Why did the Death God Courtesan go on vacation in a pirate world?

[shinigamidayuu]

Who: Tsukuyo & anyone around Empieza.
Where: Isla Empieza, town and harbor.
When: Now-ish.
What: Looking for a crew to join, or a ship of her own if she finds none. Also going about town just looking around, inspecting the fountain, getting some supplies, etc. Open to just about anything!
Warnings: None as yet; will update as needed. Violence possible if you provoke her in a bad way, but it's pretty unlikely.
Style: Not picky! Prose, brackets; past tense, present tense - I'll match you.
Status: open~

Tsukuyo had experienced quite a few things in her relatively young life, but this was a new one. However, there was little point in wondering about what exactly had happened and how it had happened just yet. Like the other new arrivals - and if that strange journal had served no other purpose, at least it had taught her there were others like her - she'd been given instructions on what to do, and how to get out of this situation.

Fine. As annoyed as Tsukuyo was deep down, there was no point in moping when there was work to be done. If finding those ruby shard was what she had to do, she would do it. Revenge on whoever had taken her here could follow - perhaps upon delivery.

It was a rather peaceful town, she had to admit - especially for one that supported kidnapping on such a large scale. Looking around, she couldn't help but feel a certain curiosity about the place and its inhabitants, in spite of her predicament. But Tsukuyo had her own town, her own place to protect. This wasn't it. While she wasn't too worried about Yoshiwara just yet (she'd trained the Hyakka well; surely they could handle things on their own for a while...), she had no intention of staying here any longer than necessary.

After a quick inspection of the town, starting at the fountain, she continued her seemingly leisurely stroll in the direction of the harbor, smoking her kiseru on the way. She wasn't about to make any rash decisions, but it couldn't hurt to at least look at the ships in port and consider her options, could it?

Comments

[ironicprince]

"That's right." With more success than he'd been expecting, given his people skills are less than developed. But for what he lacks in conversational skills, he feels that he more than makes up for in ability. He was able to impress Rider after all, and hopefully Itachi too. He's still really hoping on that one, it would be so awesome to sail with him in his crew.

"I've recruited five others so far, as well as another who said he'd give it some thought. But it's only been a couple days, I'm not ready to give up yet. It seems like there's a decent amount of people who show up at the same time, may as fucking well gather together what I can so we've got the best possible start."

[shinigamidayuu]

"All new arrivals, is it?" The question is thoughtful, more than questioning. A crew of newbies is not ideal - but then, it's not like she's any better, herself. While she has plenty of fighting skills, her knowledge of sailing is non-existent. And at least with a new crew, there are no old alliances to get in the way of things. Presuming they get the ship on its way at all...

Another puff from her kiseru, and Tsukuyo gives in a little. "I admit, I'm new here too." In case the outfit etc. didn't make that painfully obvious. "It seems we're not given a lot of time to find our way here, before we have to head out." She could try to sail a ship by herself, but... that wouldn't get her very far.

Well, she may as well ask and see. Focusing on the ships again, she avoids eye contact; this is all awkward enough without her feeling like she's asking for favors. "If you're still looking for more crewmembers... I'd consider joining, if you'll have me. I don't know anything about sailing, but when it comes to a fight, I don't often lose."

[ironicprince]

He hadn't been expecting it seeing as how this woman looked like she had an idea of what she was doing around here, but it's certainly not a bad thing either. They could always use the extra hands on board, nothing wrong with that. Especially good fighters, they had at least two that they needed to make up for.

"One of them is an experienced sailor and privateer and most of us are fighters, so despite being new arrivals we'll know exactly what we're doing." The break of attention elsewhere tells him he's not the only one awkward with situations like this, so that's another bonus. If it can even be called that. He doesn't even pretend to think it over, that would be such a douche move.

"So if you want, you're welcome to join us. It'll be a few days before we set sail while we gather supplies." And the vast majority of the crew are women, but this one seems more calm than some of the others. Hopefully she doesn't mind the more eccentric types. "Name's Captain Dirk Strider, would be Cap'n Di-Stri if my crew knew how to be cool." But they don't, so he's mostly given up on that title for now. Never hurts to try.

[shinigamidayuu]

Her eyes narrow a little, thoughtful. As long as they have one experienced sailor, that will get them far. Battles at sea should be avoided if possible, but with a good number of fighters (and at least one person who can fly), they'll be far from hopeless. The odds of those ruby shards floating around in the middle of the ocean are next to nothing, anyway; they're bound to be on land, aren't they? Well then, they'll stand a good chance.

"If it's Di-Stri you want to be called, I don't see the problem." Probably either that or captain, and not both at the same time... but she could do that much for him, in return for him taking her on. Still, she avoids making a big deal of it, quite deliberately. No favors on either side, here. They just both happen to be getting what they want; they don't owe the other a thing. "And in that case, I'll join your crew..." She tries not to sigh before the adds: "Captain."

It's nothing personal, but taking a few steps down the hierarchy... will take some adjustment.