Iteral smiles at the confidence of Auspice, then looking at her
clocks. "Alright, Bilgewater it is. Auspice, if you need to prepare
anything, let me know. Else, we'll be on our way!"
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
The Caretaker waved goodbye to the three, even the little scorn
making excited chittering noises as they were watching them get
ready to depart. The Caretaker signed "Be safe. I would hate to see
my new friend go."
Iteral signs back. "Don't worry, I'll return. If we're lucky, we'll
get a chair in your size and you can join!" She smashes the clock
and a rift opens beneath them, black, white, usually pretty
threatening. "Shall we?"
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Do not worry, little one. I have no need to eat, though, bring
some meat for the little ones." The Caretaker signed out once more,
letting out a low growl, not for intimidation, but of calmness.
Rhulk turned to the portal before Auspice got off of him. She
stares down the portal, looking at it for a moment before
responding. "I'm ready."
"Wunderbar! Let's!" Iteral just... pushes Auspice through, then
salutes Rhulk and dropping through backwards. They arrive on the harbor at sunrise, as Iteral crashes
into a barrel of turnips. She laughs. "Hah, that crate never
leaves." She jumps out of the crate, one turnip on her head. (Kind
of like Tsareena's fruit on her head)
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"YOU MOTHERF-" Auspice couldn't even finish her sentence as she was
pushed into the portal, just landing by the barrel, but not on it.
"Ouch- at least you could have given me a countdown." She hissed
before slowly getting back on her feet, her wings flapping once of
twice to re-calibrate them.
"Don't worry, we've both had worse." Iteral laughs a bit, ignoring
her turnip calyx for now and looking around. "Sweet, we came here
at an opportune time."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Auspice, too, looked around, taking in all the amazing details
within the area. "I... are there pirates here? I've seen pirates
before... not the human kind, that is..." She spoke lowly,
continuing to gaze around.
"Pirates, scourges, rats, the whole thing!" Iteral smiles, as some
sailors and pirates do recognize the time witch. Though then, from
a large prestigious ship, another Iteral appears. That one was in a
Captain's outfit and had scars and a rapier. "Aye, another one of
me! Who's your buccaneer over there?"
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Auspice was quick to realize she wasn't wearing her helmet as it
quickly faded back on her head and she quickly pulled her hood over
her head, now coughing for a moment. "I-I'm Auspice." She spoke
back into her cold tone. "And I assume you are another... Iteral?
Man, there is a lot of you."
"Hah, would you believe it, if I told ya that I ain't the only
seafarin' one?" She cackles at Auspice, as the other Iteral shrugs.
"She's gotten here a while after me. Told her to stay and she
became a fun captain. We need to find the Priestess and the Rune
Guy. You know?" The captain nods. "Aye, go to the Drunken Sailor. A
bar close by."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Well... after what I have seen... I think I can believe it..." She
would normally giggle after her comment, but under her helmet, her
face was stern, as if she was double-sided, and which she was. She
changed as if a light switch had flipped her on cold. "Alright,
that you... err... Captain Iteral."
"Hah, you get it fast." Captain Iteral laughs, saluting them as
well as she yells at her people, as they bring down treasures. The
original Iteral laughs. "She's a bit more feisty. Anyway, I know
where to go, let's."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Auspice watched the other Iteral salute. What was up with all the
Iterals loving to salute? Though, she found it funny. She snapped
out of her own thoughts and turned back to the original Iteral.
"Alright." She stood beside Iteral, ready to follow.
Iteral walks, as she smiles and they see Bilgewater in Action. Many
carry treasures, severed monster heads, sea monster flaps, all.
Some merchants trade them for some foreign currency, others for
other parts. It was quite the interesting sight.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Hmm... this reminds me of the Fallen Ketches back at Sol. They
were full of alien pirates... Eramis would have loved this place."
She spoke lowly to Iteral as she kept a few feet away to her side,
slightly behind. She knew what pirates do, and she made sure to be
wary, because she has relics from several millennia ago, thanks to
Rhulk. Relics that she had would definately be the golden target to
any pirate.
"Mh, so you got pirates too? Figures... well don't worry. In
Bilgewater, if you don't talk about money, they usually look for
either giant sea monsters to slay or ancient relics to take. Though
you gotta be careful, some harbor Ruination. It's a whole thing but
bottom line, stay away from green glowing stuff." Iteral laughs a
bit, looking around and waving. It was clear some mistook Iteral
for Captain Iteral but she was okay with it. They step in front of
a rusted tavern, labeled the name that the Captain mentioned
before. Just as Iteral wanted to open the door, a person flies out
of the window.
"Yep. She's here."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Mhm. They are the pain the in a// to deal with too. And so goes
for the Fallen. They don't want money, they want the ancient loot,
or just fragments of the Light. They crave for the Light so much, I
can't help but to feel empathy for them because they care so much.
If they are nothing without the Light, then they shouldn't have it
at all." She grumbled, now looking around at the Tavern.
It seemed like a chaotic mess, well, hearing all the clamor.
"W-Who?"
"Yeah, don't worry. The person we're meeting is no pirate. In fact,
she's a kind of big deal somewhere else." Iteral laughs and passes
the bar, grabbing three drinks and handing Auspice one, while
tossing one to the corner of the room. A sturdy tanned hand catches
it and laughs quite boisterously. "Time Witch! We meet!" The sound
was very strong and surly, it even pronounces her name very
differently. Showing the 6'5 figure and the tattoos, Iteral
laughs.
Auspice takes the drink and turns to the sudden voice who seemed to
belong to belong to this muscular woman. She took a frightful step
back due to the size. She never really expressed herself as being
shy like this, which caused her to blush. She knew she wouldn't
need to fight this one, but she still stood clear as she slowly
moved behind Iteral, not saying a word to the new woman she just
met.