prologue ♔ everybody scream your heart out

[ironsides]

WHO || Sean, Dovan, Anastacia, Faith, Fred Jr., Lan
WHAT || Sean's on a boat
WHERE || Off the coast of Australia
WHEN || May 28 [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

Sean's foray through the fog lands ends with the earth seeming to lurch beneath him. Hope he gets his sea legs quickly (and doesn't his sea sickness Fort save)... because it wouldn't take long for him to realize he was standing on the deck of a large wooden boat. Wooden hardly implies rickety, however, as this boat looks masterfully constructed, even lined with what appears to be gold in all the inlaid designs...

But he won't have very long to ruminate on the craftmanship of the place, before a deep gruff voice shouts: "Stowaway!"

The call is echoed from stern to prow, and from out of the rigging and cabins and from down below crawl a number of very short men with thick torsos and long arms, all heavily muscled and decked out in impressive heavy armor. Almost all of them sport impressively braided beards and mustachios, and a suspicious look in their eyes.

Comments

[imgonnadie]

Yes ma'am! [And he does so, slamming the heel of his hand down on the pirates fingers. (Attack 22)]

[nepotism]

[ with a yowl, the pirate lets go, and plummets below into the sea. there's a cry of 'fall back!' and more splashes as they start to jump off the deck, away from the volley of swords.

fred jr. stands at the top of the prow and yells: ] Let them run!

[imgonnadie]

[Now Sean is pretty okay with letting them run away, except there are a couple of problems with this plan, he thinks. A. they're in the ocean and their boat is nearly cracked in half and B. they're in the ocean and their boat is cracked in half. Which leads to the question:] Run where?

[Because if they head toward the Brightfists, Sean is pretty sure they're in for a slaughter. And he thinks slaughter is probably a bad thing. Just... possibly.]

[silvermaid]

[ it's a very tall, willowy blonde woman wielding a shortspear who answers his question - and with a spot check of 18+ sean might notice the passing resemblance to his lady love faith. ] Cut the life boats loose for them! We can't leave them to drown!

[imgonnadie]

[Sean notices nothing, and he's suddenly realizes he doesn't actually know Faith's name, so he has to wing it, holding out his hand toward her.] Hey siren, toss me your sword.

[moonheart]

I like the nickname. [ and she gives it a toss, hilt first towards him. time for a reflex save of 14+ to catch it. NOW IS A POOR TIME TO CRIT FAIL, SEAN ]

[imgonnadie]

[Sadly, he doesn't crit fail, but his save is far from enough (ref 8) so he grabs at the sword wildly and misses with some really stellar grace but at least he doesn't lose any limbs or fall overboard or fall overboard reaching for a lost limb. In fact he just stands there for a second looking at Faith with an expression of defeated acceptance -- he is a dumbass, please love him in spite of this character flaw -- before turning to scoop up the sword.]

Got it. [He says it with good humor at least, hefting the sword up and bringing it down on the ropes. Or. Well. He misses. (Attack 6) When he sucks, he sucks hard.] Just pretend this didn't just happen. [He tries again. And sucks less. (Attack 16) Seriously, someone put him out of his misery though.]

[moonheart]

[ faith chops away on the other side, and there's a loud splash below, the pirates scrambling to the boats and heading out towards open water. she moves besides sean, leaning over the railing with a wicked grin ] And stay away or there's more where that came from!

[imgonnadie]

[Sean looks over at her.]

I love you.

[moonheart]

[ faith turns towards him, having been pretty intent on yelling at the retreating pirates. ] What was that?

[imgonnadie]

[He holds out her sword.]

Here's your sword.

[Yeah, that is exactly what he said. Not. (Bluff 7)]

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[moonheart]

[ faith looks at him funny as she extends her hand to take it, as if she's about to call him out on his lie, when suddenly -- ]

[nepotism]

[ the tall dark-haired young guy saunters up and slaps sean on the back, interrupting them ] That your set of lungs I heard over here?

[imgonnadie]

That would indeed be me. I'm Sean, Sean Cassidy.

[ironsides]

Well, Sean Cassidy, seems we owe ye a debt of gratitude!

[imgonnadie]

[Sean shakes his head, jerks his hand back to the Brightfists.] I think we're even, really.

[silvermaid]

[ anastacia looks the way he's indicating, and regards him with interest ] How did you even get involved in all this?

[imgonnadie]

I landed on their boat... ship. Vessel... [Clearly he hasn't had much by way of a pirate education.] And then all this happened.

[moonheart]

Landed the way you landed on ours?