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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:31 pm
Bell was honestly a bit surprised when he seemed to follow her and then catch up, offering his own apologies as well as his name. "It's alright, I'm used to being stared at as well." For a number of reasons there but she'd keep those thoughts to herself. More or less copying his universal gesture she nodded lightly back to him. "I'm Jaebelltiah. Apprentice Strategist." Title liked to come out when around strangers. Whether that was good or bad was debateable. Wasn't sure if it was nice to meet him yet but he at least thus seemed alright enough...but you could never be too careful with strangers. Yup he was definiately not from around here. "Oh yes...many of us. We're the second highest population." Second to the humans who bred like rabbits, and above the elves who seemed to have children in scant numbers. A look out to the thin crowd of the hour. "At this atoll I haven't seen too many though...mostly in the brothels and anyone else would be eating dinner around now, so they're all indoors. And well...this place is pretty far out in the desert. Not too many are going to live out here...civilized like anyway." Letting her fingers fiddle with each other a moment and her tail flick idly behind her in s-curves. "I take it you're new to the land?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:48 pm
"Well still it's rude to stare at somebody so sorry." Though he smiled a little at her name, Jaebelltiah, it sounded foreign. "Well an Apprentice Strategist, was a unique title. My profession is just a wanderer, nothing too big." Though he blinked and his eyebrows raised up when she mentioned that dragons were second in population wise. "Really? Wow." Logan only met a few dragons in his life so this was a surprise for sure. Though the halfling made a face when she mentioned that their kind, or hers really, were in the brothel, he hated places like that. "I see, where is the closest city then?" Though a blink as she asked him a question this time, and he gave a light nod. "Yes, been here for a week or so. Walking mostly."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:02 pm
"This is it. There's only one major city...but it's far south of here and not doing to well. Other than that it's merely minor port atolls, outposts, and camps and sand. Lots of sand." She knew it sounded unwelcoming, probably depressing and such as well but it was home and she loved it like it was. Besides there was hope...all over the plane were small scars of healing, just like Ilindal itself was one. What was that face about? The atoll probably...it wasn't the most glamourous of places. "Walking? That's no way to travel here. It's much too dangerous and harsh. I would suggest you book passage on a ship." Glancing at his dragonic half some, "Or...fly?" Assuming he could. She couldn't figure him out...he had scales, his arm was clearly draconic...but he didn't have wings. Or a tail. Or horns for that matter. Was he really part lizard or was he actually part draconic?
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:16 pm
"Just one? How can you live then?" What plane did he jump to? Though he shook his head to the dragon girl and smiled. "Nope I walked, wasn't hard really." He gave a light shrug before he looked at her and then again shook his head. "I couldn't, I didn't see a ship at all for the past week. Just popped up right in the middle of the desert." Though he raised an eyebrow at her question and gave a shrug. "Me and flying...don't get along so well." Though he looked back at her with some interest. "So if there is only one city then why is a woman like you all the way out here?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:24 pm
"We live just fine." A look around the dock a moment though. "I think a few of these ships are cargo or passenger...you could use them from here to sightsee..." Didn't seem like he had a particular destination in mind. Okay...for the moment she was deducing he was part lizard until otherwise proven. Flying just came naturally to dragons no matter the form...in fact they'd rather be flying than walking to be honest. Noting the change in his look them she realized she better stop talking to herself in her head. "Because one city can't possibly have everything there is to have need of in a plane." Smart enough to know not to talk about this mission though to strangers. "You could say I'm on a....supply and mapping run adn I needed a place to rest for a while. Safer here than in the sands with pirates and things that will even try at a large scale armored dragon."
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:44 pm
"Okay." A blink as he looked at the other ships for a moment before he gave a small shrug. "It's alright, ship or no ship I can get around without much trouble." And he could if he wanted too, just rather do things the not so simple way. But he did give a small nod to her answer, seemed simple enough. "I see well then sounds like you're set." Though he looked around and sighed a little before he shook his head. "I don't understand how one city can thrive in a place like this..." A pause before he turned back to her then nodded to the ships. "So which one are you on?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:56 pm
"Well, travel as your heart tells you to do. You're always going to be happiest that way." Random conversations with strangers...she supposed it was more likely out here seeing as no one knew of her clumsy tendencies that others often labeled her as an annoyance for. It was kind of nice. "Oh well...we find ways. The main city here has aid of magics and such." Or did until the orb situation happened. "And the atolls have all adjusted...water can be hard to come by but there's an oasis and ground water sometimes, ice caves. I know the landscape looks bland here...but there are still wonders to behold if you're adventerous enough." Tilting her head at him slightly. "Mm, the one with the wild cat in the wind as the figure head." Flicking her tail again, "Are you here on the plane looking for something?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:17 pm
"Yes that is true, with a strong mind and steady feet one could be surprised at how far they will go, by the time they look back it would seem that ages have past." Logan gave a small smile and nodded lightly to Jaebelltiah. "Magic is a person's best friend, as long as it doesn't back fire on them." He grinned and chuckled a little, little jokes like that can be funny if one allowed it to be. Though he raised an eyebrow at the mention of ice caves, now that sounded interesting. "Well I hope to come across an ice cave, sounds intriguing." Well this dragon seemed to have been able to shed a whole new light on the lad for Logan, and he was thankful for that. He gave another nod when she pointed out her ship then looked back to her when she popped a question. "Well no not really, for awhile I've been in isolation and then after awhile I've been getting the feeling of wanderlust, so I knew I couldn't stay where I lived. So I decided to just wander. Hope from plane to plane and just go around looking at things, meeting new people." A pause as he smiled and looked around before his eyes locked onto Jaebelltiah's. "So far it's been fun, some thing tried to eat me yesterday, jumped out of the sand. It was no big deal though."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:52 pm
"Understandable on all counts." Shrugging lightly, "Well, good luck if you find an ice cave...they're rare but they do exist." And she wasn't giving up her known location of such things...that place was special. At least to her it was...it was where her and Kaznec always had played the most. "Wanderlust...I hear the elves talk about it a lot. It's where you are restless and feel the need to travel, right?" Brushing a few loose strands of hair from her face a moment, perhaps fidgeting as his eyes watched her own so directly. "That happens a lot around here....just a few days ago me and the others I'm with almost found ourselves at hte mercy of pirates who are more ill intented than not."
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:11 pm
"Well that's a downer, but they sound wonderful though." That would be something, caves made out of ice. Aiden would probably love to see one of those if he ever found one, it would be romantic to a point. Though he gave a small nod when the small dragon went about describing wanderlust. "Yup more or less, I know an elf so I got the term from her. I just needed to go somewhere. So after traveling around my plane I decided to hop to another, and so I ended up here." Well of course he had to select a plane from a list that was deemed safe, after all there were a few which were deadly to any who stepped into them. Though a blink as the white dragon went about explain a certain ordeal that happened to her. "Well I'm glad to see everything turned out for the best. I hope you guys gave a good fight, showed them whose boss." He chuckled a little bit before he sobered up and smiled a little. "Jaebelltiah, I'm sorry if I'm being rude here but I want to know...what type of dragon are you? You're the first one I've ever seen that has white scales."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:59 pm
"Fate favors those who seek what they wish to find I suppose one could say." Shifting her weight from one foot to the other. "I take it you're a loner then...most people can't just up and leave whenever they wish otherwise." Nodding lightly, "We faired well enough. We're alive and well after all." His last question was something she didn't know how to answer otherwise than the truth...and right now she wasn't sure what it was. Technically by elements she could define herself, or she could be called a Rider Dragon, or she could be called a Silver dragon since technically she was one. Coloring was just faded. "Well I'm..."
"Ice and electricity from what I've seen. Isn't that right Ice? See, the nickname matches." Laughing and licking the remains of muffin glaze from her fingers as she walked over to the two. Coming to stand next to Bell, she rested her hands on her hips and gave the other...what was he? Looked like a dragon and a human go thrown into a whirlpool together and that came out. Eithe way her thoughts went, she gave him a look over. "Making yourself friends, Ice?"
"Um...I tripped near him. But that aside, this is Logan. Logan this is Captain Gem Neerem. She owns the ship I'm currently traveling on."
Swiping her hat off her head she gave a flourish of a deep bow before straightening. "Please to meet you Logan. Ice have you seen Robins?" Giving an annoyed look then as the dragoness shook her head.
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:18 pm
"Not really, I met somebody but she is the stay at home type. It would be better for everyone if she did stay home. But I got ways of staying in contact." He too nodded to Jaebelltiah and smiled. "That's good, after all I would not have met you if you didn't." Though a blink as it seemed the white dragon was taking her time in figuring out what to say, did Logan hit a soft spot? Though before he could say forget about it and before Jaebelltiah could even give her answer it seemed someone else decided too. Turning to the newcomer Logan blinked, her hair was the first thing he noticed. "Ice and electricity huh?" Turning to the white dragoness he gave a small nod. "Wonderful combination." A look back to the woman who joined them and he caught her just checking him over, he knew people were going to be doing this so he wasn't going to say a word. But when he was introduced Logan placed his human hand on his chest and bowed in respect. "It's a pleasure to meet you too Capitan Neerem." Though it seemed the captain was here for another reason, still it wouldn't hurt to chat to her. "So Captain Neerem, what do you do? Merchant ship? Royal ship?" He let the question hang in the air for her to fill in.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:47 pm
She couldn't help but smile under praise for the combination that she did claim. Acknowledgement on such level was nice after all. "It works well when called for."
Gem beamed as she settled her hat back on her windswept hair. "Pirate, dear sir. Pirate. Jewel of the Sandseas is what they call me and I live up to my name. Shiny stones are my trade and I play for keeps." Crossing her arms lightly over her chest she kept the same cocky smile. "Looking to be a pirate perhaps? You look like a strapping young man." SHe was bad and she knew it but she liked it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:00 am
"That's true, all I got is fire, but it works so that's all that matters." Logan smiled at Jaebelltiah, she had a nice smile and it was nice to see her actually smile, Logan started to worry that he was upsetting her. A look to Gem and he raised an eyebrow, she was a pirate? A look to Jaebelltiah for a moment before saying. "If she's a pirate what are you doing with her?" But he did not mean any ill intentions with that remark, he was just curious. But a look back to Gem and he raised an eyebrow again. "Well that depends, I'm not looking to becoming a full pirate, I've got other things to do with my life than collecting treasure I would rarely spend." Though he looked at Gem as she seemed to put on a more cocky like attitude. "I just plane hoped to here about a week ago. Just want to check things out that's all." A pause as he looked at the ship, his mind thinking things through. It be better than walking. "If I'm to come aboard your ship Capitan then you must tell me where we are going and why so that way I'm not sticking my neck out for something that will waste my time, and I mean you must tell me always. Though as long as I have a place to rest then I will help with your ship, I probably got more strength than most of your men in there. Give me shelter and food I will work some jobs to pay."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:26 am
Bell gave a little nonchalant shrug and a grin with a tilt of her head. "Pirates know the sand seas best as it's known here. You pay them enough and they take you places." Though a slight concerend look to Gem as Logan more or less asked flat out what things were...well that answer could be good or bad and could or couldn't upset the Laerethe. Though pirates did have a flare for words.
"Ah boy, it's not about spending treasure. It's about reveling in it. That's the fun part." Laughing lightly though watching him critically at his little proposition. "On my ship, I dispense information on a need to know basis...frankly everything is need to know as far as I'm concerned. We're playing escort at the moment. Charting purposes as well as some good old fashioned looting along the way." Gem knew enough that if the little star eyes wanted him to know specifics they usually grabbed them. "Your choice, I'm not in the business of captivity and slavery and such. I'm just looking for new crew. And we have muffins."
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