[quote=Winter]
The air exploded in front of her eyes as the cannons on the left side erupted, plumes of bright light illuminating the dark beyond the veil of rain which hammered the large vessel. "OPEN FIRE!" roared a man from her right, a tall man wearing a black uniform who held his sword out into the air before bringing it down as he yelled. The cannons erupted again, fire exploding from their mouths like angry dragons spitting fire at their enemies. "Alicia!" he shouted, turning to her, "You're supposed to be inside! who knows what I'd do if-" he was cut off as a cannonball struck the side of the hull, flashes from the distance illuminating the shadow of a ship in the distance. "INCOMING!" yelled a voice from the deck and she felt arms embrace her as the ship groaned and shook beneath her. "Get inside! I don't want to see you out here again, understand!" he said with an extremely serious expression as raindrops slid over his face, the flashes from the cannons casting a glow enough for her to see his eyes briefly. "But.. I-" she began before he struck her across the face, "NOW!" he shouted. Alicia held a hand to her cheek as she recoiled, eyes brimming with tears before she ran off into the cabin at the back of the ship, closing the door behind her before she quickly sat at the back on the floor, wrapping her arms around he knees before dropping her head between her arms. She could hear the sounds, shouting, shooting, the boom as cannons fired. Alicia shakily pulled a small box from her pocket and opened it, humming along to the sweet tune it played just like her mother told her to do anytime she felt afraid. Alicia closed the music box, setting it down in her bedside table draw before closing it gently, placing a hand on her cheek for a brief moment before she stood up. She began gathering her clothes, pulling them on before she headed for the door, pushing it open as she walked out to be greeted by the warmth of the sun, a gentle breeze carrying strands of her hair to the side a little. She took in a deep breath before her eyes swept over the faces of her crew, giving them a gentle smile before descending the left set of stairs towards the deck. "Good morning" she said in a soft tone of voice as she addressed her crew. Usually she'd begin checking on things, making sure everything was in order but it seemed fate had other ideas in mind as a voice yelled down from above. "Ship sighted! looks pirate!" he said, causing Alicia to take a few steps towards the bow as she looked to the horizon, seeing the ship in the distance. "Orders captain?" yelled the helmsman as he gripped the wheel with both hands. "Let's say hello" she said with a smile before she began to walk towards the bow, "Get Fushaka, Lorenzo and The Doctor, they'll want to know the situation" she said, reaching the bow minutes latter where she'd rest against the wood rail. Meeting new pirates was always some what entertaining as they usually either had good stories or put up a good fight if they were the kind to make the mistake of shooting at her. And if it did come down to a fight at least they'd have more loot, which was always a good thing. And if not, than a pleasant chat was always welcomed.
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The faint drops of fluid dripping into tubes and crackling of fire from a bunsen burner with a beaker placed above it as the contents, a dark purple boiled and frothed. A solitary figure stood before it as a hand hovered over it with a dropper and gave it a squeeze to let a single scarlet droplet drip into the strange concoction, which let out a small puff of smoke. The room was average sized in an irregular shape, dimly lit as various tables were set around like a circle where an assortment of beakers and test tubes as well as tools were placed all over. Open and closed books were scattered over; books that most would find complicated or confusing with information on plants and various effects or dangerous sicknesses and diseases. A pungent, brisk smell of cooked leaves wafted and fumed in the air, mingling with the scent of medicine, though the man was not bothered by it in the least. No, in fact he relished it and would deeply inhale the wonderful aromas that surrounded him, calmed him for being a doctor for years had come to enjoy such smells that most would find uncomfortable and disgusting.

A grin formed as the light of flames reflected off the black shades; white, pale skin shone weakly against its illumination and short dusty auburn hair rustled from a light breeze. The doctor as everyone knew him by and a peculiar individual he was with so little info known about him and had simply appeared out of nowhere only a short three years ago, his grin widening while dropping another purplish green leaf into the pot.

Moments later, light filtered into the dim room, caused by the helmsman opening the door to his lab and his grin would fade to turn into annoyance for the doctor hated being interrupted. Warning those of the crew that only unless the captain herself was allowed in without permission, otherwise, unless it was a summons by the captain or someone in need of surgery were they all to never enter.'I do hope you have a good reason for this...unannounced intrusion?'He spoke in a calm tone, though didn't bother to hide the lingering edge of annoyance.

Upon being told that it was in fact a summon by the captain and would let out a soft sigh as his annoyance slowly ebbed away.'I see...seems we're about to have some action. I'll be right there.'Giving the knob a twist to turn off the burner as his grin returned, thinking how dull it had been the past weeks and popped a piece of gum in his mouth before turning and placed his hands within his pockets then left the lab, hopeful to get his hands on a new specimen.