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[abundantlove]

Who: The Crew of The Shepherd
Where: Various locations
When: Month of January
What: General crew log
Warnings: None at the moment; EDIT: attempted homicide, violence, and all around insanity, in accordance with the new event
Style: Whichever you feel like
Status: Closed to crew members

And so, at the beginning of January, the Shepherd set off from Isle Impieze back to Green Breeze Island, intent on revisiting what they'd discovered there; there were new crew members after all (in fact, the crew was almost completely different at this point), so there was more than enough justification for it. It would take some time reaching it, but the ship's supplies were well stocked so that wouldn't be an issue at all.

That wasn't the only change, however. The crew had since elected a new captain, and as such, this voyage was a proving grounds for the new status quo.

Comments

[jadethenecromancer]

[Fortunately for Asbel, the other battle has ended and at this very moment, the possessed crewmembers are being taken to the brig. It's then that Jade hears the commotion from the crew quarters, and given the events of that morning, it doesn't take long for him to come running.

...Oh dear. This is quite the scene.]

Now now. That's quite enough of that.

[Without wasting a movement, he strides in and grabs one of Hubert's wrists, easily yanking the boy off balance. His other hand catches Asbel by the shoulder and pulls the elder brother back.]

[bitty_blue_brother]

[So intent had Hubert been on trying to kill Asbel that he doesn't even register Jade's presence until after the colonel has yanked him away.]

H-hey! Let go of me!

[He tugs violently at his captured arm, trying to break free. If that doesn't work (as it likely won't), he'll try to swing at Jade with his improvised weapons, or otherwise attack Jade somehow. Basically, this kid's got some fight left in him.

But he's still just a 10-year-old kid with only basic fight training and a lot of sleep dep.]

[protectus]

Jade?

[Sword still raised, Asbel at least isn't putting up the struggle Hubert is. His eyes flash up to the adult's face, and then his attention's back on his brother again, his brother who's still fighting even now...]

[Jade could handle this, he knows that. But it feels wrong somehow. He and Hubert are family. Should he really let a grown-up take over before he's done everything he can? There must be a way to get through to him. He can't have tried everything.]

[The redhead makes a half-hearted attempt at shrugging Jade's hand off, but in that brief glance Asbel's fear and distress were plain to see, and Jade could probably feel the boy trembling beneath his hand even as he squares his jaw now and tries to pretend he has everything under control.]

R-relax, Hubert. It's fine... Everything's going to be fine.

[jadethenecromancer]

[Asbel seems to still be himself, so Jade lets him go in favor of catching Hubert's other arm mid-swing and twisting it to make him let go of the make-shift weapon. Not hard enough to cause an injury -- he's not that sadistic -- but it's probably painful enough to give even a violent 10-year-old a pause.]

It seems I was too focused on our captain and her friends to notice any other threat. That was careless of me.

[There is an unusual edge of frustration in Jade's voice. While he's fared better than most of the others, the rapid arte-casting earlier left him drained, to speak nothing of the mess they're in now.]

[curries]

[The eleven-year-old's exhausted. He can barely grasp onto what Jade's saying. His chest hurts and he feels sick, his eyes not leaving his little brother. Finally he shakes his head, taking a step wearily towards Jade.]

D-don't hurt him! Jade!

[He definitely didn't manage to hide his fear that time. Asbel shakes his head again, fists clenching hard.] Uh--hold on. The captain? Did-- did something happen to Mana, too?