Shroxx
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 21, 2007 15:44:35 GMT -5
[Okay. This roleplay takes place after the movie. This means there will be very little Jim action since he'll be in the academy.]
Old ships slowly pulled into the docks. The engines groaned with relief as they were finally allowed to rest. Hot shots zipped by in their speed boats, making people duck down, and say rather nasty things in their mother tongues. Away from the docks laid the rest of the city, which curved up like a crescent moon. Merchants called out what they were selling while children ran around like wild monkeys. Their horrified parents tried to catch them, but to no avail.
It was just as she remembered it.
Unlike other canine aliens, like the dear Doctor Doppler, she was pleasant to the eyes. Her body was lean and taunt with sinewy muscles. She had incredible upper body strength for a woman, but when you're clambering over rigging and grappling for sails, you have to be. Her tawny fur was short except for along her ears, elbows, hocks, and tail. It was longer in those places. Her floppy ears and thick wild hair were dark brown. To tame said monstrous locks, she tied it back in a messy bun. Unfortunately, a few wisps and ringlets seemed to drape the sides of her face.
Her white billowy shirt was neatly tucked into her pants. Over that was a black sleeveless coat that reached her ankles. Her baggy, brown pants swished and swayed as she walked. Upon closer inspection, there were tan patches placed on either knee; easier to fix your clothes than to buy a new set. She wore no shoes, for her feet were paw-like and heavily padded- better than any pair of shoes the sleezy port could offer her. Around her wrists were leather wrist guards, and dangling around her neck was a silver pendent on a simple black cord.
To top off the entire outfit was a tri-horn[?] hat which shaded her eyes.
The sound of revving engines caught her attention, and the canine-like woman turned her head. Following the noise, she came upon a ship, and grinned broadly. This was it! The Benbow. It was an odd name for a ship, but what did she care? She boarded the mighty vessel, but before she could take another step, she came face-to-face with a rather broad chest. Blinking, she tilted her head back, and grinned. "Ya think ya can help me out a bit? I'm lookin' for the Cap'n... Hopin' I can join up here, ya know?" She asked the rather humble looking cyborg before her.
[In case anyone is curious, the cyborg she is talking to is John Silver... Anyone wanna rp him for me? xD Oh! And anyone may join! <3]
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Post by aug325 on Feb 22, 2007 10:37:52 GMT -5
OCC- Not sure if the ship is Silver's, but I'll play along XP
Silver raised an eyebrow at the canine. She was quite different from the other ones he had seen, and quite young too. "Sorry." Silver said although he didn't sound sorry at all. "No positions are open resently due to some...." Silver thought of a way to word it. "Setbacks.." He settled on. "Now go," Silver grumbled. "I be too busy to deal wit' th' likes of one like yerself."
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 22, 2007 10:42:23 GMT -5
[Well... Silver can either be the First Mate, or the Captain. I'll let you decide.]
Her ears flattened, but she had noticed how he had to stumble over his words. Growling softly, she followed the cyborg and replied, "Ah come on now, it can't be true. There's always a few spots left on any ship." The girl knew how crews were alright. "And don't let my age or looks deceive ya, sir. I'm a hard worker. Worked on the R.L.S Legacy before some canine fool booked her out to go hunt for Treasure Planet!" Here her eyes narrowed.
"Sides.. I got a cabin boy here ta boot," She said while she motioned to the little boy behind her. He remained hidden behind her legs. "Eh heh... He's shy, but 'e's a hard worker! Bit of a neat freak actually.." Her ears twitched before she gave Silver a hopeful look. "So... Can I see the Cap'n?"
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Post by aug325 on Feb 22, 2007 10:46:49 GMT -5
Silver's face was unreadable at the mention of the Legacy. But he stared at her. He hadn't seen her on the Legacy before, everyone on board was his own crew. Could she... Might of been.... A stowaway? It was possible. He might ask Auggie. She might know. She practically lived in those purp barrels. Silver decided to deal with the lass, see were it lead him. "Well, lassie, I belive yer lookin at the Cap'tn. Captain John Silver at yer service." He said with a wink.
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 22, 2007 10:52:44 GMT -5
[When she was talking about the R.L.S. Legacy, she said she worked on it before Silver's crew joined up.]
The woman blinked for a few seconds, and then grinned broadly. "Well.. It's an honor to be sure!" She said. "Ah, lemme introduce myself and me friend. I'm Amber McKlintock, at yer service. This fine, strapping young lad," She moved aside so Silver could see the boy, "Is Tommy."
The boy looked no older than twelve. His skin was pale. His dirty blond hair swayed in the wind while he looked up at Silver. Creamy fennec fox ears were pinned against his hair while his bushy tail flicked anxiously. His amber eyes were nervous. He wore simple clothes and an even plainer coat. They were a little baggy on him though; probably hand-me-downs.
"He looks scrawny," Amber teased while she ruffled the boy's hair, "But he's the hardest worker I know." The little boy knocked her hand away and shook his head, then resumed hiding behind her legs. The woman sighed and rubbed the back of her neck while looking at the captain.
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Post by aug325 on Feb 22, 2007 13:37:53 GMT -5
OCC- I know. I'm sorry. I read the thing to fast. I was going to fix it, but I had to get off, sorry bout that, forget that part of Silver's thoughts XP P.S. August and Auggie are the same person. If you didn't read her profile >.<
BIC- Silver smiled at the boy. Tommy stayed hidden behind Amber. In the lad's eyes, he could see the same fear in them when he had first meet Auggie as a whelp of only three years. He looked alot like August, concidering he was a fox alien too. But he was full-breed, Auggie only had a Vixen mother and a human father. "Yeh remind me of someone I know." Silver said as he smiled at the boy. "She's about 3 years older then you. I'm sure ye'll like teh know her." The boy stayed quiet. Silver knew his appearance was frieghting. You didn't run across many cyborgs, espeically one as big and scary as he was. "Come on now, I don't bite." The boy didn't move. Silver frowned slightly. "Not much the talker, ain't he?" He asked Amber. "Well come to me cabin Miss Amber, we'll discuss yer terms." Silver said although he didn't sound to wild about the idea.
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Shroxx
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 22, 2007 14:13:18 GMT -5
"No, he ain't much of a talker, sir," Amber replied while she looked down at the boy. Hearing his words, her ears pricked up, and that same broad grin came upon her muzzle. "Thanks, sir," She said while following. Coming near him, she added quietly, "And uh... I gotta tell ye summat 'bout Tommy. Think it'd be okay if he.. ah.. went on down to the galley or summat?"
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Post by aug325 on Feb 22, 2007 18:41:39 GMT -5
Silver glanced at the boy. "Jus make sure he doesn't toutch anyt'ing." Silver said. Silver watched as the boy timidly went to the galley. Silver rolled his eyes, and walked into his cabin (or stateroom whatever) with Amber behind. He closed the door, and his eyes imidately went to a small bunk. A female vixen of about fifteen years was lying in it, asleep. Her right arm was wrapped tightly with bandages as if it were ingured. A red spotted bandana rested under her dirty blonde hair which was tied up in a ratty ponytail. She had human skin, feet and hands, a fox nose, tail and ears. She was wearing a pink tubetop and jeans held up by a belt. Her face looked extremly pale. Silver sighed at the lass. "That's Auggie." Silver said briefly as if he didn't want to get into it. "Sufferin' from aracnid venom. Doctor's say she needs rest." He turned back on Amber. "Now what was it about this Tommy boy, Lass?"
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 22, 2007 18:48:50 GMT -5
"Yowch. That happened to me once. Nasty time it was," Amber commented. She looked up at the cyborg and rubbed the back of her neck. She began to pace, but her thickly-padded feet kept her silent. "Well.. Ya see.. It's a long story." She leaned against the wall.
"Ya ever heard of a fellow named Cirrus from the planet Kylarek?" She asked. From his blank expression, she sighed, and added, "Okay. This Cirrus guy. He's like.. The one man mafia. He's.." Her fingers ran through her hair. "A bad guy. Anyways, it turns out he found out some hidden legend about some.. Fox alien being able to open something? I dunno. It was bollocks if you ask me."
"To cut things short, lets just say he kept Tommy with him for six years, and laid out all sorts of abuse to get the boy to do something he didn't even know he was supposed to do. Wrong fox if you ask me, but Cirrus was an idiot. So.. ah... He's timid for a reason, see? Ah cripes I'm not makin' much sense am I?" Amber said while she rubbed her arm nervously.
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Post by aug325 on Feb 22, 2007 19:06:18 GMT -5
Silver glanced at Auggie. He concidered it might be her, but the way the lass put it, it didn't make any sense really. But Silver knew what greed was like, and he knew evil. He stared at Auggie's bandanged arm and was reminded fiericly of Scroop. "It's fine, Lassie." Silver said. "I kinda get were you're comin' from."
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 22, 2007 19:10:23 GMT -5
Amber nodded her head. "Anyways... He's not scared of you, sir," She said. "He's just scared of most men to begin with. It's why he cleans a lot. Busy hands keep memories from surfacin', ya know?"
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Post by aug325 on Feb 22, 2007 19:18:22 GMT -5
Silver nodded blankly. It was then Auggie grunted and woke up. It took her two seconds to realize someone else was in the room. The tired girl blinked at her. Silver turned at Auggie. "How you feelin' Augs?" Auggie blinked with her hazel blue eyes. "Better." she said honestly. She kept staring at the canine. "New recruits?" she asked. Silver cringed. He knew he would have to take her into the crew now. "Unfortuanly, yes." Silver said. Auggie stared wearilly at the cyborg pirate. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Well we need some anyway, yeh should be happy about it." Silver muttered something under his breath. Auggie flicked her overlarge fox ears forward. "I herd that yeh know!" She stood up, shakilly for a moment. She was getting better. She could feel it. The room was no longer spinning. She shook hands with the canine. "August! First mate to Captain Silver. Wat's yer name?"
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 22, 2007 19:21:14 GMT -5
"The name's Amber McKlintock!" She replied heartily while she shook August's hand. "Nice ta meet'cha."
Tommy's eye twitched. Why did it twitch? There was a stack of dishes twice his height looming before him. It wasn't his job yet, but he felt the need to clean. The inner demons were clawing at his mind, trying to make him remember, but he would forget as he cleaned.
And clean he did.
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Post by aug325 on Feb 22, 2007 19:26:52 GMT -5
"Me too." She said. Auggie took her blue tattered jacket hanging by and thrust it on. "I'll be back." Silver opened his mouth. "Dad," Auggie said rolling her eyes. "You worry to much, I'll be fine, I'm just gonna get some food." It was strange. All her life she had been working to gain Silver's respect, now that she finally got it, she just acted more like a teenager and less of herself. Silver sighed. "Fine. But there's a boy in there, her cabin boy, goes by the name of Tommy. Keep an eye on him would yeh?" Auggie smiled. "Will do, Captain!" She left Silver's cabin leaving him alone with Amber again.
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Post by Shroxx on Feb 22, 2007 19:29:55 GMT -5
Amber looked at Silver. "So.. Any rules I need ta know?"
Tommy was like a machine. He'd get a dish, clean it, rinse it, and then stack it with the clean dishes. He'd repeat the process until it was done, but that was a long ways away. His ears were flattened while he kept scrubbing.
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