Hazmats vs Shepherds

[youhearthebells]

Who: Hazmat crew, Shepherds of racing justice, and the Red Eyes (NPC crew)
Where: at sea, and then on Safario Island
When: 7/6 through 7/31 ALL MONTH, ALL RACE
What: the entirety of the racing shenanigans for these two crews plus their NPC foes. First sailing to Safario, then to Ebony & Ivory, and then a final climactic showdown on Dnalsi.
Warnings: let me know if any besides shounen violence
Style: anything you want
Status: closed to members of Hazmat and Shepherd crews

Considering that the Friend Ship set out safely and securely after the race's start, the U.S.S. Booyakasha II had a bit of a head start at first, but between Scurvey Dog's delightful gift of chickens and the ensuing vegetable rain, they slowed down after the first day. Will it be for long, considering they have an Avatar on board? Let's find out!

The first token is located on Safario, in the East, a place of bizarre animals and sandy beaches and not a hell of a lot else. Who will have to fight who in order to safely land their ships and find the jerk with the token clue? Can they brave the Red Eyes with their poisoned sabers as well as vicious winged bears? The Shepherds take it, but can they keep it?

From there it's on to the strange island of Ebony & Ivory, where the island itself may not look dangerous but the culture has surprises in store for them. There's a week of strange rainbows and anglerfish to battle on the way to it.

The final stop is the cloud island Dnalsi, where everything is upside down and the laws of physics don't apply. What kind of place is this for a final battle, and who's going to end up with all the tokens? What if it's the Red Eye crew?


[ooc: information on our adversaries and route is here. Make your own starter threads for any time/location during the entirety of the race: Safario, E&I, Dnalsi, or any of the strange phenomenon and sailing times in between.]

Comments

open, 6-10 Hazmats 11-13 both crews

[youhearthebells]

[Sunday's sudden appearance of bewildered chickens was totally Gan Ning's fault. Sorry, crew. Actually, he's not, because Scurvy Dog did promise him a reward for sending booze. It's not his fault she was so drunk at the time that the "feast" was still raw and clucking. He'll still take responsibility and herd all the chickens into the galley, and then try to pen them into empty crates.

And then, vegetables. Well, now they have all the ingredients for chicken noodle soup. Of note, there is also a rooster onboard now. The weeniest little rooster you ever did see, but boy, can he crow loud. Woe to anyone who tries to stick him in the men's cabin at five in the morning.

Once they land on Safario, Gan Ning is one of the first off the ship, racing to find the officiant and get into a scuffle with him to get the token clue. But just having the clue doesn't mean he's going to be the first to actually find it...]

11-13 Race for the token, because why not.

[wantsarobotgarden]

[Finnian had been wanting to help his own crew, so finding the person he needed to and getting the token seemed like the best idea of how to help. While he nearly got lost on more than one occasion he had eventually found the officiant they were meant to find to get the clue they were after. How he managed to get the clue out of the man. Well... the man did throw his punches but Finny had to only throw one and probably broke the man's nose in the process.]

Sorry mister, but you did try to punch me first.

[With the clue now in hand, it will be a race towards finding it as he spots someone he didn't recognize from his crew. Well this might be someone he has to go up against while finding this token. So quickly heading back to the forested area, he manages to snap one tree in half and used that to aim to towards the unknown man, hoping that it might bind him some time to get some sort of a head start. So have half a tree coming at you at 20-30 mph.]

beautiful

[youhearthebells]

[Gan Ning is nursing a bruised jaw for the same reasons Finn might have had going up against the officiant, but better him than one of the girls. He did race into the trees first, but then hesitated, thinking he should probably round up the rest of the crew and give them the info so they can spread out and search together.

That hesitation nearly costs him. As he's standing there, he hears something coming up behind him and turns to see A WHOLE FRIGGIN TREE flying through the air. He doesn't even have time to yell out some choice ancient Chinese cusswords, he just yelps and throws himself flat on the ground.

As soon as it's safe, he springs up again, no longer concerned about the smart thing to do.]

Oi, who's out there? Who threw that? You're gonna pay for that!

[instead of searching for the token, he cuts sideways to try to find the guy who can throw trees.]

[wantsarobotgarden]

[Finnian had moved seconds after throwing the thing, looking around for what he had to be looking for, but so far nothing was standing out, but he was in a way. Skidding to a stop, he turned his head and that man did not sound at all happy. Choosing to make a beeline towards the trees once more he had hope that he was actually going in the right direction.

Where was his crew when he needed them to help.]

7/6 - 7/12 OTA

[the_dancing_dork]

[Chickens and raining vegetables? What was it with this crazy world? Ah whatever, it could be worst... and hopefully that didn't jinx it. Anyways, Leo was feeling better. he was stills ad to have lost another brother, but he wasn't going to let anyone see that. The crew had mroe important things to worry about, so no moping for him.

He won't be doing too much. He'll do his usual training and doing what he was ordered to do. He'd probably be cleaning up the vegetables laying around and getting annoyed at the loud crowing of that dang rooster. He also should probably go talk to Raph, considering how their last real conversation really didn't go too well, but he'll see how that goes.

So go and bug the ninja turtle as you wish.]

7/7 Ugh so late

[summing_it_up]

Here, lemme get some of those.

[Hiccup half-jogs, half-teeters past the turtle with several wayward vegetables in one arm, skidding to a halt to use his peg leg as a means to stop the other veggies from rolling across the deck.]

Open to Shepherds of Justice 6th-11th

[jadethenecromancer]

[6th-10th; on the sea

The Friend Ship has survived the waterfall ride more or less unscathed and reunited with the Penguin. They need to make up for the time they lost playing it safe...

...which is not really made easier by the sudden rain of vegetables. On the bright side, at least they won't be running out of food.


11th; first impressions of Safario

While the white beaches look like a welcome vacation spot, the scorching heat might make the forested area past the sand a more tempting option. Of course, should one stray beneath the trees or to the grasslands beyond, they might run into some... unusual wildlife.

Let's try not to get eaten by giant rabbits before we even run into our rivals, shall we?]

[ooc: Even though this is a Shepherds thread, you can make your island threads open to the Hazmats if you want! Or just make your own top comment threads below, whichever you prefer.]

[A] For Wan, [B] For Hazmat [C] OTA! Sea and Safario!

[legsarerequired]

[A: For Wan]
[She had spoken to Wan and made it to the woman who had all the magic to transport her anywhere. It took a bit, of course, slinking around on Earth was a bit bothersome, but she was strong and was getting good at sneaking around. The lady was very nice as well, giving her a bit more information and sending her to the U.S.S. Booyakasha II.]

[When she hit the deck she rolled, a mess of green fin and pale skin and half damp red hair. She came to a stop, shells down, hair splayed across the ground and over her shoulders. THAT.... that was disorienting. Oh my! her head spun a bit, but she pushed up with her arms, sitting up some, and... peeked through her hair. A hand reaching up to push it out of her way.]

[She was on a ship. Oh... oh dear. How interesting!]


[B: For all others interested]
[She’ll have been on the ship for a few hours, but she’ll want to explore and meet the others. So, though Wan was setting her something up for a wet place to live, Ariel doesn’t mind land swimming around here or there. When no one is looking, she might move here, or there. Mostly staying on deck though, because it’s really amazing up here! the view of the sea is great, and so high up! And the deck is so interesting! And there are interesting people here too! She wants to meet everyone!]

[So here, have some time, on the ship, to meet with the mermaid that joined your crew on the sly.]


[C]
[later, when the crew is on land at Safario, unless someone wants to cart her around she won't be going very far from the edge of the shore. Not until she can figure out how to get mobile on her own! But That’s okay, because she’s exploring the waters around this island. In the water. If you need something that is in the water, find her. If you go swimming, find her. She’ll also be keeping an eye on the boat, just in case!]

[So, boat, sea or beach, come say hi or talk!]

[raavashing]

You're here!

[The voice Ariel had been talking to belonged to a scruffy human that hurried over with a soft gasp of surprise.]

I've almost got the lifeboat ready to fill with water. Do you want some help sitting up?

[legsarerequired]

[At the voice her head turned, peeking out at the human, she couldn't help but smile big at him! Another human! And he seemed happy enough to see her. So far she hadn't ran into the monsters her father told tales about!]

[Pushing her hair back in full she rolled her fin under her, and sat up pretty well, for the most part. One hand holding her up. Wide eyes looking at him and around.]

I'm fine, thank you! [Using both harms now she pulled herself up more, looking past the human and over the deck] This is really amazing! A real ship! I've been on one, but never on one. [wait, he mentioned something about a life]

Lifeboat?

[raavashing]

[Wan gestured to the side where a smaller boat was sitting in a holder. The tarp that usually covered it folded up to one side and a lot of (probably) familiar, but not, equipment sitting on the deck.]

I have to take the oars out, but it should be big enough for you to lay down in and keep your tail wet most of the time. In rough seas it'll need to be refilled. Because the water will spill out... but we can do that any time. Or, I can do that.

B

[notacostume]

[Mona Lisa was walking around the ship, just looking to kill some time. Maybe she could go aside and check out the weather? Get a little sun bathing going on, you know?

When she makes it to the deck, she spots a mass of red hair slowly moving along. It looks like a girl and she... seems to have a fish tail?

Um, okay.]

Hey...

[Mona Lisa approaches her.]

Are you alright?

[You're kind of a mermaid, and out of water.]

[legsarerequired]

[She’s very much a mermaid out of water! And she doesn’t even mind at all! She’s only been on deck but she’s been exploring it, a lot. Strong arms, you see. Wan made her a small boat full of water, as a tank. She can rest in it when on deck, but she wanted to look around as well!]

[Stopping like she got caught she blinked, and turned, peeking through strands of red hair. She then smiled! This one too wasn’t exactly human, was she? How interesting!]

I’m fine! Hello... [she curled around to sit on her tail, sitting up and leaning forward, looking at her.] Are you alright? <small.[it was polite to ask, right?]

[notacostume]

[Excuse her if she stares at you some more. There's some serious fairy tale business going on over here and she just... yeah.]

Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. No problems here.

[Just talking to a mermaid, apparently!]

What about you?

B!

[mostattitude]

[Casually trudges by on his way to the galley shortly after she's arrived.

Pauses.

...

Backtracks to stare at her.]

.....Take a bad dip in some mutagen, sister? [Peers at more closely.] That, or you're from straight out of a kid's storybook.

[legsarerequired]

[She froze as she saw the green fellow walk by, and as he seemed to keep going she was about to move on again, back to the little boat tub that Wan made for her, but then froze again as the guy came back and spoke. She curled her tail under her, bent to sit up right, her red hair draped over shoulder, eyes peeking up at him, curious.]

[Was this one of the Turtle people that Wan spoke about? Sister? they weren’t related...]

[Her head tilted, unsure]

I... don’t know what mutagen is, but I came from Atlantica.

[leaning in now, peeking up at him she looks SO curious] Where are you from?

[mostattitude]

Atlantica?

[Thinks.]

Never heard of it.

[So she's not a mutant, though. Good to know. Raph juts a thumb at his chest.]

I'm from New York City. The name's Raph. Who're you?

C?

[summing_it_up]

[Well, looks who just got back from flying a dragon about to check on the island from the skies above.

Hiccup and Toothless did get a headstart in scoping out the place, and they had been at it up until now. It was time for a break. He has been aware that they had their newest shipmate around, though. His break is also a chance to actually say hi without being so busy with everything else at the moment.]

Hey! Um. Ariel?

[legsarerequired]

[She thought Toothless and Hiccup were amazing. She might not have talked or interacted much, but they were more then interesting. Ariel was in the water, having come up and around the island from exploring.]

[At the moment she was popped up on a rock near the beach. Seeing the two fly around once in a while was cool. Waving happily at the boy who called out she dived off the rock sleekly, and swam over to beach herself for a bit.]

Hello! [She was smiling large, excited to see someone from the crew] How is the island? Do you know if they found anything?

7/15-16

[anelegantmyth]

[ You'd think passing through a rainbow would give off a sort of magical feeling. Like your childhood wishes came true and that magic actually existed and stuff.

No, apparently that's not what happens after you pass through a rainbow in this world. Cynthia had been up and about early that day, looking for something to do with herself while she waited for everyone else to wake up for breakfast. When their boat passed through this gigantic rainbow. Truly a beautiful sight to behold, and MAYBE she was hoping for a pot of gold right after. But instead, she was coated in a rather thick layer of rainbow goop that didn't just make her sparkle. It made her entire body (ESPECIALLY HER HAIR) rainbow colored.

Arceus forbid, they pass through another one. ]

7/15

[mostattitude]

[Somewhere behind her on deck, also secretly finding the rainbow kind of cool, I mean, it's not like he's gotten to see many of these in his life, and especially not ones so BIG and right there, he thinks he could actually physically touch it as they sail through—

.....]

AUGH!

[Cue rubbing frantically at his arms to get the goop off.]

What the heck?! What is this junk?? Aw man, my shell.

[That's going to take forever to wash off. ;_;]

[anelegantmyth]

[ Oh yeah, she'd recognize that voice anywhere. Cynthia had to stifle the urge to laugh since a rainbow coloured shell on RAPH was probably the most amusing thing to her at the moment. But she is smiling. ]

Enjoying the rainbow, Raphie?

Final fight 7/25ish on Dnalsi, OPEN

[youhearthebells]

[Gan Ning takes it as a personal blow that they couldn't find the cloud island quick enough and, as a result, were second to Nav up to Dnalsi, but now that they're here, it doesn't matter. This place is weird. And nothing in his lifetime of experiences has prepared him for the vertigo of an island that's literally upside-down.

Snakes, though. He can handle snakes. One might even say he's good at killing snakes.

So once the officiant reports that the token is in a pond, Xingba thinks, no problem. Until he sees how many ponds there are. Some of them are frozen over. All of them are filled with skulls, and there are always the snakes lurking near the water. Damn this island and everything on it.

He can be found trying to make his way from one pool of water to the next with his eyes closed but his ears open for the hissing of snakes. Follow the ring of bells, you can't miss him.]

[jadethenecromancer]

[Jade, for his part, is fascinated by the island's flipped gravity. It's a shame there is no time to experiment with it; although there's no sign of the Hazmats yet, it's only a matter of time before the rival crew shows itself. With one token each, this island would be the tie-breaker.

The ponds frozen by Kuzan can wait. After all, the Hazmats won't be able to get to them either. That makes the more distant ponds their first priority.

Jade is busy searching the ponds, spear at ready to skewer any overly friendly snakes, when he hears the distant ringing of bells. Actually, it's getting less distant by the minute. My turn to keep them busy, it seems. He takes cover behind a fruit tree and peeks around it.

...Hopefully the stick snapping under his foot isn't loud enough for them to hear. Whoops.]

[youhearthebells]

[for all his bull-headed dumbassery, Gan Ning is battle-hardened enough to catch the little things. Of course, he's more concerned about snakes than the rival crew, but the noise makes him pull up short and open his eyes. Whoa. For a moment he wobbles, hit by the vertigo all over again, before he can adjust and keep his eyes on the ground instead of the sky - which is the ocean. Ugh.

His eyes hunt across the ground, thinking of serpents.]

Where are you, ya little bastard. I ain't gettin' bit today or any day...