Into the storm

[youhearthebells]

Who: Hazardous Materials with special guest star Draco Malfoy
Where: the ship, and then Eternal Bliss (oh joy)
When: November 1-5 at sea, 6-? on land
What: sailing log, and then shenanigans on wedding island
Warnings: let me know if there are any
Style: as you please
Status: closed to "who"

[As soon as the sun did not rise on the 1st, like others had suggested it would, Gan Ning wanted off Isla Empieza. He put out the call to his crew - get on the ship, leave no man behind. Or woman, Cynthia.

The storm hit while they were two days out from the island. It would take all hands on deck to keep the Nightfury from capsizing, good thing they have a couple of solid dragons to keep things in check. Just watch out for Gaius and his fiery pendant! By the time the storm blows out in the wee hours on the 4th, the charts put them drifting near to Eternal Bliss. Are the residents still pissed at pirates for what Kodachi did? Who cares, they need to land to make repairs. And maybe score some treasure, if anyone wants to go through the marriage requirement.

Date your posts and mingle away!]

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[heartismyown]

[He lets out a squeak at being poked there and a light giggle.]

I know you are. You're always here when I need you.

[He nuzzles his neck.]

Come on, you'll like the skateboard if you just played with it.

[by_heart]

No I won't! That thing drives me nuts!

[He's adamant on that one. Sure, it would probably be a lot of fun, but he'd need earplugs or he'd slowly go insane. Or maybe not even slowly.]

I don't even wanna think about it.

[anelegantmyth]

Nah, he's a good boy. Just a little cranky about being dragged into a new world. But I guess, for your safety, don't try to surprise or annoy him. He's still getting used to everything.

[Unless you want to stroke that bird's ego. For the love of Arceus, don't bow.]

You're free to pester my other pokemon though. They get pretty intense during training. But they're always happy to meet new people.

[heartismyown]

Fine, you don't have to play with it then.

[He rolls his eyes at Lea.]

I haven't been on it in awhile I think. I'm still reading that book that you don't like because it's for school. It was for you, anyway. I'm almost done though! It's really weird.

[legsarerequired]

[she pouted at first. How sad! Poor dear.] Anyone can do those things. Even if they are bad at it they can pat a drum.

Oh, but... what’s a skateboard?

[legsarerequired]

[She smiled as she came to the others side, glad to see her again. She was told she was around, so it was nice to see her in person.] It’s a good thing we have such a fantastic quartermaster to keep the boat full of men afloat.

It’s good to see you though. I was really worried when I couldn’t find you in the water. <small.[she had searched for a while too. mermaid Cynthia went missing and she was very worried]

[legsarerequired]

[she couldn’t stop grinning, holding on and peeking out at the world, swirling around and fast. It had a different feel than swimming. Where on ground you can’t go up or down, in water you can float anywhere you want to. In the air there was the feeling that one could fly... or fall fall fall to the ground or water.]

[her feet pulled up a bit as he got close to the water, not wanting to get wet and slipping off because of a sudden fin.] Having a broom must be so very handy. You can go anywhere on this, couldn’t you! And games too? How do you play games in the sky?

[anelegantmyth]

Yeah, I'm sorry about disappearing like that. Jones sent me home for a bit. I really didn't have control over that decision. But let me tell you, if I did have a choice...

[She pauses for a moment. Thinking about the one reason she would stay.]

I would have stayed.

[by_heart]

Yeah, I don't know how you can read that stuff and not fall asleep right away.

[Reading isn't exactly Lea's thing. He reads cookbooks for work, of course, but reading for pleasure isn't exactly something that's ever caught on with him. It's too much like work and he'd rather find something more fun to do with his time.]

I'd keel over and die or something.

[heartismyown]

[Roxas laughs lightly.]

You wouldn't die. I'm gonna find some more next island we go to. Wanna help me find some cool stuff?

[by_heart]

As long as it's not boring books.

[He's always up for a little exploring, but no way is he getting himself dragged around secondhand bookstores or anything like that. A guy has his limits.]

[heartismyown]

You know the ones that aren't boring right?

[He hums thoughtfully.]

But we could get other stuff too...wait...

[His brow furrows as he thinks.]

Didn't I owe you some food?

[He seems to recall them talking about it, but he doesn't know if he did it or not.]

[heartismyown]

Can they? Huh...I could try!

[He grins at Ariel.]

A skateboard is like a piece of wood on wheels that you ride on, standing on it. I can do all kinds of tricks too. It's my favourite toy.

[by_heart]

Do you?

[So much has been going on lately that whatever Roxas is talking about must have slipped his mind in the midst of it. Lea frequently tells Roxas he owes him things, so it's not out of the question, but the specifics of this particular demand escape him.]

Well, if you do, then I better get it.

[heartismyown]

[That was true, a lot has been going on, but it's pretty rare that Roxas is the one to remember one of Lea's demands. He grins and thinks about it.]

I guess that you'd better get it, yeah.

[He seems to be thinking about something and looks like he's decided.]

I am going to take you on one of those date things. You know, going out and doing stuff.

[by_heart]

[Lea blushes and coughs, but he collects himself quickly.]

You are, huh? And what exactly do you have planned?

[He's pretty sure Roxas has no idea what a date entails, so this should be interesting. It's funny that he's bringing it up, too, since he was the one who was all fidgety over that magic love fruit or whatever he bought from the store on Isla Empieza a few months ago.]

[heartismyown]

I don't have anything planned yet, I mean, I don't know where we're going.

[He smiles at Lea. That reaction is interesting. Is he embarrassed again?]

I owe you food, so I guess we can get food...and um, do something fun. Whatever they have on that island, but not skateboarding because you don't like it.

[They already ate the paopu fruit, so it isn't the kind of thing on his mind.]

Does that sound okay?

[dragonbadfaith]

I'm not the sort who starts shit generally, so no worries there.

[...Usually. Unless there are bespectacled gits around.]

And so long as 'the captain' isn't a tosser, I believe we'll get on just fine. I'll let my mother know.

XDD

[dragonbadfaith]

[Eyes him for a moment.]

Have you tried...not...forgetting things?

[Taps his chin with his wand, then perks up suddenly.]

Oh, or perhaps I could brew a Memory Potion for you!

[dragonbadfaith]

I go to a boarding school back home and we have house elves that prepare and serve all our food. I'm used to it just appearing at mealtimes, so it took a bit to adjust to the...differences...here.

[Makes a slight face as he bobs the fish up and down, bringing it low enough for Toothless to snatch AS THOUGH IT WAS EVER REALLY OUT OF HIS REACH.]

So much bloody seafood, though. I like fish and chips as much as the next person -- don't tell my mother, she'll think it's too plebeian -- but Merlin, it does get old.

[b2_dragon]

[Well no but hey, the fish was floating, plenty of reason to be cautious, right? Anyway, it disappears quickly enough. One might not have remembered a fish there otherwise.]

[dragonbadfaith]

[Gives a light snort.]

Aren't we all...

[Cranky about the new world, that is.]

Some of the beasts in my world have to be approached in very specific ways. We have a whole class on it at school. ...It's a terrible class.

[summing_it_up]

[He understands how that can go. Even if...he's never been served by house elves. He's a viking, he serves himself??? On land! Yes.]

Yeah, it does get repetitive. But since I lived on an island, fish is normal fare. And chicken! Although fish and chips sound really good...

[dragonbadfaith]

It's not the most convenient form of travel when you're going very far, we have other methods to get places faster, but technically you could go most anywhere.

[He pulls the broom back up but slows down a little, just gliding gently through the air now.]

Yes, games! The best is called Quidditch, you play mainly by passing a ball around and shooting it through hoops. But my position is known as a Seeker, and we have a different ball that we're to catch. It's worth many more points.

[heartismyown]

[Roxas snorted and bit out a rather sarcastic comment.]

No, maybe I should try that.

[He's been spending too much time with Lea. He rolls his eyes at Draco.]

It isn't on purpose. I...try really hard to get it.

What does that do?