exsiliumlogs | worst pirates ever

Date & Time: 7/12 - 7/14
Location: The Chinese Seas, 19th Century
Characters: Caesar, Gamora, Jericho, & Oz
Summary: The Initative needs a new device to be tested and Caesar needs some treasure stolen; both dilemmas can be solved by robbing a bunch of Chinese pirates!
Warnings: gamora kills a lot of things, the end.

The Chinese Seas, 19th Century. The objective is to obtain control of a merchant ship carrying iron ore, gun powder, and various spices that was historically lost to a particularly infamous pirate crew. It's recorded as their only ever win, and the ship itself never returned to port.

The goal is actually to be sent to the merchant ship a day or so before the pirate boarding, survive the pirate battle and get into the pirate hold, and to secure the Treasure of the Nine Kingdoms so that it never returns to Chinese hands. It is indeed gold-plated, and part of a smaller, more modest hoard of gold on board, along with various other goods, spices, and precious stones. There is also a gold plated chamberpot. (Go figure.)

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[--and he has a friend join him. except instead of helping him grab Oz, he grabs the other's arm instead, causing a beat of confusion before his fist launches into the other's face.

this new guy puts himself in-between Oz and the broken nose as he curses and shouts outrage; said new guy appears to be shouting in confusion, too.

it all makes sense, really.]

( he's still regaining his footing when the pirate is joined by yet another man, tensed up and alarmed and utterly unprepared for the appearance of a savior. or maybe it's mainly the fact that it's clearly one of the pirate's fellows defensively standing between them, and the surprise makes oz pause where he probably ought to take advantage of it and keep running.

still, what? )

[weirder: they grapple, and in a stalemate of strength holding them in one place, there's a flicker of some shape and color. "savior" wobbles and collapses, unconscious, while the other staggers, freezing up in place, and blinks.

he looks at Oz – black and green eyes – and then points further on down the deck, teeth clenched tight and stifling some kind of outburst.]

( weirder indeed. but he recognizes the other boy as a fellow on their mission and nods, turning to move in the direction he's pointed to without question. it still takes dodging around pirates and merchants alike (if largely the pirates), trying to avoid getting involved in another scuffle whether by getting someone's attention again or literally running into one, which would be embarrassing on top of dangerous. )

[Jericho follows, though lagging to trip up other ne'er-do-wells where he can because he can. it's easier to fight a pirate when you're...actually a pirate.

halfway to catching up, he exits the body and leaves it to collapse and make a lumpy trip hazards of itself while he trots to a halt at Oz's side, panting.

hands on his knees, his head bows for a few breaths just to catch it, eventually looking up with a fairly plain question on his face:

you OK?]

( it's not long before jericho catches up, and oz watches him catch his breath. )

I'm fine - thank you. Are you alright?

( he can't help but wonder if a power like that might not be draining be use, after all. )

worst pirates ever

frysdog.gif ALSO IM P SURE I FORGOT TO PING

I THINK YOU DID TBH

MEA CULPA

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