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High Seas Mods ([personal profile] highseasmods) wrote in [community profile] high_seas2014-01-24 12:35 am

To go with your crew...



Who: Everyone who is fighting in the battle to kill the witch.
Where: The Black Fortress in the East
When: Jan 24th-25th
What: The grand battle to get back what you have lost, get revenge for what was taken, and avert disaster.
Warnings: Language. Death. Victory. Defeat. True love. Miracles.
Style: Text or prose
Status: Open to all



The black fortress ripples with shimmering iridescent energy, the piles of black coral heaped on roped together barges around it, bobbing in the waves. On the largest barge stands a slender man with a copper belt, wearing a face mask, orange red hair flecked with black from ash or dust. As the dawn slowly folds over the ocean, he'll look up, as if hearing some hidden voice.

At the top of the fortress, a figure climbs into vision, a woman, dressed in gray, features obscured by a hood with impenetrable darkness behind it. She staggers a moment as if she is weary, then straightens to her full height. As she speaks, her voice comes out of the journals, echoing over the water, low but clear.

"This is no small task ye do. She that rots within'll do anythin' ta stop ye. Don't hesitate to kill what ye find. If they were human once, they hain't no more. Watch out for her golems, too, or they'll drain ye dry quicker'n a wink. But if ye can get rid of 'em, it'll weaken her." She hesitates, cants her head to the side. "And if ye lot aren't as much of a bunch'a idiots as usual, ye might come out alive through this."

That said, she raises her hands. After a moment so does the man on the barge. For a moment, nothing seems to happen and then iridescent light shimmers over the coral, seeming to match that which surrounds the fortress. It crackles and dances like a fire, and then without warning bursts into a furious life, slamming against the energy of the fortress. There is the sound like thunder and light snaps and crackles, zipping with energy. Then with a woosh the light flies upward, taking the figure with it. The man on the barge lets out a cry like a seagull and dives into the water as if intending to swim after her.

For the boats that remain, a part of the fortress will crumble away into the sea, revealing a small harbor and an open doorway. Enter all ye who dare.


[If things become too crowded, feel free to make another thread outside of these. Just put where you are in the header.]

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-01-28 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Nah, I'm gonna wait for you to be nice and recovered before I turn the bass up again.

I was thinkin' more like--

[Dave produced a captcha card which he turned over, spilling a gigantic four foot pile of gold coins on the deck.

Though, he wasn't an idiot. Just as quickly, he swiped the card and the coins returned into it, leaving pixelated dust floating in the air before completely vanishing.]
redcinemareel: (Grell: glomps!)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-01-28 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
[The ship rocks a bit from the sudden appearance of the pile of glorious gold. Grell looks astonished at their new wealth. She can already smell a shopping trip coming up soon.

It's gone quickly, but her elation remains.]

The best highlight of this awful ordeal~! [There is suddenly a Grell hugging you tightly, Dave. Best son ever!] Such a good boy you are~!

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-01-28 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
I know, right? Shitloads of gold and all that--

[And suddenly, Dave was staring vacantly ahead of himself as Grell hugged him. He never had a mother and a hug even out of reckless greed and bloodthirstiness was still more than no hug without badass motivation.

He kind of went silent.]
redcinemareel: (Grell: green eyes)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-01-28 10:02 am (UTC)(link)
[The silence goes unnoticed as Grell continues her hug for a moment longer before pulling away, looking quite happy.]

We should celebrate, at least for a short while. I'll more than likely pass out if I'm awake any longer than today or tomorrow.

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-01-28 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Dave nodded mutely once and just sort of... looked away.]

Alright, I'll go.


Clean.
redcinemareel: (Grell: Hmm?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-01-28 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay, so his reaction is very odd. No quirky phrases or foul language. That's very not normal. Grell tilts her head to the side in curiosity.]

Are you...alright?

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-01-31 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
I'm cool. [Dave began to hover over the ship again.]

Where do you need me, cap'n?

[Better to bury that one deep, like the others!]
redcinemareel: (Grell: O RLY?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-01-31 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
If you're sure, then please assist Banica. I'm sure in her condition she'll need an extra set of hands. If she doesn't need help, then sift the gunpowder.

[In case they need to literally make an exit.]

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-01-31 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[That snapped Dave wide awake.]

...You have no idea how completely useless I'd be to her.
redcinemareel: (Grell: O RLY?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-01-31 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
Define useless. [She thinks he may have a differing idea than she does.]

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-02-02 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Dude, I have no idea how to handle kids. Babies. Whatever. I have a friend who'd be totally up for it if he were around, but I'm more of the uh.

Swordplay and time-based shenanigans expert.

Seriously.
redcinemareel: (Grell: ...you're kidding me.)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-02-02 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
She's still pregnant, you dunce! Besides, just being there for her is what is most important, so check on her! Even if it's just idle chatter.

You may teach her child how to use a sword later.

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-02-02 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
...Can't I just, like, do extra chores?

I'm the least personable dude on this ship. Talkin' to me ain't exactly a glorious experience despite the fact that it actually is.
redcinemareel: (Grell: ...wha?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-02-02 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'm aware, and no, you may not.

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-02-02 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
OK.

I think I have a solution.

[The eBubbles could probably get some real use, here.]
redcinemareel: (Grell: I see through you)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-02-02 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[She eyes him pretty hard.]

If you make her go into early labor, you're delivering the child!

[personal profile] dersite_dj 2014-02-02 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh--what?

Dude, that's not what I was aimin' for at all!
redcinemareel: (Grell: green eyes)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-02-02 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Grell smiles brightly at him.]

Then luck to you, darling.