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Post by Crescent on Jan 4, 2006 4:01:36 GMT -5
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Rain had fallen in her thoughts for a moment as she flew alongside the pegasus. She missed Skydancer at that moment dearly, and the roughly similar colour of Jewel's body beside her made this feeling even more prominent. She could just imagine the stallion's wings beating beside her. Oh, silly Skydancer! Why had he not come right back into the castle?
"Rain, is it?" The pegasus asked, in lack of anything else to really start a conversation with.
Jewel's question woke Rain from her thoughts - which were rather inappropriate to the situation, anyway. She shook her head a bit and looked up to the pegasus, smiling a bit.
"Yes, Rain," she answered. "I'm the youngest of Queen Sunrunner's daughters." She smiled a bit wistfully. "And I wasn't lying, by the way, when I said I've gone through many dangers. I've been travelling this past year, and... well, one might say I have a habit of getting myself into trouble."
She blushed, then gave a laugh to brush it off.
"I've even been to the Northlands... Aurorea, actually, you might have heard of the place? Oh, I'm not sure if we were introduced." She looked at Jewel curiously. She was not a very withdrawn pony, and was eager to make friends with the pegasus. She guessed Jewel must have been one of the Champions, but she wasn't sure which one. What were those colours again, anyway? Pink, blue, green, yellow, white, purple, red? No, that wasn't right. Oh well, she might ask that later as well.
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Post by Jewel on Jan 4, 2006 12:41:28 GMT -5
"...Oh, I'm not sure if we were introduced."
"I'm Jewel," The pegasus offered, then added, "The Indigo champion, if you will."
"I'm originally from the courts of Cassek, not that I expect you'd have heard of it.. there's always some kind of civil war there, and you can never really be sure of it's official name at any given time.. it's pretty far to the east. If it's still there at all.
"I've travelled quite a bit myself," Jewel glanced to the flutter beside her, "Ponyland is a pretty big place." It seemed as if the two had some things in common after all.
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Post by Crescent on Jan 4, 2006 12:46:14 GMT -5
Rain felt most comfortable with Jewel. She could see Jewel wasn't all that old herself, and she came from a court, and she had travelled. Yes, she foresaw a fruitful friendship.
She nodded.
"I am not sure if I am familiar with that kingdom," she said. "I have mostly travelled in the north-south direction rather than to the east or west. And you are right, Ponyland is a big place indeed." She looked at Jewel curiously. "You mentioned you were from court. Does that mean you have some title?"
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Post by Jewel on Jan 4, 2006 13:04:36 GMT -5
"You mentioned you were from court. Does that mean you have some title?"
This caught Jewel slightly off guard. She had always had nicknames and pet names in the court, and was most often addressed as "Lady Jewel".
"I don't think, especially after the kindgom fell into such demise, that my title, if any, would still be accurate to use," Her brows furrowed in thought, "I suppose if anything, I'd be Lady. Perhaps one day to be a Duchess.. but I doubt that will happen."
Just then, a dim light shone in the distance. The Inidgo's heart leapt into her throat as she stared ahead. "Rain.. er, Princess," She corrected herself, now that she had a bit more proper respect for the filly, "I think that's the ship we're after. While my wings are getting a bit tired, I'm not exactly eager to rest there."
Her voice fell a bit hushed as they neared the other ship, coasting along the sea in the darkness.
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Post by Crescent on Jan 4, 2006 13:09:48 GMT -5
Rain made a specific note about the pegasus' title, but didn't continue on it when she, too, saw the lights. She nodded to Jewel and took on a more professional expression on her face.
"Yes, you're right - Lady Jewel," she said, throwing a wink at Jewel's direction. She glided noiselessly through the air, keeping close to the pegasus, her attention focused onto the pirate ship.
[[cont. in the bad pirate thread for Rain and Jewel]]
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Post by Orivy Assassin on Jan 5, 2006 4:30:21 GMT -5
[[Woowow! Am I ever behind in this thread!]]
As the pegasus and the butterfly became the center of a new plan, Roxanne saw that matters were snowballing out of her control. She had said her piece. She heaved a great sigh and sat down at the table again.
"Mad." She said to Coon Skin. "They're all mad. WE'RE all mad." And she shook her head seriously.
But when Hollow Heart leapt up and followed the mares, Roxanne's curiosity got the better of her and she trailed along behind. Muttering to herself, she stood up and followed him abovedecks. She stayed at the top of the stairs as the other ponies flew away, giving Jewel what she hoped was an affectionate, if not encouraging, look.
It was Hollow that caught her eye next as he sat down at the bow. She gave a start and flared her nostrils. "That twit, he'll catch his death of cold. Ay, since when did I become a Mama?" But nonetheless, she darted back down the narrow stairway and caught sight of a blanket in a half-open sort of closet, which she quickly grabbed and headed back ondeck.
She stepped up behind her fellow Champion and tossed the blanket over him. She stood a moment, unsure of whether he would like the company.
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Post by Crescent on Jan 5, 2006 11:19:29 GMT -5
Hollow didn't notice Roxanne until the Blue Champion threw the blanket over him. He jumped a little and turned his head in surprise, his eyes just a little wider than usual. His expression softened when he recognised Roxanne, and a smile tugged at one end of his mouth.
"Thanks," he said and grabbed the blanket with his teeth, pulling it more comfortably around his shoulders. Then he looked at Roxanne. "I appreciate you agreeing with me back there. Not that it made a whole lot of difference." He looked out across the sea and sighed. "I still think she shouldn't have gone."
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Post by Orivy Assassin on Jan 5, 2006 15:42:42 GMT -5
Roxanne was pleased to see that her presence made Hollow Heart cheer up just a little. She cocked her head at him. "Well, mares will be mares, right?
"Wait a second..." she paused jokingly, and felt her own body. "Who am I to talk?"
More serious now, she sat down near Hollow. "No, you're right; she probably shouldn't have. Pirate kings aren't always like Gilbert and Sullivan wrote them. It sounds like Kail is in a dangerous situation, if you ask me - hell, we're not in the peachiest of places ourselves. This whole mission is dangerous, and I think it would be best if we stayed together as much as possible. Anyhow, you are the yellow stripe, and the yellow knows best, right?"
She felt bad for a moment, as she didn't want to badmouth her friend; so she added, with a glance at Hollow, "but Jewel is smart and sure of herself."
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Post by Crescent on Jan 5, 2006 16:16:58 GMT -5
Hollow's ears drew droopily backward when Roxanne spoke of him knowing it the best. He wasn't so sure himself, anymore. He realised now he had allowed his feelings cloud his judgement. It had never happened before. He had in fact sent a youngling, and a Princess, even, along with Jewel. Was that very Yellow Stripe-like?
He sighed and drooped his head as Roxanne finished.
"I do hope so," he said and shook his head. "Somehow, I can't help but think that... if something happens, it is my fault. I should have seen this all happen beforehand. I should have warned Kail against going. But my mind was... preoccupied."
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Post by Orivy Assassin on Jan 5, 2006 16:40:34 GMT -5
"Your fault? Kiddo, what ponies do is their own fault. You did what you did and there's no use regretting it." Roxy laid a friendly hoof on Hollow's shoulder. "Heart, everyone's vision gets clouded." She nodded knowingly to show him that she understood. "Just... be aware of yourself.
"Then again - " she sensed the seriousness and burden that followed him through life, although she did not know what it was - "there is such a thing as being over-aware."
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Post by Crescent on Jan 5, 2006 17:11:27 GMT -5
Hollow shrank a little when Roxanne used the word "heart". He wasn't sure if it was meant for a nickname, but it certainly had a strong impact on him. His old name... Heart... that had been his name... long ago... now it seemed as though another life. Another existence entirely. He drew in a sharp breath.
Her next words nearly made it worse. He drew his ears flat against his skull, not really angry, but not sure what else he should have been. He realised Roxanne only meant well, but he was not his own balanced self. He could not take this discussion, not now.
"I..." he began, but then found he had nothing to say. He gulped and pulled one ear forwards, but could say nothing.
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Post by Orivy Assassin on Jan 5, 2006 17:16:49 GMT -5
Hm. Roxy thought perhaps she had said something wrong. She wasn't having the calming effect she had hoped for. She fumbled mentally for something else to say, but failed. Time to switch gears completely.
She allowed a minute or two of silence between them.
Then she brought out her most random joke.
"What's the difference between a duck?"
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Post by Crescent on Jan 5, 2006 17:18:34 GMT -5
Now, this one threw Hollow right off track. He looked at Roxy as though she'd just gone mad. His other ear was still drooped, the other slanted slightly right and upward.
"What?" Confusion was written all over his face.
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Silver Shadow
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Post by Silver Shadow on Jan 6, 2006 10:12:58 GMT -5
((*nudges* Ello everyone. I want to rp again, and Moony is dreadfully behind and needs to catch up... But I'm slack and its going to takes me a long time to go read through all the posts what I've missed... -_- Is there a summary of what has happened so far I can have a look at? I've had a look at the one Windsong asked for, but that was quite a while ago.
So far I'm up to when they set sail. =D ))
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Post by Crescent on Jan 6, 2006 12:56:01 GMT -5
[[*huggle* nice to see you here again. So, currently most of the champs have been down at the mess, eating, along with the pirates. Jewel's had a premonition of an approaching storm and there was an argument of whether they should try to get off course to avoid it, but Captain Sea Tiger wouldn't do that. While the others were eating, Kail left off the ship to spy on the bad pirate ship. Razz was found unconscious from the ship, and so they couldn't contact her. Therefore Jewel insisted upon going after her to bring her back. Cutter discovered Rain and Kenaz hiding from the ship, and wanting to protect Jewel, Hollow suggested they go with Jewel to the pirate ship. Tiger agreed to this, and so Jewel and Rain left together (Amber's not been playing so it's a little unclear what Kenaz has been doing all this while). Hollow went out onto the main deck and lit a lantern to help guide the three ponies back to the ship. Roxanne came to bring him a blanket and try and cheer up. Very soon, if not even before you get to read this, Kail, Jewel and Rain will be back from the ship. I hope that was all.]]
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