high_seas | Spade Pirates - Isle of the Heartless

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Spade Pirates - Isle of the Heartless

Who: The Spade Pirates
Where: The Sea (Heading Southwest), Heartless Island, Stone Nest
When: From 10/16/13 - 10/31/13
What: Sailin'! We'll be all over the place and the log details may change given time.
Warnings: None so far. Can be updated if it gets violent, etc.
Style: Action / Prose is fine.
Status: OPEN to crew, CLOSED to people teleporting in unless there's permission!

[This will be a general catch-all post for mingling! I'll just toss in weather for the next 2 weeks.]

10/16 - 10/20 [AT SEA, SAILING SOUTHWEST] - We'll mingle at our leisure! Ace's Devil Fruit power will push the weather at bay a little and it'll be mostly sunny skies. Also, they may encounter a ghost ship... OK, they will.

10/21 - 10/22 [ARRIVAL TO HEARTLESS ISLAND, LEAVING ON THE 22ND] - You guys can't blame Ace for a hasty escape this time!

10/23 - 10/25 [AT SEA, SAILING ?????] - The crew will be dealing with a sudden squall pending the arrival of a hurricane from the other side of the Heartless Island. As the crew may have to put everything into avoiding the hurricane, their course will be a bit... off.

10/26 - 10/27 [STONE NEST / KRAKEN NEST] - 'Nuff said. They'll leave once it becomes apparent they have nothing else to gain from being there. The weather, upon leaving, will likely be sunny because of Ace.

10/28 - 10/31 [FREE SAILING, MAYBE ISLAND #3'S INITIAL JOURNEY] - Barf. Ghost ships Round 2!

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[Shrugs.]

Maybe. Don't get me wrong, my room was always neat. But helping out around the house, you know, that's just wasted time we could've been spending outside.

[Looks a little nostalgic for a moment, before he glances at Natsuno.]

Were?

My parents had a workshop and they did woodworking and things like that. Sometimes they didn't give much thought to conventional things like household chores. I'm not about to live in somewhere messy simply because my mother can't be bothered.

[He huffs a little.]

My mother disappeared the day I died, but I expect she was killed by vampires. I can't remember if she was all that healthy before I died, because mostly I just saw my father lurking around. He on the other hand, went mad after my death.

...Oh.

[He speaks about their fates so candidly. Riku blinks, then looks back out at the water.]

I'm sorry to hear that. Does your dad know you're, uh...kind of not dead? [He holds up a hand before Natsuno can say anything.] I mean, that you're still around. Even though you're different.

Yeah, yeah he does. I think that didn't help, but...I didn't think I was going to wake up again, obviously, and I happened to do so before being buried. Jinrou don't die for as long as Shiki do, for some reason or another. Then I had nowhere else to go.

[Natsuno can be very blunt when he wants to be, and there's no sense in lying about what happened in the town. He's not sure how he feels about everything, he had it all pushed aside, but now that he's here alone, he has a lot of time to think about it.]

I had to explain things to him because he didn't understand how I could be dead and then...not. I wonder if my being gone would actually help him. Do you know, when I was alive, I hated them?

I dunno, maybe he's worried that you're gone. ...Parents are really good at worrying, no matter what you've done, or what you've become.

Why did you hate them?

I'm not sure he can worry anymore. He's pretty far gone. Maybe, though.

[Natsuno acknowledges this with a nod.]

My parents were weird. They didn't want to get married, so my legal name is different from the one I go by. It's not normal to be a bastard kid, and they were artistic. They just...augh! And they moved us to that stupid town. I hated that town too. I really wanted to get out of there, away from all of it. Them, the town... [He sighs.]

Course, then this happens and I just sound like an asshole. I can't think of a better word to describe it. I don't...didn't know why they couldn't just be normal. Yuuki, Koide...I didn't care which one when I died, but it was a big deal when I was a kid. Worse is my first name though.

[That's right, Natsuno didn't even share his first name with Riku.]

[Quiet for a moment before he speaks again.]

Well, asshole might be a bit strong. At least you didn't let darkness obliterate your home and take over everyone you know and love, not to mention countless others, just because you felt suffocated by the damn place and wanted to see other worlds.

[Glances back at Natsuno.]

See, I get just wanting to get out. But...it doesn't sound like you had much of a choice with the vampire thing. So probably whatever happened to your parents in the end wasn't your fault.

[Then he tips his head curiously.]

What's wrong with your first name?

Darkness huh?

[Natsuno doesn't really know what that means, but it doesn't sound good.]

Suffocated. That was exactly it. I didn't want to go to Sotoba at all, and when I was there, I really didn't want to stay. [He sighs heavily.]

No, what happened to my parents isn't my fault, aside from my struggle against the Shiki. I did everything I could to keep them out but they got to my parents instead. I don't know why it didn't occur to me until it was too late...and even when everything was happening I didn't think about them targeting my mother like that. She wasn't the one trying to expose them.

[With a shake of his head, he puts his face in his palm.]

It's Natsuno. It's some noble king or something. Some royal name. I've always hated it. It's embarrassing because people don't call their kids those kinds of names anymore.

Yeah, it's like...evil. The bad stuff that lurks in people's hearts. Most people can overpower it pretty easily because they've got plenty of light in them—good stuff. I, uh. Didn't. ...Sora didn't mention any of this, huh?

Anyway, sounds like you had some really bad luck. Which sucks...a lot. But I think lots of people feel suffocated at some point in their life. Doesn't necessarily make you an asshole.

[Grins a bit.]

And come on, Natsuno isn't that bad. I mean, my name means land. Also, if you add an extra K to it, it's totally a girl's name.

Sora didn't say that much about you. He probably figured it was your story to tell.

[It isn't like he can judge Riku for that. He didn't have much good in him these days himself.]

I suppose. It is pretty bad. Fortunately people don't get that familiar with me. He was the only one that ignored me constantly. Tohru-chan didn't like choosing which name to use, so he picked his own choice. I didn't even tell him my name, he asked my parents.

[There's a good deal of fondness in his voice, but sadness in his expression.]

Sounds like him.

...This Tohru guy must have been a good friend.

[The name was familiar, actually. Sora had...mentioned him.]

I guess you'd rather I keep calling you Yuuki?

[His eyes softened and he nodded.]

Yeah, he was a great friend. [Natsuno felt conflicted about Tohru, but all the same, he had been a great friend.]

I'd prefer it.

[The only person able to get away with that, was Tohru.]

Alright, Yuuki it is.

So how's the, uh... [WELL, it's probably rude to ask this, but Riku is honestly curious / kind of concerned, so—] The thirst issue?

I appreciate that. [He genuinely did. The last thing he needs is someone being overly friendly and calling him by his first name, reminding him of Tohru all the time.]

[It might be rude, it might not, Natsuno doesn't really know. He's not usually a liar, so he openly answers him.]

I never expected it to be like that. [He frowns.] I guess it's something I didn't understand until I felt the bloodlust. It takes longer...I don't know if it's because I had some before I came, or if it's naturally that way. There isn't anyone I can ask. The other Jinrou didn't tell me much about it, then again...he probably doesn't know. He just goes around drinking people like they're food.

[He hangs his head a little.] Now I've bitten two people. But it can never happen again. Elissa's wrong about that...and Thatch doesn't want me biting anyone either, or I'll be answering to him.

[Frowns a little.]

How are you supposed to get through it if you can't bite anyone? I mean...Ace seemed okay after last time.

[Yeeeah, he watched that whole thing.]

Is it possible you could accidentally turn someone?

It won't kill me. It hurts, the desire is really overwhelming. But I won't die, it will just stay with me.

[He sighs a bit, softly.]

I never wanted to bite people in the first place. I can't turn anyone unless I kill them and I need to drink from them for three, maybe four days in a row for that. Not everyone turned even though they died like I did. I was bitten over five days, so my blood couldn't replenish and my organs shut down. One bite doesn't do much harm. It's the third and finally the fourth one finishes you off.

Okay, but...that sucks. And it's not okay, you can't just suffer through it day after day.

And there's enough of us on the crew, it's not like you'd have to drink from the same person all the time. We'd have plenty of time to...to replenish our blood and stuff.

There's other things but...they're not important. [He looks out at the sea again, slouching on the railing.]

It isn't realistic to feed me. I can't even blame people. I wouldn't...I wouldn't have fed some vampire I just met. Tohru-chan was the only exception. Although in the end I suppose I did feed him, just not in the way I wanted to. People who know me, don't trust me. I'm dangerous.

[He sighs a little.] It's true. I don't drink very often. All the same, people don't want vampires around. It's just the way it is. Listen to me, like I'm even considering carrying on. What's wrong with me?

[Natsuno murmurs that, more for his benefit.]

[Rolls his eyes.]

You're not really someone we just met anymore, though. If we're going to be on the same crew together, then we all have a responsibility to keep you from going crazy because you haven't eaten.

[Pins a look on him.]

You're not actually still thinking of having someone kill you, are you?

Really...It's okay. I don't expect people to offer themselves up to me. I can't ask that of someone.

[He sighs and shuffles his feet.]

That would be the ideal solution all around. It wouldn't even be a concern if I weren't here.

[He is getting used to being with the crew, and he's attached to Logan and Sora without realizing it. Even Riku seems nice. He'd always swore he'd die, it was part of his crusade...however, he looks a little scared. The manners in which he'd ask for, were going to hurt. A lot. He'd already died one painful death. He wasn't sure anymore he was up for another one. His confusion, his hesitation is all over his face.]

[Huffs out an exasperated breath.]

That solution is far from ideal. You HAVE people who would offer themselves up, so it shouldn't be a problem. What did Thatch say he'd do if he caught you biting anyone?

[He sighs.]

He didn't. He just said I would answer to him.

[Was he intimidated? Yeah. Thatch was huge.]

[Raises an eyebrow.]

Well...maybe he's just protective of Ace. They're from the same world and all. What if you just didn't tell him?

Believe me, I'm not about to go around telling him anything.

[In fact you could say, it didn't sound like Natsuno was impressed with Thatch at all.]

See, then how would he even know?

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