[Voice]

[seadevil]

[At first it's just muttering]

"Get ye on a crew." Hmph. "Get ye on a crew."

[The voice gets louder.]

I'll do nothing of the sort! If I'm to sail these seas, it won't be as someone else's crewman! I'll be captain of my own ship and no less! Do you hear that?!

[He's hit his stride now and his voice is booming out of the pages of the journal.]

I am Motochika Chōsokabe, Sea Devil of the West, Conqueror of Shikoku, and the best damn pirate there is! I extend an invitation to those with nerves of steel and a thirst for treasure to join up under my flag to make this strange ocean ours! Whether I need to find a ship of my own or commandeer one already afloat, know that I will be captain. Who out there is man enough to join my crew?


[[ooc: So if you want to do action instead...there's a big guy with an eyepatch making grand speeches to his journal somewhere near the fountain.]]

Comments

Re: [Action]

[alwaysgrumpy]

Yeah, but I don't recall most anyone in that time period dressin' like that.

[seadevil]

["That time period?" What was that supposed to mean?] If you have an issue with how I'm dressed, perhaps you'd best just come out and say it.

[His tone is friendly enough, but his eyes aren't anymore.]

[alwaysgrumpy]

Whoa now, take it easy. You're gonna' blow out your other eye. I'm just sayin' it's odd, that's all. That is waaaaay ahead of the trends back then. It kinda' ruins the immersion, get it?

It's like Oda Nobunaga putting around in a motorcyle or jammin' on an i-pod.

[seadevil]

[Those are a lot of words, few he understands, and they're topped off with the name of the Demon King. What is this guy trying to start?]

I have no idea what you're prattling on about, but what does Nobunaga have to do with any of it? That bastard's good and dead and he has nothing to do with my fashion sense!

[alwaysgrumpy]

So is the character you're playin'!

[seadevil]

Playing?! I'll have you know I'm the genuine article! There's only one Sea Devil and that's me and I don't take kindly to anyone who implies otherwise.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Bullshit, he's been dead for centuries! You can't just run to a foreign island and pretend to be some ancient dead guy, then expect people to know what the hell you're on about. Conqueror of Shikoku? Are we even NEAR that place?

[He's irritable, confused, hungry, and just wants to get back home. This is the only stress relief he's found.]

Who gives a shit?! Wanna' impress me? Point me to Japan.

[seadevil]

I think you can CLEARLY SEE that I'm neither ancient nor dead! And perhaps you missed it, but there were some damn strange mystical shenanigans going on that brought us to this place, wherever the hell it is. I can't so much as point you to the nearest tavern, let alone Japan, so either belay your rubbish and stand down or we're going to have that fight you're asking for.

[He hooks his foot under his anchor, which has been lying on the ground up until now, and kicks it up like it weighs nothing it all. He then catches it and settles it across his shoulders. Just in case.]

[alwaysgrumpy]

So what you're telling me, is that YOU are the real deal?

[seadevil]

ARE YOU DEAF? I've said as much at least twice! Maybe you should clean out your ears before you go about running off at the mouth.

[alwaysgrumpy]

It's a little hard to wrap my head around, all things considered. Then again, the fact that this ain't even Earth seems to check out, so I guess time travel isn't a massive stretch.

Fine. I'll go with it, alright? You're him, great. Wonderful.

Now relax, before you end up with two eyepatches.

[seadevil]

I'll remind you to stop making idle threats. You're lucky I'm a patient man. [And he actually is being remarkably patient, something for which he feels he should be commended.] Now was there something you wanted, or do you spend your days gadding about and trying to get your head beaten in?

[alwaysgrumpy]

...Great. Now I completely forgot what was on my mind. I'm sure it was something important.

[seadevil]

Maybe you could figure it out if you went away.