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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I can, indeed! It's just a few simple Transfiguration spells. I can switch it back for you when we're finished.

[He pulls his wand out and points it at her, concentrating for a moment and then, with a few swish and flick motions, her clothes begin to change. The skirt morphs swiftly into a pair of black pants, and then her bikini top stretches and grows, covering her stomach and extending down over her arms. A cape poofs into existence out the back of it, growing in length until it nearly touches the deck.

When Draco's done, Ariel will have a brand new Quidditch uniform on! ...In Slytherin green, though. Obviously. And without any shin guards or pads or any of the extra stuff. No boots, either, but she doesn't need them.

He examines her briefly, scratching his temple with his wand.]

Hmm. I apologize if the size isn't quite right -- I'm doing it by sight, and I'm hardly a tailor.

[Plus trying to measure her would just get awkward.]

[blinking he felt things change. Looking down she watched the entire process, and when it was done, she bounced on her bare feet, hands gripping the tunic and reaching back to flip the cape a bit.] Oh my gosh...

Ohmygosh! That’s so neat!

[she bounced twice, clapped a few times, and spun around, playing with the fabric and how it moved.]

Draco! That’s really amazing! And you did it with just a stick of wood.

[then, simmering down a bit, she came closer and looked excited about this, but quizzical] So I can really fly with you?

[A stick of wood, bloody hell. At least he's used to people calling it that by now and just sort of huffs, rolling his eyes skyward.]

It's called a wand, actually. [Still amused, though.] It helps channel my magic. And I wouldn't have asked you if I didn't mean it.

[He holds his hand out for her to take.]

You can climb on the back. It's more comfortable than it might look, I promise, the broom has a Cushioning Charm on it. And, er, make sure to hold on. To me.

Wand... [she repeated, clearly never having heard of one before. She still calls a Pipe a ... Snarfblat, so you have to excuse her just a little bit.] It's an impressive... wand. [a nod of her head and everything.]

[at the hand held out she bit her lip, but then moved to take the hand for help, and did as said, She climbed up on behind him, and surprisingly, it didn't feel like sitting on a broom!]

[She looked surprised, but carefully slide her hands to either side of him, fingers curling a bit in his clothing. She stayed in close, looking over to realize her toes aren't touching deck. this was already a lot.]

Okay. This is real neat...

[Beams over his shoulder at her.]

Isn't it, though?

[He waits until she's settled before taking the broom higher into the air. Up, up, up, the ship gradually shrinking below them.]

I'll take it slow, but let me know if you want to go back down. Or if I should speed up.

[He checks her hold on him, making sure she's not going to slip off the back of the broom or anything (and blushing a bit again, just because), and then he takes off through the air, keeping an easy, smooth pace as he flies her across the water.]

[her grip was light at first. Unsure and careful as she held on, peeking at how their feet were just above the ground at first.]

[But then they started to move up. Up. Uuup. her eyes widening at that, then turning into the back of his shoulder, her arms snaked around him middle fully now to hold on a wee bit tighter. Okay. This is the highest up she's ever been!]

Ohmygosh...

[She took in a deep breath and held it, and once she felt they were move forward, she... peeked out over his shoulder, then lifted her head more, looking out at the ocean and the island and the small ship. Her fingers curled a moment, then he would feel her relax a bit more now. No longer clinging in a harder grip.]

Oh my Gosh! It's...

[she took another breath, let it out and relaxed more, still holding on close but looking out at the are around.]

It's amazing, Draco! [she giggled softly, grinning out at the world.] We're so high up! [and could go higher, she just didn't think about that yet.]

Your first time up is always particularly exhilarating. I remember when my father took me out for my first real ride, I didn't think it would ever get more fantastic.

[He knows from experience that he won't be able to go too far from the ship...for some reason. But he likes flying over the ocean more than flying over land, so he takes the broom as far as it will go. After a bit, he dips the nose of the broom down to bring them back closer to the waves again -- but it's a gradual decline, nothing crazy, he just wants to zip through the sea spray for a moment or two before shooting up into the sky again.]

Flying at night is pretty brilliant, too. Or sunset.

[She was grinning now, wide and wondrous.]

You mean it gets better than this? [she laughed, her hold getting closer as she relaxed into it. One arm slipping away to hold out into the air, like a birds wing, but not the other. She wanted to make sure she didn’t fall off.]

I wonder if this is what it feels like when Scuttle flies! I couldn’t even imagine a sunset this high up! Wait, I bet you can touch the stars from up here, huh. [Oh sweetheart, you need to learn about stars sometime. They seem to float in the deep sky is all.]

It gets better when I go faster.

[And to demonstrate, he speeds up a little, leaning closer to the broom. Her comments have him barking out a startled laugh, but then again, she is a mermaid. They probably don't learn a whole lot about astronomy.]

Stars aren't something you can touch, actually. But they're lovely to look at. My name comes from one of the constellations! I could show you sometime. [There's a beat, and then:] Who's Scuttle?

[Because that's an odd name. So many odd names on this ship...]

[and they went faster. oh gosh, it was so cool. Ariel doesn’t know it yet, but even on horse and buggy she likes reckless and fast, so this is... more than awesome.]

Really? You were named after a... a...--what’s a constellation? [yes indeed, show her some time. He just thinks they are pretty floaty things.]

Scuttle is a friend back home! he’s a Seagull who is very smart on human things. Hey... [she asked, her one hand not gripped around him tapped his shoulder and she peeked over at him a bit more] How fast can you go?

...A seagull. [Well then.] That's—interesting.

[Maybe it's like Potter and snakes. Perhaps there's a seagull language. Hm. ...Moving on!]

Constellations are patterns the stars make. They're supposed to look roughly like...whatever they're named. Draco looks like a dragon, for instance. Although...that's in my world. I forgot there are different stars here.

[He slows to a stop, letting the broom hover in midair and looking over his shoulder at Ariel. Who is very close. Her face is just right there, and Draco flushes again, before clearing his throat and slapping on a smirk.]

How fast? Hang on—

[And once again, he makes sure her grip is good and tight before leaning forward again and taking off. They shoot across the sky, the wind rushing past them, and Draco throws them into a couple barrel rolls, as well, just because they're fun.

After he levels off again, without slowing down, he shouts back at her:]

Still okay??

[Scuttle was for another time, as was Dragon Stars, though THAT was pretty cool. Draco means Dragon? But as he said to hang on she grinned at him, both arms holding on again she she let out a small Meep! As they moved, but again, once she relaxed into the speed she let her hold lighten a bit. Still holding on well enough for barrel rolls]

[Rolls that made yer actually whoop and laugh loudly through the sky. Without slowing he asked if it was okay? Okay!? Okay?]

It’s AMAZINGGGG!!! [She called back, giggling] Better than walking! Better than swimming!

[Lets out a laugh at that as he zooms along. Ohhh yeeeah, he knows, flying is one of the best things in the world.]

Glad to hear it!

[He does a big loop through the air and then throws them into a spiraling nosedive, heading straight for the water, only to pull up at the last second and jet through the spray again. Then he slows down again, just letting them skim gently across the water.]

One of the greatest sports in the world is played on broomstick. It's a shame we can't play it here.

[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?

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.

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