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high_seas2014-10-07 06:19 pm
youhearthebells) wrote in high_seas2014-10-07 06:19 pm
Topsy Turvey
Who: Hazmats with special guest star Aokiji
Where: at sea, a Navy base in the west-southwest, then Turvey Top
When: seagoing Oct. 1-15 with a stop of about a day on the 9th to raid a Navy base, then Turvey Top from the 15th onward (tbd by October plots)
What: they need a new ship. They're going to steal one from the Navy and then take it to Turvey Top to get it refitted/hide out for a while. And deal with curses, plots, and witches. Also picking up a lost and lonely Kuzan at some point.
Warnings: not likely but let me know
Style: anything you want
Status: closed to whoever's under "Who"
The vacation was nice, but for a few days of Cynthia not remembering some of her friends, but it became clear by the end of it that Raphael wasn't coming back, at least not in the immediate future. They had to accept it and continue on, now without any of their turtle-pals who had brought them together as a crew in the first place.
Size of ship was not quite an issue, but the Hazardous Materials had gone through so many changes lately that there really was only one way for it. Gan Ning felt they needed a fresh start, and what better way than by procuring a new ship? They could christen it with a new name, though he didn't mind still being referred to as Hazmats in homage to the turtles who built the crew and were their friends. Besides, that was what the bounty posters called them, no sense in confusing that. A few casual inquiries around Aquatica Paradise uncovered the presence of Navy bases on small islands in this part of the world. But of course, what with that rumor of the frigate passing through on the current soon...
They set course for the base to do some real piracy. After that, though, they would have to see what island would come up on the escape heading. They could hide out there to refit the ship, make it their own. Little did they know they had found an island with a witch who was rumored to bless or curse even visitors...
Where: at sea, a Navy base in the west-southwest, then Turvey Top
When: seagoing Oct. 1-15 with a stop of about a day on the 9th to raid a Navy base, then Turvey Top from the 15th onward (tbd by October plots)
What: they need a new ship. They're going to steal one from the Navy and then take it to Turvey Top to get it refitted/hide out for a while. And deal with curses, plots, and witches. Also picking up a lost and lonely Kuzan at some point.
Warnings: not likely but let me know
Style: anything you want
Status: closed to whoever's under "Who"
The vacation was nice, but for a few days of Cynthia not remembering some of her friends, but it became clear by the end of it that Raphael wasn't coming back, at least not in the immediate future. They had to accept it and continue on, now without any of their turtle-pals who had brought them together as a crew in the first place.
Size of ship was not quite an issue, but the Hazardous Materials had gone through so many changes lately that there really was only one way for it. Gan Ning felt they needed a fresh start, and what better way than by procuring a new ship? They could christen it with a new name, though he didn't mind still being referred to as Hazmats in homage to the turtles who built the crew and were their friends. Besides, that was what the bounty posters called them, no sense in confusing that. A few casual inquiries around Aquatica Paradise uncovered the presence of Navy bases on small islands in this part of the world. But of course, what with that rumor of the frigate passing through on the current soon...
They set course for the base to do some real piracy. After that, though, they would have to see what island would come up on the escape heading. They could hide out there to refit the ship, make it their own. Little did they know they had found an island with a witch who was rumored to bless or curse even visitors...
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Went nice and smooth. Hopefully the others haven't run into any problems either.
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I trust 'em. We gotta, for all this to go smoothly. As long as they do their jobs, we've done ours, and we'll all meet in the middle with a nice, new ship.
This one's a beauty, at least. A bit heavy, but that's probably all the guns.
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How do you know a ship is heavy? Isn't it always?
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[Gaius leans against the railing. Going up and down from the hold while dragging a body or two isn't fun at all. He pulls out a sucker from his stash, popping it into his mouth.
He'll let 'Ning explain that one to Roxas.]
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I'm sure once I get my hand on the wheel I'll be able to feel it, how much wind and current it takes to move 'er, stuff like that. She's still lighter than that big one over there [thumbs to the empty galleon nearby, dark and quiet in the middle of the night] on account o' size.
[he starts moving as he talks, verifying that the rigging is more or less the same as the Booyakasha, and then ducking around to find the wheelhouse. Yep. Should be a breeze to sail this ship]
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Does it matter how heavy it is? Is it going to sink then? Heavy things sink, I think.
[Wow, something from Ikki's physics lesson actually stuck.]
How do you feel it?
[Roxas will just follow Gan Ning around to ask his questions because he's curious.]
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Think that's something that just comes with experience, Duckling.
[He's going to go around and get a better look around deck now that they're not dealing with soldiers.]
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Course it won't sink! Ships float, and this one's already floatin', right? Gaius is right, though - feelin' the power and weight of a ship is somethin' you get with experience. Years of it. I can't even begin to explain how I can feel the difference between river sailin' and the sea.
[he's pleased with what he finds, and risks attracting notice to shout down from the wheel to Gaius]
Raise the anchor! Let's get the hell outta here!
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[There he goes relating things to himself again.]
Is it hard to learn? How do you tell? Is it a guess?
[He peers around Gan Ning to watch what he's doing. He didn't learn anything like this before. He never actually gave much thought to what Gan Ning does to operate the ship before.]
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[Only because he thinks 'aye-aye, sir' sounds weird.
Gaius moves to get that thing hauled up. He wouldn't mind a hand with cranking the anchor up but Roxas being distracted with questions, the thief handles it as best he can before he leans against the spokes.]
Phew... Good to go, Jingles.
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[half trolling and half...something. But then Ning waves a hand]
Go give Gaius a hand with the sails, eh? We're ready to go, all you guys gotta do is pull the ropes to let 'em loose, just like on our old ship.
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[How cool is that?! Roxas grins at him and nods, returning to Gaius' side to help with the sails. He's full of questions, but he knows a dismissal for the time being when he sees it. He'll probably pester Gan Ning some more later.]
lol Gan Ning should meet Lyrik