Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:11:02 AM)
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Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:11:38 AM)
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Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:12:24 AM)
*Ahh, the Everbright. She seems a little more cheerful tonight then she has previously...hard to pin down how exactly one can tell how a boat feels, but one can. Oct strides aboard, calling out* I'm home, Everbright! Told you I wouldn't be long. *and he pauses to drop a rope ladder for Savi before lighting himself a new cigar*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:15:36 AM)
((No DR love tonight. lol)) *she checks the area around the ship to make sure there are no onlookers..then makes a jump at the ladder, catching herself less than halfway up and working to drag herself up by the arms alone, after a large meal*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:16:00 AM)
(For Ant, pics of the ship are in my linked site. Her chimerical form is battered, clawed and scorched here and there, but she's obviously being repaired, starting at the bow and working back)
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:16:44 AM)
*Once she gets to the top, he reaches dowh to help her up, the metal arm clacking and whirring with the effort*
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:16:55 AM)
*annd trailing behind, Antoine looks around, already having second thoughts about soup*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:17:22 AM)
*she's forced to accept the help, fortunately..she's not heavy*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:19:24 AM)
Welcome to the Airship Everbright, master chef.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:19:27 AM)
Ehmm...P'mission to board?
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:19:53 AM)
*holding onto the whirring device with both arms, she doesn't have a free hand to catch the railing behind her, relying on Octavian to set her down*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:21:11 AM)
Granted! *he says cheerfully as he settles Savi in as comfortably as he can, then pointing at a half open door towards the back of the ship* If you want her to remember you, peek your head in that room there and introduce yourself.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:21:49 AM)
((Where'd he put her? lol Railing again or..?))
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:22:03 AM)
(on the bench built against the railing!
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:23:12 AM)
((Okies!)) *her long tail unfurling over the deck as she relaxes once she's set down. resting her hands at her sides* Thank you.. I ate too much.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:23:53 AM)
Ewww, that's no good. *pokes his head into the cabin* 'Allo...
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:25:18 AM)
*The room indicated looks like a conference room, the walls are mostly windows, there's a table with chairs. On one wall is a terminal that looks like an ancient tv might...it flickers to light, and answers Antoine in a beautiful but almost painfully sad sounding voice* Greetings, guest. I am the Everbright. The name you wish your profile stored under is...?
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:26:07 AM)
*Oct just looks amused, and then sweeps off his coat to drape it over Savi's lap for her warmth as well as concealment* There you are dear
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:28:55 AM)
*running her half-webbed fingers over the fabric contemplatively* Thank you.. This is ..Unexpected kindness. *a fragile little smile* You too..are generous.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:29:35 AM)
It's only proper, miss. Too few remember that these days.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:30:40 AM)
*the coat, for the record, was once rather well made, fine fabric and perfect stitching...but now it's a bit worse for wear, with careful but amature repairs made with off-colored thread*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:33:48 AM)
*she smiles at the colored stitching, before looking the way Antoine went* Is he lost?
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:34:08 AM)
He's introducing himelf like you did the other night.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:36:43 AM)
*she nods a little, looking back up to the sidhe* You are the first sidhe I have seen from the same side of the glass. *thoughtful, watching him*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:37:41 AM)
*he turns to peer at the fish-girl* Up close you mean? And...i'm hardly considered sidhe by most other nobles. Not pretty enough.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:38:05 AM)
*is exploring the ship. There's a galley somewhere, he just has to find it*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:39:01 AM)
*she shakes her head* I mean, literally. There might have been one..when I was little, I don't remember.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:39:21 AM)
*Antoine would make it down the flight of stairs at the back of the conference room...but past that, every door he tries simply won't open. The door knobs don't even turn*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:39:51 AM)
Oh..well...my statement still stands. I'm not nearly perfect enough to rule.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:40:17 AM)
*And is officially disturbed by the lack of galley access* Hawww...*goes back above, looking a bit out of sorts*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:40:45 AM)
Everbright does not seem to mind, do you? *curiously, though she smiles to Antoine's reapearance* He is not lost anymore.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:42:08 AM)
Everbright picked me to captain her mostly because I was the last of her crew that actually stayed with her. And I've got the training to run her well. Totally different from ruling. *then, to Antoine* Problem, master chef?
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:43:33 AM)
Maybe I don't understand rule. Thought, being the one who knows how and Is there.. is enough.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:44:09 AM)
The galley...kitchen...
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:46:35 AM)
To lead, yes. To rule, not always. You need political backing too, most of the time. Unless you rule through fear or sheer force of personality. *and to the other* You want to see it? *before calling out* Everbright, allow Antoine galley access please. *there's a soft affimative reply from the terminal in the conference room, and Oct continues to Antoine, motioning with his metal hand* Down the stairs towards the bow there. Follow the open doors.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:47:19 AM)
Ooooh...*trundles off. Quickly*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:48:44 AM)
Lead enough, well enough, and you are ruler? *a querolous smile as Antoine rushes off* If you need to go with, I would stay here.. *looking back up to Octavian*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:49:13 AM)
*down the steps there's a small room. One door opens as he gets to it, leading to the dining room -it's big- and, further aft, the galley. Which, to fae eyes, is entirely steam or gas-flame powered*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:50:17 AM)
*to Savi* Everbright'll keep an eye on him. Advantage to being on a liveship.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:51:21 AM)
*Handels' Messiah in his head*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:51:34 AM)
*she nods* I only watched courts behind glass, couldn't hear much. Perhaps, I have missed some concept.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:51:45 AM)
..you were kept in a tank?
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:52:30 AM)
*colors slightly, answer enough*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:53:34 AM)
Fuck that. *he says, seeming angry...but keeping the emotion tightly controlled so as to not spook the skitish pooka* Well, yeah. A lot of Sidhe -think- their blood and pointy fucking ears give them the right to rule.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:54:32 AM)
*The galley is -spotless-, fully stocked (if only with long shelf life foods)...a chef's dream, really, designed for efficency and speed*
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 12:56:28 AM)
(( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KgjbTwfVak ))
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:57:01 AM)
*doesn't offer further comments on that topic, nodding a bit* Entitlement is not a flaw only sidhe can claim.. saw many who believed destiny Owed them something.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:57:38 AM)
(*giggles*)
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 12:58:20 AM)
Too true. A lot of us think we can coast on the efforts of past lives or birthrights. No fun in that at all.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 12:59:16 AM)
((SO Fluffy!! *giggle* omg I love that movie.))
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 1:02:10 AM)
(( I'm still waiting for a nocker to have chimerical minions.)) *is now running around and inventorying. Then remembering it's not his, squidges back up to be social. Happily social*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:02:29 AM)
Just learning, what I can do..or why to do it. *a soft smile* I have some time to make up. Calvin found me on the shore, I was a little lucky.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:03:29 AM)
Approve, master chef? *asked as Antoine returns, before smiling at Savi and continuing* Good to know I'm not the only one who's rather literally been blown up on shore.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:05:19 AM)
*she smiles to Antoine's return* I think he is happy with the kitchen.. *her expression turning curious, deep aqua pools lifting to Octavian again* A storm hurt you?
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 1:05:32 AM)
I think it'll do good things.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:06:34 AM)
You havn't heard my story yet? *asked of Savi before shifting attention to Antoine* If you want to volunteer for the crew, I'd be glad to have a decent chef. Shit, even if you just wanna feed people who come for tours and cruises.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:08:44 AM)
Have not heard many stories.. *admitting with a shrug, her tailfin curling and unfurling over the deck with a soft sound*
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 1:09:33 AM)
*liiiissstens*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:12:39 AM)
*he hops onto the railing, perching precariously* Alright. Well, first off, I awoke to what I really was onboard this very ship, years ago. The captain at the time trained me from there...I was the XO...Executive officer...for quite a while..he gave me my chance after I left the navy..I stil lfeel like I owe him...and I'll have to wait for the next life to repay him. It was on our last cruise...Everbright has...had...what we called her Dreamgate Generator...took the ship and her crew into the Dream and along trods, see.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:15:09 AM)
*listens attentively, tucking her hands beneath the collar of the coat Octavian had laid across her lap*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:18:33 AM)
We used to go to gather materials for members of our House...made a pretty good living at that, and giving tours and hiring out for cruises and events when we were docked. Anyway, on our last cruise, we were in the Deep, going after a deposit of 'Mithril' that the Captain knew about. We were making good time, just below the cloud ceiling, when one of our lookouts spotted a storm coming. Lightning and viciously loud thunder.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:23:19 AM)
We dropped to just above the waves, for safety, and the storm rolled over us. Little did we know it wasn't a normal storm, even for the Dream. Under the cover of the clouds and lightning, a swarm of dragons attacked us.. We fought back, but with our cannon stowed and most of the ship buttoned up against the storm, we were well and truly fucked.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:24:57 AM)
*her eyes widen at the idea of a "swarm" of dragons..one is enough in her mind*
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 1:25:17 AM)
*oooh face*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:32:22 AM)
*His words have taken on the haunted tone his ship usually carries, and he's looking up at the sky* The weren't huge, mind...size of a bear, maybe, some as big as a horse. But that made it worse. Once we got the cannon rolled out, they were too small to target easily...and they were small enough to get below-decks, too. The captain kept them off the wheelhouse by himself...most amazing thing I've ever seen...him back there with his zweihander dancing like it weighed less then a rapier...I did what I could with a squad of our 'marines' But they outnumbered us, and...well..they were fucking dragons. We fought our way to the captain...if the wheelhouse fell, we'd be out of control in the storm you see...But we were too slow. Just as we got to him, this -massive- head comes out of the clouds and gloom and snaps up the captain in one bite. A paw as wide as Everbright tears off the back rail of the ship, rocking the deck, sending people overboard. The marines opened up with their guns, and did absolutely nothing.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:33:28 AM)
*she leans forward, just slightly, listening for the inevitable tragedy that left him the sole survivor..since he'd already said that much. Aqua pools fixed on Octavian, seeing the story unfold in her mind's eye*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:36:28 AM)
...My sword shattered on it's scales, and the damn thing -laughed- at me. And then, like smoke, it was gone. The dragons aboard took flight, carrying off even more crew. Everbright started to fall, fell right straight back into the Real, thanks to the damage the dragons did to her Dreamgate. *he pauses a moment, lighting another cigar and staring at the glowing end for a few breaths before continuing* We landed right in the middle of a fucking storm. So me and the handful of crew left had to watch the same goddamn thing happen to Everbright's mortal mask at the hands of a perfectly mundane ocean thunderstorm.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:42:09 AM)
*He rubs at his face a bit* We limped to port...took us -months- once I'd gotten a bearing..our radio was gone, all the modern navigation gear was gone. Literally as soon as we were docked, the crew I had left abandoned the ship, telling me it was because she was cursed.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:43:20 AM)
*his loss, so different than hers, still strikes a chord within the pooka. The pain in her expression a distant echo of his own* She yet lives, no curse could rob that victory.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:44:35 AM)
I don't think she's cursed. But I don't think our misfortune was entirely an accident either. I really don't know...But I'm sure as hell not abandoning my ship when she didn't abandon me.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:47:32 AM)
This is a fine thing, and she is a fine lady..undeserving of betrayal. *she nods her agreement with a warm smile* You still hunt for reasons?
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:48:20 AM)
..Reasons?
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:48:51 AM)
Foul play?
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:49:46 AM)
Oh. It's on my mind...but it's not a priority. I need to get Everbright back on her feet, so to speak. -That- is my priority.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:52:25 AM)
*nodding* I wish I could help.. or, is that the reason for this ..singing to children? *she tilts her head, translucent teal fins shifting beside her*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:53:10 AM)
That's part of my plan, yes. The sense of wonder is a great source of Glamour for her to gain strength from.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 1:53:20 AM)
*nods solemnly*
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 1:57:50 AM)
*her expression lighting up, eyes turning lagoon blue* Then I will contribute? It would be good to give something.. *a soft smile stealing across her lips* I should find sparkling bits.. for this performance.. Pearls maybe? *thinking it over*
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 1:58:11 AM)
*Nods* Pearls are good things.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 1:58:55 AM)
The more you look like a storybook mermaid, the better. *Then, to Antoine* If you wanted to, you could cook for the people. It would make for good advertising for your restaurant.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 2:02:51 AM)
I will visit Marco tonight, for jewelry.
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 2:04:00 AM)
Marco?
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 2:05:52 AM)
*she smiles* I find stones and glass for him, he makes silver jewelry for a stand in the market.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 2:08:20 AM)
He will have something to borrow, he likes when I wear his work. Much drawing. *she smiles and lifts the coat from her lap, offering it toward Octavian* Time to go.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 2:09:05 AM)
...That's not a bad idea. I should have you do the same. Sell 'mermaid jewels' to people...and actually not be lying. *then, to Savi, as he reclaims his coat* Alright, miss Savi. Do be safe, and remember you are always welcome aboard the Everbright. Just need to call up for a ladder.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 2:10:09 AM)
Wrong story.. *she smiles teasingly* Is Rapunzel, not little mermaid.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 2:10:32 AM)
*he grins* Same themes, longing, love, romance.
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 2:12:10 AM)
Only themes there are. *she winks, then looks behind her to the higher railing, gauging the jump*
Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 2:12:40 AM)
*nods* I...I should go.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 2:13:21 AM)
I wonder if I could build a pooka-door below the waterline *he muses, then glances to Antoine* Alright. Everbright knows you know, so she'll let you aboard as long as you behave, even if we're not home.
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 2:14:10 AM)
(g'night then, kiddies :-D
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 2:14:18 AM)
*fortunately.. it's much easier to make the short hop over the rail, yet she still needs an assist, planting a hand on the railing. Twisting around to loft herself over and let gravity take her home* ((Night!))
Saviitas (Jan 25, 2011 2:14:20 AM)
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Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 2:14:52 AM)
Okay! *grins and chugs off*
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 2:15:03 AM)
(night!
Octavian Vanderaa (Jan 25, 2011 2:15:10 AM)
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Antoine Bourque (Jan 25, 2011 2:15:15 AM)
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