[PQ] just a haze on the water

it was me who wrote onto the wooden door your name

"From zero to an annoying amount, how many hero-types do you think will reply to my notice?" Remi said dryly, looking at Ronin with his brows raised mockingly. Drumming his fingers on the harbour-railing, staring at the borrowed ship they'd soon set sail on, he rolled his eyes with a quick glance up towards the clear Leafchange sky.

Dressed simply in his magical shirt and a pair of shorts, the alchemist didn't look at all prepared for the type of hunting that they were setting out to do. But then, when did he ever? And perhaps more importantly, whose to say he actually was?

Running a hand through his curls, Remi leaned back against the railing, sea-glass stare cool and seemingly unworried.

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Welcome to R&R's ghostwhale hunting PQ! Remi posted a notice on the Notice Board outlining this expedition as there have been frequent ghost whale attacks much closer to shore than there ever have been before. I'm going to treat this not unlike a KQ in that I'll use your actual stats and rolling mechanisms for future encounters. The danger level won't be quite as high as a KQ, but do know that we're looking for danger for the dRamA, so if you're injured or die, don't whine to me about it :P

Participants

1. Remi
2. Ronin
3. Delphia
4. Wessex
5. Maea

it'll last there longer than in this body i can stay

DELPHIA

Ghost Whale hunting? Well...she wasn't much of a hunter, but she knew a thing or two about ghosts and other dead things.

Delphia had seen the notice, and more out of curiosity than anything had decided she might tag along. Arriving with a large spear she had borrowed from a Fae friend and her censure, she approached the indicated gathering spot where two men awaited. "Having ghostly troubles?" she asked, the corners of her eyes crinkling as she tilted her head. She had read about ghost whales, but never seen one up close. This seemed like a good opportunity to see one up close, and perhaps devise a good way to scare them off like she often did with Cat Sith.

Here in the forest dark and deep

I offer you

Eternal Sleep

dont know where the lights are taking us
but something in the night is dangerous

Well. So much for not heroing any time soon; after a quiet end of Longheat/beginning Leafchange, Wessex is here for the dRaMa.

“One. Maybe two,” Wessex quips back with a crooked grin as she walks up the gangplank, cautiously attired in her customary black, but now curiously followed by a swooping, chirping black dragonling. “Though if Jigano shows up, I’m out.” Like fucking hell she’ll work with him again. Ronin and Remi would do well to follow her lead, lest they end up on the sea floor.

At least if she gets swallowed by a Ghost Whale, she won’t drown. She’s at worst a nuisance, and at best a way out of danger. And yes, the Wraith has weighed the pros and cons of joining the expedition, savior complex well at work again.

Eyeing Delphia, the fellow demi-god raises her brow slightly, managing to keep quiet.

Her reaction to Ronin remains to be seen, not particularly bearing the Fallen Star any ill will, just noting that she hasn’t seen him since the incident, and who knows what kind of reaction her appearance will elicit. Though if Sugar’s around, she can imagine Loki will be happy to interact with another dragon.

MAEA

It was exactly the kind of thing she needed, this hunt. Something tangible to do, enough potential danger to scratch the restless itch, and interesting people to (potentially) get along with. It wouldn't be the first time she worked together with Ronin and Remi, though it seemed this was the only kind of situation where she ran into them. Her talk with Remi on the beach notwithstanding.

Not quite sure what kind of hunt this would turn out to be, Maea had geared herself up with what weaponry she possessed. The loss of her bow was felt keenly, but she comforted herself that the twin daggers in her belt (and the one tucked into her boot) along the magic she had at her disposal should be enough to keep her somewhat safe. It had been a spur of the moment decision to join, so she arrived a little late, and found Wessex and Delphia there already. Maea nodded a greeting to her friend, and the Wraith... and to the courteous hosts of this expedition.

"Here to help, however I can," she said, in way of greeting, offering a half smile to the others.

Light is easy to love
Show me your darkness

BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3

please just don't forget me Before Ronin could so much as respond, one-two-three hero types (possibly, he didn't know or care) had shown up. Only one of them was greatly familiar, and it was at the sound of Wessex's voice that the Dark Star turned to glance over his shoulder from where he had been sitting on the railing at Remi's side. Unlike his husband, Ronin was prepared, though he didn't seem to have much in the way of armour either. The vest he wore was sunbleached, the pants threadbare, but Emmett's axe shone from its holster, as did the rings that adorned his fingers. Sugar - curled about his shoulders as usual - did watch the new dragonling as he swooped and chirped, though she was as reserved as her bonded as the newcomers approached. "If Jigano shows up he'll have to swim after us," he said simply, hopping down from the railing and glancing to Delphia next. "More whale troubles than ghostly ones," he advised her, heading along the pier to the boat now. To Maea he merely offered a lazy wave and an indication to follow.

The pod appears to be three whales. Their sizes are impossible to describe, given that there's really nothing in the world that compares. What to say of them, other than that they are longer than the tallest trees, wouldn't fit down a standard road, and surely weigh a significant amount even though they are devoid of skin and flesh?

There is a ship in the distance that the whales are currently trying to bring down. They slam at the wooden hull with their bodies, cracking and splintering it. Unable to resist their power, the hull breaks into two and begins to capsize. Screams can be heard, magic used to no avail as the whales open their mouths to try and eat the survivors.

To reach the ship however there are a number of fish and birds in the way, seemingly fighting each other at the surface of the water. Going through them is the fastest way, but something will need to be done to get them out of the way or the boat will take damage. Going around is safer, but will take longer.