OOC: Chapter 1 - NEW YORK, Starts 12th Jan 1925

[Maksim Rukov]

And apparently equally prone to mania...

"I know I never thought much of you, I do apologise..."

"Fair enough, will you marry me?"

"I do! Oh, I do!"

Ah well, in BtMoM, I've been planning on getting Kitt laid at the next port for months so perhaps Jack will get a bit of joy in that department too (so long as he doesn't act the killjoy around her). Either Jack or Greene. I've just been figuring that there aren't enough classic era Timours.

I think I'll have Kitt learn from Timour.

[Laraqua]

Lucky, lucky Maksim.

Not sure which way to assume but I'm now leaning towards Caroline pranking Maks.

[Laraqua]

We should make a poll.

"She loves me...

She loves me not..."

I vote not. Trixie votes 'loves me'. The rest of you?

Boy, oh boy, it'll be a relief for Maksim when he gets some cultists to shoot.

[imme]

I love how much this is freaking you out.

And I have no idea what Caroline's doing. As Decrepit said, it seems she has a mind of her own ...

[Laraqua]

It's driving me mad! It's less troublesome now that the threat of marriage has left. Maksim can remain quite the naughty boy then - though if this isn't resolved at the end of the boat ride, there'll be quite the fireworks if Maksim decides that Caroline is a playful go-getter and he either presses the flirty advantage to bait and switch her (as he so likes to do) or if he starts chatting his way into another girl's bedroom.

[Laraqua]

Standing ovation to Timour! Bravo! Bravo!

I think Maksim'd better go looking for Andrei soon before he rushes himself over a railing.

Oh boy, oh boy, coffeedemon's poor character...

[trixie]

Yes, he'll be red in the face for sure....seething angrily....

Woops....better not act too out of line, I'd hate to mess up Timour's good looking mug....

Oh yes, and for all that don't know me....she stirs the pot again! lol

[Laraqua]

You gotta bug Coffee in real life. Let him know what just went down! He'll wanna post for sure.

I think the biggest risk is Imme. She might slap his pretty face! I'm sure after all the face-slapping he's endured, Timour can live with another.

The Rukov twins strike again!

*High Five*

I pity Raiko. It must be like herding cats. You don't need to be a telepath to hear Raiko grumbling: "International conspiracy they said, cults a'hoy, they said, crazy Nyarlathotepian masks, they said. And all I get is some wacky Scooby Doo gang running around tearing each other's hair out!"

[Raiko]

I pity Raiko. It must be like herding cats. You don't need to be a telepath to hear Raiko grumbling: "International conspiracy they said, cults a'hoy, they said, crazy Nyarlathotepian masks, they said. And all I get is some wacky Scooby Doo gang running around tearing each other's hair out!"

Don't worry about Raiko.

I've been pretty ill (again) this weekend, too ill to post, but I have kept up with events, laughed a lot - so glad we didn't just move staight on to London.

I was going to congratulate Maksim & Caroline this morning, but now it looks like it's on hold. Still there's always Timour and Elizabeth poor Andrei at least there's lots of bars on the ship.

Anyway all this Scooby gang stuff makes it much more fun when characters start dying.

I vote not. Trixie votes 'loves me'. The rest of you?

I always thought she liked him a lot more than he thinks.

[Laraqua]

Really?!

Women are far too complicated! I mean, sure, there are some women who would jump at the chance for that sort of a game but Caroline?! I must say, one way or another, my views of her will never be the same.

At this rate, we'll never reach London.

[Raiko]

Really?!

Women are far too complicated! I mean, sure, there are some women who would jump at the chance for that sort of a game but Caroline?! I must say, one way or another, my views of her will never be the same.

Well Decrepit might say different, but I always thought that Maksim totally misread Caroline outside her room, ages ago.

As the sun slips completely behind the moon, the SS Devonian is plunged into darkness, day magically becomes night. The moon is a black hole of nothingness in the sky, a gods eye, bathed in a halo of orange radiation.

A murmur ripples though the passengers assembled on the boat deck, champagne glasses clink together, the atmosphere is electric.

I'm just a glutton for punishment.

At this rate, we'll never reach London.

We'll get to London eventually, but how could I interupt while all this is happening.

[imme]

Sorry, I thought I'd give Elizabeth and Timour (and Andrei?) something to do while we waited for Caroline and Maksim to figure out their, um, situation. I hope Johnny's enjoying the show.

[coffee demon]

This is so awesome! What drama! Perfect stuff, with something (maybe) going on between Elizabeth and Timour during the eclipse, with Andrei trying vainly to check it out. It's amazing how this is all happening!

I'm glad we gave a little time for roleplay in this part. Nice nice nice.

Poor Andrei. I love roleplaying that dude.

EDIT: Just read Decrepit and Maks' stuff - awesome stuff! Great dialogs and subtle conversation all around. You guys all rock!

[Decrepit]

Poor, poor Andrei. Just when he was learning how to be less paranoid ...

[Laraqua]

Misread Caroline? How? I thought she told him quite plainly to sod off...

The great thing is, Maksim never really thought they got off on the wrong foot, particularly. He just thought she was a bit of a stiff!

[Grafster]

Sorry, I thought I'd give Elizabeth and Timour (and Andrei?) something to do while we waited for Caroline and Maksim to figure out their, um, situation. I hope Johnny's enjoying the show.

'cause, you know... Johnny, who has traveled around Europe with Elizabeth (including to Paris) has -never- been around when romance is in the air.

I've decided it says something about how comfortable she is with him that having him hanging out nearby smoking hasn't ruined the mood.

Not that he's gonna hang around.

PS I totally vote for marriage. Sheltered Caroline suddenly finds herself in an exciting and dangerous world, goes off on a world tour (away from the social pressures she would normally have to consider)? She could totally wind up latching onto some volatile but strangely charismatic foreigner. And then he pops the question?
Boom. Done!

[Grafster]

(with the caveat that I'm not a horror movie buff... at all...)
If this were a horror movie...

Who would die during the eclipse and how?

My answers

Traditional horror movie
Johnny would be stabbed by the villain; with the villain also possibly getting something important as well (a magical item to complete a ritual)

[assuming that Johnny is playing the roll of quirky-minority-character-doomed-to-a-quick-death usually assumed by "the black guy"]

Non-traditional horror movie
Andrei, especially if he's been played by the leading man. Insures the movie's anyone-can-die credentials. Allows Elisabeth (lead heroine) to both be conflicted/guilty and also maintain sexual tension.

[Laraqua]

Psst: Don't give Raiko ideas. He's already got a swinging sabre above our necks!

So long as it's not the twins. Anything but the rugged twins. Sex sells, right?

Hehe, hey, neither of those two examples had the high APP characters about to die, did it?

w00t!

[Decrepit]

OK, I think I'm content to move on unless there's more to be said.

[Maksim Rukov]

That works for me but we need to see where Timour goes with things. Just for the record, Maksim will very carefully go back to his old ways - testing the situation to be sure he doesn't get solded by Caroline. So if Caroline doesn't care less, he'll be flirting and dancing with all the girls. If she does, he'll keep quietly to the couple. One way or another, he'll probably have most of his time spent with Andrei, anyhow.