The Asper~Gaia's Tavern on a Pirate Ship ~

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[-The Golden Flower-]

Ailsa Graystone

When you play with fire....


Ailsa was glad when the conversations died down. It was a bit over whelming for her to suddenly be trust back into life at the Aspers, things seemed to have changed a little but not too much on the surface at least. She wondered what happened to Onyx but she wasn't sure how to ask what happened at the moment. Instead, she distracted herself with swim suits.

After a little while Ailsa found a few things that she thought she would look okay in, and she left the store with Onyx and Kodan. They returned to the Aspers, and Ailsa took a few moments before she walked onto the deck to just look at the ship. She heard Onyx tell her old room was still open but only managed a nod. She waited until everyone was gone before she greeted the old ship in her own way. She then walked up to the deck and headed into the ship to her old room.

Once Ailsa was inside, she gave the room a quick look around. She would have to get some new things for her room before she brought Brad to Port Thume. Ailsa took out her swimsuit and looked it over before she put it on. She gave herself a quick look over in the mirror and grab a towel before she made her way to the deck.










//[L]ocation: Shell Cove to the Asper/Her Room then to Deck //
[C]urrent Music: Blue Flames//
[M]ood: Calm // tatus: Unharmed//
--- Your gonna get burn.◄◄◄◄

[Lithia Kane]

onyx2047

Wearing:Exploring Town



Rini giggled at Oynx's greeting towards her. It was cute, and silly. Hearing her last name stung alittle but she would not let it show. She had checked on the fishes on her way out. Going into her room, Rini would dig around in her swimwear before deciding on this newer one she had get to wear. She slipped off her dress and slipped the swim suit on, then backed a bag for the beach. Towel, sunscreen, anything she might need. A camera, as well. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled lightly.

She slipped her normal dress over the swimsuit and headed to the decks. Wow, there was a lot going on. When was the last time she saw so many of the Asper's people moving around the ship. It looked like this would be a family trip. She was excited, the friends you make would be like your family eventually, so that's how she came to calling them all that. She smiled at Kodan, Alisa and Oynx.

Swimmy: Rini's kini

[onyx2047]

Location: Asper ( Deck ) ~


When Onyx saw Rini she crinkled her nose. She loved her bathing suit despite not being overly fond of the color pink. It was just so classic in design and on her? It was fabu. When Rini got to where she and the others were standing she spoke out to her.

"Rini! Love your bathing suit. I do not believe you have met an old patron of mine. Rini I'd like to introduce you to Ailsa." she said to her before turning towards the one oni had called Ailsa.

'Ailsa please meet my son's girlfriend, Rini.'

[-The Golden Flower-]

Ailsa Graystone

When you play with fire....


Ailsa turned towards the sound of Onyx's voice, blinking in surprise at the woman and the younger woman with her. Rini huh? Ailsa hadn't met her before. She gave a smile though, nodding her head. She had to look pretty strange with her swimsuit and her crazy pixie cut hair, mostly black with blue edges.

"Hello Rini. As Onyx said, I'm Ailsa Graystone. Its nice to meet you." Darn, she sounded so formal. She still smiled though, despite all that.










//[L]ocation: Deck //
[C]urrent Music: Blue Flames//
[M]ood: Calm // tatus: Unharmed//
--- Your gonna get burn.◄◄◄◄

[Metal Trsu]

Standing there he listened to the good ole' captain as she continued to throw her words out in their verbal dance, his mind racing with thoughts of what he might say next depending on her next witty comment towards him. 'Eat a d**k.' Really how old was she? Ancient to be sure, but jesus christ you think someone that played off of having redefined taste in all terms of life and living could have come up with something more...playful? Witty? Either way though when she had said it his head turned slightly allowing his long raven black hair to fall down between his facial features. Hiding the slight smirk that was creeping its way upon his face. How amused he was now, he wasn't even willing to continue to pseudo-argument they had been playing at. Metal then turned back to her to comment on her suggestion to him but was flat lined when she told him that her parents had been killed when she was young. Granted Metal hadn't known his father but his mother was murdered before him and he was even younger than she was. Maybe it was that part of life that helped him deal with with all the death and chaos he slung around the Asper at all times. A small sigh came as she quickly exited the room offering for him to come and join them down at the beach once more. Well more so telling him that he would see her at the beach and a little bit of him felt terrible for speaking on her parents hating him. Hell around the winter Metal turned into a right big a** crab apple due to the conditions of the seasonal memories of the death of his mother.

Looking around Metal scanned the area, well he didn't really have anything to wear down to the beach expect for a couple of clothes that he'd bought at the store. Rummaging through said clothes he pulled out a tank top, it was tight to the fit and wrapped against the curve of his toned upper figure. The fabric was a dark blue and ran down to his waist line. His pants had dropped and his legs soon were wrapped around by the cut off shorts that he had also acquired from the store, his figure his held to the shorts loosely as he walked, a cloth belt holding the baggy shorts up while being hooked twice withing a curved metal belt loop to restrain the belt itself. Metal proceeded to walk out of the quarters and onto the deck of the ship. The small wind breeze blowing around his as it whipped around his tresses to the left flowing like water in the breeze. Walking by the group of people gathering along the deck Metal just ignored them for the most part. He knew some of them or at least he had seen them before on this ship. It was a rare occurance for Metal to speak to anyone but Onyx unless it was him who had initiated the conversation in the first place. Making his way off the ship his bare feet clapped against the wooden dock of the pier the ship was resting at before taking a long step down falling into the sand in a crouched position before standing straight up. Metal was tall for a human, standing over most on the Asper.

[onyx2047]

Location: Asper ( Deck / Beach ) ~


Heiden came bursting up onto the deck in a poofing sputter. He looked a little dazed and confused as he seemed to look around. He was dressed for the beach and judging by the lack of his sunglasses he had taken his newly made tonic to protect his eye's from the sun. It was the one nasty condition he had gained from his father. Seeing Rini he smiled at her and then looked to Ailsa. Ah yes, he remembered her well especially seeing her again. Once upon a time when he was a budding teenager he had a secret crush on her. A lot like Raziel he had had a thing for red heads. In his older years however, his tastes esthetically had changed.

"Hey Ailsa!" he then looked to Kodan and nodded. 'Kodan.' He then looked to his mother and the things behind her. "Can I take some of that?"

Onyx looked back over her shoulder to the things there. "Yeah, the bag of beach toys, a chair or two. I shall grab some chairs and the duffel bag. Can someone grab the umbrella's?" she said before picking up the gear.

The lot of them would make their way off the ship and head on down to the beach area. Once there oni would open the duffel bag and unpack the towels and lay them out. With some help the umbrella's would also be set up for shade as well as the beach chairs. The bag of beach toys would be left to dig through by anyone that wanted to. Which, Heiden did right away. It was a little cute seeing him do this, he was like a big kid in a lot of ways and rightfully so. He had essentially skipped all of it by taking his education in the ether realms of Gaia. Onyx would sit beneath an umbrella upon a towel, knees slightly bent, forearms to lightly drape across them. Behind her shades that were fashionably shaded by her pretty sun hat, she watched her son.

Heiden had gotten down on his knees and opened the bag. He started to pull things out. Tightly packaged was a volley ball net, a few beach balls that needed to be inflated, the tools to make sandcastles, squirt guns, frisbee's and the like. Heiden tossed a few packages at his mom. They were the beach balls.
'Here! Help me' he beamed. Together they would blow them up.

'So...your going to play volley ball with me right?'
"Heiden I haven't played volley ball in like...forever. I would totally suck at it."
"Then at least help me set up?"
"fine fine." she huffed getting to her feet.

Heiden had handed Rini the squirt guns turning his back to his approaching mother.
"Pst! Go fill these up!" he hissed with a wicked grin as he nodded to the water. Heiden would make his mother play with him!

[Lithia Kane]

onyx2047

Swimmy: Rini's kini



Rini looked over at Alisa and leaned in and gave the other female a hug. Maybe if that did not scare the other female, they could become friends. She needed some of those, can't spend all your time with the person you date right?

She looked up as Heiden joined to group on deck. She took a few looks around. Wow, she had to wonder how this group would look walking off the pirate ship and to the beach. It was cute to think about actually. She would help gather some of the things to carry to the beach.

She would help Oni set up the towels and the umbrellas, and the like of what they needed for rest. The bag of toys was tempting and she wondered who would run for it first. She had to laugh watching Heiden, then he and Oynx blew up the balls.(XD). She was setting up the volleyball net in a space away from the resting area. She smiled lightly as she came back to organize things.

Yet, her attention was grabbed by Heiden, and she rushed off to fill the water guns for him. Except she went and got some clean water for that, instead of salt water. Just incase someone got hit in the eyes. She sneaks them back to heiden and grins.

"Here, baby"

[-The Golden Flower-]

Ailsa Graystone

When you play with fire....


Ailsa waved to Hieden, smiling slightly at him. She had always that he was short of adorable, now she found him more hansom. She didn't want to grow to close to anyone though, and push any emotions that she might feel about him (like petty crushes) deep down in her mind.

Ailsa was a bit surprised by Rini's hug, but she returned it, if a bit stiffly. Friends... she could try and make friends. Gods knew she needed them. Lance had tried to convince her of that, and so had Celeste and even her mother... Gods, she wanted her mother more then ever. She pushed those thoughts from her mind though and instead focused on the now.

Ailsa helped Rini with the umbrellas, and then walked over to the water. She wanted to swim really bad, and slowly made her way into the water.










//[L]ocation: Deck to Beach //
[C]urrent Music: Blue Flames//
[M]ood:Calm // tatus: Unharmed//
--- Your gonna get burn.◄◄◄◄

[onyx2047]

Location: Asper ( Beach ) ~


The lot of them would set up the volley ball net and it would seem that everything was set. Onyx didn't see Heiden take the squirt guns from Rini as she had turned to make her way back to her chosen seat.

"Sooo...you going to play? Right?" Heiden's voice was sneaky.

"Heeeeeiden noooo" Oni whined as her steps came to a slow. Her shoulders slumped.

Heiden knew that his mother was going to try and weasel her way out of playing volley ball with him, so he blasted her with the squirt gun. Onyx would get a huge cold splash on her back. Onyx's back arched, she gasped and then squealed out in shock and anger. Whipping around to face Heiden she ripped off her hat and threw it on the ground. She dashed forwards towards her son to give chase. Heiden's eye's grew wide as he staggered back. He lifted up his arms with the gun pointed at her and fired off another blast. This shot of water hit her square on the chest. Another scream and squeal. Now Heiden needed to run. The two would zig zag all over the sands as Onyx tried to catch her son. Onyx would snatch a gun from Rini and start firing cold shots at Heidens back. He needed a taste of his own medicine. He too would find himself breath taken and back arched and eventually tumbled to the ground. Onyx stood over her son and placed her right foot upon his shoulder, point down and blast him good with a stream of water. Heiden's body wriggled writhe with shock.

"Help! YYYYEEEEEKKKK MOOOOOOOOOOOOOM STOOOOOOOOP! HALP HHAHAHAHAH" Heiden would go.

"OOOOH .... NOW you call for help? No one is going to help you and betray ME. I'm the innocent one here!"

"You? Innocent? Your about as innocent as a porn star in a sex shop"

Oni perked a brow. She shifted the aim of her gun to the left a little. "Porn star? Sex shop?"

"I was going to say Catholic priest but didn't want to offend..." heiden grinned.

"OH AND A ....porn star in a sex shop isn't offensive?" she hissed the last bit at him a lot more quieter.

"Well if the shoes fits..." Heiden barely got out through his laughter.

Oni kicked him in the side of his ribs sending sand flying all over him. She then squirted him with another round of cold water.
"Well then I must say your 'shoes' look good on you"

"HAHAHAH I know they do...they're yours!" he was laughing so hard that belly laugh that seemed so boyish to his mother. It was cute.

"Why you little!" Onyx laughed now too just seeing her son kill himself in laughter. Her gun nearly empty she tackled her son in attempts to wrestle the full gun he had out of his hand. Despite heidens weakness from laughter he wasn't so weak that he couldn't defend his squirt gun.

"HAHAHA MOOM HAHAHA DONT MAKE ME PLAY NASTY!" he said warning his mother.

[Kaijumomi]

Draven Malaki
Location~ The Seventh Sanctum
With~ Neesa&Crew
Mood~ calm. happy
Wearing~[Black&Blue]

Windy weather, boys, stormy weather, boys, When the wind blows, we're all together, boys; Blow ye winds westerly, blow ye winds, blow, Jolly sou'wester, boys, steady she goes.

It had been some time that was for sure. Still, seeing the magnificent ship on the horizon made her smile. Fond memories of that place thats for sure.

She had no idea how long it had been. She always lost track of time when she was away. Life had been a haze of sun, storms, water, and adventure. She had found her smile again. Her sister was traveling with her. And she too, seemed to be a little lighter in heart.
She wondered what creatures were traveling with Asper this time.
She wouldnt be here long, just long enough to restock and rest a little bit before shipping off again. But she certainly wanted to stop in and say hello to Onyx, she knew Neesa did as well.

'Draven!"
Her name ringing out, forced Draven back to reality, as her head snapped to the side. Her white haired sister bounding towards her.
Neesa had grown dark, sun kissed skin glistening with sweat as they prepared to dock.
"Mika said he needed you to steer? Apparently Wilhiem needs help battening down some things." she said. Draven lifted a brow looking at her sister before a small smile spread on her lips.
"How about you do it? Ill go help the others." she said shoving herself from the railing. The look on Neesa's face was pure shock.
"R...really?" she said looking at her sister with big mis matched eyes. Draven nodded and the girl hooted before running to upper deck.

Draven shook her head as she went to find Mika and Wilheim. Neesa was taking well to the ship and the work. She was beginning to find her voice and becoming more and more sassy and snarky. Much like her father was. She always wondered what drew her well mannered mother to that loud, unabashed brute.
Neesa was beginning to become more and more like a VallenCourt and less and less a Malaki.

They would dock without a problem, and the crew would disperse. They always did when they made port. Neesa would emerge from below deck, freshly showered and changed to see her brother standing on deck.
"Sweet baby Satan, how do you do the thing?" she said brushing white curls from her face.

Kane grinned a wolfish grin shrugging.
"I just know when my sisters are making port close by." he said opening his arms for a hug. Draven appeared from the Captains Quarters with a smile.
"Get used to it Neesa, Brother always knows." she said patting Kane on the shoulder.
Bright, Ice blue eyes glistened with mischief, as they looked at her own violet orbs.
"Well. Since you're both here. Lets go find trouble." he said. Something in his voice hinted that he already knew where trouble was.
"Why do I have a feeling you already know where it is?" she said as they exited the ship to the docks.
"Because I do. And her names Lexington. And she just made a reappearance. Apparently she got leave from Perdition and decided to make a trip top side. You guys have perfect timing you know that?" Kane said leading the way.

Lexington.
Seems like this was going to be a little reunion. Draven grinned.
Lexington was one of the best...creatures she knew. Loud, unafraid, crude and very much so a solider at heart, the girl had been friends with Draven for a long long time.
And Trouble should have been her middle name.

"C'mon girls. Dont wanna keep the General waiting to we?" Kane said with a wink that left Draven's skin tingling with unexpected excitement. Neesa wiggled her eyebrows before bounding after their brother.

It was gonna be a good night after all.

[Ravenshaw]

The teeny tiny most little fish in the whole wide harber pittered, and pattered down at the bow of the ship jumping in the air radically. The very little noise it made was extremely likely nobody was going to take notice of the insignificance of it, but the little fish that could kept on trying to jump up the ship wall to get on the deck. With no luck, it gave up for a moment, and then a gull quickly swooped in catching it swiftly with it's beak, swallowing it Immediately. It squawked as it swooped up the side of the ship, catching a wind current over the rails, and was flung quickly into the main sail mast, catching the poor bird off guard it fell to the deck unharmed, but it had up-chucked the little fish it had swallowed. Without taking notice the bird quickly flapped off, leaving the fish to flip and flop around. It's one eye up as it sat on it's side scanned the view it's eye balls would allow. It's small stature then ceased it's movement, looking as if it were dead, and it's tiny bones of it's rib cage popped out of it's body, looking like tiny little roots to a plant as it dug no more then a millimeter within the wood of the deck, and a rather large leaf about five times the size of the fish began to expand out above it held up by a single stem. The leaf was a dark purple hue in the center with a tie-dye effect moving outwards with shades of orange, and red seemingly glowing from any radiation placed on it such as candlelight, to a sun. It lay there waiting for a reason unknown. If Any carbon dioxide from a beings breath were to blow on it, the plant would recede back into the fish and would cause it to flip and flop around back to life.

[TraumatikDesires]

The best things in life will always come unexpectedly.

But what is a Human to do with 20 years of mortality in an immortal world?

••••••••••••••

Kodan's eyes befell Onyx and he felt like his eyes left their sockets. He blinked several times, but in any case, he nodded with a smile as she left to get her son and Rini. He watched and looked around before leaving the comfortability of the hammock. He began to walk the deck before his eyes began to catch the sight of everyone coming back out unto the deck. Just as others had begun to arrive, so did Onyx's shipment from the store. He helped as best he could to help bring in the items, even catching the fact that it would appear that it he wasn't the only one to bring super-soakers to the day out on the beach.

He smiled and nodded to Rini and Heiden, noting Metal within their group and the other female Ailsa. He helped everyone with things down to the beach, staying quiet to himself as he thought. Well more like he was trying to not distract himself with the lack of coverage of those around him. Although the noted presence of Ailsa's son made him smile. The little tyke was adorable. He helped with a couple umbrella's, but then he noticed that Heiden and Rini were plotting something, but little did they or Onyx realize that he had his own squirt gun. He grinned evilly as he uncovered his own super soaker. He darted off to fill it up and then came back right in time for when Heiden squirted at Onyx. He smirked and then grinned.

"Ohhhhh RINI!!!" He cooed with a smirking grin before he shot her with his own gun like a machine gunist. He laughed like a little kid and then pointed at Onyx and Heiden wrestling for the the squirt gun. He motioned and then hoped she would join him with squirting them both.

Outfit: Beach time
Locations: Asper Deck - Beach

[ImNoHero]

"THIEF! SOMEBODY STOP THAT KID!!! HE STOLE FROM MY MARKET!"

Some fat s**t of a middle aged man chased after the smaller boy that was simply much more agile than he. There was no hope of catching the boy, not on his own. Though most of the town folk seemed to turn a blind eye since they weren't the ones being robbed. Not that he stole much. He merely snatched two apples and a loaf of bread. He might have gotten away with more if the man hadn't have caught on the the mild stench and over all dirty appearance of the boy. That and the fact that he didn't seem to speak to the man when the man spoke to him. Little did that big scary man know, he couldn't understand him.

Looking back, the man was no longer in a direct line of sight. And so, the boy dipped off, running the boardwalk onwards to what he couldn't mistake for a pirate ship. Lucky for him, he was a petty thief. No way a pirate would sell him out. Seriously though, if the guy hadn't stopped chasing him for bread and a couple of units of fruit, he must seriously be down on business. Perhaps it was best he join a pirate crew himself. MAYBE then he stood a chance at a 'successful' life. Maybe. Running straight through the door on the left as described, the boy opened it, only to take a fall and tumble off of those three stupidly placed steps. The boy smacked his head and rolled, his bread being crushed by his body, and the two apples hitting the ground to gain some serious bruising before rolling away from him.

"搞什么鬼！？什么伦样PUTS楼梯后面的门！而没有足够的光芒！该死的疼！"
( "WHAT THE HELL!? WHAT KIND OF MORON PUTS STAIRS BEHIND A DOOR! AND NOT ENOUGH LIGHT! DAMN IT IT HURTS!!!" )

The boy cursed and exclaimed as he sat up, his right palm mashing into his head and robbing where he hit it. The yelling making the throbbing pain worse if anything. And now would come the tricky part, figuring out what to do or where to go next. So far, he hadn't found anyone else that could speak to him, or that he could speak to. Then again, he hadn't been exposed to this new world for very long. He had to run into someone he could communicate with sooner or later. Right?

[-The Golden Flower-]

arrow The Beach

Ailsa Graystone Hybrid Mage

Ailsa heard the sounds behind her as she began to wade into the water, and when she turned around she couldn't say she wasn't surprised by what she saw. Onyx and Haiden were going at each other with water guns and so were Kodan and Rini. Ailsa shook her head at them, smiling ever so slightly. It was nice to see laughing and joy actually going on.

Ailsa sat down in the water and enjoyed the cool water against her skin. It had been a while since she had been swimming, she had missed it. No problems, nothing to distract her from the fun of the moment.

She felt content for the first time in a year.

short post is short post-

[onyx2047]

ImNoHero

Running straight through the door on the left as described, the boy opened it, only to take a fall and tumble off of those three stupidly placed steps. The boy smacked his head and rolled, his bread being crushed by his body, and the two apples hitting the ground to gain some serious bruising before rolling away from him.

"搞什么鬼！？什么伦样PUTS楼梯后面的门！而没有足够的光芒！该死的疼！"
( "WHAT THE HELL!? WHAT KIND OF MORON PUTS STAIRS BEHIND A DOOR! AND NOT ENOUGH LIGHT! DAMN IT IT HURTS!!!" )

The boy cursed and exclaimed as he sat up, his right palm mashing into his head and robbing where he hit it.

The slightest flick of the eyes would be all it would take for the boy to see a pair of legs, a booted foot to stop an apple from rolling away. The female attached to the foot was smaller both in height and body, rather lanky with not enough curve to notice. Her hair was blond and short with a little shag to it. Her face, her eye's and all of her features were distinctly feminine as was the voice that came with her. Jenica was the ships hostess. She played a rather large role upon the Asper as she served, cooked, cleaned, informed the variant guests of the ship. She was special as she was the only true human aboard and a confidant to the Captain. At first she looked down at the boy with furrowed brows, somewhere between scolding and concerned that lingered in her expression. She seemed to, after a few moments of assessment, retract. Jenica carried two brown bags in her arms as she had just come back from the markets herself. Crouching she set the bags to the side, she studied him.

Jenica did factor in his physical self. From how old he appeared to be, to the state of his personal hygiene to his personal scent, to the loaf of bread squished beneath him, to the apples that had tried to flee from his clutches. Having seen enough while being apart of this crew it was something that was clear to her, this boy was in need. Starving, could use a hot shower, a soft bed, new clothes or at least a chance to use the washer and dryer!, he very well could have no home to cap it all off.

"Hello there." she said softly to him with a smile. She picked up a single apple and cleaned it with the hem of her shirt. Jenica would then casually extend her arm and hand to him to give him back an apple that he had dropped. Jenica needed him to know that she meant him no ill will.

"I'm Jenica, welcome to the Asper" she added.