Sail the Seas (Pirate RP Needs Members!)

[Wildmagic_warrior]

Indigo Velvet was still alive, still kicking, and still quite angry. She threw back the covers of the bed she had been placed in and stood up, looking around for her boots. Locating them, she fumbled with her remaining arm to put them on and managed it after a few minutes. During this time she cursed up a blue streak, severely shocking several of the nurses who were trying to attend her. Her trousers were fine apart from a few bloodstains, but her shirt was a ripped mess. Pulling it off- after all, the only other people in here were women- she grabbed a fresh one that was folded on a table nearby. It was too big and probably meant for a different patient, but right now she was not inclined to care. The loose left sleeve confused her until she remembered that she no longer had an arm on that side; to prevent it from flapping about and looking silly, the woman grabbed the cloth in her teeth and ripped it away with her right hand. Then she grabbed her effects- tricorner hat, swordbelt, and pistol- from the table beneath the long window and outfitted herself accordingly. She tipped her hat to the nurses as she left the room, then placed it firmly on her head and found her way out of the building. It was unnerving, not having both arms. She would have to learn to fight properly with her other hand, for one thing, and keeping her balance was an unexpected challenge. She clattered down the steps and saw, down a ways at the harbor, a man climb aboard her ship. She thought it might be Jack; she decided to have a look. She drew more than a few odd glances from passersby as she made her way down to the docks, but she ignored them as best she could.

[puppyeyez94]

(Recap? How can I jump in?)

[Wildmagic_warrior]

[Wow! You've been gone quite a while, haven't you?]
[Sonja was murdered and Tessa-Rose injured; the crew is trying to find out who did it. Indigo woke up after being unconscious for a long time. The crew is staying at a little farmhouse with a young man named Gannet and his grandmother.]
[You can come in at the farm, in the farmhouse, at the infirmary, or in the town. I would suggest the farmhouse, but it's up to you.]

[Keriae]

Jack was only looking around for a while before he grabbed everything in sight; better to be safe than sorry. The cook carefully piled them as neatly as he could, ending up fishing the shirt out and padding it around the top once he had everything he could carry.
Taking a last glance around Sonja's cabin, he chewed on his bottom lip then turned on his heel, exiting the cabin. His head was once again down, and he was not inclined to hold it up.

[Wildmagic_warrior]

When Indigo reached the harbor, she realized that there was no way she would be able to climb aboard all by herself. Cursing angrily under her breath, she stepped forwards until she could touch the side of her ship and said sadly, "I dunno how much longer I'll be able to be yer captain." She patted the salt-encrusted wood and decided, to hell with it! She was going to climb that ladder if it killed her. She started out like she usually would, one hand up on the rungs, pulling her feet up. Then she braced herself with her left shoulder and reached up with her right hand, hauling up a couple of rungs. She repeated this until she was high enough to injure herself quite badly if she fell, and then she cursed again and kept going. Eventually she managed to grab the edge of the deck and haul herself over, and then she stood on the deck, breathing heavily. She heard a noise coming from the navigator's cabin and made her way over, only to see Jack emerge carrying a pile of Sonja's things. "What on the seven seas are ye doin'?" she asked, unbelieving. She'd never thought the cook was the type to steal from his crewmates while they were ashore, but she had been wrong about people before.

[Keriae]

"I'm not stealing, if that's what you're thinkin'." He told her, knowing very well what it looked like. "I'm not sure if you've 'eard, but Sonja's dead." It was best just to come out with it, in his opinion, instead of softening the blow. "We're burryin' her, but I'm not inclined to burry her in bloody clothes. So I've got some clothes for her, and I...I thought we could burry her possessions with her." He carried on, kowing that his voice had broken as he said the last sentence. The bag was heavy by his side, and he wanted to get back to the farmhouse as quick as possible.

[Wildmagic_warrior]

"She's what?" said Indigo, aghast and horrified. Sonja? Dead? Impossible! She'd spoken to her just a few minutes- ah. She stopped herself. That's where she was wrong, wasn't it? Slumping against the railing that ran around the deck of the ship, the captain growled, "How long have I been out? A day? Two days?" Not only had she lost an arm, but the ship was obviously badly damaged and now her navigator had been slain. "Last thing I remember is a firefight with a bloody great pirate, name o' Calico Jack. How long ago was that?" And, she added silently, what the hell happened to my ship? Ripped sails, broken mast spar, and the flag was very nearly torn to bits. Most of that had been the Kingston's cannons, of course, but as for the rest... well, it looked like the ship had been through one hell of a tempest. God, she didn't deserve to be captain. One little injury and she was out like a light; she wouldn't even have known where she was if it hadn't been for the nurses' accents.

[Keriae]

Jack winced, chewing on his bottom lip at her outburst and her question. "Two, three days, I think." He answered, watching her. "I don't know how you got out of the imfirmary, but you might as well come to the funeral. It's only fair." He slung the heavy bag up on his shoulder, awaiting her answer. Sonja would want Indigo there.

(Short because I have to go.)

[Wildmagic_warrior]

[I think Magique will be back soon; if she hasn't posted in a day or two I'll reply.]

[Keriae]

(All right then. ^.^)