Jason
New Citizen/New Sailor
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Post by Jason on Aug 30, 2004 12:16:54 GMT -5
Jason had thought his approach over a bit more then Kalin. and instead of leaping into the village he had taken a few moments to look over the layout. Finally he came in from the far side of the village, and helped usher the other pirates from the village.
There were a few gunshots, a lot of shouting and he lost Kalin for a few minutes. Then he saw him with Jack, Fishy and Tobbs. Will was next to appear with Elizabeth.
Where was Rhys? He thought he'd seen her coming too. Then he spotted her, apparently going on some sort of rampage. He frowned, and fought his way over to her. Once there he grabbed her shoulders.
"Enough." He said simply. "It's alright. Come on, it's time to save our own arses." And he pushed her out of the village along with everyone else. When Jack called everyone to a halt he paused long enough to catch his breath and look over the damage.
"I could do with some rum." He said when Jack inquired about injuries.
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LilyBelle
Apprentice/Of the Crew
Violets are Blue. Roses are Red. We're comin' Aboard. Prepare to eat Led!
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Post by LilyBelle on Aug 30, 2004 12:23:35 GMT -5
Lily had gotten late into the fight. Partly because she was a deep sleeper and partly because everyone had taken off so quickly she wasn't sure where to go.
So she followed the gunshots and and shouting until she came to the village. Confused she watched, at first not sure what to do. Then she saw Fishy, Jack and Tobbs, calling for everyone to get away, as well as Jason and Kalin helping get everyone out. She looked around.
Then found Evy and Eric. She hurried over to them, sword drawn and helped shove and punch a opening through the bodies for them. A gun went off nearby and Lily jumped, not sure what had happened and looked around. Jack was standing with his pistol out and pointing into the crowd.
She turned to Evy and Eric. "Time to go!" She said, grabbed each one of them by the arm and gave them a good tug to follow her.
It wasn't until they were all in the jungle sweating, panting and bleeding that she stopped and shouted in a exasperated voice: "What was that all about back there? Everyone was just runnin' out of camp so fast....why'd we have to go and pick a fight with the locals?"
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Post by Roux on Aug 30, 2004 12:28:21 GMT -5
Roux had joined the fight around the same time Lily had. Somewhat late and bit more then disorented. He jumped in almost at once however, trying not to kill anyone, but more to fend everyone off until the crew go clear.
He wasn't sure what had happened really. Suddenly everyone was running out of camp and heading in one direction. So Roux had followed. His eyes blazed a bright gold as he drew his sword and went straight into the middle of everything.
Then he heard Jack calling. He turned and looked for his fellow pirates. Just as he did he felt a sting along his shoulder. somone had taken a swipe at his back. He turned punched the offending attacker and made for the jungle.
Once they paused he looked around at everyone, and sort of smiled faintly. "Well that was fun now wasn't it?"
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DianaMcBeth
Apprentice/Of the Crew
Stars twinkle not because they do really, but because we need them to!
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Post by DianaMcBeth on Aug 30, 2004 12:36:51 GMT -5
// I'm so sorry I'm coming in this late. School and work are not friendly to me at all. But here I am. I've been reading the rpg for a while now, so I'll jump in and try not to make a mess.//
< Diana had been more then a bit confused as the camp suddenly came to life and started running. Why could nothing be simple any more? >
<of course it would be their luck that Jack would get pulled away into heaven only knows where and then start a riot. She stayed near Lily, not sure of what lse to do and retreated with her >
"Fun?" She looked at Roux with a smirk. "Yeah so fun that I wanna do that all over again, except you know next time we can give the natives some cannons and guns, you know, just to add to the fun."
<All the same she was smirking and looking at everyone else.> "We all together? Nobody's missing?"
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Post by Fish-legs Bob on Aug 30, 2004 12:37:32 GMT -5
Fishy laughed and turned to Roux.
"Oh, aye, very fun: a bunch of mostly naked tree people tryin t' barbeque our cap'n." he said, smiling wryly. In response to Jack he looked down at himself, exaggeratedly checked his fingers and nodded.
"All there." He looked around and took notice of everyone.
"Now where to?"
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Rhys Tolen
Councellor/First Mate
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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Post by Rhys Tolen on Aug 30, 2004 12:44:42 GMT -5
Rhys ran as fast as her tired body would let her. She was confused and scared. If it hadn't been for Jack's order and Jason's words she would have been back in the village trying to take down as many natives as possible before they had her for dinner. It wasn't the dinner part that scared her, it was the fact that she had killed and she could not stop.
She had promised herself never to kill. It didn't matter what anyone did to her, she would injure them if necessary but no kill them. Not after she saw her father killed. She had broken her promise, she had killed. And not only once, she had continued to kill.
She clutched to the blood stained knife she had taken from the first native woman. The feel of the cold metal in her hands was the only thing keeping the theif aware of her surroundings. She clutched to the actual blade of the knife, clinging to the one real thing she could. She didn't fear the bite of the blade as her hands began to bleed, it was only fair; she had done far worse to the natives.
As the Captain called a halt, she sat down ignoring everything else and staring at the blade in her hands. She had broken her promise. She had taken a life. She had taken more lives than needed. She began to shake slightly, the shame, exhaustion and fear finally getting to her.
Blue eyes bore into the knife, and she whispered her voice cracking in fear, "What's going to stop me next time?"
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Aug 30, 2004 12:46:17 GMT -5
::Jack just laughed at his crew and then looked over anyone who was bleeding or showing any signs of injury. ::
"We need to find someplace to just rest a bit I think. Make sure none of the wounds are too deep, savvy?"
::He turned his eyes up to the sky and looked at the stars. He considered them a while, squinting up at their faint light.:: "It'll be light in three hours or so....best to just sit where we are, anyone who's not injured is watch, everyone else, make sur you get cleaned up. We'll go back to camp, ifwe can find it, in the morning. If not, we'll turn around and head on...."
::Jack yawned and stood up straighter.:: "I'll help with the watch. Anyone who needs to be looked after...make sure that ye are."
::It was Tobbs he turned to first after that little speech and looked at her shoudler. It was a good sized wound no mistake but she'd live.:: "Yeah know ye didn't haveto become a pincushion to save me luv." He said and wordlessly moved her into the moonlight so he could help bandage her up.::
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Aug 30, 2004 14:12:38 GMT -5
*Tobbs stopped to a light halt when Jack had told everyone to. She was out of breath, quite tired, and still wanted a few more minutes to chat with the natives on their customs on the island. Didn't seem all that friendly, she thought to herself as she muttered.*
*When she heard Kalin speak up, she smiled faintly but held her chin up, trying to hide any sign of weakness or pain. Tobbs was Tobbs, and while she'd learned that relying on some people sometimes wouldn't get you killed if it was with people you trusted a bit, she still had that side in her of independence and pride and obstinance all rolled into one.*
"Aye, I'm fine. Naught but a cut, no worries mate. Careful 'bout yer own cuts, could turn pretty nasty in such a place as this."
*When Jack spoke up and said he'd be on watched she rolled her eyes and noted to say something. When he pulled Tobbs over to look over her wound she put on her obstinate independent look again.*
"I'm fine Jack, it's a scratch is all. You should be resting; after all, I only became a pin cushion because YOU were becoming the main course for a group of 'alf naked feather favoring bloody-"
*And she went on into a course of muttering the alst few words that weren't really understandable. When she caught his unconvinced look, she sighed and moved her shoulder to show she was fine.Bad move there. Wincing and biting her lip from keeping out a curse, she looked at him and knew she couldnt win this one.*
"Alrigh' alrigh'! So its bleedin a bit much...itd be nice if ye could 'elp I guess...but I don' NEED it, thats the key....can be a pin cushion and live...I think.."
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Aug 30, 2004 14:23:43 GMT -5
::Jack gave Tobbs a half glare and muttered: "Ye know ye don't have to be tough when ye've had a spear run ye through...savvy?"
"In fact that's good a reason as any to shout a bit." He didn't say anything but quite gently looked it over. He then turned his face to the trees. He knew some of these plants had juice in them that helped heal wounds. He'd seen it done before. Frowning thoughtfull he went a few paces away, searching::
::He found it. A small little shrub with red flowers on it. He cut half of it down and brought it over to the rest of them, silently passing it out to the ones who had wounds:: "Rub a bit o' the juice from these into yer cuts...it'll keep it clean...." He stopped to look at Rhys. He didn't say anything, silently guessing what she was thinking, and handed her a bit off the shrub as well::
"Here....use these to clean yer cuts out." He said and tore the bottom of his sash to help wrap her hands.::
::He broke his and rubbed it on Tobbs's shoulder and wound his sash around it firmly keeping it in place. He didn't say anything as he did so....knowing any over coddling would probably make her pull away:: "Ye know...this City of Gold had better be twice the size of England to be worth this trouble....never been in a predicament where it was possible that'd I'd be eaten....."
:;He smirked a little and finished wrapping the wound up. He smiled and then yawned, frowned and then looked back from where they had come. "Well they got my favorite shirt there...but no matter...I'm still together that's all that matters I suppose..."
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Aug 30, 2004 14:39:34 GMT -5
*Tobbs would've entirely disagreed with Jack on his first comment if she hadn't been so tired and feeling weak. She watched him carefully as he went to the trees and shrubs to look for soemthing, making sure any sign of danger and she'd dash over towards it and him with the strength she had left.*
*When he came back, she kept silent as he used the flower to help her wound. She was a bit nervous at first, tensing up beneath his hands when she felt the injury sting a bit, but after a bit she relaxed and lsietend to him with a smile slowly rising in her lips when he said he'd never been in a predicament of being eaten.*
"Really Jack? I 'ave to say I'm suprised on that notion. Ya've been Tortuga so many times I'd think you'd meet someone named 'elga or Butchess or whatnot."
*She kept a laugh in as best she could and turned to face him when he commented about his shirt being left behind. She gave a thoughtful look and rested on the idea that they'd probably get him a shirt back at camp.*
"I'd give ya mine, but methinks that might not figure too well....oi, either the twins lied and they've got a triplet, or one of the crew realleh looks like Kalin."
*By now she was furrowing ehr brows. She felt light headed and almost thought she was seeing double of some things at certain times. Steadying ehrself by grabbing ahold of Jack's arm, she blinked hard.*
"I completely agree. We better be 'aving one astounding treasure in that City of Gold or I'll definitely not be 'appy."
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Aug 30, 2004 14:47:29 GMT -5
::Jack laughed about her commento n Tortuga..and smirked at the thought:: "Well I know quite a few ladies who'd love to slap my head off...."
::when she swayed Jack reached out and took her shoulders.:: "Easy there now...no passin out..." He frowned at her. She's probably lost a bit more blood then he'd thought before. Either that or shock was kicking in. Probably both.::
:;He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and used the other to pick her up completly: "Alright...I'm carrying you now...no arguing from ye. I'll not have you dyin on me cause yer too fool headed to realize when you need rest....."
::He eyed her steadily and then looked at the others: "We'll rest a while. Then get movin' soon...." In saying so he sat down on the spot, still holding Tobbs and leaned his back aganist a tree. His side was aching, but he could handle it. Tobbs on the other hand had gotten a full spear through the shoulder. Not good.::
::Jack sighed and leaned his head back.:: "Now rest ye hard headed lass..."
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Aug 30, 2004 15:10:54 GMT -5
"Do ya? I don't think I doubt it. Crazy women in Tortuga they be..."
*She shook her head, which in turn kind of put ehr off balance. At that point she was pretty thankful Jack grabbed her shulders to keep her standing, as she felt she would've plopped down in a crumple kind of way if he hadn't.*
*In a second she was being carried by him and she blinked again a few times. She knew she was off the ground, but she didn't quite understand where she was at the moment. Then, when she heard Jack speak, she looked up at him and then comprehended he was in fact, carrying her so she wouldn't fall.*
"Bu-"
*It seemed pointless to rebel. I mean she could barely keep her arm moving to try and gesture she was fine, let alone struggle to get standing. So she just muttered in some other language and leaned closer to him to balance herself out and quit being so dizzy until he sat down.*
"But Jack" she began when he told ehr to rest, "yer 'urt. Gotta watch ye rest. 'onestly, I'm fine...its just...im just...gah, wasting breath am I?"
*She bit her lip in thought as she looked up at him, knowing frankly he wasn't going to let her go. She did need rest, but she was worried about him.*
"Last time I let meself fall asleep you were stolen by the bloody locals. Now what am I supposed to expect when I close my eyes?"
*She gave an anxious sigh and nestled up a tad closer just to make sure he wouldn't be gone in half a second when she wasn't watching. Keeping her eyes on his arm to keep her self watching him, she caught herself trying to keep ehr eyes open as she grew sleepy.*
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Rhys Tolen
Councellor/First Mate
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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Post by Rhys Tolen on Aug 30, 2004 15:22:07 GMT -5
Rhys was startled out of her thoughts when Jack came to a halt in front of her. She looked up at him with big blank eyes. She saw his mouth move but could not understand what he was saying. As he knelt and helped her bandage her hands, she sat unmoving watching him. She was forced to let go of the shiny red knife. Finished, he stood up and left with more unheard words and a red flower.
As he moved off, her eyes drifted back to her hands. She eyed the bandages wearily. Her thoughts began to wander back to the fight in the village and her hands gripped the knife tightly, using it as a life line. The cloth kept the knife from biting into her hands too deeply and only a small trickle of blood escaped. The red flower slowly grew to a sticky and deeper red color from where it sat in her lap. The theif hardly noticed.
Her unattended arm and hands were slowly turning a deep red and she felt slightly faint in the head. It was almost as if any spirit and left her body. Her eyes were blank, cold, and emotionless at first glance. Where there normally was warmth and happiness was a cold gripping fear radiating from the young woman.
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Aug 30, 2004 17:31:36 GMT -5
::Jack lifted one eyelid and stared at Tobbs:: "Ye know restin' means that you don't talk...silent as the grave as Norrington would say.....now rest....savvy?"
::He closed his eye again and muttred:: "don't worry...I'm not goin anywhere right now...don't think I could if I wanted to...." Jack yawned and nudged her gently with his shoulder before drifting off into a comfortable silence. He ignored the concern for his health. He'd be fine.::
::That is of course until he began humming the opening lines for "pirate's life for me." to himself...:::#nosmileys
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Post by Maria Maharet/Turner on Aug 30, 2004 18:29:33 GMT -5
.* Maria twiddled her thumbs when the sound of the door broke the silence. It was Will who had tol her they were to head on the island. He also told her that if she were to need any help they were poeple down in the galley. She nodded as he shut the door. He didn't think she was actually going to stay on the ship was he. She quickly hopped off her bed. The sore feeling in her legs was still there but they were only the after feeling of the pain she felt earlier. She grabbed a blanket and threw it over her shoulders as she started to head out the door. The deck was empty and silent. She saw that there wasn;t any more boats left so she peeked over the side of the ship. The dark water looked cool and tempting. Maria bit her lip and released the grip on her wool blanket. The wind was billowing in her hair and offered her a cool salvation. She took a deep breath and jumped. Once she hit the water she felt at ease. She started to stroke and swim to shore. When she planted her feet on dry land the breeze blew passed her sending a chill up her spine. She was soaked to the bone and her hair dripped leaving a trail as she searched for her crew* " Where are they?" * She asked herself when the light sound of a hum reached her ears. She eagerly followed the tune and there she found her crew... *
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