Futuristic Sky pirates

[bingus44]

"I'm sorry, did you say "built your arm."?" Daygo asked, confused. He studied her arm for a moment and saw that it looked perfectly normal, so he figured she had misspoken. He then asked "so what do we plan on doing on the surface? What's down there, and is there ....life down there?" He asked.

 

[Elspeth Caraci]

Alex pulled off her glove and opened the hatch on her wrist, exposing the mechanics inside. She let her arm rest on the table in front of Daygo. "There are a few animals that evolved to the point that they could live, but otherwise, no there is no life I have found... yet. As for what we do, we mostly explore, maybe pick up a few souvenirs. Sometimes you can find a lot of one thing and sell it. Surface stuff goes for a lot, there are a lot of crazy collectors for this stuff."

 

[Emaline]

Danny smiled. "I read a book about the surface, heard it's toxic. I wonder if there are any books down there in... scotchland?" He was examining Alexandra's arm but he didn't say anything. He'd seen his fair share of mechanical limbs so it didn't really suprise him.


"Heard it's pretty creepy down there too. I know of a lot of sailors who got lost down there and never returned."

 

[Elspeth Caraci]

"Well yeah its toxic. Thats why we wear masks. And its Scotland. Where the Scottish people come from." She flexed her fingers, making the mechanics insider her arm move, showing how it worked.


"I have found my share of... well, of bodies. Apparently not everyone made it in the rise and somehow the gas preserved their bodies. Its really freaky, but also really cool."

 

[bingus44]

He looked Alexandria's mechanical arm and asked "so, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to your arm? Since we are all talking about our selves I'll I tell you about the tattoo on my face, because I saw you looking" he said while smiling. "So the pirate crew I was in before, made me get this tattoo to mark my allegiance, but now that they are all dead, it doesn't mean anything to anyone anymore." He explained.

 

[Elspeth Caraci]

"Explosion when I was fifteen. Stole a ship that was in a repair shop, probably not my best plan. I woke up about three weeks later in a hospital with no arm. It was really confusing. Made me revaluate my life choices. I even went straight and even for a few years, but I got bored in the end."


She shrugged and closed the hatch and replaced her glove.


"What about you Danny Boy? Got any stories to tell?"

 

[Emaline]

"Not really, no." He said. "I've lived in this old place all my life, never really done much other than take care of my little sister Ellie. She's a baby. I was born and lived in the apartment complex down the lane but sometimes I stay here when the nights are really bad. I sleep in the closet. Oh well. I'm used to it by now. I do have an Aunt. She's real posh. She's always wearing feathers and says she's royalty but my dad says she's as wild as a bat. I think she's spiffy though. A real lady. She has a son named Jamie I used to know. I haven't seen him in ages. That's all really. And how about you Daygo?"

 

[Millershipper]

Wilson watched the young lady walk in, noting her willingness to elbow her way through a crowded bar in one of the worst places in the sky. He himself was here hoping to find the right crew. He was a fully licensed navigator, normally someone heading for the big ships, good pay, and a decent life. Instead he was here with a newly healed scar decorating his face from hairline to jawline between his left eye and left ear. His grey eyes watched as first a hardened killer and then a young boy join the young woman who so brashly called for crew.


He flipped his dark brown hair out of his eyes as he pondered this odd gathering. The woman was really young to have her own ship. To keep it flying alone showed either skill...or luck. Still, she seemed to offer the best chance at revenge possible. His father took his own life after Mossborg Shipping ran him out of business, leaving the Carter family bankrupt and stranded here. Wilson was ready to bide his time, but he wanted a crew open to the idea of raiding targets he recommended, if the opportunity presented itself. Finally, he nodded to himself and went over to the table.


He slid onto the seat next to the young lady, license and ratings papers in their traditional leather folder already sliding toward her on the table. "My name's Wilson Carter, navigator. I'm handy with a pistol, and can chart a course for anywhere in the world above or below. I'm not above doing grunt work when needed, and I'm willing to do what's needed to get the job done." He leaned his lanky body back, ankles crossed and arms at his waist. His eyes flicked from the young woman to the brawler to the boy and back to her. "What's the job, what's the pay, and what's our departure time?"

 

[yistae]

Xavier had just got off a ship, helping the crew unload whatever the cargo was, then saying bye to the captain. They offered to let him stay, become part of their crew, but Xavier declined politly and went on his way. All his belongings fit inside of a small bag that he carried on his back, mostly clothes with a few books and random nicknacks, and to most it might have been sad but Xavier was fine with having only a few things. Made traveling easier. Walking down the dock and into the little town, Xavier picked a pub at random and entered.


Inside it was surprisingly full, and just as he was making his way to the bar some chick stood up and started yelling about adventure. Yeah, because a kid like her could know what real adventure was. Xavier simply ignored her, taking a stool just a few seats down from her and ordered a drink, scotch on the rocks. He paid some attention to her when a few people came over, one of them a kid that said he was 13 and had his mother or someone trying to get him to go. 'Weird bunch of people on this island,' he though to himself, sipping at his drink. The girl said something about the surface though, and that caught Xavier's attention. It would be a place he'd never been too, wouldn't have to worry about running into someone. Waiting for a pause in the group's conversation, Xavier leaned over. "'Scuse me, but could I join the conversation? What you're talking about sounds interesting," he said, smiling in a friendly way.

 

[Daimao]

A large man, standing a full seven feet tall and clad in a full suit of body armor, complete with helmet, looked at the people who had gathered at a table across the room. Adventure, the woman had said. He chuckled, the noise distorted by his helmet's speakers into a deep rumbling sound. Adventure sounded like just what he was looking for. Rising from his seat, he walked over to the others. "Name's Ezra. Heard you say something 'bout adventure. Count me in."

 

[Elspeth Caraci]

Alex turned away from Danny when three men sat down in front of her. One, a man with an interesting scar and a leather folder, the next someone with a friendly smile and the face of someone with stories to tell, and the last a tall man with a lot of metal on his being, and what seemed to be a lack of conversational skills. She turned to the scarred one first, as he had asked a question she had a better answer too.


"Pirating and surface exploring, good enough, as soon as I get enough people."


She turned to the next man.


"Sure! It seems I'm building up quite the crowd."


Alex looked at the last man.


"Welcome abord Mr. Ezra."


She faced the group of them.


"I am Captain Alexandria Noting, or Alex if you want to be informal, which I suppose is good. This is Danny, a boy who is to be treated with the upmost respect and is under my protection, the other one is Mr. Daygo, a man who will be handling a lot of weapons. If you are to join me you must be prepared to cooperate, live, work, eat, and if you really want to commit, become friends with these people. Most importantly, you must be prepared to follow my orders, cause trouble, and" She took a large gulp of her drink.


"Have a lot of fun." She grinned, a dangerous, slightly manic glint appearing in her eyes as she stared down the new men.

 

[Daimao]

"Aye aye, captain," Ezra said, nodding to Daygo and Danny, grinning inside his helmet. This was definitely what he was looking for. With the blink of an eye, Ezra's helmet unfolded and slid down into the collar of his armor, revealing his tattooed face. "My specialty is hand to hand combat, by the way. Not too bad a shot either, if I do say so myself. Just thought ya might like to know my skill set."

 

[yistae]

Xavier looked at two other men who sat with them and grinned at the girl. Ok, so maybe she seemed like she knew what she was taking about. "Well count me in I guess. Xavier Jacrezz, traveler, hard worker, and a good fighter, though I don't care for guns so I don't use them," he said, mostly in a chipper tone, but getting a little more serious at the end. It wasn't that he totally disliked guns, just that as a kid, himself and the rest of his old crew all swore never to use guns. It gave the shooter an unfair advantage, and most of the shooting done on the island he was from was executions or gang fights. Not something he ever wanted to be a part of. Quickly he pushed the thought away and finished off his drink, leaning back in the chair and smiling a little. "So when do we leave?"

 

[bingus44]

Daygo eyed the Ezra fellow, examining his strange foreign armor. He hadn't ever seen anything like it. He's seem armor and helmets before, but none like this guy's. "Hey Ezra, interesting armor. Where'd you get it?" Asked Daygo. Daygo turned to Wilson and xavier and shook their hands and introduced himself.

 

[Emaline]

Danny looked at the men, all of them were big and strong. Suddenly, Danny felt very very small compared to them. He turned a bit red.


"Hullo, I'm Danny." He said quietly to no one in particular.


One wore full armor and another looked like he just came in from the docks. One other one had dark hair and eyes, with papers in his hands.


"I'm... well I'll do the best I can. I can clean and cook and all. Mum taught me."

 

[Daimao]

Ezra looked to Daygo when he asked his question. "It's a rather long story, and not one I want to share. Maybe at a different time, but not now," he replied with a frown. "To make a long story very, very short, I got it through military service."


Ezra then turned to Danny. "Nice to meet ya, lad," he said with a smile. "Glad to hear that ya can cook, 'cause I sure can't," he laughed.

 

[bingus44]

"Speaking of cooking I'm getting hungry, I haven't eaten all day and I spent my last bit of money on beers." Daygo said out loud. "I'm ready to leave this dirty old bar, I've spent the last few weeks here, since my old crew died." Said Daygo.

 

[Daimao]

Ezra raised an eyebrow at Daygo's words. "Your liver must hate ya mate," he laughed. "But I agree with ya about the food, I'm starving." Smiling, he looked at Alex. "So, when's dinner, Cap?"

 

[bingus44]

Daygo was beginning to like Ezra as a friend. Daygo said while laughing "I'd buy you a drink if I had any money." Daygo sat down on a chair, and was thinking about what's going to happen on the future adventures, the sparrow, and Alexandria.

 

[yistae]

Xavier listened quietly more outside the group, watching their dynamics. At the mention of drinks he sat up a little straighter and dug around in one of the many pockets he had. Finally he pulled out several bills and coins, laying them in the middle of the table. "Here, it'll be on me this round. Gotta get rid of the currency before it's useless anyway," he said, grinning, then glanced over at Daygo and raised his eyebrows in a way that was more stupid than flirty. "You're buyin' the next round," he said in a teasing tone and winked, failing to hide a smirk.

 

[Elspeth Caraci]

Alex smiled and leaned back in her chair, watching the antics of her new crew. They were bonding already, and it made her pretty happy. At the mention of food she pushed her still full plate of nachos into the center of the table.


"Well, for now we can finish this. Once we get back to The Sparrow and Danny here has acquainted himself with the kitchens I suppose he will be deciding what we eat."

 

[Daimao]

"I like the sound of that," Ezra said to Alex, before taking a pouch out of a small storage case in his armor. "Don't worry Daygo," he said with a grin as he opened the pouch. "Ya can borrow some money from me." With that, Ezra pulled out a thick stack of bills from the pouch, tossing the wad of cash, more than enough for multiple rounds for the whole bar, onto the table. With a grin, he grabbed a nacho.

 

[bingus44]

"Good man!" Daygo said to Xavier. Daygo laughed Xavier's joke and jokingly said "yeah as long as the next round is next week!" Daygo drank the beer, and him, erza, and Xavier were hanging out and telling jokes and stories all while drinking their beers.


 
"Thank you Erza! But I do not need any money. I'll never be able to pay you back" Daygo said while laughing. "I'm always at this bar and it's never this fun, I haven't even had fun in a long time. Other then fighting other drunk people at the bar." Daygo said.

 

[Daimao]

Ezra grinned at Daygo's words before tossing the cash to Danny. "Here ya go, lad. I don't need it anyway," he said with a kind smile, before taking a drink from his beer and grabbing another nacho.

 

[Emaline]

Danny caught the cash that Ezra threw. His heart stopped for a minute as he though her would drop it. Things were already changing. He was joining this motley crew and now he actually had some money. Already making his way up in the world, Danny said. "Thank you, sir."


He took a nacho, The Queen Anne's specialty, and took a nice big bite. The gooey cheese melted in his mouth as he listened to the others have their conversation. He was liking this group already.