Land in sight! - Ocean College

Ship: Regina Maris
Date: 19th of December 2024
Position: Atlantic Ocean
Geographical Position: 14°02‘188N 060°05‘090W
Etmal: 150nm
Total: 5142nm

„Let’s go and kill some teenagers!“ (Heine) – The Murder Game

About a week ago, Mathieu came up with the idea to start the murder game with the crew and teachers. The rules are simple:

Everyone receives the name of another player from the gamemaster (who doesn’t participate in the game), along with two pieces of paper – one specifying an object and the other a location.

To „kill“ your victim, you must give them the object at the specified location.

If the victim takes the item from you, they are „dead“ and must give you their victim’s name, along with their assigned location and object.

You win when you end up with your own name.

About four days ago, we started another round with Anneke as the gamemaster. The rules were almost the same, except this time, everyone on the ship is participating (except Anneke, of course, since she’s the gamemaster).

The possible locations for a „kill“ are:

The poop deck
The main deck
The bow
The messroom
The hallway or cabins
(Rumor: the mast—but probably not)

The possible weapons include:

A pen
A book
Cards
A rope
Tape
Crocs
A tablet
A bottle
A speaker
An MP3 player
Any piece of clothing
Bread
Salt
Pepper

Additionally, there are two joker objects that allow you to use any item of your choice.

By now, only a few people are left (including me) and we’ve witnessed some pretty funny and cleverly executed kills.

Kaspar „killed“ Talea:

During a meeting, Kaspar announced that someone had been writing gossip on the seasonings and that he wanted to talk to the involved afterwards.

After the meeting, he called Talea over and handed her the pepper on the main deck, showing her the „gossip“ written on it. In the next moment, she was dead.

Another „Kasparov Genius Kill“:

Kaspar had someone wake up Marie (the younger one) and tell her, „Come to Kaspar as fast as possible; it’s very important!“ Half-asleep and still in her pajamas, she stood before him, where he handed her a music box.

„It’s a surprise! Bring it to Kaja!“ … Dead.

Heine’s Kill That Took Serious Effort:

Heine woke up around 3:00 a.m., still in his underwear and a t-shirt, to give Antonio (who was deeply focused on steering) a pen on the poop deck.

With the words, „Antonius, ist das dein Stift?“ Heine successfully „killed“ him.

The Death of Heine (who won the crew & teachers round by eliminating everyone):

Benjamin, who had already „killed“ five people, was tasked with „killing“ Heine. By chance, Benjamin spotted Heine through his cabin hatch and asked him to take a look at his „broken“ music box. Benjamin grabbed the first box he could find, brought it to Heine’s cabin and said, „Haha, tot!“

This was very lucky for Benjamin, as it’s usually hard to find the captain in a hallway or cabin (the location specified on the paper).

To Fulfill the Title:

During a pathway presentation, our loudest crew members – along with Niklas, the loudest man on board – suddenly stuck their heads through the hatches of the messroom and shouted, „Land in Sicht!“ at a volume that shocked us all.

Sorry, my English isn’t perfect—it’s not the „yellow from the egg,“ but I’m trying to show it from the „chocolate side!“

The chocolate side of Hannes’ English was brought to you by Milka!

Anmerkungen:

Hannes: Viele Grüße an Herrn Dahms; wir dürfen übrigens kein Internet zum Übersetzen benutzen… Auch noch Grüße an meine Klasse! Voe bo fvdi, ejf jis ebt mftfo lpfoou! Und meine Familie. Und alle die sich noch vergessen fühlen 😊. Ich lebe übrigens noch 👍