First Stop [Lumi/Amelia]

[Luminous]

August's poor little row boat. The dingy little thing barely made it through the storm off the coast, having lost both of its oars and barely helping her make it to the shore line. She was drenched and dripping as she climbed up onto the docks, wringing out her hair and her clothes as she walked down the piers walking by the vast number of pirates loading and unloading their ships. Of all the islands i had the misfortune to land on, it just had to be this one. August had heard a few stories about Pirate's Market from Vallan Droho during her sessions with him on Platform Island, and all she really needed to know was she already despised its very existence. Just keep your head on your shoulders, August, and we'll make it out of here alive. She knew that she'd need to acquire some sort of sea vessel if she were going to get off the island. I'll probably have to resort to stealing one if I can' find any work. 


August looked up at the sky, and saw the it was very foggy. Even though it was barely morning, she had a feeling the fog was native to this island. A shiver ran up her spine as a cool breeze drifted through the streets. She supposed it would be to her best interest to start looking for some kind of work to help her pay for a new boat. Surely someone out there needs some kind of work done for them, right?

[Fluffy Lynx]

WORD COUNT: 550

TAGGED: @lynx

TAGGED: DRUNK?!

Dirty, stinking, filthy, doublecrossing, good for nothing, selfcentered assholes! That is exactly what they were to Amelia. Having landed on this island somewhat by chance, somewhat because she expected there to be work, she had gotten herself hired by a group of pirates. They had a lot of faulty equipment. Rifles, swords, even their ship was mostly in poor shape. So they had offered her a sizeable bag of beri for restoring all of their stuff back to prime condition. Work that for a mechanic of her skill wasn't as hard as it was time consuming and delicate. So having spent no less than three days slaving away, working the skin off of her fingers, when she had finished the pirates had complained about issues with the repairs and the process through which Amelia had done so, claiming that she had cost the group of pirates more than she had given them, thus denying her the payment that she was entitled to. Obviously the gear was in fine condition, they were merely trying to weasel their way out of paying Amelia for her work. Admitting that there was a mistake on the engine of their ship, Amelia had gotten back to work. The girl however, was well aware that the pirates had been doublecrossing assholes, so instead of working to postively influence their ships engine, she had sabotaged it. Holes, fautly pipes, blocked cylinders, all sorts of faults that wouldn't make the engine blow up immediately, but it'd surely malfunction inside a day or two at best. 
After having sabotaged the pirates, she had taken the payment that was rightfully hers, legging it from the pirates after having left a message saying that everything was fixed. As soon as the pirates had become aware of what Amelia had been up to though, they gave chase. If she had merely taken her payment, they might have let her go, but her disrespect of fair pirates needed to be punished. At least in their eyes it did. So Amelia was on the run, using the foggy nature of the island to seemingly vanish from sight from her followers. Running, running, running, she was headed for the docks. If nothing else, she hoped she could find a ship or something else to hide away in. Before she knew it though, another being was there with her in the fog. August. Letting out a squeal as the two were on collision course. Then, without any warning, Amelia and the stranger collided with a loud smack! Dropping to the ground, and dropping the bag of beri besides herself, Amelia sat on her butt, complaining. "Ow ow ow.. That really hurt... Hey, are you okay?.. OH shit! They're coming!"

Having realised that she was still being chased, Amelia tried to gather the things she had dropped and get back on her feet, clearly intending to continue running towards the docks. The pirates would be catching up any moment now!

[Luminous]

A good hour of walking later had given her no more inkling of an idea of what to do. Most of the people she had talked to laughed in her face or told her what services she could really do to earn some money. August would roll her eyes and continue on her way, a hand firmly gripping her sword's hilt ready to be used. This isn't looking to promising. I don't want to have to resort to pick pocketing so early on this island. I don't know of any good places to run and hide for things to cool down. From what she gathered, the outermost shops seemed to be the most dank in appearance. I could try going more towards the center of the island. It might end up being more promising than how it is looking n-.


With a crash, August was sent falling onto her back. Her head hit the ground and she let out a wail of pain. "What the hell just ran into me!" She cried out clenching her head. Looking forward as blonde hairs fell across her face she saw a red head crying a similar sound of ow ow ow in response to having ran into her. August looked down and noticed that the person who ran into her had dropped a bag of beri, and looked to be running from something. It was confirmed shortly after by asking August if she was okay before turning around to look on some unknown pursuers. 

"Wait, hold on, who is chasing you! I want answers, you nearly gave me a concussion!" August yelled angrily getting up and chasing after the woman who had knocked her over. August looked back into the dense fog hoping for an immediate answer, but so far she saw nothing out of the ordinary from what she normally saw.

[Fluffy Lynx]

WORD COUNT: 550

TAGGED: @lynx

TAGGED: DRUNK?!

Amelia wasn't one to be hanging out for long, but as it was, she was too tired from all the work, and her knee was hurting from the impact against Lumi. It meant that she, instead of continuing to run like she had initially planned, ended up sitting on her butt with a pained expression on her face. The knee had given out, and Amelia couldn't get back up onto her feet on her own accord. The girl needed help, she needed to be rescued. There was literally no way that she was going to run from the pirates at this rate, and with the stranger shouting for her to stay in place and stop running, it was only a matter of time before the pirates would look around the corner and find her and her new friend. So the only thing she could do, was beg the stranger that she had ran into for help, and pray thatAugust was willing to assist with saving her life. Turning around, she looked at August desperately, bowing her head, speaking fast and troubled, barely breathing inbetween each sentence.

"P-pirates! They'll kill me, I'll pay you, please! Don't let them kill me! They refused to pay me for my work, but I needed money to get off the island, so I took my pay. I'm so sorry, I just.. please help me!"

Amelia was almost crying at this point, clearly fearing for her life. In the distance, barely visible within the fog, a group of pirates was making their way forward. They were shouting, calling out to Amelia, warning her of all the things they'd do to her if they ever caught her. August would only have a couple of moments to decide what to do. What was her choice going to be?

[Luminous]

As August ran to try and keep up with the girl who had run into her, she started to hear the pursuit going on from behind them. She turned quickly, and still hadn't seen any of the pursuers just yet. When August turned again, the girl had fallen on her rear again, and she could see that the girl's face wore pain on it. August skidded to a halt right before her, hand gripping the hilt of her rapier in anticipation. She wasn't sure if this girl was a pirate just yet, and wasn't quite ready to trust her, until she heard the next words come out of her mouth. August's hand gripped the blade's hilt angrily, a dark shadow passing across her face.

"Pirates are chasing you? And they did what?" August turned around to face the oncoming pirates. "Listen, I'm not strong enough to carry you, but I know I can outrun them. What I need you to do is do your best to make your way to the center of the island, okay? From what I gathered there's a forest there that will be easier to hide in than these streets. I'll come out there, and I'll proclaim how bright it is to let you know it's me and it's safe, okay?" August unsheathed her blade and ran its tip in a circle around her. "I'll delay them long enough for you to get away, okay?" August turned around again and gave the girl a smile. "I don't like pirates who don't care about anyone. Now go!" August turned her head again, sword poised in front of her as she started to see silhouettes of the coming assailants. 

I'll protect anyone who needs my help if its from people like them. Robbing someone when they put in honest work. Unforgivable.

[Fluffy Lynx]

WORD COUNT: 422

TAGGED: @lynx

TAGGED: @flameyz

Amelia nodded, smiled as thanks, before she somewhat weakly got to her feet and staggered into the wilds. If nothing else, that other person had promised to be a distraction so that Amelia could get away, and hopefully have a few moments to calm down so that she could return to moving normally. The center of the island was rather far off, and it was likely going to be buzzing with pirates, considering the name of the island. The girl certainly wasn't sure she wanted to be meeting with anyone in the most dangerous part of the island. IF anything, Amelia would want to head straight to the shore and take off before anyone could get close to hurting her again. That, and she had her little prize bag from the pirates. As far as she knew, it was filled with things that the pirates had stolen. Beri, gold, jewels, all sorts of stuff. At least they had mentioned it would fetch a price unheard of at the pirate market, so that much had her interest. Suited those assholes right for trying to deny her the payment that was rightfully hers!

Getting through the brush, Amelia soon found a place to sit down and take a few deep breaths. Up until this point, she hadn't decided exactly what she was going to do. The decision hadn't been made. Looking around a little, she tugged the bag against her chest. Oh how she loved getting money, and how did she love the idea of being incredibly rich! Musing to herself, Amelia wasn't paying much attention to her 'saviour.' For now, the girl was only interested in one thing. Catching her breath, and then getting off of this pirate infested island as soon as possible. When word spread that she had stolen something that would bring in a price unheard of on the market, they'd be swarming all around trying to find her. For a moment Amelia felt sorry for August, but it honestly wasn't her fault that the woman got in her way and didn't pay enough attention to move, was it? Getting to her feet again, Amelia had made a choice. August would have to make due with what she could, Amelia needed to get off the island as soon as possible. So instead  of heading towards the centre of the island, Amelia slowly snook her way through the bush, looking to get towards there docks where she could find something to get her off this shitty island.