Author Topic: (Skyseas of Gensokyo) Nazrin Quest (Part 8) (Read 34252 times)

DracoOmega · « **Reply #270 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:29:38 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 01:21:13 AM

>"A lot more interesting than the last few times I've been aboard a ship."
>"How'd she hold together during that storm last night? Kinda slept though half of it."

>"That's 'cause those other ships are boring," she replies with a grin. "And I bet you haven't even seen any of the cool stuff yet."
>"Takes a lot more than that to put this baby out of commission," she says. "She could fly through a storm three times that bad and come out the other side in one piece. Matter of fact, she has."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #271 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:38:57 AM »

>"No doubt you've picked up a few stories here and there in your time. How long you been with this ship, anyways?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #272 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:49:20 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 01:38:57 AM

>"No doubt you've picked up a few stories here and there in your time. How long you been with this ship, anyways?"

>"Ha!" She grins proudly. "I've been here since day 1. Used to be run-of-the-mill before I got my hands on her."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #273 on:** February 20, 2012, 01:53:48 AM »

>"Hard to imagine the Maiden here being 'run of the mill' at any point."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #274 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:13:59 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 01:53:48 AM

>"Hard to imagine the Maiden here being 'run of the mill' at any point."

>"Welllll... I guess you could say she had 'potential'," she admits, "if you really wanted to. But she wouldn't be half the ship she is today if it weren't for me. Those secondary rotors? The gyro-stabilizers? Torque dampers? All me. And believe me when I tell ya, that storm would have been a heck of a lot different without 'em. I've been souping this baby up since the day I set foot on her."
>She carves another chunk from her pineapple and tosses it down the hatch.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #275 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:21:29 AM »

>"Miyuki told me about one of your... projects, from some time back."
>Gesture with tail in the general direction the Chill-o-matic. "Something about a block of ice, and an ice cube launcher?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #276 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:34:50 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 02:21:29 AM

>"Miyuki told me about one of your... projects, from some time back."
>Gesture with tail in the general direction the Chill-o-matic. "Something about a block of ice, and an ice cube launcher?"

>"Hey, I still say that was a good idea!" she protests. "It just needed a little work...."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #277 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:36:00 AM »

>Have a quiet grin.
>"You actually thought your mess haul needed automatic weapons?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #278 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:40:46 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 02:36:00 AM

>Have a quiet grin.
>"You actually thought your mess haul needed automatic weapons?"

>"Hey, you get into a fight down here and tell me you'd say no to one. Besides, it was cool!" She pauses a beat. "...I take full ownership of that."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #279 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:47:30 AM »

>Chuckle.
>"Duly noted."
>"A mouse wonders, though, how many other things you've, uhh.... weaponized, along the way?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #280 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:11:16 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 02:47:30 AM

>Chuckle.
>"Duly noted."
>"A mouse wonders, though, how many other things you've, uhh.... weaponized, along the way?"

>She gives you a sly look. "A few things, here and there. We'll call them 'surprises'." She chuckles.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #281 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:16:13 AM »

>Gulp.
>Glance around the room.
>"Again, duly noted."
>Have to remember to check our room later. Actaully...
>"That doesn't by any chance, involve turning the beds on board into catapults, or something, does it?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #282 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:20:26 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 03:16:13 AM

>Gulp.
>Glance around the room.
>"Again, duly noted."
>Have to remember to check our room later. Actaully...
>"That doesn't by any chance, involve turning the beds on board into catapults, or something, does it?"

>Ishi snickers again as you take a glance around the room, then flips her ham over.
>As you inquire about mechanical bedroom hazards, she pauses. A disturbing gleam starts to form in her eyes. "I... I think I like it."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #283 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:31:56 AM »

>Well, good, that means she hasn't done it yet. .. Emphasis on yet. Maybe we should warn Murasa about that.
>"Oh, yeah, I found out how you coined that nickname of yours for Neu. Handy little trick she's got there."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #284 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:38:40 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 03:31:56 AM

>Well, good, that means she hasn't done it yet. .. Emphasis on yet. Maybe we should warn Murasa about that.
>"Oh, yeah, I found out how you coined that nickname of yours for Neu. Handy little trick she's got there."

>That might be a legitimate precaution under the circumstances....
>She snickers. "Ain't it, though? Quickest way to put somethin' to sleep south of a hammer to the head."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #285 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:41:43 AM »

>Let us not mention the idea of adding hammer-launchers to the ship to ward off pirates.
>"How'd you find out about it?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #286 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:45:29 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 03:41:43 AM

>Let us not mention the idea of adding hammer-launchers to the ship to ward off pirates.
>"How'd you find out about it?"

>You can envision all sorts of disasters stemming from that suggestion.
>"Oh, she just told us," Ishi replies. "Not like it's a big secret or anything; lotsa youkai got a trick or two up their sleeves."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #287 on:** February 20, 2012, 03:50:06 AM »

>"Present company included on that front. But I've known a few that aren't so keen on making it public knowledge. Was pretty sure Neu wasn't on that list, or she wouldn't have shown me the way she did, but still, had to ask."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #288 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:01:09 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 03:50:06 AM

>"Present company included on that front. But I've known a few that aren't so keen on making it public knowledge. Was pretty sure Neu wasn't on that list, or she wouldn't have shown me the way she did, but still, had to ask."

>Ishi nods. "I hear ya. Sleepywings' been with us for years, though; not much about each other we don't know by this point."
>She gives the ham another flip. "So was it is you can do?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #289 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:12:43 AM »

>"Short answer: I find things."
>"Longer answer: I'm a dowser. I can pick up the presence of all kinds of things other folks can't. Drop a hammer in the middle of a forest, I can track it down."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #290 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:18:15 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 04:12:43 AM

>"Short answer: I find things."
>"Longer answer: I'm a dowser. I can pick up the presence of all kinds of things other folks can't. Drop a hammer in the middle of a forest, I can track it down."

>"Handy." She grabs herself a plate. "What about finding one in the middle of an airship?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #291 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:23:31 AM »

>Could we do that?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #292 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:27:28 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 04:23:31 AM

>Could we do that?

>With some time and care, perhaps. Of course, it would be very hard to tell one hammer from another without having dowsed the desired one in person first - heck, probably even then. As a rule of thumb, the more unlike an object is from its surroundings, the easier it is to spot. In that sense, a hammer in a forest would actually be a considerably easier job than one less in the middle of nowhere.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #293 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:37:29 AM »

>"Not impossible. Be easier depending on what it's made out of, too. Say it's the only hammer made of wrought iron and every other one's made out of something else."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #294 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:07:41 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 04:37:29 AM

>"Not impossible. Be easier depending on what it's made out of, too. Say it's the only hammer made of wrought iron and every other one's made out of something else."

>She nods. "Cuz I've got this rivet driver that's gone and hid itself, I swear."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #295 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:09:32 AM »

>Have we ever seen one of those before, would know what to douse for?
>If we haven't, "I can sure give it a try. What's it made out of?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #296 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:23:58 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 05:09:32 AM

>Have we ever seen one of those before, would know what to douse for?
>If we haven't, "I can sure give it a try. What's it made out of?"

>You don't know that you would even recognize one if you saw it.
>"Just steel and a little rubber for the grip," she says.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #297 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:29:02 AM »

>Rub our chin thoughtfully. No way steel would stand out on a ship like this. Rubber MIGHT....
>"Got another one of those things handy?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #298 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:38:47 AM »

Quote from: Sourfang, the Falling Star on February 20, 2012, 05:29:02 AM

>Rub our chin thoughtfully. No way steel would stand out on a ship like this. Rubber MIGHT....
>"Got another one of those things handy?"

>She nods. "A smaller one, yeah. Well... might have to dig that out, too, but I know where to start."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #299 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:47:23 AM »

>Nod.
>"Makes things simpler when I know what I'm lookin' for."
>"'After breakfast, 'course."