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Alex Tate ([personal profile] oneofthelost) wrote in [community profile] piratejournal2014-02-01 06:10 pm

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Ginger? Does not help. Though at least it tastes pretty good.

[Alex is talking to the journal. It's late at night, she's sick as hell, and there's a prevailing exhaustion both night and day that's starting to slow her down. She's doing her best to hide it -- eating plenty, sleeping the few hours she can... Everything but what she knows will fix it.

Here? That's kind of awkward to even think about approaching.

So, she's on the deck of Triton's Mistress. The rocking is less awful here, and she's able to dump, lower, and therefore clean her bucket (kept by her side) easiest on deck. She's leaned back against the steps leading up to the quarterdeck and helm, apparently half asleep.

On the other side of her, away from the bucket, is a mug of ginger tea.]


I'm trying to find cures for seasickness. Nothing seems to be working.
formerabyssinian: (Aya: ante up)

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[personal profile] formerabyssinian 2014-02-02 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
You should try being thrown into a barrel and rolled down a long hill.

[He sounds...like he's seriously suggesting that.]
formerabyssinian: (Aya: this won't be easy)

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[personal profile] formerabyssinian 2014-02-02 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Probably, but you'll have a higher chance of not being seasick afterwards.
formerabyssinian: (Aya: hmm?)

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[personal profile] formerabyssinian 2014-02-02 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[She asked for suggestions. He gave one. She's gonna be friends with that bucket for a long, long time.]

[He can tell she's not taking him seriously, which is understandable. He didn't take the suggestion seriously at first, but it was either that or puke for a month. He chose a barrel.


Good luck, then.
whiteas: (That'd better be a joke!)

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[personal profile] whiteas 2014-02-02 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
If you find anything, let me know right away. One of my crewmates earned the nickname "vomit boy" back home for something half as rocky as one of these ships.

[ At least she's not saying who it is.. ]
whiteas: (Keep going I'm totes paying attention.)

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[personal profile] whiteas 2014-02-02 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
That's what I was thinking of trying, but you said it didn't work. It's probably not the most effective thing anyway or we wouldn't have made medicine for it back home.
whiteas: (We so excited~!)

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[personal profile] whiteas 2014-02-02 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
All the more reason to trust whatever solution you come up with! If you need something extra powerful, then it'll make absolutely certain I don't have to deal with him.
whiteas: (What's going on now?)

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[personal profile] whiteas 2014-02-04 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

I'm Weiss, by the way.
whiteas: (Some rescue loser.)

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[personal profile] whiteas 2014-02-04 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
You too.

What's wrong with you that ginger doesn't work? Are you allergic to it?
whiteas: (What's going on now?)

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[personal profile] whiteas 2014-02-04 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
That doesn't sound pleasant at all.
whiteas: (Keep going I'm totes paying attention.)

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[personal profile] whiteas 2014-02-06 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
I think that's what they call getting your "sea legs."
bloodheels: (Default)

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[personal profile] bloodheels 2014-02-02 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
Have you tried peppermint tea?
bloodheels: (10)

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[personal profile] bloodheels 2014-02-03 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought it would be worth a shot. I just hope it helps, so just let me know, okay?

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[personal profile] madeofswords 2014-02-02 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[The sound of a blow torch being lit can be heard.

Seriously, he can do a dozen things all at once.]


Find something stable in the horizon to look at.

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[personal profile] madeofswords 2014-02-02 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. Alright, well, the more you think about being sick, the more your body actually lets you feel sick.

Go below deck, then, near the cargo. The lower you are, the less you'll rock, you know.

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[personal profile] madeofswords 2014-02-02 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It's got little to do with 'center mass'. Think of a pendulum. Towards the base, you have the least movement. When its at its top height, it moves the most.

Given that seasickness comes from your center of balance being tampered with, you should go where it's the more balanced.