HazMat Log 008 ♔ Patootles and Discount Coupons

[anelegantmyth]

Who: Hazardous Materials
Where: Tartle Island then Deesuko Ballia
When: 8/7 onwards
What: gathering a patootle and then party over at pirate heaven
Warnings: alcohol and little whales that fart bubbles are dangerous to your health
Style: Any!
Status: Zoo entrance fee is still 50 doubloons

Hazardous Materials' August log of doom part! Date your stuff, you all know the drill.

8/7-8/11 : Sailing to Tartle Island
8/12-8/14 : Tartle Fun!
8/15-8/21 : Sailing to Deesuko Ballia
8/22-?: Party hard!!

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Tartle time

[youhearthebells]

[For someone who comes from a time and place where the southern god is a giant black tortoise (like the ones emblazoned in gold thread on his loose trousers), an island on a turtle's back is more than worth a visit! Gan Ning's long grump seems to finally be easing a little as they put in at one of the mooring spots and go "ashore," and aside from the ridiculous whales, he finds a lot to like here. Totally worth the detour from heading for Deesuko.

Well, now that Roxas has been located and picked up, it's much easier to relax on the Tartle! Gan Ning is occupied on the ship, coordinating the rescue flight and waiting to see Roxas alive and well and back on the ship, on the 11th itself. Once that's over, though...

It's a good time to catch him, to discuss plans with him and see how his injuries are healing. He's prone to lounging around or strolling the length and breadth of the island, exploring.]

[heartismyown]

[Just as he promised, he finds Gan Ning on the twelfth. It looks to him like the man is just lounging somewhere so he moves to take a seat nearby. He's nice and clean now.]

Hey. You said you wanted to talk to me...right?

[youhearthebells]

[he glances over at the company, and then sits up a bit]

Oh, hey, kiddo. Nah, not talk...just wanted to see how ya are, see if you wanna have some fun.

[he gives Roxas a quick once-over. Hm, yep, cleaned up all right] Looks like you're feelin' better. Sleep good, get some good food in ya and all?

[heartismyown]

Oh, I'm okay I guess. Lea put some bandages on me.

[Maybe, maybe not. Roxas hasn't decided. He's ignoring some rather confusing emotions that make no sense whatsoever.]

Sleep was weird and I haven't eaten yet.

[youhearthebells]

Huh. Well, that sucks. You wanna have a walk around, see if we can find some food? There's gotta be something in this village.

[heartismyown]

It's okay, it's weird a lot when I sleep. I dream weird things.

[He nods though and gets up.]

Okay! We can get some food!

[youhearthebells]

[he pushes himself to his feet, too, and swings an arm in a big, welcoming gesture]

This place is a real pirate's haven, yanno. At least, that's how it looked when I had a short walk around. Lots of bars and stuff, so there's gotta be a nice inn or restaurant not too far.

[a stroll is good, though. They can get an eyeful of the people walking around and toting their baggage on poots. Look at that, Roxas, farting whales.]

[heartismyown]

I think when there's lots of bars people have parties. Did they have parties here?

[He gets up too and begins to walk with him.]

I saw some parties before but...

[He trails off, staring.]

What's that? [He points at a poot. Weird looking creature, isn't it?]

[youhearthebells]

Haven't seen any parties. At least, nothin' like what they did at Port Chance. Now that was a party.

[He follows Roxas' point and just sort of stares.]

Dunno. Looks like a whale, right? But it's floating in the air on land instead of in the water.

[heartismyown]

A whale? I dunno...I've never seen one. Not sure if I read about it in the book Ikki gave me.

[He hums a bit, thinking.]

Well I've watched lots of parties. People like that, they're always pretty happy, I think.

[youhearthebells]

I've seen. Uh. Pictures. It's kinda like that. Weird, though, huh?

[Right, he remembers that he's not supposed to get the kid drunk. Lea would kill him. So, as much as he would drag him into a tavern, Ning will look for a restaurant. The two are sort of indistinguishable on this island.]

What, and you don't get happy at parties? Why not? Or is that what you like - hangin' out in a corner watching?

[heartismyown]

[Roxas tilts his head.]

I guess it's okay. I don't know, we always used to watch the heart-people do their things. Until I came here I didn't really...well I met some kids once but that's it. I didn't really know any.

[He was so jealous of them.]

[youhearthebells]

Well, you're one of us now, so you don't have to just watch if you don't wanna. I did promise a party, didn't I? Maybe we'll have to have one while we're here...

[although they're still missing Leo. Sigh. Oh, hey, there's a restaurant with outdoor tables - perfect. It's too nice to sequester away in a dark, dank tavern just for food.]

Hungry for anything in particular?

[heartismyown]

[Roxas blinks a little bit. No one really minds if he lingers at the fringes watching, no one's really invited him to join in.]

Not really but um, I guess I can do it. I did drink at a party once, but I don't think Lea liked that much.

[Mostly because Roxas kept trying to pet him.]

Whatever works. I can try something new maybe!

[youhearthebells]

All right, then.

[trying new things, one step at a time. Whatever the restaurant on the corner is serving, doesn't matter - it'll be an adventure.]

Man, what I wouldn't give for a place that had real manju. I haven't had one in so long, ain't found anyone in this world that knows how to make 'em.

[anelegantmyth]

[ Well someone looked happy today. Cynthia had been out all day gathering supplies, and buying poots, that she didn't actually find the time to go up and say hi to the guy. But even from a far, she could see he was in a good mood.

Thank arceus.

Currently, she was standing a good distance away, looking at one of the book stalls. They were also selling flowers and that gave her one wicked idea. Picking up and paying for a single white lotus flower, she hands it over to one of her new baby poots and points to her captain.

Go give it to that guy.

She prayed that the poot understood her command as she watched it float over to his direction, holding the lotus in its mouth. The moment she saw the little whale lightly headbutt Ning's side. She turns to face the stall, hiding her VERY amused smile. ]

[youhearthebells]

[hang on, what's this? Why is this dumb thing bopping him?]

Oi, get off. What do you want? I don't got any food.

[the whale wiggles at him, showing off the flower. Gan Ning, though, is thick as a brick and just stares at it.]

What? Whaddaya want?

[anelegantmyth]

[ Oh but the little poot seemed determined! His new mommy sent him to do a thing and he WILL do it...somehow. It butts at his side again, making a little poot noise and holds up the flower.

Cynthia had to cover her face with a book so he wouldn't see her laughing in one corner. But the people at the stall were definitely staring. Crazy woman. ]

[youhearthebells]

[He doesn't know it's Cynthia's, so he tries to push it off, simply at first but eventually flapping his hands at it]

Whaaaaaat? I said go away! Shoo! No, stop that, get offa me!

[anelegantmyth]

[ The blonde had to explain to a very curious stall owner why she was trying her best not to be seen. She told him that he was her captain and messing with him has been her life's mission since she first met the guy. The stall owner takes a good look at the scene behind her and starts laughing as well.

The little poot drops the lotus on his feet and nudges it towards him. Take it already you stupid human. ]

[youhearthebells]

[looking from the whale to the flower and back again, several times. At long last, he picks up the lotus, giving it a quizzical look like it might explode in his hand]

...the hell?

[anelegantmyth]

[ And, as if on cue, the little poot farts out a few bubbles and smiles at the man when he looks down at it. Ok mission accomplished. It gives him a quick good bye head butt then floats back over to Cynthia's side.

Though Cynthia probably should have told it not to come back to her at risk of Ning following it. But then, he wouldn't be smart enough to follow it, right? ]

[youhearthebells]

[Gross. He does watch where it goes, and at the end of its trail...]

...WOMAN.

[anelegantmyth]

[ Ok well, she half expected he'd figure it out sooner or later. But she doesn't turn to acknowledge him, oh no, and she'll probably keep ignoring him till he realizes that her name isn't "woman".

Seriously, is it that hard to remember her name? ]

[youhearthebells]

[Gee, Cynthia, he has a name too, and it isn't feline in nature. Play it that way, huh? Fine, two can be brats. Gan Ning snorts and huffs and turns away to go back to whatever he was doing. At least he doesn't crush the lotus...those are important flowers in his culture. He does stuff it in the sash around his waist, though.]