forum Crystalline Pirates: Protectors of the Island (Closed! You can stalk though.)

Started June 19, 2018 by @ShadeStar

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“What about Zoe? She knew.”

"You're not my captain." Houston shook his head, not meeting her gaze.

"Your my first mate," Cicada said walking back to her quarters, "I do have to keep the hierarchy in order. Since no one else seems to listen."

"You're not my captain." Houston shook his head, not meeting her gaze.

"She's my second in command. So you better fucking listen to her."

(This is a hecka tense moment for me. Ack.)
Houston ran to his quarters, slamming the door behind him and locking it shut.
He didn't cry right away, he got out Ivory and Olivia, then sat on his bed and buried his head in his pillow to terribly wet his pillow.

"You're not my captain." Houston shook his head, not meeting her gaze.

"She's my second in command. So you better fucking listen to her."

(And im in command when you're both injured and on your death bed.)

(No

Quoting
"only when he needed to.")

"Your my first mate," Cicada said walking back to her quarters, "I do have to keep the hierarchy in order. Since no one else seems to listen."

River laughed “of course. What do you want me to do?” She asked following her

Cicada sat at her desk running her hands through her hair, "I personally think we should either throw him over board or kick him from the crew. However I want your opinions. I'm probably just overreacting anyways.

“Has he done this before? And when did he join? I can’t remember” river asked sitting in the floor

(I interrupt this very tense session to bring you https://pin.it/la4e4s5e574gru)

"He joined just before returning to Crystalline. He's done certain, things, but nothing to this level," Cicada sighed.

“Maybe keep him on board and give him the worst jobs. Don’t let him off the ship where ever we go and only talk to him when you have a new duty.” She suggested

Meanwhile, Josiah picked at the threads in his sweaters, listening to the ruckus below. Apparently, Houston had just gotten shouted yet. And then, a bang…something had probably been flipped. Well, he wasn't involved in this, but he couldn't go back to his crystal recluse with all the stress, so he sat quietly up in his nest, waiting for interesting things to happen.

Cicada nodded, "Sounds like a plan. I'll include isolation unless he is talking to me or you to get orders. It'll last until he proves himself worthy again."

“That’s a good idea. Leave him today and start tomorrow.” She said

Twilight crept over the ship, and Houston had cried himself to sleep in no time. Even his pets had slithered to a shady recluse.
In Houston's dream, he was the only one on the ship. No Cicada. No River. No Adira. No Zoe, no Josiah, no one. He got up, Ivory twirled around his hand, from the dream-bed and looked off of the deck. Back on land - of the Ruby kingdom, he noticed - the rest of the crew were there, having fun, dancing, drinking, talking, laughing together. Houston cried out to them, but hey either didn't hear him or didn't notice. As hard as he looked, he couldn't find the plank to get down. Slumped against the railing, he sobbed. They didn't care about him anymore.
And then he woke up, bright light shining in the porthole.

(No I'm here and it seems shade isn't on.

SO SAY HI YOUR NEW BOSS.)

Zoe was the earliest one to wake up since it was actually really early. She didn't bother changing into her outfit as she stood against the railing, looking out to the sea in her pajamas and bed hair as she watched the sky change from star to sun.