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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 20:02:52 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Fireclaw3 and Hawkeyes258
Arabella watched with a cold sweat as they began to tie up Lance, they can't do that. Not here, not now, not in front of her, not ever. There was a way out of this surely. Either through words or actions there had to be something she could do. In all honesty, Arabella wasn't even mad any more, she was afraid. Not for herself, but for Lance. While being hurt was obviously no good show, she was still more concerned about his wellbeing at the moment. "No." She said in a clear tone as everyone seemed to fall silent, awaiting their captain to take what actions he was planning on taking against Lance. "No." She repeated, still just as loud.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Mar 16, 2017 20:06:04 GMT -5
Hey and uh oh are they gonna hang him from the mast like a jolly roger?)
"Luna I'm sorry." Lance whispered his body shaking a little. He didn't know what was going to happen but he was sure this was going to hurt. Lance tugged at his bindings but nothing gave way.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 20:11:05 GMT -5
{you saw the post about Arabella giving Lance a letter right?}
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Post by 21 Guns on Mar 16, 2017 20:22:58 GMT -5
Hi Hawk Anyone up to rp? ))
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Heterosexual
Fireclaw3
“When there is nothing left to hold onto, hold onto you faith.” #GodisGood
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Post by Fireclaw3 on Mar 16, 2017 20:25:05 GMT -5
Nope, this will be a lot more painful XD)
"Too bad, you guys should of given me answers when I asked the first time." Tobias said, then nodded to the Pirates who were holding the ropes. They let go, letting lance fall towards the ocean, hands first in a diving position, as pirates in each side of the pulley pulled the ropes, dragging Lances body along the bottom of the ship, the wood cutting a lot of long, deep gashes into his flesh, tearing away at his clothes. Just Doug this once usually kills about 50% of the prisoners, and doing it twice would kill the rest. With a heave, the pirates pulled Lance aboard on the other side of the ship, letting his body lay on the deck as blood pooled around him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 20:32:27 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Fireclaw3 and Hawkeyes258
Arabella bit her lip until it bled to keep herself from screaming for Lance as they dragged him along the bottom of the ship, but she felt tears come to her eyes nonetheless. But it took all of her strength to not let them fall. "Why?" She asked quietly and shook her head as she looked at Lance's bloodied state in disbelief. "Why?" She asked again, angrier, louder, for all to hear. She directed her attention to the captain. "You should have asked the person who made him come here in the first place instead of gagging them when you wanted answers. He had nothing to do with this, his hands were far cleaner than my own." She clenched her jaw after speaking, trying to keep the tears from falling onto her cheeks. While crying was a natural thing, it wouldn't get her anywhere on this ship.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Mar 16, 2017 21:05:40 GMT -5
(This is Keel n Haul I think. I did and sure)
Lance shuts his eyes as he entered the water. For a moment he felt strangely at peace until he was dragged against the ship. The sheer pain caused his to open his mouth thus letting water inside. He squirmed though that only made it a hundred times worse. Once he was on deck, Lance was coughing up sea water and gasping for air. Tears streamed down his cheeks as his wounds stung from the salt water. The pain was just about unbearable. There was no way out of it now. Wherever his sister was, he hoped she was safe. Perhaps he could find her when his spirit left his body.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 21:34:15 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Fireclaw3 and Hawkeyes258
That was highly debatable in her opinion. She couldn't talk much at all when she couldn't even see straight after the blows she had recieved. So in actuality, the only clear words she has really said to the captain were what she was saying right now. "I was looking for someone, a man named Merek Naegelin. He wasn't dear to me, but important nonetheless. He did a lot of things. I'll put it that way." She narrowed her eyes at him as he approached but kept looking over at Lance, at his weakened state, and the tears on his face and the blood that had seemed to begin the stop flowing out of him. Even if it was just barely. "I'm the Intel of my ship. You had him or at least something else I believed I needed. I was wrong."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 5:11:46 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Fireclaw3 and Hawkeyes258
Arabella's eyes went straight to Lance at his words and her face went pale in seconds. But then she recieved another oppritunity to answer. She had to take it this time, for Lance's sake if not her own. "I was looking for charts. Not of treasure, we're not concerned about that. But anything about where you were headed course wise." She wasn't looking at Tobias while she was speaking, how could she? She could only really focus on the only person in her life that ever kept her going. Even if he didn't realize it. And at this rate, Arabella feared he never would. She planned on herself dying before him, as she couldn't live the other way around. "If I would have found the man I named that would have just been a bonus." She added on quietly, just audible enough for Tobias to hear. "My crewmate, he only came with me because we were both out scouting at the time. Otherwise I would have gone alone." Arabella took a step towards Tobias, to where she can talk quietly instead of having her words ring out through the crowd of criminals and fugitives. "If I stay, and you do as you wish to me - whether it be torture, kill, enslave, or something else - will you heal him or at least get him to where he can be healed, and let him go? I'll do anything you ask, and answer any questions. He just needs to live, for his family." Lance had family: his sister. And if Lance won't live for Arabella, then he would live for Luna. He deserved to at least try and find her. But before they did anything, she would need to speak with Lance, just one last time. And to give him the thing she had in her boot. She gave him a letter, but that one wasn't as important as this one. The one he recieved was about what she wanted him to tell the captain in case something were to happen to Arabella, the captain would need to know that she had everything sorted out in regards to her death. This one was worth more than that, and if there was one thing Lance needed to know, it was everything in there.
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Heterosexual
Fireclaw3
“When there is nothing left to hold onto, hold onto you faith.” #GodisGood
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Post by Fireclaw3 on Mar 17, 2017 8:01:22 GMT -5
Tobias thought for a moment. "It would be too risky to keep you here alive, you may just get more time to search for the man you were looking for, and those charts, and then manage some miracle escape." Tobias said to her, then smirked slightly. "Plus, we will need speed to get where we are going, so we won't need the added weight." He said to her. Haha I just called her fat. He thought to himself. "It's a deal, your life for his." He said, just loud enough so that Lance could hear.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 8:20:18 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Fireclaw3 and hawky2581
Arabella wasn't offended that he had called her fat, mainly because she was only about 110 pounds, and he was probably twice the size of her. So his insult made no sense really, and she wasn't adding on nearly as much weight as the men or the princess. The princess may not be much older, but she was taller, so she did weigh more. However she said nothing of it, and knew that if she did, he might decide the deal to be off. "Good." She said with a nod. She was terrified, absolutely. But as her mother has said, courage is not the absence of fear. It is the realization that something is more important than fear. "I think it is fair I get to speak to my partner one more time before I do...whatever it is I am to do."
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Non-binary
Raintalonhisss
I'm always up to RP, but it's easier on Discord, so dm me here & we can get in touch there.
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Post by Raintalonhisss on Mar 17, 2017 8:28:36 GMT -5
Autumn grinned. "Navy, huh? It does sound exciting, doesn't it?" She stared wistfully out at the ocean, sitting back down on her rock. "I've always wanted to go to sea, although the navy sounds a bit too disciplined. So, are you going on a specific mission, or just kind of sailing around? What kinds of things do you do all day? Do you get attacked by pirates? I'm sorry I have so many questions, I'm just so curious, I mean... It sounds fascinating!"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 8:46:01 GMT -5
Thomas Britzkie ;; Raintalonhisss
Thomas raised his eyebrows at the onslaught of questions she was asking. He didn't think she would be very interested in that sort for thing but he seemed to have guessed wrong. "The Navy does a lot more than just 'sailing around'." He used his fingers to indicate air quotes before continuing. "I signed up to be part of the intel group on the King's Ranger. Apparently they need a few more people on there, and I'm actually a bit smarter than most might think. While I will still learn how to fight, that would be my main job." She probably thought now that he was boring, but if that was the case then so be it. He was always interested in charts and maps, and he was very covert about the way he did things. Meaning intel would be a good spot for him. Plus, the pay wasn't half bad for starting out. "What I find most surprising though is that the King's Ranger of all ships needed a bigger crew. That vessel is huge as it is."
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Mar 17, 2017 15:54:10 GMT -5
"Arabella"! Lance croaked out as he tried to sit up. This proved to be a horrible considering the pain he was experiencing. He decided to just lay down again. He was happy she made a deal but felt bad for it at the same time. "You didn't have to sign your life away." It hurt to even talk.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 16:53:58 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Hawkeyes258
Arabella was somewhat relieved to hear Lance's reaction to her giving herself up for him, mainly because she wanted to know he cared. But that was silly to think otherwise. They were friends, why wouldn't he care. She swiftly made her way over to him and crouched down beside him, talking quietly so he didn't have to use much strength to speak any louder. Plus, none of the others needed to hear what she had to say. "It's...it's okay..." she said, growing teary eyed. It wasn't. Not for her anyway, but it was the right thing nonetheless. She brought a hand to his cheek and held it there lightly in a comforting gesture. "It'll be alright Lance, you're going to get a chance to make it higher in the ranks, to find Luna, to marry, and have children. I knew I would never find who I was looking for, I knew I would never have those things. But it's okay...every-" She had to pause for a moment as a single tear fell down her cheek, "...everything will be alright." She told him, lightly running her thumb over his cheek unsure who she was trying to comfort more.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Mar 17, 2017 20:20:41 GMT -5
Lance opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. He closed his eyes unsure of what to say. Lance couldn't explain it but he felt something deep inside his chest. A few tears run down his cheek feeling full of emotion right now.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 20:38:27 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Hawkeyes258 and Fireclaw3
Arabella looked at him with a very soft gaze, trying to both relax her and him but it was nearly impossible under these circumstances. "I gave you a letter earlier, it was meant for the Admiral. But that one I'm sure is soiled now." She gave him a ghost of a smile before continuing, "there's another letter though that I wrote. For you." She pulled it out of her boot, and placed it in one of his hands. "Promise me you'll read it. That's all I ask, and only after I'm...gone...and you're free again." She held onto the hand that she had placed her letter in but still kept her other hand on his cheek. "Okay?" She asked, her voice so quiet it was nearly inaudible.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 20:58:35 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Fireclaw3 and Hawkeyes258
Why did pirates find it amusing to ridicule their victims? There truly was no fun in any of it, and they should be able to sympathize. Especially if their positions were switched. Surely Tobias would want a proper goodbye with the princess if either one of them were to die. "Give me moment." She called over her shoulder. No harshness was evident her tone, nor sadness, just emptiness of anything. Only when she looked at or spoke to Lance did her true emotions come through, and for anyone that knew Arabella, that was a feat. Arabella made sure her tone was still hushed like it was before to keep the others from hearing it. Her personal life was none of their concern. "I'll see you again one day Lance..." she let another tear fall before continuing again. "I know that much..." Arabella won't ask Lance again to promise her that he would read what she had to say, she knew he would. It was her final wish, and even though it wasn't something grand, it would certainly get a weight off of her chest. Even if she was dead when he read it. "...I should go." She said in a shaky tone as a few other tears began to fall from her eyes. "Say a prayer for me. I may just end up on the wrong side of heaven otherwise." Arabella squeezed his hand lightly before leaning over and kissing Lance's cheek. She couldn't count how many days she had been wanting to do that, and bring able to do it today of all days was something she wouldn't have ever imagined.
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Non-binary
Raintalonhisss
I'm always up to RP, but it's easier on Discord, so dm me here & we can get in touch there.
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Post by Raintalonhisss on Mar 17, 2017 21:34:27 GMT -5
"Huh. Well, I guess big ships need big crews..." Autumn bit her lip, trying not to appear overly eager, but... She just couldn't help herself. "So you're learning how to fight? With swords? Do you do it with multiple weapons? Do you learn to fist-fight as well? I bet you get to shoot guns. I always preferred swords myself, but I was never allowed to touch them after..." She trailed off, remembering the bright cold steel, the grip of the handle, the weight of the blade... and her father's fury at finding her with a cut on her arm trying to whack a supporting beam of her room with his best cutlass. She had been locked in her room for four days with no food and not much water, until the cut on her arm got infected and she passed out, only to wake up in her own bed, bandaged and cleaned, food by her bedside... and her father nearby, telling her never to touch a weapon again. That was the worst it had ever been. It had gotten better after that, and her father had become (more or less) a bearable human being. She snapped back to the moment, realizing she had trailed off in silence. She cleared her throat. "Anyway..."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 21:41:34 GMT -5
Thomas Britzkie ;; Raintalonhisss
"Woah, slow down there m'lady, I have plenty of questions for them myself. I don't know everything, I just know that once I get into Basic Training, everything falls into place from there. With the help of my TIs of course." TIs were the men that trained you in the military while you were in the six to eight week basic training course. After that, you start learning more about your job specifically, and then - after about a year or so - you make rank. Thomas could only hope that basic training wasn't going to be as hellish as the old Navy veterans make it seem, or his family members who were still in the Navy. Perhaps it was almost a family tradition then that one child from each family went into the Navy. His family anyway, he wasn't sure about anyone else's. It was just a coincidence that only one son ended up enlisting in the Navy per generation and family.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Mar 17, 2017 21:53:27 GMT -5
) "Are you sure about this"? Lance whispered. He wished that they were rowing away together. Tobias and his band of pirates were going to pay! One way or another he wanted the pirate to die and his ship to burn. He blinked as Arabella kissed his cheek. He never had another girl kiss his cheek and he blushed a tiny bit.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 22:00:28 GMT -5
{im about to cry too ;( Her letter is even more emotional}
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Hawkeyes258
Arabella closed her eyes briefly before speaking again. She noticed the light blush on his cheeks, but didn't say anything about it. There wasn't any time to, nor was it appropriate really. "No. I'm terrified, absolutely. But some things are more important than fear Lance." She started to stand up again, removing her hand from his and looking down at him with red gaze from the tears. "Goodbye, Officer Tribune. It's been a pleasure working alongside you these past few years." She said with a nod, trying to hold her emotions back from him and the others now. Crying won't get her anywhere, it never has. And, apparently, never will.
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Mar 17, 2017 23:21:31 GMT -5
"G-G-Goodbye Officer Taylor." Lance found those words had to say. This couldn't really be goodbye could it? This couldn't be the end! Lance takes this time to memorize her face and her body in general. He didn't want to forget her.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 6:42:16 GMT -5
Officer Taylor, Arabella ;; Hawkeyes258 and Fireclaw3 There was a lot Arabella wanted to say to Lance, more than just a simple 'good bye' but time was running short, and she knew the captain's patience must be running thin. She needed to leave now, and not look back. Looking back would get him killed, as they could punish him in the same way they did earlier, or he could bleed out. Both were things Arabella wanted to avoid. She gave him a salute, before turning on her heel, and moving to Tobias with as much courage as she could muster. When she reached him, her eyes were shut momentarily before she said anything. "I...I'm ready." Was all she said, with less power through her words rather than in the way she approached him. Terrified didn't cover what Arabella felt. She was afraid of what they would do to her, she was afraid of what would happen when she died. Do all people end up in heaven, or is hell a place too? Arabella didn't know, but figured she should say a small prayer for herself while she awaited a response from the captain.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 10:12:53 GMT -5
{you're probably going to hate me...but yeah... I'm starting to regret it, but it'll be good character development for everyone}
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