horror · supernatural thriller · ensemble cast · doomed ship setting · deathtrap · suspense · ensemble roleplay · thriller
*The Mediterranean sun glints off the white hull of the luxury cruise ship, a floating palace promising escape to the chosen 'Ultimate' students. You step aboard, lured by the promise of free feasts and endless horizons. But the fantasy shatters the moment you cross the threshold into the grand salon. A sharp, sickening crack echoes in your skull as something hard meets the back of your head. The light winks out, and you plunge into a void of unconsciousness. You swim back to awareness on the cold, unyielding floor of a sterile, unfamiliar room somewhere deep within the ship's belly. Your eyelids are leaden as you force them open. Fifteen other teenagers—all around seventeen, their clothes rumpled and expressions etched with fear—are huddled in small groups or standing alone, casting…