[Voice/Action to Spades]

[haruta_xii]

[She's been somber lately. Spades might have noticed she and Namur had been being very passive aggressive at each other for a week or so before he left. And with Namur AND Thatch missing, as well as others, well, she's been going through the motions of work and not so chatty.]

How many crews out there are missing people? [she's clue hunting. Maybe it's a new event. A new shitty thin that Jones is doing to them.] I know a few crews are ...having this problem and I'm curious to when and how.

That's all. Nothing mysterious. I just want to know what we're dealing with here. We got new people coming in, but we lost a lot of people recently too. Why.

And... welcome, to those of you who are new. Fair winds at your back.

[To Spades, she could be found on the moon, journal beside her as she sharpens and polishes her sword while keeping look out for now.]

Comments

some time very late at night

[thatched]

[he had heard her voice. It was how he'd found the journal but-- he didn't know how long he would be able to hide it with him. He'd only just managed to break free with the kairoseki like collar around his neck but whatever they'd doped him with was quickly doing its work.

He's not even sure what to say at first--or how to say it. He just...needs to hear her voice again or...anyone's so...

He gives a soft low whistle, and another, trying to call Haruta back to the journal- or Marco if he's nearby]

[haruta_xii]

[by this time it's been a bit. She's talked to others. Cleaned her swords, all of them, one too many times. Done her duties. Skipped dinner. Took a watch, and is now sitting on deck looking out to the sea and waiting. She had to wait. She couldn't take a ship and rush off. She had to wait.]

[Haruta was very GOOD at waiting. She could wait years and years to get payback. She could hold a silent grudge for a decade. But... her brothers? Specially these two, this felt like hell.]

[At the whistle her ear perked and she glanced around. Frowning her eyes narrowed, looking for someone. More whistles, and she looked t her journal, on deck beside her, left there where she had been drawing.]

[She whistled back, faintly, a questioning tone.]

[thatched]

[he couldn't really...tell who it was. Well he knew it wasn't Marco. But he hoped-- he cleared his throat softly and murmured:]

Haru-ru.

[haruta_xii]

Thatch!?

[And she scooped the book up, holding it to her face almost, trying to hear him right. Why wont this give clues!]

Thatch! Where the hell are you, you damn idiot? You've got... Marco worried sick. [and her, clearly. Was he free? Was he floating? Was he safe?]

[fierybluebird]

[POUNCES THE SHIT OUT OF THIS.]

[Whistling!]

Where are you, Hair for brains?!

[thatched]

[it's hard to keep focused...even for that]

south south wind, mama bird. [no there was something...damned important.What was it: A direction... It was too hard to hold on to] eddies... wind.. something

[fierybluebird]

We'll find you stupid.

Keep Nam-chan safe.

Not here;

[hiken]

[Ace doesn't want to say a thing to Thatch. He's angry and can't think of anything. Every word he has is just bile--so, he knows he has to keep it shut up for the moment.

Even then, Ace was doing an expert job of readying himself without burning the ships.]

Action

[fierybluebird]

Oh good, you heard.

[Hands him a map with a pin in it and highlighted currents because those are always tripping Marco up.]

This base is closest, Captain.

Action

[hiken]

[Ace was certain that the fire in his heart had turned cold. He should have been screaming and spitting. He took the map from Marco, only glancing at it once.]

We're takin' the whole crew. No more separating.

[voice]

[grizzly_tea]

It seems to me that Davy Jones might randomly decide that he is finished with certain individuals because he doesn't believe they are trying hard enough. I know that in all the months I've been here, people coming and going has become a common enough occurrence I hardly even question it anymore.

[Though she'd certainly care if they took her son.]

[voice]

[haruta_xii]

I don't question it often, but when a lot of people are making note of it, all at once, it makes me wonder, miss, if there is something else going on. [Prince mode is a go. She sounds like the type...]

As for some of these individuals not trying hard enough, I'm not sure that would be the case for some of us. Some of us take to piracy rather easy. Hunting for his damn stones too, no less, pardon my words Miss.

[voice]

[grizzly_tea]

... You bring up a rather excellent point. I have seen a lot of people come and go in my time, but this is probably the largest scale of disappearances I've seen. Do you think that perhaps someone, or something, decided to take advantage of the disappearances to add in a few of their own choice disappearances? If so, it would be all so easy for everyone to simply dismiss it as the work of Davy Jones.

[Haruta has Maribelle pegged rather well, as she seems to respond rather well to being called miss.]

Hmm... perhaps then it's the reverse in certain cases then? He feels that they've done enough of what he's asked them to do, and is done with them? I had stopped questioning it a few months back, but perhaps it was wrong of me to do so.

[voice]

[haruta_xii]

I've heard of people coming and going, yeah, but not like this. You're right though. Anyone could step in and take someone and it could be blamed on Jones. Which is why I don't like to trust that someone just up and got sent home. I want to be sure about it before I pass it off as one of Jones' tricks.

[The Frog Prince was pretty good at catching tone and sound from people like her. She, who could be a he, enjoyed chatting up the upperclass, and she'd do a lot more of it... if she wasn't in such a bad mood.]

If it were that simple, why bother looking for the shards at all? Why send people home when you need them to find things?

Voice next morring

[arcadiasailor]

We've lost two recently, one mid race and one this morning.

I haven't seen so many posts about people going missing back to back like this in a while. [He'd never really been big on announcing when they lost people himself.

Voice

[haruta_xii]

[She's not much for announcing it either. But the string of them lately leaves Haruta questioning it. It's... distracting but not, which is what she needs]

I haven't either, though I haven't been here as long as you. Still, makes me wonder if there's something going on out there, or just rotten luck.

Re: Voice

[arcadiasailor]

It's to much to hope Jones would be tired after appearing at the race and all that strange weather. The only other thing I can think of would be that Dog said something's up with the Navy and and unknown party.

Voice

[haruta_xii]

Jones is a ghost. Do they even get tired? I wouldn't put it past him to be involved, but I also have to keep an open mind that it could be others. And honestly? We'd be stupid if we thought the Navy was the only force to be reckoned with out there.

Action;

[hiken]

[Ace stood in front of Haruta, holding a battered looking nagimaki. He offered it to her as she sharpened her sword.

This, of course, was after he listened to Thatch.]

Haruta. Get this ready for me.

Action;

[haruta_xii]

[She's had her cry, she's had her fit. Now she has to wait. Waiting she can do. Cleaning her swords helps. She's already cleaned most of them, so Ace's request is timed very well.]

[She looked up at her little brother, serious faced and still a bit sharp eyed. Sitting her sword down carefully she took the offered nagimaki, turning it over and looking at it.]

This looks like shit, brother. [flatly.]

[You're giving her work to keep her grounded, aren't you?]

Action;

[hiken]

He cries a lot. [Ace stared at the blade, eyes focused. Despite what had happened, there wasn't an ounce of anger in him--only unnerving focus.]

--because, I'm brutal and I throw my weight around all the time, but he's strong.

He hasn't broken once, yet, though. Make him sharp so I can keep fighting with him, Haruta. I'll need him in an hour.

Action;

[haruta_xii]

[She's studying the sword as he speaks. Eyes focused. She's in that calm as well. The emotions out already, the calm there. Waiting.]

He cries but works hard. I like it. [More murmured to the blade before looking at Ace, steady, careful]

An hour? [Very watchful.] What are we doing in a hour? [Note the "We" part]

voice;

[melodyssong]

People leaving is pretty much a common thing. Sure, it happens at random but it still happens. It's just luck on if they return or not.

voice;

[haruta_xii]

Yeah, I get that it’s common and random, but it’s kind of a lot of people. Honestly, if you crew, your nakama suddenly disappeared, would you just sit back and shrug your shoulders and go “Eh, it happens” or would you want to make sure that is what actually happened?

I’m not saying that it isn’t what happened, but if they are taken, kidnapped, stolen away or whatever, I want to know about it and fix the problem.

voice;

[melodyssong]

I always make sure and check. Considering in my case we have a rather small crew if they were kidnapped or anything here would be rather obvious signs.

But I figure in his case you must be one of those bigger crews and so simply checking isn't the best idea.