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Start Ups Skills: The Immortal Journey

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The seas were turbulent, waves rocking back and forth as they collided with the ship that tried to pierce to them. The large black ship charged head on against the storm that laid in front of it, smoke coming off its chimney and obscuring the sky even more than it already was.

The ship practically bounced through the waves, causing the crew inside of it as well as its passenger to have to hold on for dear life as it threatened to flip over. Nevertheless; it was able to break through and stay afloat as it sailed through the storm.

Inside of the ship were many large room that worked as cells for the prisoners. There were up to 12 bunk beds. Prisoners were now walking around checking on their belongings or getting up from the floor after the close encounter that the ship had come to.

They were all uneasy, some seemed to actually be a bit excited, as if they couldn’t wait to get there, while others were actually praying that the ship would sink so that they wouldn’t have to reach Neo Tartaros.

Klay meanwhile was sitting in his bunk bed, his eyes deep in his book as he flipped a page and looked at the other prisoners. “That last one was very big, even I got scared,” he said before lowering his book.

His mind began to trail off, thinking about what type of things he would come to once they had reached the island, what they would see mostly. “I still don’t like the fact I have to come here, but I guess there’s nothing I can do.” He sighed before laying down on his bunk bed.
 
Jason was sitting in the corner of his cell muttering.

"We're gonna die here."

"its not about when. Its about how."

"I'm not going to do it."

"Oh just wait. You will. You will."

Jason pulled his jacket up around him as though it would deafen the voices.
 
Kuro yawned as he laid on his bed. Others could be such wusses, while he feared nothing of the storm. If the ship sunk then he would be able to swim back to shore using a piece of the wreckage, and hopefully not get caught this time. The chances of the wreckage piercing him in a way that would kill him were miniscule. He wanted nothing more than to sleep through the thing, but unfortunately the whining of others just hurt his ear and made sleep impossible.
 
Niko was in the showers. He had been assigned soap picking up duty. The soap in the ship's showers was known for being extremely slippery. As such, many prisoners dropped the soap. This was a safety hazard: What if someone were to slip? What if someone thought it was a white chocolate candy bar and tried to eat it? That would be terrible. So Niko was sent to pick it up.

"Gah! Goddammit!" He yelled, as the soap slipped through his fingers. It was the last bar. He turned, and saw a pair of guards waiting to escort him back to his cell. He barely noticed the rocking of the ship. He returned to bunk. He looked to his left and saw some dude with fangs and claws. And some depressed looking dude. Neither one looked like they wanted to be bothered. So he sat, cross legged, and began meditating, blocking out everything.
 
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Klay raised his head for a moment as he looked at the other prisoners that were in the large room/cell with him, noticing one that had been escorted back by the guards. "Wonder what he was up to." he pointed out before he yawned and sat up. Now that he thought about it, he had actually lost track of time in the ship, it had been about two days for what he could count but he didn't know if it was morning or night.
 
"Why don't they just kill us. It'd save so much time."

"They don't because they can't."

"What?"

"We're too strong. As I've told you we can thrive here. They can't kill a monster like us."

"I'm not a monster."

"So what do you call a murderer with a wolf spirit?"
 
Shiloh sat on the top of the bunk bed in her cell. She had somehow managed to keep her balance up there, and didn't say anything at all about it. Knowing that there was a horrible storm, she held a grayish blue umbrella over her head in case any water leaked onto her. It was her only possession, so might as well put it to good use. Her violet eyes glared down at the other prisoners as she made every observation about them as she could. She saw two prisoners, one who had just finished reading a book and another which was sleeping,

Clearly they couldn't care less... she thought

Then she took notice of the strange one huddled in the corner of his cell

Highly nervous and talking to himself, there's a possibility of him having Schizophrenia...

Then finally she saw the one who was meditating,

I assume he's trying to keep himself as calm as he can.

She averted her gaze from the others, so far none of the prisoners appeared as a major threat to her being. And even if they could obliterate her, who would want to kill a little girl? The one with Schizophrenia, maybe, but for the others, not likely. Shiloh waited for something interesting to occur...
 
Kuro growled as the whining about the rocking insisted. He jumped off of his bed, fed up with it all. "Those of you whining, SHUT UP!" he growled at them, getting some of their attentions. "You sound like little children. Scratch that. I've seen children with more guts than you guys. Heck even the schizo in the corner is calmer than you idiots. And in case you don't know what that is, well lets just say it makes people very paranoid," he continued yelling at them, his Romanian accent obvious as he spoke. "Now then if you are done, I would like to be able to sleep," he finished as if he had not just yelled at them, hopping back onto his bunk.
 
"Why is there a kid here?" Klay thought to himself with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Shiloh, he was a bit worried about what type of prisoners would be sent to the island, but what scared him more was the fact that a kid was actually dangerous enough to be sent. He stood up from his bunk bed and began to walk towards the girl. "Hey are you okay? I mean I can understand if you'd be scared in this type of situation or something being so far away from home, I mean I am too no lie," he sighed while scratching his cheek.


Gabrielle just looked at the rest of the prisoners, she staring at them with curiosity as a smirk crossed her face. It's true that neither of them were able to use their powers, but she was in the worse case with her not being able to have her Cheat on hand. She leaned back though, still scanning the area as she waited for them to arrive. "This'll be fun now that I think about it," she spoke gently. "I can just do whatever I want."
 
Jason began to growl.

"I'm not schizophrenic! I don't see things." He shouted getting up, "Schizophrenia means I see things. I just... talk to myself."

There was a ghostly form floating over Jason. It was silvery and resembled that of a wolf, but far bigger and with a few human traits.
 
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Gabrielle stared at the man that had scolded the other prisoners, though she just giggled when she heard his reaction. "Maybe someone needs to take a chill pill Mr. Handsome," she teased as she laid back on her bed. "Though I do have to admit the whining is ruining my beauty sleep."

OOC: They can't use their powers @jasonwolf;
 
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Niko opened a single eye. Someone was yelling.

"You mind? I'm trying to gaze into the abyss." He said to Kuro and Jason, not moving. He breathed deeply. "I can't gaze into my abyss if you two are in it. If you two are in it, it's just not an abyss." He cricked his neck. He had meditated enough today.

"I'm gonna hijack the boat, I need some help...Um..." He looked around. The guy with the claws and fangs looked tough...And the sleeping guy. And that one hot chick. The one who had called Fang cute. And there was that dude who was talking to the kid...He looked tough. Wait, the kid...

If one sees a wolf among rabbits, the wolf is likely very clever. If one sees a rabbit among wolves, though...That's gotta be one badass bunny.

"I need you, and you, and you, and you, and you." He said, pointing to Klay, Gabrielle, Shiloh, Kuro, and Jason.
 
"Right because talking to yourself for no reason whatsoever is so much better," Kuro told him, his tone dripping with sarcasm as he rolled his eye. He smirked as he heard Gabrielle's comment, sitting up he looked over at her. "Mr. Handsome huh? I think I like that nickname. Of course my looks aren't the only good thing about me," he replied to her, his tone had a hint of flirting to it.
 
Shiloh gave a brief yet cold glare directed towards Klay, and she remained silent. She turned her gaze back towards Niko, listening intently. Even though she would like to break out right now, she knew that it would be too dangerous to do it at this moment due to the storm. With the tides shaking the ship this much, an attack aimed for a guard would misfire and likely cause a lot of damage towards the other inmates. This applied especially to her powers, which would likely cause too much damage if she crashed into everybody.

Besides, they couldn't even use their powers to break out of the cell, so a jailbreak would be impossible in the first place.
 
"...You guys suck. I don't know about you fools, but I don't want to stay here or on some crap ass island the rest of my life. I'll never get to play the new Pokemon game." Niko said. He pouted, and fell back onto his bed, putting his feet up as he closed his eyes.
 
"Ooooh is that so," Gabrielle snickered a bit a she looked at Kuro. She wasn't able to follow up her comment though as she felt the ship come to a halt, causing him to fall back down on the bed.

Klay shook a bit at the sudden stop, though he was able to keep his footing as he looked up towards a megaphone that was on the corner of the room. "Attention prisoners, we have arrived to Neo Tartaros Island," was the announcement that came through it as Klay felt his nerves grow a bit more. Now that they had finally reached the island he actually did feel worry.

"Well then," Gabrielle got up from her bed and began to walk towards the cell. "Guess it's time for the fun to start isn't it," she smiled.
 
"I guess I never got my nap in but oh well," he commented, getting up and standing next to Gabrielle. "Oh and yes that is so. If you would like me to prove it then just let me know. I promise you'll enjoy yourself," he purred in her ear.
 
Jason ran to the bars.

"Just let us out!" He muttered panicking.

Both sides of him hated being in cramped spaces, and even if he'd die out there he'd not be stuck in a tiny cell.
 
Alice sat in her seat.

She remained motionless, with a bored look on her face. She showed no signs of distress or anxiety, and simply drank Earl Grey Tea out of small tea cup.

"Pathetic..." She muttered. "Simply cowering like small sniffling children..."
 
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