high_seas | [Log || 004] Empieza and Aeolipile

Oh hey there Lucari--where'd you get that!?

[The blonde was a little shocked to see the blue dog waltz in with a cheesecake. Where would you even get something like that in the middle of nowhere? And here she thought the locals were finished with the whole "offerings to the sea witch" deal. But apparently not?]

....now isn't that the question.

[Hope you don't mind a thief lurking in the doorway. He'd knock, but that's not something he usually does anyway, and well, there's not really a door to knock on.]

[A guest? She never had one of those before. Sure she's okay with someone just waltzing into her cave. But the snarling dragon coming out from behind the shadows didn't quite share the same sentiment.]

Uhm, hello? You're not here to kill me are you?

[Ho boy, that doesn't sound very good at all.]

Not really my thing.

I was just trying to reclaim my cheesecake...although if I'm guessing right, you also might have some chocolate coins for me.

Oh this is your cake? Sorry, we've had people send weird things to the cave in hopes of "appeasing the sea witch". Lucario must have mistaken your cake as one of those offerings.

[She nudges the blue dog to return the cake. Which it did, though it REALLY wanted some of that cake.]

Coins? Well I do have some saved away for...oh! Gaius?

Heard about those rumors, but I didn't think they'd gone so far as to bring offerings. Anyway, I would have been very sad if I didn't at least get to try a piece of cheesecake, but I don't mind sharing with company.

[He grins a little at Lucario as he's given the cheesecake.]

Yep, that's me. You're Cynthia, then?

They blamed the blizzard on me, I think. The offerings started coming in around the same time as the blizzard so...
But I truly believe that the people here are insane and I really need to get out before another natural disaster comes and they blame it on me too.

[A sigh, before watching her Lucario's tail begin to wag at the mention of cake sharing.]

Yeah, I'm Cynthia.

That right? ...guess we're easy enough targets to be blamed for weird stuff around here since we don't fit. That seems to be popular with the Navy, which is why we seem to be at constant odds with each other.

...um, that's kind of why we took a while to get back here. Had a run in with 'em, and from what I heard, we were hardly the only ones. Was pretty bad, but coulda been worse.

[But they were all together again, so he wasn't going to worry about it.]

Glad I was able to track you down. Nice to meet you in person, Cynthia.

[Gaius glances around for a good place to sit, slipping out his pie knife with his free hand.]

So how many slices should I divide this into?

Oh gosh, is your crew okay? What exactly happened?

[She throws a quick glance at the knife he took out. Ever since the locals started hunting her down, seeing anything sharp and pointy would make her feel really uncomfortable. But the reason for that was something she'd rather not talk about.]

I'm surprised you were able to find me at all. No one goes to this side of the island. Most just wander around the forest, but they never actually reach this cave.

But it's nice to have someone here other than myself. Didn't expect you to be so handsome though.

[Her other pokemon began emerging from the shadows at the mention of food (that wasn't fish). Lucario was already by him side. Garchomp was next to the champion's. Milotic slithered her way to Gaius' feet, looking all doe eyed at the cake. Togekiss and Gastrodon sat at some random corner and Spiritomb? Well let's just say the rock Gaius decided to sit on wasn't just any old rock. The purple mist that started coming out of it should be a clear sign of that.]

Well, the long and short of it is that we came across a Navy captain and his fleet, and we weren't able to outrun them, so we did our best to fight them off. Unfortunately one of our guys got caught in the process while we tried to retreat, so we had to track down where they'd imprisoned him, then broke him out.

[He notes that look, but he quickly slips the blade into the cake to make the first cut, hoping that will stave off at least some of whatever anxiety the woman might have about it. Oh, he's getting popular pretty fast though.]

I probably could have cut down on time if I'd just used my journal, but I forgot about it. So I dug around for information, listened around town.

....and then your dog here stole my cheesecake.

[He smirks at the Lucario, although Cynthia's comment has him duck a bit behind the cowl of his cloak to hide that brief flush of his cheeks.]

Erm. Let's see, so that'll be two, three, four....

[Gaius pauses to look around at the Pokemon that have swarmed him, an awkward smile twitching on his lips. He almost jumps when he sees the purple mist out of the corner of his eye-]

Gah! Sorry about that.

[Did it eat too? Well, he supposes he can't go wrong with eight slices, although there goes any hopes for seconds...or leftovers.]

Alrighty, here we go. One slice each- the lady gets first pick.

[He holds the plate out.]

Uh huh...and here I thought I was the only one who had a horrible run in with the authorities. But that friend of yours, the one who got captured, is he okay? Or she?

And it's alright, it's not like I would have left even if you did take your time.

[She pets her Garchomp, trying to calm it down a bit. Sorry Gaius, she doesn't like people coming too close to Cynthia. But they both laugh when they see him jump at the presence of Spiritomb.]

Oh don't worry about Spiritomb. She just likes messing with people. She won't hurt you.

[She takes a piece, while her pokemon watched.]

Thank you.

Nah, that's pretty common around here. But yeah, he's all right.

I'm surprised you've stuck around here for as long as you have, especially if the locals have been anxious about it.

[He eyes the rock before choosing a better place to sit, all the same.]

That the rock that attacks dreams or something, that you mentioned?

[Yeah, he'd rather not take his chances. With one less slice from the plate, Gaius holds it out for the Pokemon to help themselves.]

Well it's not as if I could just swim away. I know I could always just buy a boat. But out there, alone? I could do that while inside a cave. But on a boat in the middle of the ocean? No thanks.

But the locals. They've made it clear that they don't want me here.

[She pushes up her sleeve to reveal a scar.]

Just because I was different, I was dangerous...and yes, that's her.

[The pokemon swarm the plate. But there is one extra slice. Spiritomb doesn't eat.]

True enough, I guess. No one else was offering?

[He frowns as she shows him that scar, however.]

Ugh, different or not, there are just some thing you don't do. Actually, I'm surprised they even dared to try anything. Don't know if that bodes well for us offworlders in general. It's bad enough the Navy hates us.

-whoa, hey! Easy now..!

[He almost expects to find an empty plate, so it's quite a pleasant surprise to find not only his slice of cheesecake, but an extra one to boot! ...but he'll just take his, first.]

Nope, no one. Though it was probably my fault for believe that these people would accept my pokemon instead of just keeping them in their balls. I probably could have avoided all of this if I did.

But past is in the past. At least they stopped sending people to hunt me down, and at least all I got out of it was a simple scar.

[She sighs then looks at the sea from the mouth of her cave.]

I nearly lost home till you told me you'd take me in. I owe you my life, Gaius.

Edited 2014-04-08 14:07 (UTC)

[He scratches the back of his head.]

Hey, I didn't think it would hurt to offer. It seems like we're all thrown into a strange world and expected to hit the ground running.

I'm just glad to have found you before something worse could've happened, although you still shouldn't have had to get hurt just for being here.

I know, but this is a strange world and I'd rather not question it anymore. I just want to get out of here before anything else happens.

[She eyes the last piece of cheesecake. Then gets up and dusts herself off]

You should take the slice. You deserve it.

Your wish is my command. I'll take you back to the ship.

[He finally tries that cheesecake- and for a moment just blocks out the world because THIS. But he's back shortly after, and his cheesecake is gone, sadness.

Well, there's the one slice, but...]

You take it.

[Now that wasn't something she expected. Sure she loves cheesecake and all. But it was the last slice, and it was his to begin with.]

I don't want it.

[She'll say that with her most sincere smile before walking to the back of the cave to pick up her things.]

...yeah, like I'm gonna believe that.

[But he smirks faintly, though he still holds off on eating it.]

Need help with anything?

Actually, yeah I do.

[She comes back with a giant brown sack and drops it right in front of him. Cynthia did promise some chocolate coins right? Well she'll just casually fix her things and wait to see his reaction to the amount of coins that she got him.]

I promised my friend I'd save him some chocolate coins. You think that's enough?

...!

[If that were a sack of real coins, then it's a beautiful sight. But knowing just what kind of coins they are exactly just makes it even more so.

It takes him a few tries to find words.]

...o~h... I think that'll cover it.

You really think so? Because I have a few more sacks at the back of the cave. My pokemon and I devoted a whole day to just harvesting coins from the beach and, in a deserted area like this, it was basically a free for all.

[She smirks, motioning her pokemon to pull out a few more sacks from the back of the cave. Cynthia didn't really have a lot of personal items. Just her coat and her pokemon.]

....I think I may cry.

[He grins as he gets to his feet, watching the growing amount of sacks.]

This cheesecake may be way tastier than those coins, but you're definitely going to have to take this last slice now. It's the very least I can give you at the moment, but I might be able to sweet-talk the baker into another one later. I don't know how else I'd repay you for even one of those sacks!

Edited 2014-04-09 07:53 (UTC)

Gaius please, you saved me from possibly being hanged or burned at the stake. A few sacks of chocolate coins is the least I can do to repay you.

[She slips on her coat and clips her pokeballs back to her belt.]

Well that and the last slice of cheesecake. I already told you, I don't want it.

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