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 Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:38 pm
The wink surprised her, and she looked around at the rest of the crew as it slowly dawned on her that they weren't glaring or disgruntled by her presence anymore. It wasn't Darias' orders that kept them at bay, but her. A lopsided grin came up on her face, and as the crew gave a cheer, she did a flourished bow, still holding her nose with one hand.
As the rest of the crew got ready to move out, she pulled her hand away to check for blood leaks, then washed the rest of it off her face before going and joining the crew on their way back.
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:45 pm
The crew waded their way back to shore, each with their own barrel. There were not as many members as the shetani would recall, as more were left guarding the ship. "Put yer backs into it! Faster we walk, the faster we shove off!" He grinned once more for the girl before angling back into the forest."The cap'n likes ye." Black Jack spoke with a chuckle as he trudged back onto the land. "The cap'n never likes anyone."
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:58 pm
Andromeda was taken by surprised by Black Jack's comment, and almost retorted back with something along the lines of it having to do with her having boobs and a butt. Instead, she thought better of it and just grinned. "He's not bad himself. Good company to play wits with. And not bad taste in girls either."
She looked back up at Black Jack. "The question is: does the crew?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:07 pm
The question made him think for a moment, carefully. But tricks and games weren't his style, so he'd respond honestly, and bluntly. "Aye. Any of us would die fer him." It was an odd question to say the least. Why would she want to know that? To test their loyalty? If she was hoping a mutiny was afoot, she'd come to the wrong ship. "If yer weak, he ain't got time fer you. But never a better cap'n has sailed."He glanced back over a shoulder, noticing the two of them talking. What were they blabbering about?"Why be you hanging 'round an ol' seadog like him?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:15 pm
She nodded as he answered, filing that information away to build more of an image about who Darias was. He was a leader, and a damned good one, which meant he had a decent amount of quality to himself. More reason why she would want to hang around with the group.
"Me?" She paused as she thought about why she had made sure to greet him today. "Because he doesn't change, I suppose. He is exactly how I remember him on the beach that first time. He's blatantly honest in some aspect, even if he doesn't mean to be. I guess most importantly is because I trust him to be him. He just... makes sense." She shrugged a little, knowing her answer was a bit vague, but not really able to narrow it down herself.
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:34 pm
He chuckled slightly at her response, and nodded heartily. "Aye, ye got the cap'n pegged. I've sailed under his jolly rancher fer longer than I can remember. Seasons, pae, the land, all change. But never him. He tipped his head at the captains look, letting him know all was well. The male had eyes like a hawk, he swore it. Hmmm...Black Jack wouldn't steal my wench He thought to himself, looking back forward with the other putting his mind at ease. Perhaps giving her pointers? She looked eager to participate and learn their ways, for what ever reason.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:21 am
"He's quite possessive, isn't he?" She commented, the Darias' stare not going unnoticed. She knew he was interested, but the poor fool hadn't a clue that she wasn't interested, nor was she capable of being interested. "There's many a girl who would find that endearing."
With a large sniff, she pulled loose the blood clot from her nose, then spat it out through her mouth, grimacing at the metallic taste from it. At least she could fully breath through her nose again. "Almost like getting in the face with a barrel didn't happen, neh?" She was pretty sure she'd be left with a bruise somewhere on her face, though; it still smarted.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:20 pm
"Possessive?" He mulled on that for a moment. "The Cap'n likes what he likes 'n' doesn't what he doesn't. Dere be no games with him, 'less be it 'bout grog 'n' wenches. If ye don't want a date with Davy Jones 'n be shark bait, one doesn't git between him and either one." He grinned at her crass nature, surprised she wasn't ashamed to spit in front of him. "Aye, betcha got a shiner soon though, eh?" His eyes flicked forward as they broke through the treeline, revealing their massive sheep bobbing gently a few yards from shore. "...Soon we must be partin Lass."
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:29 pm
A soft chuckle escaped her. "Oh, does he now? He really is an open book." She wasn't too concerned, though, as she had no intentions of getting wrapped up in the pirate captain's whim.
It did take her by surprise when the pit in her stomach dropped a little at the mention of parting ways. She was silent for a little, watching the ship bob gently in the waves. "What's it like, being on the ship?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:45 pm
He liked that about the captain. Pirates were known for lying and dirty cheats, but Darias had his own private code. Some would say being open was a noble choice, but he himself suspected Darias was just too lazy to do otherwise. "Shiver me timbers, ye never been on a ship?!" He exclaimed before laughing. At the shout, the captain froze, and turned around. Likewise the rest of the crew turned their heads. He strutted back over to them, head thrown back in laughter. "What do my ears hear? Nary a moment on the deck? On her swaying waters, held in the busom of the sea? Where pae be free wit a sense of adventure n plunder in dere hearts? The most grievous crime I ever heard!"
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:57 pm
She started as she was put right on the spot by Black Jack. Damn him for that!
Darias strut up to them like a proud rooster, and she knew she was in for it now. "Never been given the chance. I've been blessed with the temporary freedom of flight, but the island always pulls me back"
She stepped up to him and placed a single finger to her lips, turning her charm on. "I don't suppose there's a way to amend my crime, is there?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:14 pm
He groaned, rolling his eyes slightly. Here he goes again. Him and his big mouth. He made a show of clutching his chest like he was having heart pains. "Never the chance...Oh poor lass." The next question however, had him stop his little show. He looked at her, blinked, then slowly began to grin. He held his arms out. "Avast ye maties! Open yer ears! The lil wench fancies herself a freeboot! A buccaneer!" The rest of the crew began laughing, all but the captain and Black Jack. He swaddled over to her to lean in close, eyes glinting. "We don't give ferry rides. You come wit us, you stay wit us. We ain't turnin ship 'round if ye get 'homesick'."
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:34 pm
She noted when his showmanship stopped, recognizing him to be taking her request seriously. At least, as seriously as he would be. She leaned right back into Darias, her eyes locked with his and her nose a hair's width away. A slow smirk came over her face, rising to the challenge. "You can't be homesick if there ain't no home, savvy?"
She turned and addressed the crew. "What do y'all say? Am I ship worthy?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:48 pm
As soon as she called out to the crew, they all fell deathly silent. The smiles fell from their faces, and the tension in the air thickened. Darias straightened, his face in an icy stare. A line had been crossed, and boundaries had to be made. "Lookit lass, you amuse me. But no one dere's go over the Cap'ns head." His voice, once jolly was every bit as serious as the glint in his eye.
Iron fist ruling.
"Savvy?"
Then as instant as his mood turned from jovial to dangerous, the smile returned back on his face. "But the wench has a point! What do ya'll say? Let the wench come aboard?!"The crew let out a collective, relieved sigh. Glad that the shetani had not become a shish-ka-bob at that moment. But they had a question that needed answering. "AYE!" Black Jack called out, voice gruff as ever. "AYE!" Called out another.And another, and another, until a chanting of Aye's rang out through the crew.
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:04 pm
The first hint was the crew falling as silent as the grave, the rucus joy gone as tension filled the silence. She turned to see the nearly murderous look on Darias' face. This was not a Pae to be double crossed, ever, and she was experiencing first hand a mild side of that. Her breath caught in her throat, and she opened her mouth to respond to him with a shaken 'aye'.
And then, just as quick as it came, everything was lighthearted once more, and that ridiculous smile was back on Darias' face. Relief mixed with the pit in her stomach, and her hands shook a little from the resulting
adrenalin rush.
Quickly, she clenched her fingers to stop the shaking, then gave her biggest grin as the chanting grew louder. She turned to Darias with a joyous glint in her eyes. "Thank you."
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