high_seas | Here there be monsters...

Hey, you'll be fine. And if it's not fine, these men will soon find out how much damage a pair of heels can really do.

*Faye narrowed her eyes at the thought, annoyed too to hear Thash talk about himself as a something, and not a someone. At the table, next to Thash, she put a supportive hand or thigh. He could be tense enough sometimes around her, never mind these guys. Some of them grinned at him, there were whispers of 'fucking freak' but mostly he was accepted into the game. This island, Faye guessed, had seen its share of travellers. Still, she was alert juat in case*

You know, we could just skip all this foreplay and skip to the part where I win, all the good it will do you all.

*A small, rough and older-looking guy across from her laughed, "Maybe I like the foreplay." The men, and Faye laughed, and she winked at him as she started dealing out the cards*

Good. Then let's just hope you can make it interesting.

[thash didn't look too happy especially when he heard the whispered insults, but he seemed to calm down a little when no one said anything to his face or tried to do anything violent. Faye's comforting prescience helped as well.]

[he turned his focus to the game when Faye started to deal the cards expertly]

*The unfolding game drew a small crowd - very different to the friendly play between herself and Thash. Not only did these men not want to be beaten by a woman who'd already ttaken their money, they didn't want to be beaten by this shark guy. Some of the men round the table were focused and serious enough, but there were several who were paying far more attention to Faye's cleavage than anything else. At one stage, the man opposite out right droolesd on his cards, so someone kicked him off his seat and took his place, an event which had the crowd laughing in hysterics*

Okay. I'm going all in.

*Faye leaned across the table to push over her money with one hand, while the other hand was slipping beneath the table, across Thash's thigh to offer a spare card, one that she happens to know he'll need to win*

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[that started to think to himself that some of these guys were more like animals that he was, particularly the drooling one. He thought it was pretty funny when the guy got kicked out of his spot, although he didn't show it much]

[he was surprised when he felt Faye's hand sliding across high thigh but luckily restrained himself from reacting to it much when he realized what she was doing. He didn't exactly like the idea of cheating but didn't have any particular reason to dislike it either, so he just went along with it. He took the card furtively and made it work with his hand, making sure no one was looking directly at him while he was doing it]

*They were at the point of revealing their hands to discover the winner, and Faye flipped over her cards. She'd be pretty close, she knew that, but it had been easier to give the winning hand to Thash, so that she was suspected of cheating twice. Soon as Thash put down his cards, it would be clear he'd won the large stack of winnings.

But that was when one of the men in the crowd piped up, "You ain't all in. What about putting that ass on the table too, hunny?" There was some whistling somewhere, and Faye spun round, her elbow connecting hard with the guy's crotch*

Fuck you, you low life scum!

[the guy moaned in pain and held his crotch, backing up. That seems to quiet down most guys, but others got more angry. One young guy approached Faye from the side, grabbing her wrist before speaking to her. He also had his side turned to her which would make it hard to attack his family jewels]

C'mon baby, you can't seriosuly expect to come in here dressed like that and walk out without playing around! [his other hand snuck behind her, trying to grab a handful of whatever he could find under the bottom of her tiny red dress]

Oh really?! [Thash growled right next to the guy. He hadn't even turned to look at the shark hybrid before he felt a shark-skinned fist connecting with his nose from the side. He let go of Faye and stumbled a bit, his hands coming up to his nose]

Y-you broke my nose! You fish freak, you broke my freaking...

[he started fumbling to pull a gun out but didn't say much more before Thash grabbed the front of his shirt, turning and hurling the man over his back to slam him into a table (and making it look easy, even though the guy was taller and probably weighed more than him). The table broke under his weight with a loud crash, causing quite the commotion and knocking the guy out. Thash growled in anger, glaring around at the other men]

Anyone else want to try something dirty?!

[dang he sounded pissed. It was unclear if this would start a huge bar fight or if the crowd was stunned enough to let them leave without a fight]

*Faye's eyes narrowed as the man grabbed at her wrist, and she was already moving up from the table so that she could get a better chance at hitting him. She was ready to swing for him, and ready to yell at him too, but the moment she felt that hand behind her, he was pushed with the force of Thash's punch.

In shock, Faye quickly stepped aside, her eyes widening in panic at the blood in the man's hands, cradling his nose. She glanced quickly then at Thash, not sure how he might react to the scent of the blood. She stood aside to watch as Thash threw the man onto the table. Her instinct now was to run, and get the hell out of there, but the moment Faye tried to reach for her purse, each of her arms was grabbed roughly by a pair of stupid, but strongly built men*

Yeah, we're gonna try that dirty on your girlfriend, see how you like that, you fucking pervert fish.

*It seemed they belonged to a small gang, another three of them coming at Thash from round behind them. Meanwhile, Faye was pulling and twisting her hardest to get away, stomping at the men's feet with her heels*

Let me go, you slimey bastards!

[the scent of blood had reached Thash's nose and although it wasn't really driving him nuts yet, it certainly got him feeling more excited and violent. Although he would have preferred to leave without a fight for Faye's sake, he could tell that wasn't going to be possible now. Well good, he thought, these guys really deserved to be taught some respect]

[Thash focused on the ones hiding Faye first, going for the one nearest him on her right side. His first goal was to get him to let go of Faye, so he grabbed the man's shoulders, piercing his claws as deeply as they would go into the muscles. Then he drove his knee into the base of the guys spine, which would at least cause a lot of pain if not paralyze him.]

[by then the other three guys would have reached Thash, and one of them managed to land a punch on the left side of his jaw. The shark hybrid was tough and took it without even letting his current victim go, but that caused him to pull the guy to the left and shove him into the guy that had punched him. The other two had move behind him and now had a second to try to attack him from that angle before he could react]

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*Faye quickly sprang aside as soon as she could - she didn't need to help Thash with his victims, but she was ready to punch or kick anyone that dared come near her again. Fortunately, with the display that Thash was putting on, no one dared. And no one seemed to be helping either. People went back to their tables, still watching, but keeping their distance.

Faye wondered if they had the chance now to just get to the door and get the hell out, but then she saw the remaining two men heading for Thash. She headed straight for them, giving one a powerful punch to the side of his nose, then twisting her hips to give the other a hard kick to the crotch, her long thin heels greeting him first*

[the one she had punched paused, yowling in pain and holding his bleeding nose. The other one was far worse though, yelling at the top of his lungs (and probably several pit he higher than normal) when she kicked him rather hard in the groin. He doubled over in pain, though the guy Faye had punched was still in the fight]

[he cursed at her, calling her several foul names as he wrapped his burly arms around her from behind very tightly. Thash was nearby and came to her aid immediately, although he was careful I how he attacked so as to avoid getting Faye hurt as well. He grabbed the guys ribs and dug his claws in, opening his mouth wide and chomping down on the muscle between his left shoulder and neck]

[he screamed as his blood splattered on Faye a little before he let her go, frantically grabbing at the creature biting him. Thash finally let go when he in turn was attacked from behind- by the guy that had punched him earlier. The guy had drawn a four-inch knife and pierced into Thash's side, effectively getting him to let go of the other burly fellow.]

[the big guy stumbled away to nurse the nasty, bloody bite Thash had given him, leave it Faye alone for now. Thash had give a brief shot of pain when he was stabbed, dropping his guard just long enough for the guy behind him to put him in a stranglehold]

[the guy glanced at Faye anxiously, knowing she'd try to help him] you try anything girlie, and I'll snap his neck! [he punctuated the threat by squeezing Thash harder, getting a choked growl out of the shark]

*Faye gave a shudder when the blood splattered over her, and for a moment in all the confusion she wasn't sure if the blood was hers, or not. But when she was let go, she spun round and saw Thash, realising then exactly whose blood it was. Then she noticed the knife, and Faye let out a scream but was too late to get to the guy to stop him from stabbing Thash.

Her eyes widened again when she saw the guy squeezing at Thash's throat, and she looked around in confusion, not sure what to do, but refusing to look Thash in the eye, in case he saw how scared she was. Instead, she got closer to the guy what was strangling him, and hooked a leg up by his thigh*

You try anything, dickhead, and I'll stomp your tiny cock to shreds.

*Faye threw a glance to the guy she'd already kicked with her heel, who was whimpering desperately in a corner, trying to drag himself to safety*

[Thash struggled a bit, but unfortunately it just resulted in the guy holding him tighter, clearly serious about breaking his neck. He was frustrated but couldn't do much besides pull at the strong arm on his throat and try to breathe. Eventually the thought of sweeping his tail under the guys legs came to his anxious mind, but by then Faye was too close and would get caught up in it as well]

[the guy holding Thash went a little pale at Faye's threat, seeing how much pain the last guy she'd kicked was in] w-well, you kick me and he's dead, so I suggest you back off! His voice wavered a little but his grip didn't, causing Thash to continue choking]

Hey hey hey, why don't we all just calm down a bit, huh? [a new voice joined the conversation, and a guy with a beard and a silver star on his chest stepped closer to them. He was holding a loaded revolver, but he wasn't pointing it at anyone in particular yet.]

Boy, y'need to let go of that there....uh...fellow...and lass, y'need ta step away from him. I'll talk to the three of ya outside, all calm like. Got it?

*Faye gasped and bit her lip when she realised that actually, maybe she'd just made things worse. She was pleased at least to see the guy go pale - maybe that meant she was getting somewhere. But then Thash continued to choke, so Faye took her leg quickly away from the guy, but not quite fully stepping back.

She was startled to hear another voice, considering mostly they'd been ignored by everyone else in the bar. Glancing at the guy's star, and really not in the mood to be arrested, Faye took a few steps back, holding her hands up, but her eyes stayed on Thash, watching to make sure that the other guy let go of him*

[he was reluctant to, but finally did, opening his arms with an irritated 'tch'. Thash dropped to his knees, coughing a little and breathing deeply. The guy that had let him go shrugged] listen sheriff, it's this lot that started it... they're cheatin, lyin' thieves!

I said outside, pardner. Now move it. [the sheriff gestured to the exit and the guy walked that way. Once he'd caught his breath Thash stood up with a slight wince, one webbed hand moving to his side to pull out the knife and put pressure on the wound it had made. He headed that way as well, staying close to Faye as the stares of all the patrons followed them]

[once they were outside, the sheriff glared at them each in turn] now I don't wanna hear about who started what and who clobbered who. I want y'all at get away from this bar and don't come back. You're banned from it get a week, y'hear? If I see any of y'all back here before that, it's straight to the slammer for ya. Get yer booze elsewhere. Understand?

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*As soon as Thash was let go, Faye was instantly at his side. She bit her lip when Thash pulled out the knife, not really knowing what she could do to help him, and still unsure of what to say. As he stood up, Faye grabbed her purse, and their due winnings, then joined Thash to help him, acting as something to lean on if he needed it.

Faye said nothing until the sheriff was done, and she lowered her eyes, staring at the ground. When she did finally speak, her voice was little more than a hoarse mumble*

Okay. We're going. We won't be back. But - do you have something? For the wound?

*She moved slightly and looked at Thash's small stab wound, then back up at the sheriff with large, concerned eyes*

Hm? [the sheriff looked down at the stab wound, frowning] here, kid. Don't get tangled up In a bar fight next time... [he pulled out a bandana and tossed it to Faye. He took another look at Thash's face.] in fact if avoid most of these ruffians if I were a little lady or a...whatever that guy is.

Too bad, [the gang member spoke up] because if they stay away, they won't make it to the poker tournament at the cow's eye bar tomorrow. [he smirked at Faye] even a cute whore and a cheating shark wouldn't be able to beat the poker champion at that event, heheh...

Stop stirrin' up trouble and get out of here ya twit. Go on, move along. [the sheriff shooed the guy away, then left himself. Thash sighed a bit] dang, I let my guard down. Maybe we should go lay low on the ship for the rest of the night if that's ok with you...

*Faye caught the bandana that the sheriff threw, and clutched it hard in her hands, curling into fists when the gang member spoke. Her shoulders tensed, and she was close to running over there and starting another fight. But she didn't, just gritted her teeth and cursed that she was no doubt missing on some kind of tournament that she knows she could have won.

Thash didn't have to tell Faye about going back and lying low. She thrust the bandana at him, then began quickly walking away straight back to the safety of the ship. Clearly, she was plenty angry, and if they passed anything at all, a sign, or a plant, or anything small that moved across the road, she would kick it or punch it or something, storming away*

[thash was a little surprised when Faye thrust the bandana at him and stormed off, kicking an unfortunate lizard that crossed her path. He pressed the fabric against the wound to soak up some blood, wondering if she was mad about that tournament the guy mentioned. He glanced at the bar one more time then hurried after her]

[once he caught up, he started speaking to her though he would probably shut up quickly if she made it clear she didn't want to talk]

You know, that bar we were just in... It was steer skull bar, not cow's eye. [meaning they hadn't been banned from the bar where this tournament was supposed to take place] also... Are you okay? [she seemed to be by how fast she was walking but he just wanted to make sure]

*When he finally caught up with her, Faye did stop, and since they were almost at the ship, they were in an isolated enough location that she could speak her mind*

It's not about the fucking bar, okay?

*Still, she wasn't looking at him, and she hadn't done not since he threw that first punch at the bar. At least, she managed to keep an eye on his wound, but that was all. In her frustration, Faye kicked up some dirt with her foot, an arm flapping angrily at her side*

I fucked up. I fucked up big time. None of that was supposed to happen. You got hurt, Thash, and it's all my fucking fault. So can we get the hell back to the ship already so you can stop bleeding everywhere?

*This was anger, enough that her body shook when she yelled at him. And when she was done speaking, she was ready to spin round again and continue to head off towards the ship*

[his eyes widened in surprise as she yelled at him, but he was more in shock about the reason she was yelling. She was that upset because he'd gotten hurt? He hadn't even considered that was the reason she was so pissed]

[he followed after her again when she started walking, speaking as they went]

Hey...that was NOT your fault, Faye. Those guys were jerks, and I probably responded to them a little too violently myself. And anyway, this is nothing, I've been hurt way worse before... They had no self control or respect for you, so don't feel like you did this.

[he wanted to keep going, but stopped there to see if he was actually comforting her or just making things worse]

Yeah, they were jerks, but so what? So is most of the male population. Fucking idiot jerks. And - and you're right. Too much violence. What the fuck did you think you were doing, punching that guy? Because you didn't like it? So you thought you'd have a fight. Is that what you came out for? A fist fight and some blood?

*She had ceased to make too much sense, and was just being angry because she needes to be. She really was pissed off, and she did feel like so much of it was her fault. Faye threw Thash a couple of angry looks, and didn't stop her storming angry feet until the got onto the deck of the ship. Once there, she kicked off her shoes and put a hand on her hip, nodding at the wound on his side*

What do you want? Huh? What do you need?

*For now, even her offer to help him with his wounds sounded nothing short of fury*

[thash sighed in exasperation, feeling defensive about her accusations at first but then realizing she was partly right...he'd been itching to fight those men ever since they'd started leering at her and just generally being perverted idiots. He'd hoped that reacting violently to the first offense would scare the rest into leaving them alone but obviously that hadn't worked- and Faye could have been hurt as a result. He thought it was lucky she hadn't been]

[he wiped some of the blood off his lips with the back of his hand. He loved the taste, but a shark with a bloody mouth probably wasn't a good sight for Faye to see right now]

Nothing. I'm fine. I tend to heal pretty quickly and it was a skinny knife, anyway.

*When Thash wiped away that blood, it reminded Faye of her own bloodied self, and she looked down to see the splashes across her shoulders and chest. There was even a splash on her cheek, near her own lips. Faye groaned at how disgusting it all was, then looked back up at Thash. As her gaze met his, her own expression softened somewhat into one of apology, eyes wide and looking frustrated as well as upset*

Do you..have a room on board yet? Or do you want to rest in mine?

I've got one [he said with a small nod]

Thanks though, it's really nice of you to offer. [he gave a small smile, trying not to look at the blood all over her]

Yeah. Well.

*Faye registered that smile, but her own expression didn't return it, her face remaining resolute, not allowing any further flickers of emotion*

Fine. Then I should go. I need to wash this off. I must look hideous.

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