Law ((looks)) at Tether as she speaks, letting the groaning man flop on the ground and curl up.
"yeah...that group would have kicked my ass though, so I really do appreciate the help you guys gave, god knows Bes wouldn't have done anything.... He grunts, glancing at the Woman at his side. She turns her grin to the pirate and gives a playful pout.
"I would have helped after you took a few clubs to the face~" Bes critters, lightly rubbing his arm.
.....
At the owlbears question, Law turns again to speak, lightly removing Bes's hand from his arm.
"Bearto, I've done this to you and dendar so many times, do forget everytime I explain...?"
But before he speaks again, he grabs a pale of water on the deck and douses her wholly.
"There, Clean....and the names Law..."
"Quite. So are we good to start heading back, Tether can dry off and we can all actually get hired to work at the library?
Red just looks at Tether and waves their hand, casting Prestidigitation to clean her off.
Tether doesn't get passed her starting laughter before she frozen in place by a suffocating force, all she see's is Bes's unnaturally perfect eye's staring stoicly at her, like she should really think before speaking.
...in a instant it ends however, and she can't remember the last few seconds of this conversation...what was she thinking about?
"she gets that allot" Law interjects, frowning at the beautiful pirate who only whistles a sea shanty in response.
Leo jots down in his notebook and then looks up,
"What's a Besmara?"
"so...are you all also here to help me deliver my load or what?" Law intercepts again, changing the subject.
"Yea I can take a hint. Cu nt"
Continues to write notes into his book
Red, distracted by Bes, doesn't seem to notice Law's interception at first, but then shakes their head and focuses back on him.
"What? ...Oh, yeah. Let's get to it."
Dendar scratches his head before bumping Owlbearto, "You silly owlbear you never remember this, can I have a huggggg Law I haven't seen you in soo long!" He holds his arms outstretched.
"I REQUIRE SUSTENANCE IN THE FORM OF KIND GESTURES"
Law takes a look at the outstretched arms offered by Dendar, then promptly turns and heads into the hull of the ship.
left alone with 'Not Besmara', the woman stops her whistling and stares at the group, it's obvious that she doesn't know what to do with herself at the moment.
"so...New to riddleport?" she asks.
Red, with their strength of 7, doesn't really feel... qualified, to be carrying boxes. They try to make conversation with Bes or anyone else.
"New to the region in general."
"wow, some one is p-i-s-s-y~" Bes notes with her hands on her hips, crossing her arms over her un-modest chest and turning away from the half-orc. she focus's on the two who did answer, offering a vulpine grin on her face. "so what do you think of this place eh? pretty great right?
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Tether enters the lower levels of the Bloody Nora, passing the common area and what seems to be a kitchen...strangely enough there doesn't seem to be anyone on board besides Law and that Bes woman.
She reaches the final corridor, where their are three door's all slightly ajar.
"Eh, I mean... attacked a gang, watched a guy get eaten by a tree, got a job... it's pretty 50/50 right now." Red says to the pirate.
Dendar puts his arms down, saddened he says "Alright Owlbearto I guess we should go grab the supplies. Wanna go grab a few boxes?" as Dendar uses his wild shape ability to turn into a Rock Baboon to be able to lift more weight. They both start on their way into the boat to wait to be directed to supplies.
"cool, cool..." Bes continues "...got any booze?"
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"I'm in the middle room! don't go inside the left or right room please" Tether hear's, the sound of straining chains and Law grunting fill the hull.
"...." Bes sniff's, cocking her head back and forth in thought.
"...lemme at it"
The 5'5" boy-girl looks at Bes and deadpans before reaching into their bag and pulling out a flask.
"I have ACTUAL alcohol..."
Dendar makes some baboon noises before Owlbearto holds a hand up to his mouth, "Your completly right Dendar, hey Law wheres the supplies can we get going, The Needle knows Fox hates to be kept waiting."
When Tether and Dendar step into the lowest level of the bloody nora. The first thing that greet's them is the sight of Law on what seems to be a platform of some kind, chaining a chest about half his size to a bunch of hooks that hang from the ceiling.
"a little help here...?"
"Soo... Bes, what exactly were you two shipping again anyway?"
Owlbearto and the now baboon Dendar close in on Law, "By all means Law we would be happy to. Also it's lady Foxs prime directive for us to get you back in 1 peace with your cargo."
Dendar uses his primate appendages to attempt to climb up and start hooking the chest, OOH OHH AH AHH AHHHHAHHAAAA
Owlbearto winces in pain, "Dendar please, less monkeying around-" they both grin at eachother, "-and more helping! Fox probably thinks weve perished by now, not to say she would be saddened but she would need someone to write up new fliers." Owlbearto shudders at the thought of trying to force Turt Snacko to draw legibly.
Law freezes at Owlbearto's terrible joke, his permanently closed eye's open about halfway. Deeply gold eye's stare in disbelief and a bit nausea. After a moment to compose himself, Law hooks the final chain into the chest before backing up, cleaning his hands on Dendar's fur as he passes.
"...yeah yeah, Fox can be such a worry wort sometimes"
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Bes take's the offered flask of alchohol, taking a big swig. Wiping her full lips afterwards, she rests the flask against her arm while enjoying the feeling of burning down her throat.
"nice~ is this Whiskey?" she mutter's thoughtfully, before focussing on Red's question. "...you didn't know? Fox didn't tell you? Our buddy Jericho needs a new...uh...'heart'"
Owlbearto stands back and Dendar hops off to back away from the secured chest, "Shes got her reasons for everything, for such a small chest it packs much weight on it. How special is this cargo, because Fox wouldn't send Dendar with if she knew this was some needless task. Something for the library?"
Dendar spins in circles trying to motion to his chest and a 'big' hand gesture but Owlbearto dosent notice.
Red blinks slowly.
"Your buddy Jericho needs a new... heart?" Red sits puzzled for a moment before asking further. "Is he like a construct or..?"
sorta..." Bes admits, downing more of Red's offered liquor. She seem's amused at the question she was asked. "he lives in the basement of the library, Dendar was supposed to get him a replacement heart a couple weeks ago. But he uh....forgot"
The sultry pirate woman shrugs both her shoulders, taking another swig of the flask. She seem's all around happier now that booze has been introduced.
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"It's Jericho's new power core Bearto" Law explains, sending Dendar a (((look))) "Dendar forgot to get one in time and poor guy shut down, remember?"
Law takes his time heading to a lever, flipping the switch and watching as the floor of the ship slowly starts to rise in the air. The people still outside see the very floor of the deck a little infront of them starts to slide upwards, revealing the group who entered with Law, all surrounding the chest with the power core.
"ok...so who is gonna help me carry this?
Bes immediately just hops onto the chest like its a seat, giving Law a impish grin when he somehow manages to give her a flat look with his eye's closed.
"lets go!" she shouts.
Dendar unable to speak due to being a baboon stops, wide eyed. "Oh man I did forget... I swore she said to go get a tower door... not a power core"
Owlbearto nods and looks at Dendar, "You know these things never change Law, Dendar tries his best."
Red lets the more capable people in the group carry the chest, their small frame obviously not fit to move something so heavy.
The group slowly makes their way back through the slums of the city and to the Library, gaining stares the entire way. Though it's mostly caused by Law lifting the chest on his back with a semi-pissed off look on his face. It doesn't help that Bes is sitting on top of the chest with a s@$+ eating grin on her face the whole time.
Regardless of Law's weird relationship with this Pirate woman, the group makes it back to the libraries gates, which open for them when they get close. Boeing opens his eye's to stare at the grouo as they enter, as do many of the other Ent's.
"hey Boeing" Law grunts as he and Bes pass, the woman still grinning and ignoring his annoyance
"Aw, am i to heavy Law?" she coo's when he kicks the front doors, which slowly open in response.
"yes, lay off the pork would ya...fat ass... he grunts back, causing her to sharply kick his head from her perch.
Red follows behind, getting some form of entertainment out of watching Law's struggle with Bes and the chest.
"I wonder when I should tell him that I can cast enlarge person and make the job easier..."
"You're back" Fox calls out from behind a side desk that flanks the entrance. She's not in her armor, now dressed in a very flattering green sun-dress and wide brimmed hat. Her eye's seeing the struggling and red faced Law, who's trembling after a hour long walk carrying the huge chest.
Bes rubs her foot through the armorless man's hair and waves at Fox, who pays her no mind for the moment.
"Law, glad to have you back..." She starts, before looking at Leo, Red, Dendar and Tether and frowning, not amused. "...nobody offered to help him?"