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Post by Admin on Mar 6, 2023 4:40:16 GMT
Walking down through the city, Dirk sees the latest edition of the Dockside Dangler hot off the press with a front-page illustration of him and a Motius twin.
Some of his crew he finds at Bloody Agnes', some in other bars in the district. They tell him of some who have joined the Garnath work crews, taken jobs in noble houses, and a handful who are dead from bar fights and muggings.
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Post by Dirk on Mar 6, 2023 5:13:56 GMT
Dirk listens and nods. Quietly he says "if you want your old positions back. Return to the Lady Millie. If you have people who would like to leave town that you trust bring them along."
"There has been an uptick in crime along the docks. So be careful."
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Post by Admin on Mar 6, 2023 5:25:37 GMT
"Don't we know it. They're letting any old riff-raff into Amber these days." the only awake sailor replies. "I'll try to rouse this lot up and gather what others we can find in these parts."
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Post by Dirk on Mar 6, 2023 5:52:15 GMT
Dirk nods and says "Be careful."
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Post by Admin on Mar 6, 2023 6:06:51 GMT
"Y'ssr, Captain," the man says, grabbing his companions by the hair and smashing their faces into the table.
"This'll wake 'em up in no time, the dirty scallywags."
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Post by Dirk on Mar 6, 2023 19:50:07 GMT
Dirk laughs a little and heads to his ship to get things ready. He is doing his best to not draw undue attention to himself so his ship now flies an Amber flag.
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2023 5:46:43 GMT
He finds that his ship has been robbed and lightly vandalized. Some rude words were painted on the hull; sails slashed, barrels and cupboards turned out. His secret compartments are untouched.
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Post by Dionisia on Mar 7, 2023 7:09:19 GMT
Before Dio lands she drops her package on the deck of the ship and as her claws touch the deck she changes back.
Into the white haired pale woman she normally is. In her very bare appearance she quickly moves to Dirk and hives him a hug.
"What happened? This was not like in your dream right? We at least made it."
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Post by Maeve on Mar 7, 2023 7:28:28 GMT
The other big owl puts her pack down too. Then still in owl form she gives Dirk a mischievous glance, fluffs herself up and shakes all the rain drops from her feathers.
The owl turns into Maeve who gives Dirk a short laugh. She takes out a tunic from her pack and pulls it over. Doing the same with Dio's pack handing her a dress.
"We do no want to cause too much attention."
Maeve looks around. "That does not look like we can get the ship ready for sea anytime soon. We might have to change our plan a bit."
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Post by Dirk on Mar 7, 2023 8:40:17 GMT
Dirk nods,"I have to wait til my crew starts to return to give orders." He does not look happy. "Now that we are here we should fly out. Not swim."
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Post by Dionisia on Mar 7, 2023 8:50:02 GMT
Dio releases Dirk from her naked hug. She takes the dress from Maeve and pulls it over her head.
She looks at the ship and at her two friends.
"Either way. Now we have started to move we cannot stop to long right?"
She smiles to them both.
"I will follow whatever way."
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Post by Maeve on Mar 7, 2023 8:51:15 GMT
Maeve ponder a moment. "As birds we have to deal with the wind, that can become exhausting and storms can blow as where we do not want to go. We would need land to to rest from time to time. Swimming as dolphin has the advantage that we can dive under any occurring storm, we can out-swim most ships and we can take naps where we are."
"Keep in mind that there are storm running havoc on the shipping lanes in the GC."
"Harbour porpoise have roughly the same size and weight as a human, we would not draw much attention to us in this form."
"Either way we should turn north and use the secret shadow path."
[ OOC harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) size 1.4 to 1.9 m, weight 61 -76 kg]
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Post by Maeve on Mar 7, 2023 13:51:25 GMT
Maeve takes out a folded piece of paper from her pack. "Can you please hide this, Dirk. It is a copy of the map."
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Post by Dirk on Mar 7, 2023 15:08:09 GMT
Dirk takes the map and smiles "of course, send me some gold hack if you can." The map gets hidden away safely.
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Post by Maeve on Mar 7, 2023 15:48:29 GMT
"Your Sail master and your sailor's can patch the sail, the ropes can be splices. That takes time something around 1 - 2 days." Maeve look over the damaged sails. "The question do you want to stay and follow us later or instruct your sailors to repair and place guards on ship till you return."
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