--Pirates--

[takesitall]

[Aventurine used to be a favorite of the International Private Trade Company (IPC for short). He was young, clever, and very charming and therefore made them so much money in trade agreements.

So when he set fire to their head office and ran off with his sister and the rest of the thought lost Avgin armada, it was a little surprising. That's on them, though, as he never hid his hatred for some of the higher ups in the Company.

Now Kakavasha--or Captain Vasha--heads the Armada with it's flagship the Stoneheart, a notorious pirate who sails the seas and actively hunts the IPC ships. It's a dangerous life, but he loves it.]

Comments

[takesitall]

Wonderful!

[Parisa leads Veritas to the deck where the tables are set up. There's a huge array of food and drinks of all sorts laid out, and the crew is all clearly enjoying it.

Vasha sits a bit away from the crew, watching with a small smile.]

[ignoranceisblight]

[Veritas helps himself to some of the food, and after a few moments...

... goes to sit near Vasha.]

[takesitall]

[Vasha smiles and makes a little more room at his table.]

Not feeling the crowd?

[ignoranceisblight]

Not especially, no. I've... never been one for crowds, honestly.

[takesitall]

And this one's wilder than most. I understand completely. Take a seat, it's quiet over here.

[ignoranceisblight]

[He smiles a little and sits down.]

... Thank you.

[takesitall]

Of course. Now, what kinds of food do you like?

[ignoranceisblight]

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I'm partial to fish. But I like things with strong flavors in general.

[takesitall]

What about spices? We make a lot if spicy food here.

[ignoranceisblight]

[Oh, look how that gets him to perk up.]

I quite enjoy spices, actually.

[takesitall]

Spicy roasted fish? Or fried?

[ignoranceisblight]

I'm used to roasted, but I wouldn't be opposed to trying fried.

[takesitall]

Hey, Kim! Spicy fried, please!

[To Veritas:]

Any sauces, or do you trust me?

[ignoranceisblight]

You got it!

I'll trust you.

[takesitall]

And the sauces! Some of all of them, so our friend here can try some!

[ignoranceisblight]

Right!

[And Kim will bring all of that over, with Phoebe's help.]

Here you go!

Thank you.

[Kim just grins, nodding in acknowledgement.]

[takesitall]

Kim and Phoebe, two of my best. Kim's the master gunner, Phoebe...is also a gunner but also kind of just does a little of everything. She's good like that.

[ignoranceisblight]

[Phoebe beams.]

It's good to meet both of you.

Likewise.

[takesitall]

Tell the others I don't think I'll join in any games tonight. The incident today left me too cranky for that.

[He does not want to deal with some of his crew being cranky about the captain's luck again, okay?]

[ignoranceisblight]

Yeah, after today, that'll probably go nowhere good. Take things as easy as you can, Captain.

[Kim pats his shoulder before they go off to relay that to the rest of the crew, Phoebe right behind them.

Veritas, for his part, is just looking at the fried fish that Kim brought over.]

It smells wonderful.

[takesitall]

We use a special blend of spices in the breading, and there's really nothing like freshly caught fish for dinner, you know?

[ignoranceisblight]

[Veritas nods.]

Definitely nothing like it.

[takesitall]

[Vasha pours himself another glass of something alcoholic, offering the bottle to Veritas. If he wants something else, there's water or juice nearby.]

...okay, I have to ask. Do sirens really eat their food raw or...?

[ignoranceisblight]

[He eyes the alcohol with mild uncertainty, then opts for the juice.]

That depends on the siren, their circumstances, and their personal tastes. I... have, but I dislike it, personally.

[takesitall]

I knew that one had to be a lie. It just didn't make any sense, honestly. Merfolk, that's one thing, but why would you eat raw if you don't have to?