forum Rough Seas (Closed.)

Started September 08, 2019 by @Fantasy-Illy!

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"Portia," Cicada responded as she forced back her yawn. She stepped away from Levi and gave him a tip of the hat, "If you're worried about being wanted, people will most likely be assumed you died. Most of the people aboard this ship were officially declared dead by the government, and they have a bad habit of not wanting to admit they're wrong. So don't worry your pretty little head."

"Aw, you think my heads pretty?" Levi looked at her with a quick smirk before turning his eyes back to the stars. "I guess that's true, my ship did sink." He would probably be declared dead. That is if he doesn't go back to his home island. People would definitely recognize him if he did. "I think I might head to bed. I mean I did have a long day, almost died, so.." Taking the chance he patted her on the head with a smile and walked away. Tomorrow he would feel better and be more productive.

Cicada swatted at his hand when he patted her head. No one just pats her head and gets away with it; however, it was late and she was also tired. She let him leave without a word before turning and heading to her cabin. There were some perks to being captain. Before she entered and went to bed she turned and gave a quick nod to James indicating he was in charge for the night. James gave a quick nod back and Cicada went to finally get some rest.

(That gives me a better idea of what they look like, haha.)
The next morning, Levi rose before the sun. It was warm, with no breeze, Levi knew it was going to be a hot day. He didn't mind though. From the corner of his eye he saw his jacket and walked over to it. It was completely dry. It was a bit stiff, but that didn't bother him much. Taking it down he slipped it on and felt more like himself. The only thing that was out of place was the navy star. With all his strength he ripped it off, leaving a hold in it's place. Taking one last look he chucked it into the sea. He was no navy Captain now, nor was he ever really.

(Yep. That's why I looked for them.)

Cicada woke up with the sun and she got out of her hammock and stretched. She got changed into her regular captain's outfit before throwing on her hat and walking outside to smell the ocean breeze. She stretched once again and walked out to check on others in the crew quarters before spotting Levi. She walked over to where he was and gave him a slight wave, "Normally I'm the first one up."

I like to get up before the sun." It was the best time to have some alone time without it being too dark. As the sun rose the sky became a pink and yellow color. Levi looked over and saw that Cicada's hair looked like it was fire. If only there was some wind, Lebi would have been convinced it was. Her eyes turned a golden color. She was quite beautiful, but Levi had no interest in a relationship right now. All he wanted was to figure himself out, and find out what he wanted in life. And if becoming a pirate will help with that, then he would do it. "Plus, I love to watch the sun rise."

Cicada gave him a slight nod. She understood her reasoning and looked out at the sunrise. She loved sunsets more, but that was her personal opinion. A slight wind picked up and she let out a breath, "It is quite beautiful. So your a morning person aren't ya? Then you can help me wake up the rest of the crew."

"I'm not sure that they'll like that. But sure I'll give it a shot." He turned with a grin and crossed his arms. "What did you have in mind?" He had a feeling she didn't just normal wake her crew up, but he could also could be reading her wrong. There was still much he needed to learn about her and her crew, which he was actually excited for. Most of them seemed like decent people. It would be about another day before they reach land, and he couldn't wait. Being on the ocean was fine, but he didn't want to be on the water forever.

"Speaking of shots," Cicada pulled out a pistol from her coat pocket. She had a wicked grin on her face as she began making her way to where the crew was sleeping. Her favorite part of the morning was watching the crew scramble after she fired her pistol into the air to wake them, "You won't be helpin' today, but you can most certainly watch. I fire my pistol into the air and then watch'em scramble around. Some of the older members are more used to it, but they still wake up every time."

Levi was starting to like Cicada more and more. "This going to to be enjoyable." He followed behind waiting for the chaos to happen. Levi looked over and saw Lil sleeping, for some reason she had captivated him. Being nice he decided to walk over and wake her up before Cicada shot her gun. "Lil, get up." He quickly dragged her out of bed and pulled her over to where Cicada was standing.

Cicada stood outside of the door frame and shot the gun into the sky. A loud bang was heard and over half the crew jumped to their feet hands reaching for their weapons. While the other half, either used to the captain's antics or extremely hungover, shot murderous glares or threw their pillows. Cicada caught one and let out a hearty laugh, "Rise and Shine sleepin' beauties! We've got a long day ahead of us."

Levi covered Lil's ears. She turned and smiled. He thought she was beautiful and fun to be around. He may be a bit interested in her, but he still wasn't ready for a relationship. Levi laughed at the younger mates scrambling around, while the ones who have been there a while threw pillows and just yawned. "You're right, this was fun to watch." Levi smiled. Lil took Levi's hands off her ears and headed up stairs. "Thank you!" She yelled from the top.

Cicada was still cackling as the older member's started to pull themselves out of bed. She put her pistol away taking a glance at Levi, "Best part of the day. The rest is just hard work," she glanced back into the quarters Zanna are ya up?!"
"Shut up!" the girl called back still in her bed, "I'm hungover."
"Yes, and we need to get to Portia," Cicada countered her.
"I'll figure it out later," Zanna mumbled before James pushed her out of bed. she squealed and looked at him, "Fine, fine, I'll get to it."
Cicada was still snickering as Zanna walked out flipping her the bird with James following after. He looked to Cicada, "I'll make sure she's actually working instead of napping."
Cicada gave her first mate a nod and began making her way to the mast.

Levi, walked up the stairs unsure of what his job was going to be. He saw Lil pulling ropes to move the sails, and that was not an easy thing to do. Most times that was the mens job, she kept surprising him. "Alright, captain. What's my job?" While others were doing their job he just stood there. His brown hair a mess. It usually worked it's self out as the day goes on. (Sorry it's short.)

Cicada looked over at Levi. She watched as her crew went to action and then back at Levi, "It depends on what you can do. I'm aware you're a captain, but as to your actual skills I don't know much." She began to walk over to Levi, "I've already got a first mate and a damn good one at that. The same goes for my navigator and medic."

"I've got the muscles for any hard job people aren't willing to do." Levi has always liked hard labor, half it was to show off his body, but mostly to be active. "Hauling heavy thing, pulling the sails, anything really." He flashed her a smile. If he could, he'd rather be first mate, but of course that spot would be taken. He's the new guy, so there aren't many jobs to do. "Literally just out me on anything."

Cicada thought for a moment. She needed to not show favoritism, but at the same time, Levi was an ex-navy captain. A position of leadership would make more sense even if she had all of those positions filled. She needed to talk to James and figure out what to do with their newest member, but for now, "For now you can help River in manning the ship. That means running the sails, anchor, anything overly physical. He's the light-skinned boy in the blue jacket yelling orders at everyone, he'll give you something to do"

Levi shrugged. He took off his jacket, only wearing his white shirt again. I really need new clothes. He walked over and tapped River on the shoulder. "Yo, the captain says you can give me something to do." Lil stopped what she was doing and looked over to River and Levi. She was curious as to what job River was going to give him. It is an extremely hot day, and Levi was already sweating. It was days like this that he hated being on boats. Not much shade and you could barely take a break because you needed to take care of the boat.

Cicada walked away to go and see if she can find James to talk to him about Levi. River turned to see Levi standing there. He heard what he said and looked around to see which area needed help, "Ah yes, the newest navy brat. Why don't you help Lil with the sails, you to already seem to know each other."

"Alright." Levi wasn't one to fight people who were in charge, unless they were in the wrong. He walked over and reached over her. Sweat dripped down Lil's face. "It's surprising you can do thos yourself. With a smile he easily started pulled at the rope. "I can do it, but it's still a struggle. So thank you." It was a good workout, so he didn't mind. "Captain, needs someone like you. There are a lot of lazy people here, and you seem to be willing to do anything." Levi laughed at Lil's words. "I just like keeping busy. Sitting around was never my thing."

River gave a slight nod and continued to overlook everyone on the ship. Cicada made her way to the navigation room where Zanna was plotting the course and James was making sure the other didn't fall asleep. Zanna gave the captain a nod and CIcada waved her out of the room. Z gave a slight head dip and walked out, most likely heading back to bed. Cicada walked up to James and confided in him, "I'm not sure where to put Levi within the crew yet."
"I thought that would be obvious," James told her, "You brought him on for a reason."
"I did," Cicada said confidently, "And I don't know where to put him. The best spot would clearly be…"
"First mate," James affirmed, "but I'm already here, and you know I've been wanting to step down for quite some time. Settle in as just another one of the crew and eventually step off and live life ashore."
Cicada sighed, "I know ya have James, but I'm not ready for either of you to go."
"We'll have transition time. Levi can begin to train in my position and we'll figure it all out later," James suggested, "Let the crew get used to it to."
"Alright, but he'll stick under River's lead for now," Cicada confirmed, "So no one in the crew thinks he's getting special privilege."
James laughed, "No one would think that, we all trust your decision."

Levi had now taken off his shirt. Honestly he didn't see a point in wearing one when it's so hot out. The sweat make him look like he was glowing, but it was the same for everyone. Levi worked with a smile on his face. Lil being Lil, sat off to the side sipping a fruity drink, cheering Levi on. She had always been one to have fun, but she also knew when it was time to work. Everything seemed to be working out right now, so she was taking a break. "Oh my gosh who is that hottie?" Lil playfully said while fanning herself. "Stop, you'll make me blush." Levi replied, but his voice was a bit strained from trying to pull the rope. "The captain really did pick a good one this time," Lil whispered.

Cicada stepped outside and removed her jacket, so all she was wearing was a thin loose white tank top to which she tied the back of it so only her breasts were covered. It wasn't as bad as she had originally thought. She removed her hat as well to put her hair up into a high bun before putting the hat back on loosely. She started yelling out orders with the new directions given as she made her way up towards the wheel. They needed to catch a western wind if they wanted to make it to Portia by nightfall.

Levi tied the rope when he was done with the first sail. Looking around he noticed a few guys struggling to moving to food barrels to the cabinets. Levi ran over, a bit out of breath and began helping them. With the boat rocking back and forth, no one wanted the food to go over board. Even if they would reach land soon, Levi didn't like wasting food. The others smiled and thanked him. Keeping busy and doing odd jobs was the only thing he could at the moment. He grabbed a barrel and took it to the lower deck. It felt strange doing this instead of sitting behind a desk and yelling orders. But it was a nice change of pace.

Cicada watched Phoenix slid down the mast from the crows nest around the midday mark. Phe had a bright grin on as she made her way to Cicada, "I could see Portia, but there's quite a few navy ships along the docks."
Cicada let out a sigh as she began to turn the ship slowly, "I'll head us to the alcove then."
"And if they're in the town?"
"We'll just be careful," Cicada responded sharply before shouting out more orders to change their direction smoother. They needed to be careful now.

Levi over heard the conversation and wiped the sweat from his forehead before walking over. "If it's the navy, I could deal with them." He was ex navy, and knew how to deal with them. If they asked any questions he would say he's taking a break and traveling on his own for a while. Navy people were easy to fool. "Here." One of the guys he was helping brought a drink out for Levi and leaned against the wall for a break. In this heat, everyone deserves a little break. Taking a sip he looked up at Cicada, waiting for her answer. If she didn't want that, then he would respect her wishes.

Cicada thought for a moment, but shook her head. She was well aware of how easy the navy was to fool, but they needed to keep on the downlow at the moment, "No, there's an alcove on the west beach near Portia we can dock at. I would rather avoid confrontation with the navy at the moment with how low our resources are."