piratejournal | 4th rise of the phoenix ஜ Audio

[The first thing that is heard is the ending sound of an explosion followed by the sound of flames creeping in the background. Voices are heard, but most of them are clearly away from the journal that is accidentally recording it all. There's a lot of yelling, cries of pain mixed with ones of rage, coupled with the metallic sounds of swords being dragged and firearms being charged. Ikki's voice is heard then, closer to the journal but not speaking directly to it.]

Hn, seems that this time it's a decent sized one. They are at least well prepared with their weapons.

You two! What the hell do you think you're doing?! Do you know who are you picking a fight with?

[Several voices raise in a chorus for the man who just spoke, the pained ones drowned by the ones claiming for blood and revenge.]

Who said we're picking a fight with you. We're just here to destroy you, no one is going to miss another pirate ship.

You have some nerve rookies! Kill them!!! Let them regret it when they meet Davy Jones!!

I really would like to meet that guy, you know. Are you done, Selphie?

[There's a huff and a sigh, closer and clearer than any other sound as Ikki steps forward and the pirates start attacking. Selphie's voice then can be heard clearly indicating that she's the one holding the journal open.]

On my way! So much for touching base with the crew.

[The last words, albeit heard are obviously muted and soon followed by a loud thud as the journal falls. The sound of quick steps joins the battling sounds that now fill the area and a cracking noise can be heard as Selphie conjures up a thundara spell.]

[30 minutes later or so...]

[The sounds of battle are still going on in the background when Selphie's voice sounds directly to the journal again.]

Hi. Spades. It's Selphie. I know... that some of you might..never want to see me again but I'm - I'm sailing around with Ikki some. We'll be heading back soon... So yeah, in case anyone was worrying about him, he's here with me. And he's fine.

(ooc: Replies will come from both Selphie and Ikki! If you want only one of them just state so in the subject!)

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Whatever reason you guys had for sneakin' out--I'll let it slide. You've gotta remember my rule, though.

At least one survives and they've gotta see our 'mark', or else we're another nameless pirate crew that crushed someone else.

We didn't sneak, Ace, we just left.

*Though when they left she really had been hoping they wouldn't be seen*

Mark... The mark. Right...

*Sounding as though she's trying to remember this while hitting out a whip of her nunchucks to a nearby pirate*

Not our fault if you didn't notice until now.

[Okay, maybe a bit. There's a burning sound and someone crying though the yelling becomes distant as the pirate is thrown overboard.]

Don't worry, I'm not obliterating everyone, that wouldn't be fun. And I'm making sure to leave our mark in both of them and the ships once we're done with them. Anything else?

[At that, Ace stopped. It was one thing to lie, but he didn't favor their tones all that much and he was the captain.]

Oi, you two.

You don't lie to your captain about these things. Get it? You snuck away and that's the truth of it. No excuses. Nothing. Braggin' that you 'pulled one over' on me isn't something I take lightly.

If you're gonna act like that, don't bother putting my mark on those ships. It would be foolish of me to take pride in my crew having a laugh at my expense.

[He doesn't consider it a lie. But he respects Ace enough to step back. So when he answers, even though his tone is still serious and firm, it's clear that he's doing so and acknowledging who Ace is.]

Sorry, no one is laughing at your expense, captain, nor saying that we 'pulled one over' on you. At least that's not our intention.

Yes, we sneaked out, we figured you wouldn't have let us go otherwise after everything that happened. Is it too late to apologize?

See? Honesty's better.

Now, you don't need to apologize. Even if we've been sailin' a short time, I know you both better than to think you're doin' this for vain reasons. I know why you're out there, so you don't need to explain or worry that you're beyond forgiveness. Neither of you are.

[Ace drew a deep breath--]

Come back when you feel the need, but not because you're worried about our wrath. Your crew is angry, but not for those reasons.

*Selphie does sound a little miserable when she finally does speak up again. Ace has talked her through this already, and the last thing she wants is to appear rude about it*

Sorry, Ace... I didn't mean it like that...

*She nods at the journal and clears her throat, aiming to sound brighter*

We'll be back soon.

[Ikki's not sure if he did it for vain reasons or not, then again he doesn't know what would qualify as a vain reason to begin with.]

Roger that. We're actually already on our way there, or will be when we're done. The vivre cards will guide us.

[Ace closed the journal for a second and then--]

...Take their food.

You say that as if not taking their food and whatever supplies they may have was ever an option, Ace.

[Because for Ikki it never is.]

Just leave enough so that they don't end arriving to a port as a ghost ship, right?

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