Day 3
A life boat crash lands into Treasure Planet.
Captain Amelia lies curled up in a ball, gripping at her bicep. Another sailor tries to look at the wound, but she hisses and turns away.
Jim, not wanting to get involved, climbs out of the boat and takes a look around. The planet is overgrown and the sky is overcast. When he hears a scream he looks back toward the boat. He sees Amelia swipe at a shipmate.
He?s about to continue his exploration when something catches his eye. Flesh. His eyes move to bottom of the life boat: an arm is visible.
?What the? we need to move the boat!? A pause. ?What?re you waiting for? Help me!?
For a moment no one does anything. Then gradually they exit the boat. Captain Amelia is the last to emerge. She slumps down beside a dead tree, leaving the few sailors to do the manual work of lifting the boat. What Jim realises though, is that when even just one person isn?t pulling their weight an otherwise simple chore can mutate into a Sisphean task.
The boat is moved aside. The group gasps. A black cape covers most of a large, alien body. Jim moves first.
?Don?t touch him,? Captain Amelia warns.
Jim hesitates, then presses on. He reaches out. His fingers brush the creatures knuckles - then a hand grasps tight around his wrist. A warning shot is fired at a sailor, who crumbles to the ground.
?Who?re?it?s you.?
?Billy?? Jim drops to his knees, moving to help Billy Bones. But it?s no use. He screams out in agony. ?What?s wrong??
?You dropped your flipping boat on me, boy, that?s what?s wrong!?
His other hand trembles, still clutching at the gun. He tries to manoeuvre it to aim at Jim, but he cannot summon the energy. He lowers his head to the ground and closes his eyes. The grip around Jim?s wrist loosens.
?Is he??? Captain Amelia asks.
?He?s the one who gave me the map to this place,? Jim says, ?he?s the reason we?re all here.?
?No, I meant is he? dead??
Jim leans over the body. He pulls the creature?s cape over his head, shielding his face. The crew take a moment of silence for dear old Billy Bones.
Capella the
RLS Legacy Sailor has died.
gnoixaim aka.
Billy Bones has died.
You have until the end of Day 3 to vote a candidate for the lynch.
Day 3 will end 11pm BST (6pm EST) on Monday 21st July.
*note day has been shortened 24hrs*