"What? So I am supposed to scream at you guys instead? Or just talk to you about my problems? I'm sure all of us got plenty to talk about."
Kal departs from the company of Luthor and Opal. He makes his way down to the Galley where he hears the same song Opal did the night before. Except this time, it is being sung by two people. He pokes his head in and sees Grok and Kroop drinking and singing merrily.
Kal enters, nodding in acknowledgment of the occupants, and proceeds to the specified hiding place to retrieve his nice natural meal. He tries to not make it obvious where the item was hidden, to avoid any potential trouble. Returning to the others, he pauses.
"Grok — thanks. We enjoyed some nice music we would not have had if it weren't for you. You should've come up and heard it."
"Ay, come sit a spell lad. She told me about that." Kroop tells you while the female half-orc just nods.
Opal lets out a sigh. "I wonder if there's any way to avoid getting assigned to work down in the bilges again tomorrow. Two days in a row at it already and I can tell that I'm just not strong enough to keep working like that for long. Bound to get whipped one day soon for being to tired and sore to do the work. Guess I'm not turning out to be much of a pirate so far."
Opal lets out a sigh. "I wonder if there's any way to avoid getting assigned to work down in the bilges again tomorrow. Two days in a row at it already and I can tell that I'm just not strong enough to keep working like that for long. Bound to get whipped one day soon for being to tired and sore to do the work. Guess I'm not turning out to be much of a pirate so far."
Chubzilla invited you to work in Kitchen!
Kal accepts the invitation to sit, and begins consuming his (second) dinner. "I can see why you'd sit in here, except for not being able to see the ocean. Why not at least come out for the music, though?"
"I suppose if you made nice with Kroop, he'd pull some strings to let you replace Chubs. Especially after tonight's dinner debacle."
Opal pats Chubs again. "I know you did, but you don't make out the duty roster. So who do we ask to let me help you, does Kroop get to make those decisions?"
"Even if you did say sorry, don't like little one. She think she too tough. Sides, I got Fishguts here. We good friends." She takes a few drinks before continuing. "Oh, you and your friends need your stuff back, huh? Come get it tomorrow after dinner. Call it thanks for the song."
"That priestess might know? She seems to know a lot round here, plus she doesn't seem to hate you guys."
Kal inclines his head in acknowledgement. "Fair enough. She's certainly... hmm... energetic." He pauses to nod at the cook, but Grok's next words catch him by surprise. "Oh! Thanks!"
He finishes his meat and wipes his mouth, then gives the half-orc another smile. "I guess if you'll excuse me, I'll leave you two to your song... I'm pretty worn out. Again... thank you."
They both wave you off as you leave.
Kal finds Opal and gets her away from anyone else she's currently talking to. "We can pick up our stuff from Grok tomorrow after dinner. I'll find the goblin and tell him. Could you let Bjorkus know? And... could you tell him I didn't mean to actually hit him?"
Opal pats Chubs again. "I know you did, but you don't make out the duty roster. So who do we ask to let me help you, does Kroop get to make those decisions?"
Chubs run this ship damnit! You work in kitchen tommorrow!
Opal nods. "That's great Kal. I'll go find Bjorkus and tell him."
Whenever she can catch Bjorkus alone, Opal will go up to him and speak quietly as she looks for any eavesdroppers.
"Hey, Kal had a talk with Grok and arranged for us to pick up our stuff from her tomorrow after dinner."
Chubs run this ship damnit! You work in kitchen tommorrow!
"Of course you do Chubs, just tell that to the fellow with the whip tomorrow."
Kal pulls Chubwart aside. "Thanks for the real food. Do you think you can manage that every night? By the way, Grok said we can pick up our stuff tomorrow after dinner."
The night passes and the morning comes. The bells toll to summon the crew on deck as usual. However on the way to the deck, you are blocked by four other members of the crew. Aretta Bansion, Fipps Chumlett, Jaundiced Jape, and Slippery Sy Lonegan stand in your way. "In a hurry?" Fipps chuckles as he pushes Bjorkus in the mid section. "You're gonna pay for making me look like a fool." With that he launches a sucker punch.
However he just ends up hurting his own hand.
"You should have stayed out of my way. Now I'm really gunna make it hurt", Bjorkus growled before winding up and throwing a huge punch.
"What are you guys trying to do? Get us all whipped for being late to get above deck? Quit love-tapping the bull and get out of our way."
As she finishes talking
"No, just you. You need to be taught a lesson." The three next to the minotaur all take a swing.
The last one just delays.
Kal is just finishing his morning meditation when the disturbance occurs. He looks over toward the noise and frowns. "Four against one? Does he really scare you that much? I seem to recall taking him by myself just last night..."
Stretching, he stands and walks over to the other side of the deck.
"It was a lucky punch."
"Was it? So lucky that it takes four of you to feel up to trying?"
Chubs moves into the flank and bites the mofo on his friend! You no mess with Cowman!
Die...die...die!!!!
"Was it? So lucky that it takes four of you to feel up to trying?"
Two of the pirates get lucky punches on the minotaur. Chub's moves into a flank with his horned friend and bites at the one on the stairwell.
Bjorkus fires back with his own punch that sends Fipps reeling. Kal moves closer to the fray while taunting them. Opal casts a spell that threatens to topple the group.
And both Aretta and Sy fall to the ground while Fipps uses his extra mass to stabilize himself.
"That's big talk coming from a steak, Tri-tip!" Fipp says mockingly as he takes a swing.
The other two try to incapacitate the bull after standing up. Sy tries to poke him in the eyes.
But the Bjorkus blocks it. Arreta decides to fight even dirtier as she kicks him in the groin.
The minotaur reels in pain as he clutches his bruised manhood.
Bjorkus groaned in pain as the pirate wench's foot catches his exposed manhood.
The bull minotaur's groan of pain quickly turned into a roar of rage and he reared back and threw a massive uppercut at the grating Fipps.
And Bjorkus knocks Fipps plain out.
Kal frowns at Areta's action. "Now that was just inappropriate. I may not like that fellow, but that's just something you don't do."
Suddenly, a wave rushes up from the ocean and over the side of the ship, slamming into the woman and soaking her thoroughly with cold seawater.
Opal throws a small bolt of lightning at Sy.
"If you guys fight like you sail, it's no wonder your captain had to shanghai the lot of us. Get back up on deck before I fry the lot of you."
Chubwart moves up 10ft and attempts to jump on the female and bite her hip. He is in a mini-rage now. You stupids! Chubwart kill you and make tasty longshank soup!
Kal tries to knock the rude ex-whore down the stairs like she was pregnant but she stands her ground. Opal throws a small bolt of lightning at the murderer which he fails to dodge. Chubwart leaps like a bitterleaf and bites Aretta.
Jaundiced Jape the silent half-orc moves up the stairs and engages Bjorkus. He then tries to grab the bull's leg to knock him down.
But he ends up on the ground himself, prone. Aretta tries to take out the bull the old fashioned way as he punches at him.
Her fist connects with his bovine jaw and the most electrified pirate on the ship takes his turn at swinging at the minotaur.
But the jolt of electricity makes him twitch and miss entirely.
Bjorkus snarls as another fist hits him and directs his anger at the woman.
Aiming to finish what the viscious goblin started he reaches back and delivers a thundering backhand.
Bjorku's powdered backhand hits the former ho so hard that she is barely standing.