[IC] Story of Averice.

[FinDragon]

The day so far was good for eeveryone in the pub. Until one of the drunken customers decided that he wanted some closeup time with the barmaid against her obvious will. In three point seven seconds, the man noticed that his next course was towards the window, what confused him the most was that he travelled through the air, and at least he ahd never noticed wings on his back so far. Well, the obvious answer was Vrek who had gripped him from neck and hurled him away though the window. He leaves his payment fully on the counter."'orry" he apologises from the owner and squeezes from the door before he caused more damage to his second home, the pub. As soon as the drunken male got up, he found himself from the air again, and soon enough the large mutant pushed him into trashbin."'it tight there 'mall man." He grunts and glares at him."Next time when the lady 'ays no 'he means it." He lectures the drunkard, who probably won't even remember the lecture, if he even understood anything of it with Vrek's weird way of speech and lack of first 'S' letters.

[Thedreadpirate]

Eddy stood up as he heard the Captain call out next, he entered and presented himself, of average height and stocky, his dark skin glinted in the sun and his eyes always looked like they were made of gold at least they did on the docks, "Eddy Khamisi, Mechanic/Engineer for Hire Cap'n" Eddy drawled in the accent of his hometown, crossing his arms as he waited for the tall woman's response, a lot of gliders that passed through these areas already had a engineer and one didn't really need another but his face displayed his laid back attitude, and he was grateful for that. His tattoos crossed as his arms did, making the intricate design that covered his entire flesh look even more complex.

[Tarantulass]

"Engineer?" Vallière asked, her serious frown getting a small smile to it. She did look at the contract, writing something to it, before looking back up again. "Experience with gliding engines?" she asked. "Averice has few years old model, but with slight enhancements. I hope you don't mind being involved with not exactly mass production model." she continued, readjusting herself.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque turned his head slightly to look at Radek as he mention whom he'd served under, "Stillwind, eh? Red wing too? Good men, damned good fighters. Pleasure having you on board." he mumbled with a small smirk. "I served as a Captain under General Pike in the fifth regiment." Jacque had to admit that it was a pleasant surprise having a fellow Cotrelini local around, and a soldier no less. It was almost like being home again, minus the bitter cold thankfully.

[XxLyraxX]

Adrian bowed low before the twins scampered off to retrieve the Captain an umbrella. They soon returned and Adrian opened it, standing next to her chair and holding the umbrella over her head so the rain didn't fall on her. Both 8 year-olds looked on with slightly wide eyes at the number of people in line to join the crew. Adrian's kitten ears gave a twitch as he gazed at them curiously, his sister standing next to his side, partially hidden behind him with her ears slightly lowered, slightly intimidated by the number of people in line. "Do you require anything Captain?" She asked in a soft voice.

[Thedreadpirate]

"I grew up working on the beasts" Eddy said, eager that he had been given a chance, and smiling to match the Captain's own. "Not to mention 5 years experience working on The High King, a merchant vessel, only three breakdowns in that entire time, also 2 years on The Stray Cat, a um....an um....an 'independent contractor', only 2 breakdowns that entire time, and only one explosion, and that one was due to the cabin boy being an idiot." Eddy was always slightly worried when it came to this part 'independent contractors' was a term used to designate a mercenary ship, often seen, sometimes rightfully so, as no better than pirates, but Eddy couldn't help his honest nature, so he continued "And on the contrary, Cap'n, I prefer working on older models, generally they have more character, more reliable than these new turbo charged ones" Eddy said as he casually tried to see over the desk at what it was this woman had written on the contract.

[Tarantulass]

Vallière didn't note the twins as she had the cover, before their interruption. Turning her head slightly at them, she looked at Eddy in his eyes as to hold on for a second. "Young man Rowan will be staying here to hold this one for me. As for you..." Vallière started, looking at the girl with her only eye left. "The man next to me is quartermaster Maka. You'll be showing him around the ship for him to find anything he needs during his duties on board. Dismissed." she said, before turning back to Eddy just to see him lean over ever so slightly.

"Ah, they're merely some privacy policies." Vallière said, turning the contract over to his side. "You'll be spending a lot of time with the machinery inside, so secrecy for next seven years involving insides of Averice is necessary." she said, holding the feather with ink on the tip of for him. "Pay is 175 from docking. We're going along Cotrelini, Kasa islands, Verjnu and Relcav. If I'm not pleased by the quality of work you're giving, the contract may be stripped by me by the time we hit Kasa islands. You'll be constricted on board of Averice by the time we get to Relcav by signing the contract." she continued, starting to almost get sick of the formalities herself.

[Thedreadpirate]

Eddy nodded politely as Valliere gave him a look to stay where he was, upon having the Contracts turned his way he began to scan them, they all looked fairly regulation, except for the privacy clauses, not that there was anything in there that the captain hadn't mentioned to him, it just occurred to Eddy that the large payment and secrecy rules in conjunction with each other might cause certain men to wonder what it was that the Averice either was intending to do, had on board, or was intending to have on board that was so secret. Eddy shrugged his shoulders and figured what would come would, and signed the contract. Breathing a sigh of relief as he did, he was finally getting away from this damned Island.

[Tarantulass]

Vallière smiled slightly as Eddy signed the contract. "Welcome on board of Averice." she said, before gesturing the men she already have. "You might as well tag along them, not too exciting to see me doing paperwork." she said, before clearing her throat, straightening up as she looked whoever was left. "Now come along, I don't have all day. Well be leaving at the end of the noon, so now its pretty much the last chance you people got".

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque looked down at the twins and offered them a polite nod as they eyed the new crew with one part curiosity and another wariness. The merc gave a small, nearly inaudible chuckle as he made note of how Adrian's sibling stayed behind him as if for protection and lightly tapped her shoulder with his tail, "You needn't be afraid child. No harm will come to you nor your brother. Now come, Captain Vallière has requested I learn from you everything I need to know about the ship." he said before jerking his thumb in the direction of the Averice. Jacque kept his voice soft and calm, after all, Adelyn and Adrian were children, not soldiers, aside from them and the captain however, everyone else would receive the same tone and attitude he gave to anyone under his command; reserved, but demanding nothing less than perfection.

[Marcus XVI]

Radek had to admit that he was getting a much better welcome than he had hoped for. The people seemed relatively nice, there hadn't been threats of death and he'd get the same pay as the others - back in the army he had been more a weapon than 'one of the lads' which he hadn't really minded that much to tell the truth. Still the Trajak smiled warmly - and by the gods it made him look unnerving because the bone half of his face also moved in to a sort of a smile with nasty creaking.

All of this was so exciting! And definately a nice change to the trip from Cotrelini - that trip had not been horrible per se, but the people had been less than welcoming and the leftovers had not been good eats. The fingers of his hand twitched slightly as the black haired man glanced around. His mind was racing from one place to the other - for instance an escape plan was already forming up in his head in the case there would be need for a hasty departure. He gritted his teeth as he realized that the calculations wouldn't be perfect since he didn't know how quickly the ship could leave port and other such details.

Radek was deep in thought when the fact dawned to him - he had seen Jacque before! They hadn't been formally introduced, but the general had spoken warmly about the man - admittedly Roland Stillwind spoke warmly about all the officers and even soldiers, be they under his command or some other general. He tilted his head slightly and tried to remember the name of the man... Ma'aka? That must have been it. The black haired man nodded to himself and brushed his hair away from his face.

Though he didn't like kids that much - not that he'd been close to any kids after the age of four - Radek noted himself that the twins that were by his estimate a part of the crew were kinda cute. The Trajak fixed his least unnerving smile to his lips while he nodded to the kids and then glanced at Jacque again. "Sir, with your permission I'll accompany you on the tour around the ship."

[Thedreadpirate]

Eddy watched as the large Quartermaster tenderly tended to the twins before the two split, the large jaguar-colored being had a look like he had been through many battles, the look that Eddy had come to know in the eyes of his own father, and that of the captains he had served, so it was odd then, to see a being so grizzled by experience to be so tender, Eddy imagined that he could hardly expect the same treatment, not that he would want it, he had always thrived under pressure, still something told Eddy that this experience would differ slightly than those he had had in the past. Eddy turned to the Captain and drawled, in his Island accent that was so telling of his origins "Dank You Capitan" as he ran to catch up with those who had already left.

Catching up with them he joined the crew, making their way to and about the ship. When they reached the second floor and the engine room, the large Mechanic stood in awe, no matter how many times he would see it in the future, no matter how many he had seen in the past, Eddy stood in awe of the engine. Everything was in place that needed to be, there had been some work done but, for the most part, it had only added to the efficiency of the machine. Eddy stared at this machine for awhile, before finally saying "I think I'll call you Ava" and turning back to finish the tour with the rest of the squad.

[FinDragon]

Well, the day sure turned out well for Vrek. usually the day's payment could keep him going until late midnight before passing out in the corner of the pub. Right now on the other hand he was broke, and even he figured out that he wouldn't be praised from his actions towards the poor guy, others would just say that he wasn't responsible for his actions and it was alcohol's work. How would alcohol and groping barmaids have anything to do with responding anyone? He shrugs and decides not to think of it too much, he'd only end up having a headache, instead of that he needed work. Well paying work too. After he spend few minutes asking around he was informed of a ship that was hiring a crew from here, and after three different people gave him the exact location, he began to head that way.

It took Vrek good fifteen minutes to finally find the place, and after few more questions asked, he eventually stands before Vallière and looks down at her.

[Jaywalker]

Belthar moved quickly down the way to the docks and immediately noted the ship with an abundance of folks gathered about. The lady Captain sat her desk, with a gargantuan fellow standing immediately in front of her. The monstrosity looked a fool, dim witted no doubt, and so Belthar wasted no time slipping just behind him and waiting for the brute to voice himself and the captain to respond.

Belthar zoned out as he awaited his time with the Captain. His thoughts strayed to what is was he was running from. He'd played his last card, and it was time to leave. Time to get out. This ship was his way out.

"Ahh, hmm, yes, Captain," Belthar began when addressed, "I am Belthar. My professions include all manner of eh... administration, legal, finance, what have you. I have held various... Er, positions, offices of sorts in my life. I am quite adept, well qualified perhaps overqualified to handle whatever business... Contracts.... Agreements, financial accounting eh - - yes. Oh, and also, my esteemed captain, herbology as a bit of a hobby yes... I can patch up most wounds, cure some.. Common ailments. Yes. "

[Tarantulass]

Vallière was looking for the 'leftovers' of the possible recruits, when she could hear slight creaking of the docks floor boards. Turning her eye more to the side, she could see the newest arrival, being nothing short of impressive... quite literally. As the man came right in front of the desk, shadowing the desk and Vallière, there was that slight hint of doubt when facing a guy of his size. "...I assume you're looking a job on board?" Vallière asked. "Is there any past experience with you and gliders?". Vallière was going to be surprised if that was the case. After all, not that many gliders could afford such tank join in, since he basically took room for three people combined.

((Belthar not addressed yet, so I won't be going to that post. That'll happen after I finish with Vrek.))

[FinDragon]

Vrek looks down at the woman again and shrugs"Glider a 'hip. Vrek carries things to 'hips." He replies in a simple manner and looks over at the vessel, then glancing over at the one he just finished loading less than an hour ago."Vrek carry that 'hip. Full of big boxes, many cannons. Vrek 'trong." He nods and returns his eyes to Vallière."Vrek works good, and 'leeps only a bit. Vrek good worker." He nods and flashes a grin, unfortunately his rather unique anatomy keeps it from being charming, instead it would give children nightmares."I pick, I carry, I fix, I 'mash." He finishes then and nods his head again, he flicks his tail once and tips a bystander over by accident.

[Tarantulass]

"Huh... Vrek was it?" Vallière said, a slight apologetic look on her face at the bystander as he fell on his face to the dock floor. This man seemed to be a bit more simple... and with rather strange accent too, It needed a slice of a bit different attitude from her. It would give enough people for her to already leave with smile on her face, though she could always manage more people. "How about... guarding duty?" she asked, slowly taking one contract, not wanting to do any sudden movements as she started to write with the feather. "I pay to the workers of each dock to unload the cargo, but if we need something moved around in the ship, you'll do great. Also, a man of your size is quite hard to find, so if I find any extra use to that, I'll make sure to tell. Now..." Vallière started, not sure was this man even able to write his name down, let alone with a feather this small.

"Guarding duty. Responsibilities are on deck, noticing any kind of landmarks, or more importantly, threats. The destination is Relcav. The dockings are at Cotrelini, Kasa islands and Verjnu. Payment is 175 from a docking. If I'm not pleased by the quality of work you're giving, the contract may be stripped by me by the time we hit Kasa islands. Signing here will constrict you along the board of Averice by the time we'll hit Relcav." Vallière finished, keeping her eye on the guy... it wasn't that hard, since she really couldn't look past him either,

[FinDragon]

Vrek nods his head again firmly."Vrek guard, Vrek carry, what the lady tell Vrek, Vrek does it."First he notices how cautiously Vallière moves and he laughs slightly from his throat."Lady no need to fear. Vrek may dumb, but Vrek no attack woman." He then looks down at the contract rather uncomfortably and shrugs his shoulders."Vrek can no write, Vrek only read and carry." He then explains and laughs a bit."People outsmart Vrek, but Vrek outstrenght people."

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque didn't even flinch as he looked to Radek and nodded, his years as a fighter had preconditioned him to seeing what others considered terrifying as just another thing, "Permission granted sailor. Step lively." he said curtly, switching from the previously friendly tone to that of a commander. The duonoid turned to board the ship, but gave one last glance to the latest arrival to the recruitment desk, 'Massive...' was all Jacque could think as he looked the behemoth of a Trajak over several times. Up until now Jacque was pretty confident that save for Radek and possibly the Vallière, his experience would allow him be able to win in a fight with any of the older crew members should such a thing need to occur with minor issue, however the arrival of Vrek threw that confidence out of the window, and then promptly pile drove it into the pavement below. There was no way in hell Jacque would be able to take that on without the help of, well, possibly the entire crew. However this 'Vrek' seemed to be the slow and amiable type, Jacque decided that for now he'd simply use that to his advantage and hope for the best that none of the crew pissed Vrek off.

[Tarantulass]

"Okay then, we'll be doing the deal some other way to have some proof existing of it, but for now, welcome aboard mr... Vrek was it?" Lavièrre said. "We'll be leaving in few hours though, so don't get any funny ideas... your breath smells all the way down here and I doubt It's exactly mints you've been enjoying recently." she continued, before looking at the others waiting for interview. Alright, next one up!" she then shouted, preferring Vrek to be on his own or at someone elses handling for now. Even if he did say he had manners, lot of people could talk shit too.