Amelia will move back to Lightt, giving her a nod and bracing herself.
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Her expression grew steadily from focused to confused, to furious as Mordrin explained the nature of their enemy. "You little son of a.." Amelia takes her spear in hand as she closes the distance between her and her comrades, launching an attack at the sword barring their way.
And misses horribly.
Amelia stalks up to the door to see what exactly they were dealing with. A kid, ok..
Seeing the odd floating weapons as the immediate threat, Amelia sends a hard packed orb of ice flying toward the sword. -Posted with Wayfinder
Amelia listened to Kael talk, eyes widening at the mention of the necromancer corpse. Though if she had to admit, it was interesting to her. "The moment we came into contact with undead I had already decided on destroying this ship. We can't risk the spread of this filth." She'll watch, casting her light over the door and nodding as Mordrin and the others set to work on it. "That's certainly one way to do it. Unable to truly contribute to the current task, she takes another look around at their surroundings. She'll cast Detect Magic as she does this.
Amelia would nod to both Lightt and Mordrin. "You're right. Let's get this stuff out of here and take one last look about. I'd like to know if any of the other passengers survived as well. Undead or otherwise. No one move alone." She'll then start to move the crap with the others, keeping a wary eye out for any more dead folk. Maybe not so wary, but the thought counts.
She puts on a grim smile. "I see that. I'm glad for my choices in crew members, for sure. Let's take a moment and see what we can find, but we shouldn't tarry here too long. I don't want to lose Jeraen if he got away."
Amelia shook off the almost instant orgasm she may have or may not have had at the sight of all this knowledge to prepare herself for combat. When she finally manages to get over her reaction to the books, and the thing standing in their way, Amelia will move to attack with a ray of cold magic, extending her hand out with a finger pointed at the things head.
Only to miss horribly and spout some flavorful curses at the thing.
Amelia boards without hesitation, raising her hand and touching her fingers to Kael's weapon, and does the same for Mordrin's holy symbol as well, given he'll allow. "Light will not be a problem. Though I am uncomfortable leaving my ship unattended. She looks to the others. "Unless one of you is willing to stay behind and keep watch?" This also made her uncomfortable, but leaving it entirely and leaving it in a stranger's hands were different, somehow.
As they approached the ship, Amelia lined them up as best she could with the cutter. "Velania, Derek, furl the mainsail. Let's get in nice and close. Mordrin, prepare the boarding pikes."
She watched and listened as Kael and Lightt boarded for any signs of hostility.
Once the boarding pikes were set, Amelia would instruct the others to board. "Seems there's life to her yet, let's see exactly how lively they are." And she will follow behind her hand upraised ready to sling some magics if needed.
Amelia nods at Kael's query and shuts the door to her cabin after setting Jasper down inside. "I don't like the look of this. It appears as if someone else has beat us to the punch. In that case, I worry for the.. 'passengers' that were aboard." She spends a moment staring out at the broken vessel, then turns her attention to Kael and Lightt. "This could be a trap, but I need to know what happened if that is indeed our target's ship. I need volunteers to board as stealthily as possible and do some recon."
Amelias voice was likely hushed, her frustration shown in the harsh punctuation of her words. "Fetch the others, get them here yesterday. Tell them what is happening." Amelia extends her arm for Jasper to skitter over to from the rail. "And see to it that that horny fool is silenced and out of sight. Send Kael to me, please. Keep them out of sight and prepare to board. I'll be putting Jasper in my cabin." -Posted with Wayfinder
Amelia will turn to regard Lightt with a smile that fades quickly when Velania jumps her and.. offers her company. "I would love to, Lightt was it? Lovely name. Though it seems you have an eager crewmate that would like to accompany you, the decision is yours of course." She shifts her gaze to fall on Velania alone, making eye contact as needed. "I would encourage you to give your companions some space, I know if it were me, I would not react very kindly to being steered around like some vegetable cart by someone I've only just met and would not reprimand Lightt if she would react in the same way."
To Mordrin, Amelia will nod as she points toward the bow. "There, just on the other side of that wall there are some storage rooms. One is mostly empty, and you are free to set up shop there as you see fit. If you need help moving anything, take the newbie." Amelia will push past Alabar with a look, but she'll pause just long enough to say. "Second chances are for people that deserve them. Convince me that you are one of those people by never being late to these meets again or you will be left at the next port. Now, introduce yourself to your crewmates and be sure to share with them your strengths, and any weaknesses that aren't apparent."
Amelia will nod at the utterance of her name, and add a casual smile. "You've done nothing to offend, it is merely how I prefer to captain those aboard my ship. You're not in the way of anything, I merely have much to contemplate, and it is a nice day that I hope to enjoy as long as I am able. Something I encourage of all of us here."
She'll regard Kael with a slight frown. "There's no need to be so formal, Kael. Please, call me Amelia. As for crew roles and the like, we will see how things play out. I will take your interest under consideration for the time being."
She listened patiently as the others went through their pieces and when the last finished she let the room fall into silence for but a moment as she contemplated what she'd learned. After their exchange, or perhaps during as she wanted to get this done, she would meet Kael's eyes. No overt threat, or suggestion in her gaze, but one of acknowledgement. "Thank you all. I myself am skilled in the magic arts, my specialty is the use of ice and frost. Other skills include a fair hand at sailing, navigating the seas. I am knowledgeable in my craft, and am fairly well versed in alchemy as well. One problem I have, is that I am unable to wield flame, for reasons unknown to me." She added the last as almost an afterthought. Now, to no one in particular as she looks at each of you for no more than a passing moment she goes on. "I realize asking about your abilities so is a bit much, but and I stress, your life will soon be in the hands of those next to you. We need to be able to trust, if not trust, then work together effectively. Knowing each other in an out will avoid any unnecessary complications in the future. That said, if there is anything anyone has left out, please speak up either here now, or come find me in my cabin if privacy is desired." The serious look in her eyes and the tight set of her business like mask faded after a moment and she smiled to the room. "Welcome to Andraeia Gale, treat her well and she'll do the same." She stood, giving a moment for the others to follow suit if they wish. "Blessed be that the waters are calm, and the wind at our backs. Take some time to get to know each other, or for yourselves as needed. Then we go say hello to Jeraen and his wife." Her friendly smile turned wicked with dark humor. "We'll meet again before nightfall to discuss battle plans. Take the time until then to think things over." With that, assuming no one has any additional questions, Amelia will head for the helm where her spotted white owl, Jasper waits perched beside it.
Kasumi is rolling in the deeps. So to speak. -Posted with Wayfinder
Her eyes widen ever so slightly at the display and she listens, ponders as Mordrin declares his position. "That's impressive, Mordrin. May I call you Mordrin? Was that magic you used? I've never heard of this, fruit before. What is it exactly?"
Just wondering if knowledge of Devil Fruits, and the users inability to swim are common knowledge? If not, which knowledge check should I attempt, if any?
Amelia listened to the others as they spoke, nodding at each point as it was made. She smiled for Velania and stowed the Absinthe away for another time. "Before we get too in detail on our plans, we need to know what each of our companions are capable of." She looked to Kael first, as she admired the way he conducted himself. "If you wouldn't mind going first, outlining your skill set for the group as well as anything that may be cause for concern, vulnerabilities, if you will." She let her glance sweep over the crew, making eye contact with each of you one by one as she spoke. From Kael, all around until she came back to him. "We'll go around the room. I want us all to know each others' moves, how we think. It won't be quick, or easy. But we will be better as a team for it." She then sat back in her chair with one leg crossed over the other and curled her hands beneath her chin, resting on it with her head at a bit of a tilt as she waited and listened.
Once they'd made far enough out at sea, Amelia strode out from her cabin with arms stretched high, leaning from one side to another in exaggerated motions before sighing with relief, which was also somewhat exaggerated. As she did so, the skirt of her silken shirt would raise to reveal the smooth skin of her stomach beneath. Amelia stood a few inches short of six feet, slightly on the slim side of an average build with long, straight black hair that she wore pulled back in an elegant style. Her clothes were of fine make, and had that generally cute rich girl look to her. A white spotted owl could be seen perched in random places on the ship. From the looks of it, they're friends, but they don't really talk much, how it works for them is a bit of a mystery. With a casual pace, she'll make her rounds about the ship, inspecting it with a critical, motherly eye as she gathered her newfound crew members, directing them all to the Galley for some food while she explained the job. After shamelessly pigging out, Amelia will pat her now full stomach and slump down in her chair as if to begin hibernation. But seconds later, she perks up and bolts upright in her seat, looking about at each of you with a serious expression, in contrast to her casual countenance seen before. "So we're after a man named Jeraen F. Karrels, a somewhat successful merchant that deals in spices and the like. Don't ask what the F. stands for, I've no idea. His cargo sells for a pretty good amount of coin, and assuming we're successful, you all are welcome to the proceeds. That said, the man uses this shipping business as a front to cart slaves about, and I don't like that very much. Makes all of us somewhat honest merchant-folk look bad. He's got his family with him, a wife and son, bout a half-dozen others and they're all accompanied by 8-9 guards." She takes a brief sip of wine before going on. "Unfortunately, I don't know how well equipped they are, nor what arms they may possess on the ship itself. Also somewhat unfortunate is that my vessel here has no real offensive capability. While I'd like to ask that the 'innocents' be unharmed, obviously should they threaten you dont hesitate to defend yourselves." After another pause, in which she seems to drift into deep thought, she asks.. "Thoughts on how we go about this? Assuming of course you're all still up for the task."
So here's Kasumi's replacement Winter Witch. Renamed her Amelia. Still working on inventory and backstory. |