Preparing for War

[thatched]

Who: The Spade Crew of the Sun
Where: The Sun
When: Jan 18th-22nd
What: General sailing log/collecting coral/will be making a one day pit stop at Empieza to meet with the Moon on the 22nd and travel together from there
Warnings: Pg-13.
Status: Closed



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Thatch Catchall

[thatched]

[your acting captain can be found on deck most of the time, continuously checking the course, or if not there, up in the rigging. Near continuously on watch. You may catch him at an off moment staring out at the sea or making nets to catch any coral they might come across]

[rebonding]

[Korra's been doing her part by bending any bits of coral she can see out of the ocean. It's a lot easier than tying nets together. She notices Thatch, the acting captain. Korra doesn't know him that well, but...

Well, he is her captain.]

So how much of this stuff do we need?

[She calls over her shoulder as she takes another scoop out of the ocean, standing on the ship's railing.]

[thatched]

Who knows. [he's still making a net even though it's evident they may not need it. Well that's all right. It keeps his hands busy]

As much as that guy wants, I suppose.

[he glances up at the young woman]

Worried?

[rebonding]

That we won't have enough? [She dumps the bits into the crate sitting by the railing.]

To be honest, that's the least of what I'm worried about right now.

Jan 18-22nd

[reluctantjinrou]

[Aside from the various chores to be done around the ship, including cleaning which he is usually in charge of with Selphie, when he isn't doing that and he has a free moment he can be found sitting on the railing staring out at the ocean wistfully or at the front of the deck, training with the sword Riku got him.

Even at night, it's more likely to find Natsuno up and awake then asleep, he's not sleeping very much these days.]

Jan 19th, night time

[formerabyssinian]

[Yuuki isn't the only one with sleep problems. Aya wasn't sleeping as much as he before, even if before this whole ordeal he had a pretty terrible sleep schedule. Now, it was hard for him to stay asleep for more than two hours at a time. His paranoia is at an all time high, and probably will continue to be so until the sea witch is dead.]

[He doesn't expect to see Yuuki up also, but then he remembers that he's a vampire. Did they really stay up all night and sleep in the day?]

[Aya joins him, and will attempt at making small talk.]

Are you on look out?

[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno is sitting on the railing with a soft, almost sad expression and he blinks a few times, turning to glance at Aya.]

Not officially, but you could say that. How are you doing?

[formerabyssinian]

I could be better. [Aya leans forward against the railing, arms folded along the railing.] You can't sleep, either?

Jan 22nd

[thatched]

[he catches Natsuno training and it's not bad. He still has a ways to go but at least he's taking the initiative to learn. He's come a ways for someone wanting to die.]

Evening, Natsuno. [he smiles as warmly as he can even as he feels the dark curl inside him] Up for a slow spar?

Jan 22nd

[reluctantjinrou]

[If he hadn't been so strong at the moment, he probably would have jumped when Thatch speaks, but as it is he heard his heartbeat and knew he was standing there. He stops his movement and turns to look at Thatch.]

Evening. That would be helpful, I think. I did it with Riku before this mess happened once.

Jan 22nd

[thatched]

Aye? [he pulls his curved swords from his back but holds them loosely, waiting for Natsuno to make the first move] You know what they say about mates who fence each other.

[double entendre? Maybe a little]

Jan 18-22nd

[uccellodifuoco]

[Ikki's busy, which is nothing new, ever since he arrived to this world he has always made sure to be occupied with something. Lately, though, it has gotten worse. Before one could find him in the galley eating at lunch time or in his room at night, but now he's always doing something around the ship. Cleaning, checking that everything is the way it should be, helping to prepare the ship in case it got attacked, collecting black coral as continuously as possible... In a rare chance, he will be meditating in a corner of the deck, out of necessity rather than anything else.

Patience wasn't something he had in huge amounts, but he had always thought that he had enough of it to deal with anything. However, lately he has come to realize that having patience when your entire being is raging is harder than he thought. Probably because the last time he felt such anger and hate consuming him, he had been able to act right away. It hadn't taken long to destroy almost all the Black Saints and travel to Japan to fight his brothers and thus his patience hadn't been challenged. Right now, though, it's a real challenge to keep himself from exploding and just moving on his own. Even knowing that he wouldn't be able to make it so far on his own just by flying, or that once there he wouldn't be able to do much except wait for the barrier to crumble... Does nothing to calm him down. So he meditates, to try to keep himself from doing something stupid and useless.

Other than that... He really doesn't stop much. Anyone who pays mild attention would notice that it has been days since he ate -ever since Selphie's snap- or since he slept. Fortunately, his anger and hate keep his energy levels up, and it's not the first time he goes through so long without resting. It's far easier now that he doesn't have a baby that depends on him.]

Jan 18, before noon

[formerabyssinian]

[Having just returned from Himmelen with a sack full of supplies, Aya tightens his grip on the bag. All that was rolling through his mind was being struck from behind by...some force and everything going black.]

[Readying himself to assimilate back into the crew, Aya walks across the deck, spotting Ikki meditating. It didn't look like a pleasant meditation, in his opinion. Isn't it supposed to be restful?]

[He doesn't want to disturb him, so he continues to cross in front of him on his way down below.

[uccellodifuoco]

[Ikki never meditates and drops his guard at the same time, it would be stupid and dangerous, specially in those times when he can't be sure of what the witch is going to do. He senses Aya's arrival but doesn't react to it initially, he knows who killed him but not how it happened. And though he hasn't made an advertisement of his relation with Selphie, part of him just doesn't want to talk to the other, doesn't feel he has the right to.

Then again, there are very little things he feels he has the right to have. He speaks as Aya crosses in front of him, his voice somewhat distant as he keeps part of his being meditating.]

Welcome back.

[formerabyssinian]

[Aya pauses and turns to the other, giving a nod. Truthfully, he didn't expect Ikki to not be aware of him being there. Aya was just being polite in leaving him be.]

Thanks. [He wasn't aware of their relationship, but at this point, he'd rather not even know.] Besides the repairs and coral collecting, did I miss much else?

Jan 20th

[reluctantjinrou]

[It isn't that Natsuno's been watching Ikki, but it's hard not to notice everyone on the ship when they're comparatively so few. He's never seen Ikki eat since he came back and really he should do that.

He keeps a stash of properly packaged food and he turns up at Ikki's side with a sealed bag of trail mix, holding it out to him.]

You should eat something.

[uccellodifuoco]

[He tenses slightly as he notices what the other is doing, it's easy to refuse food when no one offers it to him directly. Not so much when someone offers it to him.]

Thanks, but I'm not hungry.

Jan 18-22nd

[formerabyssinian]

[Aya has arrived back on the Sun, and he seems a bit out of sorts. Going back to the place you died wouldn't make anyone feel at ease. But he keeps himself busy with preparing their ship for their arrival to the fortress, as well as using some of the supplies he brought back for repairs.]

[Most nights, he's on the deck, wide awake after having more than one pitiful night's rest. Reoccurring dreams of dying, pain, and all mixing in with his usual dreams of failing to protect Aya-chan or his teammates make sleep difficult to obtain. Sometimes he's just looking out at nothing but the sea, sometimes he practices his sword skills until he's too tired to fight sleep.]

Jan 19th

[thatched]

[he watches the man practice a moment before approaching him, sitting nearby on the railing and taking the net with him, working it in knots with careful fingers. After a while he'll say]

How's it going?

[formerabyssinian]

[Aya was aware of someone there, but seeing Thatch with a net makes him stop whatever he was doing. He's still tense even after stopping, and has a tight grip on his weapon.]

Fine. [Probably better when Thatch puts down the net.]

Jan 18-22

[ex_automobiles598]

[Aside from her usual routine of helping out around the ship and now helping out with collecting coral, Asami could be found working on her moped each early morning with a tool kit she picked up from the last island they visited.

It wasn't that it needed any work done (because it really didn't), but it was mainly because it helped clear her mind and focus on something else besides the current situation. She could at least she say she was feeling a little bit better lately]

Jan 19

[rebonding]

[Korra yawned and stretched as she shuffled down the hallway. It wasn't super early. The sun was already well on its way up. But it was Korra Early. Naga had to pee. Again. So she was taking her up to the deck. It was easiest to clean it up, up there.

It was on their way back that she spotted Asami... working on her moped. She still thought it was kinda crazy that she would even try to keep it with her, but... Korra supposed she couldn't really understand.]

Hey, Asami! [Her sleepiness was evident in her voice as she leaned against the other girl's door frame.]

[ex_automobiles598]

[Asami stopped with what she was doing and turned to Korra when the other girl called out. She laid one of the tools down on the floor and stood up to brush herself off. This was also probably the first time in a couple of days that she offered an actual smile, albeit a small one, but it was there. She was starting to feel like her usual self again]

Hey there. I didn't think you'd be up this early. [Not that it was all that early, but still, she was living in the Air Temple long enough with the others to know how late everyone slept] Are you taking Naga for a walk?

Jan 21st

[thatched]

[he'll come and perch nearby as she works on her--whatsit, net in one hand and two bottles of rum in the other]

Afternoon, Miss Asami Salami... Care for a refresher?

Re: Jan 21st

[ex_automobiles598]

[Asami doesn't stand up, but she lays down the wrench she was using and then turns to Thatch. This was already going to be a new nickname for her, wasn't it?]

Hi Thatch...I lost track of time again, didn't I? Sure, I could use something to drink.