I settle down onto the bed, a bit more heavily than I had intended. I make a fist then open it and then squeeze it again, testing how far that stiffness has spread. Not too bad yet, but I can feel it, nonetheless.
My initial reaction is a look of…
I'm satisfied with the answer he gives, so I give him a curt nod in response. I'm trying not to let it show so much, but there's a peculiar sort of stiffness starting to set in, a sort of an ache growing with it. The poison, no doubt; Hecate caugh…
I remain still as I can, awkwardly letting them examine the cuts I took and turn my arms this way and that. I have to bite my lip, though -- alright, so I've been poisoned. Fine. But I don't see how any of this is helping.
It's kind of a relief …
Sometimes I forget that she's only a girl, and an innocent girl at that, especially with a fight's still ringing in my ears like it is now. I inhale deeply, offer her a slight smile, and lift my arm slightly to give her better access as a sort of p…
"I'm fine." My answer is as automatic as it is dismissive. I've taken worse and survived; if we'd been in an open space, that fight might have gone differently...but in a narrow place like this, I had had the advantage over the other girl, and I'm…
Okay, sorry about that, folks...
Also, I think this is what I've got for keys hit/experience earned in the last two scenes:
Key of the Guardian - Came running when Lady Fruit Salad screamed
Key of the Guardian - Staying put in the flat/entertaining…
"Stay there!" I'm sure the lady can hear me -- but she's never been one to meekly do as she's told. Ever. Right now, Hecate is between me and the lady: she's not supposed to hurt her, but I still feel disadvantaged all the same, so I make that my…
I think I squished the elf.
(the ship can get injured, too. hehehehehe)
Double oops!
I know I have that secret that I could use if I choose to, but I feel kind of goofy using it to reroll...because my current roll already defeats her, right? …
Okey-dokey, go big or go home: Doing a thing+Bodyguard+Awareness+Threats+Defend+Disarm+6 Pool
(Rolled: 12d6. Rolls: 2, 2, 3, 2, 6, 3, 1, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4. Total: 38)
I'm surprised how suddenly angry with her I am. I can feel a flush rising to my cheeks. The lady is a spoiled brat, yes, technically, but she's more than that...a lot more. She's not like the others, not like anyone else, really.
"And you'll tr…
Ah. I understand now her surprise to find me alive. I'd known it might come to this and worse if we were caught: after all, it was her father who bought me. I was meant to protect her on his terms. Instead, I have chosen to serve the lady...and …
Another surprise, another reunion. Seems like we could get the old team back together, really piss off some Imperials...
Against my better judgment, I let her slip from my grasp, just so I can confirm that what I'm seeing is true: looking at her, …
I hate feeling useless like this. This fight just ain't my style -- but that's not to say I wouldn't lay into a plane or a pilot if I got my hands on one. Trouble is, there's a lot of space and bullets between me and anything I can put my hands ar…
Take all the spotlights!!!
Speaking of which: I'm not sure Naomi's so handy with turrets, so someone else can go ahead and do the shooting thing there!
I follow the lady's eye, then chuckle softly to myself. "I'll be a squid's fourth heart.." It seems I've underestimated the Owl's crew -- they were getting to be increasingly more handy to have around in a crisis.
The window is stuck shut; no gen…
My frown deepens with each word. Not an enemy easily outdone, then. I hate this helpless feeling that's taken up root inside of me -- this isn't an enemy I know how to fight.
The sudden sound of artillery firing sends the lady into my arms, and i…
I'm glad she seems to have accepted my explanation. Or, maybe, she just doesn't want to talk about it anymore. Either way, I'm glad the subject's swung back around to her and her pirate king.
"I don't know," I tell her honestly. "But I do know y…
The sudden change in her tone catches me off-guard, and I turn towards her with a puzzled look. I suppose I shouldn't have dismissed her like that -- but it wasn't the lady I was dismissing so much as it was my own memories. I remain by the firepl…
Her voice reminds me that she's there, suddenly, and I look up from the drawing with an expression of muted surprise. After a few bewildered blinks to clear the glaze from my eyes, I offer her a smile and a nod.
She didn't understand. She could n…
Her admonishment of Uriah Flint makes me chuckle a bit. My hands are black and sooty, but they're perfect for some soft shading. "And he's lucky he'll have you to rein him in, then, and keep him out of trouble."
I'm a bit surprised she missed the…
"For standing up to the Imperials?" I wonder aloud, mostly for clarification purposes. It was a surprisingly small number...but, then again, maybe not...if the Imperials were anything, it was terrifyingly powerful. They tolerated no questions, wit…