high_seas | Trial of the Spades

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Trial of the Spades

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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Natsuno?

*Because who even is that? The name rings a bell, like she's heard it somewhere, but doesn't know who that is*

Yeah, the frostbite feeling really sucks.

*And she gives a little shudder again, though she is feeling better with Riku sitting beside her*

The rum? Not so much. I mean, I feel...fuzzy, but not really warm.

Oh -- Yuuki? Or Koide. Whatever he has you calling him.

[Gives an annoyed huff, glowering at the rum a little.]

Lame. That makes drinking a little pointless. [Takes another sip anyway.] At this rate I'm going to have to glue myself to someone's side. So not used to weather like this.

[He lifts his arm at Selphie's shudder, wrapping it around her shoulders.]

Anyway, how are things with you? It's kind of been a rough couple weeks...

Ohhh so you call him Natsuno, huh? Your cute little pet name for him?

*Selphie giggles a little and nods her head, also taking a sip*

Yeah. Kind of. But... I feel like I need it and deserve it after... yeah, these past weeks. They've not been super nice.

*She takes a deep sigh, but is happy to lean against him*

There. We can stay glued.

[Snorts lightly, raising an eyebrow.]

It's his given name, that's all.

[Then he nods, giving her a little squeeze.]

Yeah...I'm sorry you had to go through all that. And sorrier we didn't get to you guys sooner.

Oh, I see. So how come you get to call him that, huh? You must be good and special to him.

*She winks, smirking like she's suggesting something with what she says*

Hm. It's okay. It's done now.

*Absentmindedly, she rubs at her wrist, which is still pink and healing*

[Flushes a little, but then he just shrugs. He might be smiling a bit, though.]

I don't know about that. Really, I just called him that once and he didn't tell me to stop. So.

[Watches as she rubs her wrist, and the smiles fades. No, it's really not okay, but he doesn't want to push the issue or keep making her talk about it. He sighs, reaching over to touch her wrist gently.

At least it seems to be healing alright. He thinks.

But he goes with a subject change rather than say anything about it.]

...Got anything planned for Christmas?

Well, at least he didn't get moody at you for it.

*Because Natsuno seems to get moody with Selphie for most things that she says or does. Half of the time she's pretty much asking for it though.

There's a small intake of breath when he touches her wrist - not that it hurt, but mostly because it's unexpected. Her eyes cloud over for a moment, but she's smiling when he changes the subject*

Nopes! Not really. I've got everyone only tiny little gifts, nothing really, cause I don't have much money... But no. I guess, maybe we can throw a meal together as a ship or something. You got any specific plans? Mistletoe maybe?

To be fair, he was like half passed out the first time. It was after we went and got you guys.

[Moves his hand and gives her shoulder another little squeeze. He just shakes his head at the mention of mistletoe, and takes another swig of rum before speaking in a dry tone.]

Funnily enough, I currently have no plans that involve mistletoe. And I'd kind of like it to stay that way, thanks. I still need to go shopping, though, see if I can pick up at least a couple things for people. Guess I need to do that before we leave here.

Oh...

*Selphie lowers her gaze and looks at her knees - anyone could have called her anything back there and she would barely have noticed. She does look back up, and manages a small cheery wink*

Really? Well, ya never know when that might change. I just...hate not having my old salary! It was pretty good, ya know? It sucks not being able to get everyone good presents. But... I think it'll be okay.

[Wonders a little at that response, then his eyes widen slightly.]

Oh, no -- I meant passed out as in half asleep! He was fine! ...As fine as he could be, but. We'd gotten him showered and stuff, he was just exhausted, that's all. I let him sleep in my hammock.

[He gives her a grin.]

Anyway, I'm sure everyone will appreciate whatever you got. It's the thought that counts, right? Really, you didn't have to get us anything.

I'm glad that he had someone to look after him so well.

*As for Selphie's visitors when she had come back, well, that was all a bit mixed, but no one had really stayed for long*

It's good that you two are... Well, that finally Yuuki made a friend.

*Though there's a glint in her eye that suggests she means a little more*

I sure hope so! Cause I'm not about to go stealing whatever I want from an island or anything...

*She's not quite fully pirate-minded it seems*

[Wah, Selphie. ;_; Riku should've visited! He feels a little guilty...and also he's pointedly not going to acknowledge whatever she's suggesting, so he ends up just clearing his throat and averting his eyes.]

Well, he was stubborn enough about it. I almost punched him once.

[Shakes his head with an exasperated sigh.]

What we should really do is find a sunken pirate ship that has a lot of treasure or something. Pirates are supposed to have treasure, right?

*Well, Riku was probably busy with Natsuno, and she doesn't blame him for that. She notices the avoidance of her question, and that just makes her smile*

Yeah?

*She laughs a little at the thought - really this is all just perfectly adorable to her*

Yes! That's what we need! Treasure! And sparkling jewels! Then we'll be real pirates!

Yeah! He kept talking about wanting to die again, that whole thing. It was annoying. Like how the rest of us felt didn't matter. But that's over, at least. We got past it.

[He mostly just sounds faintly exasperated by the whole thing.]

Someone should probably start wearing an eye patch, too. And really, why don't we have a parrot? [Pauses.] I guess we could count Marco.

Urgh. He can be such an idiot when he does that. But... I hear you two have a deal now, so that's good. I'm glad he has you around.

*Yeah, Selphie sounds like she was pretty frustrated with it too, but she smiles warmly at Riku, because Natsuno really did need him*

Ooh! Eye patches and parrots! Marco - and the pet turkey! I don't really wanna do the whole wooden leg thing, though.

[Nods.]

He can't die until I do. [Pauses.] ...I'm not sure how good a deal that is, but. It's something.

[He grins back at her.]

Alright, I guess we can skip having peg legs. Are we seriously keeping that turkey?

So then, in that case, we all better make sure that you don't go dying any time soon, huh?

*She grins at him, making a joke of it, but she knows that if it actually came to it she'd easily sooner kill than let Riku die*

Uh yeah, why not? It's pretty cute! And we don't have a parrot so...

Heh, hopefully it won't ever even come to that.

[Looks a little skeptical.]

...It's a turkey. [Never mind that he didn't even know what turkeys were before the thing showed up on their ship. But it's not exactly what he would call cute.] But sure, you're right. Guess it's the closest thing we've got right now.

*Selphie gives him a confident smile - it definitely won't come to that, if she has anything to do with it*

What? Even with it's makeover? I think it's pretty, anyway. And actually, it's kinda nice to have a pet running around. Or, well, waddling around.

Waddling around making weird noises all the time.

...I guess maybe it's a little cute.

*Selphie gives a big, satisfied grin, though of course she's not supposed to reveal that she had anything to do with the painting of it*

See? So I bet you don't really mind having it around!

As long as it doesn't come gobbling in my face in the middle of the night.

[Grins a little, and shifts so he's leaning against Selphie a bit more.]

Man, this whole cold thing is annoying but I'm glad there's at least some kind of solution.

Haha! I don't think you need to worry about that - I'm pretty sure Ikki sleeps with it in his room anyway!

*She chuckles a little at that, and seems happy to be doing lots of warm leaning*

Uh huh. I hope it doesn't stay like this forever, though...

[Raises an eyebrow.]

He's kind of attached to that thing, huh?

And yeah, you and me both. I'm not used to shivering all the time.

*She giggles softly and nods*

He sure does. Still, it seems to keep him busy, and happy.

If it keeps up like this we're gonna have to sew all the blankets together and make one giant bed!

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