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Entry 4. Crozier Makes Some Announcements

I am grateful to all of you for the resilience and strength you've shown during the harrowing events of the last few days. I will be insistent on two matters: rest, and proper care of oneself.

II.

After reviewing the hull and lower decks of Terror I have determined her to be sturdy enough to continue to inhabit. Our supplies were not damaged in the attack, and the ship is managing to generate heat.

III.

I am formally requesting information on the state of Terror's cabins. Please notify either myself or Mr. Jopson if your cabin needs extensive repairs, or if it is livable with room to spare for shared bunking.

IV.

The stores of spirits will remain accessible to all passengers, including 20 bottles of fine whiskey.

The armory will also remain accessible, but weapons will be cataloged daily.

There will be a public meeting to discuss best course of action should the creature return to us. I personally implore all passengers to attend. More information will be forthcoming.

((Crozier's just doing some bidness so everyone else can relax and drink some hooch for a change. Please free to assume your characters spoke to Crozier about repairing their cabins.))

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[[Hey look! A journal.]]

You must be the Captain. My name is Sabriel. I arrived yesterday, and my cabin is much too large for just myself. I would be happy to offer it to anyone who is recently displaced.

Welcome aboard the H.M.S. Terror, Ms. Sabriel, and thank you for offering your berth. I'll add you to our muster roll.

Thank you, sir. And if there's anything I can do to help, please let me know. Mr. Strange has informed me that you don't have many magicians aboard, so I am happy to offer my magic in any way possible.

[Another magician??]

He's correct, we do not have many magicians aboard. I will let him tell you where our magical needs lie -- he's better suited for the task than I.

Thank you, Captain.

I'm sorry about what happened.

I assume Mr. Strange told you about the creature and the attack.

I can sense it. I didn't need much explanation. Even if I couldn't sense it, it's obvious that something bad happened.

[What gave it away, the blood or the giant claw marks?]

But did he tell you about the creature on the ice and our present situation?

Perhaps you should just tell me the situation, Captain. I'd rather have to hear the same story twice than miss any important details.

There is a creature out in the ice that stalks those of us on Terror with the intent to harm us. It resembles an enormous, white bear, and the Netsilik people of this region call it the tuunbaq - which is an approximation of the actual Inuktitut word for the creature, if you care about semantics.

Our ships, Terror and Erebus, came to this land searching for a trade passage. Our ships were frozen in place and one of my men inadvertently killed the creature's shaman during a search for leads through the ice. The tuunbaq has been seeking revenge on us ever since that day.

I see. Thank you for taking the time to explain that. Mr. Strange also explained the theory that this is a dream, but a very realistic one. I'm prepared to help in any way, like I said, and I'll speak with him. In the meantime, if there is anything I can do to help, let me know. My magic isn't his, but they are similar. I'm more familiar with the dead and spirits, but I don't know how useful that is here.

[You've got his attention.]

What do you mean, you're more familiar with the dead and spirits? Can you explain?

I take things that are dead and have been resurrected and put them back in death. Mr. Strange explained that death works differently here, but I can still feel the barrier between life and death.

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Death does still exist, but it takes a more temporary form.

The ship itself is home to men who have died outside of the dream.

I can sense that, Captain. I want to assure you that I don't intend to interfere in anything here, unless something threatens you or your people.

In that case we can speak more of the tuunbaq at a later date.

Are there any other questions I can answer for you?

Plenty. But I can't think of a single one right now. Thank you for your time.

Most welcome. If you have any other questions you'll find the other passengers quite helpful. And there's my second, Lieutenant Jopson. He knows the ship inside and out, if you ever need anything.

[Shaun had heard that Crozier was up and about again, but it's more of a relief than he expected to see him posting about ship's business and how to proceed with repairs.]

My room is undamaged, and there's definitely room for a few people to have a slumber party there if they need to camp out for a while.

As for the gun thing... I have several. I can move them to the armory so that other people can have access to them too, if you like. They're all 21st century sporting models, nothing military issue, plus a few crossbows.

Noted, Mr. Mason. Thank you.

As for your arms, will you make a list of your stores? You need not share it with me, but I'd like for there to be some record of what weaponry we have on board. And we'll take whatever you like to share for the armory.

I can do that. Having a huge personal armory makes sense at home, but it makes more sense here to share. I'll keep a couple of personal weapons, but I'm happy to share the rest and handle their maintenance.

Much appreciated, Mr. Mason. I'll personally be handling the armory stores, so anything you wish to bring to the orlop you may do so now.

It's... possible I'll need to make more than one trip, but I'll see you there with the first batch.

[Aaand he's going to pack up a duffel bag full of guns and bring them down. There's a range from handguns to rifles--though nothing fully automatic--and plenty of ammo.]

[More than one trip. Crozier re-reads Shaun's reply and rubs his forehead, then continues with his catalog.]

Quite the personal arsenal.

Occupational hazard. [He shrugs.] People really like to watch other people do stupid stuff, but you only get to keep doing stupid stuff if you live through it.

[Crozier can't relate, but he remembers when the dream changed thanks to Shaun.]

Fair enough. What did you settle on?

Settle on? [He gives him a curious look.] Settle how?

The weaponry.

[He stands from the crate and peers into the bag.]

How did you settle on what you kept versus what you donated?

Oh, yeah. My main criteria was 'reliable and easy to use.' So nothing with weird ammo, or that acted up for me when I used it. [That kind of thing could be entertaining to the viewers back home, but not when you didn't have a backup.] Everything uses cartridge ammunition, and I'll help you sort it by what uses what rounds, do there's no confusion in a crisis.

Those of us with more limited knowledge of weaponry will be grateful.

That was the idea. [He shrugs a little and gives Crozier a sidelong look as he starts unpacking.] Good to see you up and about again.

[Crozier helps him unload the bag, trying to be careful with it all.] Good to be up and about again.

Feeling all right? [Shaun is mostly over the idea that the newly dead and returned people of the Terror are walking amplification risks, but he can't help asking anyway. Maybe eventually this will get to be normal to him, but that's still a ways off.]

[He's touched that so many people have been asking after him. He responds with a nod.]

I am. Coming back from something like that is...good.

Good as in "glad to be back" or good as in "that was a nice restful nap?"

[He waves off his own question.]

Sorry, I'm apparently in a nosy mood today.

You are, but I don't begrudge you the curiosity. The answer is both, I suppose.

[He nods. He guesses that makes a kind of sense.]

Well... I'm glad you got the rest, then, even if it was in a really weird, horrifying way. More glad that it wasn't permanent, though.

[He chuckles.]

Me too. I'm not ready to be permanently dead yet.

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Entry 4. Crozier Makes Some Announcements

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