07-01-2018, 07:47 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]The conch could be heard a few minutes after Paper walked away from the turtle statue, eliciting a nod from him- right, it was meeting day. With that, he headed towards the aquarium tunnel, though he hesitated upon passing by the huts. Something... didn't seem right. It was as though the earth was vibrating beneath his very feet, and even stranger, he couldn't hear any birds or other non-sentient life in the jungle.
Furrowing his brow, he went inside his hut, went over to the chest on the side, and took his mother's book from inside. Stuffing it in a small satchel, he slung the strap around his form and headed towards the dome. It was probably best to leave the ruby in the hut in case anyone tried to pickpocket him- they were much more likely to try and steal a gem than a nondescript book- but he was getting a very bad feeling about this whole situation.
Arriving at the dome, Paper took a seat a few feet away from the throne, watching Pincher. The captain didn't seem worried outwardly, but then he would try and hide that he had blood cancer if he thought it would worry the crew, so the way he looked wasn't exactly an accurate descriptor of how he actually felt. Glancing at the outside of the dome, however, Paper couldn't see any sea creatures swimming around.
Biting the inside of his cheek, he tried to listen to the announcements, but it was difficult to pay attention. "Congratulations to the promoted," he offered when Pinch called their names, trying his best not to sound distracted. Weekly tasks, Snowbound events, doctor tryouts, choice awards, thanks, it all seemed to blend together.
As Pincher walked off, Paper stood up and got ready to leave- only to stumble as the dome shook. "Wha..." he muttered, gritting his teeth and glancing around. Was this what he had been sensing? Was there about to be a flood? The sky was clear, though, so it wasn't about to rain. How could there be a flood, then, unless... oh, no, he'd heard about occurrences like this, but he never would've thought it would actually happen to them.
Pincher's yelling confirmed the horrific truth. Narrowing his eyes, Paper howled, "TIDAL WAVE! Get to high ground!" After taking a moment to check who was there, he bolted for the exit tunnel, internally going through the list of members in his head. If anyone wasn't in the dome when Pincher called out, then they'd need to be warned too. That, and he needed to go grab the ruby, and possibly help anyone who couldn't get out on their own- the only one he recalled that might have trouble was Goldenluxury, and Pincher could probably take care of that. Did he have time to get the ruby, though? The tsunami could strike at any moment.
Bursting out onto the sand, Paper whipped his head around to gaze out at the horizon. The wave loomed in the distance, growing closer and closer by the second. Judging by the distance, he would probably have time to save the ruby, but then if someone had trouble getting out of the tunnel for some reason, he wouldn't be able to help them- and he had no idea how far inland they needed to get before the wave hit. Would they need to go back to the mainland? Or moreover, did they have time to go back to the mainland?
Taking a deep breath, he shouted towards the huts, "Everyone not at the meeting, get as far uphill as you can! Wave incoming!" Then, looking back at the tunnel, he waited for Pincher to come out- if nothing else, he wasn't leaving without the captain and the rest of the crew. He was a lot of things, but a coward was not one of them. Besides, Pincher, having actual experience as a sailor, would know how far they needed to go to escape the wave.
Furrowing his brow, he went inside his hut, went over to the chest on the side, and took his mother's book from inside. Stuffing it in a small satchel, he slung the strap around his form and headed towards the dome. It was probably best to leave the ruby in the hut in case anyone tried to pickpocket him- they were much more likely to try and steal a gem than a nondescript book- but he was getting a very bad feeling about this whole situation.
Arriving at the dome, Paper took a seat a few feet away from the throne, watching Pincher. The captain didn't seem worried outwardly, but then he would try and hide that he had blood cancer if he thought it would worry the crew, so the way he looked wasn't exactly an accurate descriptor of how he actually felt. Glancing at the outside of the dome, however, Paper couldn't see any sea creatures swimming around.
Biting the inside of his cheek, he tried to listen to the announcements, but it was difficult to pay attention. "Congratulations to the promoted," he offered when Pinch called their names, trying his best not to sound distracted. Weekly tasks, Snowbound events, doctor tryouts, choice awards, thanks, it all seemed to blend together.
As Pincher walked off, Paper stood up and got ready to leave- only to stumble as the dome shook. "Wha..." he muttered, gritting his teeth and glancing around. Was this what he had been sensing? Was there about to be a flood? The sky was clear, though, so it wasn't about to rain. How could there be a flood, then, unless... oh, no, he'd heard about occurrences like this, but he never would've thought it would actually happen to them.
Pincher's yelling confirmed the horrific truth. Narrowing his eyes, Paper howled, "TIDAL WAVE! Get to high ground!" After taking a moment to check who was there, he bolted for the exit tunnel, internally going through the list of members in his head. If anyone wasn't in the dome when Pincher called out, then they'd need to be warned too. That, and he needed to go grab the ruby, and possibly help anyone who couldn't get out on their own- the only one he recalled that might have trouble was Goldenluxury, and Pincher could probably take care of that. Did he have time to get the ruby, though? The tsunami could strike at any moment.
Bursting out onto the sand, Paper whipped his head around to gaze out at the horizon. The wave loomed in the distance, growing closer and closer by the second. Judging by the distance, he would probably have time to save the ruby, but then if someone had trouble getting out of the tunnel for some reason, he wouldn't be able to help them- and he had no idea how far inland they needed to get before the wave hit. Would they need to go back to the mainland? Or moreover, did they have time to go back to the mainland?
Taking a deep breath, he shouted towards the huts, "Everyone not at the meeting, get as far uphill as you can! Wave incoming!" Then, looking back at the tunnel, he waited for Pincher to come out- if nothing else, he wasn't leaving without the captain and the rest of the crew. He was a lot of things, but a coward was not one of them. Besides, Pincher, having actual experience as a sailor, would know how far they needed to go to escape the wave.
[font=trebuchet ms]some weirdo