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 Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:53 pm
At her response he didn't press, letting her tend to his leg. This entire trip, she hadn't been quite herself. She had been warmer, more genuine. It piqued his curiosity. "Aye, so don't ye make me regret it. Else I'd cut ye tongue out as a reminder." Though he oddly trusted it wouldn't come to that. After the time they sailed together, and how she acted when trapped -she could have easily come up for a lie to leave him to die- she was proving to be a worthy and reliable member on his ship.
The captain slowly edged up the wall to stand before putting on the pants. Black Jacks? Good thing there was a belt, else it would hang rather baggy. Such a mass of muscle. "I 'ear me crew comin, Andro." If she would be dropping his title, he was calling her by her real name too.
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:05 pm
"I'll be sure to keep that in mind. I like my tongue, it lets me taste things. And do this." She playfully stuck her tongue out at him. After all of the close calls from this adventure, she was certainly more relaxed than she normally was, her guard completely lowered around him. Her mind was still a tactical time bomb, but that didn't seem to be anything new.
Voices could be heard from the hall, and it was clear that Darius was right and that the crew was on their way. A grin came over her lips as he called her by her real nickname. "Aye... I'm glad you trust me, I'll be banking on that in the future." And by future, she meant shortly. She had her plan, she just hoped that what she knew about this man was true.
Soon, the rest of the crew was pouring in, loud and excited over what had been found. She waited with her heart pounding in her ears, going through the motions of laughing in the right spots and making lewd jokes, doing her best to keep in Darius' view. Minutes passed before she prepared herself for her finest moment of acting. She staggered a little, then leaned against the wall and rubbed her face with one hand. She looked like something was bothering her, even as she pushed off the wall, then with great mental force, she fell limp like a rag doll and stopped moving. The perfect faint.
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:26 pm
Did she just stick her tongue out at him? He stared for a moment before bursting into a hearty laugh. Sometimes with how crass she was, he forgot she was a female after all. Well, curves aside. Banking on trust in the future? What had he just signed up for? He looked slightly confused as his mouth parted to question it. Just as Black Jacks head poked through. "Jacky boy!"As his head popped into the room, he let out a secret sigh of relief. "Cap'n! And 'ere I was celebratin takin' over!" Then his eyes flicked from the nymphs to the room to the side. Glittering piles of gold. "'oly mother of..."He laughed all the more at Black Jacks joking jab. "Aye! What a haul eh?!" As the men poured around them, eyes becoming as round as dinner plates at the treasure before talking at him and joking, one eye remained on Andromeda. She was laughing it up like the rest of them, but he was still curious as to what she had meant prior. And then a look crossed her face, and she leaned against a wall. He immediately cut off the joke he had been making, taking a step forward. She pushed off like she was going to try to recooperate, but ended up crumpling to the ground. "Slagathor!" And venom aside, he started barreling through his crew. In a quick motion he leaned down and scooped her up, barely registering Black Jack hovering right next to him. She was breathing. Did one of those blasted snakes bite her?! "A'ight mateys, Slagathor needs to go to the ship, and we need this treasure. Black Jack, arrange the treasure movement."
"Cap'n, I can help with-"
"I wasn't done speaking." He cut his first in command off, voice cold. "Arrange. The booty movement. I'll handle the lass." And with that, he started shoving through the mass of crew, Andro slung over his shoulder like a sack of grain.
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:38 am
It took every grain of self control to continue with her act of fainted, especially as her head hit something sharp on her trip down. She was painfully aware of everything around her, could feel her limbs lightly bumping against crew as Darius pushed them through the crowd. The raw worry that had come out in his voice tugged at her gut and heart as she realized just how much he worried for her. She almost responded and had to fight back the reaction because she knew this was the quickest way to get him back to the ship to get him medical care. She had put him through so much today playing with his emotions at nearly every turn to try to keep him safe. That was ok, right? She wasn't doing it for herself, but for him.
No, it really wasn't alright. She was going to have a lot of appologizing to do once they were off this island, and hopefully he'd understand her good intentions.
She felt herself laid down on the wooden floor of the dingey, and that was when she started counting. Slowly. Once she reached 120 she would let herself drop the act, but she needed to be sure they were out of view from the crew, or at least far enough out not to turn back.
118....119....120. Her eyes flicked open and slowly she started sitting up. "Son of a... What the hell did my head hit?" She reached up to her temple where the pain was originating from, feeling dried blood from a wound. "How close are we to the ship?"
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 9:59 am
The straggling crew members still coming through led him to the exit Andromeda had found not long before, his vision slightly tunneled. He wasn't used to feeling like this. Poisoned and wounded, a million times over. That wasn't it. It was the worry. The pae he passed stared with a puzzled look, surprised that he wouldn't leave her to an underling in favor of gold. But he ignored them. What he was going to do about his image didn't rightly matter at that moment.
When he broke out into the sunlight, he took a deep breath of fresh air. After being trapped down there for hours, it felt good to be out. But only a moments respite before moving towards the dingy's. Even as he fell away from the crews sight, he still didn't hobble from his snake bite. Too focused on the task at hand. It seemed like he made it through the jungle much faster than when they had come in, as a large path had been made from so many pirates cutting through. In mere minutes he was on the beach and settling the shetani into a boat. He pushed it into the water, jumped in, and began rowing towards the vessel.
And then like the dead rising, Andro sat up. He froze mid row, staring at her before quickly resuming. "Easy there! Ye fainted. Were ye bit? Stabbed? Wounded? We'll be back soon fer the doc to patch ye up."
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:25 am
A lump formed in Andromeda's throat at Darias' concern, and she reached over and gentle place a hand on top of his. "Darias... Cap'n. Stop. Let me take over. I'm fine, I didn't faint, I was fully awake the entire time. I wanted to get you out to get you medical attention. Before the crew saw and before it was too late." Her confession tumbled out of her mouth, making her feel worse than she already felt, Guilt was a powerful force, and she was realizing her mistake.
He'd be furious with her, she knew this. She'd made a call that was emotion driven in the end, and wasn't her place to make. He wasn't here, almost to the boat, because of his own well being. He was there for her.
"Please let me take over so you can rest."
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 11:18 am
As her words sunk in, his rowing slowed to a stop so that he could more properly stare at her. "So...yer be flappin lies now." Darias spoke softly, but his good eye remained steady on her. His hands lifted off the handles to gently push across to Andromeda. "I'm surprised, Slagathor."
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 11:48 am
It felt like a knife was being pushed into her windpipe as his eyes leveled on her. Without another word, her eyes flickered away from him, avoiding his gaze back as she pushed herself into rowing. She didn't say a word, because no amount of appologizing would be accepted by him, and she was too shamed to say anything else. Instead, she let the angry silence take over her, his eyes burning hotter than the sun.
The little boat slid up to the shift, and she waited quietly for what he would order. All she wanted to do, at the moment, was go and hide in her cabin and not come out.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:13 pm
He saw the moment she withered inside herself, avoiding his gaze. She had essentially lied to him however, and he needed trust from his crew. She played on his feelings, and he did not like being played.
The boat gently bounced on the side of the ship. "We'll speak of this in a moment." With that, he looked up, took a deep breath and hallered up. "EY! Send down ye ol Jacobs ladder!" He couldn't fly after all.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:27 pm
"Aye Cap'n." Was all she could say to him, her voice dry to be void of any emotions. She pulled the oars into the ship to sit at rest before the ladder came down. And once Darias was climbing, she prepared for pulling the dingy back aboard by hooking the ropes to its front and aft before flying up to join the crew on deck to pull it aboard. Then, it was a waiting game.
Her face was completely void of emotions as she waited, looking along the deck to see if Darias was still top deck or if he'd gone to get treated yet. her hands clutched to fists and she pushed the worry from her mind. She needed to stop, this was what had caused this all in the first place. her fingernails dug into the flesh of her palm until she had hrself centered again.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 3:00 pm
Soon after his call, a ladder tumbled down. With a soft grunt, he began pulling himself up on it to the deck. Instantly he was flanked by the crew left behind, wanting to know what had gone on in the temple. And as much as he wanted to rest, he couldn't just disappear without a wisp of encouragement. "We found it a'ight! Booty! Piled higher than two Lanky Larry's. The crew be lining their pockets 'n' bags to bring back." Cheers echoed throughout, but he was more concerned with catching Andromeda's gaze. "So prepare the treasury fer their arrival! We'll sail fer the closest merchants dock and eat like kings! Slagathor. Come help set course."
With that, he made his way towards the cabin, still not letting on his hurt leg show.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 3:17 pm
As soon her her eyes fell on Darias, he gave the order to follow him. The good news was that she was still alive, since if he'd wanted her dead he could have killed her and dumped her overboard. The bad news was she was still alive and dealing with this rock. She considered the possibility of being marooned and figured that if that's all that happened she'd be lucky.
So, with her pulse racing and her stomach churning, she nodded and quickly took her place following behind him. "Aye, Cap'n." Really, all she wanted to do was be anywhere, but there.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 5:38 pm
As soon as they got into the room, the door clicking closed behind him, he started transforming once again into his half version. As the bones popped he breathed a sigh of relief as the pain ebbed away. With his crocodile blood, he reached down and tore off the tourniquet. Slow down the venom, and he didn't want to lose his leg.
Now. As for Andromeda. He turned around to face her, his face still pae but for the rougher skin and sharp teeth. "Lass, ye got some explainin to do."
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 5:50 pm
She watched quietly as he partially transformed again, not moving save for the slight fidget she had with picking at one of her fingernails. As he turned to face her, her guard went completely up as she locked with his gaze.
"Exactly where do you want me to start?" Her voice was soft, but dry. She was too tired to play games after all that she'd gone through today. He was going to be getting blunt, to the point answers if he wanted them or not.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 6:01 pm
He moved towards her until he was mere inches away from her. "Lets start wit' the show. How me crew now knows I take yer safety over gold." He spoke before wincing. That was a hard pill to swallow. "'Hardened sea captain' title is going out wit the rubbish."
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