veilbreak | jstjames 02, posted early afternoon

Stop me if you've heard the news already.

At the mid-month mark, I have a small team* flying down to the Kamchatka Peninsula to reclaim the deserted submarine base town of Bechevinka. The estimated capacity would be just shy of 900, above and below ground combined, if all the buildings are deemed viable by our resident architect. There've been long-time rumors of submarines being left down there after the Cold War ended, and I'm hoping that holds true. We could use more active vessels.

Wish them happy hunting.

ENGINEERING + DOM.

Recommendations for getting through thick metal bunker doors? Would a blowtorch get through the locking mechanisms?

TEAM KAMCHATKA.

With all of my chest, it is my sacred duty as mission lead to advise the following things:

Do not pet the sea lions. If you go in the water, be careful of any rusted wreckage. We don't have any tetanus shots on board.
If it's brown, lay down.
Listen to Dom. He'll be your lead on the ground.
Dom, listen to Nadine or Ishaan is going to push me off the ship.

[...] RONEN.

When do you want Alonzo back?

ADRI & PHILIP.

I need to confess something. [....] It's about Jamie.

(*ooc note: all relevant leadership were off-screen alerted to these volunteers this morning! they are delilah, apollo, jamie, and sloane. ishaan already knows.)

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Not if it was those guys I wouldn't.

[...] What movie is it?

None of them?

It's called 'Checked Out'. [...] My mum's in it. ~~I know i~~

A select few of them would not make me wish for death, but still, so messy.

[.....]

Yeah, that might be hard to pretend someone else wants it. ~~Do you need to talk ab~~ Do you want some of my mystery bottle of alcohol?

Which ones?

If I'm honest, your mystery bottle of alcohol sounds about as appealing as drinking mud. But if you want to drink with me tonight, I have better.

Sure as fuck not Adri, he makes me wish for death as-is. His death, to be clear.

You have no sense of adventure. But yeah, I'll come take your booze. What are we having?

Edited (*does not actually want him to die) 2026-02-07 06:13 (UTC)

I'm not wishing for his death, but I don't find it attractive when people talk to you the way he did.

My sense of adventure is ready and waiting, when my stash runs out. Whisky or wine, your preference.

It was very unbecoming. I know I wasn't exactly charming myself, but I wear it better.

It might be gone by then. And you have wine?

I might be biased.

Next time, then. I'll try the mystery bottle before it's gone. I do, in fact, have wine.

Maybe a little, but who could blame you?

Mystery bottle is important for building character.

I haven't had wine in forever. Man, I used to drink so much box wine.

No one but Aldana.

I think I have enough character, but I wouldn't want to miss out.

Very little is easier to imagine than you with box wine, Maryle.

I wonder if he'll ever not hate me. [....] God, I should probably apologize, shouldn't I?

You could benefit from a bit more.

Yeah, we even used to play slap the bag. Very on brand for me.

Can I watch?

You don't think I have enough character?

Slap the bag...?

No, pervert.

I think you could use a dose more of something that the mystery bottle can provide.

You take the bag out of box wine, someone holds it up, you slap it, and then you chug from the spout. It's a game. Technically

Not even if I say please?

Next time. Unless you want to wait on the wine.

A shame I don’t have box wine, then.

There is no amount of begging that could get you a ticket to this.

I do not want to wait on the wine.

Tragedy, honestly, but we'll make do. Is it nice wine?

What if you just tell me about it after?

It’s nice wine. Just don’t tell anyone it’s here until it’s gone.

Why are you like this?

Like I would risk anyone else getting it. When did you get it?

Maryle apologies are nearly mythical. Since you’re so rarely wrong and all.

[…] Well, more than six months ago.

I'm not wrong in this case either, but unfortunately he's in charge of shit so I have to play nice.

Makes sense. I promise not to give it the slap the bag treatment.

If you need to vent about how terrible it was after, you know where to find me.

It would be a waste of the wine and the wine glasses.

Stop trying to be a voyeur.

You have wine glasses? You're way too fancy.

As a rule, I'd rather participate than watch. But not when it comes to apologies.

I do. [...] I'm not as fancy as some, but I like to have nice things when I can manage it.

You are shit at apologies.

Little luxuries are important in a hellscape.

Normally, they're not demanded of me by drunk women.

I don't disagree. [...] Especially now that they're harder to come by for me.

That cannot be true.

You can make a friend in supplies, I believe in you. What are you missing?

mash.

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