Sea roleplay. "the begining"

[mistral4543]

OOC>>> Alright, finally I get to show off my cleaned-up vagabond

IC>>>

As her eyelids fluttered open, she glanced about herself worriedly, then heaved a sigh of relief ~ Good thing I've been left alone at times... I wonder how long I've been in bed... probably 2 days, judging by the growls of my stomach... ~ Slowly, she raised herself out of bed, pleased to find herself standing steadily on the slightly tilting ship ~ Better get my things before they've been discovered. ~ Tiptoeing on the planks, she closed her right hand over the doorknob and turned. Her heart soared as she found the hinges well-oiled and not a single creak betrayed her.

The night air was cool and fresh, a most welcome change from the stuffiness of the room. Yet now was not the time to savour the delights of the nocturne. Quickly, lightly, she skipped her way to her little hideout - the storeroom that was filled with odds and ends, where nobody had thought of venturing to, due to the incredible amount of sawdust, empty crates and the occasional trash bag...

Several moments later, as the sea gulls above began their daily ritual of hovering about the proud, majestic ship, occasionally crying out their appreciation for the vast freedom the skies offered...

A young lady, dressed in a strange looking attire of pink and white, stepped onto the shipdeck. Her clear brown eyes were now more apparent than ever, her black hair intricately tied up in an exotic fashion.

[Skydracgrrl]

ooc- love the pic! where'd you get it?

ic- Lyulfe, with a tray of food in his left hand, strode towards the crew's sleeping quarters purposely. He had given up his bed for the past few days for the ill stowaway, and had been sleeping elsewhere. The elf glanced up at the morning sun. He loved this time, when everyone else is still asleep, and it's just him, the fresh salt air, the gulls, and the rocking ship. Shaking his head, he went to open the door. Lyulfe paused in confusion and suspicion and poked the unfastened door so it swung farther open. He stared at the rumpled bedclothes of the empty bottom bunk with dismay.

"Skye!" he yelled. There was an answering thump from above. After a few muttered curses in various languages, a tussled creature fell down and landed with a loud 'BANG!' at Lyulfe's feet.

"mumblemumbleStupidbunkmumble," the half-awake bladebard groused. "What's wrong?" she asked Lyulfe in an annoyed tone. He continued to stare at the bottom bunk pointedly. Skye glanced over briefly. "Yeah, so she's in your bed, that hasn't changed..." she paused for a moment, then whirled around. "Egads! She's gone! Why weren't you watching?" the half-elf shouted, and Lyulfe sighed in response. Skye rushed for the door and ran around the corner.

"So much for that early-morning quiet," he mumbled, as he stooped to straighten the sheets. With the food tray still in hand, he walked in the direction Skye went and almost bowled her over around the corner. "What's wrong with you?" he asked the frozen half-elf dryly. She pointed a dazed finger, and Lyulfe's gaze followed. A tinny crash was heard soon after as the food tray was released from the elf's stunned grip. "Oh," Lyulfe finally said, his eyes wide.

ooc- hee, I dunno why I made my chars have such funny antics... must be because I had my coffee ^^

[ 01-02-2004, 11:08 AM: Message edited by: Skydracgrrl ]

[mistral4543]

OOC>>> Well, I had 2 Chinese RPGs and loved the illustrations so much that I did a hunt for them over the Internet, Skye I have to say I fell in love with this almost at first sight - there's an even prettier one, but just a face portrait. Will be saving it up for some other RPG that anyone cares to come up with *ahem* *nudge, nudge, wink, wink* at nobody in particular

Oh, and did your character just see mine? I'm assuming she did [img]smile.gif[/img] Absolutely loved the hilarous interaction you came up with; it's spot on [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[ 01-02-2004, 07:21 PM: Message edited by: mistral4543 ]

[mistral4543]

OOC>>> Just in case any of you are still not familiar with my style of posting yet, italics convey thoughts so your characters would not be able to know them [img]smile.gif[/img] Larry - I hope you like this post

IC>>>

Well now, he certainly isn't as impressive as what I would have thought, considering Papa's descriptions... ~ Tucking a braid from her back to the front, she played with it absently ~ How very strange that I should bump into him, of all people, without any intention!

As she walked back and forth the ship deck, her thoughts drifted further... further to the Peach Blossom island, where her father was probably sick with worry ~ It is all his fault! ~ An angry tear rolled down her right cheek ~ What a stupid business it is, trying to match me with a total stranger! ~ Her proud nose quivered at the memory ~ Even if he were a talented young man... - which she reluctantly had to admit, by all accounts of Ouyang Foo's handsome features, intelligence and warrior skills - ... even if that were the case, he's an arrogant creature with the heart of a scorpion, and I'll not have him! ~ Troubled, she turned away slightly, now facing the rising sun.

Back to this Morgemil fellow... ~ A smile crept onto her lips as she remembered his humiliated face when her appearance had caught him totally offguard ~ With his current level of skills, he needs all the help he can get! ~ The slight breeze sent a few strands of her jet black hair dancing ~ Papa mentioned that Morgemil had sent out several calls for tutors in dragon-slaying, that he had offered ridiculous sums of money just to be trained, with no real practice such as a live dragon... he must be obscenely rich... ~ A little crease formed on her forehead ~ ... I wonder where he gets his wealth from... ~ A smirk now played at her lips ~ Anyway, Papa was quite right to ignore the ads; he would never have accepted a less-than-alert disciple...

CRASH! She jolted back to reality, spinning around to detect the source of the interruption.

[Skydracgrrl]

ooc- Mistral, you MUST show me at least a site or something with more stuff like that! *shiney eyes* my curiousity is piqued, and you know how insatiable it can be at times I'm almost as bad as my char Skye at times, heheh ^^; And what chinese RPGs do you speak of? I'm interested in oriental stuff, and an RPG? that makes it even better!

ic- After a few awkward moments of silence, Lyulfe coughed and elbowed Skye in the back.

"Ouch, what was that for?! Erm, that is, I mean... Hallo," the half-elf uttered, and pulled on her left eartip with an embarrassed smile. "I'm going to guess you're the one we've been taking care of... Oh! You've never met my friend. Lyulfe, this is..." she paused, contemplating. "Erm, the person we've been taking care of. Miss vagabond, this is Lyulfe, my traveling companion."

Lyulfe made a slight, stiff bow in the now nicely dressed stowaway's direction, while Skye watched on with an amused, unreadable twinkle in her eye. "He's the one who's taken care of you the most," she confided to the girl with a wink, and the tall elf made an annoyed and slightly embarrassed face at Skye. "Now I think I know why," she added with a devilish grin.

Lyulfe looked downwards. "I... better clean this up," he mumbled and stooped over, picking up the ruined food stuffs and carrying them away. It's obvious that Skye likes to tease her male companion.

"I thought you weren't the typical vagabond, what's your name, if you don't mind me asking? Or what you like people to call you, no titles or anything like that," the half-elf continued in a cheerful, conversational tone.

ooc- *whistles* me, up to something? no no no, not eeevverrr...

[ 01-03-2004, 12:15 AM: Message edited by: Skydracgrrl ]

[Larry_OHF]

Mormegil hated sitting in his cabin alone. He was used to alot of people being around him, and so he decided to go out and stroll around. As he was passing by the bard's door, and turned the corner to come up on the deck, he heard talking from out there of three distinct voices. Two belonged to the bard and her friend that were the ones that were harboring the poor wretch beggar. The other was the thief herself, obviously in better health. Mormegil sneaked up to the wall and listened hard around the corner to try and overhear the conversation.

OOC>>>Thanks Skye...I was a bit confused there, trying to type that last night while feeding the newborn her nightly cap. I have deleted your post for you to save you the trouble.

[ 01-03-2004, 11:55 AM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]

[Calsiumus]

Coruno came out from his cabin he was talking quiet whit Hima when he saw mormegil stnading by the wall trying to listend to something outside.
ahum,I would like to talk to you in my cabin.
He show mormegíl inot his courters whit is smaller thanone might think and its nothing in there expet one tabel and two chairs coruno satt down by one and pointed for mormegil to sitt down by the outer one.
I hope I wasent desturbieng you in something... important, but becuz there are more birds and if you look in the front of the ship you can sea land, so i would guees we will be in the harbour of fili in about two o three days, but htis is not wy I asked you to come, even thou we are there to pick up more crew we are still short by many, so this....vagabond... I would like to take her in we need all the crew we can get. But you are the one who has paid for all of this and its your call.

[ 01-04-2004, 05:26 AM: Message edited by: Calsiumus ]

[Larry_OHF]

Mormegil

"Oh...I see. Well, that is really putting me in the hot-seat, isn't it? "

Mormegil thought about it for a minute, pondering over the possible outcomes that might occur with an unfamiliar rogue around. Finally, he responded,

"She can stay as long as she does not endanger the mission. She will need to be watched to make sure she does not slit our throats in the night and make off with our stuff. If things begin to disappear, I will expect you to allow my guard to search her quarters without hesitation. If she is found stealing from us who harbor her, she shall die. And she does not get any of the treasure that we may find in the caverns of the dragon. She did not pay for a ride on your ship, so she owes you her share of the loot for your kindness.

Is this agreeable, sir?"

[Calsiumus]

Yes this is agreeable,
I will tell my crew to keep an eye on her.

*then from te deck a man yells:Coruno! The harbour of fili!!we will be there in only afew hours
this boat is muc faster than I thougt, exuse me but I must get the boat ready and the captin walks out the room.

[mistral4543]

She beamed at the handsome pair, eyes twinkling as she caught the male's embarassed smile ~ "Well, you have been very kind to me, Skye... and you too, Lyulfe." ~ Despite her cheery countenance, there was a strong emotion that resonated in her voice ~ "As you may already know, I am an unwanted orphan. An orphan nobody cares about... well, nobody, until the both of you came along."

She paused a moment, sniffling, then continued in a woeful tone ~ "You... you may call me Rong Er." ~ Reaching out to hold Skye's right wrist ~ "I think you're the most beautiful creature I ever laid eyes on." ~ And she turned slightly to Lyulfe ~ "Don't you agree so?"