[IC] Black Lagoon: Different Lagoon

[Discontent]

Krista gave one last laugh as Jack announced the retreat of their enemies. Apparently, one boat was enough to repel them. It didn't exactly spell well for the future of their military might, but that was always a good thing for them. She got back up to her feet, taking deeper breaths to try and calm down the adrenaline though her system, and walked over to where Jack sat, and patted his shoulder as gesture of friendly appreciation. "Lovely work, master sailor. Expensive or not, it appears I owe you a drink -- ahh, the trouble I must go through for the people who keep me alive," she said in a good-hearted gibe, and turned just as Leon climbed down the hatch from up-top.

She raised an eyebrow at his first comment on how 'she' was. Leon was hardly one to give concern about another person's well-being, and she was quite blatantly alive and unhurt--
"Th'ah Lagoon, th'aht is!"

She suppressed a wry smile at the fool who had probably been waiting to use that joke for years. Pretending to confounded by the man's astounding wit and humour by keeping a quizzical expression on her face. She then purposefully made her face light up, as if realization struck her. "Oh, I get it!" she turned her head to Jack, a tone strongly resembling someone speaking about a child. "It's kinda like humour, but completely different." She faked a humouring laugh, and turned to the hatch. "But nice try, Leo. You'll make someone laugh one day. Maybe."

She climbed up the hatch, and looked out on the rest of her crewmates. "We all alive?" she said rhetorically, looking over everyone. Miraculously, she didn't think anyone was actually hurt. That was amazing. How the hell was no-one hurt? She laughed at Alice's antics and Dimitri holding on for dear life, until she saw blood streaking down her face. "Hey, Sunshine, you get skimmed or something? Might wanna patch that up," she in Portuguese -- Alice was one of the few people she actually used it on, and she had to keep up on her practice, even if it was technically pointless. "Although you do look great streaked in red."

[Spriggs27]

Alice started to punch Leon in the back a couple times, getting the extra adrenaline out of her system, there wasn't really any other way she could, when she heard Krista she didn't even turned to the girl she just flipped the girl off," Screw that shit I'm too into the fucking zone, go back to watching furry porn you lesbo !!! " Alice yelled to the polygot not caring about the wound she got in the earlier fight she was too busy beating on Dimitri and causing him some pain.

Jack looked to Leon as he came into the cockpit, he sighed and tried to piece together what the man was saying he didn't understand him like everyone else did," Thanks for making sure I was okay, I'm pretty sure anyone else on this boat could have done maintenance on this thing out in the middle of the ocean, also I pretty sure that all of you could drive this thing without crashing us into the city or killing us or even getting us away from the pirates and possibly away from more pirates or make the negotiations to give the guys the weapons and shit, I'm sure all of you could handle that." Jack was being sarcastic while he spoke to Leon and kept piloting the boat.

[MonsieurShade]

Having recovered from his impromptu wrestling match with his crew mate, Dimitri crept behind Alice and locked her into a full nelson "Alright chica, I think you need to go below deck and chill out for a bit." DImitri said as he began carrying her away from Leon, Jack, and Krista. Dimitri paused with his soon-to-start-struggling captive and raised his brow at Krista, "Kid's got a lot of energy to burn. I'm sure you can show her some constructive was to do that one of these days. A few 'exercises' perhaps?" he said with a chuckle before carrying Alice away. Despite his usually unapproachable appearance, Dimitri actually got along well with the others aboard the Higgins, likely being the only one that didn't lambast Leon for his accent and also just as likely being the only one willing to participate in innuendos and other sexual banter with Krista. As he continued carrying Alice, the demolition man casted a quick glance at his bag of explosives and the Pain Train sitting beside them, "Hey would one of you mind grabbing those for me? I can't get them and Alice, and i'm like, ninety seven percent sure she'd gonna hit me in the nuts when I let her go. Be really nice to have that happen and NOT have to worry about the ship going up in an explosion." he said before slipping under the deck and releasing Alice.

[Spriggs27]

Jack smiled and put a hand on his ear getting an idea, he thought since Krista didn't really do anything during the fight she should do something at least right now." Hey Krista go handle babysitting duty of the Dimitri's shit, I don't want us to meet the contact and blow them up by mistake or blow us up. Oh and before you ask. No don't touch anything or we may all die, just watch over them till Dimitri is done doing what ever the hell he's doing with Al." He said with a smirk over the earpiece, he knew that she would cringe and not want to watch over something that could kill them all instantly, but he was the captain and was serious about what he said.

Alice was squirming around in Dimitri's grip trying to get free to keep beating him up, she had a lot of pent up energy from not really doing anything all day, when she got her adrenaline rush from the fight it made her ready to fight a couple fights, and if she couldn't get a fight at the moment she was gonna start one with the closes or the first she had saw to get rid of her energy, when Dimitri let got of her when they were under the deck, she tackled him and began to swing punches towards his face wanting to fight someone.

[Discontent]

Krista laughed at Dimitri's comment. "I'd like to good sir, but alas, if only she stopped moving for two seconds. Perhaps some rope..." she adopted a faux-philosophical expression. Out of all the people on the ship, she was most fond of their good ol' explosives expert. Not that she wasn't 'fond' if everyone else, just... less so. Trying to stay amiable in the presence of Alice's and Leon's monumental douchebaggery was a feat within itself, so it was nice to have someone who actually went along with her style. When he asked someone for explosives assistance, Krista was pretty much the first to slowly back away -- which was quickly thwarted by Jack. She gave a quick mental sigh, but was careful to not actually show it. She knelt down to the explosives bag, lifting it up but taking care to not make any sudden movements or, god forbid, drop the damn thing.

"Yee of little faith. 'Touch anything'? What do you think I am? Mad?" She started to follow after Sparky and Sunshine to the depths of the ship, only to turn her neck around for one last comment. "Don't answer that."

Whistling to herself, she descended down the hatch with one hand, firmly gripping the bag with her other. What started to make her nervous was the fact that the ship's stunning example of control and level-headedness was about to unleash kung-fu moves on her favourite scowling bomb maker. Now, she knew Dimitri could handle himself pretty well -- but, well, face it, Alice was an unstable psychopath who Krista would only dare joke around when other people were there to stop Sunshine from following whatever murderous impulse ran through her head. Meaning, of course, that the psycho would have zero inhibitions about allowing things get a bit too far.

Shimmying around the two and heading for Dimitri's workshop, she quickly admired the man's disturbing array of toys before trying to find somewhere to actually place the damn thing. The room was full of crap. She opted for just carefully placing it on the ground -- Dimitri would find a suitable place for them. She moved back out to where inevitable carnage would ensue, and stood in the middle of a protruding doorway. She would make sure it that it wouldn't go too far, planning to call for someone to haul them off each other if it did.

The best case scenario was that Sunshine took an unlucky bash to the head along the side of the hull and died. That brought a tiny, understated smile to her face.

Not that she would ever vocalize that thought.

[MonsieurShade]

Dimitri cursed as he protected his head from Alice's blows before grabbing her arms and swinging his upper body upwards suddenly. There was a rather nasty 'crack' as Dimitri's head connected with Alice's nose, giving the demolitions expert the window he needed to overtake Alice and pin her to the floor with her arms above her head. "Sorry Alice, but you could do with a time out" Dimitri said in spanish, reverting to his native tongue as he often did when situations seemed to be getting a bit out of hand to him. Keeping her arms pinned with one hand, Dimitri produced a zip tie from his back pocket and then proceeded to awkwardly flip Alice over onto her stomach, essentially straddling her, though he showed no signs of shame nor embarrassment at the fact, merely mild amusement due to the way the situation was unfolding. Working quickly, Dimitri tied Alice's hands behind her back and sat her up so that she could sit cross legged. With that problem solved, Dimitri stepped back and wiped a bit of sweat from his face, wincing as he brushed a bruise that was starting to form under his eye, "Jeez, and people say my self control is poor. Look, if you keep calm until we get to port then i'll take you to the seediest bar I can find, then you're more than welcome to beat the shit out of the patrons inside.". And odd reward for good behavior, but given Alice's penchant for violence after fire fights, Dimitri was sure that she'd at least consider his proposition.

[Spriggs27]

After a long journey to Jakatara, the team delivered the shipment to the buyers and taken some much needed rest and relaxation, after some trouble in Jakatara caused by everyone on the team they all agreed not to really go back unless needed to. While out on the sea once more the crew were attacked once again by pirates, but they repelled the attack and survived with the boat damaged needing repairs, when they all gotten back to Ronapar the team went straight to their two story office building to chill out after that mission and escape from Jakatara. The Entire team were on the second floor all lounging about, the second floor was like a medium sized living room mixed in with a small kitchen; there were two large black couches surrounding a coffee table at one end there was an arm chair, in the corner there was black tv on a matching black tv stand that housed various dvds and movies, the entire floor was covered in a brown tacky carpet. In the kitchen area, the floor was tiled with blue and white tile, there was a counter with the same color scheme holding a blender on top of it, there was also an old white stove, and old but reliable fridge housing an unknown amount of food.

On the first floor was the office part with several desk with telephones and old white computers sitting on top of each desk, the floor downstairs was also tiled with white tiles that were broken at certain spots making the floor look tacky, the walls had cracks in the corners and were white but darken to look a nasty shade of yellow, behind the desk were ratty computer chairs that were falling apart, the downstairs was really trashy and needed renovating but the crew didn't have either the money or time to improve the downstairs. The time the group got back to Ronapar it was 10:00 pm.

Jack was sitting in the arm chair with his hands in front of his face, he had the look as if he was plotting something or thinking deeply, it was clear he was really pissed by the fact that the boat was damaged and needed repairs, the entire room was silent for a long moment, as if everyone was waiting for him to speak." I'm not gonna ask what happened, because if I do I'll get even more angry and probably have a heart attack out of stress, so I'll say this. The boat's engine is damaged and I'll have to pay for the repairs, while the boat is being fixed we're limited to transporting shit by land, and I'll have to bust out the armored S.U.Vs for us to use, but they are company vechicals and won't be used unless we're working." Jack told them in a serious tone.

Alice was sitting on one of the couches next to Dimitri and Leon, on the couch across from them were Ana and Krista in her hands and lap she had a black bong and a small lighter, she was waiting for Jack to finish speaking before she would start smoking, she thought it would be an asshole move to get high while Jack was telling them what they would be doing for the while, when he was finished announcing what they will be doing, he got a phone call and walked outside. When he left, Alice almost immediately started to smoke, lighting up her lighter at the bottom of the bong and inhaling the psychedelic drug, when she was finished she took her mouth off the bong and went into a coughing fit, she then held the bong out to Dimitri and Leon. " Anyone want a hit ? " She asked before coughing a couple times.

[LeonNetallo]

Leon quickly snatched it out of her grasp with a grin, forced the top to his mouth, whipped out his Zippo and lit up, sucking down down the potent drug of alice's choice's smoke. He let out a small cough before handing it over to Dmitri, shoving it against his chest. "Your turn! Take a'h hit, Dmitri! Before out gracious Cap'n comes back! Oi!" He'd shout, his grammar already seemed to be coming down from its seemingly daily high. Marijauna had a calming effect on the Britallian of the crew, to the point where you'd probably be able to understand the man. "Oi, Ana, I'm sure you do this a'hll the toi'me! Right!?"

(I'm coming back!)

[MonsieurShade]

Dimitri shrugged and whipped out his own zippo and proceeded to take a long hit, coming up after a while with a small hiccup like sound as the dominican man fought to keep from coughing. After a bit of this Dimitri exhaled the smoke though his nose, "Ah man, this kind of reminds me of when I was stationed in California for border patrol during my first year in the military. We had this apartment in Tijuana for weekends and holidays that everyone in our unit shared, and all we ever did there was get baked or piss-faced drunk. Anyway, these local kids would always come knocking on the door at like quarter to six in the morning and ask for change. One night this guy, Blake has this weed induced epiphany and says he knows how to stop this from happening again. So i'm like 'fuck it, whatever man' and decide to get some shut eye. 5:45 rolls around and when the kids come, Blake tosses them some change and tells them to come around for more. At this point i'm kind of confused, but he just said trust him, so the next morning when the kids show up, I wake up to this NASTY ass smell, and find Blake in the kitchen with a pot. So I go to ask him what the shit he's cookin' and you know what I see? A bunch of fuckin' coins glowing in the pan. So Blake walks out the door and throws them on the ground, and I just watch out the window as the kids burn their fingers trying to pick the coins up. This one kid...hahaha...this one kid's SHIRT caught fire and his friends or siblings or whatever the hell they were had to beat the shit out of him to dose the flames before they all ran off. Blake just looks at me and goes "They asked for change" and went back in the apartment to go to sleep. We never so those kids again." Dimitri said before bursting in to a full on fit of laughter as he recounted the story.

[Spriggs27]

Alice punched Dimitri in the arm after hearing the story, then she snatched her bong from him and began to inhale marijauna, suddenly she tossed the bong over to the two and began to cover her face with her hands feeling partially ashamed by what she was doing," Fuck me, why am I even doing shit like this ? What the fuck is wrong with me ? My whole life is fucked up, my mom tried to sell me and sold my sisters for coke or crack money, and just fuck me, my life is never gonna be fucking right, I'm surprised any of you even give two shits about someone like me,shit !" Alice explained before she kicked the coffee table and wiped her face." Also that shit in the bong is some new stuff called Mind fuck, my dealer told me it brings back old or repressed memories that you've hand."

[Discontent]

As soon as they had gotten back in range, Krista had been on the phone, speaking with a few people who had been in need of her translation service, and hadn't been able to reach her during the day. A few dates were set for her to work -- Nomad Company wasn't exactly a full time job for her -- and she gave a couple free translations for some of her contacts within Hotel Moscow. After she was done, she joined the group as Jack start alerting everyone of the damage done. It was pretty bad, apparently -- not surprising, considering the attacks. She was surprised they made it out alive.

When Jack was done with his little talk, Krista hauled herself up from the couch, moving towards the kitchen. She pulled out a six-pack from the fridge, ripping one off and bringing the rest with her back to the couches, placing it on the coffee table for anybody's leisure. Alice had apparently brought a bong along, and was passing it to Leon and Dimitri -- instantly filling Krista with the desire to call out Sunshine's blatant hypocrisy towards the woman's less-than-colourful comments at her just previously in the boat. Something about Krista being a 'crack-head'.

Not exactly wishing to incur the wrath of the team's soon-to-be-high psychotic, she kept her mouth shut, and listened intently to Dimitri's story about a man from his old unit. Sipping down some beer, she burst out laughing as the story finished, just as Dimitri did the same. "Oh, man," she said in-between laughter, although gave a short look of disapproval as Sunshine punched her favourite demo-man in the arm. "Now, heh, that sounds like a man I'd like to meet. Reminds me of this time wh--" she trailed off as Sunshine decided to completely and utterly obliterate the nice little mood Dimitri managed to set up. All laughter quickly dried up, and was replaced with feelings of irritation as Sunshine recounted aspects of her oh-so-horrible life. Krista managed to hide her annoyance, but she wasn't exactly going to fake empathy, or even sympathy, for the woman. Mainly because Krista knew that if there was ever a time where she broke down and vocalized how she regretted the path she took in life, then Sunshine would react with nothing but scorn and insults.

"Jesus fuck. Sunshine, why the hell would you buy this, then?" she said, sighing heavily as she leant further into the couch. "Fairly sure there are plenty of drugs that don't induce horrifying flashbacks, and you seem like the last person who'd want traumatic renditions of past experiences."

[MonsieurShade]

Dimitri shrugged off Alice's display as she claimed it to be effect of the odd drug she'd just inhaled, "Welp, its a good thing that all my memories are pretty damn awesome then. I wouldn't mind buying more of this mind fuck in my spare time, getting high while having a nice little trip down memory lane sounds pretty fun. Still, Krista's right, you might want to stay away from this stuff if you have THAT kind of effect." he said before casually picking up the bong and taking another hit. The demo-man blew out a series of smoke rings before exhaling the remaining smoke through said rings and setting down the bong. Noting the sudden shift in the atmosphere of the room, Dimitri clapped his hands together once and stood, "Maybe its the weed talking, but I feel as though we could all use a drink. Tell you guys what, I think I saw a sign for a bar a few blocks from the docks on our way in. Seeing as I promised Alice a bar room brawl anyway and our captain looks as though he'd greatly enjoy being rid of us for a few hours, how about we go get drunk off our asses? My treat." he offered with a slightly dopey smirk plastered on his face rather than his scowl. The drinks were in no way going to be free of course, Dimitri fully intended to be payed back in the form of cash, drugs, or whatever else he could think of that he'd want, however the others didn't need to know that at the moment.

[LeonNetallo]

"Moi'nd fock?" Leon asked, already skimming through distant memories of people he'd killed for the 'Old' Families of Italy as well as other Mobs across Europe. The people he'd killed for the drug business, the poor fuckheads in England, France, Berlin, Rome and more. Spain, Portugal, Greece and other countries were no exception either. He'd even done business in Moscow, that of course being close to the end of his original career. "Eeeh, moi'y history, isn't thah't troublesome! Oi'll be foi'ne! A'hnyway, Oi could go for a'h shot o' whiskey or fifty...ma'hybe some...regular Ma'hry Ja'hne..."

(SPRIGS! What anime is your Signature from, could it possibly replace the hole in my heart that is, Black Lagoon?)

[Spriggs27]

Alice started to sober up and began to change back to her old self a little, she grabbed her bong and noticed she was out of drugs when Dimitri was finished, she was pissed about it but still kinda high, she stuffed the bong into a crevasse in the corner of the couch, Right when Jack had came back in looking at everyone, he could smell the drugs from when they smoked and sighed," Alright all of you, go home or where ever you live, tomorrow get here at the usual time, and don't get high before you get here." Jack told them " Now Out all of ya !! " he yelled, Alice got up and ambled outside with her hands inside of her pockets catching up to Dimitri," Hey Asshole you smoked all my shit !!" she yelled.

[Discontent]

"Oh?" she said, a small grin now plastered to her face, and silently thanked the man for pushing past the mood Alice forcibly created. "With an offer like that, how could we possibly refuse?" She got up to her feet and grabbed the six-pack, which apparently went completely ignored, and moved it back to the fridge. Chuckling as Little Leo claimed that the drug wouldn't be so bad to a man with a history such as his own, Krista loosened her tie and untucked her shirt. To her, all that was needed to be 'professional' was a neat suit, and professionalism wasn't needed off the job.

"I'm only comin' in if you need me, Captain Boss Sir," she said to Jack before she exited the office after man announced for everyone to leave, turning her head around to him. "I work for multiple people, y'know. And translations are such a context specific career." She waved at one of her many bosses, before leaving with the rest, just to see Alice try, yet again, to be a bitch.

"Now now, Sunshine, now is not the time for heated words and flown fists -- tonight we revel in the glory that is life and booze!" She said all this with a dramatic, yet distinctly sardonic, flair in her voice. "And then we revel in the glory of life in my apartment room. But that's a different matter. Onwards!"

[MonsieurShade]

Dimitri hadn't gotten very far, he'd stayed on long enough to strip away his vest, jacket, sidearm, and holster and deposit them somewhere secure, leaving him in nothing but a black tank top, cargo pants -with his knife still hanging on his belt just in case-, and his combat boots. He'd covered a total of two meters as Alice strode up to him and expressed her displeasure about her drugs, "What, me buyin' drinks isn't repayment enough?" Dimitri asked with a somewhat deadpan expression. The Demo-man let out a small sigh and stepped back a bit, figuring that Alice's answer would've likely either been a resounding 'no', another physical assault, or a combination of both, "Look, tell you what niña, if you're still able to remember anything past tonight after we're done at the bar and you still want some hash, i'll buy you some. But no more mind-fuck.". For the briefest of moments Dimitri could have sworn he'd felt a hole being burned into his wallet, however Krista jumped in just in time to lift his spirits and make him snicker a bit with the prospect of everyone getting drunk off their asses and doing things that would make everyone -with the exception of Krista- likely regret the morning after. "Jeez Krista, first you try to screw Alice in front of everyone on the boat and now you're encouraging a drunken orgy? You certainly don't fuck around, do you?" The demo-man inquired with a leer, happy to once again enjoy the company of someone who could be as amoral and hedonistic as he was. Throw in Alice's abrasiveness and Leon's attitude and it was almost like being back with his old squad before he was discharged. It was almost like he was back home.

[Spriggs27]

( They were in the office that they use to conduct business and stuff,)

After hearing Krista, Alice went quiet thinking and didn't bother answering Dimitri about the drinks, Alice rubbed the back of her head and figured that getting drunk with Krista around would likely end up with Krista taking advantage of her," You know what, screw it don't pay me for that stuff, I'm going home and going straight to sleep, and locking every door in my apartment, and sleeping with my KSG shotgun next me tonight." Alice said to Dimitri. She turned away from everyone and put her hands into her pockets, she began to amble towards her home saying," See you guys when I see you."

[Discontent]

Krista gave a short laugh at the demo-man. "Well, of course!" she said cheerfully, smile still etched on her face. "With my career and lifestyle, I suspect I'll be dead before I hit thirty! No point in pretending otherwise, so I just gotta drink, smoke, fuck, and leave regrets to the assholes who haven't yet realized that there is never a tomorrow." There was nothing but enthusiasm and downright joy in her voice, but at saying the last bit, her eyes almost unconsciously went to the object of both her desire and hatred. Said person apparently wanted to continue being a buzz-kill.

"Oh, come on, Sunshine!" she said as the woman walked away, claiming her intent to sleep with a weapon next to her. Krista suspected this was standard procedure for the girl. "It'll be fuuuun~! Y'know that word, right? It means enjoying yourself." She narrowed her eyes as she still kept walking, and turned her head back to Sparky. "Gah, fuck her. Little Leo!" she called out to wherever the man was. "Y'comin'?"

[MonsieurShade]

(edited my post accordingly spriggs)

Dimitri rolled his eyes a bit and snorted, "You might as well give up Krista. You've got a better chance of being struck by lightning than getting Alice to go along with whatever you have planned." the Demo-man said before turning back and bidding farewell to Alice. Dimitri lingered for a bit, something in his weed addled mind told him that he should still probably see to trying to pay her back for using up her drugs and tying her up earlier, however the part of him that was still rational told him that for the time being he should leave her be, lest he end up walking with a limp for the rest of the week, 'Maybe later...' he mused. Dimitri spun on his heel and pointed forward, "On that note, lets go get shit faced before I come down from my high and realize the nightmarish financial pit that i'm about to dig myself into.".

Dimitri proceded to shuffle forward while rooting around in one of his pockets before fishing out a beaded chain from his pocket and slipping it around his neck. He couldn't help but feel more at ease as the clinking of the two worn dog tags on the chain began to fill his ears. If the mind-fuck was going to give him a trip down memory lane, he might as well add something to give it the full effect.

[Spriggs27]

Jack was surprised that Alice just left whit saying it was okay that Dimitri smoked her drugs, he thought a fight would break out, but in a way Krista handled it almost made hims laugh," That was unexpected, I'm actually surprised that she just turn and ran instead of actually picking a fight." He said to himself before leaving as well not sticking around to see his men get shitfaced and drunk.

When Alice got to her apartment she just locked the door and went to her bed room, she flopped onto the bed and took her boots off throwing them across the room, in the corner of the room there was an M37 shotgun with a long barrel, Alice took off her pants and grabbed the shot gun, she threw her pants in the corner of the room, and laid down in the bed with the shotgun hugged to her bosom, this was her sleeping habit, she somehow couldn't sleep without a gun.