1st Treasure - [Voice]

[ps3pirate]

[Patty isn't a stranger to waking up in peculiar places. In fact, she's awoken in places far stranger than this. The first thing she noticed was the nostalgic, salty smell of the sea. Then, the crash of waves that were rocking her little 'boat' back and forth. It was really quite calming. However, all dreams must come to an end and it wasn't long before she regained consciousness entirely to realize that she was in a bit of a pickle.

She was in a washtub. In the middle of an ocean. Wearing a plain white dress. ... Well, it could always be worse. Not quite noticing the book beside her just yet, she begins to speak.]

Oooh, my head... I know that when it's time to abandon ship and you're out of lifeboats, you should float along in a powder keg, but I've never heard of washtub boats before.

Ah, looks like I'm caught up the creek without a paddle. [Silence, then a little crackle in the microphone.] ...This book will do, ya know!

[What follows is a very loud splash, as Patty dunks the journal into the water to try and paddle her way to shore. This... may take a while.]

Comments

[ps3pirate]

It's, uh... It's all right? [What is she supposed to compare her world too? She's never been to any place that wasn't on Terca Lumireis, before.]

Very big, lots of ocean... Some arrogant jerk put us all in danger by releasing the Adephagos onto the world, but my friends and me have a plan to fix everything!

[fierybluebird]

Adephagos? What's that?

My world's mostly ocean too. I can never really imagine the worlds that don't have any ocean though, eh. Too strange.

[ps3pirate]

The Adephagos is... It's a calimity, really. It's big, it's bad and it will make all life go 'poof' if we don't stop it.

... There's worlds out there that don't have oceans?

[fierybluebird]

That's troublesome. Good thing you've got a plan, eh.

Aye, believe it or not. Desert worlds.... too weird.

[ps3pirate]

Worlds with nothing but desert? That sound so... [What's the word she's looking for, here...?] ... Boring.

[fierybluebird]

From the sound of it, they have sandworms that are like seakings, but it still sounds weird. I've always been around ships and storms though so I can't imagine it. Even in books it just seems strange.

[ps3pirate]

It does sound strange! I'd hate to end up in a place like that. A beach isn't a beach until you can see the shoreline.

[fierybluebird]

Tell me about it. I don't even like living where I can't instantly smell the salt of the ocean. Besides, it makes the air pressure all weird.

[ps3pirate]

The air pressure, huh? [If you say so, man. Patty wouldn't know about that sort of stuff.]

So how long have you been here?

[fierybluebird]

Aye. It has to do with sea level and the mountains. The lake is pretty nice though. Though, even the word "lake" took some getting used to. Lake... it's a weird word.

[Or a weird guy. Yeah.]

A little over a year actually.

[ps3pirate]

A year, huh? [It sounds like a long time, but Raven said he's been here for two years already, so... ]

Did you get used to this? This whole... being trapped inside a barrier like a fish in a barrel thing?

[fierybluebird]

My brother is here, so I actually don't mind it too much. More space to fly and for him to sail would be nice, but this already a gift we don't have in our world.

It's hard for me to hate being given a vacation and extra time to spend with him rather than the war I'd have to deal with back home.

[ps3pirate]

A war... Aye, I can see why this place is easier on the nerves, then!

[fierybluebird]

Aye. Hopefully you come from a much nicer situation?

[ps3pirate]

That's, uh... Well, it's gonna be nicer. Just as soon as my friends and me fix our little situation, ya know. It'll be smooth sailing from then on!

[fierybluebird]

Right. Hopefully that plan goes smoothly, eh?

Okay I think I spot you now. [Circles a few time to spiral downwards slowly and then perches carefully on the edge of the tub, before switching over to a hybrid form with talons, and one wing in case he needs to take off in a hurry, but otherwise human. The other hand he offers as a handshake to Patty.]

Miss Fleur.

[ps3pirate]

[Please excuse Patty while her brain reboots.]

Bird! Blue bird... man! Man bird!

[fierybluebird]

[Oh man, he will never get sick of that reaction.]

Phoenix. Marco the phoenix.

Nice to meet you.

[ps3pirate]

Phoe...nix... [Is that like Entelexeia? Sure seems like it.]

It's... nice to meet you too, Marco the Phoenix!

[fierybluebird]

Likewise Miss Fleur!

Now let's see if we can't get you back to land a bit more safely, eh?

[ps3pirate]

You mean... by flying? On your back?

[She's flown before, but that was with the aid of an enormous flying 'whale' who had a ship tied to it. She's not sure how she feels about flying without the kind of comfort the ship provided.]

[fierybluebird]

[Sorry Patty, Marco's a little leery of letting new feathers near his Malnosso wings since it'd be so easy to kill him. It takes a bit for him to trust someone to that level.]

I'm thinking I'll just try to bring this ridiculous thing to shore, eh? Besides it'd be littering otherwise and the mermaids and kraken deserve better.

Think you'll be safe holding on?

[ps3pirate]

[Wait, mermaids? Krakens? Those exist in Luceti? Patty peers into the water curiously, but she doesn't spot anything. ... Maybe they're hiding on the ocean floor.

She peeks back up at Marco, smiling brightly. This plan sounds loads better than flying on the guy's back.]

Aye, I'll be fine! Take her away!

[fierybluebird]

[Grabs the tub tightly, one claw on each side and switches full back into phoenix form, flapping up hard so he can get enough lift off and heads back to shore.]

Bet this is something you can't say you've ever done before, eh.

[ps3pirate]

[Wee!~ Patty laughs gleefully when the tub takes off, grabbing hold of the rim to make sure she doesn't fall out.]

You'd be surprised! But the tub is a nice spin on it, I'll admit!