Humblebraggin' all up in here (?)

[om_nom_namur]

Who: Spades and Sabers and NPCs
Where: En route-> Humildad -> en route to Port Chance
When: 7/21 - 7/31 maybe?
What: GOTTA BE HUMBLE. And maybe get a token.
Warnings: The usual. Pirates and Ninjas and Wizards and Benders OH MY!
Style: Whatever just tag it. ;)
Status: OPEN

Humildad on the island registry
Info for whoever gets the token

Date your threads and have a blast!

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Namur Catchall

[om_nom_namur]

A- En route to Humildad, Namur can be found doing his usual things. He's on the galley crew this month, so he'll be helping out there, washing dishes or sharpening knives or maybe just enjoying a cool drink after a job well done.

B- Humildad proper. Come wander through town with him and be weirded out by the intense levels of humility, real or implied.

C- Well.

Shit.

Following earlier convo...

[haruta_xii]

[She kept giving him side glances, because it was weird, seeing him like this. I mean, he’s a good lookin’ human, but knowing that it was Namur made it odd, because it wasn’t Namur. He had the features, like that smile and the shine to his eye, but... it was still odd.]

[Haruta did as she said, dressed in a green top instead of tunic that wrapped and tied at her back, a white pair of shorts with the cuffs rolled and a green floppy hat on. Her sword was still at her hip (even though she couldn’t USE it, not that she noticed yet, but her pride in her swordsmanship caused her to miss her skill]

Okay, okay, okay, so this round? On you. Not me. Bet you thought I would say it was on me, but that’d be a lie.

[wheremygillsat]

[No wonder human dudes were always so jumpy around women. Haruta's been shooting him side glances all night and he can't tell if she's checking him out, weirded out, or if he's got like a third eye growing out of his chin. And since he can't smell or taste her chemicals he's left guessing, since asking is way awkward. Damn. Humans have it rough in this arena. Who knew?

Still, the alcohol was kind of nice. It did affect him more, so he's going easier on it than usual. But his laughter comes easily enough and he fully intends to pay for all of the rounds, and a couple of bottles of better stuff than they stock on the ship for the road. She wants to see him get pathetic, he will, but not where he'll have to get drug home. He's kind of a big guy, even as a human.]

Heheheh! Got me 'gain. Damn girl, how'm I s'posed t' know when yer shittin' me or not when I can't smell yer attitude, huh? We should go home an' play a game. Whaddy' say?

[haruta_xii]

[The side glances are because it's weird. Let's just be clear about that. Still, she supposed she could get used to it. Maybe. But yeah, feel how tough it is to be human?]

[A few drinks is good. Haruta is bad with knowing her limit. Or more so, she's good with knowing her limit and not caring. Right now she's good. Comfortable. She laughed at what he said, finger pointing at him like a pistol, hr wrist cracking to make a pop sound.]

Because I'm so damn good. You'll never know. And you can't smell me, so ha. I mean, so there, now we're on even ground. You have no embarrassin' advantages now--oh! A game huh? [eyes him. A gme, Hmmmm?]

[wheremygillsat]

[Namur grins wide, his (sadly, less than impressive) teeth showing. He leans over and whispers the rules in her ear. A variant of Marco's "I've Never" game, only if you've both never done the thing said, instead of nothing happening, you kiss. Yes, he's blushing furiously. But he nods his head toward the door nevertheless.]

Wanna?

Via Journal; Private to Spades & Sabers--Open to Action!

[hiken]

[Ace decides to choose his words correctly for the moment. Seated atop a rock-face outside of one of the villages on the island, he pulled out his journal and decidedly tried to keep his voice calm rather than filled with murder.]

Spades. Sabers. The lady in charge of this lousy island, Humildad, made it so I can't reach my crew or my ships no matter how hard I try.

I'm not a smart guy. I leave that thinking to my crew. I only know how to do a few things for sure.

However, I know when I'm being stolen from and when I'm being insulted. So--I need you to figure out how to end this curse. If, in 24 hours, this curse isn't undone or you guys find a way around it for me, I'm gonna take away that lady's pride and break this island. I'm givin' you 24 hours so you don't get caught up in it and those locals don't, either. Get out to the water and you won't get caught up in 'Emperor'.

[Ace punctuated his silence at the end by standing up on that tall peak, one hand raised as he began to gather flames into the air, creating a miniature sun. He would spend the day, and then that night, stabilizing it and concentrating it.

Overall, he appeared unnervingly calm, here.]

[wheremygillsat]

Ace...

[He huffs, unable to think of good words to say what he wants to say. Finally, he settles for just spitting out the first things that come to mind.]

We'll find a way t' break the curse, a'ight bro? Y' gotta believe in us. Trust us.

'Sides, 's gettin' kinda cliche blowin' up islands, y' know? An' there's a hell of a lotta people here that don't deserve their houses an' all their shit gettin' blown up. Think Pops'd be down with that? Kickin' people who're already down jus' cuz they happen t' be stuck livin' somewhere that don't agree with y'?

[hiken]

[That was weird. Namur didn't sound quite normal, but Ace still knew who it was. He kept his hand pointed at the sky, not flinching for a moment.]

Namur, it'll be fine.

[He didn't need to press any further than that. The fact was, Ace was angry beyond recognition, but his problematic pride got in the way despite it. He repeated the same words that were making their situation worse:]

You guys are the crew I chose. You guys'll stop me before I start wrecking things, right?

[wheremygillsat]

We'll try, but y' gotta be tryin', too. We all gotta be workin' together. I know y' can help us. Y' got more will in y' than all the rest a us combined. Focus it on us, 'stead a the island, catch me? If y' want us t' figure it out- use yer haki t' will it- 's gonna happen! We'll find a way t' protect the island, 'stead a destroyin' it.

[He just... has no idea how or even what to start asking.]

Over the journal (though you can bet he's lurking about)

[breakfastmetaphors]

You've given too much notice. If you take that long to get ready, you'll lose the necessary skills by then.

[He's spent much of his time on the island asleep here and there. The less of his skill he uses, the more of it he'll (hopefully) have in reserve.]

[hiken]

I'm losin' somethin' much more important than that.

What use is anythin' I have if I've got nobody to protect it with?

[It was his enormous pride and love for his crew that was spoiling everything in the first place.]

[breakfastmetaphors]

That's your business.

[He could not possibly care less.]

I'm just telling you your plan is going to fail.

[He's not here to argue the emotional side of things. He's mostly just annoyed that this is the wrong way to blow up an island.]

Action

[fierybluebird]

[Marco doesn't know what to say. At first he didn't think anything could be worse than losing his entire phoenix half, but now he doesn't care as much about the tattoo on Ace's back, or the fact that Ace considers Marco his first mate, or... things that ought to be important.]

[They're still important if only out of sheer stubbornness though, so Marco, completely stuck as a human joins Ace and just quietly sits with him.]

Captain.

Action

[hiken]

[Ace held his breath. He felt Marco get closer and closer, almost confident that nothing was going to happen. He got his hopes up.

He smiled, looking at Marco and opened his mouth to--]

Mar-- [Before, of course, he was yanked out of the air at the speed of sound, hurled across the island and into the base of one of the mountain ridges.]

Action 1/5

[fierybluebird]

[Holy fucking what the shit?]

Action 2/5

[fierybluebird]

[That....]

Action 3/5

[fierybluebird]

[That...]

Action 4/5

[fierybluebird]

Ace?

[What.]

Action 5/5 -> Voice

[fierybluebird]

[Marco does some quick thinking.]

[The conclusion he comes to is that this island takes away things the person loves most about themselves. Namur loves his fishman-ness, Thatch loves his hair, Marco loves his phoenix-hood, and Ace loves his Marco.]

[HOW CUTE.]

[BEST BABY BROTHER.]

[Aw Marco loves him too.]

[Abububububu.]

[He bursts out laughing and just sort of stays there for a bit in his own bewilderment. That was seriously bizarre.]

[Also in the tradition of horrible big brothers everywhere, Marco decides it's his duty to abuse the fuck out of it and fling Ace around a few more times.]

[You know.]

[For Science!]

[Or fun.]

[Mostly for trolling because Marco is a fucking ass.]

[At least he checks on the journal to see how Ace is doing.]

Oi kiddo, you okay there Freckles? [Don't hate him if he sounds terribly amused.]

[to_fly_free]

What should we do?

[Typical sass response from the Phoenix, except she doesn't sound sassy in the least. Her voice is uncharacteristically small.]

[hiken]

...Find a way to undo this curse--whatever the goddess is doin'.

[He added, the sound of his flames building up in the air.]

I wanna see you guys.

Natsuno Catch-all!

[reluctantjinrou]

A

[While they are sailing, Natsuno can be found doing the usual things on board, practicing his sword swinging, hiding in the crow's nest or helping out with whatever various chores need doing.]

B

[Humilidad: At first, it's not that noticeable that things are different here, but the longer they are there, the more things begin to change. He finds it difficult to swing the sword. Early in the visit, his fangs come out and he can't retract them, much to his annoyance, but just as he is a werewolf in his world, by the end of their time on Humilbad he truly loses some of his human look when he spouts lupine ears, poking out of the mess his hair has become.

If anyone has a stake, he'd appreciate it right about then. He may be looking for a hat with which to hide the embarrassing ears.]

C - Marco

[Tuesday, the green mist surrounded them that morning. Although it was strange and Natsuno wondered what was going on with it, at least there were no immediate effects. It wasn't until he descended the crow's nest for breakfast when he comes across Marco. Without really noticing or thinking, the next thing he knows is that his hand is locked in the other man's.]

Umm...

[Well this is awkward.]

C

[fierybluebird]

[Deadpan.]

Sweetheart.

[reluctantjinrou]

I didn't mean to!

[He blushes lightly because it is awkward and embarrassing and excuse him Marco while he tries to pull his hand away.]

[fierybluebird]

[Pfffft. Cute.]

[Marco just grins lightly.]

Couldn't resist, eh?

Well, I can understand that. [Opens his hand to try to shake Natsuno's off.... huh.]