Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 9, 2011 11:59:21 PM)
Well, he'll be pleased to see me underway. I'm a shit ton more formal with my captain hat on.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:01:33 AM)
"Needed, I would think."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:02:06 AM)
Yeah, pretty much. I can get pretty bad at court, too. If only to set a proper example
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:02:47 AM)
She nodded. "Though I don't believe there is any sort of formal court here."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:03:24 AM)
We only did court when someone had hired us. Lot of pomp and circumstance for what amounted to a contract signing.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:04:10 AM)
"Well, military folks like that sort of thing don't they?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:05:32 AM)
Not so much these days. Don't want to make the expense ostentacious.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:06:51 AM)
She nodded. "Fair enough, though I can't judge, a lot of such goes into the church as well."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:07:20 AM)
Well, it's part of the deal for church. The pomp and ritual make it feel real.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:07:55 AM)
She nudges his arm. "For some of us faith is real."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:08:42 AM)
We've been over this. *He says with a grin* It's different when there's personal proof.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:09:35 AM)
"Makes it all the more true." She shrugged.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:11:14 AM)
You mean makes it true at all. At the very least, the ritual of it all raises energy.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:11:40 AM)
She rolls her eyes at his cynicism. "It does do that."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:12:33 AM)
*he pokes her side with a grin* I'm a hard sell on that particular topic.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:13:48 AM)
"One need not believe for something to still be true." She smiled at him. "Don't worry though, it would take far too much energy to try to convert you. Better spent elsewhere."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:16:07 AM)
I don't doubt the faith you teach, Azu. not at all.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:17:43 AM)
"I'm teasing."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:18:09 AM)
Still want you to know that.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:18:56 AM)
She nodded. "I appreciate it, most people won't talk to me after I mention voodoo. As if I'm going to shrink their head or curse them."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:19:33 AM)
*he shrugs a bit* Less of a threat, really, for a people who throw curses around even without the onus of voodoo
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:20:11 AM)
"Well, a lot of changelings don't see it that way."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:20:46 AM)
Fuck them, then. You deal with my flaws, I don't mind dealing with yours. *His tone at that last bit is teasing, of course*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:21:14 AM)
She chuckled. "Oh, so gracious."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:21:56 AM)
*he shrugs, grinning* Sure thing, kiddo.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:23:07 AM)
"Well, I guess I can't protest considering your grumpy old man status."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:23:27 AM)
Now you're getting the hang of this whole hanging out with the captain thing.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:23:58 AM)
That got her to laugh. "Incorrigable."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:27:03 AM)
There you go. That sound is a beautiful one.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:28:06 AM)
She shook her head. "You are too kind to me Captain Octavian."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:29:08 AM)
Nah. Just kind enough. If you ask me, at least.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:29:42 AM)
"I appreciate your kindness either way."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:31:18 AM)
It's not like you don't return it. Besides, I enjoy your company. Might as well be nice to you so it keeps coming around.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:32:25 AM)
"I imagine I would anyway, I did promise to help you repair the Everbright."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:33:07 AM)
And you've been most thorough in that help. The only one showing up more then once or twice.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:34:06 AM)
"I do what I can, though I suppose I could help more if I were stronger." For all her work she was still quite frail, at least nameless wasn't there to tell her she was out of shape.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:34:46 AM)
You should come by in the morning. I'd be happy to work out with you. I'm still not up to pre-fire fitness, so I'm working hard for it.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:35:46 AM)
"I work the shop in the mornings, I don't have someone to work that shift. School in the afternoon much of the time."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:36:10 AM)
Damn. Oh well. So much for me getting to see you in tight clothes getting all sweaty.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:37:30 AM)
She blushed a bit and chose to just not comment on that. "I occassionally go out dancing, usually the most working out I do."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:40:37 AM)
*he smirks* That's less of a real workout then yoga.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:41:05 AM)
She shrugged a little. "I don't have a lot of free time."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:43:09 AM)
..Tell me about it. Though, as the Admiral used to say, if you want something bad enough, you'll make time for it.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:44:19 AM)
"I imagine I'll get around to it, there are just other things I'd prefer to be doing."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:44:39 AM)
Like what? *he asks, curious*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:46:09 AM)
"Well, enjoying your company comes to mind." She said, looking out to sea shyly.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:46:48 AM)
See, double reason then. YOu get to spend time with me, and get the workout you're looking for. When do you start your shift?
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:47:41 AM)
"The shop opens at nine, but I need to be there at eight thirty to make certain everything gets done and is in order."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:48:28 AM)
So come visit me at seven. We'll work out for a bit, you can shower aboard, and go to the store from here
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:49:06 AM)
She seemed to ponder for a while before finally nodding. "All right."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:49:42 AM)
There you go. Only thing to be sure of is getting to bed early.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:51:16 AM)
"You haven't noticed my usual hours by now?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 12:57:38 AM)
...no. Well, other then the fact you're here in the middle of what the fuck oclock at night like I am.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 12:58:32 AM)
"Lets say I don't sleep a whole lot most of the time." She looked back over to him and smiled. "But I'll give it a try."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:06:13 AM)
What's a whole lot? More then an hour is a waste of time. *he -seems- to be teasing.*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:06:46 AM)
"I get a few hours in now and again, so I suppose I'm wasting time."
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:07:42 AM)
Course, with the rate she downs anything with caffeine much of the time it sort of makes since
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:08:24 AM)
*he grins again* I'm going to buy you shares of redbull.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:10:11 AM)
"I suppose I could use them." Smiling some. "I just like to be up and about. There's much too much to learn and experience to be sleeping all the time."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:11:19 AM)
Ain't that the truth. I used to hate sleeping. Especially after the fire. Nightmares. Clanking gears, whirring blades, on a supposedly quiet sailing ship...
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:13:16 AM)
She was quiet, letting him say what he would or wanted to on the subject, looking back out the windows.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:13:53 AM)
Never really got back into the habit after that. Except those nights after storms or high winds when I was flat out exhausted.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:15:54 AM)
She nodded. "I can understand that. I just always have strange dreams when I rest...unless I'm exhausted, as you say. They aren't really nightmares, but I think glimpses of other lives, I just would rather focus on the one I have then whatever I might have had another time."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:19:15 AM)
...Those are always distracting...especially the ones of Arcadia.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:20:26 AM)
"Those I seem to have the hardest time recalling in any sensibility. Seems as if the closer the lifetime the more I remember about it." She said with a small frown, still looking out the window.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:20:51 AM)
*another nod* My ties to my past lives are pretty strong. Distractingly so.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:21:41 AM)
"Yeah?" She looked back at him curously. "I haven't met many others that remember anything of their past selves."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:23:46 AM)
I'm told it's common for us. Sidhe, I mean.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:24:47 AM)
She nodded a little. "It's still nice to know I'm not the only one with such memories. There are times it feels that way."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:26:06 AM)
No. But yours are yours alone. Subtly different for each of us.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:26:58 AM)
"Yes, it would be quite strange if someone remembered the same life I did." She nodded. "More so if you remembered being a eshu girl."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:28:34 AM)
I may have been a girl once. *he muses thoughtfully* There are feminine memories sometimes.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:30:00 AM)
"Well, the ones I recall are all women, though it is very logical to think for all I recall there is much more I do not."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:30:39 AM)
Thousands. *said almost absently, as if he's lost in the thought of it*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:31:59 AM)
"I get images of what I think are about a dozen, but I can see one or two better than the rest."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:33:13 AM)
*He nods, then sheaks his head to clear it* Haunted night.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:33:37 AM)
"Is it?" She looked back out the window.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:35:29 AM)
Peering some as if looking more carefully for whatever he might be talking about.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:35:45 AM)
Cold night, light rain. Yeah. It's one of those nights when memories sneak back into your brain to haunt you.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:37:01 AM)
"Perhaps a change of topic then?"
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:37:50 AM)
She drifted a little away from the window, stiffling a yawn as she got her coffee back to take a sip. Not worried about it having gotten a bit cold.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:39:23 AM)
..Like what? I don't mind the introspection. i'd never mind learning more about what makes a pretty girl tick.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:40:47 AM)
Her cheeks get a tad darker at the compliment, but she watches him, retaking a seat with her coffee. "What do you want to know? You're always welcome to ask questions."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:42:00 AM)
I have no idea. Mostly because 'hey, what color panties are you wearing' Is more creepy then curiosity-salving.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:43:42 AM)
She blinked and shook her head. "Well, under-garment coloring aside, is there something you are curious about?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:44:19 AM)
I dunno. I already know a bit about you, being raised by gramma. Your voodoo-ic predilictions.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:45:34 AM)
(predilctions?)
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:46:06 AM)
(habits)
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:46:24 AM)
She nodded some, smiling. "That still doesn't really answer the question."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:46:40 AM)
I know. I'm horrible.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:48:25 AM)
She shook her head. "You aren't horrible. Let's see...I like to see and learn new things. I enjoy dancing sometimes, even if it's not worth much of a work out. I like music, stories, adventure, I suppose I'm a fairly predictable Eshu."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:50:07 AM)
What kind of dance?
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:51:15 AM)
"Gran insisted I learn more traditional dance, but I've tried a lot of things. Mostly anymore I go and improvise, clubs these days don't really have kids wanting to waltz."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:52:00 AM)
..Waltz, seriously?
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:52:16 AM)
"Nothing wrong with the waltz."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:54:35 AM)
No. Nothing at all. I know the steps but I'm far too clumsy to step them correctly
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:56:05 AM)
"When I was a kid I could cut a mean tango. Gran thought it was a good idea to learn friendly competition...I think she just wanted me out of the house as I kept destroying things." She smiled some. "And the waltz is one of the easier ones, I'm sure you'd manage."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:57:03 AM)
No, I'm pretty bad at it. I broke my ex's toe at a school dance once.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 1:58:26 AM)
She considered him curiously and shook her head. "Practice, one of the biggest things in that style of dance, anymore I'm rather rusty."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 1:59:08 AM)
Rusty? I doubt that. You're Eshu. Eshu are almost as good at never looking stupid or clumsy as sidhe.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:00:09 AM)
"Well thank you." She shook her head, amused. "No, I haven't danced anything more traditional since high school. Thats when I stopped going to any sort of competitions."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:02:04 AM)
...Competitions, seriously?
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:02:36 AM)
"It wasn't my idea." She shrugged. "Though remind me to hide the pictures before you visit."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:04:12 AM)
I'm so sneaking into your place to steal them. *said with a grin* Seriously, though, don't worry about it. I didn't hide my trophies. *motioning to a small section of shelf where little trophies mingle with books, and certificates decorate the wall over this*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:05:16 AM)
She'd move over to inspect curiously. "Well, they're in a closet somewhere, probably hidden away with the videos...gran and that camera." Shutter.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:08:37 AM)
*all of the trophies are for scholarly things..engineering competitions in high school, spelling bees in elementary school. All small, all rather silly, but there's a lot of them*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:10:33 AM)
She kept her smile as she looked through. "You are nicer to yours, I'm not sure any of my things will ever leave storage."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:12:41 AM)
I have to have -something- to prove my childhood wasn't pointless and devoid of meaning.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:14:12 AM)
She turned back to him and sighed. "See, then you say things like that and I feel guilty."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:15:08 AM)
*he laughs* Why? It's not like you raised me.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:16:07 AM)
"My youth was fairly carefree in comparison. Gran was strict sometimes, but she just let me go if I wandered off for a couple weeks at a time. Sometimes it's a wonder I survived as long as I have the trouble I used to get into."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:16:52 AM)
Well, it wasn't really all him. By the time I was in high school. I was pretty crazy driven all on my own.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:18:02 AM)
"You weren't a Kithain yet though?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:21:15 AM)
No. I was a late bloomer, so to speak. I mean, looking back, I can see the signs...but that's all.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:22:31 AM)
She nodded at that. "I Chrysalised at thirteen, though I suppose thats still late compared to some."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:23:14 AM)
Shit. I didn't cross over until I was...old. Out of the Academy, already discharged.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:23:57 AM)
"What's old?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:24:24 AM)
Twenty something.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:24:54 AM)
She smiled a bit. "That's not very fair, I offered you a particular age."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:25:24 AM)
Twenty two. Better? *asked with a grin*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:26:12 AM)
She nodded some. "That's not old. I'm Twenty-Two." In a girlish 'hey' sort of way.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:28:28 AM)
It's old to chrysalize. Which is all I meant. I -probably- would have changed earlier, if I hadn't been so hard on myself. Or if I hadn't spent six months in the hospital. Half of that in a fucking coma. But..I don't know for sure. Maybe it was just my time when it was my time.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:30:24 AM)
"Such things tend to come when they're meant to." She turned back and sat down next to him, expression concerned. "May I ask what happened?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:34:35 AM)
Explosion. On my first cruise. *quietly. Maybe a little haunted. But not exactly sad. It's a sidhe thing* Powder store, of all things.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:37:52 AM)
She nodded just barely, still obviously concerned, compassion in her gaze. "I'm sorry that happened to you."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:39:35 AM)
*He shrugs* I survived. Two of my crew did not.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:39:53 AM)
...I have a habit of losing crewmembers.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:40:46 AM)
"You don't do so with intent."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:41:00 AM)
No. No I do not.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:41:34 AM)
"Then fate's plan for them was different than it is for you I'd imagine."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:42:17 AM)
Their thread was cut. They had no chance.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:43:01 AM)
"We're all reborn in some form or another, or so I believe at least."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:44:51 AM)
Probably. Probably. I was discharged right after I got out of the hospital. I got a job with the old captain..he took pity on a washed up sailor, I guess...or maybe he saw my spark. Who knows. But them...they have to wait til the next to live more.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:47:29 AM)
"It is logical to mourn those that pass, but not to pity them. The energy of the spirit never truely ceases to exist, even if it's form may change. Much like in crafting, something must be broken down to be forged or built into something greater."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:50:19 AM)
Yeah. Yeah. I know.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:51:31 AM)
She watched him a moment longer then leaned up and kissed his cheek.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:53:31 AM)
*which earns a smile* Thank you, Miss Azu
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:54:01 AM)
She shook her head. "You don't need to thank me for anything."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:55:58 AM)
I do. You actually care. That is something to be acknowledged.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:56:26 AM)
"I'm doing what anyone should do."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:56:54 AM)
Should is the key there. Should, but don't.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 2:58:21 AM)
"I suppose, but I want to help..." She hesitated then left it at that.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 2:59:48 AM)
You are helping, just by hanging out with me. As much as I like losing myself to my work...I need social interaction tht's not my boat.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:00:31 AM)
"I did keep telling you that." She smiled a little, teasing.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:01:22 AM)
Hush, young lady.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:01:53 AM)
"I don't think you're actually all that much older than I am."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:03:22 AM)
*he waggles a finger at her*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:03:47 AM)
She eyed him skeptically. "I suppose I should call you grumpy young man instead."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:04:26 AM)
Probably. But I'm not above taking you over my knee.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:05:19 AM)
She raised a brow. "See, now you sound like you're challenging me."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:06:50 AM)
...Don't tempt me young lady.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:07:53 AM)
She shook her head, tsking. "See, I would be most remiss if I were to injure Everbright further tossing you from your own ship." Then she grinned at him.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:09:27 AM)
You wouldn't Because if I were to punish you, you would acknowledge your wrongdoing and accept your punishment.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:10:49 AM)
"I'm not actually a member of your crew you know." She smiled still, being playful more than serious. "But I do my best to resist the urge to Hopscotch you from your own boat."
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:10:59 AM)
I will do my best*
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:11:39 AM)
If I went, you'd go with me. *said with a smirk* But I'm not worried. And you don't have to be my crew to accept wrongdoing.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:13:10 AM)
"I like an occassional swim." She shrugged some at the threat of also getting pulled off. "And I suppose that's true enough...but no, I would never hurt Everbright if I could help it."
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:14:01 AM)
"Or you, unless you continued to ask for it." She added, still playful.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:14:37 AM)
I see how it is. *said with a smirk* I wonder what nameless would think, knowing you were alone in my bedroom with me.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:15:29 AM)
That made her blink and look around with a blush. Apparently she hadn't really thought about it, though she did have a sort of innocent deer in the headlights expression.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:17:15 AM)
Maybe I should let him know. *his tone entirely innocent*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:18:34 AM)
She shook her head, gathering her things. "I shouldn't be here anyway."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:19:08 AM)
*he sighs, rubs at his face* Alright. I'll see you off the ship.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:20:22 AM)
She nodded a bit, slipping out and being careful in the way she held the book and box of various things.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:20:56 AM)
*he follows, quietly locking his door and following her up to the deck*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:22:28 AM)
She makes a nervous glance to nameless, who seems to be sleeping, so she relaxes a little. "Thank you again, for the things, and the book."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:22:55 AM)
Of course. Whenever you feel like visiting, you know you're welcome
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:24:36 AM)
She nodded at that, offering a smile as she walked to the exit. "It's good to know Captain Octavian. I'll see you in the morning then?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:25:38 AM)
Be there with your running shoes on.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 3:27:03 AM)
She nodded and headed off, nudging Nameless, who lazily stretches and makes a comment about the time as they start heading away. Apparently he was already ready to give Azu hell without knowing where she'd been on the ship.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 3:28:58 AM)
*He watches her go, seeming...haunted again, rather out of nowhere.*
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Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:08:48 PM)
Azu seemed in a fair mood, better at least than when she'd left the Parliment earlier, calling once she reached the side of the ship. "Permission to board Captain Octavian?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:09:32 PM)
*Octavian doesn't answer, oddly...but the gangplank, which had been up, drops with a clank and thud*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:10:20 PM)
"Or Everbright...thank you." She nodded to the ship in general, Nameless waited outside again and onto the ship she went, looking for Octavian and trusting her feet to find her way there.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:12:38 PM)
*Once she gets into the conference room, Everbright takes over for Azu's feet, speaking from the grille of her terminal, soft and sad as always* The captain is on the gundeck, Guest Azu. Follow the blue lights. *and, from there, a series of soft blue lights, flickering on when she nears, and off when she passes, guide her down to the gundeck, past his cabin, past the sickbay, past the locked armory*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:14:06 PM)
She wanders that way, smiling. "Thank you Everbright." Slipping through the rooms and toward the Captain with a bit of a jump to her step.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:16:49 PM)
*The gundeck is vast, once she finds it. Perhaps surprisingly so. The large space is empty, save for scorches and clawmarks...a vestige of the attack, it seems. The wreckage of what must have been cannon once sit in mute testement to the violence of the dragons. Octavian is here, fencing with what looks like a mobile practice dummy, rough wooden sword in his hand*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:17:42 PM)
She came up closer, though not so much as to get caught by the blade by accident. Grinning. "I, have a question." She had that sparkle to her eyes that meant she was likely up to something. "Have you ever heard of the Tempest? Or the Sands of Time?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:18:30 PM)
In what context? *He asks, without missing a beat. Or a step.*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:19:29 PM)
"Well, I don't know anything of the Tempest, other than the Sands of Time were lost there. I'm curious if you know of it at all?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:20:20 PM)
*He stops, panting slightly, resting the sword point down, and leaning on it like a cane, and goes quiet*
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Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:38:48 PM)
*Octavian is on the gundeck with Azu, wooden training sword in hand, zoned out as he thinks back*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:40:07 PM)
Azu was quiet, politely waiting to see what Octavian had to say on the subject, Nameless was outside the boat, settled at the entrance in a lazy half-nap.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:40:46 PM)
*and, for the record, Everbright seemed distinctly uncomfortable at the mention of the Tempest! her terminal flickered*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:41:50 PM)
That would have gotten the Eshu to look about more curiously before settling back on Octavian.
Adversarius (Feb 10, 2011 10:42:04 PM)
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Memories (Feb 10, 2011 10:43:52 PM)
*Peering back into the past took Octavian far away to cool blue sea and a bright sunny day. The dry heat had him sweating even in the present. The Everbright was on a tour of the Greek isles and Octavian was staring out across the waves, making idle chatter with a fellow Sidhe donning black and silver. a shout from the crows nest warned of an approaching storm, and the crew all rushed to their stations. It had come out of no where, clearly not a natural occurance. The wind and the waves pummeled the ship, and their Eiluned passenger lost a small pouch tied to his belt to the now dark waters. He jumped overboard after it...and that's when Octavian saw it.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:47:21 PM)
*He murmers, softly, almost as if to himself, narrating this particular memory as it spools out in his mind, his expression troubled under the scars*
Memories (Feb 10, 2011 10:48:01 PM)
*A whirlpool drug down the Eiluned, who swam with all his might after the pouch, but to no avail. The pouch was sucked down and the owner with it......down below the sea and into a rath that opened up at the eye of the whirlpool. It offered Octavian a brief glimpse of a world below, a world filled with the wreckage of ships from every age of man....and other vessels even less recognizeable. Some were manned by crews of the dead, while others sat silently in ruins....never to see the light of day again. When the rath closed, the storm broke as suddenly as it had begun, leaving the crew to wonder what in the hell had just happened as they surveyed the damage. The vision faded soon after, bringing the Dougal rocketing back to the present*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:49:04 PM)
Her cheery attitude of a moment before dimmed then, frowning as she watched him, still waiting.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:50:55 PM)
*his murmer stops, words failing to describe exactly what he sees in the water...so that bit is skipped over, verbally at least. He stops altogether a heartbeat later, swaying, staying standing mostly beacuse of the fact he was leaning on his wooden sword like a cane, as he takes a deep breath to realign himself with time. Something that's never easy for a sidhe in the best of times, let alone after a vision like that*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:52:36 PM)
Yup, the prior attitude had changed to concern as she watched the Dougal. Finally speaking in a gentle tone. "Are you all right?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:54:00 PM)
I feel like Dante. *he mutters, running the cool metal of his hand over his face, then digging out a cigar and lighting it quietly*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:55:29 PM)
She canted her head, that wasn't a good sign either...but she continued to wait, he'd speak on it if he was going to.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:55:52 PM)
It's...the tempest...it's like Hell for ships and sailors lost at sea.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:57:04 PM)
"That's where the Sands of Time were lost, at least according to the stories I remember my grandmother telling me."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:58:23 PM)
It's possible to get back....but don't ask me how. I don't know that. Everbright -might- be able to gate out. But only if we gated in in the first place.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 10:59:00 PM)
"Do you know what the Sands of Time are?"
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 10:59:21 PM)
*he shakes his head* Unless you mean the video game, no.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:02:17 PM)
"A treasure, lost a long time ago. It was stolen by a Eiluned from a group of satyrs and taken to sea off of greece before the pirate vessel the Eiluned was on was believed to be lost to the Tempest. According to legend it has the power to heal any wound."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:02:49 PM)
...That's what I saw. I think. Maybe.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:03:08 PM)
That made her look a little confused.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:03:25 PM)
Eiluned going overboard after ...something.
Memories (Feb 10, 2011 11:04:20 PM)
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Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:04:24 PM)
"-You- were on the boat?" Surprise obvious in her tone, blinking and looking him up and down more curiously now.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:06:04 PM)
*He flops to sitting on the decking, bonelessly* I think so. I mean, I'm not sure. It's hard to...it's hard to get a grasp on the time flowing around me right now...but I-think- that was this lifetime.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:08:43 PM)
She took a seat on the floor next to him, though likely a little more gracefully. "This was suppose to have happened...ages ago. So long no one still even remembers the Eiluned's name."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:10:03 PM)
*He harumphs* Then the Eiluned I saw probably wasn't that one. Unless it was an echo. A mingling of times in my mind.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:10:34 PM)
"Possible." She nodded.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:11:13 PM)
Shit. It might even be his echo. One of his lifetimes repeating events.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:12:02 PM)
"I didn't mean to bring such poor tidings, I figured it was just a bad storm by the name."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:12:22 PM)
...No. have you seen that silly pirates movie?
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:12:51 PM)
"You mean the one with Johnny Depp? Just the first one."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:15:25 PM)
It's...not a bad thing to watch for an idea of what this tempest is like. That, or The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, when they get swallowed by the seamonster.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:15:57 PM)
She shook he head again, unfamiliar.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:16:52 PM)
It's...bad. Enough to give my -ship- nightmares.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:17:13 PM)
"I looked for the Sands of Time for your sake, if you'd rather not attempt something so dangerous then I understand."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:18:13 PM)
...No. Not for me. *said with a definite edge* But It might still be useful to have.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:21:07 PM)
"Such treasures never seem to stay in one place for very long...if you'd rather I leave I will."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:22:35 PM)
We've been over this. If I want you gone, I will tell you to go. *his whole accent and tone have shifted to something more formal. He pauses here, pressing his palms against his eyes*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:23:28 PM)
She nodded then, frowning somewhat, and doing what she was good at when she wasn't sure what to do, staying quiet.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:24:11 PM)
Right. *he says, dragging himself to his feet with the sword still working like a cane*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:27:51 PM)
She got up, bit her lip a moment, then approached closer to him. Touching his face with a hand. "Please don't misunderstand my intentions. I...like you as you Captain Octavian, but you don't always seem to feel the same."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:31:02 PM)
I am who I am miss Azu. I do not try to change it. I am comfortable in my skin, as scarred and damaged as it is.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:32:49 PM)
"Then you have my deepest apologies for overstepping my place." She bowed her head, looking chastized, though perhaps in part doing it to herself.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:34:33 PM)
No no, miss. I'm not angry with you. Any act designed as a selfless one I cannot find fault with.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:36:26 PM)
She nodded, though didn't meet his gaze again, head not bowed but down.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:37:13 PM)
*cold metal fingers touch her cheek, briefly* You must cease this constant beating on yourself, you know.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:38:26 PM)
"I am not beating on myself." As if confused, but she did look back up after the brief contact.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:39:42 PM)
What would you call it then? *he asks as he pokes her in the hip with his sword*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:41:01 PM)
"It is natural for one to feel remorse if they've done something inappropriate." Though she blinks and takes a step back as she gets poked with the sword, barely flickering a smile for a moment.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:41:39 PM)
Oh, knock it off. Just because nameless tells you something is innapropriate does not mean it is.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:44:35 PM)
Azu looked confused a moment. "Nameless often repeats the same lessons my gran taught me."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:45:20 PM)
So? Most important lesson I ever learned was how to say 'fuck that' to some of the stupid shit the Admiral drilled into my brain
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:47:14 PM)
She smiled a bit at that. "A wise lesson, though perhaps not the words I would use."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:48:29 PM)
Grumpy old fuckers tend to spew wise shit sometimes. *ahh, and the formality is out the window as quick as it came*
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:49:07 PM)
She rolled her eyes at that. "You aren't old."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:50:15 PM)
*he pokes her in the hip again* Says you.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:51:31 PM)
"Of course I do, you can't be that much older than me, and I'm not old." She scowled a little at the poke, but it was easy to tell she wasn't serious.
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:52:02 PM)
a year, maybe two.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:52:34 PM)
"See. You are quite young yet."
Octavian Vanderaa (Feb 10, 2011 11:53:45 PM)
It's all in the mindset, Azu.
Azu Ongokos (Feb 10, 2011 11:54:43 PM)
"Hmm, I think you're too playful to be old just yet as well." Smiling a bit more at her arguement.