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Post by Angel624 on Mar 31, 2005 21:15:05 GMT -5
Pippi walked over to Gan Ning and lifted him up. "Do you want me to throw you overboard? Because I WILL if you keep on making fun of me!" She yelled to Gan Ning. Pippi wouldn't take his jokes any longer.
Lickety Split laughed when Pippi picked up Gan Ning. She turned to Steamer. "Well, I think we should go." She said. She turned around and trotted off the ship.
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Post by Shadow on Mar 31, 2005 23:05:27 GMT -5
Gan Ning just smirked as he suddenly turned into water, falling on Pippi and drenching her; Again. He the walked up from below deck, smirking. "Gotta find a way to keep hold of me to throw me over. Besides, Pippi, your just too cute not to pick on!" The stallion could have ment that one way or the other; He was ether flirting with danger, or simply compareing her like a younger sister. Both ways were always good comeing from him. He had her dry in a second by taking the water on her and forming a ball of water again.
This time, however, he sent it over Cutter, where it started showering him in a cool mist to help cool him down from his hard work and clean him of sweat. "I've sailed with Cutter long before we joined you, Pippi. I'll say this; He's a hard nut to crack, but if you do, you won't find a stronger or more devoted fella than him. Maybe you should flirt or arm wrestle with him. Stronger the better." He then turned to Quicksand and raised an eyebrow. "Hey, no sweat. If you can at least cook, then you have a place on board. Though it will NEVER hurt to learn how to defend yourself. Pippi is a fine example of how the sea can make even a woman able to hold her own agienst a ship of stallions."
His joking done for the week, he was now back to the normal speaking up for Pippi's strongest points.
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Post by WingSong on Apr 1, 2005 3:50:06 GMT -5
Quicksand watched the miniature battle between Pippi and Gan Ning. It made her a little nervous, seeing as there was the possibilty of one of them getting tossed overboard in the near future. But it was also a little interesting to watch - Pippi wasn't joking when she said she was strong - and apparetly Gan Ning could turn into water too!
"If you can at least cook, then you have a place on board. Though it will NEVER hurt to learn how to defend yourself."
"Well, I am pretty good at cooking, and don't worry - I can defend myself fairly well when I need to." This was true - her powers with quicksand could be good defense. But what the others luckily didn't know was that she would never even consider purposefully using them to harm another living creature. Though that policy may have to change.
And working as a chef - it wasn't the daring pirate life she'd imagined, but now she hated herself for thinking constant sword fighting and putting your life on the line could be fun. A quiet job like that seemed just right - and more in the area of what she was capable of.
She remembered Pippi and Gan Ning's fight, and looked at him with large eyes. "Can you do anything involving water?"
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Post by Shadow on Apr 1, 2005 14:51:06 GMT -5
"Anything that pops into my skull. Only problem is that I have to be near a source of water to get it to work best. Closer I am to water the stronger and more acurate my powers. In a pinch, which I don't like doing unless nessasery, blood can sufice. Between water and blood, I'd rather alter water. Even I have morals." He turned to Pippi then, smirking. "Among those is not to mistreat a lady. Jokes and pranks are okay, but I dare NOT strike a lady until she attacks first; Then I am mearly defending myself."
He turned back to Quicksand as he shook his head. "It's true that not many have the guts it takes to kill another. In your case, it's okay; You grew up in a peaceful life, so it can't hurt to have a semi peaceful role on the ship. Trust me, if you can cook up something that the Captian finds filling and tastey, he'll welcome you on board with open arms!"
((Yea, Gan Ning is a REAL good Pirate. How many do you see acting NICE to their fellow crew?))
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Post by WingSong on Apr 1, 2005 17:41:35 GMT -5
((Geez, I love his character!))
Manipulating blood was not the type of thing Quicksand enjoyed thinking about. She hoped Gan Ning hadn't used it before...but then, if he hadn't, how would he know about it?
"Well, I think I'll definitely be sticking with the kitchen work then, even though it doesn't seem as...pirate-ish. Besides - I think I'd like to be as far from the edge of the boat as possible in case we hit stormy weather."
Then she thought about Gan Ning's powers again. Total power over water...she's never met a pony with such excessive powers before. "Can you...make it rain?"
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Post by Angel624 on Apr 1, 2005 23:22:40 GMT -5
Pippi gritted her teeth when Gan Ning got her wet. She then noticed that she was dry in an instant. She looked from Cutter to Gan Ning. "Uh, well......" Her cheeks turned red til you couldn't see her freckles anymore. "I um, don't think I'll arm wrestle Cutter right now." She blinked a few times, feeling a bit embarrased. Her cheeks were their normal color again. She wished Gan Ning never said or made fun of her, especially in front of Cutter. Cutter must've thought Pippi was a fool now. The purple mare didn't want this, she really didn't...
She turned to Quicksand with a half smile, then back to Gan Ning. "I really will get you someday." She said to him, with an evil look. For once in her life, she actually hated someone(well, besides Bridie). She was never really angry with anyone. But now she actually was.
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Post by WingSong on Apr 2, 2005 19:07:23 GMT -5
Quicksand looked between her two friends, visibly nervous. "Um, guys - come on. You two should - well, you should at least try to get along."
She wasn't entirely good at pep talks, but she had to at least try something before this got even worse. "Gan Ning, I think it's fair to consider it poor use of your powers if you drench Pippi with seawater...repeatedly." She had to struggle to not smile while making that last comment. "And Pippi, he did dry you off. So stop with the death threats, please."
She looked between the two, hoping she hadn't appeared to have taken sides, or made either one angry.
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Post by Angel624 on Apr 2, 2005 19:48:28 GMT -5
Pippi nodded to Quicksand. She then turned her gaze to Cutter and smiled. She looked at Shadow again. "Please listen to Quicksand. No more getting me wet with your power, or you WILL get it!" She walked back over to Quicksand and smiled.
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Post by WingSong on Apr 2, 2005 19:59:40 GMT -5
Quicksand sighed - apparently Pippi wasn't going to address the "no more death threats" part of the deal. Oh well.
"Excuse me, Pippi. I've got to write to my mom." She stepped off to the side, sat on a barrel, and pulled out a pen and some paper.
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Post by Shadow on Apr 2, 2005 20:44:52 GMT -5
((Shadow, who's Shadow? There's no pirate named Shadow.))
Gan Ning nodded, iognoreing Pippi's threat. "In that case, I'll take Quicksand's side. I'll just soak you with freash water next chance I get!" He had a quick laugh before waving it off. "Really, I'll take her advice and stop drenching you so much. But I still think you should try going muscle to muscle with Cutter. You may impress him."
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Post by Delta on Apr 3, 2005 4:18:13 GMT -5
"Nobody will be impressing Cutter but me."
Bridie-Lee had just boarded the ship, and was standing behind the group. She sidled up to Gan Ning, looked at him closely, then turned to face Pippi.
"If you think you've got a chance with him, you're severely mistaken." She laughed, and her eyes flashed coldly.
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Post by Crescent on Apr 3, 2005 4:18:57 GMT -5
[[cont. from the inn - I think there's sufficient time elapsed between their departure and return]]
Tiger walked up the ramp to the ship, his tail swishing back and forth happily. He was on a good mood. Some real good food and Bridie for company really made up his day. He glanced back at the mare , and then walked on the deck. There he stopped, looking around. He was almost certain that there had been some sort of a fight going on on the ship meanwhile. He could almost smell the tension, though it seemed to be fading now. He sighed in his mind. Could he not leave these people alone for one moment without them getting into an argument?
He walked over to Gan Ning, just catching his last two sentences. So he'd been drenching Pippi - Tiger wasn't too surprised. Pippi annoyed him a little, and the worst of the part was that she didn't take jokes at all. Well, she would just have to learn. Rough jokes were part of the pirate life.
"Showing off with your water tricks again, eh, Gan Ning?" he asked him with a bit of a smile, looking over to Cutter who had a nice little rain cloud over his head, cooling him off.
He turned his head a bit towards Bridie as she snapped at Pippi. Oh, great. Another argument. He just couldn't get a crew that would get along with one another, could he?
[[heh, hi-o there Delta. Didn't first notice you posting for Bridie. But I think it's edited properly now. lol]]
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Post by Delta on Apr 3, 2005 4:30:25 GMT -5
[LOL! Yeah I think we posted at the same time.]
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Post by WingSong on Apr 3, 2005 4:30:36 GMT -5
Quicksand shook her head, pulled a pen and some paper from her bag, and started thinking what to write home about. Fun. Now I get to write a whole paper of lies.
Dear Mom,
I know I left home without warning, but I had to depart quickly as ...Quicksand thought a moment.... an important opportunity came up.
I've ...This was tricky, but she was hoping to not outright lie to her mother.... found work on a ship. I'll be doing most work in the kitchens, so you don't need to worry about me.
The unicorn stared at the letter so far. It was short, but there wasn't much more she could say. But she was still worried her mother would send out search parties. If she told her exactly where she was, however, she was afraid she would come to take her home herself. It is not important where I am at this moment, as the ship will be setting sail soon. I will write you at the next port, so expect another letter in a bit of time. Please don't worry about me - I'll take care of myself.
Your Daughter, Quicksand
There. She could fake a return address and write at each port so her mom would at least know she was alive. It didn't feel right, but she had tried to be as honest as possible.
"Hey guys - I'll be right back - I have to mail this." She put her head up and winked out, then back in a minute later on the other end of the ship. She trotted over again and laid a hoof on the barrel she'd been sitting on - it always gave her a sense of completion to reach the place she'd winked out from when winking back in.
She was a little surprised to see both Bridie and the captain back, but was glad neither had noticed her yet - that way she wasn't caught off guard when she returned.
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Post by Crescent on Apr 3, 2005 4:36:40 GMT -5
Tiger shuddered inwardly at the unicorn's blinking. He hated unicorns on ship, blinking back and forth like that. It made him feel uncertain, and he hated feeling uncertain. Gan Ning's magic was hard enough for him to swallow without choking, but unicorns... you never knew just where they were going to pop out - behind you with a knife? He didn't count the possibility out in any way. Of course, Quicksand had appeared to be nice enough a mare when he met her, but you never knew, did you? He turned to her. "Another rule, lass," he said to her a bit harshly. "No blinking off without letting me first know where you're going." [[ohh yea, Tiger gives hard time to newbies. Don't worry, WS, I think he'll like her yet. And yes, she did tell him where she was going... he just wants to make sure she doesn't forget in the future . That's Tiger for you.]]
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