bakerstreet | Marooned!

THE MAROONED MEME

When you’re stranded. When there’s no way out.

At least this you’re not alone.

WHERE ARE YOU STRANDED?
1: Island. Surrounded by the ocean, shipwrecked on an island. Far away from any civilization.
2: Planet. Is it an uninhabited wasteland? A teeming forest, crammed with alien life forms? Does it have enough oxygen? Storms? Predators?
3: Moon/Asteroid. Low atmosphere, low gravity. You better hope that you have a survival pod where there’s enough air and heat.
4: Adrift. A ship on the ocean; a power-dead space station; a skimmer floating through the levels of a gas giant.
5: Oasis. Not quite marooned in the same sense, but you’re surrounded by empty desert, too far to cross. You might as well be trapped by the water of the oasis.
6: Cave. Again, not quite in the same sense, but something has left you trapped underground. Did you slide down a chasm? Suffer a cave-in? Either way, you’re down here to stay, for the time being.
7: Other.

WHO’S WITH YOU?
1: A friend. You’re in this together.
2: An enemy. Maybe war brought you both here, and war left you stranded behind. Could be that you’re an enemy in a more mundane sense: school rivals, an assassin and her prey.
3: Strangers. You were both on that boat for vacation, and now you have to survive together.
4: A lover. Some honeymoon, huh?
5: Other. For any other variation.

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
1: Food and water.
2: Shelter. There’s a storm coming. The nights are cold, here. Or do you just want a sense of security?
3: Communication. How can you get someone to come rescue you?
4: Predators. Something’s trying to kill you…
5: Escape. If you can just fix the ship…
6: Each other. One more hour and you might kill each other.
7: Injury/Disease. One of you needs medical attention. Hopefully the other can muddle through.
8: Other. Any other problem you can think up!

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I'm sure if your experience would make a difference. But I don't blame you for thinking that way. [Still, he is so glad that the other guy is alive. He was so convinced that Keith would die.]

[Regardless, he takes the package.] Well, if you're sure, I guess it would be really inconsiderate of me to refuse! Trash like me doesn't deserve such kindness but thank you all the same!

Why? Well.....[He looks thoughtful.] It's a bit of a long story. [And he'd rather not think about his time about his capture and being in two forms of aircraft at the moment.] Let's just say I happened to be at the wrong place.

[More importantly though, he looks around. There is forest as far as he can see. It will be easy to get lost.] Hmmm.....what a strange place. I assume you haven't been on this planet before. Or did I get that wrong?

What do you mean 'for thinking that way'? [His ire is starting to rise but he breathes in. This is someone he was sent to rescue. Getting in a fight with them wouldn't be right. He bites into his own dried rations and gestures to the area around them.]

I haven't. But I can find a way back.

Red just needs to rest for a bit. [He glances back at the silent lion with her dim yellow eyes. His hand touches the massive foot. She is his friend as much as a lion can be to a paladin. Keith continues.] Anyway you don't have to tell me your story if you don't want to. But, until I know where you belong I have to take you back with me.

I won't leave you here or somewhere that's not safe.

Well, I could talk about my luck but we have more pressing concerns at the moment. [Besides, there is a good chance that Keith would not believe him. A lot of people don't. Komaeda could tell the other boy later. At the time, he is more interested in the planet he has landed on.

Holding the rations and making no sign that he is going to eat them yet, Komaeda turns back to Red.]

Out of curiosity, you said that your flying robot....I mean Red needs to rest, right? How long do you think that will take?

It might be a few hours. Something drained her pretty hard. [He suspects it had everything to do with the beam that hit them during the escape. He'll have to climb up onto her when its light out to see if there's any external damage.]

Whatever it was that hit us took out communications. I can't raise anyone.

So it might be a little while. Still, such an amazing piece of technology to be able to self-repair like that!

[His eyes light up. He's interested now. Who is the amazingly talented person who designed this robot? He'd love to know at some point.]

Marooned!

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I meant 'not sure if your experience'. Shit. Also /late backtag

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