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Time for some bonding!
Who: The crew of the Katabami
Where: At sea -> Port Chance
When: After leaving the fortress and covering the month of February
What: Catch-all log
Warnings: The usual grumpy, dumb, awkward and maybe some spooooooooky ghost stories
Style: Any
Status: Closed to crew and anyone that may be in the Port Chance area
Itinerary
- Welcoming our poor, formerly-possessed pals back on board
- Visiting Port Chance, finding all their booze, and drinking it
- The subsequent drunken crew bonding time
- Traumatizing Ragna forever
Where: At sea -> Port Chance
When: After leaving the fortress and covering the month of February
What: Catch-all log
Warnings: The usual grumpy, dumb, awkward and maybe some spooooooooky ghost stories
Style: Any
Status: Closed to crew and anyone that may be in the Port Chance area
Itinerary
- Welcoming our poor, formerly-possessed pals back on board
- Visiting Port Chance, finding all their booze, and drinking it
- The subsequent drunken crew bonding time
- Traumatizing Ragna forever
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[Motochika gapes at her, looking positively scandalized. Not only was it embarrassing, it hurt. If it was retaliation, it was awfully vicious. But then they'd all seen what Xun Yu was capable of doing when she'd turned the old Katabami into a floating deathtrap. Possessed or not, that had been downright diabolical.]
That hurt.
[For such an intimidating looking personage, he's quite adept at looking and sounding pitiful.]
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Xun Yu stares back wide-eyed, her innocent hand flying up to cover her mouth. Speechless at her own actions, she can only gasp. Her face burns in sheer mortification.
He has every right to look so scandalised. The impropriety...!]
I... [Words still escape her, but she does manage to avert her gaze; only then does she manage to find her voice.] I did not mean to...!
[She sounds like she desperately wants the ground to swallow her whole right about now, which is precisely how she feels.
Unfortunately for all of her inherent magical power it doesn't happen, and possibly the most painfully awkward seconds of her life occur.
She's fully aware that avoiding problems doesn't magically solve them. Even so, perhaps Heaven will be merciful this once, because retreating is most definitely her preferred choice right now. She subtly turns, and tries to just... slink away, so that she can go and curl up into a ball of shame and humiliation in some forgotten nook. It's not very becoming of one of her station, but then that line has already been crossed.
Matters can be repaired later, surely.]
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[Yes, he'd acted inappropriately, though he'd clearly been under some sort of curse, but that was no excuse for poking him and pinching him. Especially pinching him like that! What was that apology for if she was just going to accost him again?]
Was my offense so grave that you needed to lie in wait and strike a second time? And in such a manner?
[He hadn't even done anything. Not really. Perhaps he'd been about to, but that's beside the point.]
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No...! You misunderstand. I... don't know what came over me, Captain. I honestly didn't intend to... to...!
[Her gaze drops, and she gives up. If she can't even speak of it... Forcibly repressing her mortification, she collects herself, bowing her head and speaking with a controlled tone.]
I am truly sorry for my inappropriate behaviour. It most assuredly won't happen again.
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[There's no threat in it, or anger, truly. Motochika is an easy man to read and it's clear that he's mostly just embarrassed and a bit put out about being poked and pinched.]
Perhaps it's some curse again. Haven't we had enough of those?
[At least they got this nice bowl of candy.]
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[That curses are an entirely reasonable explanation for any uncharacteristic behaviour or strange occurrences still feels a little silly to Xun Yu. Still, with her embarrassment routed and her thoughts clear she actually spares a moment to think, and it takes barely any time at all to see the common thread linking both incidents. Lifting her head, she looks back to the bowl of sweets.]
What are those, exactly? Where did you get them from?
[She reaches out and plucks another sweet out of the bowl while she waits for him to answer. Her eyebrows draw in when she reads the words written upon it.]
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[It's not even that surprising of a thing anymore.]
Such things have happened before and the food was safe enough. You remember that ship with the feast and the gifts, I'm sure. We had a similar feast a month before as well, and the turkey appeared soon after.
[He pokes through the bowl looking for another pink heart. He's liked that kind the best so far.]
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[The taste of home is something that she misses; longing momentarily distracts her before she gets back to business. Despite his valid point, the sweets are still suspect.]
Captain, these candies... upon closer inspection, they have words written on one side of them. Will you please read the next one that you choose aloud?
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"Hold Hands," "Sit On Lap," "Charm Me," "Love Slap," "Crazy For You," "Many Nuzzles," "Marry Me"...what the devil are these things? What does yours say?
[Having read the words as requested, he picks one up and is about to pop it in his mouth. A very important connection has yet to be made in his brain.]
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Wait! Don't they strike you as suspicious? All of them can pass for instructions. Are you certain that you want to risk it?
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[Motochika's brow furrows as he considers the candy. It would certainly explain the strange compulsions if they were somehow being forced to follow the candies' commands, but what would the point of it all be? And for that matter...]
They certainly can be read as such, but some of them are a little absurd. What would happen if I were to eat this?
[He has the "Marry Me" candy. Surely that one must be harmless?]
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Eat it and see?
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It's not a bad proposition, is it? Marriage? Certainly there must be somewhere here they perform the proper ceremonies, though I am the captain so I could probably just proclaim it myself.
[Oblivious to the fact that, yes, the candy did have an effect, Motochika grins broadly and waits for the response to this most brilliant of ideas.]
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How long will this form of effect last? As she waits to find out, she answers him, fair and firm.]
Marriage shouldn't be entered so hastily, Captain. I am quite sure that today is an inauspicious date besides.
[She is admittedly a little amused. His poor future wife, if this is the calibre of proposal that she's in for.]
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[There are none more superstitious than sailors and Motochika is no exception.]
We'll have to look into finding a better one. I suppose you'll have other preparations you'll need to make as well.
[Whatever it is that women do. Something with clothes, maybe.]
I suppose it can't hurt to put it off a bit. The crew will be wanting to buy gifts, after all.
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[Well that escalated quickly. Xun Yu is briefly rendered speechless. When he makes his mind up Motochika certainly moves fast.]
Please restrain yourself. [She says succintly, finding her voice again.] There isn't going to be a wedding.
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[But it was already decided, wasn't it? If it was a matter of the day, that could certainly be fixed. There shouldn't be any other...ah!]
Oh, I see! Not one for fuss, eh? Of course you aren't. Well, there needn't be any sort of big ceremony. I prefer a bit of excitement, but I'm willing to compromise a bit.
[He pats Xun Yu on the shoulder, the big stupid grin never leaving his face.]
We'll get the details worked out.
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That's not my objection. Captain, the candy you just ate was obviously cursed.
[Surely the effect will wear off soon. All she has to do is keep this contained until he returns to his senses. Perhaps he can be convinced to.]
Since when have you cared for marriage?
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You think this is the candy's doing?!
[All of his plans...and they were such good plans!]
But...but...
[Motochika looks from the candy remaining in his hand to Xun Yu and back. It couldn't be!]
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[She urges, seizing upon his faltering momentum.]
I think it would be wise to defer plans, in order for us to be certain. Judge how you feel about this tomorrow, Captain.
[She can't imagine that the compulsion will still be around then.]
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[One day can't hurt. She did say today was inauspicious, after all.]
We'll keep it under wraps until then. No sense in getting the crew all excited.
[Dejected, Motochika walks to the rail and looks out to sea, once more crunching on a mouthful of candy.]
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Yes, Captain. I promise that it's for the best.
[Those candies... can she in good conscience leave them? Wouldn't it be better to throw them off board or freeze them into an uncomsumable lump? Is it even her responsibility when Motochika is an adult who can make his own (questionable) choices? Half of her is ready to leave, the other ready to wage war on those sinister sweets. She needs to come to a quick decision.]