Dyo 15 81383 Julia frowned at the smell upon the docks. Spring was in the air, and so was fish smell. "YUCK!" she grimaced and looked out at the water. Spring brought the rise of the fishing season and every dock worker was working hard to bring in shipments of fish, and other goods. The vendors yelled loudly trying to sell of product here, to save costs of shipping out to mainlands. It wasn't a bad place to sell, for it always busy. The young thill had recently found work as a messenger girl for the local delivery service, so she was currently carrying a package down to a vessel called the "Storm Trotter." She held the package gingerly in her hands, as she shifted her back around to make sure to keep the backpack on. Hanging out of a pocket was her raggidy old doll, Fren. The wind blew lightly and she stopped paying attention as her dress brushed against her calves in the warming sun.
OOC: Metarist Rlupa. IC: Metarist was on his way to the East Coast hotel from the local libary which to his supprize had 1/4th of it's contents on fish, sea monsters and fishing equipment; All he wanted to find was the stats on a small jellyfishes poison which took him hours of searching but in the end he didn't find it. Metarist sighed and said. "I wouldive been better off looking at the thousands of books in Ajita but then that'll take days not hours." later on Meta was walking along the docks looking out onto the many boats docked there. I might as well read out the names of these ships to take my mind off those books Meta thought. "the bubbler, lady siren, hauler... storm trotter? what a weird name." I should go onto the boat and ask 'why storm trotter?' so Metarist went up the gangplank onto the ship. OOC: hope i didn't make it too hard for you to work with it Leech.
Her thoughts where somewhere else when the arden had brushed into her. The touch of the male had summoned her consciousness to her like a moth to flame, making a bee line to her brain. Even though the arden had barely touched her as he went onto the boat, she fell over. The package fell a few feet away from her. She sat up and looked around dazed, her mane now a mess. She yelled up at the arden "Hey! Watch where you're going!....jerk!" Standing and brushing herself off, she went and picked up the package. "Now, where is the storm trotter?" she asked herself with much desperation. Yet she didn't know the vessel was right behind her.
Metarist had never thought the little yki girl was insulting him because he had made her fall but only touched her, so it was impossible for him to cause her to fall down so he just ignored it like he had always done and ever do. Halfway up the gangplank he heard the little girl saying: "Now, where is the Storm Trotter?” He immediately stoped in his tracks, turned his head to the yki and said "little yki, its right there." pointing straight in front of him.
Julia blushed under her fur, walking up the boats ramp with a little bit of hesitation. She walked past the male without looking at him, trying to hide her eyes under her long mane. Moving to a crew member, she began to ask for an 'dragon named Sharog, and that her package was for this person. But for some reason, the crew member just shrugged her away. More frustration for Julia's day.
walking up the gang plank after the yki, metarist had now thought 'now, where is the captain of this bad named ship of his or hers'. he had now heard the yki ask where a dragon named Sharog to a crew member and was impolietly shrugged at. so Meta said "you should try to find the captain, that person should always know the names of his crew..." he looked at the little yki. "... or her."
She looked up at him, wide eyed and red showing through her powder white fur. "I....uh...I knew that." she looked away and around at the ship, hoping to spot the captain quickly. Normally the people would come in for their packages, or she otherwise did paperwork. She never had done a delivery before. She looked at the box and sighed at herself. She didn't know what to do. Looking, back up at the Arden. "I don't know who the captain is....." She hated feeling stupid, and especially to an Arden who has out smarted her twice now, and to top it off, knocked her over.
"I don't know who the captain is." the little yki said looking at Metarist. "Well the captain would probably be on the bridge or somewhere inside the boat, if not in either of those the captain would be out drinking beer or making arrangements for his or her boats next voyage... uhhhh... also anyone on this rust bucket can be the captain." Meta said then looked around to see some of the crew were staring at him. I should’ve kept my mouth shut he instantly thought.
Taking a rather large gulp of air, she stepped back into him as the crew looked rather offended and stared at them. She opened her mouth to ask who the captain was, but all that came out was a stuttering whimper. She clutched the package tightly, causing the boxes surface to flex and wrinkle. Eventually, she managed to breath out "I-I-I-I g-g-got a packag-g-ge for your captain." It seemed like it took all her effort to be able to communicate now and she was sweating profusely.
it was unlikely that the crew was gonna turn on them so there was little point for Meta to get battle ready but he didn't want to risk it, so he put his hand into his right pocket so that he would be ready to pull out his usual fire orb spell and turn it into a fire bolt. The little yki looked alittle frightened. "I-I-I-I g-g-got a packag-g-ge for your captain." she said. "Aye, that'll be me post there little yki." one of the sailors from the crowd said in a priatey accent . "Ye guys can stop staring now, you're scaring the little yki; Now what'll be your name little miss?" The captain was wearing a heavy leather jacket with two large pockets, he didn't wear any shirt under this jacket and was wearing ragged pants. 'Must've sold his pants to buy that jacket.' Metarist thought
Julia looked up at the captain holding her arms out to him with the package. Taking a deep breath, "Julia.....s-s-s-sir.", she said with a whimper. Her back pack lightly slumped off the edge of shoulder, holding her rag doll, fren, limply in the pocket on its side. She shifted a bit to get the back pack to sit right. The air was calm, it smelled of salt and fish. It was a beautiful day, but Julia noticed none of it now. She was too nervous to even remember the arden stood behind her. All she noticed was the captain. A large 'dragon he was, indeed. "I c-c-come from the local delivery s-s-serivice. This is for you."
"Julia eh..." the captain said when taking the package from her hands then peaked into the package to see what it was.”Aye this is me package Julia, I can't remember if me paid the expenses for this here package, you know if I have, if not how much would I have to pay." Metarist really wanted to get off the ship now. 'What was I thinking trying to tell an Arden that his ship's name is a bad one. ‘He thought.
She took off her backpack and opened it, taking out a folder filled win some papers. She sifted through them and found a receipt. " Yes, sir. You did pay. 16 days ago." she placed the folder back into her back pack and grabbed her doll gripping it tight. "is there anything you would like me to retur to he office sir?" she asked with a bit of nervousness
"nay Julia i have nothing to return to the office, now if you mind me and me crew have something to enjoy." The capatin said then turned to his crew waving the package carelessly. "OI mateys! I've got the jam dounuts!It'll be served supper next mornings!" instantly the crew cheared and threw their hats up into the air, some droping into the sea but was not cared for since this was a joyous moment. 'they must get less sweet stuff than the everyday sea dragons to be this cheary for jam dounuts' Metarist thought then decided to leave the bucket of bolts onto land.
Julia quirked a brow at the captain and then walked off the boat with the arden. She looked up at him, and said with a little bit of humility in her voice. "I'm sorry that I was rude to you. I doubt I would have found the captain if it wasnt for you....I'm not any good with delivering the packages. I just normally file paper work, and process box labels...."
"I'm sorry that I was rude to you. I doubt I would have found the captain if it wasn’t for you....I'm not any good with delivering the packages. I just normally file paper work, and process box labels...." Julia said so Metarist replied "there's a saying, practice makes perfect so realizing your faults makes you better and doing something you've never really done is good too." Meta looked up at the sailors again 'I should really get off this ship.' He thought then looked down at the little yki considering what he should do to. "You like fish and chips? Because I heard there's a good place ten minutes from here."
