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Rolling Down to Ol' Maui

🧙 WHO: Cleveland and YOU
⚔️️ WHAT: Quest, Massage, Rope Tying, TDM stuff
🕒 WHEN: First half of May
🗺️ WHERE: Everywhere
⚠️ WARNINGS: Violence and potential nudity, I’ll update as things roll along

I – Scary Sea Shanties

[The thrill of being back out on the water was exhilarating for Cleveland. She just sort of wished she was out here for a different reason. The usually feeling of freedom was subtly drowned out by the feeling of something… ominous. Off in the distance she could hear the beautiful melody that the sailors before had spoken of. The fae that had caused one too many to be claimed by the ocean. She checked over her equipment and her own rigging that marked her as a kansen.

If push comes to shove- well she at least has another option for an emergency ship. And it did sound like push would come to shove in this case. Still, the Knight of the Sea, USS Cleveland, was nothing if not positive and sure of herself in her bearing. She stood easily on the deck as the crew mulled about in silent fear, and perhaps certainty in their own doom.]

Hey, hey! Men of the sea don’t look so glum! There’s a time when the waters will claim us eventually, but that time isn’t today! You’re all experienced fishermen and whalers. This is just another hunt for you guys, so bolster your courage and harden your hearts for the coming catch!

[She managed a bright grin, preparing her crossbow for the coming encounter. Hopefully her words would help bolster all present.]

II – Knot a Problem

Haha! It’s kind of odd tying knots like this, but also sort of fun.

[She laughed, humming the song as she tied her partner up. Alright, so not exactly the sort of ropework she’s normally used to performing. But Cleveland can make due, even if it’s kind… okay really odd.]

Hm… so the next one goes like… this?

[The ropes tighten around the other persons chest.]

Ah- sorry, sorry!

III – Release Knots

Sorry, I’m still kind of new to this.

[She said, rubbing the back of her head with an embarrassed smile on her face. Another sort of knot that she isn’t used to dealing with. Still, she’d been practicing quite a bit beforehand and was rather confident in her abilities thus far. Surprisingly calloused hands pressed down against skin as she channeled her magic into the other person.

Fingers working on releasing the tension in their muscles. Pulsing and vibrating with energy, warmth, and a pleasing coolness afterwards. It was actually kind of exciting to do something like this. Something new, and something that can help another person.]

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Wow, you really have a way to keep people’s morale up during tough times like now. That is really brilliant.

(Harry is really impressed by how Cleveland can boost the morale of the ship’s crew. The young man is also onboard to see where the song’s source is coming from as vigilantly as he can. A snowy owl could be heard from the rafts, her eyes and ears ever on alert for anything coming out of there.)

Ah, I don't Know about that, but thanks. I try my best at least.

[For her part the compliment brought a small blush. The feeling would be short lived, of course, as they drew closer to the sound of singing. Closer to the rocky cliffs.]

Hm, and of course the fae has to live near dangerous waters. I wonder if we can lure it further away from where it's hiding.

Yeah, I think that luring the fae away from its hiding place could be a good idea. Hopefully everyone is going to come out of this alive in one piece.

(The rocky cliffs are not far away from sight as he could feel a figurative lump on his throat, hoping that no one is going to get hurt in the end. Hedwig meanwhile patiently keeps a close eye for the fae if they show up, the hunting instinct in her is on high alert.)

Oh my, I haven’t see waves this rough in a long time.

Of course, everyone will! I've never lost a single person before. I won't now.

[She can't guarantee that, of course. But being sure of herself certainly helps others be certain of her and themselves. In the mean time they were getting ever closer to the cliffs.]

You don't go out to sea very often, do you?

Unfortunately yes, I don’t usually go out to sea that often. Even though the United Kingdom is surrounded by water, I don’t do a lot of sailing, I’m afraid: I’m more used to getting around a lake in a boat at home.

(He is embarrassed by the fact that he has to mention this to anybody, but it is true that despite living in a country surrounded by water and attending a school with nearby lake, he is not the kind of person who would sail often.

It is a remarkable miracle that he hasn’t gone seasick just yet.)

Ah, that's fine, that's fine! Not many people do get to sail around the ocean!

[Even less so back home with everything that had been going on. If anything, being able to sail about as freely as she could here, even if it was a different sort of sailing, felt far more open than what she's used to. Maybe this is what the seas would be like when peace finally came?

But that thought would have to be put on the backburner as the sound of the singing drew closer.

"She's heading our way!" Cried out one of the sailors.]

(Harry gives Cleveland a grateful nod when he soon discovers that the singing is getting clearer and he could feel the chill crawling down his spine as he hears it as the ship reaches the fae’s location in the sea. Hedwig gets understandably alarmed upon hearing it as well: her wings flapping frantically to indicate that they have to be ready for the fae.)

Oh my, the singing is getting louder the closer we get to the fae. I think that they must be nearby right now.

[All hands were readying themselves for the coming fight, including Cleveland.]

Get ready then, I can see movement just off the bow!

[She pulled back on her crossbow and loaded a bolt on to start herself off. The battle was upon them!]

(Harry is also bracing himself as he gets himself mentally prepared to deal with the fae that everyone on the boat are about to face with. Meanwhile Rose the little Pygmy Puff is currently fast asleep inside his jacket pocket, blissfully unaware of what is going to happen.)

Alright then, we should be able to see the fae coming closer right now.

[The waves pick up in energy before suddenly hands burst out of the water and attempt to grab one of the sailors nearest to Cleveland! Who responds by slicing at the arms, sending the fae back into the waters with a splash and scream! Breaking the song and sending the water churning harder around them. Rocking the boat more violently.]

Hang on! Do you have anything we can use to catch off guard?

(Hedwig is scanning once again for the fae from her current position, she is getting very annoyed by the rocking as she tries to find it. And as much as he wishes to surprise the fae with elemental magic, he doesn’t know how it will also affect the ship as well.

But he does have something very handy on hand for this quest.)

I happen to have brought along a net to trap the fae. But if it doesn’t work on them, I have some electricity magic to help us out.

(Harry then brings out a net from his rucksack, it doesn’t look much, but the ropes look sturdy enough to withstand the fae’s movements as far as he is aware.)

Good thinking.

[She nods, weapon still at the ready as she watches closely for signs of the fae's movement. It was difficult with the water being how it is.]

I got light magic and can protect you and the sailors while trying to catch her.

[A much better plan than trying spear her or get into some giant, titanic battle with the creature. If they're lucky enough that the ropes are able to hold her.]

Glad that we can agree on that. Okay then, I’m going to try to get the far with the net once they resurface again.

(He also watches the waters constantly as he scans for the fae resurfacing, his hands holding onto the net as tightly as he could. The young man then notices the ripples and bubbles on the water on the sea, which means that the fae is about to rise from the waters to strike at any moment now.

Some of the sailors are also there to assist him in catching the fae as back up. Rose soon wakes up from her nap and squeaks up as she pokes her head from the pocket.)

Great timing, Rose. The fae is about to rise up from the seas right now.

[She gets into position as Harry and the sailors ready the net. Barriers raising and giving the fae only one real avenue of attack. From which, the net could be cast and the attacker could be ensnared.

Hopefully.

She's very hopeful actually! Brimming with confidence and assuredness that this would actually go over relatively smoothly. Or as smoothly as it could. The fae quickly rises from the water and takes a dive for the nearest sailor, who is also quickly pulled off to the side by Cleveland!]

Now!

(As soon as the fae rises up once from the water, Harry almost immediately throws the net at them, using kinetic magic to assist in his throw and the net flys towards them from the boat.

Rose’s eyes glow a vivid blue as she helps him in nabbing the fae outright. Now he hopes that the net’s ropes are strong enough to keep them in place so they can stop more ships from gettin sunk.)

Brilliant. Now we need to keep an eye on the net to see if it can keep the fae from attacking.

[At least the netting seems to be holding up thus far? The fae certainly doesn't look all that pleased over being caught!]

We can use light magic to make a sort of cage for her in the mean time. Something extra to help make sure she can't get out and cause any more problems.

Oh yes! That would be really appreciated. I have a feeling that the net alone might break at any moment, so a cage made out of light is a good idea.

(Rose squeaks in agreement as she hops up and down in delight.)

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Scary Sea Shanties

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