Friends are the family you choose

[hostclubshadowking]

Who: Antoinette crew and others (mostly non-combatants who have joined temporarily)
Where: The Antoinette
When: Jan 20th-28thish
What: Crew shenanigans, both light-hearted and serious, while the rest of the ships prepare for and do battle with the witch.
Warnings: Possible strong language, will amend as necessary
Status: Open to those on the Antoinete


The Antoinette is a strange ship to be on. The (wise) decision was made not to go into battle, so it has been offered as a safe haven for those unable or unwilling to join the fight against the witch.

The air of light-heartedness found might, at times, feel forced, and it is a bit. The residents have only their morale to keep them going, so that's what they rely upon.


(Please feel free to either reply to the subject headers provided or make your own! This is just a general mingle log for anyone on the Antoinette. If your character is a non-combatant who wouldn't want to go into the fight or someone injured and unable to join the fight, Kyouya has publicly offered passage, so feel free to handwave being there.

Comments

[breaks_pots]

...okay.

[He had no idea what most of that stuff was.]

[to_theleft]

The point is that you sound like you could make a pretty good one. [Hell, he might pitch it to his dad if they ever make it home.]

What's your name, anyway?

[breaks_pots]

Link. What's your name, Mister?

[to_theleft]

Hikaru. So what are you planning on doing today, anyway? Other than putting bad drawings all over our ship.

[breaks_pots]

Nothing... what's wrong with it?

[to_theleft]

You mean aside from the part where it actually hurts to look at it?

[breaks_pots]

[Link looked down at the carving. It was one of the best ones he'd ever done.

Feeling very self-conscious, he responded in a near whisper.]

No it doesn't.

[to_theleft]

[Oh ouch now he feels like a jerk. With a wince he rubs the back of his neck with a hand - he didn't mean to make Link feel bad.]

Well, it could be worse I guess. At least it actually looks like something?

[breaks_pots]

[Link frowned and dragged his sword through it without warning, defacing it.]

I'll make a new one.

[And with that declaration, he moved a foot to the right and set his blade to the planks.]

[to_theleft]

Ah--don't do that! [He shoots out an arm with the intention of grabbing Link's wrist.] If you do any more, Kyouya-senpai will get mad. [And it's one thing for Link to do it on his own, but if Hikaru just sat there and watched, he'd get into trouble as well.] I can get you some planks or something--don't just go digging your knife into whatever's closest!

[breaks_pots]

It's just wood. It'll be fine.

[to_theleft]

It's not your ship, you don't get to say if it'll be fine or not.

[breaks_pots]

I know how to care for wood. I carved my own bed at home. And the table and washbasin.

[to_theleft]

Are any of those things supposed to keep you afloat on an ocean?

[breaks_pots]

I'm not carving into the sides.

[Link patted the wood, twisting the tip of his sword into the wood to get a decent depth.]

This part doesn't get wet unless there's a storm. It's solid and thick. A little shallow carving isn't going to harm it.

[to_theleft]

[Okay no yeah he's gonna be trying to take that sword away from Link now.]

Don't do that!

[breaks_pots]

[Link jerked his left arm back and flipped the sword so it would twist between the boy's arms without touching him as he moved it out of his reach.]

No. You don't get to touch that.

[to_theleft]

[He's impressed, but more annoyed.]

And you don't get to dig holes in our ship!

[He's exaggerating, but hey, that's what Hitachiins do.]

[breaks_pots]

I'm not digging holes. It doesn't go deeper than the catch of a nail.

[Link set his thumb to the wood and dragged it across until it caught in on of the lines of his carving.]

That doesn't hurt it at all.

[to_theleft]

You don't get to decide that! Didn't anyone ever teach you any manners? You can't just go around doing whatever you want to other people's things.

[breaks_pots]

I have manners. Saria taught me them. And why can't I? It's here to be shared and used. It's not a weapon or a toy. It's a house. A water house. Everyone uses it.

[to_theleft]

It's not everyone's house; it's our house, and you're just a guest here. [A really bad one.]

[breaks_pots]

Everyone still gets to use it.

[That's just how it was. Houses belonged to people, sure, but anyone in the Kokiri could come and go as they pleased and use them when they needed to.]

[to_theleft]

Only the people that we invite here get to use it. And you don't get to do whatever you want just because we're letting you stay here! This is our ship, and that means we decide what happens to it - not you.

[breaks_pots]

Why? I'm using it, why can't I decide what happens to it?