The spider bites Wolf! Bite Attack: 22 Damage: 11 DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 14 poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Misha, from the floor, Sentinels: Warhammer Attack: 14 Damage: 11
Syltra falls, and the wind is momentarily knocked out of her. Still, she lashes out with her spectral trident and warhammer, against the half-orc cultist...
As the Elder Octopus was busy with the Emperor, the Belle was able to get away and sail to safety. Three days later, they returned to Saltmarh. Aubreck was ecstatic to see the crate retrieved. He happily gave the party 10,000g - for what was inside the crate was worth so much more. The salvage operation was a complete success.
SALVAGE OPERATION - EPISODE THREE - COMPLETE
Deeds of your heroics has spread throughout Saltmarsh, and it seems there is no rest for the weary. The Saltmarshian Mariner's Guild was quick to approach Captain Carrhae and the crew of the Belle shortly after arrival home. They had a mission for them, but not one of dire need. It seemed like a nice opportunity to take another quick break was in order, but it was up to the Captain on what to do next.
"If your mission isn't that dire, my crew and I will take it up after we've had a day off. Some time off is always good when you almost die." She wasn't planning on heading to the beach again so soon, but she figured that there were plenty of things to do in Saltmarsh. The city had no shortage of taverns and other attractions to keep the crew entertained for the day and this most recent mission has left them with enough gold to go do plenty of shopping. She herself bought a diamond worth 300 gold, as well as a Longsword+1. Then she heads to the ship and retrieves the container she put the weed tea in. "Hey Kali, now that we're off, do you want to drink some Salvia tea?"
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Sana goes shopping and comes back with a carved jade stone she hangs around her neck with the simple gold coin symbol of Tymora. She also has a diamond worth 300 gold that she hands quietly to Syltra. A few hours later, anyone on deck of the ship would notice Sana on the docks, staring into the water.
Misha returned to the Belle and greeted everyone back on board. She breathed a sigh of relief and laughed happily at their camaraderie and success - especially at Poork Hog's valiant attempt at "hitting on her" and how she spent the last fight "break dancing" because she couldn't get back on her feet. She was greatful and happy everyone was ok after seeing such a beast take down the Emperor. Travelling back to Saltmarsh, she returned to her quarters after they were paid for retrieving the crate and she latched into her armor and took her weapons. She received a summons from Legion Commander Taetanicus and he was not to be kept waiting. Without saying a word to the crew, she activated a button on her forearm and in a brilliant flash of red, was gone.
ACHERON
The ground was crunchy, like stepping on burnt, black, crispy corpses. Mighty fireballs roared down from the sky on to an endless battlefield on a massive planetary cube far, far away on the Plane of War. Standing at the base of Banehold, the structure was a mighty sight to behold indeed - and it was her home for 20 years. Everywhere around her, soldiers fought endless waves of fiends as the War Between Hell raged on. Lower soldiers saluted her as she entered the Command Center, but there was one man whom would be superior to all others, and his towering armored form was waiting for her inside. Legion Commander of the Primes, Taetanicus.
"Mischa!"he yelled out to her as she approached. She immediately fell to the ground. Reverent, and humble, she bowed low, very low. He was the Master of the Primes. "Legion Commander. Your will, I obey." "Mischa Praskovya."he rumbled. "I see war unbound raging across the cosmos, a black fire that consumes a million worlds. Every imaginable conflict is made manifest and the valorous bleed and die anew each day. But beneath this battle of darkness there is a truth that sears the mind. The Enemy, Hell, nemesis of all, comes not from without. Our most cursed foes are the shadows of our souls made real, and they would see to end our lives, our society, and take our Honor and Glory. Your work is not done. You will face greater threats on the world you have been assigned to. Raise your hammer, and receive a Gift from our Lord General." Misha raised her hammer without looking at the Legion Commander, and a might explosion of magic coursed through the weapon, and made it that much more powerful. "I am honored to receive this gift, My Lord." Misha said, "I will use it to serve. For honor. For glory. For Bane!" Taetanicus turned away from her. "Return to your task. Only in death, does duty end."
In a brilliant flash, Misha returned to her room on the Belle. She looked at her hammer proudly. The magic still coursing through it's angles.
Misha undressed and wore her casual off duty uniform, which, as always, included her sporty half shirt and black tight pants. She was famished after a full day of adventure and eat ravenously. As evening was approaching, Carrhae came up to her and handed her a piece of jewelry. "Kapitan, eet is beautiful. What ees it?"
"It's an anklet. You wear it around your ankle. Like this." Carrhae demonstrates how to put an anklet on, wrapping the piece of jewelry she bought for herself on her own ankle. "Now you try."
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The battle had startled her out of her slumber, the hybrid trudging out of bed to help Sana out with the cannons. Despite how worn out she felt, the duo managed to land some killer shots on the octopus that threatened the away team, Kali feeling as if she didn't exactly do too much but help the fire arms expert aim, but nonetheless the job was done and they were paid their dues. Exhaustion had taken a toll on her, tiredness grabbed hold of her body to her very core, and she found herself blaming it on the over exertion of her rage. When Carrhae had offered her the salvia tea, the pirate declined, looking worse for wear. "I'll be fine, I just need to rest for a good while. I'll be back to my normal self when I wake up, promise." And with that she retreated back to her quarters and slept.
"Kali?" A gentle voice called to her and she felt a soft hand cup at her cheek. "Kali, wake up."
As if on cue her eyes fluttered open, both of them, her vision blurry for a moment, trying to adjust to the bright white lights that surrounded her before focusing on the familiar smiling face in front of her. "That wasn't so bad now was it?"
"No..." Her words came out slurred and she found it hard to speak. "Charlotte, where am I?"
The doctor continued to smile, allowing her hand to fall to her side as she took a quick look at a clipboard. "Oh, yes, we transferred you over to the observation unit. After we injected you with Serum 3 you knocked right out! We decided it would be best that after that one we watch to see what happens, which," She pauses a moment, her free hand coming back up to cup her chin and get a look at her face, Kali's eyes going back to meet hers. "You have such beautiful eyes." She comments, a slight blush appearing on her cheeks as she continues her look over, the elf smiling back at her.
"How do I look, doc?"
"Beautiful."
"Don't think you're suppose to be flirtin' with your experiments doctor." Kali smirked up at her.
"Oh--! You know I hate that word." Charlotte rolled her eyes and walked to the table in the corner of the room. "Experiment... You're my patient." She mutters quietly as she jots something down on her clipboard.
"Haha, to you, but to the other scientists in this place I'll always be experiment 626." All she got was a scoff back in response and to keep herself entertained for the time being, she looked about the stark white room. It was bare, all except the one table in the room, a speaker on the wall nearby, and Kali on her bed. Everything was so white, so plain, and boring. Kali tapped her fingers on the bed, Charlotte now moving her fingers on the table. She never understood their type of technology or how it worked. "So... What does Serum 3 do?"
"It's supposed to give you enhanced strength," The answer came swiftly and easily, the doctor not taking her eyes off the board. "But it might have been too much considering you slept for a few days..."
"Few days?" Kali sat up in her bed fully. "Shit-- Char, what? The ship--"
"Is taken care of. Olvani has everything under control and I've been giving them updates everyday." She breaks eye contact to look back at Kali with a lopsided smirk. "Do you doubt the loyalty of your crew?"
"Course not--"
"Then?" She fully turned herself to look at the pirate. "They all agreed that you undergo this testing, Kali, all of them are loyal to you and what you choose, even if they need to wait a few weeks for you to return. You'll come back to the Halcyon in better shape than before, even Reiger would have been impressed at the transformation. You'll look like the same ol' Kali, but better, stronger, smarter... Everything to be the best captain you can be."
With the name of their former captain being brought out, Kali's face goes solemn.
The doctor slowly walks back to Kali, and cups both hands over the captains cheeks to get her to look at her. "You're doing great, sweetheart. You've already shown much improvement compared to other patients, and you're not having any side effects to the drugs so far. You've only been here for a few weeks and we have much hopes for you, so stop fretting. We only have three more injections to go before we can go back."
"Three?" The doctor gives her a affirming nod. "Then let's get this over with already."
She smiled brightly, and headed back over to the desk to press a button and spoke into the speaker. "She's ready."
--
Her eyes shot open as they poured ice water on her face and naked body, coughing up whatever water had entered the incorrect area, but before she could compose herself they poured another bucket on her and continued this until the tub they put her in was filled. Arms from multiple scientists had held Kali down, forcing her to try and endure the chill they were putting her through for their test. She could barely hear them over her thrashing and screaming, but they kept repeating the same thing. "Another. More ice. Colder. Another." Before finally one said. "Inject her."
With her eyes open she managed to find a familiar face, the woman mouthing the words 'sorry' as the syringe she held in her hand was stabbed in her arm and room she succumbed to darkness.
Kali shot up from her bed in a cold sweat, gasping for breath as her body shook violently, her mind screaming at her to inject. Inject.Inject."No--!" She choked out. She couldn't. It was too soon, it was too much, but her body wasn't listening to her and it wasn't until she finally looked that she realized why. Two blue tendrils had sprouted from her shoulder blades and had wrapped themselves around both of her arms and forced her to push herself off her bed to the floorboards, reaching for the drawer where she stored away her injections for safe keeping. The hybrid fought with whatever energy she had in her, basically running on pure adrenaline as she tried to claw the tentacles off her hands but they were too strong, managing to open the drawer and throw out multiple bottles of different weed strains until it found what it was looking for.
It slammed the briefcase down on the floor, it's weak locks opening with no resistance as one of the the tentacles had picked up the syringe. Despite the tears that ran down her face Kali continued to fight them, even when they threatened to jab the needle into her good eye before finally they over powered her just enough to stab her other eye socket and inject the precious serum into her body. She couldn't even scream at the pain she was in, all she could do was cry and fall into darkness once again.
--
When she finally came to, she was laying on the floor of her quarters, her mouth dry, her body tired, and it hurt to even breathe, but she compelled her body to sit up and move. The hybrid took a second to notice the tentacles were gone before she told herself she needed to get out of this room. She needed fresh air and a place to think. So she willed herself to get out of her quarters and trekked her way to the quarterdeck where she leaned against the railings and stared out at sea.
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Carrhae had respected Kali's wishes, leaving her to get some sleep and returning to her quarters to change into her blue halter-top, a pair of green shorts, and some sandals that went along nicely with her new anklet. She ate at a nice restaurant before meeting up with Trish and having some more fun, eventually returning to the Belle later that night, where she just looked at the stars like she usually did. She noticed that Kali was on deck as well, but she appeared deep in thought, so Carrhae just idly stood in silence for a little while until finally she broke the silence. "You weren't kidding when you said you needed to sleep." She says quietly, with a nervous chuckle. "It's almost midnight. I have a gift for you, by the way. Not drugs, just a small token to show my gratitude for everything that you've done for the Belle."
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A shiver ran down Kali's spine at Carrhae's voice, her dry lips parting to suck in a breath in which the hybrid had to clench her chest in a sad attempt to assuage the pain the shot through her lungs. She mentally curses at herself and tells herself to suck it up as the hand moved to brush her hair to cover over her bad eye to try and play off the discomfort. "Yeah," The word came out raspy making her face scrunch up in annoyance at how weak she sounded and she couldn't bring herself to turn and look at the blonde fully. "I... I don't need... Gratitude, but thank you. I hope... You got something for the others too." She gives a feeble laugh. "Favoritism... is bad for a captain."And I know it first hand.
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"I got one for Misha. I'm not sure if the others would want one too,but I'll make sure to buy them something tomorrow." As she speaks she notices that Kali isn't looking at her and that she is speaking oddly. "Kali, what's wrong? You don't seem like yourself."
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Wolf, flips back up, after landing flat on his ass with the rocking of the ship. And attempts the same 2 hit combo again against the spider.
Quaterstaff: To Hit: 14 For: 10
Unarmed: To Hit: 11 For: 11
Sana fires the cannons again.
Attack: 24 Damage: 15
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Another thunderous hit on the Octopus from the Belle. Nice shooting!
Wolf's first attack hits the spider!
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DC10 Athletics: 23
The spider bites Wolf!
Bite Attack: 22 Damage: 11
DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 14 poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Misha, from the floor, Sentinels:
Warhammer Attack: 14 Damage: 11
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Misha tries to keep her footing:
DC10 Athletics: 22
Christ almighty...that was a fail.
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Athletics check to not fall prone... 6
Syltra falls, and the wind is momentarily knocked out of her. Still, she lashes out with her spectral trident and warhammer, against the half-orc cultist...
Spell Attack: 8 Damage: 5 force
Warhammer Attack: 7 Damage: 10 bludgeoning
Once more for not totally sucking...10
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Another miss! It's up to keetee!!!
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DC10 Athletics vs Prone check: 22
Quickly getting used to the swaying of the boat, Sloop jumps into the fray and attacks the ugly Krell with his sharp wit:
Rapier Attack: 8 Damage: 12
Dagger Attack: 8 Damage: 5
Sneak Attack damage: 4
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
And with that last blow, Krell went down for good and everyone got off the ship with the crate!
Epilogue coming.
EPILOGUE
As the Elder Octopus was busy with the Emperor, the Belle was able to get away and sail to safety. Three days later, they returned to Saltmarh. Aubreck was ecstatic to see the crate retrieved. He happily gave the party 10,000g - for what was inside the crate was worth so much more. The salvage operation was a complete success.
SALVAGE OPERATION - EPISODE THREE - COMPLETE
Deeds of your heroics has spread throughout Saltmarsh, and it seems there is no rest for the weary. The Saltmarshian Mariner's Guild was quick to approach Captain Carrhae and the crew of the Belle shortly after arrival home. They had a mission for them, but not one of dire need. It seemed like a nice opportunity to take another quick break was in order, but it was up to the Captain on what to do next.
"If your mission isn't that dire, my crew and I will take it up after we've had a day off. Some time off is always good when you almost die." She wasn't planning on heading to the beach again so soon, but she figured that there were plenty of things to do in Saltmarsh. The city had no shortage of taverns and other attractions to keep the crew entertained for the day and this most recent mission has left them with enough gold to go do plenty of shopping. She herself bought a diamond worth 300 gold, as well as a Longsword+1. Then she heads to the ship and retrieves the container she put the weed tea in. "Hey Kali, now that we're off, do you want to drink some Salvia tea?"
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Sana goes shopping and comes back with a carved jade stone she hangs around her neck with the simple gold coin symbol of Tymora. She also has a diamond worth 300 gold that she hands quietly to Syltra. A few hours later, anyone on deck of the ship would notice Sana on the docks, staring into the water.
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SHOPPING AND THE DAY OFF
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Carrhae also buys gold anklets for herself, Kali, and Misha.
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Misha returned to the Belle and greeted everyone back on board. She breathed a sigh of relief and laughed happily at their camaraderie and success - especially at Poork Hog's valiant attempt at "hitting on her" and how she spent the last fight "break dancing" because she couldn't get back on her feet. She was greatful and happy everyone was ok after seeing such a beast take down the Emperor. Travelling back to Saltmarsh, she returned to her quarters after they were paid for retrieving the crate and she latched into her armor and took her weapons. She received a summons from Legion Commander Taetanicus and he was not to be kept waiting. Without saying a word to the crew, she activated a button on her forearm and in a brilliant flash of red, was gone.
ACHERON
The ground was crunchy, like stepping on burnt, black, crispy corpses. Mighty fireballs roared down from the sky on to an endless battlefield on a massive planetary cube far, far away on the Plane of War. Standing at the base of Banehold, the structure was a mighty sight to behold indeed - and it was her home for 20 years. Everywhere around her, soldiers fought endless waves of fiends as the War Between Hell raged on. Lower soldiers saluted her as she entered the Command Center, but there was one man whom would be superior to all others, and his towering armored form was waiting for her inside. Legion Commander of the Primes, Taetanicus.
"Mischa!" he yelled out to her as she approached.
She immediately fell to the ground. Reverent, and humble, she bowed low, very low. He was the Master of the Primes. "Legion Commander. Your will, I obey."
"Mischa Praskovya." he rumbled. "I see war unbound raging across the cosmos, a black fire that consumes a million worlds. Every imaginable conflict is made manifest and the valorous bleed and die anew each day. But beneath this battle of darkness there is a truth that sears the mind. The Enemy, Hell, nemesis of all, comes not from without. Our most cursed foes are the shadows of our souls made real, and they would see to end our lives, our society, and take our Honor and Glory. Your work is not done. You will face greater threats on the world you have been assigned to. Raise your hammer, and receive a Gift from our Lord General."
Misha raised her hammer without looking at the Legion Commander, and a might explosion of magic coursed through the weapon, and made it that much more powerful.
"I am honored to receive this gift, My Lord." Misha said, "I will use it to serve. For honor. For glory. For Bane!"
Taetanicus turned away from her. "Return to your task. Only in death, does duty end."
In a brilliant flash, Misha returned to her room on the Belle. She looked at her hammer proudly. The magic still coursing through it's angles.
Misha undressed and wore her casual off duty uniform, which, as always, included her sporty half shirt and black tight pants. She was famished after a full day of adventure and eat ravenously. As evening was approaching, Carrhae came up to her and handed her a piece of jewelry. "Kapitan, eet is beautiful. What ees it?"
"It's an anklet. You wear it around your ankle. Like this." Carrhae demonstrates how to put an anklet on, wrapping the piece of jewelry she bought for herself on her own ankle. "Now you try."
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The battle had startled her out of her slumber, the hybrid trudging out of bed to help Sana out with the cannons. Despite how worn out she felt, the duo managed to land some killer shots on the octopus that threatened the away team, Kali feeling as if she didn't exactly do too much but help the fire arms expert aim, but nonetheless the job was done and they were paid their dues. Exhaustion had taken a toll on her, tiredness grabbed hold of her body to her very core, and she found herself blaming it on the over exertion of her rage. When Carrhae had offered her the salvia tea, the pirate declined, looking worse for wear. "I'll be fine, I just need to rest for a good while. I'll be back to my normal self when I wake up, promise." And with that she retreated back to her quarters and slept.
"Kali?" A gentle voice called to her and she felt a soft hand cup at her cheek. "Kali, wake up."
As if on cue her eyes fluttered open, both of them, her vision blurry for a moment, trying to adjust to the bright white lights that surrounded her before focusing on the familiar smiling face in front of her. "That wasn't so bad now was it?"
"No..." Her words came out slurred and she found it hard to speak. "Charlotte, where am I?"
The doctor continued to smile, allowing her hand to fall to her side as she took a quick look at a clipboard. "Oh, yes, we transferred you over to the observation unit. After we injected you with Serum 3 you knocked right out! We decided it would be best that after that one we watch to see what happens, which," She pauses a moment, her free hand coming back up to cup her chin and get a look at her face, Kali's eyes going back to meet hers. "You have such beautiful eyes." She comments, a slight blush appearing on her cheeks as she continues her look over, the elf smiling back at her.
"How do I look, doc?"
"Beautiful."
"Don't think you're suppose to be flirtin' with your experiments doctor." Kali smirked up at her.
"Oh--! You know I hate that word." Charlotte rolled her eyes and walked to the table in the corner of the room. "Experiment... You're my patient." She mutters quietly as she jots something down on her clipboard.
"Haha, to you, but to the other scientists in this place I'll always be experiment 626." All she got was a scoff back in response and to keep herself entertained for the time being, she looked about the stark white room. It was bare, all except the one table in the room, a speaker on the wall nearby, and Kali on her bed. Everything was so white, so plain, and boring. Kali tapped her fingers on the bed, Charlotte now moving her fingers on the table. She never understood their type of technology or how it worked. "So... What does Serum 3 do?"
"It's supposed to give you enhanced strength," The answer came swiftly and easily, the doctor not taking her eyes off the board. "But it might have been too much considering you slept for a few days..."
"Few days?" Kali sat up in her bed fully. "Shit-- Char, what? The ship--"
"Is taken care of. Olvani has everything under control and I've been giving them updates everyday." She breaks eye contact to look back at Kali with a lopsided smirk. "Do you doubt the loyalty of your crew?"
"Course not--"
"Then?" She fully turned herself to look at the pirate. "They all agreed that you undergo this testing, Kali, all of them are loyal to you and what you choose, even if they need to wait a few weeks for you to return. You'll come back to the Halcyon in better shape than before, even Reiger would have been impressed at the transformation. You'll look like the same ol' Kali, but better, stronger, smarter... Everything to be the best captain you can be."
With the name of their former captain being brought out, Kali's face goes solemn.
The doctor slowly walks back to Kali, and cups both hands over the captains cheeks to get her to look at her. "You're doing great, sweetheart. You've already shown much improvement compared to other patients, and you're not having any side effects to the drugs so far. You've only been here for a few weeks and we have much hopes for you, so stop fretting. We only have three more injections to go before we can go back."
"Three?" The doctor gives her a affirming nod. "Then let's get this over with already."
She smiled brightly, and headed back over to the desk to press a button and spoke into the speaker. "She's ready."
--
Her eyes shot open as they poured ice water on her face and naked body, coughing up whatever water had entered the incorrect area, but before she could compose herself they poured another bucket on her and continued this until the tub they put her in was filled. Arms from multiple scientists had held Kali down, forcing her to try and endure the chill they were putting her through for their test. She could barely hear them over her thrashing and screaming, but they kept repeating the same thing. "Another. More ice. Colder. Another." Before finally one said. "Inject her."
With her eyes open she managed to find a familiar face, the woman mouthing the words 'sorry' as the syringe she held in her hand was stabbed in her arm and room she succumbed to darkness.
Kali shot up from her bed in a cold sweat, gasping for breath as her body shook violently, her mind screaming at her to inject. Inject. Inject. "No--!" She choked out. She couldn't. It was too soon, it was too much, but her body wasn't listening to her and it wasn't until she finally looked that she realized why. Two blue tendrils had sprouted from her shoulder blades and had wrapped themselves around both of her arms and forced her to push herself off her bed to the floorboards, reaching for the drawer where she stored away her injections for safe keeping. The hybrid fought with whatever energy she had in her, basically running on pure adrenaline as she tried to claw the tentacles off her hands but they were too strong, managing to open the drawer and throw out multiple bottles of different weed strains until it found what it was looking for.
It slammed the briefcase down on the floor, it's weak locks opening with no resistance as one of the the tentacles had picked up the syringe. Despite the tears that ran down her face Kali continued to fight them, even when they threatened to jab the needle into her good eye before finally they over powered her just enough to stab her other eye socket and inject the precious serum into her body. She couldn't even scream at the pain she was in, all she could do was cry and fall into darkness once again.
--
When she finally came to, she was laying on the floor of her quarters, her mouth dry, her body tired, and it hurt to even breathe, but she compelled her body to sit up and move. The hybrid took a second to notice the tentacles were gone before she told herself she needed to get out of this room. She needed fresh air and a place to think. So she willed herself to get out of her quarters and trekked her way to the quarterdeck where she leaned against the railings and stared out at sea.
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Carrhae had respected Kali's wishes, leaving her to get some sleep and returning to her quarters to change into her blue halter-top, a pair of green shorts, and some sandals that went along nicely with her new anklet. She ate at a nice restaurant before meeting up with Trish and having some more fun, eventually returning to the Belle later that night, where she just looked at the stars like she usually did. She noticed that Kali was on deck as well, but she appeared deep in thought, so Carrhae just idly stood in silence for a little while until finally she broke the silence. "You weren't kidding when you said you needed to sleep." She says quietly, with a nervous chuckle. "It's almost midnight. I have a gift for you, by the way. Not drugs, just a small token to show my gratitude for everything that you've done for the Belle."
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A shiver ran down Kali's spine at Carrhae's voice, her dry lips parting to suck in a breath in which the hybrid had to clench her chest in a sad attempt to assuage the pain the shot through her lungs. She mentally curses at herself and tells herself to suck it up as the hand moved to brush her hair to cover over her bad eye to try and play off the discomfort. "Yeah," The word came out raspy making her face scrunch up in annoyance at how weak she sounded and she couldn't bring herself to turn and look at the blonde fully. "I... I don't need... Gratitude, but thank you. I hope... You got something for the others too." She gives a feeble laugh. "Favoritism... is bad for a captain." And I know it first hand.
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"I got one for Misha. I'm not sure if the others would want one too,but I'll make sure to buy them something tomorrow." As she speaks she notices that Kali isn't looking at her and that she is speaking oddly. "Kali, what's wrong? You don't seem like yourself."
Xenophon: Topaz Dragonborn Fighter (ixi's Dragon of Icespire Peak)
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