Second Waters - RPLOG
Participants
Date
21/4/477
Log
Selena shakes her head for a few moments, ultimately moving over to the pulleys - though the sound of Kalt being knocked off of the ship draws her attention a little faster than the net, features clouding over. "Garma, get back on the net for me. We can deal with this 'captain' once she's safe, and it's no easy task to pull up someone in armor - or better!" The wolfess spins on her heels for a moment, a sudden blast of fire erupting from under the lizard, setting him ablaze. "You're going to keep burning until you jump off this ship and give Kalt a hand, understood!?"
Mazurek looks over when the crab shouts out the warning and notes the lack of a certain fox on the ship. Ignoring all of the activity that is taking place the dragon abandons his task of working with the net and pulleys and dives into the water. Being a dragon he doesn't need to worry about some things...like the need to breathe. Onward he goes to rescue the fox, his kinsman! Well, kinsman as far as a member of Solacious that is.
Kalt blinks gently at the Captain's words before she feels the cutting along her arm as she's thrown overboard, and if the Vixen had just a few moments to put together the words before smacking into the water... Well, it didn't aid her thought process for certain. Crashing through the waves the Vixen is left to flail in her heavier armor as she begins to sink, her weighted boots definantly not aiding her as she struggles to try and break her head past the water. She -did- remember his word of advice though, and if she manages to break her eyes past the waves would try to make for the afformentiod rope ladder. Though, her chance of reaching it was indeed low as her left arm didn't have the range of motion her right carried.
Cassidy quickly reaches for her snake-y shortbow. Others were leaping into the water, and the lizard was on fire... So that left only one thing. She quickly notched an arrow and rushed to the edge of the boat, her sharp eyes on the water. She'd be damned if she was going to let anything gear near Kalt with her on overwatch.
A fortunate wave pushes Kalt towards the rope ladder and lets her cling on. Just in time, too. The droplets of blood trigger what feels like a chemical reaction...clearly the guardian of the key piece awakening from the sacrifice of blood being offered. The boat starts rocking violently as the waters get choppier and choppier, rocking and making the planks of the boat creak loudly. The sail is billowing violently, threatening to tear the mast right off the ship as the storm centers around the ship. And then, the heavy rain pummels down, heavy droplets hitting as hard as soft blows and making vision even a few meters away blurry. A chilling roar comes, and the net is completely helpless to stop what comes next - a being made of pure water rising from the sea and crashing at the side of the boat. All the water has put the captain out, but the poor thing is already dead.
Selena looks up at the huge elemental as it rises up from the water and shielding herself as it crashes down, being knocked off-balance by the force but luckily not off of the ship. "Where's Kalt!?" She calls over the sudden downpour, making an attempt to regroup with the others on board before anything else.
Mazurek doesn't need to do much at all to help get the fox where he needs to be in order to begin climbing aboard. The sea actually helps with that, but he makes certain that Kalt is at least clinging to the rope to begin the ascent up onto the ship, "Climb! Climb as fast as you can! The last thing our House needs is another casualty!" The dragon is holding onto a segment of rope, intending to follow the fox up to help as needed. Only his head is above the water line right now, though the surge of waves frequently makes the opposite true.
Kalt yelps slightly as she's half-slammed into the side of the ship from the waves and Mazurek's assistance, taking hold of the rope ladder tightly though as she lets out a few soaked coughs to clear her lungs. The heavy rain that soon follows leaves the Vixen growling lowly as she begins to put one hand over another, gripping the rungs of the ladder as she begins to climb for the top. Her musket lost down to the briney deep, she luckily still has her melee weapons, and the hostile intent to use it on the captain for not bothering to give them all a warning that this'd be part of the contract! Her head nodding to Mazurek as she makes for the ledge of the ship, pulling herself up onto the deck as she draws her sword from her hip. Bright creator's fire alights from the metal, letting out sharp hissess as the rain hits the flame yet fails to extinguish it... Though the Vixin momentarily contemplates her luck if she had stayed in the water as she rises to her feet and moves from the ledge, her eyes setting on the large elemental with a look of grim anticipation. At least she was told this armor would provide better protection against spells and the like from the mages! "M'here! M'alive!"
Cassidy shoots a look to Kalt and nods, relieved. "Good. If you died, I wouldn't forgive you, you know." Her eyes are quickly back on target, however, as she draws her arrow back. Setting her sights on that glint she saw, she steadies her breath and lets her arrow fly, working her windmath in unison to hopefully keep the storm from knocking the arrow off course.
The crab nods to Selena as he's asked to get back on the net, however the attention is quickly lost and refocused on his cannon as a monstrosity appears, torrenting the ship, throwing his jacket over his tool and moving it to a better position, he does his best to make it work, aiming at the beast, hoping things work out.
The cannon blast makes the giant elemental rear for a moment, even though it passes harmlessly through him leaving a hole. Cassidy's arrow flies through with the guidance, striking the gem providing the glow and pushing it almost out of the beast. Soon, the draconic creature is flailing in its death throes, causing massive waves that threaten to sweep Mazurek away if he doesn't get out of the ocean right away...and then the body just disintegrates, but not before the head does a deathdive right at the fennec!
Selena breathes a sigh of relief as Kalt's voice rings through the deluge, wolfess moving to ensure the rather dead captain remains on board the ship with his odd trinket in some capacity - then, noticing the collapse of the serpentine elemental and its final dive, the wolfess prepares herself for a little more magic - freezing the water around the jewel as it crashes into the deck of the ship, ideally after the brunt of it has buffeted the fennec rather than before.
Mazurek is not suicidal, but that wouldn't really matter in this case. Even if he didn't follow the fox up he could easily survive the time spent under the water. The waves may threaten to knock him away from the rope while he climbs, but his strength is more than sufficient to see him up to the deck again. It is during his climbing onto the deck that all the activity with the elemental is noted, but there is absolutely no time for him to even attempt to dash toward the Fennec to save her from being deluged with water and shinies. If she goes into the water... well... he'll dive in again to help out.
Cassidy stares at the diving head in a moment of terror. "Oh.... Shit." She quickly hits the deck, securing her bow under her- They're clearly more valuable than she is, it seems- and covers her head, bracing for imminent impact. "Don't kill me don't kill me."
Kalt blinks as the giant intimidating elemental seems to die before them all, the vixen just standing there as her sword's flames keep battling against the rain to illuminate the dumbstruck vixen... and then the head begins to fall, not at her specifically but she could only -picture- such a blow hitting the deck causing the wood to shatter possibly. So she's quick to turn and run for a corner to brace herself against, her hands darting out to grabe errant lines to help her not be thrown free. "CASSIDY RUN!"
The crab watches as the beast slowly falls apart, and makes a death dive for the fox who... cowers in fear. He groans and rushes forward, taking up a stance in front of the woman as he braces for the impact, his cannon off to the side for now. "You should have moved, what are you thinking?" he yells about a second before impact, the blow doing a lot more than move him as it cracks his shell in a few places and bruises underneath. This was going to take a while to fix, but he would be fine, yeah just fine.
As quickly as the storm gathered, it subsides. The mast has fallen from all the rough punishment, but it hasn't broken from the fall so it can at least be held steady to be patched up with all the broken wood from the ship's damaged deck. Not that it was even super needed. The storm has blown the ship quite close to Firmament! Thankfully, the ship hasn't taken a big enough beating that any leaks have sprung too. The glittering gem, a sapphire, lies on the deck, frozen in a block of ice.
Selena pants quietly in the aftermath of the encounter, picking up the block of ice in one hand and the strange talisman from the dead captain in another. "Well. I know someone who loves treasure hunts to pass these to." she mutters, moving back to the middle of the boat after opting NOT to just punt the corpse overboard despite evidently seriously considering it. "...Is everyone alright?" She asks the group proper, moving towards the center of the damaged ship.
"I'm not the best at working on ships, but in the worst case I should be able to get some water magic working and help us move back towards Firmament. If we can, a tailwind would be a lot easier to conjure, especially if we have a few other mages on board."
Mazurek watches the aftermath of the encounter come with a crash, both literal and figurative. In the growing silence following it all he remarks, "With enough concentration and focus I will be able to ferry everyone back to the city without the need for this craft. I am a dedicant of both the dragon and griffon, and need only time to focus and switch out. But if everyone wishes to use the ship instead, I can help with the repairs." Looking to the group one at a time he then asks, "What shall the choice be?"
Kalt slumps down to sit in the corner as it all comes to an end, sighing slowly as she looks over the scene with wide eyes. "F-Fuck... That... Shit..." She mutters out, shaking her head gently before leaning it back to rest on the wood. Her hand reaching up to wave dismissivly as she fumbles out another dulling potion from her bag to chug down. "M'just... Gonna sit here for a bit an' all..."
Cassidy slowly looks around after the 'storm' had passed. She gives an apologetic frown to the crab, slowly rising to her feet and slinging her bow over her back. "I am sorry. If I had expected anyone would have tried to block it for me, I would've tried to avoid it. As it was, I was just trying to minimize my injury chance. Will you be alright?" She looks towards Kalt and poses the same question. "And you?"
Garma doesn't look too happy as he looks his body over, flexing briefly before he decides that it probably isn't a good idea, and pulls out a basic cleaning kit to tend to his wounds. Soon as he is done he starts cleaning his cannon. "No, I'm not leaving my cannon. I'll find a way to make the ship work again if you guys want to catch a ride. A good time to learn some magic maybe." he says with a chuckle as he goes about his cleanings.
Selena shakes her head a little and moves over to the center of the ship - all the better a place to work her magic for the time being, producing gentle eddis and currents in the water to begin the slow journey home. "I'll stay here. Better to put myself to use than not." She notes. "As much as dedications are good for, carrying a being in flight is no small task. It'd be easier if you stayed here and helped with a tailwind for us all." She notes.
Kalt sighs as she relaxes against the wood for awhile longer, giving a slow thumbs up to Cassidy as she speaks. "Peechy, I was just figurin' how I were wantin' to go swimmin' in heavy armor an' such. Was actin' as such a delightful way to get my fur all nice an' clean an' such." The vixen does seem more relaxed now that she downed the second dulling potion, pulling a wet band of sopping cloth from her bag to tie around the cut. "But yeah, I ain't fancyin' bein' one to go flyin' anytime soon."
Cassidy shakes her head and nods. "I am... Content to rest and work the ship back into the harbor, yes. I can help out with wind magic once we get the mast up, but... I'm not so great with wood work. Let me know what I can do, though." For now, she just sprawls out on the deck, catching her breath from the ordeal.
Garma looks to the mast and sighs. "I shouldn't but I'll help get that in place, let's do it." he says as he gets up and moves towards the mast, ready to see who helps him with this task.
Selena takes a deep breath and pulls herself to her feet. "It's a shame Kalt's out of action. I'm not exactly 'Strong'." She comments, pulling herself to her feet and moving to the mast as well. "... What do you think we should do with the 'captain', then?" She queries tiredly, looking over to Kalt in particular. "He's already dead - which isn't what I was hoping for - but without any identification it'd be hard to get him to wherever he's from. He did throw you overboard, so I think it'd be fitting you have the final say."
Kalt looks to the burned captain as she frowns slightly, letting out a slight sigh as she rubs the back of her head. "It uh... It ain't gonna seem usual, but he went an' apologized to me an' told me 'bout the rope ladder before throwin' me over... Ain't gonna pretend like I weren't gonna beat'im to an inch of his life an' all, but he at least should be brought back an' all. Should probably go lookin' through his lodge for things 'bout the treasure an' such. I ain't havin' all this happen to just go back empty handed an' all in the long run."
Cassidy bites her lip as she hears those words. "So he -wasn't- a double crossing backstabber? I've... Got some conflicted feelings now. I agree, we should take him back, though. I really wish he had explained things beforehand. I wasn't about to let someone hurt a friend in such a way."
Garma says, as he gets some help from Selena "I thought it was odd he didn't have any crew come along... something was up with him, and I'm betting his "crew" deserted him because he was dangerous and pulled stuff like this." The crab gives it his all, working to get them set to sail back to Firmament so he can rest. "I don't feel any sorrow for him, you can't do something stupid and spontaneous and complain when the people you didn't inform take it the wrong way. If I walked in on the thieves guild and took something, even if it was to get them to come with me and put out a fire, the'd run me through."
