midnight_medea
The Autumn mists curled around the port of Cephei. Grey tendrils wrapping themselves round houses and ships in the growing darkness. Most respectable Shu were tucked safe in bed, dreaming sweetly.
Outside only the obscure and dangerous lurked in the shadows. Relishing the cover of mist, smugglers, pirates and thieves went about their illegal business.
In the shadows Mecca waited, his coat pulled tight around him though it was not cold. There was something not right about this evening, something dark and claustrophobic. Clutching a new item for his shop in his hands he leant back against the cold stone wall and continued to wait.
Outside only the obscure and dangerous lurked in the shadows. Relishing the cover of mist, smugglers, pirates and thieves went about their illegal business.
In the shadows Mecca waited, his coat pulled tight around him though it was not cold. There was something not right about this evening, something dark and claustrophobic. Clutching a new item for his shop in his hands he leant back against the cold stone wall and continued to wait.
ceedabear
As Covet had blossomed into a young adult, she had gained many admirers and regulars at Matador's vibrant bar 'Veronica'. She would court their fancies innocently, and though many had tried to win her affections with random assortments of gifts, she had always refused, never one to give false hopes. But with the advent of her growth into maturity, Covet had learned that her allure over the other shu priveleged her to these gifts. And not all of them were silly trinkets either.
Walking through the mist filled streets of Cephei, her footsteps were muted against the cobblestones, the night around her seeming to press in on her. Keeping her ears open for any unusual sounds, she remained ever on the alert. Though many mistook her for one, she was no fool. Walking with a purpose, she was on her way Taliesin to bring Mecca her latest acquisition. But rounding a corner, her eyes fell on his familiar crimson skin and features. His blood red hair shining in the dull light of the streets, she approaced him silently.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?" she asked at his elbow, arching a purple brow.
Walking through the mist filled streets of Cephei, her footsteps were muted against the cobblestones, the night around her seeming to press in on her. Keeping her ears open for any unusual sounds, she remained ever on the alert. Though many mistook her for one, she was no fool. Walking with a purpose, she was on her way Taliesin to bring Mecca her latest acquisition. But rounding a corner, her eyes fell on his familiar crimson skin and features. His blood red hair shining in the dull light of the streets, she approaced him silently.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?" she asked at his elbow, arching a purple brow.
midnight_medea
Mecca turned his eyes away from the silent docks and towards the purple Shu. With his age Mecca had grown an elegance that had been slightly lacking in his youth. As well as an ability to keep his more ... distructive urges under wraps in casual situations.
"Not when there is work to be done." He said flatly, stepping away from the wall and turning his eyes back to the dark sea. "Does the night seem strange to you?" He asked placing his hands in his pocket and scanning the black shadows of the boats.
"Not when there is work to be done." He said flatly, stepping away from the wall and turning his eyes back to the dark sea. "Does the night seem strange to you?" He asked placing his hands in his pocket and scanning the black shadows of the boats.
ceedabear
Covet followed his eyes to the docks and then looked around, an unsettled feeling creeping through her. Hugging her pale, striped arms around herself, she glanced around. It was almost as if the city were dead and they were the only two souls left within its streets.
"Yes," she replied, turning her vibrant green eyes back up to him. "There is something unsettling about this fog," she said, looking away to watch the mist curl its way around the houses and shops along the docks. It was not unusual to see fog roll in off the sea, but this one had an ominous flavor to it. As if it were trying to hide something from the rest of the Shu world.
"Yes," she replied, turning her vibrant green eyes back up to him. "There is something unsettling about this fog," she said, looking away to watch the mist curl its way around the houses and shops along the docks. It was not unusual to see fog roll in off the sea, but this one had an ominous flavor to it. As if it were trying to hide something from the rest of the Shu world.
midnight_medea
it took a lot to unsettle Mecca, he was from Sagres, the city of Tomes, where necromancers lurked around every corner. However, something really was not right.
Sighing he watched as a set of lights appeared in the air. An air ship and one he recognised. He had travelled on the Circe all those years back, when he had left Cephei a child.
An emotionless smile crossed his face as he watched it glide closer to them.
"So, do you have anything of interest?" He asked her, getting back to business. He was rather impressed with her head for aquiring valuble objects. "Those other items sold rather well."
Sighing he watched as a set of lights appeared in the air. An air ship and one he recognised. He had travelled on the Circe all those years back, when he had left Cephei a child.
An emotionless smile crossed his face as he watched it glide closer to them.
"So, do you have anything of interest?" He asked her, getting back to business. He was rather impressed with her head for aquiring valuble objects. "Those other items sold rather well."
ceedabear
"Do you honestly think that I would be here, rather than my warm bed if I didn't have anything of interest?" she smirked and shifted the scarf she kept tied at her waist. Producing a small black satin pouch, she stepped closer to her childhood tormentor and held the pouch up to him.
"Runes cut into an unusual stone that I do not recognize. The fool thought that I would be able to appreciate the 'pretty stones'. In which I suppose was not entirely wrong," she smirked, tilting her head to the side as she looked at the pouch. "He honestly did not realize what it was he was holding."
"Runes cut into an unusual stone that I do not recognize. The fool thought that I would be able to appreciate the 'pretty stones'. In which I suppose was not entirely wrong," she smirked, tilting her head to the side as she looked at the pouch. "He honestly did not realize what it was he was holding."
midnight_medea
Mecca shot her a loaded smirk and took the runes from her hand to inspect them.
"I could make use of these myself." He said turning the cold rounds in his hand and holding them up to the dim light. "How much do you want fot them?" He asked slipping them into his pocket and looking up as the Circe pulled into one of the floating, air docks.
"How would you like a tour of a real air ship?" He asked turning to look at her. "Not a poor excuse like the last one I showed you."
"I could make use of these myself." He said turning the cold rounds in his hand and holding them up to the dim light. "How much do you want fot them?" He asked slipping them into his pocket and looking up as the Circe pulled into one of the floating, air docks.
"How would you like a tour of a real air ship?" He asked turning to look at her. "Not a poor excuse like the last one I showed you."
ceedabear
Covet had half been listening to him. Her eyes were trained on the lights of the ship that was slowly docking. His offer, drew her eyes back to him and a cold knot of fear twisted in her stomach. Heights terrified her and her mind equated air ships to the ultimate of heights, even when they were safely docked close to the ground. But showing fear meant showing weakness and she kept her expression blank as she looked back out to the ship.
"I suppose if you put it that way, how could I refuse? But don't think that this will be payment for those runes. You'll be owing me a little extra for this," she said, casting him a slightly loaded smirk.
"I suppose if you put it that way, how could I refuse? But don't think that this will be payment for those runes. You'll be owing me a little extra for this," she said, casting him a slightly loaded smirk.
kaleidoscopegrl
The journey was long an exhausting, but such was life of a pirate. Having carted her long time friend, Matador, back to Crescent City, the beloved Captain of the Hurricane Baroness, Saltee Dawg was looking for a means of unwinding. Her ship was chased back into the port by a tempest, so she gave the crew a day off. Even on her days off, Saltee preferred to wander the docks. However, today she found herself near the airship docks instead of the water vessel docks. Her heeled boots clicked on the metal gratings, and though the wind whipped her platinum blonde hair, without the n** of the salt, its caress felt empty.
Drifting along the boardwalk, Saltee found herself behind a younger couple. Her ears perked at their conversation. A tour of an airship? What better way to spend her afternoon than researching and exploring the competition. Who knew? She could attempt to break into the air pirate territory if she became desperate.
"What's this about a tour?" Saltee said to the young red shu, examining her nails and eyeing up one of the ships. "Do you work here or something?"
Drifting along the boardwalk, Saltee found herself behind a younger couple. Her ears perked at their conversation. A tour of an airship? What better way to spend her afternoon than researching and exploring the competition. Who knew? She could attempt to break into the air pirate territory if she became desperate.
"What's this about a tour?" Saltee said to the young red shu, examining her nails and eyeing up one of the ships. "Do you work here or something?"
midnight_medea
Mecca returned Covet's smirk and was about to speak as an unwelcome intruder interrupted their conversation.
"No?" he said shortly casting her a brief glance. "I was merely offering to take my associate here to see a ship I once sailed on. A rather magnificent beast." He said looking up at the strangely quiet ship with his cold smile.
"No?" he said shortly casting her a brief glance. "I was merely offering to take my associate here to see a ship I once sailed on. A rather magnificent beast." He said looking up at the strangely quiet ship with his cold smile.
ceedabear
Covet's ear flickered back at the sound of a familiar voice. How could she mistake the sea hardened, brusque manner of the female captain of the Hurricane Baroness. She smirked as her voice seemed to resound off the muffling mist that surrounded the trio. She supposed it was the years of shouting over the wind and the waves that allowed her to permeate the suffocating silence that tainted the night air. Turning slightly, she gave Saltee one of her pretty smiles.
"Saltee, how fortunate that we cross paths again so soon," she smiled at the sea pirate.
"Saltee, how fortunate that we cross paths again so soon," she smiled at the sea pirate.
kaleidoscopegrl
"I see." Saltee said, eyeing the red boy suspiciously. This was precisely why she disliked and distrusted men, they always seemed to be preoccupied with one thing alone, themselves. "Covet, nice to see you again. Are you sure I can't convince you to work on my crew."
After being chased back to port by a storm, she wondered if the young couple knew the dangers of traveling in such weather. Giving her shoulders a shrug, she took off her hat, letting her black streaks tumble down over the pale blonde. "You seem in better spirits than the last time I saw you."
After being chased back to port by a storm, she wondered if the young couple knew the dangers of traveling in such weather. Giving her shoulders a shrug, she took off her hat, letting her black streaks tumble down over the pale blonde. "You seem in better spirits than the last time I saw you."
