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[othersdie]

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I don't suppose anyone has evaluated the lifeboat situation on this ship.


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[Justin has received his message and his target. He has significant doubts about the veracity of the message's claims--if escaping is as simple as murder, he can think of a few citizens who should be home by now--but what if it is legitimate? The City has offered false hope before, but what if, just this once, escape is possible? The message's wording was so reasonable...

After an initial inspection of his cabin, Justin chooses to take stock of the ship and its occupants. He wanders the deck and makes his way through as much of the vessel's interior as unlocked doors allow. His jacket conceals a gun. Whether or not he'll be able to use it is anyone's guess. A life seems a small price to pay to escape the City when death is impermanent, but he can't help but mistrust the City. Would he kill for a chance to get out and move on to whatever awaits the dead? Maybe. Justin has been in the City for years; it's a wearying existence. Can he murder without any certainty that the act will have the desired outcome? He isn't sure. The thought of killing someone (again) is sickening, to say the least.

Then again, the someone in question is, according to the anonymous message, Jimmy. It's almost regrettable. The man who shares his face has admitted to multiple murders and armed robbery, but Justin had sympathized with him when they spoke during a body swap. Maybe it'll be easier if he imagines that Jimmy is him.

Justin doesn't look like someone contemplating murder as he makes his way through the ship.]


[ooc: Text is for everyone! Anyone on the boat of death can run into Justin.]

Comments

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[oceantrauma]

You're already worried about that? Did something happen?

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[othersdie]

Nothing happened, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

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[oceantrauma]

That's true. It was important to know last time.

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[othersdie]

I doubt it'll help this time around.

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[oceantrauma]

What do you mean? If you needed to get off, for any reason, they could help.

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[othersdie]

For all I know, they could be rigged to explode if anyone touches them. The deities have a reason for putting us here.

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[oceantrauma]

That would just be cruel!

Would they really go that far?

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[othersdie]

I wouldn't put it past them, and I'd rather be paranoid than dead.

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[oceantrauma]

You're right. Best not to touch them.

It's wrong we have to be this paranoid here.

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[othersdie]

Maybe, but 'right' and 'wrong' don't carry much weight. We need to cope with what we're given, however right or wrong it is.

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[oceantrauma]

Cope, yes, but that doesn't mean I have to see it as justifiable or fair. It isn't.

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[othersdie]

No, it's not.

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[oceantrauma]

I know I've already said it a lot, but please be careful. I don't want anything to happen to you again.

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[othersdie]

It's worth repeating. Thank you, Ken.