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(20gp each?)

"I don't recall discussing a price, and considering we were doing YOUR job for you, and with everything we found down there, 20 does feel quite short. But then, I have learned not to expect much from you."

Si'Juul takes his share of the gold and returns to his spot on the railing once more.

 (Seems to be a total of 20 in the bag.)

Then an amendment to my previous post. Si'Juul gives the captain a deadly glare and steps right up to him, his beak pushing against his nose. He then grabs the captain roughly.

"Some of us nearly died doing YOUR job for you....You either cough up a fair wage for ALL of us....or I show you exactly what it's like to fly."

"You AGREED to the price!" the Captain growls back. "Nobody forced you to take the job."

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The crew and the first mate watch with interest and say nothing.

Twitch is heading to the sick bay, hoping to find Elhanna there. Seeing her alive and well, and the goblins they didn't kill surrounding her, she can't help but smile. "Thanks Helga, I tried to do as little damage as I could, unfortunately I think none of it would have been necessary had I spoken a little goblin. Anyways, you gotta show me your tricks some day, might come in handy when we need to get someone back up and moving again without you nearby." She adds the last part with a wink, to hide how truely amazed she is by the healing powers of this cleric, and how much she reveres her work.

“It seems that our gods have put us on the same path. I’m a follower of Mishakal, Goddess of healing and compassion.” Elhanna take out her necklace of the blue infinity symbol and
show Helga.

“I think I can handle the captain, and if not there seem to be some capable people on this ship to help me out.” She smile and just about them she hear Si’Juuls voice from above. “Oh no, there seem to be trouble. Can you look after the gobbis for me?” She turn to Eerit and in goblin she say “Eerit, make suke encam za kahl behave! el hilf helga out as much as kahl vie sef spet kahl valer kahl'iy keep. Po sep captain might actuallrit throw kahl nett.. I’ll come back latar when sep trouble aboet es sorted out.“ “oh hi Twitch was it? I was just heading up to see what is going on!” 

 Ooc: do we roll hp or standard hp? 😋

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 Ooc: do we roll hp or standard hp? 😋

Whichever you prefer.

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Whichever you prefer.

 Then I’m rolling and damn rolled a 2 xD

"To the job......there was no price discussed......30 for each of us......or we fly....."

Si'Juul is rapidly losing what little patience he had with the cheapskate captain. He presses a claw on his talons against the captain's boot, possibly puncturing a hole into it and maybe inflicting a small amount of damage.

Attack:16, damage:6

The captain blows a whistle and you hear heavy footfalls start running from below the deck.

"Of course price was discussed!" the captain snaps "I do not do business without making arrangements. And I will not be bullied aboard my own ship. Stand down, or you will spend the rest of the journey in the brig, you moldy feather-duster, or at any rate, off my ship."

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"Actually, Captain," the first mate says, "I seem to remember that it was forty gold you offered."

"What?" the captain blusters, turning red-faced.  "That's outrageous. Robbery!  I would never have agreed to that. But if it will settle this matter peaceablly, I will rob myself of another 20 gold. Such a fuss over a few piddling rats and spiders. One would think they had been sent to wrestle a kraken."

The captain tosses another twenty gold to the deck, as Ogg and what looks like his twin brother come stomping up from below. "There, take that and let the matter be done, or take flight and get off my ship before I have you put in irons!"

Paren glances quickly at the talon and then back to the Captain. He lightly crosses his arms, looking relaxed but really ready to spring into action. "I'm sure you remember the last conversation we had Captain. The one where I said that those who go out of their way to make others angry generally have shorter times on this plane of existence? Now it seems that this is a situation where you may need to decide which type of person you will be." 

((OOC: Would Paren be able to tell, perhaps by accent or dress, where abouts in Talveroth the Captain is from?))

Si'Juul takes a step back from the captain to stand next to Paren and exhales sharply. He begins speaking slightly louder deliberately so all crew within earshot can hear.

"So I guess we see how little you care for your crew. Those spiders would have eventually bred enough numbers to overrun the ship. All aboard would be either spider food or fish food. And you couldn't be bothered to spare more than 20 gold? That's maybe a silver piece per head? So that's what value your dear captain sees in all of you."

Si'Juul takes the 40gp, and gives it to Paren.

"Here....divide this up amongst yourself and the others who were down there with us........I don't deserve my share......" 

He then heads down below decks to his room, or whatever area is designated for us if individual rooms aren't available, getting as far from the captain as possible.

Slight of Hand: 14

Paren makes the gold disappear up his sleeve with surprising ease. He then heads off to find the others. Before he goes he makes a coin reappear in his hand before flipping it to the first mate with a broad smile. "Thanks." 

Si'Juul retreats to one of the small passengers' cabins. The sailors look disappointed that no fight has broken out, but a few sharp words from the First Mate get them back to their work.

(Paren's best guess at where the captain comes from would be somewhere along the northern coast.)

As Paren goes below, he passes Slithizz, the lizardfolk, coming back up.  He hears her call out, "Captain, half the barrelzzzz that sssstill had water are ssssprung or broken. And we were already shhhhhort after the sssssstorm."

The captain swears, and orders Slithizz to start water rationing at once.  "And change course," he adds.  "We will have to reprovision on Coral Island."

Down in the sickbay, Twitch and Elhanna are having a nice chat with Helga about healer stuff, and telling adventure stories.  (Helga is just coming off a stint of healing rock gnomes in the Bolgen Hills as they fought off goblin and hill giant attacks, and took on the job as ship's healer to pay for passage to visit her goddess's temple in Dastrarus.) Meanwhile, Helga attempts to train the goblins to swab decks...a task they don't seem to really understand the purpose of. Cleaning for the sake of keeping things clean seems like an alien concept to them.

Paren leans on the door frame of the sickbay. He points to Twitch and Elhanna. "Could I talk to the two of you outside for a minute?"

”Oh of couse!” Elhanna answer and look worried. She excuses herself and walk off with Paren “What’s up? I heard some arguing coming from up above.” 

Twitch follos quietly, beaming a friendly smile to Helga. She was intrigued by Paren and his mask, and would want to find out what he had to say or show them.

Paren leads them down the hall a bit before stopping. He produces a stack of 10 gold in each hand and waits for them to take them. With a smile on his face he says, "Your spoils from our little task. It's not that I don't trust goblins, it's just that I don't trust goblins." 

"I'm payed fer being here, better give that money to Helga to let her get more supplies, feel like she's going to need it. Thanks though, it's sweet of you." WIth that, Twitch politely declines.

“Oh that would not be fair Twitch. I cleared out that hold to earn my keep. Not to get paid.” She thinks for a short while, hesitating. Then she push away the gold. 

Although she needed the money for her family, it would not be right to take it. It would be better do build connections with these people and maybe there would be a better chance to earn money in the future with them.

”Divide it between you guys. You were kind enough to help me and almost payed with your life because of it.” 

Paren's smile drops for a second before quickly returning and as quickly as they appeared the coins disappear back up his sleeve. "Does none of you like gold? Now I've got 40 coins, well 39, to myself cause nobody else wants them. That's, ah, not exactly desirable for someone like me."