Video | un: holyknightfan123

[greatestfall]

[The feed opens to that sound of frantic splashing and the sound of the ocean.]

[Loud rapid-fire meows begin right at the source of the video. In view is the farther shores and a large grand piano anchored in the shallows like it had somehow washed up. Behind it is a harried teenager who looks like he's trying to figure out how to drag it out of the water.]

I'm trying, but it's sunk into the damned sand. If the bloody tide rolls in who knows what will happen to the piano case! Have you got the Omni on? I-

[A very pleased, affirmative Mrrooaahhhh!]

Shit!

[He rushes around the piano, slips and face plants into the water before he makes for a dash towards the feed. After a moment it focuses on his face.]

[He clears his throat with some dignity despite that he is drenched in sand and salt water and has a crab climbing up his shoulder. He looks like he's about to make a very formal address before he sighs in frustration.]

Oh, to hell with it. I need some help on the farther shores.

[He swipes the crab off his shoulder before it snatches his ear.]

My piano just washed up and I'd sooner eat calamari than leave it to rot. I can't offer any coin, obviously, but I'm willing to negotiate other services in return. Whatever it fucking takes.

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video; UN: seeingtheworld

[schoolingfish]

Oh! I wonder if that's the same piano as the one I saw while I was swimming?

[That was about a month ago, but hey. It's possible.]

...I have no ideas, but I know a bunch of people here have powers. Maybe someone will be strong enough to lift a piano?

[greatestfall]

Was it underwater!?

[The color Elliot's face turns at the idea of the piano possibly being submerged is impressive.]

Is that a thing? Really?

[Will someone come along like a circus strongman and dead lift his piano? Would he be that lucky???]

[schoolingfish]

Not completely. The piano I saw was floating.

[...it might be a completely different piano, too. There was a lot of weird furniture type stuff floating when Luca arrived, and he wasn't paying much attention to the details of the piano.]

I don't know, but it definitely could be!

useless video; un: misterhatter

[payingfordeliverance]

[The advantage to having learned how the network works is that now Break knows what the boys are up to on it.

The disadvantage to having learned how the network works is that now Break knows what the boys are up to on it.]

So you'd resort to cannibalism over a piano? This is a good fact to know about you, I think.

[It's Break's distinct snide drawl, but the frame of the video is taken up by his omen's curious snoot. He hasn't bothered to learn modes on the omni yet since he can't see the bloody thing anyway.]

[greatestfall]

[How the fuck did Xerxes Break figure out this function, he wonders. Break is great as usual, but he really did not want him to see- hear him in such a state. Alas.]

It's my piano from the Nightray manor! It's irreplaceable!

[It's worth probably more than their whole house right now. Of course he'd resort to cannibalism!]

[payingfordeliverance]

-- what, the piano? Truly?

[He'll believe Elliot if he says so; no one would know his own piano better than Elliot, and anyway Break has also gotten the distinct impression that the names and brands and things they're familiar with from home are different from most if not all other worlds. If it really is any piano from home, Elliot of all people would recognize it as such.]

Good gravy. This makes it sound like our whole lives were tossed into some cosmic ocean and beaten into shards all willy-nilly. Perhaps we've yet to find Gilbert because he's out there using his favorite stock pot as a boat and won't let it go to come to shore.

Video; UN: Filledwithsunshine

[onebadapple]

Oh dear! You poor thing! Would you like me and my animal friends to come and help you?

[greatestfall]

[This comment has severely confused him, please wait for Elliot to reboot.]

Are. Are your animal friends capable of moving a full-sized grand piano?

[He's a little disbelieving but also this place has shown him stranger things.]

[onebadapple]

All of them together would be, I imagine so. Especially with the help of some of my much bigger friends! [Like the nightmare steeds.]

We wouldn't want your poor piano to get any more ruined!

video; un: harbinger

[bolstafir]

[Well. He's got nothing better to do right now, and he's blessedly free of a migraine at this particular moment, so he might as well make use of it. This post being kind of entertaining wins it points, as well.]

...Sure, I'll help.

[greatestfall]

[Well, that's something at least. He does appear relieved that a few people are offering to help. Reaching out to strangers is hard.]

Great. Get here as soon as you can, the tide's starting to come in.

[bolstafir]

Got it. Be there in ten.

[And while Elliot is struggling to wrangle his piano from the sand, he may hear something that sounds suspiciously like the flapping of wings nearby. But then, there's a lot of seabirds around the beach, right? It's not weird. At any rate, before the mystery flapping can be identified, there's a man walking up to him from somewhere -- tall and lanky, with misfortune red eyes. Just where the heck did he come from? It is a mystery. But apparently he is here to help.]

Alright, let's do this. You grab that end.

[If two people to pull it out is no good then it's time to blow away some sand, but first they'll try the simplest solution here.]

un: eudaimonikos; video

[eudaimonikos]

Yeah, I can come get it.

[It's sort of an off-handed answer, but he's good for nothing if not Lifting Heavy Shit.]

Where're you at?

[greatestfall]

[Such confidence. Elliot is in no way in a place to turn him down, though. If this guy, as old as he looks, thinks he can move it, then by all means.]

I'm not too far from the docks. There's a battered swingset, half buried, about ten yards away, it's hard to miss.

[There's another MRROW and Elliot picks up the Omni so he can show Michael a quick look of the place. And also a glimpse of the cat making so much noise- a black fluffy maine coon.]

[eudaimonikos]

Alright, I'll head down.

[He's pretty close to the docks to begin with, so it won't take all that long! He jogged, even! When he arrives, he definitely looks like an elderly man with no real muscles to speak of. There's some kind of small flying dinosaur thing (with seemingly four wings?) flying along overhead him. It screeches.]

Oh, hey, piano guy!

Video: UN - Runeseeker

[onerthes]

Well well. That's quite a find. seems things are washing up to shore. I'll have to make a note of that possibility.

If you need an extra set of hands... I might be in the area.

[Came with the fact that she was watching for friends to arrive in the waves.]

[greatestfall]

I hope whatever you find shows up in a better state than this.

[Would it have killed the powers that be to package the damn thing in a crate? Send it over on a boat? Literally anything would have been better than this. Ugh, there's so much salt water.]

I'm not turning anyone down.

video; un: rosestorm

[thunderingcourage]

I'll come help you move it. Do you have somewhere to take it or are you just trying to get it further from the water?

[greatestfall]

[So many people offering to help him. He is a little shocked! But, he is grateful all the same.]

Ideally I'd like to get it home, but I'll settle for at least getting it off the shores. My ...home is a bit of a walk from here.

video | un: OZ

[swornto]

I can destroy things!

[He knows that isn't helpful.]

Any luck with the piano? Where are we going to be putting it anyway?

[greatestfall]

Oz can destroy things!

[He will add that to his list of offered services for his piano retrieval, thanks bro.]

To my absolute fucking shock, I've had several offers of help.

[This place weird but man. The people are all pretty nice? Crazy.]

I'm thinking it might go in the parlor, unless you've any better ideas.

video; un: shouto

[swellter]

[ His response is immediate and to the point. ]

I can help you, but I need to know more about your location.

[greatestfall]

[He appreciates straight forward people! There's an immediate shift in the camera as he gives Shouto a quick scan of the area.]

Off the board walk, a few yards past a half-buried swingset. My omen can meet you half way, if that helps.

[the omen in question lets out a loud MROWW in answer.]

un: lumine

[traversal]

[ whatever it takes.

wow, that piano really must be worth something. she tilts her head to one side as she watches the feed, curious. ]

Can I get the crabs in return?

[greatestfall]

[Elliot opens his mouth.]

[Closes it.]

[Looks frightfully uncertain on how to answer that for a moment before he glances to the side, eying the crab he brushed off his shoulder.]

Uh. Yes. Sure? If that's enough for your help, you can have as many crabs as you like. I'm sure there's a few in the piano case.