1. [11:28:30] <CounterBeard> The Cloud Karp has ben docked for nearly a week, the hulking beast of a ship. Some say it was a war ship retired. Others say just a freighter that had seen better days turned mercenary. All you know is that you want to check it out. It its noon. What do?
  2. [11:33:23] * Vinessa gazes at the ship from afar, a smile plastered on her face. "It's so beautiful..." Hrm.. She pauses, her pack of supplies she was sent to bring home. The trip back could wait, she knew this was too rare a chance to pass up, and headed to the shipyard to look at it up close.
  3. [11:38:21] <CounterBeard> As you get closer to the ship it's shadow falls over you and most of the yard. There are men and women working the area loading up the ship, boxes and bags and other supplies. You think you can even spot some wriggling and moving. No one stops you but a few give you some funny looks. The skyskiffs they are using get loaded to the brim before flyign to the main ship.
  4. [11:41:27] * Vinessa talks to herself aloud as she walks, ever approaching closer to the gated shipyard "I wonder why it's here.. Maybe it's escorting some noble prince from a foreign country, or maybe it's going to try and sail 'round the world in a couple months, or, or..." she trails off. She could go and find out for herself. She could probably sneak on, easy enough..
  5. [11:44:20] * Vinessa tries her best to look natural as she goes to better look at the cargo, the thought of how to sneak off the airship never entering her mind.
  6. [11:52:06] <CounterBeard> In one of the more poorly packaged crates you spot pokeballs, in another food and water and some equipment you have never seen before. Weapons? Maybe. Where the hell are they going? You finally walk through the gate and only one person comes forward. His greased black hair hangs limply around his face and his pencil mustache looks as if was attempted to be curled. "Well hello there
  7. [11:52:06] <CounterBeard> pretty lady. What brings you to the yhard?"
  8. [11:54:01] * Vinessa stops in her tracks. She never was that good at lying. "The yard... uh..." She raises her bag. "My uncle forgot some things, I'm here to bring them to him."
  9. [11:56:58] <Vinessa> "I think he's already gone aboard the ship though..."
  10. [11:59:30] <CounterBeard> Greasyman squits at you very hard. "What'ddya say your name was? N'whose yer uncle?"
  11. [12:01:34] * Vinessa pauses, caught in a lie. "My uncle? His name is - " a pause, a frantic glance around. The shipyard, the lighthouse, the old graveyard on the cliff... "Graves. Heh, good old uncle Graves." In her mind, she kicked herself. Graves? What kind of name was that?
  12. [12:10:23] <CounterBeard> "Oh. That old journalist. Yeh alright. I can give him the package. Nasty old codger. You you'll excuse the language."
  13. [12:10:38] <CounterBeard> He grins, his teeth are mostly intact, just a bit yellowed
  14. [12:14:01] <Vinessa> "I.." whatever she'd expected, it wasn't that. "My ma told me I had to give it to him myself.. Could I? I'll be on and off faster than you can say slowpoke, I swear."
  15. [12:18:46] <CounterBeard> He grins larger "Arlight pretty lady. Sure. But only if you promise to go have a drink with me when your chore is all done. You can hop on the next skyskiff. Be done swift as a swellow."
  16. [12:20:49] * Vinessa nods, making a note to leave unseen. "Quick as a crobat."
  17. [12:25:04] <CounterBeard> "Perfect." He motions to the skiff that is loading near by. "Just don't be seen and be off quick. Wouldn't want them to leave with ya." he winks as the skiff starts to rise into the air.
  18. [12:26:45] * Vinessa quickly boards the skiff, heart still racing. "Ican'tbelieveit!" The thought she would be on such a massive airship, even for a few minutes, was enough for a massive grin to appear.
  19. [12:30:07] * Vinessa decided, as the skiff rose. A quick look around, that's all she'd do. Look through a few areas, kill enough time, and then leave the same way she came.
  20. [12:33:17] <CounterBeard> The woman at the helm of the skiff just grunts as you both narrowly make it into the hold. The deep belly of the ship, what light is here is poorly maintained. Mountains of boxes and bags sit here making a maze. You mostly see shadows and shapes the deeper the little skiff goes. The pilot sets down and starts to unload.
  21. [12:37:41] * Vinessa starts to explore the cargo hold out of sight of the pilot, now more curious as to the reason of the blimp's arrival.
  22. [12:43:26] * Vinessa lets out her drifloon. "Huxley, you gotta see this! It's so cool, isn't it so cool? I haven't been on an airship this big in - I don't think I've ever been on an airship this big, or this high up in the sky! I know you haven't either, even though one day you'll grow into a big and strong drifloon, and we can fly together.." the whispering rambling continues, as she completely loses track...
  23. [12:43:26] * Vinessa ...of time.
  24. [12:44:48] * Vinessa *drifblim
  25. [12:45:15] <CounterBeard> You go deeper and the lights grow dimmer, your eyes adjust. You can make out the little pathways set up. There are enough supplies here for...hell if you had to guess years. Roll me perception in main chat
  26. [12:48:43] <CounterBeard> You do find weapons this time, guns and nets and bayonetts. You find odd chemistry sets and sets of stones, evolutionary and otherwise. You also find saws and hammers and building equipment as well.
  27. [12:48:49] <CounterBeard> And you hear a faint singing.
  28. [12:52:09] <CounterBeard> It gets closer to you, and you can hear a faint skittering along with it.
  29. [12:54:51] * Vinessa hides in-between a set of boxes as the voice approaches, hoping the dark helps conceal her.
  30. [12:58:32] <CounterBeard> The singing remains faint but the noise of skittering claws and feet reach an almost thunderous cadence. As a horde fo rattata pour through and down the little path. There have to be a good thirty to fifty of the little rodents running by.
  31. [12:59:29] * Vinessa covers her mouth with both hands, lest she make a noise.
  32. [13:01:59] <CounterBeard> As they pass a man, rather hunched over carring what looks to be a pigiron pike and a lantern passes by. In the lantern is a small bright red rattata. It glows with some sort of inner light. It is napping. Another rattata glides by on large folds of skin between its legs. and the last of the horde. You would mistake it for a statue if had not been moving, its craggy hide looks to be
  33. [13:02:00] <CounterBeard> carved from cobblestones. The statue rat stops and sniffs at your area.
  34. [13:04:00] <CounterBeard> It makes a shrill sound and the man turns around suprisingly quickly for his size and weapon. HIs harse course voice calls out "Hellloo?'
  35. [13:07:55] <CounterBeard> He thrusts outhis ratern and its light blinds you for a moment. "Oh. Hello. Are you lost? It can be confusing down here. I was lost my first time as well."
  36. [13:10:48] * Vinessa lets out a small gasp, hands now tensely by her side. "L-lost? I'm..." her eyes are drawn to the monstrous rattata. "What is that? I've never seen a rattata like that before."
  37. [13:15:03] <CounterBeard> The man looks confused for a moment. "He is my frind? Not an it." He points to your baloon goast. "I have not seen one of those before either. I am Richard. In the lantern is Wilfred. Flying is Mordred and the one who found you is Winifred. Who are you and your friend?"
  38. [13:19:21] * Vinessa calms down, her fear receding. "This is Huxley, and my name is Vinessa... I really shouldn't be here. I've got to go."
  39. [13:22:35] <CounterBeard> Richard rubs his nose with the back of his hand and looks confused. "Do you need to go to your cabin? Or the Galley? You might make it in tme for supper."
  40. [13:24:33] <Vinessa> "Supper?!" A creeping realization. "Don't tell me I.. what time is it, Mr. Richard?"
  41. [13:33:09] <CounterBeard> "Oh. Well a little past supper time really. Uh, if you wanted a number I'd say past 6 of the clock."
  42. [13:38:23] * Vinessa asks the question she fears the answer to. "Time just flew by... did we take off already, without me noticing?"
  43. [13:45:49] <CounterBeard> Richard nods and smiles "Looks like you are part of the crew now."
  44. [13:50:01] * Vinessa slumps down. "I- I don't even have my pokemon with me! I mean I have my drifloon but he's just a baby and a young one too, I mean it's not his fault but he can't fight anything stronger than a starter pokemon the ship can't have left yet you're just joking right tell me you're joking." Deep breath.
  45. [13:54:34] <CounterBeard> Richard shakes his head. "Sorry. But welcome to the Karp, Swabby Vinessa"
  46. [13:54:48] <CounterBeard> (And now to do a timeskip because awshit timegotaway from me.)
  47. [13:59:05] <CounterBeard> Shit. Im going to have to actually cut it off here. I gotta head in early.
  48. [13:59:29] <CounterBeard> The timskip portion is short and I'll do it right before session tomorrow.
  49. [13:59:41] <Vinessa> (Okay)