video, un: daria | gilligan's island crew;

[conqueress]

[ The feed opens to show a young woman with salt-stained hair, tied into a braid. She looks slightly battered, in the same way that they were all tossed about by the storm's winds, but not undaunted. Her eyes are a strange shade of violet, gazing keenly into the feed. ]

For those I have yet to meet, my name is Daenerys. [ Her tone is not unkind, but it is authoritative. For now, she gives no titles, or even her surname. It scarce seems to matter at the moment. ] I carry no weaponry here, though I was brought to this island with my dragon. To anyone who might seek protection, I offer our defense.

[ She turns the ring so that it catches Drogon, once the size of a cat. To anyone who's seen him before, they might be shocked--he'd now rival a medium-sized dog. He's presently gorging on the charred remains of an especially ugly fish, with what looks like more than two eyestalks. Out of mercy for her audience, Dany swiftly turns the crystal back to her own face. ]

For now, Drogon and I are ensconced in the innermost part of the city, at the tip of the sea serpent's tail. Seek us there, if that is your desire. There are quarters here to shelter you, and many houses lining the streets, besides.

[ She pauses, scarce concealing a grimace as Drogon gulps down his gruesome supper. ]

To those who have no need of protection, or else no want of mine, I would ask for information. [ She sits up taller. ] Who has scouted? I cannot speak to how many threats we might have here, only that I have seen red beasts in plate armor, and little else. [ She'd seen them from a distance only; they hadn't troubled her. ] As to our resources, I have found nothing to eat here, save for the fish. [ Her tone goes slightly flat. ] Of that, it seems we have enough to feed ourselves for some days, though I cannot speak to how many were carried here.

[ There's a brief commotion, and the feed is bumped slightly. Scarlet horns tease the bottom of the image as Drogon, sated, moves to join her. The queen extends a pale hand, unseen, to pet his spinal ridges. ]

If there is someone with magic remaining who can help to preserve the meat, we shall have great need of your services. Somewhere might be designated to house it in the city, some identifiable place, that it may be easily found before it spoils. I would gladly offer my own quarters to host some portion, if Drogon would not claim the feast for himself.

[ He has always grown quickly, but now he grows so fast that she fears he would decimate any food left to their care. ]

Yet I will admit it is water that troubles me more. Of seawater, we have much and more, but nothing to drink. [ A small furrow appears in her brow. ] Has anyone found an alternative? Sunken wine, perhaps? Ale? That shall be of paramount importance.

[ Her mouth is already dry, and so she conserves the rest of her words. For now, khaleesi has said her piece. ]

[ OOC: This is mostly her attempt to gather information and learn ideas! Threadjacking is totally fine. ]

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audio; un: adlantisag

[adlantisag]

[ How do you surface-dwellers manage, seriously. ]

Boil seawater and catch the steam. It is a slow method, but you will find yourself with drinkable water that way.

[conqueress]

[ Something something fire and blood. ]

A useful feat. [ There's a pause in her surprise, a slight cant to her head. She mislikes seeming uncertain, and so she proceeds without shame: ] How much water must be gathered for one cup?

VIDEO. UN: LOKI

[selfimage]

[ look at how has some 5 o'clock shadow. he keeps running his fingers along it, as if he's amazed that it's there each time.

for a moment he looks like he's going to talk, and then he touches his stubble. he looks a little thin, a little sinewy and tired. it's taken some time for him to get used to needing sleep and needing food. ]

This was rather well planned.

[ his now dulled green eyes dart behind him before refocusing. ]

With all the advances this undersea graveyard has seemed to have made you think they would've left something.

[conqueress]

[ Dull though his eyes are, there is no mistaking that face, or that handle. Yet in showing how disgruntled he is, in fidgeting at his face, he draws attention to his normalcy. Somehow, she thinks that is the opposite of what he wants. ]

I would agree. [ Dany studies him through the feed, a furrow between her brows. She'd walked into some houses before claiming these walls for her own. They'd yielded little, save for some water-logged possessions she could scavenge. ]

What have you searched? It would be wise to take an account. [ When he rubs at the beard again, she restrains herself from searching for a grape she does not have, to throw at a face she cannot touch. ] Stop that.

text, @red.

[gutpunching]

[Of course there's a dragon, why not. Jason's mostly been keeping himself off the grid as far as network nonsense goes, but. Circumstances. And despite sounding like something right out of a Lord of the Rings novel, Dany seems to have her shit together, so two cents.]

Can't hurt to find a good place to circle the wagons before things get all Lord of the Flies out here.

Headcount wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

[conqueress]

[ No voice, nor a face. Red. She responds in kind, choosing not to ask what a Lord of the Flies is (some deathly title, she's certain). ]

Do you know of anyone willing to help gather food? Perhaps there are truly wagons here to aid in the transport.

I would agree, though I can only count as I am answered. Did you see anyone you could name?

video; un: deathweaver

[respired]

I have some frost magic left to me. Enough to preserve the meat, I expect.

[conqueress]

[ This seizes the queen's interest at once, drawing violet eyes to his own. His face is the most curious she's seen, though to her credit, her own remains a mask. ]

Ah--it is frost magic we need, [ she admits, relieved at their good fortune. Dany has seen famine, and she doesn't wish to look upon its face again. ] Are you able to travel to the city?

video, @ashraf

[healplz]

[ dang this lady has her shit together, Ashraf can appreciate that ]

It's good to meet you, Daenerys and Drogon. I'm Ashraf Salib. [ That's with a smile, as tired as any smile around here. ] I might just take you up on that offer of protection. My magic's gone entirely, and I'm not much without it.

[conqueress]

[ And she can appreciate a comely face. ]

The pleasure is mine, Ashraf. [ She smiles. ] Come to me in the city, and there will be a place for you. Drogon grows by the day, so we shall find little in the way of threats willing to challenge him.

[ Then, curiously: ] What magic did you have?

video | username: NAILS

[nichocolatine]

[ badou isn't looking any better or worse than the rest of them though, to be fair, that eyepatch had been part of the package since before this stupid storm decided to uproot them. of note are the thin but angry red lines down the right side of his face, partially but not entirely obscured by the black leather — they are fresh but healing, and definitely appear to be man-made.

he grunts a bit, letting his chin down to a hand. ]

Can't say I got much in way of preserving meat or making drinkable water, but I got some bullets left if anyone'd needing extra fire power. And a lighter if anyone's needing literal fire power.

[ he drums his fingers against his cheek, an unconscious tic. ]

Ya should probably steer clear of the seaweed, too. Not all of 'em fuck you up, but ya can't tell the difference and that mind trip ain't worth it.

[ especially considering there are a number of dangerous people around who are powerful enough that to be that unhinged would be a Bad Idea. ]

[conqueress]

[ Bullets? ]

Thank you for your counsel, and your offer. [ Warning, she means. Warning. ] Someone will lay claim to your fire, I'm certain. Is it like the flowers we gathered, the seaweed?

[ The fingers draw her eyes to his face, and now she sees the wounds, long and glaring. ]

Have you need of a bandage?

video | un; sieglindesullivan

[grunehexe]

[dated; before she finds the warship]

All good plans of action, Queen Daenerys. [was that the best way to address the woman?] I could not have said it better.

If no one else has the ability, some of my spells could be of use in preserving a food store... and I have secured a companion, and plan to further explore our confines.

[But she can't help asking...]

Your Drogon... grows so quickly naturally?

[conqueress]

You are kind to say so.

[ Here is a face she remembers. Sieglinde's eagerness to contribute warms her, even in the wet chill. ]

I am meeting someone who has offered his frost magic, but we would not reject your gifts. [ They need all the help they can get. ] If you are able to travel to the city, arrangements can be made for you and your companion. [ Someone's learning how to make drinkable water!

As to the rest, the question earns a shake of her head. ]

No--he has aged more than a year in two weeks. In another month, he will bear my weight. [ That is, if the growth doesn't stop before then. Who can say? Certainly not the mother who didn't shrink him to begin with. ] Has this happened to another mount before?

audio; [KINGOFHEROES]

[babbylon]

I have wine.

[That's it. That's Gilgamesh's helpful response.]

[conqueress]

[ Where can she find the thumbs down icon. ]

But no face, it seems.

video, username: pugsnhugs618

[ackingcraycray]

[Mabel peers into the camera, somewhat perplexed. Her lion cub is curious and pops in from the side, watching the feed with some mild interest.]

So. You got a dragon and you only changed one letter to call it "Drogon?"

[conqueress]

[ Ah! Another lion. Dany glances at it, wondering whether it came from the same litter as Olivia's had. ]

No. [ A wry smile appears, along with a little shake of her head. ] I named my dragons to honor people who were precious to me. Drogon is named thus for my lord husband, Drogo, who was a peerless warrior.

video | un: beloved

[dailydouble]

[ Ahad looks worn down, nearly gaunt. There's less of a presence to him than before. He still remains calm, however, more accepting of this than he perhaps should be. ]

The meat can be salted, if enough of it can be found or produced. I can be of no help otherwise.

[conqueress]

[ She accepts nothing, because she has nothing to lose. Or so she thinks. Part of her fears she will lose Drogon, if their bond is truly magic. ]

Sea salt, then. [ She knows now that he mislikes pity, so she offers him none. ] I shall try to keep the salt when I have finished boiling the water.

[ That is, there won't be very much to spare, but perhaps for casual use, it might help. ]

Have you need of food? Some water, perhaps? [ Shelter? She isn't certain he's ever needed those things. ]

video, un: Tohsaka Rin

[defenceless]

[the girl who replies is visibly bruised and dirty; likely it's been a few hours, if not more, since daenerys' message first went out. she raises her eyebrows in mild fascination at the dragon... but circumstances are too serious to worry about dragons.]

Daenerys. My name is Rin. I'll keep exploring, though I haven't found much. I think it would be valuable if we stuck to one place to camp out, or a few—but who can tell. Safety in numbers and all that, but we might just be making easier targets of ourselves that way.

There are at least two proud heroes among us. I can't list off every other recruit who's been stranded, but it seems like a good amount. I've lost my own Servant. Chances are anyone not here with us is on the opposite side of the storm, or worse.

[if anything, at least, through the dirt and grime, rin appears (and sounds) just as determined. a twitch of deeper concern crosses her features when she mentions she's lost archer, but she passes over it quickly.]

I retain the ability to cast some of my magic. I've dedicated myself to preparing good meals and providing first aid. If you see someone hardheaded enough to go hungry or bleeding, send them my way.

[conqueress]

You are well-met, Rin.

[ She listens, tucking one leg beneath herself and swinging the other; a gesture that is not regal, but thankfully isn't visible from the feed. If an attack comes, it shall come more easily upon the sands. Of that, she is almost certain, though she cannot command people to come here if they decide against it. She can only persuade. ]

I have chosen the city for its walls and what may be salvaged from its houses. If there is some other shelter on the island, I ask to hear of it--but we must have walls, or else face the perils the red beasts would offer us upon the sands. That much is plain.

[ How strange, to explain. The rest receives a nod, and a touch of sympathy for the pain she thinks she sees. Here is another girl who keeps much from her face. ]

Thus far, it seems this storm was careful only to seize, not to kill. Perhaps you might be reunited with your servant when we return. [ Another thing she can ill afford not to believe. They are unlike to last here for long, even with rations. ] We are lucky to have your gifts. Where is your station, precisely?

[ She assumes Rin has chosen a landmark, if she has already thought so keenly about everything else. ]

video; un: unknownrealms

[headlining]

Daenerys?

[Oh, good, a familiar face. He feels slightly better about being stuck on murder crab island, but only slightly. Either way, he'll speak up, lend a hand - he definitely hasn't forgotten what she did for him when he was incapacitated by sickness.]

I've just begun, uh, "scouting". Found a few things of interest, but mostly everything's in a terrible state. Guess that's what you get when the whole island's been waterlogged for god knows how long.

[conqueress]

Keats. [ She is pleased to see him upright, more fresh-faced than before. Straightening her shoulders, she offers him a smile. ] It is good to see your face again.

[ Particularly when he doesn't look as though he might heave. ]

I feared as much. [ Her smile turns a little wry. ] As usual, we are given little guidance, and so we must forge it for ourselves. Tell me, what have you found?

video; un: coolskeleton95

[boneafide]

[A delayed response to her post, off by a few hours at least. And yes, that's a skeleton. And yes, he's ... blushing, somehow.]

I...

[He pauses, and then- a small hiccup.]

Have found wine.

A+, she's now reached peak weird

[conqueress]

[ At first, Dany isn't certain what she's seeing.

She stares, longer than should be polite. Again, the gods make mock of her. Whose death am I being shown? ]

You speak.

[ Her tone is uncertain. Inexplicably, she wishes to laugh. He is drinking. A dead man with no stomach, who drinks wine. ]

Forgive me, but now I must ask how that can be.

VIDEO - un: huntsman

[dishearten]

We should be able to drink the water from the storm, but it'll likely need to be filtered. As for preservation, we should be able to manage that with salt just as easily as magic.

( the problem with being stranded is he spends most of his energy trying to survive, rather than finding a way out. hard to find a happy medium. )

I haven't scouted too much, my priority was a shelter first. I'm not sure the sunken town is a safe nor respectful place to stay. Seems like there was a whole community here, though; there's a great deal to look into.

( he's rather intrigued by the idea of a dragon, though, enough it is a little distracting. )

How did you come to be in the presence of a dragon?

[conqueress]

[ Respectful? Does this huntsman fear ghosts? she wonders. ]

I commanded new cities to be built upon old, when my people had nowhere else to turn. [ Calm, she shrugs; she is someone who led her people into a city of bones. If the Qartheen had not come seeking her, she would have remained there. ] Search the ruins, if that is your desire. Perhaps those wishing to sleep here would find comfort in your inspection.

[ She speaks as though she has no time for fear, but she has no wish to alienate help. At the question, she smiles. ]

Ah--it was the opposite. [ A quick look is cast downward, where the horns are in view. ] Three stone eggs were my wedding gift. I called to them in the fire, and they stirred for me. [ Her leg is warm, where Drogon sits. ] My dragons are my children, but only Drogon came with me.