Mythos: Genesis

[Zoey]

"Well yeah, but you see... That's not I ment... you know!..." says a nervous Matt as he makes gestures with his hands. He think Heathers mad at him.

[AshK]

(Good point, I guess I should edit shoudn't I or should I just leave it be.)

"Man! I really want to help, but my powers don't seem to work here in the middle of the ocean Nya."

*Brianna now has an even more dejected look on her face as she sits down.*

[Brnin8r]

Mike smiled as it seemed he knew Bill a little better now, he stepped up from his spot to sit at one of the empty oar positions next to Bill. "I say we leave. No more searching." he says as he grabs the oar and begins to paddle. He looked over to the cat-girl Brianna, "Hey Cat-breath; quit waving your hands and row the boat, Barkeep; if you want to be someplace warmer than the middle of the ocean, I suggest you help too, and HEY, Hairbraider (referring to Heather); do something useful before I die from your monotonous rambling."

Mike had had it, while he wished he could sow more chaos on the boat, these people were thicker than algebra textbooks made of lead. You could only cause so much havoc with dense people...so he needed to get to another place where he could perhaps do more.

[Haylie]

Andy is about to make another strike, but the tentacle moves out of the way at the last second, then sinks quickly into the water, victims still in tow. An arrow seems to have sunk into the thicker part of it, coming from one of the boats. She can sense the creature heading back to the boat with Kimiko just as her charge takes one last ragged breath before going still.

"No... c'mon..."

She tries everything she can think of to revive the victim: Slaps across the face, a failed attempt at mid-air CPR, even shaking, but nothing seems to help. Giving in to the inevitable, she slowly lowers him into the water with as much respect as possible, then goes charging back after the beast, a new fire in her white eyes.

(In other words: She's pissed, now)

[Shadell]

Joshua had spent the early part of his evening writing. He had promised himself he wouldn't spend any of his vacation working; but, a cruise had turned out to be a startlingly uninspired vacation choice for someone who didn't particularly enjoy most conventional forms of entertainment. Indeed, pools, bars, casinos and the like had gotten old a few hours after Joshua had stepped onto the ship. Thus, Joshua had found himself spending a startling amount of time working on the very paper he'd planned his vacation to escape writing. It was ironic, in an irritating sort of way. There really wasn't that much to say about Bismark that hadn't already been written, and trying to construct a thousand page thesis was rather trying. The man groaned and rubbed his temples. It really was irritating, if only something would happen. Anything could be better than sitting cooped up in his room.

Joshua had been far too oblivious to note the reversed rain outside his window; but, the screams did grab his attention after a while. Joshua had, after gathering his courage, exited his room to find a scene straight out of some science fiction novel. Confusion, panic and curiosity had driven the boy to head toward the deck in search of answers. Once there he had noticed the incredibly bizarre rain. The odd beauty of the scene had captured his attention just long enough for the glowing water droplet to close in on Joshua. He had noticed the odd droplet at the last second; but didn't manage to jerk out of the way in time.

As the droplet impacted with Joshua's chest, and the graduate student found himself suddenly transfixed. It was as if, for a single moment, time had stopped.Every color was suddenly brighter, more vibrant, as if life had suddenly become so much more real. More than that, Joshua felt as if he could see every droplet of water landing, understand exactly where each droplet would fall, and, more importantly, understand the meaning of each droplet, feel the secrets of the universe unraveling with every ripple. t It wasn't actual knowledge; but rather the feeling of knowledge, of comprehension. It was as if for one sublime second Joshua's world felt like it made absolute perfect sense. Though Joshua would not have been able to explain any meanings to what he saw.

Joshua stared awe struck, experiencing something akin to enlightenment, or perhaps Joshua had found god, or he was merely experiencing a potent hallucinogen. Even as Joshua was awe-struck by the rain, his body began to change rapidly. The man's hair lengthened dramatically, as his body inexorably reshaped itself into a far more feminine form. He went from skinny to slender as his, or rather her, figure changed dramatically. The girl's eyesight improved dramatically, though she didn't notice, lost as she was in the feeling of euphoric comprehension.

Joshua didn't notice in the slightest as the subtle make-up of his mind was changed. His ability to keep time almost perfected itself It was opened up toward the future and the past in ways that no ordinary human would ever experience. The changes would not be enough for Joshua to notice them consciously; but, the unconscious had always been more potent than the conscious mind, and Joshua's unconscious had certainly changed. In time it would manifest as sporadic, though eerily accurate guessing potential. Joshoa would certainly enjoy any future trips to vegas. Of course, even these changes were mere trifles compared to what would come when the girl awoke her true potential.

Her transformation complete, the girl awoke from her seizure, for that was the word scientists would use to describe Joshua's experience, and stared at the ocean. Slowly, she reached up, removed her glasses from her face and tossed them into the sea. Her world was changed, irrevocably, by what she had felt. Joshua sat and gazed out, the dregs of her experience filled her mind with joy. Then the ship capsized, and Joshua was sent flying overboard. The icy cold ocean, and the pain of impact startled Joshua to awareness for a few moments, long enough for the girl to grab a large piece of floating debris, and then her exhausted, confused mind shut down, and Joshua passed out.

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Those on the raft, would, if any passenger happened to be gazing out across the water, note that an unconscious body, draped over a large piece of debris from the cruise, was drifting toward their location. It probably wouldn't be that difficult to secure the unconscious figure aboard the raft.

((Hope this fits well enough with what we discussed. If there's anything that needs to be changed, please tell me.))

[AshK]

*Brianna begins to Row along with Bill.* "I hope we find shore soon. Nya."

[Kumi-chan]

As the others start rowing Adam starts to feel sick again. She crawls over to the edge of the raft to throw up, not that she has anything left in her stomach to. Looking out over the water she notices Joshua in the water. She groaning turns to the ones rowing. "Hold on guys. There is someone nearby. We should stop and help." She did want to get off the water but it looked like that person needs their help.

[Brnin8r]

Mike sneers and looks at Adam, "We can't risk overcrowding the boat. We need to get going now before we're overtaken by whatever thing is in the water." he smiled for only a second remembering the chaos caused by the monster. "It won't take us too long to get away from the monster if we just keep moving."

[Ookalf]

W-we can't just leave them...

[Kris_Roth]

Krystia spots the unconscious girl (Joshua) and attempts to get her into the raft. "We have to help her. I cannot allow anyone else to be left behind..."

[Brnin8r]

Mike keeps rowing, "NO...we can't. She would have gotten in the boat already if she wanted to. We don't have any sort of help for her on the boat, she might be dead." His temper's getting a little shorter. If he were to keep rowing while everyone stopped, the boat might be going in a circle soon.

[Ookalf]

M-maybe... She was knocked out?

[AshK]

*Brianna continues to Row the boat.*

[Kris_Roth]

Krystia hauls Joshua's body into the boat. "I am sorry. Once we locate land, we can either revive her if she is unconscious...or, if she has passed on, we can try to find out who she is and notify next of kin. She may have parents looking for her."

[Brnin8r]

(What are you Mr. Fantastic?)
Mike groans as another body is hauled onto the floating target. "Right. Now that your conscience is satisfied, get on an oar." he continues rowing.