The Wandering Tide

[LXsongbird]

((sign-ups here: http://rpnation.com/index.php?threads/the-wandering-tide.9484/page-2#post-354838 ....... sorry for the wait T_T))


Codey was tired, hungry, and very thirsty. He had been sailing without food for almost three weeks, and had ran out of water two days ago. He had hoped to make it to a larger town with a larger supply of food and water to steal, but he was so desperate that he stopped at a tiny town the first chance he got. The boat was docked and Code was walking through the streets of the town looking for a place to get some supplies. He stopped at a leaky pipe and didn't bother checking if anyone was looking before stooping over and quenching his thirst. After that, his fatigue got the better of him and Code passed out on the dirt road, blond hair sprawled around him and bright red jacket thrown over him. His hat rolled a few feet away from his head.


The scent of bread drew Lynne toward a smaller part of town, with dirt roads, that was near the wharf. She walked down the road toward the docks, keeping to the right side. The second-to-last shop before the water was a small bakery, and at the moment no baker was present to witness Aralynne surreptitiously sneak a few loaves into her vest pocket. After slipping into the shadows under a roof of a small building, she noticed a blonde-haired guy napping on the side of the road. She wouldn't think this to be unusual, except that he sported clothes that made him look like a fairy tale threw up on him: expensive clothes fit for nobles and higher-class people, neither of which lived or had ever lived in this small town.


((probably won't be posting much today cause of father's day... maybe in the afternoon/night))

 

[Facethelight]

Asane walked around the town, looking for anybody that could get her out of this godforsaken place and onto a ship, in hope of her finding the pirate crew that ransacked her workplace and killed her friends. She was adjusting her top when some guys whistled at her, in which she turned her head around and gave them a stare of pure hate, in which they quickly quieted down and walked away, after still glancing shots of their eyes at her


"I really...really...need to leave this port"


She started walking towards the pier, and saw someone napping on the road, with another person near them


"Weirdo's..."


She said to herself as she continued down to the boat docks, and noticed everyone was out doing something


"Ehhh? The one time I'm not working people aren't here?!"

 

[Nyte]

It was a normal, bright and sunny day for Samia. She could hear the seagulls calling out over her head and people were busy going through the town carrying out their daily business. As the young girl walked down the street she quickly became torn between two of her loves. There was stand being run by an elderly man that was selling some fresh produce that had been grown inland, and then there was a shop in town that specialized in black powder imports. With the town being so small she had only been able to get her hands on a few coins, and she didn't have enough for both. "Damnit..." She mumbled under her breath as she looked back and forth between the two. As her predicament started to frustrate her she noticed Lynne standing over someone in the road. Curious as to who the brightly dressed person was she abandoned the shops temporarily and walked over.


"Hey, Lynne. What cha got there?" She asked when she was close enough for her to hear. Upon seeing that the person was as boy that seemed to be close in age to Samia she tilted her head slightly. "That's odd. What's someone dressed like that doing in a place like this? Much less passed out on the road." Seeing the leaky pipe coming from the building next to them she side stepped the man and cupped her hand underneath the pipe. Once it was full she splashed the liquid on the man's face in hopes of rousing him.

 

[LXsongbird]

((Mobile sorry if its short xD ))


"Oh, hi Samia... Yeah I was wondering that too." Lynne watched as the other girl splashed water over the well-dressed guy's face. She said, "You think maybe he was on a cruise ship from London or something?"


Code was awoken by a splash of cold water cascading down his face. He sat up immediately and looked around, hand on the hilt of his sword. Upon seeing the two girls standing near him, he thought of a good thing to say. However, any good ideas of how to recuit people for his ship fled out of his mind when Codey saw that one of he girls's hands were dripping with cold water. "Was that you? Why'd you wake me up like that?!! I barely go any sleep!!" He stood and shook out his red coat. Then ur stooped to he ground and snatched his pirate hat. After calming down and realizing that the water had done no permanent damage, Code sighed and readdressed the girls. "I'm sorry. My name is Corey and I'm looking for pirates to join me."

 

[Facethelight]

Asane decided to wander onto a random boat


"Hmph, maybe the captain will come back and I can ask to join..."


She looked around the ship, and made it into the captains room through some lockpicking she picked up while breaking into a few safes owned by the owners of the rest-stop she worked in right before she quit.


"Hmm, maybe he won't mind me looking around..."


She sat in the captains chair and looked through some drawers to see nothing interesting.


"Sigh..."


She laid down on the captains bed


"Hmm, should still be lunch time...maybe I'll take a quick nap, i'm sure I can work something out with him when he gets back"


She stretched herself out, and quickly passed out on the bed.


((lol, barely what i call short, especially for a mobile))

 

[Nyte]

When the man jolted to an upright position Samia jumped and stepped back from him. As he yelled about being woken up she couldn't help but giggle at him. "That's a funny way to ask someone to join your crew, and if you didn't get any sleep I wouldn't suggest sleeping in the middle of the road. You'll get run over by a cart or something." She put her hands on her hips and smiled. "And what makes you think we're pirates? Do we really look that suspicious?" She giggled again and when she did so something fell out of her jacket and rolled toward Codey. It was bomb, unlit of course, but none the less a home made bomb. "Oh, I'm sorry." She said quickly and stooped it pick it back up and stuffed it back into a pocket on the inside of her coat.


She gave Lynne a guilty sort of look. The towns people had told Samia that if she was found making bombs again after her last incident that she would be hung. She had never been able to stay away however. She just loved how they exploded.

 

[LXsongbird]

((Lolyea I got caught up in writing and forgot I was using data xD ))


Aralynne shot Samia a scolding look but didn't say anything about the bomb. Then she told Code, "Yeah, what makes you think we'd want to join you?" Lynne actually was dying for an adventure, and would be glad to be away from this town.


Code laughed aloud when Samia dropped a bomb literally, which sir of ruined the effect that he. Previous statement had been going for. "You sure about that? I'm searching for a paradise. Have you heard the old legend? Come on, I'll show you my ship and hen maybe you'll change your mind. At the moment I'm not in possession of a crew or supplies, but I'm sure we can 'borrow' some..." Code flashed a grin and with a flourish, took his hat off and bowed. "Follow me." Then he whirled on his feet and headed towards his boat without looking back.


When the pirate walked toward the docks again, Lynne looked at Samia a second Ike. She shrugged her shoulders and whispered, "Well, it IS getting pretty boring around here." After that, Lynne pulled a piece of bread out of her pocket and began eating it while following Code toward his ship.

 

[Facethelight]

Asane yawned as she slept in the random captains bed, moving all about, stretching and tossing and turning, and ended up resting in a suggestive position, which complemented her clothing which needs nothing to be said about. She mumbled in her sleep, unintelligible, but it added a cuteness to her, although she was still sleeping in a random strangers bed that may as good just take her as a slave aboard the ship and make her wash dishes for the rest of her days, which wouldn't be that much of a demotion of her previous job...


(useless post, but I felt like i needed to lol)

 

[Nyte]

Samia tilted her head once more when he spoke of paradise, and nodded when Lynne commented about how the town was boring. After making sure that no more of her bombs would slip from her pocket, and checked to make sure no one saw was she was carrying, she followed after the two down to the docks. As she walked she would occasionally bump into someone walking past her. Each time she would apologize and bow her head in shame, and when the person would turn to continue walking she would pocket whatever coins she had gotten from them. As they walked up to the ship that Code had lead them to she had a good twenty pieces that she was counting.


Upon seeing the ship she smiled and put the coins in her purse that was tied to her hip. "You weren't kidding that you need a crew for this." She said as she looked at it size. There was no way a single person could navigate the vessel out of the harbor, even on a calm day.

 

[KrisiStar]

((to remove any confusion S.J's thoughts are between ~ (tildas) and th conversation is in blue ))


She had been away from home for two days hiding in the smaller village outside of high society life. She hadn't exactly been that bad off, considering she had taken a rather generous amount of her father's money, but she didn't dare use it to crash at an Inn. She knew there were people looking for her. She was to be married at the end of the week. SJ needed to get out of this place as quickly as possible. Bright oceanic eyes would gaze at the lower class people that she had come to care more about, watching them struggle with hard day-to-day jobs, and actually having conversations with a select few. Her long blonde hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail that she had seen one girl where the day before and she had spread a little dirt over her extremely pale skin. She felt like she blended in and most everyone bought her story about being an orphaned maid's daughter with no where to go. A brown bandanna would be tied over the top of her head to add to her costume.


Now SJ wasn't your typical high class, spoiled rotten, brat. Her tutor had been teaching her self defense since she was a small child. She had been trained in the art of archery, hand-to-hand combat, and a tad bit of swordsman ship. She had the muscles of a peasant but the beautiful and flawless skin of a royal. Samantha-Jo was her real name and since running away she had simply shortened it to SJ. Her alter-ego she'd call it. The rest of her outfit would consist of brown leather shorts, a matching corset tied up the front, and a light green jacket. Hanging on her back was her very own long bow that she had just gotten for her past birthday from her caretaker with a quiver of hand made arrows. On her hip would be a sheathed sword with a dragon's head for the hilt. Then finally on her skinny legs were brown boots that had been her favorite to ride in.


Sj found herself wondering by the docks and looking into the water as she curiously glanced from ship to ship. After walking for about ten minuets she would come across a massive pirate looking ship and she'd find herself staring at it longer than need be. She'd turn to look around and see if any were staring at her or anyone was walking towards the ship. After figuring it was too quiet for someone to be inside she would find a barrel and take a seat on it crossing her legs at the ankle. Then remembering she was no longer a lady she'd uncross them and allow them to hang there. She had heard of pirates and always enjoyed the stories the maids had told their children.


That was when the idea hit her.


~I could be a pirate! I'm skilled... I need to get away from this life.... I could do it. All I've ever wanted is independence and choices of my own! YES! Now.. a captain I need to find the captain.~


Those blue eyes that were as blue as the ocean could be would see a man brightly dressed with two girls following him. They were walking up and looking at the ship ~that has to be him~ she thought and would slide from the barrel and walk over to stand before the three. Standing in front of the captain she would lift her hand to a wave as a greeting to the trio and smile a friendly smile.


"Hi there, I take it that this beauty of a ship is yours? Well my name is S.J. and I'm an aspiring adventurist you see and I thought that with a ship as large as this one that you may have room for little ole' me?"


It sounded right in her head. Sadly she wasn't sure how it would come off to the Captain of the ship. His opinion mattered the most after all. She'd watch his dace, along with the two girls, just to read their expressions. ~Please just give me the chance, I get stuff done! I'm completely organized!~ Her mind was yelling and she was jumping around on the inside. This was her chance to start a new.

 

[LXsongbird]

As Code approached his ship he replied to Samia, "Yeah, well, hopefully you can help me with that." He saw a blonde girl standing in front of his ship. He sped up and wondered if she would want to join his crew. When she spoke, Code rejoiced inside his head. Yaaay!!! More crew members! More money! More gold! But to maintain the in-control look, he merely said, "Yes, I do believe there may be some room on my ship for another person."


Right after he said this, Lynne said, "What? You believe there 'may be some room' left? I thought... you just told us you don't even have a crew!"

 

[evephy]

xxxxxFinn was pouring the mush called, "pig food" into a trough. Today's job consisted of taking care of the wealthy people's dinner. Of course, he would have pounced on any other job that he could have, but being an orphan, not many people were eager to hire him. Finn wiped the sweat off of his forehead with his forearm and tossed the bucket used to hold the food aside. "Finn, Finn~!" The black-haired boy looked up, a dazed expression on his face. As the person calling him got closer, he immediately recognized who it was. It was none other than his best friend, Annabeth. She was running towards him with a euphoric smile on her face. "What's up?" He asked, leaning against the fence that stood between them.


xxxxx"What's up?? Turn your head to the left, just look towards the ocean." Annabeth pointed towards the dock, and Finn followed her finger, staring silently at the unfamiliar majestic boat that was floating in the water. It took a moment or two for him to completely register the sight that lay before him. "Is that...?" His friend nodded. Finn took note of the flag that flew above the ship. No doubt it was a pirate ship. "What kind of stupid pirate would leave his boat here of all places? It's like he's asking to be captured and executed." Finn shook his head and hopped over the fence, calling out to the butcher saying he was finished with his job. Annabeth nodded in agreement. After all, you didn't need a brain to know that pirates were criminals, and were usually executed when captured. "Should we warn them...?"


xxxxxFinn looked at Annabeth. "Well, one thing we could do is turn them in and get loads of money for it..." he began. "Or... we could possibly hop on board with them." He added a small wink at the end. They had been talking about wanting to join a crew on a ship for a while, especially a pirate one. Why? Well, freedom, and life without worries was something Finn wanted more than anything else in the world. Life out at sea was a place where he could do anything, and no one would care. Annabeth, on the other hand, wished to be a navigator. She had spent a lot of time, studying the stars and how to navigate and a job where she could just look at the stars was a dream come true.


xxxxxAnnabeth smiled, she knew exactly when Finn was thinking and didn't hesitate to grab him by the arm and run towards the dock. The made their way through the busy market place and eventually arrived at their destination. There was already a small gathering of a man a a couple of girls. Judging by the way the blonde-haired guy was dressed, he was obviously the captain of the ship. Annabeth recognized who the girls were, from seeing them around town, but the boy was a stranger to her. Just as they had made their way over to them, Annabeth's wall came up, and that happy aura she had around her friend was now gone. Instead, it was just... Annabeth. "Hey, just thought we'd let you know that you might want to leave soon before someone finds out there's a pirate in the area. They aren't very well-liked, if you didn't already know." She told the oddly dressed man.


xxxxxAnnabeth tone came out a bit sarcastic harsh. Though she meant her warning in a concerned and kind way, it came out a little meaner than she meant it to be. "Also," Finn continued for her, "we'd like to join you." Annabeth nodded in a childish way and opened her mouth to speak again. "I'm good with astronomy. I can help navigate using the stars." Finn just shrugged. He didn't have any special skills other than being somewhat strong. Annabeth had told him that he gave off a powerful aura, that might help him with being some kind of leader, but he never thought much of it.

 

[Facethelight]

Asane's unconscious self could hear the faintness of a conversation near the boat, and effected her dreams...in weird ways, ways that shouldn't be mentioned in such a casual tone. She drooled a bit on the bed as she slept so soundly and...suggestively on the bed. As to be in the real world though, as light shined in her revolvers in her holsters shined on the black metal with grace and beauty, they were finely kept guns... As well in the real world, she forgot to close the drawers of the desks and such in the room before she took her nap, making her even more in trouble if she were to be caught.

 

[LXsongbird]

((lol Facethelight we're almost there ...))


Code smirked and said, "Of course, we're always accepting new crew members. And as for leaving, after I- we," he gestured to the people around him, "get some supplies, we'll be off, looking for paradise. And we can always use more people. Follow me." With that Code hopped onto his ship and gestured for the others to join him.


Lynne saw two more people join the group and thought, We're becoming a more formidable pirate crew... Then she followed Code and jumped over the crack between the dock and Code's galleon, the Wandering Tide, even though she didn't know anything about ships.


((masts/makeup of the Tide))


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[Facethelight]

(lol im just having fun guessing what you guys think as i post little solo tidbits xD )

 

[KrisiStar]

"You don't have a crew? what happened to them?" She would raise a brow in a curious manner and look from the girl who spoke and to Code the captain. S.J. would reveal a bright white tooth smile and clap her hands together "Oh captain! You won't regret this, I am extremely organized and qualified in multitasking and getting things done. If you need anything you come to me and I'll make sure it is taking care of."


Sure she was a little upbeat? But she was a debutante, if you will, sure she wanted a new life but that didn't mean she wasn't a little full of herself. S.J. would pull the blonde ponytail over her shoulder and twirl it around her fingers while getting a look at her new 'family' and kept her perfect smile on her pale and dirty face. Oceanic eyes would then turn to look around her surroundings, her gaze slowly falling on the horizon where her lovely mansion of a home was and sighed. This was it, no turning back now. She would adjust the quiver on her back and look back to her captain. She was used to taking orders from her father and mother, how would this be any different.


Just then two more would join the group and S.J. would smile and wave. She hadn't been in town but a few days so everyone was new to her. She'd look to both of them after Code had allowed them to join as well and speak kindly "I'm S.J., and you both are?" she was alone unlike everyone else. She didn't have a 'buddy' to run off with. In all honesty I guess you could say she had been trying to get away from her 'buddy'. She'd turn to follow the Captain onto the ship and her eyes would widen in excitement as the ship was even more exquisite on the deck and inside. Sailing was going to be a blast. She'd walk over to the side of the ship and look down at the water with a adventurous smirk. ~you got this girl~ she'd think to herself ~a new free you~.

 

[LXsongbird]

"So, S.J., and everyone else, since this is a tour I'll show you guys my cabin." Code whipped a key out of the inside of his coat and turned it in the door of his cabin, knowing that it wasn't locked because he never locked it. But he wanted to open it with a flourish and give his cabin a bit of mystique. He smiled and stepped past the threshold and ((finally)) saw Asane. Code's face turned red and he said, "Oi, you! Wake up! Get out! W-what are you doing here?!!" He turned to the others and stammered, "D-don't get the wrong idea. I don't know her."


Lynne followed Code to his cabin with the others and watched him open the door. From the angle she couldn't see what was inside the cabin, but when Code nervously addressed the group after shouting for someone to wake up, she peeked around the door and saw a girl sleeping . . . suggestively . . . in what Lynne assumed to be Code's bed. Now she understood why Codey had sounded so nervous addressing the group. Aralynne laughed aloud.

 

[Facethelight]

Asane rolled out of bed and onto the wooden floor and quickly jolted up with a yawn and stretch


"Huh...oh, you must be the captain of the ship, nice to meet you"


She held out her hand to shake


"I'm here cause I wanna get out of this godforsaken place, so I want to join your crew"

 

[Nyte]

When Samia saw how many people, mostly women, opt to join the crew she couldn't help but giggle. The captain seemed to be a magnet for people looking for adventure, and not to mention that everyone seemed to be young. At least I wont be sailing with a bunch of perverted old sailors. She thought to herself as the corner of her lips pulled up into a smile. "My name is Samia." She responded to SJ's question. "It's a pleasure."


Once they had boarded the ship she noticed that it had several cannons on deck, but only a few kegs of black powder. She would have to procure some for their supplies, and not to mention for her hobby. Next she looked for a way down to the galley. Although she had never been on a ship she could only assume that a ship of this size had a large galley with lots of room to cook large meals for the crew. Her thoughts were disrupted by the captain yelling something about someone being asleep. That makes two people I've met sleeping. She thought and giggled once more. "Yet another woman wishing to join your crew. You must feel special." She told Code.

 

[LXsongbird]

Code sighed. "I guess you can join our crew..." He shook her hand and said, "I'm Code, captain of the Wandering Tide. Now get up! Rule number one if you're going to join this crew, don't sleep in my room! Also, who the hell . . . who are you?" Then, when he heard Samia's comment, he made a face and then grinned and said, "Oh shut up." Exiting his room, Code extracted the key from the lock on the door handle. "So. You guys know anything about sailing?"

 

[Facethelight]

Asane Shakes her head


"I'm a good cook though, and I have the patience to learn how to do things, being a waiter teaches you that stuff...and how to cope with people grabbing your butt...haven't learned that skill yet...hmph, maybe that's why I don't get too many regulars and always got my pay reduced...a-anyways, I am decent with firearms though as well, so that should be a plus"

 

[LXsongbird]

Lynne smiled at Asane and said, "Hey, you can call me Lynne." Then she turned to address Code, "What happened to needing supplies? Shouldn't we be 'borrowing' some food and whatever you need from this town? I can help you with that since I've been stealing since before I was born..." With that, she pulled another bread roll out of her vest and took a big bite out of it. "Anyone want some bread?"


Captain Code raised an eyebrow at Asane's comment. "Hopefully you won't have to worry about that here. So, welcome to the Wandering Tide? Even though you've been here awhile..." Then when Aralynne spoke, he said, "Yeah, you're right. We should probably hurry up, too, if it's true that people don't appreciate pirates around here. Who's good at stealing things?" Codey swept his blond hair away from his eyes and stepped off his boat onto the dock.

 

[evephy]

xxxxxAnnabeth and Finn both nodded and followed code along with the others onto the ship. Annabeth was trying her best to hide her excitement, while Finn seemed to have no emotions at all. Of course, he as jumping for joy on the inside, but he wasn't exactly showing it. Then, one of the other girls introduced herself. S.J., she had said. Annabeth offered her a smile. "I'm Annabeth, but you can just call me Anna." She replied. Finn just gave the girl a friendly nod, "Finn." He said simply. "I'm sure I've seen you around town recently." she mentioned to S.J.


xxxxxWhen they walked in, Finn noticed S.J. isolate herself for a second, looking over the water. He watched silently out of curiosity to figure out what she could possible be doing, but he shrugged, moving along with the rest of the group to the Captain's living area. It was rather large for a room in a ship, well-suited for, well... a captain. Finn scanned the room, taking in the sight. The decorations and luxuries that lay before them left him speechless. Never in his life had he ever lived in a place as nice as this one. Then of course, never in his life had he really had a proper place to live. As he looked about the room, he noticed a girl sleeping on the captain's bed. She had a promiscuous top and was laying in a position that most guys would take advantage of. Finn recognized her from around town and sighed. How she got in here, was a mystery.


xxxxxAsane was the first thing Annabeth had noticed when they walked into the room. She was shocked at first, but decided to wait for the Captain to react first. He had only just arrived, how could he possibly have sexual relations with a girl already? And Asane of all people? Annabeth would have expected Asane to beat the living daylights out of anyone who touched her inappropriately. "Oi, you! Wake up! Get out! W-what are you doing here?!!" Annabeth raised an eyebrow. He didn't know her? "D-don't get the wrong idea. I don't know her." Annabeth laughed. "Girls are just throwing themselves at you left and right, hm?" she commented, laughing once again at Samia's comment.


xxxxxWhen the captain asked about their skills on sailing, both Annabeth and Finn shook their heads. "I can handle the navigating since I finished the courses on astronomy, but I'm not one for strenuous work." She said. "I'm pretty agile as well... if that means anything." Finn nodded. In truth, Annabeth was pretty acrobatic. She always flipped around as they grew up, claiming it to be, "fun." Finn, on the other hand, was not as flexible. "I don't have much knowledge on sailing, but I'm pretty sure you need a guy to help with things around here..." Finn said, knowing that a crew full of women most likely wouldn't get the work done as quickly if men were to do so. He would be able to provide some of that brawn, they needed for the harder jobs.

 

[Facethelight]

Asane noticed Finn and Annebeth


"Wow, you two came along? I don't remember that many faces that came to the rest stop, but you guys we're some of the more frequent, what are you guys doing here?"


She didn't know much about them, but the town was so small you knew almost everyone there, even the people that squeezed Asanes butt (most of her customers) she knew the names off.

 

[Coko_Bacon]

Coko walked about a small town, looking for some bread. While searching, he saw two honestly beautiful girls, and a boy. Deciding not to be rude. He just stood and watched, intrigued by the conversation. When he heard about joining a pirate crew, he couldn't turn the offer down. He walk to the boy offering and asked, "Excuse me. Code was it? I heard you were looking for crew members? I like to join the.." Coko made air quotes. "Wandering Tide. Is there room?"