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[Altaïr was unaware that the journal in his pocket had activated somehow, that it was transmitting for all the sound of it smacking against wood as he steadily made his way up the mast of the ship he now called home. Over the rhythmic thuds and the sound of the wind blowing, Altaïr's voice could faintly be heard. And if one knew Arabic, they were in for quite a treat.

Curses upon the ship were tumbling from his mouth, the vast majority of which we're wishing catastrophe upon the ship. He was NOT enjoying himself at the moment, but it was necessary for him to acquaint himself with his new surroundings.]

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[Alex hears the swearing over the journal, and... Well. That's worrying. So, she starts looking for the man on their crew. Not below, not above--

No. Wait. There. Mast. Really, really high.

Holy shit.

Holy shit.

She'll wait until he comes down, but she's standing there, eyes wide and a grin on her features.]

That is so awesome. Seriously. How do you guys do that? How do you have that good of balance?

[She can do it... at night. When vampyric instinct takes over.

But that doesn't count as her being able to do it.]

[Altaïr dropped to the deck as she asked the question, and decided keeping silent could be more problematic.]

I was taught the basics at a young age and have continued learning. In my village, it is not uncommon for us to travel across rooftops using such methods.

Holy shit.

[Swearing? Lots of swearing! Twenty-first century youth. What can you do about them?

Nothing. The answer is "nothing."]

That is so cool. No one where I'm from can do anything like that.

[Not during the day, at least, and that was what counted.]

[it wasn't a leap for him to understand she was using an expletive, and was a bit surprised she had no qualms about using it so freely. How different her world must be.]

It is not impossible to learn if you are determined.

[Its not an offer, but with time it may become one. ]

There must be some in your land capable of similar feats.

No one human. I've seen vampires do something close, but... that's only at night.

Vampire? I am unfamiliar with that word.

[He tries to place the word, tries to understand what it means in context, but isn't able to figure it out.]

Oh. Um.

["Vampire." Okay. Well.]

Supernatural creature. Looks human but is faster, stronger. Elongated canine teeth, drinks blood.

[Supernatural creature? Not human? Drinks blood? What?

He's just going to stare at you in confusion for a moment before speaking.]

I have never heard of such a thing.

...I think you're one of the first people I've met who hasn't.

[Which is weird. Very weird. But, hey, this kind of thing happens, Alex figures.]

You said you are stronger and faster? How much so?

[He's mostly thinking tactics in case she turns out to be a threat, but also, potential sparring partner.]

[Lenalee had been doing her coffee rounds when she heard the noises from her journal. Going to find out what was the cause, it didn't take her too long.

What on earth was he doing? She wanted to call up, but she knew that wouldn't be the best idea to so incase he would fall or soemthing. So she waited, tray in hand for them to come down.]

What exactly were you doing?

[It concerned her never the less, but she guessed he knew what he had been doing before.]

[Altaïr was a bit amazed by how many people were interested in his activities. The peoples whom lived in the Holy Land would comment about his state of drunkenness when they saw him climbing, but didn't approach him about it. Perhaps he should have waited until night fall to acquaint himself with the ship.]

Familiarising myself with this vessel; this was not my preferred way of travel back home. If I am to call it home, I wish to know more about this thing.

Ah, that I can understand.

[Although she herself was use to being on ships for days to weeks at a time herself.]

It must be very confusing for you all of this and I'm sorry you got brought into it as well.

It was not you who brought me here, you have no need to apologise. And those who stole me from my home will eventually feel the sting of my wrath.

[And the sting of his blades.]

That's if you'll even find them honestly. I mean I've never seen them personally.

[But she wondered why they didn't show themselves, it wasn't exactly trusting if they were meant to be looking for something for someone but didn't even see them.]

Anyway, it' nice to meet you. I'm Lenalee. I'm the cook of this ship, so if you ever want something to eat before meals, just let me know.

I have experience finding those who do not wish to be found.

It is a pleasure Lenalee, I am Altaïr. And I shall call upon you if your services are needed.

Really? [God if they had him in her world when they had to look for Cross it might have been that much easier. She gives a small smile, it was quite nice to speak to new members of the crew when they came, it helps her figurer out what they might like or not.]

If there anything you don't eat? Just so I know.

((Kaoru's listening amusedly for some time - while he doesn't know what the man is saying, the venom in his voice indicates that there must be some swear words in there.))

You don't sound too happy there, man. Want to slow down and repeat that last sentence? ((Okay he might be taking notes.)) What language are you speaking anyway?

[The sound of someone's voice had Altaïr jerking around to see how had snuck up on him without his knowing. However, he was met with only empty space.

It takes him a moment to remember that the Journal he'd been given can send voices as well as the written word, and he fishes it out of his robes. Sure enough, it was working.]

What I said is not worth repeating. Nor is it to be used in any sort of company. The language is called Arabic. [Or at least that's what the Crusaders called it.]

Arabic. ((His voice sounds full of wonder.)) Whooooa.

Yeah, I figured they weren't worth repeating, but it's still good to expand your vocabulary, right?

It could be useful to know what others are yelling. [That doesn't mean he's going to teach you.]

I will not teach it though; using such language in my village would result in a beating from the guards.

[Harlock is just watching from his position at the helm. Interesting how the whatever was actting as a universal translater didn't translate profanity that would make a sailor blush.]

You can aquatint yourself with the rigging on a day that doesn't have strong gusts.

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[Altaïr moved a bit more towards the center of the deck, not wanting to be thrown over if his balance failed him. A few days at sea had resulted in better balance when the waves swelled, but he didn't fully trust his swimming ability in such a circumstance.]

Would it not be better to learn under harsh conditions? If I only knew how to climb in calm situations, the skills would do me no good during emergencies.

Someone sure sounds grumpy!

Forgive me. I did not mean to use such language where others could hear.

Well, I didn't even really catch what exactly you were saying, so no worries!

So why were you being such a grump before? Did you get hit by lightning or something?

[Grump? He can guess what that means, but its not a word he knows. And he's not liking how often that's happening here.]

I lost my balance while climbing. The rocking of the ship from the waves was harsher up here than I expected. It almost threw me from my perch.

Aw, that's all? I was hoping for something more exiting!

Why were you climbing, anyway? At least tell me that had a fun reason!

[More exciting? The people in this world were strange.]

I was wanting to adjust to the rocking of the waves. This is not a form of transport I am used to. [Give him a horse any day.]

Yeah, me neither! I've been on ships a few times, but not a lot and never for this long. Though after a while it stopped feeling all wobbly, so maybe I've gotten used to it already.

I'm sure that'll happen to you too eventually! ...Probably!

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