Hoist the sails! It’s the Seasickness Trope, me hearties
The walkway on the water giving way as whumpee steps off of land, causing their knees to buckle slightly before they quickly correct themselves
Always being near the edge of the ship and keeping a firm grip on the railing
When whumpee has never been on water before but they lie when asked
Their pale face speckled with cold sweat
Dry, cracked lips
Gulping constantly, even hiccupping a bit when they speak to another character and pounding on their chest to try to get rid of that sickfeeling
The constant sway and creak of the boards beneath them, they cannot stand still without feeling lightheaded and dizzy
Walking or stumbling at a diagonal while the world spins around them
A headache forming, a bad one, with high pitched ringing
The contents of their stomach rising with a sudden heave
Sneaking away from the rest of the crew to rush to the toilet
Reaching for the edge of the seat and vomiting into it
It’s a lot and they cough miserably at the end before they let themselves fall back and lean against the wall gasping
But the ground beneath them won’t stop moving, their head is pounding heavier with every throb
Yet they drag themselves up, afraid of what the captain will say if they are missing from their post but when they stand, the vomit rises again and they collapse back down to throw up
^THIS CYCLE OF COLLAPSING AND TRYING TO GET BACK UP
The captain finding whumpee as a pale, sweaty mess on the floor and instead of being unkind they place whumpee’s arm around their shoulders and help them up
[Pirate ship with a found family vibe] The rest of the crew helping to make a brew that will cure whumpee’s seasickness and being so relieved to watch the colour return to their previously pale, sickly face
