Giant Spiders Oh My

[youhearthebells]

Who: the current Hazmats
Where: sailing to Manahana-lia Island, then on the island
When: August 27 through September 5th
What: sailing as fast as they can to rescue Cynthia, and the rescue thereof. They'll try to save time by jumping through Empieza but...
Warnings: spiders. Violence, talk of death, Gan Ning's mouth
Style: whatever you want, don't mind the setup
Status: closed to Hazmat crew

The minute the scream came though his journal, Gan Ning was moving. There was no time to waste fiddling around, they had to set sail to find Cynthia before it was too late. He tore through any maps and information they had on the ship, looking for anything that suggested spiders. Her clue, the spider-webs, meant that was all he had to go on. Fortunately, other pirates around the docks totally knew which island that was, and aside from impressing on him the "don't go there" part of the legend, told him where to find it.

It did seem odd that no matter where they were, if they set sail for Isla Empieza, they'd make it there in a day or so instead of weeks. Gan Ning relied on that, even though he didn't do more than skim through the harbor before setting a new course for Manahana-lia in the far west of the land. Hopefully weather wouldn't be against them. They had a long way to go and didn't have Wan there to guide the winds in their favor.

Spiders, the other pirates said. There'd be large spiders and his crew would be killed. Nope, Xingba would not let anyone die if he could help it. But that meant they'd have to fight. Roxas needed to heal so he could guard the ship, but everyone else, well...

Let's hope they make it on time.

[ooc: info on the island is here - make and date your own sailing threads but we'll hit the island about the 3rd or 4th and there'll be a fight log for that]

Comments

[heartismyown]

Yeah. I mean, I guess that's what I mean. Something like that.

[anelegantmyth]

If you were to fall asleep and never wake up, as long as you were still breathing, we'd wait for you.

[heartismyown]

[He smiles a little and nods his head.]

Marco told me that too once. He said he'd stay with me, even if I didn't wake up.

[anelegantmyth]

We're a family, Roxas. No one gets left behind. That's how HazMat works.

[heartismyown]

[It might seem like a random question, but he's actually kind of afraid of that happening because it happened once before. He frowns a little at her choice of words though.]

I don't understand that.

[anelegantmyth]

Understand what?

[heartismyown]

Family.

[He frowns at her some more, shying away from her. Gan Ning said it wasn't like this.]

...What do I have to do?

[anelegantmyth]

What do you mean "what do you have to do"? You don't have to do anything.

[heartismyown]

Marco said that to be part of a family you have to sacrifice. Sometimes missions will come along and you have to do them, even if I don't want to leave Lea behind.

[He's frowning a little because missions isn't really something he wants to do.]

I guess I can do missions for two people though.

[Hopefully he can manage his time well enough. Gan Ning said it wasn't like that here, but if it's a family, then it must be. They must want him to do something to earn his place in it. It all makes sense to him.]

1/2

[anelegantmyth]

Wait...what?

2/2

[anelegantmyth]

That's not how family works, Roxas.

[ Ok, time to bring out the stern voice here. ]

[heartismyown]

[Roxas frowns a little more and stares at her.]

What do you mean? He said I just have to do some things and I'll be accepted like before.He always said it was like being family there.

[anelegantmyth]

Well there is not here, Roxas. Whatever Marco had you do, ended the day you left the Spades. We're a different crew and our definition of family isn't the same as theirs.

[heartismyown]

I didn't do anything yet, he said he'd tell me when he had a mission for me to do.

[He blinks though, wide-eyed.]

It's different? How is that possible? I mean, candy is the same wherever you go. What the word means doesn't change...

[anelegantmyth]

Roxas, do you know what loyalty means?

[heartismyown]

[He thinks about that for a moment, scratching his head.]

Yeah, I think so. Kind of like me and Lea. Marco said Selphie's mad at me because I was more loyal to Lea than her.

[anelegantmyth]

Ok well, in your own words, tell me what exactly does loyalty mean to you?

[heartismyown]

Um...

[It's a lot harder to define then he would have thought. He has to really think about how to put it. If his relationship with Lea is the example, then that's what he's going to work off of.]

Okay, well, I'd do anything for him. I'd go anywhere to find him.

[anelegantmyth]

Would you do that for Marco?

[heartismyown]

[He hesitates, really thinking it over.]

...Not over Lea.

[He has placed a lot of trust in Marco, something that has not come terribly easily.]

[anelegantmyth]

Ok, what about our captain? Gan Ning, the guy with the bells. Would you do anything and go anywhere to find him?

[heartismyown]

[He shakes his head after a moment.]

I mean, I'd try, I'm not a total jerk but...

[Compared to Lea, who he would move Heaven and Earth for, he doesn't know Gan Ning all that well. It isn't anything Gan Ning did, he's just trying to figure out where the bad part comes in.]

[anelegantmyth]

No no, there's no wrong answer here. Don't worry. So you're loyal to Lea, because you'd do anything and go anywhere for him.

Well do you know everyone on this boat would do the exact same thing for you?

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[heartismyown]

What?

[heartismyown]

I just...Why?

[His mouth is completely open wide in shock.]