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. The first day of the month, things are just eerie in feeling. The viking goes about his business aboard the Nightfury, keeping to a routine he's worked out for months.

B. Of course, it doesn't stay that way for too long. Hiccup does his best to keep on top of things during cast-off and sailing IN A STORM. Unfortunately, he's still a lightweight. Trying to get around on a ship that's being blown about like a toy boat and threatened with being swallowed by huge waves makes this a picnic. In the sarcastic sense, that is. The rain doesn't help much either.

C. Once the last day of the storm rolls around, he's pretty relieved to have some kind of footing again. And a well-deserved break.]

[Gan Ning is not about to let anyone get pitched off the ship, but this has got to be the worst storm he's ever seen. And of course they're miles from anything resembling land, so there's nothing to shelter them. He's out in the thick of it the whole time, barking orders and demanding assistance.]

Hang on tight, Hiccup! Just hold that rope till I can get 'er tied down!

NmmGAH!

[Hiccup spits out water as he clutches onto the rope, hair plastered against his eyes and face. Thin fingers slip, but they furiously claw the line to keep a tight hold.]

I-I'm trying!

[he'd never say it's not enough, because everyone pulls their weight just fine. Even the ones who don't have a lot of weight. Ning just needs someone to hang onto the end of the rope while he lashes it down. It's just as hard for him, he's no less wet and slippery than the scrawny Viking.]

Hngh...there! That should hold for now.

[he cranes his neck to look up at the rigging against the black sky] We just gotta keep the sails from comin' loose. Those suckers billow out in this wind and we're done for.

A

[Roxas has been loaded up onto the ship and he had made it onto the deck of the ship. For something to do, he may have wandered about blindly. Because he's lost in his nightmare, he can be found curled up on the edge of the deck, catatonic and staring at nothing, when he's left alone. Occasionally he can be found with tears sliding down his cheeks. Until the nightmare lifts on the fourth, this is how he can be found.]

B

[The nightmare is finally over. It's been days since he's slept or ate at all and he's feeling a little cranky. He has no desire to go back to sleep, not when he expects what will await him. He doesn't feel like doing much else, lounging around on the railing of the ship. This way he looks a lot more alive. He isn't sure what the hell just happened, but he isn't very happy about it. On the bright side, now his only problem is this girl nonsense.]

[With a grunt, Hiccup tugs on his end, foot and metal peg scrabbling at the wet floorboards beneath him. As soon as Gan Ning says so, the viking slips, falling onto his rear.]

Ugh! Ow.

Yeah. I don't think the winds are gonna die out any time soon, either.

This is a bad one. I ain't never seen it like this.

[he even has to raise his voice a bit to be heard over the wind - though it's about the same as 'Gan Ning is pissed at something on an average day' level]

You all right, there?

Yeah! I'll– I'll be okay!

[Right. He just has to remind himself that the volume is necessary. Hiccup is yelling as well, but sometimes he gets drowned out.]

Just soaked to the bone, tossed like a salad, and a little seasick, but okay!

[he thrusts out a hand to help Hiccup back up, if he wants it]

We all are, more or less. Soaked and bruised, at least.

Well, we're all on the same boat.

[He didn't mean it that way, but. Anyway. Taking that hand before he gets pitched overboard.]

Is everything else already tied down or do we still need to do that?

Should be, but make a sweep just to be sure. Anything we can't tie down's gotta be tossed in the hold. I already got Gongji and his ladies down there.

[their poor, poor chickens]

[Chicken salad. D:

Hiccup nods vigorously, legs bent to keep himself steady as the ship shifts. He salutes.]

Aye aye! I just hope the mess can be easily cleaned up after all this.

A
[There was no way that Gaius was going to keep the thing on him when it had been on the blink (literally) ever since they'd pulled into port. The lack of sun hadn't really made things any better, but with all the strangeness happening in Isla Empieza alone, the thief and first mate of the Nightfury had no complaints in Gan Ning's decision to get going.

He knew better than to think that the worst was over. The light hadn't stopped- in fact it'd only grown steadier, glowing. And then he wasted a perfectly good slice of cheesecake once the shard in the medallion started to scream, startling him so badly he'd dropped the plate, and he couldn't pause to pick it up in favor of clapping his hands over his ears.

Which was worse, the storm that exploded around them outside or the sound that had seemed to herald it, Gaius couldn't say. He made his way outside despite his better judgement, but better to make sure none of the crew's gone overboard in this sudden storm. He didn't want to lose anyone else.]

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B
[It wouldn't be hard to spot him. Once it was clear that all hands were ~~still~~ on deck, or below, most likely, Gaius could try and relax a little. ...or not. The obnoxiously glowing pendant was hissing where it hung from its chain that he'd wound about his belt.]

Uh-oh.

[-and one might see a red-tinged blur as he dashed towards the galley, tossing the medallion into one of their cooking pots, following it up with a bucket of water. He winced at the gout of steam that followed before the water swallowed up the medallion and glowing shard. And when it started to bubble a bit, he couldn't say that he was surprised, although he was no less disturbed.]

[It's not the best idea to be up on deck in the middle of a storm, and a pure miracle that no one gets pitched over in the midst of it.

Toothless is on his guard the moment he hears that unearthly sound from somewhere below deck, but when it stops, there's a new sound, an even more dangerous one. Growling at the skies doesn't do a thing to prevent the storm from hitting, and with the winds as wild as they are, the dragon keeps his wings close to his body as he slinks along the deck. The waves that roll beneath the ship are nearly as tall as the ship is long, and it takes some careful maneuvering upon the slick deck to make sure he doesn't go overboard.

And amidst it all is the blond boy that fed him as a cat and played with him as a dragon. Well, he's not a boy right now, but Toothless isn't really particular of what he is. But right now he is a bit concerned that the blond might get caught by a wave. He growl-gurbles at Roxas, confused, and if the kid doesn't move, then the dragon might try to nudge him back below deck.]

[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)

[Toothless would be surprised to know that Roxas is completely unaware of the storm. It's a little windy, a little cold to him but considering his nightmare that doesn't seem all that out of place.

He isn't watching the dragon when he comes up from below deck, nor does he look at the dragon when he approaches. He also doesn't respond to the friendly warning from his confused playmate.

Roxas just sits there as if a storm is not raging around him, huddled in on himself. He's not that big, if the storm becomes very violent, he could find himself overboard in a heartbeat.]

As long as we don't lose a mast or somethin'!

[that's worse than a mess, that's actual trouble. So optimistic]

[he hasn't been thrilled with the flashing shard, either, but as long as it didn't interrupt anyone's sleep, it wasn't a problem.

Until Gaius came zooming past him in the middle of the storm.

Gan Ning follows, wanting to know what the hell that was all about, and pops his head into the galley in time to see a boiling pot of water.]

...the hell??

[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?!

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Into the storm

Nov 1 - 5

let's do B

Mad cool

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Nov 3 - 4

A!

Holy mother loving catchall bonanza, yup

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B

I'm doing all the Bs

ALL THE Bs \o/

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