Trial of the Spades

[hiken]

Who: The Spades Crew + Anyone wandering by or onto their ship.
Where: Isla Empieza, The Sun
When: 12/15 - 12/21
What: Shenanigans! The Cold Curse, Sailing, Etc
Warnings: None so far. Possibly violence, given this crew.
Style: Prose/Action. Either or!
Status: OPEN

Threads below! Feel free to drop in your own, just remember to date them. More 'general' threads will come up after the crew sets sail.

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[om_nom_namur]

[Amazed and curious he can handle. More people ought to be amazed when they get an eyeful of his shitty handsome face. Namur smirks.]

Fishman Island, Sweetheart. Our own li'l slice a balmy paradise 10,000 meters under the sea. Got merfolk an' fishfolk in all the damn colors a the rainbow. Sheheheh! So yer military huh? Ain't gonna have problems bein' a pirate from now on, aye?

[booyaka_boom]

Merfolk?!

*Sorry that that's where she gets really excited - but merfolk is romantic and in fairytales! Her eyes widen with the thought of all that colour under the water, but she nods, and then shakes her head*

I am! But.. well, I still get to fight, so I'm still doing my job, in a way. Don't wanna get rusty! What do you do?

[om_nom_namur]

Yeah, 's what we're called when we got fins 'stead a feet. What kind a fightin' y' do?

[Selphie said a keyword for Namur, too.]

[booyaka_boom]

*What she does next is probably very rude, but she does it anyway, and ducks down to take a look at his lower body beneath the table. She hadn't seen him come in, and couldn't help but wonder if it was tail or legs under there.

She sits back up quickly, narrowly missing bashing her head*

Oh - I fight with magic, and with my nunchaku too.

1/2

[om_nom_namur]

[GAH!]

2/2

[om_nom_namur]

[No, but really. It's cool. He's fine. Because he's fine, wink wink nudge nudge. Sure, he'll go with that.

Though really there's not a whole lot to see. Grey jeans maybe getting kind of worn at the knees and bare blue feet with webbing between the toes. Throw some shoes on him and you'd never guess he was a fishman from that particular angle.

By the time Selphie gets back up, he's managed to work a cocky grin onto his face, though the effect is probably significantly ruined by the bright purplish-pink blush running from gills to nose.]

Like what y' see, Girly?

[He winks.]

What kind a magic we talkin', like Devil Fruit kind a shit or..?

[booyaka_boom]

*For a moment, she thinks perhaps he does have human legs, but then she looks at his feet, and notices how they're quite similar to his hands. When she's sitting back up, she notices his expression, and in turn she looks pretty sheepish - that was probably ridiculously rude, and her eyes drop to her own hands. She's a little startled to see him wink at her, but she giggles*

It's very cool! I've never seen, I mean, I've never met, anyone like you before.

Devil Fruit? Oh! Are you from the same world as Ace and everything?

*She smiles and slowly shakes her head*

Nah. I have to train to use mine, through a thing called junctioning. Have you eaten a Devil Fruit before?

[om_nom_namur]

Naw I ain't touchin' that Devil's Fruit shit. Makes y' so y' drown in water. Can y' imagine? A flippin' fishman drownin' in water? Hell with that.

[He seems to be always in motion. If he's not bobbing his head he's gesticulating with his hands.]

Been sailin' with Marco an' Thatch almost half my life. Ace's a newer addition t' the crew but we're all family jus' the same. How drunk did y' get, Sel? Wanna see this junctionin' yer talkin' 'bout.

[booyaka_boom]

*She can't help but laugh at that - because it did seem very true, and the idea of a fishman drowning is pretty amusing. For now*

Really? That's awesome that you can come here and have friends! Especially people that you're really close to.

*Yeah, and she's quite jealous about that, but there's no hint of it as she keeps on smiling, and more so when he calls her 'Sel' - she likes that*

I'm not drunk! I can show you some stuff if you like!

[om_nom_namur]

Let's see it Sweetheart. Gotta know what everyone's capable a doin' right?

[Namur stands and offers her a hand up.]

[booyaka_boom]

Alright, then!

*She drains the little bit of rum that was left at the bottom of her glass, then takes Namur's hand to help her to stand. It still feels a bit unusual, but she appreciates the help*

So - whatcha wanna see first? What kinda magic do you like the most?

[om_nom_namur]

Dunno. Can y' do shit with water?

[And suddenly he's warm all over, what the hell? Sure she's cute and all but he wasn't digging her quite that much a few seconds ago... At least, he didn't think he was...

Well shit now he's gonna blush again.]

Uh... y' ain't already doin' somethin' are y'?

[booyaka_boom]

Yup! I sure can! Back home, I can summon Siren too. She's really pretty, and can do mega damage with water!

*Aww, Namur, why so cute? Selphie tilts her head and blinks at him, really blinking up at him and feeling rather small*

Huh? Already? Nope! You'd really know about it if I was! Let's go up on deck so I can show you!

*Still holding his hand, Selphie leads the way out, though she can feel a warmth spreading through her too, which only serves to put a small spring in her step*

[om_nom_namur]

[Not cute, damn it! He'll bite anyone stupid enough to say that to his face. He doesn't necessarily like her having to crane her neck up like that so he puts his hands on her hips.]

Jump.

[If she does, he'll use her momentum to carry her up to his shoulder.]

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie blinks up at him with his hands on her hips. Then she giggles and attempts a jump. Up on his shoulder she's still giggling*

Namur! You're so tall! I bet you get everywhere so quick.

[om_nom_namur]

[She might have to duck, actually. Luckily he's got a dorsal fin that starts between his shoulders, so if she needs a handhold there's that. Namur keeps a hand on her knee for stability and heads out onto the deck.]

No faster'n anyone else really, 'less we're swimmin'.

[booyaka_boom]

*After an initial head banging on the ceiling, she figures that ducking is a better option*

But my legs are half the size of yours! I mean - you know, your leg...things. Uh - sorry - what are they called??

[om_nom_namur]

[Snerk!]

Leg... things? Sheheheh! Oh hell yer a funny thing. Ain't any different from yers jus' cuz they're blue!

[booyaka_boom]

*Now it's her turn to embarrassed, and she hangs her head - not that he can see that*

Sorry...

[om_nom_namur]

[Namur jostles his shoulder a little, glancing up at her from the corner of his eye.]

Don't be. How else y' gonna learn, right?

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie glances back down at him and smiles, swinging her legs gently*

Okay! But you should probably know that I might accidentally say something rude. But I don't mean it! It's just... Well, I'm curious, that's all. My friends all think I talk too much.

[om_nom_namur]

Tch! If I went 'round beatin' the shit out a every person that ever said somethin' rude I'd be beatin' the shit outta myself more'n anyone else. Water in the current, Sweetheart. Already swam past.

[booyaka_boom]

*She holds onto him a little tighter - an equivalent to a small hug while she's on his shoulders*

You don't seem rude to me!

[om_nom_namur]

Sheheheh! Yer half drunk an' y' ain't known me long.

[Don't worry, he sounds kind of proud of his rudeness. They come out on deck and Namur helps her to the ground.]

Show me what y' got, Sel. Need someone t' fight, I'll fight y'.

[booyaka_boom]

He-ey! I'm not half-drunk! It's only about...a fifth. Yeah, about a fifth drunk!

*But that was too, she'd only just met him. And if he decided to be too rude, she'd just teach him some manners. Obviously*

Well... I don't have my nunchaku right now.

*On her feet, she looked at Namur, then down at her hands, and shook her head - empty handed wasn't gonna work*

But hey - watch this!

*And she uses a water spell, conjuring up a large sphere of water just above Namur's head*