high_seas | Into the storm

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Into the storm

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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[A. Nov 1

Pitch black night coupled with the sound of quiet seas and whatever else makes a sound at 3 in the morning. That was the time the champion decided it was time to return to her crew. Sure it was a little sketchy. But after disappearing, reappearing, then asking for some space from her crew. She really wasn't in the mood to be interrogated or fussed over. But now she was faced with two things. One, her stupid heels against the wooden floor of the boat? Might as well scream that she was there. Two, she slept all day that day, so she was WIDE awake.

In the end, she drops off her things in her room and heads for the galley for breakfast.

B. Nov 2

Time away or not, she was still quartermaster. That being said, she still had duties and that included distributing allowance, checking what's left of the treasure and handing out the different items that she ordered specially for the crew. Don't worry though, she's going room to room to give out the allowance and stuff. So when you hear a knock on your door. It's probably her. Also anyone with a sharp eye might catch the new tattoo on her wrist

C. Nov 5-onwards

She was utterly frustrated with this island. As the quartermaster, she wanted in on that wedding island treasure SO BAD. After all, she had to provide for her crew. But, apparently, she had to get married to gain access to it.

FRUSTRATION. COMPLETE AND UTTER FRUSTRATION.

D. Wildcard
HAVE AT THEE

Just know she has two new pokemon with her, Braviary and Eelektross. Don't pet them, they WILL bite.]

Edited 2014-11-04 07:35 (UTC)

[Gan Ning is in his quarters, the room he shares with his first mate because being alone sucks, not even aware that he's in the calm before the storm very literally. The knock pulls him up off his berth, even as he yells out.]

It's open!

Allowance time.

[This was probably the first time seeing him since she first came back. Was she excited? Of course! But she didn't want him to know that. Cynthia enters the room with her eyes buried in the notebook she uses as the crew ledger. Not even bothering to make eye contact as she tosses him a pouch full of coins.]

that's for your expenses this month, and...

[She rummages through the bag she was carrying, and tosses him a smaller pouch.]

That's for your alcohol.

[what? that's all the greeting he gets?]

There you are! Sneakin' on board like that, it's almost like ya don't wanna see me.

[though, as he catches the money pouches, he's starting to wonder about that lack of eye contact]

I really don't want to see you.

[She drops her ledger into her bag and heads out the door.]

By the way, I have something for you in the storage room.

....huh?

Cynthia! The hell?!

[he tosses the money on his bunk and chases after her, wanting answers.]

What did I ever do to you?!

[She's pretending not to hear him as she walks towards the storage and shuts the door behind her. ]

[oh hell no. Bursting through the door before he can slam into it face-first]

Woman! What's your problem?!

My problem is I found a really nice coat, and I'd like you to have it.

[She pulls out a very nice red coat from the crate of men's winter clothes that she ordered earlier that week. Checking on those orders were her first priority when she arrived on this boat. But once she saw that coat, really, only one man could pull it off.]

[that brings him to an abrupt halt, and for a moment he just has to stand there blinking. He's been had, all right.

He steps up next to her to have a look at this thing, and oooh. Yes, that's nice. With things on the shoulders reminiscent of an emperor's cloud collar...]

Well.

Well indeed. I knew you wouldn't do it so I ordered winter clothes for you and the boys before I got here.

[She points to the crate]

The rest is in that crate if you wanna look through it. But this coat I wanted to give you personally.

But before anything else, there is one thing I need to tell you...

[Cue the very, very hard slap.]

WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING GOING UP AGAINST THAT ICE MANIAC ALONE!? Don't think I didn't know about that, I do, and I am NOT happy about it.

[she's right about that, he'd never have bothered with winter clothes and regretted it later. But his interest is short-lived, and with his hands full of coat, he doesn't have any way to block the slap.

OW.]

Dammit, ow! Cynthia! I didn't have a choice! He was gonna stop the ship from going after the Navy, he woulda hurt all of you!

It all worked out, didn't it? You guys got to the ship and stole the shard, and I kept him from killin' the rest of you. It's what a captain does. Gaius took good care of everybody, like I expected.

So you went at it alone!? That's stupid and reckless, even for you! Gaius told me you were a bloody mess when they found you...

How do you think I felt when I came back to news like that huh?

How d'you think I felt when he came back to tell me you were missing? Huh? All we could do was hope you'd just disappeared again and not been killed underwater!

I'm tougher'n I look, I handled it. [also Kuzan was merciful on account of owing his life but...details.]

You promised me you'd stay safe, and that promise didn't end when we finished the raid.

[Sigh.]

But then, I guess that explains why I was brought back.

I promised you I wouldn't die, I didn't say nothin' about not takin' a few hits. [gestures to his tattooed chest] See? Not even a scar. Brady cleaned it up good.

Yeah...Brady...

...yeah, I know.

But hey, you came back. Maybe he will, too.

[or he could go the way of the turtles but...]

Maybe, but what kind of friend would I be if I wished he'd come back when he finally found a way home?

[She pinches the bridge of her nose, then sighs.]

Just...be careful next time. I'm too young to have a heart attack.

I was plenty careful, don't you worry one bit.

[now, back to the coat. He fluffs it out to give it a good look.]

Guess it is gonna be winter here soon enough. Can't really say no to this, now.

No you can't, because even if you do, I will super glue that coat to your shoulders if it means you'll be warm this winter.

Oi, nobody's gluein' anything to anything.

[gotta try it on, of course. Aww yeah, feel that luxury. Check that out.]

Eh? Whaddaya think?

[Excuse her for staring so openly. She'll just straighten out that feather collar as an excuse to take a closer look.]

You look...

[Amazing? Handsome? Can I just kiss you right now?]

like a real captain.

[hot and cold, Cynthia. Hot and then cold.]

Whaaaat, are you sayin' I didn't look captainly enough before?

[he grins like a maniac, though. Success!]

Holy mother loving catchall bonanza, yup

I'm doing all the Bs

ALL THE Bs \o/

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