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The Captain and the Alchemist (Daniel)

Started by Anonymous, March 20, 2008, 09:42:35 PM

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The port town had proven to be a wonderful place to find strange and exotic items and ingredients. Linia was having a wonderful time there. And there was a steady stream of buyers for her various potions and mixtures, which helped her afford the new supplies.

So she was back in the market place, shopping today. Her large, bulky bad was at it's familiar place at her hip, clinking slightly as she moved. Tucking a strand of thick brown hair behind her ear, she leaned forward to examine a jar full of some strange powder. But it proved uninteresting and she drifted away.

Her short size could make it rather hard to see at some of the more crowded booths, but it was handy for moving through the crowds. She lacked the agility to maneuver particularly gracefully though and tended to accidentally step on toes and bump into people, though she was quick to apologize.

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Whether he liked it or not, The Captain had to come to port when a few members of his crew had become mutinous and destroyed a good bit of their supplies. While his first mate and the rest of the crew dealt with those three, he ventured into the market to resupply. He knew the town was Cerenis, but he didn’t know why he knew that, or how he knew that. In truth, he didn’t know why he knew anything that he did, but had gotten over that some time ago. Obviously, his past wasn’t that great, or why bother forgetting it?

As he slipped between crowds of people, trying not to draw attention to himself, as he had no idea if he might have unknown enemies, he was thankful once again for his height as he could see easily over most people. It was obvious he was a sailor, as for the open white shirt he wore, and dark pants. Of course, The Captain also had his black long coat, his captain’s coat, and leather boots that padded softly on the stone.

He was looking, in particular, for food and other rations, for that was what the idiots had thrown overboard. Though he figured he might as well restock on everything else as well, while they were there. So, why was he finding himself surrounded by potion shops and stalls? Well, because while he was a wonderful sailor, and maybe even a genius at solving problems, he had a horrible sense of direction. He was beginning to think when his first mate had asked if he wanted to bring a guide, he wasn’t joking.

As he was looking around for where he should go, instead of where he was going, The Captain bumped rather abruptly and rather hard into a young woman with a rather large bag. Catching himself, he managed to grab her by the elbow, gently, to help steady her as well. “I’m very sorry, ma’am,� He said quickly, his exotic accent quickly flowing into his words, as he looked her over for any injuries. It would be just his luck to hurt some strange girl while not looking where he was going.

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Linia wasn't as used to being bumped into and if the man hadn't grabbed her arm, she probably would have ended up on her butt. But as it was she grabbed onto his arm, steading herself further, "Oh! I'm so sorry!"

She glanced up at the man she had run into, then kept looking up. He was quite a bit taller then she was. And handsome enough to make her blush. And when she realized that she was staring, that just made the blush worsen.

Extracting her arm from his hand, she clutched at the strap of her large bag, and tried to think of something clever and witty to say, "You look like a sailor..."