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Post by Slither on Jan 9, 2002 22:31:06 GMT -5
The lizardman looked vaguely surprised - a job proposition? From the captain of the pirates, that could mean only a few things - robbery, murder, blackmail, or a position on board her ship. All of them sounded interesting. Perhaps this was the chance he needed to begin afresh, to leave his past of anger and exile behind. "My real name would mean nothing to you - it is longer than most adresses and without practice you could not pronounce it anyway. However, I have earned a name from some of my aquaintances - they call me Slither. You may call me what you wish." He paused. Yes, his past would be left behind. Slither was as good a name as any. "And as for your job, I accept. I know not what it is, but I accept. Working for a pirate captain could never be boring, and refusing such an offer would be foolish." Slither glanced around at the people sitting at the bar, drowning their many tales of sorrow or adventure in cheap alchohol. They had so much life, yet they wasted it. He, on the other hand, had so little. He would be dead before these people were grandparents. He needed to grasp every moment. "What will you with me, Miss Thatch?"
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Post by Mika/Matthias on Jan 10, 2002 7:37:06 GMT -5
From a door behind the bar a slightly drenched Michael enters, he takes a quick look around and steps up onto the bar itself, recovering from his shock a bartender shouts up at him, "Oi! Get off the bar!" Michael looked down at the small ganging mass and decided to agree, leaping down to the wooden floor, his bare feet leaving native like trail where ever he stepped, "How the hell did you get back there?!"
Flashing a simple smile he said, "A window....twas left open by careless hands..." As a small drunken rabble rumbled with mixed laughter, he saw V, alone in the corner, but did not go straight to her, instead he pushed a drunk off of his stool and seated himself upon it, simply watching from afar, there was something wrong with this picture, "Drink barkeep, I doeth not mind which..." Before the drunkard could make any comments about how he got on the floor and why a red-haired teenager was in his seat or even why the heck the kid was speaking in a tongue of Ethereal nature, several gold coins were dropped into his hand, enough to make him forget his name let alone what he was sitting on.
Michael stared strangely at V as realization dawned on his clouded mind, "She looks just so like her..." Even though it was clear that he was talking to himself, three drunks around him turned on their stools, nodded and unanimously said 'Aye, true' not one of them knowing who her is, how the former seat holder had changed in to this chap or even what person this chap was saying was someone else was...but they all agreed anyway, Mika cocked his head slightly, "Aye...."
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Post by Audrey Thatch on Jan 11, 2002 7:05:42 GMT -5
Audrey started. This Slither knows about my pirate troupe? She hadn't ever dropped hints that she was indeed a pirate, but she dismissed this issue quickly. AFter all, he was hopefully going to join her soon.
"It's not a particularly difficult job if you know what you're doing, and your duties would vary depending on what needs to be done.. however, if you do wish to join the pirates, I need to know if you have any special skills.. you have already mentioned you are not particularly skilled as a warrior.. how are you at navigation then?"
She idylly tapped her fingernails in the bar counter, wanting to order another drink, but worrying that if she did she would be wandering around in a drunken stupor for the rest of the evening.
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Post by Sad_Sailor_V on Jan 11, 2002 17:47:20 GMT -5
V perked her head up quickly and walked over by Audrey, "Hello." She said as she notices Mika at the bar too. "Looks like the whole gang is here huh?" She smiles at Audrey's companion and waits for them to start a conversation so she can just kind of agree to whatever they talk about.She can't stop thinking of what the whole fight was over to begin with.
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Post by Slither on Jan 12, 2002 4:37:53 GMT -5
Slither was watching the pirate captain carefully, and had noticed her slight start when he mentioned the pirates. He had recognised her name from the bartender's conversation - indeed, the name Thatch was known in smaller circles as the leader of the infamous Pirates. He had not expected her to be a woman, but, then again, he adapted quickly.
He answered her question promptly. "I have had fighting experience but little training, although I could learn quickly if need be. My kind is usually built just for that purpose. As for navigation - I have travelled the lands relying on the stars and the sun. I have traversed a desert with the wind and the moon as a guide. The sea has no mountains, no jungles - I couldn't imagine that it could be any more of a challenge."
He had finished his meal - he stood slowely and looked down at Miss. Thatch, still on her stool. What could have been a smile crept over his lizardlike face. "I look forward to working for you, Miss Thatch. I hope you find me a useful ally. I'll find your ship myself - for the next few days I have some minor business to attend to. Until then..."
He bowed his head, a great sign of respect. Then the lizardman left casually, allowing the door to slam behind him, the occupants of the bar left wondering at the results of his conversation. Yes, a few days to put some affairs in order would be perfect. Then, off to a life of piracy. Miss Thatch would surely be left wondering at his rapid and unexpected exit - however, time waits for no lizard.
He knew that only too well.
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Post by Audrey Thatch on Jan 12, 2002 5:11:17 GMT -5
The girl nodded and watched Slither leave the Tavern. Odd creature she thought. Odd, but hopefully useful...
Her gaze soon drifted elsewhere, her mind on other matters. 'I hope all this waiting will pay off.. I hate waiting..' muttered Audrey under her breath.
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Post by Sad_Sailor_V on Jan 12, 2002 11:15:27 GMT -5
V waited a few minutes before deciding to ask if he was on their team. "Is he going to be a new addition to the ship Audrey?" she didn't want to ask anything futher.She smiled still not knowing how if this person is a new addition how he would react to her.
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Post by Jung on Jan 14, 2002 22:05:31 GMT -5
ooc: Since Gryph isn't posting, I'll just pretend he left already.
ic: Kaori stood up from her seat and walked up to Mika. "Hey, are you doing alright?" she asked him. "You don't seem to be doing well." She crossed her arms. "You're drunk aren't you? You'd better not be. C'mon, let's go over there with Audrey and V."
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Post by Mika/Matthias on Jan 15, 2002 10:34:59 GMT -5
Mika looked up, "What?! I am not drunk, I have only just come upon this place, if you had noticed I came in through the back way, some of us are not well like'd for what we are, especially since one is also a pirate upon other things...." He didn't know why he was getting so snappy all of a sudden, he shook his head, and tried to change the subject "I'll decline on your invitation...I have things to do....tell them I said hi," With that he walked upto an old, grey-bearded man in the center of the bar, palying with a pack of cards, "Doth thou know where it is?"
The man looked up and laughed at his half-drenched questioneer, "What happened? Ya a sea rat that wet the wrong way?"
Mika took no notice of this and sat down at the table, "Doth thou know where Asenka is?"
The old man laughed and began dealing the cards, "Beat me and I'll tell ya."
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Post by Shouzin_Kanyasame on Jan 16, 2002 10:27:24 GMT -5
((ooc this is before he joined the sea corps))::ic :walks in the bar and sits at a table on the far end by himself just loking at the other people and looking over a note he got just the day before. <br> It read Mr. Kanyasame <br>i know you hired me to find anyone related to you as i told you this would not be an easy job. But i hold great new for you. I have found someone much like you. His name is Zenzetra Kanyasame. He loks much like you and since you have the same last name i believe you are brothers. he belongs to the sea corps. i exoect my payment before 5pm sunday
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Post by Sad_Sailor_V on Jan 16, 2002 18:31:17 GMT -5
V saw Mika yell at Kaori and decided to go over and yell at him. "Excuse me for a minute Audrey, I need to go and take care of something." V walks over towards Mika and pulls a char next to him so she can whisper into his ear so she doesn't make a scene. "Mika!What is wrong with you?Why are you always so nasty to us?What did Kaori do but be nice to you?You sre really trying my patience you know that?" She decides to wait for Mika to answer some questions. "And if you have anything to say to me, well I think now would be a good time to bring them out." She notices that Mika is playing cards with someone. "Excuse me for interuptting your game gentlemen.I had just needed to talk to Mika." With this she walked back over by Audrey and sat down.
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Post by Jung on Jan 16, 2002 18:56:06 GMT -5
Kaori sighed and watched Mika walk off. 'Oh well...so much for caring...' she said. She walked to an empty table and plopped down on it. She sighed and rested her head on the table.
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Post by Mika/Matthias on Jan 18, 2002 9:53:56 GMT -5
The old man laughed, "Women trouble eh Sport?" Mika detested his body and it's age value meaning people would call him petnames, "I know all about that, why if I had a tooth for every girl that's shouted at me I'd be..."
"Thou dost not have any....teeth" Mika pointed out.
The old man became embarressed for a second, "I was hypothetically speaking....you know what you have to do don't you?"
Mika was getting tired of the man trying to get chatty, "Play thou at this game....and find out where my sword be?"
"No, no! You have to woo a lady, that is if you want the relationship to have any ground"
Mika's eyes flashed open and he began stuttering, "Re...relationship? Wh...what do you mena by that!?"
The old man pointed at V, "She ain't your piece?"
"Piece!?"
"Sorry....just, well you were looking at her an awful lot...."
"She is my crew-mate....nothing more, nay nothing less" Mika thinks for a moment, "Where is my sword?!"
The old man sighed, "Well to be truthful....I have no idea but I like the company"
"Ye gods test me so!" Mika pushed himself away and walked to another table sat down growling to himself, to his surprise he had ended up at the same table as Kaori, after a few incomfortably shuffles in his chair he smiled at her sheepishly, "I am truly sorry about my earlier...outburst....I feel rather foolish...."
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Post by Jung on Jan 18, 2002 19:42:10 GMT -5
Kaori looked up from the walls that were her arms. She looked up to see Mika. After a few moments of silence he began to speak. She smiled back at him.
"Aye..." she said. "Well, as long as you apologize, I will always accept."
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Post by Sad_Sailor_V on Jan 18, 2002 20:35:25 GMT -5
V decides to go sit over by Kaori and Mika since Audrey isn't to conversational at the moment. "Hey is it all right if I sit by you two?" She looks over at Alek and then to Kaori, "Or were you two doing something and don't want me to interfere?"She waits for an answer to her question before she sits down.
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