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.

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[He points into the pot itself, not sure how she managed to miss the glow amidst the bubbles, but then with all the bubbling it's possible it could have been mistaken as reflecting the dim light of the galley.]

[That and the fact that her plan was get in, get tea and get out. She didn't expect to see anyone in the galley. Let alone talk to them. But she does take a closer look at the pot, immediately recognizing the shard as it glowed and hissed. Which was obviously something a piece of ruby SHOULDN'T be doing.

And that terrified her a little.]

Thing's been pretty active the past few days, and then right before the storm hits, it wails and starts glowing. Wasn't until some time after that it started heating up.

Are you alright though? It didn't heat up while it was in your pocket or something.

[See, this is why he should have given the damn shard to her dragon. The thing was fire proof, this should be nothing to her. But she wasn't sure if now was the right time to bring it up.]

and you should maybe cover that pot up before someone else mistakes it for decent drinking water.

I'm fine. I had it strung on my belt so I could keep an eye on it while I was out making sure no one was going to get swept overboard. Heard it hissing in the rain and I ran in here to douse it.

[Yeah, he still wouldn't consider it. What was Garchomp going to do when it burned through the pouch?]

Yeah, no one comes in here and grabs a random hot cup of boiling water out of a kettle that's not even on the fire.

[All the same, he goes to find the appropriate lid. He doesn't want the thing to explode on them next.]

[And there's the look. The "I'll let it slide but did you seriously just say that" look that she usually makes whenever the captain did something stupid or called her "woman". She never really thought she's use the look on Gaius though.]

...jerk

[He's ignoring that look frankly because he doesn't know why he's getting the look. So far as he's concerned, he's done nothing wrong. Maybe she doesn't understand because she didn't see the thing glowing or hear it scream a warning before the storm hit, but Gaius had wanted to keep it close in case it decided to warn about anything else.

The thief sets the lid on the pot, making sure it fits firmly. He can still hear it bubbling in there. So glad he hadn't thought to throw it in a wooden bucket.]

[No she's giving the look because she thought he was being sarcastic with the whole "no one's getting boiling dishwater" thing he said. She knows it was a stupid move. Please don't make her feel worse about it. She wasn't even mad at him anymore. Sure she was back in the cave. But now she was just being immature and didn't know how to properly talk it out. She's NEVER gotten mad at him before. So she didn't really know how to fix it.

She watches as he puts a lid on the thing. It scared her to think that something so small could give off that much heat. What else were those shards capable of doing? And are they even safe to have on this boat.]

I hope that thing stops soon.

[He'd only responded from the general vibe he'd gotten from her, but he'd still been a little serious about the water. There's a storm pitching the boat and she came in here for tea? He's kinda trying to wrap his head around that one.

Still, he's never one in the mood for getting into fights with people. Eying the bucket, he can only nod.]

Yeah... Makes me wonder how other crews are doing with the things.

I'm sure they're handling it better than us. They should be used to magical red stones going crazy on them. While us? We've only had that thing for, what, a week?

[She sighs, grabbing one of the bowls of berries that she kept on the table and popping a berry in her mouth. Razz berries, spicy little buggers.]

At least it's nice to know our shard is in good hands.

[...it's a start.]

That may be. Unless this is the first time the things have started giving off heat. This place just keeps throwing hoops.

[He flicks a glance in her direction at that. Considering that he'd been a little hurt at her insistence in taking the shard off his hands the last time they'd spoke, yeah, it's a good start.]

It really does...

[She looks back at him with a small smile then focuses her gaze on the bowl of razz berries. It was a good distraction for a few minutes. But even she knew she had to do the right eventually.]

I'm sorry.

.....

...'m sorry too.

It's just, clearly those shards are dangerous.

[Case and point, the pot of boiling water that was STILL GOING.]

I'd trust you with my life, you know this. I'd trust you with anything and everything under sun. Hell, I'd even trust you with the key to the treasure room. But when it comes to the dangerous stuff. I'd rather risk my life than endanger yours, or anyone else's for that matter.

....and you don't think that we'd have a problem with that? If I didn't object, I'm sure the captain would- and anyone else for that matter. Anyway, I think you've already had your share of life endangerment. You need to cut us a break.

Captain put me in charge of the treasure for a reason. But if you guys think all I can do is attract danger, I don't know, maybe someone else should be quartermaster.

That's not what I'm saying and you know it. Look, I'm not going to go through this again.

Right, sorry. You guys just want what's best for me. But I want to feel like I'm contributing something to this crew.

Aren't you already? You said so yourself, you're quartermaster.

And what do I do? The captain got us a navy boat, the first mate got us a shard, and the quartermaster? She gives out allowance every month.

Is that what a quartermaster does? I've never heard of the term until you got the title, actually. Heck, I don't even know what a first mate's supposed to be doing.

[She wasn't sure if he was being sarcastic or if he was trying to make her feel better. All she knew was that she didn't want to start anything anymore.]

I got you something.

[Actually he was being serious. And he thought that she was on the verge of getting all worked up again, which he didn't want to deal with.]

Oh?

I was supposed to give it to you while we were at the cave. You know, to add to the nostalgia and stuff. But...yeah.

[It was in her cabin, and she was about to ask him to come with her to get it. But then she glaces at the pot with the shard and decided it was better he stayed with it.]

I'll just go get it real quick.

[He arches a brow, but nods at her after he follows that glance towards the pot.]

All right then. -be careful, ship's still pitching like crazy.

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