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 Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:17 pm
 Pirate's DeedPlayers: Trinityblue, Ice Queen-------------------------- He didn't stop until they reached the park, the piece of paper in his pocket, an irritated look on his face. He had been expecting treasure, dammit! And this was just a stupid sheet of paper. Not even a diamond or a ruby to be seen! He grunted as he dropped down on a bench, pulling out the sheet of paper and unfolding it. "So what's written on the paper this time? Or is it a 'sorry, no treasure here?'" Kaeden asked, going behind the bench and pulling him self up on the back of it so he could look over Austin's shoulder. "Maybe it's more like the next step? But that house didn't look like they had even been kids in it," Rhye said, pulling up next to the pirate boy. He stared at it, then stared at it longer, turning it slightly as if he wasn't sure he was holding it the right way. "I don't understand half of this," he muttered finally. "Except that big, fancy word at the top," he added, showing it to them. "I'm pretty sure it says Deed." "Let me see that," Rhye said, leaning over to get a better look. While she was distracted with the paper, the glint of the gold got Kaeden's attention. Well, they were going to get that, right? He started to reach for it. How he was going to get it off her, he didn't know, but as his fingers neared the band she moved again. "It looks like a deed to a house. Meaning that, who ever has this paper, has the house it belongs too," Rhye told him. Then she frowned again, thinking it over and unaware that someone had tried to get her armband. "So he was leaving his girl and the kid the house, huh?" Austin said, wanting to distract her as he caught sight of what Kaeden was doing from the corner of his eye. He leaned closer to the paper, trying to read it. "Wait..." he said, something clicking in his mind. "You said there weren't any kids living there, right?" "Yeah," Rhye said as her own conclusion was coming into place. She was oblivious as to Keaden's attempts. Atreyu was aware of this, however. "And if you found the letter telling her where the deed was, then she'd never found it. So... so someone probably took it from her." Again, Kaeden's fingers reached for the gold on her arm, brushing against it. That was when he suddenly pulled back, biting back a yelp in pain. What the hell?? He was bit? How?? Austin glanced up, glaring at the other boy for making a sound while working. That idiot! Then he quickly tried to get Rhye's attention back. "Of course she didn't get it," he said. "It was still in the book, right? She must have never realized it was there." Kaeden glared right back at the other boy, finger in mouth since Rhye wasn't looking. Let him try to get the armband! Eeesh, he wasn't a pickpocket. No, better to out right take it and-- The boy blinked, wondering where that thought came from. Rhye was just about to glance at Kaeden when Austin spoke again. "Yeah, like I said. So, I guess that's the end of the trip? No big treasure or anything." But what to do with the deed now? And she couldn't help but wonder what happened to the family. "Aye, but this," Austin said, holding up the piece of paper, "means I own that house, right? So that's the big treasure." He didn't sound very enthused. What was he going to do with a house in the middle of land? He liked being on the ocean! He wasn't sure he could even sleep without the rocking of the boat underneath him! "What are you going to do with that old house?" Rhye asked him, as if she knew what he had been thinking. Really, what she had thought, was that he already had a place to stay. "Unless you wanna see about getting it fixed up for later use." Kaeden then glared at the armband. The snake head looked like it was glaring back at him. But that couldn't be, it was just a bit of gold jewerly. It couldn't move! Nor could it have bit him. There was probably some sharp piece on it-- Except for the fact there was a set of bite marks on his finger. Whatever, let Austin do it. He was better at that sort of thing. He frowned, still stuck on the "what do you do with an old house" question and not noticing Kaeden's problem. "Well..." he said. "I'll trade you for it," he grinned at her, waving the piece of paper in front of her as if it were something she'd want. She lifted a brow at him skeptically. "What would -I- do with it? That old house is creepy, and I got a place to stay. What we could do, though, is see if we can find anything about who lived there, and see if anyone is still living that the house properly belongs too, and give them the deed." He looked at her as if she were insane. "You're kidding me, right?" he said finally. "You don't just GIVE treasure away, you know! That's totally--completely against a pirate's nature! His creed!" "I'm not a pirate, though," she told him flatly. "I went for the adventure." And to make sure he didn't throw any more books around. And it wasn't stealing now, since she got the book. Then a little smirk pulled at her lips. "You know, I bought the book that the letter was in. Doesn't that mean I own the letter and the deed anyway?" "Wait, wait! No, we got to the letter before we got the deed thing. And we were the ones digging up the deed, so, that's ours," Kaeden replied. What they were going to do with it, it didn't know. Maybe sell it off. That seemed the best way to do it. Austin scowled, staring at the deed thoughtfully for a long moment before he shoved it into a random pocket, kicking his feet out in front of him and slumping back against the bench back to think. With a scowl, of course. Rhye couldn't help but snicker at this pose. It was like he was pouting because she didn't want the deed badly or anything. Mentioning that she bought the book, though, would keep him from pressing the issue. "We could sell it off. Someone's got to want a house to fix up. And it's a house. People like houses." He had gotten so accustomed to sleeping on the ship, he didn't think he'd be able to go back now, anyway. Besides, at the Tree, they had hammocks that rocked, anyway. Kae then glanced at Rhye again, as if trying to figure out how to get that band once more, when he noticed something else: Rhye had other things on her. Bracelets and little rings that were shinny as well. They may not have been like the armband, but they might be worth something. "We'll figure it out later," Austin said suddenly, grabbing Rhye's hand and looking her in the eyes. "You did good, helping us out," he told her earnestly, meaning every word of it. That move just hand Rhye blinking. Then she gave him a sheepish smile, hearing the praise in his voice. "Um, thanks. Well, it was interesting, and fun. So, no problem! But I should be heading back home now," she told the boys, starting to pull her hand away. "Yeah, we should, too," he admitted, keeping her eyes focused on his as he let go of her hand slowly, then shoved his hands into his pockets. "C'mon, Kaeden, let's get back to the ship. The Cap'n's probably wondering where we are." Then he walked away, the ring her sister had made her for an early Easter present stuck in his pocket and slipping easily onto his little pinky. Once he was far enough away he even brought it out to admire it. "She's so easy."
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:25 pm
Pretty FishPlayers: Trinityblue, Ice Queen-------------------------- The Aquarium had kicked Polly out twice before Tock caught her crying, stormed in, and dumped a small pile of gold coins on the counter with a dark, promising expression. It was now accepted that Polly was free to visit the aquarium for the rest of her life, if she so wished. Technically, although they tried not to mention this to Tock, he had built an entire wing for the more exotic fish with pure pocket change. Now everyone knew Polly, Austin, Kaeden, and the rest of the pirates by face, and if a new worker ever said anything about them waltzing in and out as they pleased, they were quickly silenced. That was why Polly was sitting on one of the padded benches in the biggest aquarium room, her chin resting on her knees, her arms hugging her legs to her chest. She was happy there. "Polly!" Rory said, seeing the red-head and the unmistakable feathered tail. Aurora had been taking her baby sister to the aquarium. Lucky for her, that's where she found her old, childhood friend. She hadn't seen the girl since she was running away. Rory pushed the stroller towards the girl. "Man, I haven't seen you in a long time. How are you? How are things?" she asked. Rayne was hugging an octopus that they had gotten in the gift shop as she was pushed towards another new person. Orange-red eyes looked at this girl and her two tails were curled up around her. Polly glanced up, then down at the baby, her mind racing as she tried to figure out--"So Chris and you had a baby?" she finally asked, since it was the most obvious (to her) situation. "She doesn't look like either of you, though. So you got a new boyfriend?" Chloe had gotten her watching soap operas, and the effects were horrendous. "What? No!" Rory started to laugh. "No, this is my baby sister. Her name's Rayne," said the teen, taking a seat with Polly. The stroller faced them now. "Rayne, this is Polly, another friend of mine." "Ello," Rayne said, cuddling her toy more. Wow this girl has some bright hair! And the beads... she liked the beads. Polly grinned at her, that old, brilliant grin that lit up the room. "Do you like fishies, Rayne?" she asked. "I think they're great. They remind me of home." She glanced at the glass walls, watching as a big blue one swam past with a slightly longing expression. "Fishies! I likes fishies!" Rayne said, leaning in her stroller to see them more. Rory had to make sure the thing didn't tip over. "This is her first time here," she said. Poor Polly was still home sick, huh? Now that sucked. "Really?" Polly asked. "This is my favorite room in the entire building! My Dad paid for it, but they can't really post that on a sign or anything, cuz it was pirate treasure that did it." She pointed at an angel fish. "That one's named after me, you know!" The irony of that statement must have gone over her head, though, because she sounded quite proud of the fact. Rory caught it, though and grinned. "Seriously? Awesome! And your dad paid for the place? Does that mean you get in here for free? Man I wish we could," Rory said, shaking her head. Rayne wiggled out of her stroller, then walked up to the glass. "Ooohhh, fish has your name? Cool!" the little fox girl said, beaming back at Polly. The octo was still in her hands. "Yep, her name's Polly, too," Polly said, nodding. "They haven't named a fish after Kaeden yet, but there's an octopus named after Austin! It's cuz he keeps getting into stuff he shouldn't." "Octopus?" Rayne questioned, looking at her toy again. Then held it up to Polly. "Octopus! Austin!" She had no clue who Austin was, but that didn't seem to bother in her in the slightest. Rory snickered as her baby sister looked back at the fish. "Yeah, that fits him. Do Jake, Tock and Chole have fish named after them?" she asked, looked back at the water. "They don't got an alligator," she said a bit sadly. "So there's nothin' named after Tock. But Chloe picked a puffer fish! She thought it was cute." She looked at Rayne, grinning. "Chloe's a hippo. She's very proud of it, too." "Chloe can cook, too! I remember her making desserts back when you guys were at the house," Rory said, thinking back to when they call came over for a visit... and to see Pollys new dad. "Maybe Kaeden should be a clown fish," Rory added, tilting her head in thought. Polly laughed. "I would SO do that, but he swore if I ever named a fish after him without his learning he'd tell everyone where I kept my candy stash," she said, shrugging. "But I'll tell him you said so!" She looked at the fish again. "We're going back to the island for the weekend in a few hours, so it's kind of silly to come here." "Na, not really," Rory replied. "You get to see the fish without having to hold your breath. And it's nice here, anyway." Then she looked back down at her friend, concern in her green eyes. "You doing okay, though?" "Rory, my Dad bought me an aquarium," Polly said, grinning at the other girl. "Well, as good as. Just because he caught me crying cuz they kicked me out. I'm good. And we go back to the island on the weekends, so I've got both worlds." "Oye! Polly!" Austin said as he came into the room. "I had an idea." "Oh great." "This one's got promise!" Kaeden replied, talking with Austin, hands in his pockets though he was grinning. He liked this place and was glad they could come in whenever. "Good," Rory replied before turning her attention to the other two. "Hey guys!" she called out to them. Rayne looked over now, distracted from the fish. "But you got to come with me," Austin said, only briefly waving at Rory before he grabbed his cousin's hand and dragged her out. "I gotta show you somethin'. Somethin' important." Well, somewhat important. To be honest he had been walking and walking around the town trying to figure out what in the hell he was going to do with the deed, and then he had seen it! "Hey Ror," Kaeden replied, turning to follow the other two. "Don't worry," he told Polly. She should probably worry, if he said something like that to her. Rory looked at Rayne, then picked her up. "We've got a detour, squirt, let's go. We can come back," she promised, setting the baby in the stroller, then following them. "We had a lil... diversion this morning," Austin told his cousin, still tugging her by the hand as they left the aquarium and went down the street. "It led to us being the owners of an old, creepy house, see? But it's not on the water, and who wants something not on the water?" "Not me," Polly said, earning a knowing nod. "So we went around the town and came to--" he pulled to a halt in front of a crowded, dingy looking orphanage. "This." "An orphanage," Kaeden chimed in, looking at the place. "So, you've got an old house, and something to do with an orphanage?" Rory asked, not clueing. So she was just a little lost. Rayne didn't have a clue, she just held on to her octopus, watching what the others were going to do. He patted his pockets, searching and eventually finding the deed. "I can't do it," he said, honestly, holding it out to Polly. "An' I won't let Kaeden do it, either, cuz it goes against my every belief to give somethin' away, but--" She was staring at the kids, knowing she had seen that same, homeless look on her own face before, remembering the tears she had cried as she was left behind. "Polly?" Austin asked. "Hey," Kaeden told her, on the other side of her. "You're gonna like this, so, ya know, don't go sobby on us, 'kay? Just let him finish." Then he looked to Austin to finish up the tale. "I get it already," Polly snapped. "And I ain't sobby," she added, yanking the deed away from Austin. "I'm the captain," she added arrogantly as she strode through the gate and into the building to give their booty away. Kaeden snorted at this, shaking his head. Then he looked back at Rory who'd followed them. Then at the baby. What's with people and babies, lately? "Who's that?" he asked. "My little sister, Rayne. Rayne, these are Kaeden and Austin," she said, pointing them out. Rayne just started at Austin. Then pointed at him: "Octopus!" "Oct--oct--OCTOPUS?!" Austin demanded, shocked enough to lose his usual lazy expression. "Octopus!" Rayne repeated, holding up her toy octo. Kaeden chocked, then started to laugh at Austin's expression. He did't have a fish to be teased with, after all! "We were at the aquarium," Rory explained. "And Kaeden? The clown fish is you." That made the other boy stop laughing. "Hey now!" "It fits!" Austin said, distracted from his new nickname. Then Polly walked out of the building, her hands shoved into her pockets, a slight grin on her lips. "Done," she said. "C'mon, guys, we've still got time to watch the fish before we leave for the island."
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:24 pm
The Scent of Magic Players: Trinityblue, Ice Queen ------------------- "Why are we here again?" Kaeden asked, hands in his pockets as he looked down the sidewalk. The weather here was finally warm again, no longer winter. He had decided he didn't really like winter. Everyone was inside more often than not, which created problems. At least they could go to the island during the weekend! "Polly wanted to take a walk," Austin said, his hands in his pockets, his walk lazy and unconcerned. He had gotten to the point where he followed Polly when there was nothing else to do. She tended to bring up opportunities as well as entertainment just by being Polly. "I'm looking for the witch," Polly called over her shoulder to them. "And it smells like peppermint... and..." She didn't know that it was magic she was smelling, but she had smelled it before. Unconsciously she linked it to the witch. "The witch?? The one that cursed you? Why?" Kaeden asked, looking at the redhead now. Where Austin and Polly went, he was sure to follow. Half because of the entertainment, half because he knew something would happen around them. It was a fact of life, really. "She's gonna take this stupid curse off of me," Polly snarled, then abruptly stopped and turned down an ally. "This way." Austin looked at the ally, then back down the street where they came from, knowing that there was more to steal behind them than there ever would be in front. He was about to protest when Polly disappeared in front of his very eyes. "Woah..." Kaeden said, seeing Polly vanish. "Hey, think it's like the hidden door that takes us to the island?" he asked, already going for the ally. He wasn't good at stealing things, so he wasn't looking for such opportunities. Besides, that funny feeling that he got now and again had been leaving him alone. He had no clue how to explain what it was, so he didn't even think on it. He walked into the ally as well, not even waiting on Austin. When Austin still hesitated, Polly's hand shot out of the nothingness, grabbed him by the shirt, and hauled him inside. They were standing in the street in front of a gift shop. There was a sign over the door that hung on a pole jutting out of the building. It swayed slightly in the wind and proclaimed the place to be "Lucky Charm, INC." "Huh," Kae said looking at the store. "It's a hidden gift shop? Why would someone want to hide a shop?" he asked curiously. Then he looked to Polly. "Your witch is in here? I thought she roamed in allies." Polly looked at the place a bit blankly, confused as well. "I dunno," she finally admitted. "It don't look like she'd be here. It's too fancy. But I coulda sworn--" "You're not a dog," Austin said. "Your nose wasn't made to smell out old ladies, savvy?" "I don't get the smell thing either," Kaeden said, still looking at the shop. "But... let's check it out. I mean, it's a hidden shop. It's gotta be hidden for a reason. Let's find out, there might be something in there, anyway," he said, starting for the door. Curiosity was eating him alive at the moment. "But it smells--" Polly insisted, not knowing why her senses seemed to have gotten more powerful, but knowing they had. "It's like... crisp, sharp air, with a hint of a--a shock to it. It's like--" "Money," Austin said, patting her on the head. "It smells like money. And I think it's about time to get us some." "Polly? Explaining what it smells like to us isn't gonna help. Not if we can't smell it. And you're not a dog, either, so don't worry about it," Kaeden said, heading for the door of the shop and starting to open it. They could at least see what was in here, after all! Maybe Austin would find another map. Austin looked around, his eyes narrowing on the girly accessories and toys that filled the room. Then he noticed the jewelry. Casually he headed for that, leaving the others to do what they wanted. The store seemed empty, but there was always the chance there were camcorders, so Polly decided to take a more roundabout way, glancing around and stopping at the toys. Then she stopped, her heart thudding hard against her chest as a toy gator in a pirate outfit caught her eye. Kaeden didn't bother to follow Austin, knowing that too many kids in the same area would get attention. Instead, he went down another isle. This place did look like girls designed it. He stopped though, seeing Polly frozen in place. "What's up?" he asked lightly, heading over. Maybe she saw something useful, after all. "Nothing," she said a bit too sharply, turning away from the toy. The smell of magic was so thick that she had to fight the urge to sneeze. "Just some stupid toys." She moved on, not even daring to look back at the toy in question. Idly she stopped by the candy section, wondering why none of the brands looked familiar. "Riighht," Kaeden replied, but he didn't feel like pressing the matter. He started to turn, only to stop, spotting the gator toy in the pirate suit. He smirked, reaching out and picking it up. It looked like Tock. Sortta. "Put it down, Kaeden," Polly said, not looking back at him. "It's too big to steal and isn't shiny." She slipped a pack of gum in her pocket, then casually walked on, her movements too smooth for even the camcorders to catch. "Who said I would? I just thought it looked like Tock, that's all," Kaeden said, shaking his head before he put it down. He had wanted to look for a hippo one, but that would be silly. It was curious, though. This shop was small, so, why wasn't there someone at the counter, keeping an eye on things? He wandered back through, going for where Austin was again. Austin twirled the round jewelry holder, eyeing the pieces behind the plastic wall with a casual glance. "I," he said finally, "don't think any of this is real gold." "So then, it's not worth it, huh?" Kaeden asked, coming up behind him. Then he decided to point something out: "I don't see any one working here. There's no one saying anything about us being here." "Yeah," Austin said. "And I don't see any cams, either," he added, looking around. "Grab whatever's light and looks expensive and let's get out of here." Kaeden looked to Polly to see if she agreed with this. Something didn't set right, however, in doing this. It was... too easy. But he went to see what he could get. Polly grabbed a few things and headed out the door, not liking the smell of the place, not liking how Gator Boy just suddenly appeared in front of her, either. "You shouldn't," a ragged looking blonde man said, stepping in front of her and blocking her escape. She jerked, looking up at him in surprise. Yep, he knew something was wrong. "Shouldn't what?" he asked however, playing the innocent. He wasn't too good at it. "Oh, you know what I'm talking about," he said. "You're pirates, after all. Especially you," he added with a glance at Austin. "And you're right, none if it is real gold." He stepped into the building and Polly was forced to take a step back, looking up at him with mounting rage. "I have something for each of you," he said. "But you haven't earned it yet." Kaeden gave him an odd look. "You... have something for us?" he asked, suspicious now. He didn't like this guy who, without being in the room, knew what they were up too. And Polly looked like she wanted to fry him right now. Boy he hoped not. "That's right. But you can't have it after trying to loot my store, I'm afraid," he said. Then he snapped his fingers. They were standing in the street they had started out in. Their pockets and hands were empty. "... Damn," Kaeden muttered, sticking his hands into his now empty pockets and pulling them inside out. There was no hope of anything being left. "You know, I think I've decided that I don't like magic. In any shape or form." "That makes three of us," Austin said, patting Polly's head, then jerking his hand away to blow on it.
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:11 pm
The MapPlayers: Trinityblue, Ice Queen-------------------- There was a gigantic map that hung on a wall in the public library. It was around all the of books on the world, atlases and things like that. It wasn't too popular of a place to be, unless you had a book report on the world. At the moment, there was a boy with a skunk tail, staring up at the map. He stood on a foot stool that allowed you to get up and personal with the map. The map was now decorated with many, many sticky notes. "You sure you wanna go?" Austin asked his cousin. "It sounds lame." "I'm not sure I wanna go," Polly said. "But she might come in handy later if I keep playing nice." She scowled as they walked past the doorway of the library, then stopped, backing up. "Hey, I found Kaeden!" "What? Seriously? He's been missing all day!" Austin said. Then he looked up. "What in the hell is he doing in a library?" he asked as Polly dragged him inside. One thing was for certain: Kaeden wasn't doing a book report. He blinked, looking around as if trying to figure out where he was... and why the hell he was even here. Then he saw the two. "Oh, hey, what's up?" he asked, trying to fake that he knew why he was here. He also noted the stickies on the map. "What's up?" Polly asked. "You're the one that's in the library," she said, earning several dirty looks from the librarians. Austin, on the other hand, was leaning close to read the sticky notes. He didn't even seem to notice the other two. "Yeah, but what brings you by?" Kaeden asked her, letting Austin look and think Austin like thoughts. He didn't even try to guess at what the other boy thought. "I.. I came to look at the map," he so lied. "She wanted to drag us to a party," Austin said, still not looking up from the notes. "But I think we have a treasure map here." Polly jerked. "Seriously??" she asked, getting yet more dirty looks and a few "hush!" from people around them. "Austin..." Kaeden started, then lowered his voice greatly. "Don't tell me you wanna take this map now??" he asked and looked back up at the map. At least no one asked about the notes! He had no idea how they got there. Then he looked back at Polly. "Also, I am not going to any parties," he added. "Course not," she said. "We've got a massive sized treasure map. But where'd it come from?" she asked, digging through her pockets and pulling out the note from Orli. She looked at it for a moment and it started to crinkle, turning black before it burst into flames. "Young lady!" the librarian said, shocked. "You cannot light things in a public library! Someone get the extinguisher!" The panic that this caused gave Austin the time he needed to cut the massively huge map down and roll it up. "Gimme a hand, Kaeden," he said as Polly let the flaming piece of paper hit the ground. Kaeden didn't even hesitate as he started to help removing the map, being careful of the stickies. Well! At least Polly fire thing came in handy for things other than camp fires! Again the skunk boy assumed the role of follower, but he wasn't about to take command with this thing. Hell, at least he kinda sorta found the map! "Young men, stop right this--" The librarian jerked as a rack of magazines lit up, her eyes wide with shock as she raced to save them, and Polly and the boys sauntered out of the library, their stolen map in hand. "See? I told you the invite might be entertaining," Polly bragged.
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