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Post by Thalia Fellstar on Apr 26, 2023 15:13:32 GMT -5
Thalia wasn't all that simple of a gal, but she was just simple enough.
From the tales her father weaved about the folks he'd met at different trading ports, a lot of interesting people came here. The smell of the hot, sea breeze warmed her soul as she recalled his stories of pirates and how they used to have issues in the past with having goods get ransacked before reaching the harbor. Thalia often wondered how things went so wrong that she could no longer share those stories with him anymore.
But then there were days like today, where Thalia pretended she knew no one and less than that. It was days like these where she sang a song she heard from a tavern and sit by her lonesome, like a woman who had never known anyone but herself all her life. The song she sang wasn't that intelligible, her voice slurred as she drank from her gourd of mead and kicked her legs over the dock that she sat at. It must have been the witching hour at this point, as not many ships had come in and neither had many workers passing through.
Thalia had her short hair tied up into a fluffy ponytail, a few stray strands falling out the back as she sang to no one in particular, the pleasant buzz in the back of her head lulling her one eye to flutter. The ocean was beautiful at night, with the moon glistening upon the water.
She continued singing, her accent thicker than anything as she sang the song:
"Face had the smack o' the gruesome and the grim,
From the attentions of her lovers tae defend her;
Long Roman nose reaching doon tae her chin,
That pits ye in mind o' the witch o' Endor;
Wiggle in her walk had Kate Dalrymple,
Snivvle in her talk had Kate Dalrymple;
Many a cornelian and cairngorm pimple,
Was ahangit tae the craggy face o' Kate Dalrymple."
Thalia hiccupped harshly, and she clapped a hand to her mouth at the end of the verse. She paused to sigh, giggling at how she was quickly going from drunk to tipsy. Maybe she needed to slow down. 'Til then though, she continued to sing.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Apr 26, 2023 17:49:21 GMT -5
Javal Zarrias just left an employer’s house after finishing his adventurer's report of what had occurred and turned in the employer’s lost valuables. He was paid for his work and left, he was happy to have had another fulfilled customer. As his team departed the mansion they all had decided to split up and do their own things. That left Javal all alone to explore, so he decided to enter a tavern to meet new people but it seemed so empty that even tumbleweeds wouldn’t even roll inside. Left with no direction to turn in he decided to go to the place that he knew best, the sea. He walked all the way over to the Sultan’s Port and sat down on a random wooden crate. He sat facing the ocean, he loved the sea, it always felt like another friend to him. Especially on such a boring lonely day, Javal was glad to have the sea to look on and reminiscence to. As he closed his eyes he was brought back to memories from years ago of him as a pirate. It was ports such as this that felt so familiar to him, his old crew loved to just party all around. Man did he miss them, they were crazy but they were his family. He was suddenly snapped out of his daydreaming by beautiful singing. He turned to look at the origin of the beautiful music, a moon elf woman singing aloud. Javal was so entranced by the song he got up and started dancing to it.
He eventually approached the woman after she finished, “Hello there miss I came here to tell you that your singing was absolutely awesome!”
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Post by Thalia Fellstar on Apr 27, 2023 2:06:19 GMT -5
Thalia visibly jumped upon hearing a voice behind her, an audible hiccup escaping her as she did. It was almost cartoonish, the way that she whipped her head around to look upon her intruder, blinking owlishly and taking in the appearance of the fellblood man behind her. She wore an eye patch across her left eye, but it was very clearly sewn into the skin by hand. The scars of the puncture wounds remained, though thankfully they looked healed.
Thalia’s eye fluttered, half sentient at this point as she took in the stranger's appearance. She hadn't even finished the song yet, but she was happy in a way that someone was listening. She dropped the gourd into her lap, its contents swishing and swirling now that it was a little less than half full. Thalia tilted her head in question, hiccupping again and having her shoulders bounce with the movement.
“Eh?” She asked blurrily, still trying to process the fact that she is talking to another person. “Oh, thank you, I didn't hear you approach...” Her speaking voice was nasal and high, with a hint of a Scottish accent. There was an air of caution in her tone, despite her slight intoxication. Thalia's eye narrowed, cautious as her confused brain tried to put together if she had heard the man approach and had merely forgotten. Unfortunately, she came up fruitless.
“’R you a man of music? Or just a fan of it?” The question wasn't mostly noncommittal, usually a lot more talkative when she was sober. However, this day was especially long and taxing on her mind and body, so Thalia decided that small talk was the way to go. If the man reciprocated, he did. If not, she would return to her devices without a care.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Apr 27, 2023 2:39:23 GMT -5
Javal looked sheepishly and a bit embarrassed at his actions at the formerly singing woman, “I’m so deeply sorry if I had startled you there Miss. I was simply so mesmerized by your beautiful song as I was pondering something. It really spoke to me and I was entranced by it. Thank you again for your singing, it was quite wonderful”.
Javal felt a bit bad for startling the woman but he couldn’t help it, his curiosity ate at him and he wanted to learn more about this mysterious stranger. “Oh me, I love music myself. I'm not very good at making it but I love hearing and dancing to music a lot”.
“What’s your name if you don’t mind me asking miss? Usually you don't see many people alone at the port, especially on such a slow dreary day as today”.
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Post by Thalia Fellstar on Apr 27, 2023 3:02:43 GMT -5
Thalia nodded along to the stranger’s explanation with a grimace, still unsure if she could completely trust him. He seemed fairly harmless, so she figured that at the very least he wouldn't cause trouble for her if he turned hostile. She could sense his general skittishness around the topic of sneaking up on her, so she hummed in response. In her mostly intoxicated state Thalia snorted, a humorous gesture rather than mocking.
“Ah I see, well sorry for disturbing your walk, stranger. I can narry find a place to just sit and carry on for a few hours without getting funny looks. My name around these parts and all others is Thalia Fellstar, nothing more nothing less.” Thalia clumsily swings out a hand to shake, a big grin contorting the deep scar on her chin. She then pauses to give the man a thorough once over, reading his body language as best she could. “I presume that's why you approached me? To scare a lass off ‘fore the harbor men come back?”
While Thalia was tipsy, she was no slouch either. She could get herself back to the and she was checked into perfectly fine, but something about tonight we wanted her closer to the stars and sea. Despite the negative memories, Thalia missed their comfort.
With her empty hand, Thalia slapped to the spot beside her with a sniff, the gesture loud and insistent. “Come, come sit down, makin’ me uneasy stood like that. You seem talkative so let’s talk, eh? What’s your name?”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Apr 27, 2023 12:45:03 GMT -5
Javal replied. “It’s fine your song was totally better than just wallowing in my past mistakes. It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance Thalia Fellstar”.
Javal then tries to go in and accept her handshake but it appears her coordination was very poor. It seems that the elf was very intoxicated. This worried Javal a bit, especially since they were next to the sea.
“No, no Miss Thalia I approached you for no such reason, I came to get to know you. I’m currently a bit lonely all my friends left and are busy doing cool things without me. Forgive me if I come off shady. I have no intentions of doing anything wicked, I just want to be your friend”.
As Thalia motioned for him to sit, Javal quickly bows and then stands up straight.
“Pardon for not properly introducing myself, my name Is Javal Zarrias. President of Drakon Security Company and former member of the Black Dragon Pirates”.
He then sat down beside her.
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Post by Thalia Fellstar on Apr 27, 2023 16:38:33 GMT -5
Thalia laughed humorlessly, relating to the sentiment of wallowing in the past well. She sighed, crossing her legs as she listened to the sounds of the water below. She vaguely recognized the name of the company he worked at in passing, but she did perk up at the mention of pirates.
"Pirates? Is that what you said?" Thalia looked more fascinated than frightened, in fact she leaned closer in surprise. "No shit, you are! I've never met a pirate before, suppose it makes sense with your whole get-up. I've heard plenty of horror stories from some people I knew back West." On any normal day, Thalia would be much more cautious of her words, in fact regarding Javal with more mistrust. Luckily, he caught her on an off day.
"Why in the nine circles are you wanderin' at this hour? I mean, loneliness is one thing but you don't seem, like, totally unapproachable. What's that about?" Thalia paused, her face scrunched up as she thought up another question. "Also, how the bloody hell did you manage to go from a pirate to a leader of a whole ass company?"
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Apr 28, 2023 1:49:13 GMT -5
“Yes, Thalia I was a former pirate on the Black Dragon crew”, Javal chuckled surprised that Thalia was so excited about this fact. Usually, when he told people about being a former pirate they’d either just brush him off or try to run him out of town.
“Oh, really what horror stories from back west have you heard?”Javal said, curious to know Thalia’s experience with pirates.
“Oh, why I’m wandering at this hour”, Javal stuttered a bit before sighing, “I was here with my employees turning in our mission. They all made their separate ways to do their things and I was left alone to wallow in my past. I tried the tavern around here but it seemed very packed today I couldn’t even get in”.
Javal blushed a bit after Thalia pondered how he switched career paths, “Well after my pirate crew went missing I retired and decided to become an adventurer exploring Charon to the best of my abilities. After a while I decided while adventuring I should start helping people everywhere I go. At first, I just did it for free until I met my vice president who convinced me to start charging for our services. Drakon Security Company’s goal is to provide anyone who needs protection and help with our services. I dream of maybe even making it bigger with a whole private army protecting the eternity of Charon”, Javal says excitedly.
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Post by Thalia Fellstar on May 2, 2023 12:55:33 GMT -5
Thalia nodded her head as she listened to Javal, humming as she listened. “Ah, I see. Can't say that I'm too familiar with the names of crews n’ stuff. I just know that y'all gave my father and his coworkers hell whenever ships would pull in and they would have depleted resources. Luckily it's gone down as of late, but it's still a token from my childhood.”
“You seem alright for an ex-pirate, though. Unless you're fixing to rob me as soon as I turned my back.” On a normal day, Talia would actually consider this as an option. For now she was quite calm, happy to listen to somebody. “Glad that you branched out into a different career path, with the way that certain places are starting to crack down on security it's probably not a sustainable lifestyle. Not anymore at least.” Talia stretched her arms above her head, clumsily bumping her gourd over. Thankfully, it was corked so nothing spilled.
“But good luck to ya, you'll probably need it with the way that the world is going right now. Everything's becoming more dangerous, kinda scary, canny lie to you.” The woman looked back up to the stars, sighing low under her breath. The look in her visible eye was distant as she stared across the water and up at the stars above.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on May 9, 2023 0:59:51 GMT -5
Javal bowed his head in shame, “I’m sorry to hear that other pirates gave your family so much trouble. My former crew was quite the opposite of what normal pirates were like. Instead of raiding, pillaging, and invading towns, we explored the sea in search of adventure, treasure, and combat. We were a large weird family in a sense but unfortunately for me, they’re all gone. I would’ve been with them too if our captain didn’t decide to swear off me and my fellow vice-captains from following them into their last known battle with our dread arch enemies the White Leviathans. Since then I’ve always felt the guilt of never following behind them and daring to face whatever fate befell them. I checked their last known location and could only find the remains of the two crew's broken ships, no bodies”, Javal then let out a soft chuckle, “I’m sorry if that was a little depressing and much information on a passerby”.
“As for the pirate life now, there’s a lot of nobodies running amok on the sea, no heart, no real strength, only a handful have the true right to be considered real pirates'", Javal says, a bit proud of his former fellow pirates.
“Thanks for the bid of luck especially with everything going on in Charon right now it seems everyone could use a little bit of luck”, Javal then looked up at the sky observing the night and stars.
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Post by Thalia Fellstar on May 10, 2023 14:46:48 GMT -5
Thalia had to agree. She had heard of what was happening at Mount Drakolt, but being as she just ducked into the city for some reprieve that night before heading to the Dragon's Cradle, Thalia decided against getting involved this time. She knew her weaknesses better than anything, and walking in on a cult to be a savior wasn't exactly ideal. Thankfully, others were able to infiltrate and were actively working to take them down. However, Thalia had her own vices to deal with.
"'Real pirates', huh?" Thalia sighed, mapping out the constellation of Sagittarius in the sky with her eye. She was drunk, by this point, a small, barely noticeable smile gracing her marred features. "Interesting concept, that."
Thalia went to drink from her gourd again, draining the rest of it with a hearty hiccup as barely a gulp went down. She sighed, tilting it upside down and watching as a droplet trickled out and left her with nothing else. That was as good a sign as any to stop drinking. Still though, Thalia tossed her head back and groaned dramatically at the loss of alcohol.
"Ugh, fuckin' hell. Fresh outta mead." She complained, the tie in her hair almost slipping out at the aggressive movement. Thalia glared up at the stars again, eyes unfocused as she stared at the stars above like they'd wronged her personally. "Oi, you said your family was yer crew right? You got anyone else over here?" Thalia didn't even look at Javal when she asked, still glaring into the sky. Suddenly the stars were entirely too bright.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on May 26, 2023 17:32:17 GMT -5
“Yeah, real pirates are the people upon the high seas who have real power and honor who do as they please and make their own fun. These fake pirates only are able to wave around their puny numbers and weapons like mere children. Nowadays pirates are no better than mere rats and flies on a boat”, Javal chuckles.
After telling Thalia more about old pirate stories he looked over to watch her, Javal was getting worried. He was starting to wonder if Thalia was alright, he could understand enjoying an excellent hearty drink but it seemed like she was drinking herself silly.
“Yes I do actually, I have a lot of family. My mom and siblings run a tavern in Thorock, Dragon’s Cradle and my grandfather has a giant mansion in Darkveil City. I myself have a room there".
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Post by Thalia Fellstar on Jun 11, 2023 0:11:56 GMT -5
Thalia was a little dazed as she listened to Javal, not completely sure if she was too dizzy to focus or if there is an earthquake nearby. To the moon elf, what he spoke of was confusing and didn't make much sense to her. Perhaps that was simply his crew, but the pirates she had seen were nothing short of nasty. Swaying side to side as she listened Thalia smile turned soft and melancholy.
“Must be nice, being able to maintain your family like that. Who knew huh?” Thalia asked rhetorically, humming. “Do you think that if you were to have a family outside of your main one you would show them the sea? Or would you rather stay alone? I for one haven't decided, definitely don't want kids though.” The mini ramble was cut short as Thalia began picking at her nails, latently tired and pretending that the alcohol wasn't affecting her. At least she didn't have a headache anymore.
“I don't think it makes sense to bring anybody new into this world. Especially where I'm from.”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jun 11, 2023 1:22:46 GMT -5
Javal smiles as he spoke, “Yeah they’re pretty cool at least I think I’ve only gotten to know my maternal side of the family only recently since my grandfather kidnapped me and wanted me to become the next head of the family but besides that they’re pretty swell fellows". Javal then looked deep in thought, “Hm, If I were to have a family aside from my main one I’d definitely show them the sea I mean I have a whole galleon myself so anytime I’d want to I can take anybody to see that’s the great thing about being a company president”.
Javal then looked interested in Thalia's words, “Wherever are you from Thalia if you don’t mind being asked”?
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Post by Thalia Fellstar on Jun 11, 2023 10:26:42 GMT -5
“Me? Oh, uh, I hail from Eclipse City.” Thalia answered, a little resentment in her tone. She seemed particularly adverse to making eye contact, especially in her drunken state. “It’s a right sorry place to live in let me tell you, I think they're a little too prissy up there. Home of the people who’ll line their pockets for money So long as it looks perfect. Can't even imagine what Sol City is like, ugh.”
“Like I said before, my birth father works at the docks as a tradesman, and my mother is a devout holy woman and teacher. Both of ‘em absolutely suck, mind you. It’s why I’m out here.” Thalia said, picking at the gourd in her hands. Pieces of it were chipping off, especially since it was painted. “I have to pay off a familial debt for them, elsewise I need to keep going home and doing my dad's dirty work. Real pain in the ass, but hey it's what kids are supposed to do.”
This sentiment was odd, but Thalia genuinely believed this. The debt that she owed to her parents was one that she thought was universal, even if it really, really wasn't. In her drunken state she couldn't remember how much she owed, but it was way more than what she had.
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