vacation or cruise of any sort, so this is exciting. Anytime she can, she's swimming in the ocean (in a cute swimsuit, and also sometimes with dolphins, naturally) or checking out all the different food that's to offer (and the candy store is something to behold). It almost seems like too much, but she somehow finds times when she's just... relaxing, either with a book or with Era.

In all, though, she's just happy to be here, and it definitely shows. ]

[magician_sideways]

[Tiernan... actually seems to be taking this vacation seriously? By which is meant, he's actually not really causing or getting into trouble. Not counting the occasional too-interested fellow passenger, because 18 Charisma is for life, not just for Diplomacy checks.

He enjoys the restaurants and shows, and reading on the deck in the sunlight.

Even on the island beaches, though, he's always wearing a shirt, albeit a lightweight and unbuttoned one. He plays in the sand; sculpture isn't his thing but he experiments with pictures in the sand, just for fun.]

October 15th

[magician_sideways]

[October 15th is the next to last day of the cruise, the ship on open waters heading back towards Miami. It's a nice, peaceful day in a string of nice, peaceful days, for most of the passengers.

Tiernan is nowhere to be found.]

[captive_aided]

[ And, if anyone needed confirmation...?

This message is going out to every phone - every phone, even those not on the cruise. ]

Tiernan is missing.
It would seem we might have more of an idea what that mysterious message meant.

[ ... Aside from that message, however, Nick is nowhere to be seen, today. ]

[soulager]

[ SIGHS. of course they can't have nice things before fate decides to take a dump on them! ]

Those on the cruise... We should look for any clues, shouldn't we?

[umbraportation]

[ Welp, Nico is absolutely going to be calling Vani right after this message.

But also... ]

so we should check on his girlfriend
see if shes still hanging around of if shes gone missing too

[skyofreality]

[ MOOD, SIS. Sora's not on the cruise or at the Foundation. ]

I'll start searching other worlds for him.

[captive_aided]

I'm searching the Site.

[ Well, at least we know why he couldn't be seen around the ship now... ]

[enter_the_darkness]

[ At least he answers!

Then-- ]

Yeah good idea
I can drop you off to help Nick search the Site
then I'm gonna help Sora for a little while

meet up after?

[touchsensors]

where did you see him last?

[On the plus side, it looks like someone has helped Lala out with whatever was giving her trouble with double letters.]

[skyofreality]

Ok, if I find him I'll let you know.

[ Time to really start world-hopping. ]

[umbraportation]

[ He better or Vani will get an in-person visit. ]

yeah okay and maybe aki can go with you
i dont want you to go missing too without anyone knowing about it

[sun_dere]

this is why you're not supposed to stick your dick in crazy

Why are geniuses all stupid?

[umbraportation]

[ Wow Ko... ]

thats one way of putting it
hey not all geniuses are stupid
just tiernan is one of them sometimes

[sun_dere]

[Ko is a good boy at heart but he is also savage af.]

Nick and Kurama are dumb too I have seen them being dumb
Aiden is also dumb
p much I'll believe you when I meet a genius that doesn't do stupid shit

I can try to vision something but if it's his crazy girlfriend i'm not reliable.

[umbraportation]

[ Apparently. ]

one day ill introduce you to annabeth
shes usually the one keeping the rest of us from doing stupid stuff

if its not her then it might be shea or someone working for them
there were two guys on the network not long after the game ended where they dropped tiernans name
and talked about a "she"

[sun_dere]

be looking forward to it

Ughhhhh great
Unfortunately the Wicked Bitches East and West are stronger than me
I can try but ill have to get really lucky if they're involved

[umbraportation]

they were last time you interacted with them
but luci did just get torn in half and only recently put back together
who knows whats up with shea

just please tell me you dont recite vision stuff in cryptic poetry

[sun_dere]

serves her right

oh fuck no
that's prophecy and im not doing prophecy I have to be off my head for prophecy and it sucks
plus it's cryptic bullshit
plus it's stronger so it's harder to avoid or change if we don't like it

[umbraportation]

yeah well she's the reason we were all brought together in the first place

gods prophecy is a pain in our world too
especially being part of one
not being able to do anything without one
and its kind of why the apollo i know is being punished by wandering around as a mortal

[sun_dere]

now you sound like Tiernan
and yes that's true and fair but also she's still a bitch and dying hurt

I literally have to be hallucinating to do prophecy it's super fucked up
whyyyyy the fuck not able to do anything without one???

im gonna go poke my power with a stick brb

[umbraportation]

wow im extremely offended by that
personally im a little pissed that we helped her stay alive
shes a terrible ruler of any afterlife messing with still living people

that sounds like a terrible way to get a prophecy
i dont know its just a rule thats been in place for a long time
if a demigod goes on a quest they need a prophecy first

okay

[sun_dere]

[There's a probably twenty minute pause or so before the next replies.]

just saying
and yeah she is but who knows what the fuck mess it would be if she died
better the devil you know or something
that said I still sorta wish she'd died
maybe not permanently but long enough for us to get a break

it is the absolute worst way to get a prophecy you don't even fucking know
and that's a stupid rule what the actual fuck

sooooo I got lucky
ish
saw the bitch and Tiernan talking so she's probably gone or about to be
that's sometime after Tiernan waking up on the floor with a couple other guys
that were in a cell before that
they look sort of like younger Dee and probably Kai, they were in the first game with us because Shea is also a huge bitch

[umbraportation]

she could die for a hundred years or so
that would be a nice long break for all of us

pretty sure i can imagine it pretty well
i dont make the rules and im certain the current praetors for the roman demigod camp didnt either

great so we cant even keep hold of the devil when weve got her
black haired guy with gold eyes and a redheaded on with him
because those are the two who were on the network shortly after everything ended in the second game