Happy Friday from the cargo deck!

So, the Day 2-o-thon is a few posts away from a close.

I hear that the Cap'n and the Doc are working up a post.
Abby's big night is about to end (And geez, but I had no idea it would be this long...)
Yuri's in a situation which truly blows.

Is there any more Day 2 night on the plan? Anyone? Lucky?

Just let us know and we'll hold the door.

DAY 3 MORNING starts early for our strange new pal Yuri.
I've heard there might be some shopping in Pen's future.
And some shoplifting for the Skyes.

Let us know if you've got prelaunch plans for Day 3. Once we wrap what we know, it'll be time to hightail it.

RL NOTE: I am now officially on vacation! A free man until 10/10. We're headed to the beach ourselves on Monday, for a full week. (Never fear, gentle reader. Though FL is a major Covid hotspot, we're Air B&B'ing, packing our stuff in, and spending most of our time on the beach or our rooftop deck. Masks at the ready.) I will try to keep up with y'all, but my participation could be a bit sporadic over the week. Apologies in advance.

WWIF,

sail

Day 2 - Night - Skye's are working on a post. That shuttle isn't going to clean itself!

It's in there! Let your friendly deckhand know if you need cleaning supplies.

Poor Isaac </3

Considered reposting the Wreck of the NS McSorley Edmund Fitzgerald.

Well written @sail3695

Shortest reply ever from me. Broke my record of two paragraphs. xD

@sail3695 homemade waffles to order! Service is up.

Sorry about the extra post. I panicked. :(

Happy Sunday from the cargo bay!

It's Day 3. King Tuna season is about to begin!

Here's what we think is going on:
There's a JP/Collab brewing for Hook, Cal, and Abby. We conjure that'll post today.
Heard there's a Pen/Cal JP in the works
Also, Alana and Pen are out for a quick shopping trip...involving the mule?
Hook will be out as well, picking up groceries for the next run.

Once all those are up, we'll go into launch mode.

WWIF,

sail

I am working on a Grocery shopping post...I know...boring!

I disagree.

By giving our characters their opportunity to engage in the seemingly mundane, we free them to share thoughts about the current task or situation, their relationships with other characters, the personal demons with whom they struggle, etc. Hook is a man with more than one story to tell. Something as simple as recognizing the brand stenciled onto a sack of rice could peel back another layer of his character.

I love the way these characters are growing. Their voices are distinct and clear. Well done, everyone.

WWIF,

sail

I'm thinkin' the one between Cal and Pen is a reflective one that'll come about after take-off. But Pen is going to totally not be nosy while shopping with Alana. That comes before, yeah. ^_^

Also, well-put. 100%

Okay, I think we're all clear?

Okay, I think we're all clear?

Great post, you two.

I think we're waiting on one more before we blow this pop stand. So naturally it's wolf and myself, dragging our feet. We'll get a move on!

Last call, folks!

1. Penelope’s Song: Put your Records on by Corinne Bailey Rae @Aalakrys
2. Rex Black, First Mate of the China Doll: Snake Charmer by Saint Motel @psych0pomp
3. Hook the Cook: The River by Blues Saraceno @Gunther
4. The song Cyd is playing: Family by The Chainsmokers & Cygo @Winters
5. Skye’s music: The Kids Aren’t Alright by The Offspring @Winters
6. Skye’s Music II: Everybody Talks by Neon Trees @MK Blitzen
7. Rex & Lucky: Ship in a Bottle by Steffan Argus @psych0pomp
8. Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver @sail3695
9. Skye’s Music III: Hey Brother by Avicii @MK Blitzen
10. Skye’s Music IV: Under Pressure by Queen @MK Blitzen
11. Skye’s Music V (A Capella Style): The Ultimate Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean Medley Arrangement by Tom Anderson @Winters
12. Salmon Fishing Gone Fishin’ by Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong @Gunther
13. Skye’s Beach Music: Calypso by Beauchamp & Round Table Knights @MK Blitzen
14. Skye’s MUSIC VI: Our House by DJ FunkyBeak @MK Blitzen
15. Fishstick Flirtation: Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Cedella Marley @Yule
16. Taking Care of Business Part I: Taking Care of Business by D.O.A. @MK Blitzen
17. What has Rex Been Up To?: Sinners by Barns Courtney @psych0pomp
18. Skye-Mall: Shopping by Barenaked Ladies @MK Blitzen
19. Travis, Abby Travis: Trawlerman by Skinny Lister @sail3695
20. John Kanaka: John Kanaka Really? by Skinny Lister @sail3695
21. Travis, Abby Travis Part 3: Raise a Wreck by Skinny Lister @sail3695
22. Minor Moping, Major Mopping: I Will Survive by Cake @Winters
23. Picking Up the Pieces: The Lonely Man by the Daniel Caine Orchestra @Yule
24. Step Step Swish: Home by Phillip Phillips @MK Blitzen
25. Inner Daemons: Steal My Sunshine by Len @MK Blitzen
26. Plans Over Breakfast, Radio Music: In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company by The Dead South @Gunther
27. We Hit Turbulence; Check That Grill: Turbulence by Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke and Lil Jon @MK Blitzen
28. Frozen; Take Off Day / Night: Let it Go by Idena Menzel @MK Blitzen
29. Enroute to Greenleaf: Coming in From the Cold by Bob Marley; @sail3695
30. Joe the Pastry Chef Tending to Peaople's Needs: How You Like Me Now? by The Heavy; @Gunther
31. Enroute to Greenleaf II: Have a Cuppa Tea by The Kinks; @MK Blitzen
32. Never Count Your Buttons When You're Sitting at the Table: The Gambler Techno Remix; @sail3695
33. A Warm Meal Goes a Long Way: Cold as Ice by Foreigner; @Gunther
34. The Welcoming Committee: Estampa Mexicana by Musica Mexicana; @sail3695
35. Landing Day Late Afternoon: Dongle Song by Kevin Joyce; @Yule
36. A Stitch in Time: Bad Reputation by Joan Jett; @Xandrya
37. What Goes Up: Lucas With the Lid Off by Lucas; @MK Blitzen
38. Number 7: Shake Your Euphamism by Blue Man Group; @Winters
39. Hoedown at Hafez's: Stolen Dance by Milky Chance; @Aalakrys
40. Lost and Found: Gato Que Avanza by Perro Que Ladra; @sail3695
41. Ready to Rave: Get Ready by Pitbull and Blake Shelton; @MK Blitzen
42. Music to Face Paint to: Man I Feel Like a Woman by Shania Twain; @Aalakrys
43. Wailin’ Youth: Bass Solo by Davie504; @sail3695
44. Turn it up: Turn it Up by Armin van Buuren; @MK Blitzen
45. Walkin' After Midnight: Walkin' After Midnight by Patsy Cline; @Aalakrys
46. Music to Walk Home to: What I Got by Sublime; @Winters
47. Wild at Heart, Loved by Papa. Always.: Wildflowers by Tom Petty; @Aalakrys

Happy Monday from the cargo deck!

We're finally here. Episode 3 - "First World Problems" has officially begun! Players are invited to post for their characters' thoughts and activities that occur just after China Doll breaks atmo.

Also, there will be a crew JP for folk who're sharing the warmth of the Skyes' shuttle. Seeing as Wolf is traveling this Sunday for business I think we'll post the link to that doc tomorrow night. In the meantime, if you've got individual character posts or other JP's on the brain, now's the time.

16 hours to Greenleaf. No heat. Button up, kids.

Also, I just wanted to thank all of the crew for some outstanding writing of the Ep. 2 finale. You guys created a thrilling read! I can't wait to see what we'll do next.

sail

A Word About Greenleaf:

firefly.fandom.com/wiki/Greenleaf

To add to that, our own Penelope is a native of the jungle. The term "barefoot" is slang used by the locals to describe themselves. Through Penelope's memories, we know that there is one large city on Greenleaf around which all the pharmaceutical producers and their supply chains have been built.

One of our passengers, Prof. Marquina, is a botanist who will head into Greenleaf's jungles on the report of a previously uncatalogued orchid.

I'll leave it to Pen to offer up any further local canon she's created. In some previous offline writing I created a run down saloon, "Hap's La Frontera." Not sure if this will feature at all in a story beyond Abby picking up a tee shirt, but local color is local color.

What we can guess is that big pharma means big money. You know what comes after that. Have fun!

sail

"The church bell chimed til it rang twenty-nine times
for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald." -Gordon Lightfoot

Yesterday was the 46th anniversary of the sinking. At about 7:10PM on 11/10/75, without issuing a distress call, the Fitzgerald disappeared from the radar of the Arthur Anderson, another iron boat that was 10 miles behind her in a particularly violent November gale.

She went down with all hands. Her ending was abrupt.

Since that night, the sinking of Edmund Fitzgerald has been the subject of debate and no small amount of acrimony. The initial Coast Guard report on the sinking blamed her demise to "improperly applied hatch clamps." The Anderson's captain was convinced that she bottomed out on the six fathom shoal, a well known (but poorly charted) hazard to navigation. Ohter armchair historians point toward the condition of the vessel herself, heavily laden and with numerous stress cracks and a loose keel.

A final hypothesis is the documented appearance of two forty foot rogue waves. These waves struck the Anderson at roughly 7:00PM. Their height was confirmed by the damage done to a lifeboat on the upper deck.

As I was writing "And The Seal Shall Yield Up," I attempted to involve each of these hypotheses as accomplices to the sinking of the Eileen McSorley. Having read several books, the USCG and Canadian reports, as well as the dearth of interview footage featuring the Anderson's captain and aux crew from the Fitzgerald, I tend to believe that it was a number of these failures combined that sent her to the bottom of Lake Superior.

Regardless, twenty-nine families were forever changed. I hope that my portrayals of fictional crew and captain were sufficiently respectful of those involved in the inspiration for this story.

That song pops up on my playlist almost daily now. I played it so often when you were posting about the McSorley.