The Crash Site

[blindandlost]

It doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter how you were travelling. All that matters is the Island, and the Island wants you. All are drawn to the same stretch of shoreline; your plane suddenly loses power and drops from the sky to crash into the sand. Your boat runs aground. Your helicopter plows a deep furrow until the blades tangle and catch in the thick growth of the jungle.

However it happened, now you're here. You belong to the Island. There might be something salvageable in the debris, but no matter what you find, no matter who is with you, one thing is certain:

You are lost.

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[doctoral_bird]

[ How do you know he's not wearing that underneath? The doctor took off his hat and fanned himself with it as he took in the situation. None of this made any sense, and he really should be screaming and panicking a lot more. He would if he weren't steaming inside. And in shock. Her poke was enough to pull his attention back though. ]

One plane- no! One person! Me! Now if you don't mind.

[ He reached into the small vessel and pulled out the ancient looking harpoon. Really the bone-line aesthetic almost fit in with the pale white mask. ]

I must be going. My people need me.

[ They don't, but it sounded like an appropriate thing to say as he reached down to push his boat back into the water. He strained and strained, huffing as he dug the spear into the sand and slowly got back to floating in shallow waters. ]

If you c-could direct me to- well- where is... I assume-

[ He looked down the shore in both directions then behind him. ]

I assume if I just swim back over the lake I'll be home soon.

[missfunction]

I d-d-don't think so! [And before Malkus would be able to push off of the shore and back out to the peaceful quiet of the open sea, the heavy robot would be stepping with a cute bounce into the vessel with him, effectively making it useless as Rabbit's hefty metal weight had the boat digging into the sand.]

We're waitin' t' g-g-get rescued offa this island! Ya c-c-can't just leave like that, bird guy! There's hurt people that n-n-need help!

[doctoral_bird]

What- what do you mean- what are you doing! Stop!

[ He quickly tried to shimmy further into the ocean but that LEG, Rabbit was like a cute anchor. And though he tried as much as he could, his end of the boat was leaning up just a bit. ]

What on earth is an island! What are you doing! You- You- my boat! My boat! What hurt people!

[ His long slender arm shot out towards the burning wreckage, pointing directly at some disembodied leg. ]

He is fine!

[ Truthfully, his doctoral instincts were flailing and writhing in his body. Damn damn damn! ]

[missfunction]

[The taller, far heavier figure only moved forward as the doctor attempted to wiggle out of her reach, causing his side of the boat to abruptly drop again, before a copper fist was curling around the robes in front of him, her metal mouth pressing together into an unhappy line. This was not a happy robot.

Rabbit's bi-colored optics flickered to the severed limb--mouth twitching unpleasantly at the sight--before Malkus was hefted up with ease and, gracelessly, tossed onto the sandy beach, head first.] I'm t-t-takin' over yer boat, Squawky!

[doctoral_bird]

[ Faster and faster, the feeling of numb denial faded away only to be replaced by a growing sense of utter dread and complete horror. Something about this approaching womanbot made her suddenly too real. His eyes focusing on the inhuman metal of her countenance threw his brain deep into the uncanny valley.

When her hand curled around his robe, a flash of terror jolted his nerves awake with a shudder. Oh hell he was in unfamiliar surroundings. He was LOST. ]

N-No. No. No!

[ His hands shot and latched onto her wrist. The doctor gave a shrieking yell as he was lifted and tossed onto the sandy sandy sand of this scary island. The impact of his body leaving the safezone of his boat was the sealing nail on his coffin. ]

No! I have to go, I must leave! I don't want to be here! Stop! Thief! Thief!

[missfunction]

[But it was too late.

As soon as the doctor had been so casually demoted from captain of his vessel, the robot was already stepping out of the boat and easily hefting it up over her head, the shrieking man now being completely ignored as the automaton simply stepped one long leg over him and continued on her way back up the beach. The wooden boat certainly did nothing in slowing the automaton down, but at least the sand kept her stride from increasing into anything faster than a sludge-like walk back to her family's home base.

Plenty of time for the doctor to catch up and try to talk some sense into her, right?]

Hey! [Calling out across the beach to anyone who might listen.] Look what I found! I g-g-got a boat!

[doctoral_bird]

[ Malkus quickly scrambled to his feet against this horrible horrible sand! His delicately crafted and sturdy boots sunk into the grainy earth as each step was slightly engulfed. God help him, this truly was hell. ]

Help! She's got my boat! MY BOAT!

[ He sprawled forward, falling to the ground like a frog. Rather than imitate her slow trudge, he sprang forward in little leaps like... well, like a frog. Eventually his arms will lash out and cling to one strong metal leg. ]

Halt! I'm making a citizen's arrest! I'll have you in chains! In irons! Huuaaagh!

[ With much straining, the doctor was struggling to strangle her leg with his delicate hands. Take that! ]

[missfunction]

[STOP THAT. You will wreck your hands trying to strangle her, weirdo.

Even if her steps in the sand weren’t halted in the slightest by the extra weight clinging so desperately to her shapely leg, the automaton’s attention shifted downwards to where Malkus clung like a hungry koala, her crooked mouth dipping into an unhappy twitch before her forward movement stopped.

The boat was swung to her side with ease as the automaton gave an exasperated sigh, free hand waving about in some sort of animated show of her mild irritation at the man sticking to her leg.]

Stop that! I ain’t d-d-d-doin’ anythin’ wrong! Ya were tryin’ t’ l-l-l-leave us stranded! I’m just gettin’ everyone offa this island—

[CRACK]

Uhhhhhh— [Oops, that waving around had been a little too enthusiastic, the robot somehow managing to punch a giant hole through the bottom of the wooden boat, the annoyance in her expression melting away to minor surprise and disbelief.]

…..R-really don’t make these things as sturdy as they used to, huh? Heh heh….

[doctoral_bird]

[ The gritty sigh of sand shifting under his belly stopped when his struggling seemed to work. His words bounced right alongside hers, in a poor attempt at interrupting her to no avail. ]

No- you are! I'm not leaving anyone- I- I was just-

[ CRACK? ]

What was- [ He staggered to his knees, keeping an arm around her leg to brace himself against this unruly beach. The doctor has never had to deal with walking on such loose earth before! Almost immediately, he leaned to stare at his hole-y boat with somber realizations.

She sabotaged him. ]

Y-You-

[ The reality hit him directly in the throat and his voice began to waver and wobble. ]

You broke my boat...