August Event Catch-All

[tempredmental]

Who: Keith, OPEN
What: August Even Catch-All (Plotting Thread here, CR Meme Thread here)
When: All through August (time will be noted in top level)
Where: Various places in Trench (location will be noted in top level)

Content Warnings: Will be noted on the top levels

• Items will be added to the list as they're made
• Early August - Glowing Water
• Mid-August - Squid Malady

Comments

[saltyadam]

[ I don't know what I expected. He asked Keith a question and got a very Keith answer. This was, honestly, on him.]

If I'd known you were interested in science I would have dragged you into the field earlier.

[He and Takashi were closer. He'd told Adam about what Keith had gone through. The trauma. Perhaps Adam could serve him best as a distraction.

He has his notepad on, noting variations and any other obtainable data.]

Noticed anything interesting yet?

[tempredmental]

[Keith quirked an eyebrow for a second and then smirked just a tiny bit.]

Well, I was more trying to figure out if there was anything to it that might have clues or something about this place... not so much the idea of glowing water being scientific.

[Geeze, Adam. You were such a nerd. (As if Keith and Shiro weren't in their own ways.) Keith shrugged.]

Just kind of searching. I heard people found some stuff in those boats, so I was curious.

[saltyadam]

Well obviously something scientific must be making it glow. I'd love to take some home to test, but Takashi might have something to say about me being reckless. Like he has room to talk.

[He slid a familiar smile Keith's way, one eyebrow raised.]

Want to check out the boats?

[tempredmental]

[Keith tilted his head with a small smirk in return.]

Like any of us do?

[Really... pot, kettle, and pan...]

Yeah. Let's go.

[He had his blade. It would be easier to use underwater in the dagger form than as a sword, so there was that, at least, if they needed it.]

[saltyadam]

[Adam's grin widened as he shoved his notebook back in his bag, sealing it up tight to minimize the chance that it might get ruined by the water.

He had a small dagger on him too, attached at the hip. Takashi insisted. He still thought the spoon was fine. The things he did to keep Takashi happy.

And with that, he waded forward.]

Let me know if you feel or see anything unexpected. If its harder to move than you might expect, if you smell anything you wouldn't normally smell in the water, that kind of thing.

[tempredmental]

Smell?

[Okay, yeah... that sounded weird.]

I mean, I know people said we could breathe and stuff down there as long as we stayed in the glow, but... like... actually smell things?

[saltyadam]

We'll be breathing under glowing water, Keith. I'm not ruling anything out.

[Adam had also heard that those who found treasures on these ships started to act a little off, but. Well. For all he knew all the treasure was gone by now anyway.

At least he'd get some extra notes on the phenomenon.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith was wading in after Adam now, grimacing slightly at the cold, but he nodded.]

Okay... point.

[Once deep enough, he sank down into the water so he could actually start swimming.]

[saltyadam]

[Adam wasn't exactly enjoying the cold either, but the thrill of discovery pushed him forward. He managed to keep pace with Keith while also being careful not to stray from the glowing path.

It wasn't too long before he could make his first major discovery.]

Do you see that? All the ships. They look different. Materials, design. I wonder if they're built for different bodies of water, even.

[tempredmental]

Different time periods, maybe?

[Honestly, it wasn't hard to keep up with Keith. He wasn't the best swimmer. Most of his experience was from water safety lessons in pools along with 'this is how you handle a water landing' training in the Garrison.]

[saltyadam]

[Adam was an average swimmer. He ranked in the Red Cross program back at the academy. So hey, if you drown Adam has a good shot at saving you. Fingers crossed!]

Could be. Different worlds are another possibility. If I was a better artist I could sketch these out and show them around town, see who recognizes them.

[tempredmental]

I could probably do that.

[Sketch them out, at least.]

Just need to get a good look at them...

[saltyadam]

[He doesn't remember Keith being much of an artist, but hey, it'd been awhile. So Adam just nods.]

Let's keep following the trail then. Maybe we can pick one to board.

[tempredmental]

[Keith... let his sensitive side show? Ha! He just never shared it with anyone.]

Okay.

[Keith dove a bit further, looking at all the different ships. Some of them looked marked.]

I think those ones with the giant X's on them might have already been checked? What do you think?

[saltyadam]

Seems like a reasonable enough assumption, especially since they're also the ones closer to us.

[He nods off towards a cluster of ships further out.]

Might as well try our luck with that bunch.

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded in agreement.]

Alright. Let's go.

[He shifted, getting his bearings in the water and started moving, watching the ships and the moving shadows beyond the glowing water to make sure nothing decided to try making the two of them into a meal or something.

As they moved into the field of ships, they'd eventually come across something that looked to be about mid-1900s... maybe a cruiseliner of some sort? But it was the first one that wasn't already marked.]

What about that one?

[Keith pointed towards it.]