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Faye Valentine ([personal profile] myfayevalentine) wrote in [community profile] high_seas2014-08-04 10:47 pm

Bloody Roses Rescue Their Captain. Good One, Grell.

Who: Bloody Roses
Where: Darkcloud Island - that's in the sky, you guys.
When: Whenever Grell demands them there, to whenever she demands them not there. (This could be discussed but Plurk is down. Loser.)
What: Collecting their captain, who is not dead, she's just on a cloud.
Warnings: Bloody Roses (swearings, violences, unicorn whips)
Status: Bloody Roses only

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[If so, what is the culture like here?]: The legend goes that King Ukir of Darkcloud Kingdom is a very, very old man who decided he didn’t want to live on the ocean one day. He lived in a very large city wide tower that housed many of his loyal subjects and at the top of it was one very large ‘sun stone’ a yellow gem that helped the kingdom thrive. Making a deal with a mysterious man, King Ukir was granted a long life and a levitating island. The clouds around the earth hide it from the sea below and help hold it in the sky. The clouds are fluffy but dense, able to walk on them the darker they are. The father out you walk, the more of a chance you have to fall off.

[Island peculiarities]: There are several huge tunnels in the island, where propellers can be lowered and pushed out, spinning to propel the island in case of need to move it, though they are rarely used. Emergency reasons only.

The clouds are huge and from below they look like an enormous storm cloud. The piece of land is supported by the clouds, floating in them. You can park a boat in the darker clouds, but lighter ones are more apt to sink a ship, very slowly. Walking the clouds feels springy and light, but the whiter the cloud the less safe it is.

It’s rare that anyone comes here, so when a ship does make it up here it’s almost a bit celebration. The people of the city tend to like good people who come with fun things to trade. It’s too hard for them to get anything from below so come with some fine goods! the people of the Darkcloud Kingdom are very fine seamstresses and tailors. Light flowing silkish clothing and wide footed cloud shoes that work very well in most clouds and even help some fast people run on water.

There is a large purple glowing tree hanging off one cliff. This tree is huge, branches stretching out and trunk wide. Its roots wrap around the cliff and through it. the fruit from this tree is what the locals call Cloud Fruits and eating a ripe fruit will leave the person happy and light feelings (which also makes it easier to walk on the clouds in further regions). An unripened cloud fruit is very hard and will weigh a person down, not only in weight but in bad thoughts.
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redcinemareel: (Grell: book smart 2)

Aug 1st and forward!

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-05 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
Grell, who was making herself more familiar with the island, was walking about the shore of the island. As she was doing so, she was taking notes about what she learned. This was all a ploy to eat up time. She really wanted to be back on her ship again! Back in her own bed! Back with her crew and new overcoat!

What was taking them so long?!

Never mind the fact that it had only been about a few hours since she spoke to her crew.
english_dignity: (pirate - partner in crime)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-06 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
It really wasn't hard to spot their captain with that hair of her's. Wrapped package under his hair, Arthur waved as he headed across the beach to Grell.

"Captain!" he called out in case she hadn't seen him.
redcinemareel: (Grell: green eyes)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-06 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
Grell looked up from her notes and spotted him trying to catch her attention. A familiar face! She grinned brightly while giving a wave and began to walk briskly over to him.

"Ahoy~!"
english_dignity: (pirate - mint bunny)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-06 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Sorry for making you wait," Arthur said as he reached the other Brit. Thankfully, there was no sign of the illness that had been starting at the end of the previous month. "Glad to see you're well. And back."
redcinemareel: (Grell: glomps!)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-06 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, Arthur, but Grell is going to invade your personal space and hug him! Tightly!

"It was awful! I was stuck here for ages!" Which was just a few hours at the least, perhaps. "I was worried you wouldn't come!"

She pulled back, and held him by the shoulder.

"Which reminds me to give Faye a bit of payback later." That little brat was purposefully rubbing her the wrong way!
english_dignity: (blush - so not blushing)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-06 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
Erk- Arthur's cheeks went red as he stared at her with wide eyes before she pulled back. People hugging him... not something he was quite used to. He coughed to clear his throat. "Well, we'd be a pretty lousy crew if we abandoned our captain."

He held out the package. "Here, I thought you'd want this as soon as possible."
redcinemareel: (Grell: YAY)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-06 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
His reaction didn't garner much notice from Grell. Perhaps she was too used to violating personal spaces to care about reactions by now.

Green eyes blinked at the package before she gasped and tore it open, revealing the beautiful work in the shade she loved best of all. Grell admired the detail with gentle fingers for a moment.

"It's exquisite!" Lifting it up, Grell got a better look at it fully before glancing to Arthur. "Will you help my put it on?"
english_dignity: (pirate - bloodied)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-06 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course," the nation said, holding his hands out for the greatcoat. Once he had it, he shoot it out and held it up for her. "I hope it meets with your approval. I made the seams extra strong so you won't have to worry about it tearing in combat."
redcinemareel: (Grell: green eyes)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-06 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, yes, that pesky problem. I thank you for that." She was sure if she had worn her red coat properly, it would have torn. It wasn't even hers in the first place, but details.

She slid her arms through and marvelled at how it actually fit, and she was wearing it properly. Giving it a few adjustments, Grell turned to face Arthur while pulling her hair from the inside.

"How is it?" She held up a finger towards him. "And be honest!" Idly, Grell was feeling over the material. "I don't think I could ever willingly get this stained with blood."
english_dignity: (pirate - biting)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-06 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
"I think I'm going to be biased no matter what since it's my own handiwork, but I think you look marvelous," Arthur said with an approving smile as he looked her over now that she was wearing it. It really did look lovely on her, with a more feminine fit than his own.
redcinemareel: (Grell: Hand Sign of Coolness 2)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-06 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Adjusting her hat, Grell wore the biggest smirk on her face. "I feel like a true captain!" She was never going to take it off, now.

"Speaking of being a captain, what occurred while I was away?" She managed to figure out the current date, and realized that an entire month had passed by without her knowledge.
hoodwinking: (Default)

[personal profile] hoodwinking 2014-08-08 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
A - August 1st - 7th

Bonnie was a lot happier to be up in the clouds than she was to be on the seas. It felt like a dream, and this time she didn't have to worry about some stupid bird or anyone bringing her down. Plus, it was a clear step up from Yuezhong, since the island's people seemed to actually be welcoming for once.

What she was definitely interested in was the fruit! It might've been good to keep some for later, maybe to try to store and keep for the oceanic islands, but she couldn't help but try some! Which is why she can be found happily skipping along, humming a tune and greeting the inhabitants of the island, or even you!

B - Later on in their stay

And naturally, she couldn't help but try the unripened fruit. With a harder time than she did eating the other one, she seemed to just wind up having a string of bad days, most of which was spent trying to even keep herself on the damn island. She's in a considerably less happy mood than before, the skipping turned into rough steps.

She happens towards the city, giving dirty looks at the people. One of them was eyeing her basket, weren't they? She was positive one of them had their disgusting eyes on her basket. Even if it was for a few seconds, it felt like ages. How dare they.

And so, you might catch a glimpse of her red cape pushing and pulling someone into an alleyway. Be careful if you follow.
crankyshark: Thash glaring slightly (Default)

[personal profile] crankyshark 2014-08-09 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[soon enough, they'd get there. It probably wouldn't take long at all since they were nearby on the surface. As much as he didn't really want to, Thash hopped off the ship to go talk to Grell about a few things that had happened while she was gone... Although as he walked he was already wondering if there was any point in trying to talk to her about certain things...]

[she was easy enough to spot. Not everyone ran around in that much red. He approached her with his hands in his pockets, not looking exactly excited]

There you are. Weren't waiting long, right? [he might've greeted her with a joke, but not everyone appreciated his sense of humor... And from what he could tell Grell didn't accept humor well at all]
redcinemareel: (Grell: oh well)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-09 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[She sensed someone approaching, and saw that it was Thash. One person she didn't expect to come and meet her so soon.]

You'll have to define long, you know. [Grell smiles lightly before shrugging.] I'd say no, since time doesn't have the same meaning for me as it does for everyone else.
crankyshark: Thash glaring slightly (Thash alert)

[personal profile] crankyshark 2014-08-09 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[well, he wasn't exactly the leader of a welcoming committee. He was here on business and looked at her seriously though he wasn't glaring or anything]

Oh, good. Hope you're not in a cranky mood then because I don't have real good news. Did Arthur tell you what happened at the beginning of the great ghost race?
redcinemareel: (Grell: srs bsns)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-09 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
He hasn't told me anything, actually. [Now it's her turn to look serious.] What happened?
english_dignity: (pirate - bloodied)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-09 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Arthur offered her an arm to lead her back to their ship like a proper gentleman, feeling very pleased with himself for her approval. "Most of the month was spent in the Ghost Race. I'm afraid we didn't fare very well in it due to the damage I mentioned over the journal, though we gathered some new supplies early on during an odd food rain."
redcinemareel: (Grell: Ah~?)

A

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-09 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Wearing her new coat made by Arthur, Grell strode over to Bonnie from behind. Even with her skipping, Grell found it easy enough to keep up.

"My, my~! You're chipper!"
redcinemareel: (Grell: Hmm?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-09 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
Grell linked her arm with hisas they walked back. A debriefing on the events while on a stroll was a marvelous idea.

"Damage? From what? And...I'm not sure I understand what you mean by food rain."

Was it really raining food?
hoodwinking: (Default)

[personal profile] hoodwinking 2014-08-09 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
At the sound of her voice, Bonnie spins on her heel and beams. It was nice to hear that voice again!

"Captain! You're alive!" Yes, yes, she said that already. "It's so good to see that you hadn't fallen through~!"
english_dignity: (misc - Hm?)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-09 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Cannon fire. I think they had a bit of a grudge against you, since they aimed right for the captain's quarters," Arthur said, bracing himself inwardly. "We fired back of course, and I believe comparable damage was done. And I mean food raining from the sky like hail from hell."
redcinemareel: (Grell: disgusted/disappointed)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-09 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Now she wonders what sort of race they all participated in. She sighed before shrugging.

"That could be anyone. Was it a particular crew--wait they targeted MY QUARTERS?!"

Oh hell no. That crossed the line.

"WHO WAS IT?!"
redcinemareel: (Grell: Ah~?)

[personal profile] redcinemareel 2014-08-09 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course I am! You weren't conversing with a ghost before!" Grell smiled at her. "You did make sure to anchor the ship on the darker clouds, correct?"
english_dignity: (blush - err)

[personal profile] english_dignity 2014-08-09 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
Bloody hell. Well, it wasn't as if she wouldn't have noticed the damage when she got to the ship. "The Triton's Mistress. They fired on us at the start of the race."
crankyshark: Thash glaring slightly (Thash glaring slightly)

[personal profile] crankyshark 2014-08-09 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Well at the race start it was pretty chaotic and there was brawling going on everywhere, but it was mostly random and pretty harmless. However, the Triton's Mistress hit us a bit with their canons. I didn't talk to any of them that day because I was too busy trying to poke holes in the bottom of their ship, but they may have been targeting us on purpose. I talked to a couple of 'em over the last month and they're not happy. I don't think they're going to let go of what happened in Deesuko Balia easily.

[he paused for a moment, frowning a bit]

With that said, I hope you're not thinking of just charging into a war with them right now. I don't know what you are, but bit seems pretty clear you're the most powerful being on this ship...a war might be a tiny threat to you but it's a much bigger threat to your mortal human crew. There's likely to be casualties on both sides if we hunt them down and I'm sure they've got some decent people on their crew that would be open to a peaceful solution...

[dang it felt so weird to be saying crap like this. Never in his life had he considered a peaceful resolution to be superior to a fun and convenient violent one. This was a lot harder than raising his sword and charging into battle. But there were people on this crew he cared about and he didn't want them to be in unnecessary danger]

So will ya talk to 'em? That's all I'm asking. If they say 'screw you' then we're out of luck and there will be only one way to go...but it's you they want. I'll stand behind you if they only want to fight us but if you can avoid a war by talking things out as our leader, isn't that what a Captain is for? I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job... Just consider it, 'kay?

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