Fight For The Skies [Game Thread]

[Kylen Phylar]

Making some skilled clicking sounds with his tongue, Kylen nodded. "Of course I will join you. And I'll help you too. It's better then laying low. I'm so bored. And since when did I charge my favorite ex-first mate?" he asked, giving her a friendly hug. "The Wolf's Den hasn't been the same with out you, Addy."

[Stella Gaslight]

"I would imagine it must be a bit more calm. If it wasn't my big mouth getting us in to trouble it was yours."  Addy grinned they had been like a couple of kids taking on the world.  She could barely count the close brushes with death and dismemberment they skirted but it was still one of the best times in her life. "You know we missed you too."  Addy leaned in to him a bit and then broke away noticing the clock on the wall.  "Is that really the time?  We better get a move on if we want to  get anything done and still make dinner on time. I am sure you remember how ridiculous Nate gets when people show up late."

[Kylen Phylar]

"Oh please. Nate is ridiculous either way." he said, smiling. Deep inside, he held Addy in a special place in his heart. "We have much to catch up on. We'll have to talk after dinner, before launch tomorrow." he said, bowing to the ladies. "After you."

[vermillion]

"you can call me captain tho...." and gave a curt nod to kylen
"pleased to meet you...." when she noticed Nall and another deck hand were walking towards her.

 "captain,....Kylen, if you will excuse me." she bowed out to turn to the message.

"Nall... something important to send yourself...."

He waved a map for her..told her about the information he got around the island.. nothing really interesting...
"Captain...coraline i hear??... what, fierce Captain Velencia Duillo is hiding...?"
"Nall.... you're lucky Auberon picked you personally for me.....show me"
He hesitated for a second "Captain....I've been told Himmel Tor isnt far from here lately...."
"we've discussed this already" 
"do you think-"
"NO Nall" she might have said that a little louder than she wanted to, but she noticed that addy and kyen didnt stop their conversation.

Nall knew when to stop fighting, but he told her about a few places on the island and looked down sullen.
Vel put a hand on his shoulder "good you came out though....in a few days i'll need you to do something........"

"and what will that be captain?" he rolled up the map

she looked over to the two captains talking happily with each other.
She leaned closer to whisper to him
"Get me out of prison"

[Bellono]

Bellono took a long drag of the whisky then slamed the bottel down in front of Shreads "Here seniora this will help with the pain i find it always helps mine!" he stretched flexing the muscles in his arms and shoulders back and snaping forward quickly his coat was nearly brakeing a chair with its weight he picked it up slung it over one shoulder "Shall we start those training lesson once your recovered seniora?"

[ShredsnPatches]

Shreds took a mouthful of the amber coloured liquid and grimaced as it burned her throat. The fumes made her want to sneeze, but she had the impression that that might not help matters. She took another drink.

"Yes, I think so, Bellono. Sarah says I'll be fine in a couple of weeks."

Bellono grinned and took another drag of the whiskey himself.

[Stella Gaslight]

"Well Coraline what kind of shopping were you thinking of?  Most of the markets here carry everything the merchants can get their hands on but I know of some specialty shops too.  If it exists some one is selling it here."  Addy nodded for a moment thinking.  "We aught to try the blade smiths on mikado lane they were experimenting with super strong glass blades that could escape the notice of the most seasoned guards and alarm systems.  If they managed to get past the prototype stage those could be very useful." 

[Kylen Phylar]

"I guess I shalt be the dashing rouge knight who gets to free Addy and her father and friend from the clutches of the evil Russian empire?" he asked, grinning slightly.

[vermillion]

She sent Nall back to the ship and turned back to Addy and Kylen.
"I would like to find out if they sell some small boilers actually....about this big" she made a width of about 10 inches with her hand.."The last one i saw was a research experiment.... i knew a few sailors who had 'aquired' one but never liked to share...but glass daggers would probably be more reliable in tight quarters..... would also see what could be added or used on the Orfiel ...we're in a constant rebuild being she's an experiment in herself, we're still trying to find out what all the buttons do."


Vel snorted silently...
"Russians, dear boy.... I wish we were up against Russians... I'd have a lot more fun with what we're doing."

[Kylen Phylar]

"Pish. Anything is more fun then hiding. I still call pulling you two out of there. I haven't been in jail, won't be in jail, and I'll make sure of it 'til the day I die." he said proudly, smirking. "Besides, how often does one get to blow apart a large reinforced structure to pull people out?"

[Stella Gaslight]

"If that person it you a bit more often than average. I have manged to go a step above the Russians this time, Kylen.  We are going to have to sneak in to the heart of the First fleet's Atlantic division and make it back out again. We should go to the phantom quarter first then to look for your boiler and we can hit the weapons shops along Mikado and Butterfly.  The Look Out Below could use some more discreet weaponry, The galvanism dischargers work well but the light show attracts a lot of fire."   They stepped out in to the afternoon sunlight looking more like friends on a holiday than pirates planing to attack on of the most powerful organizations in the world.   

[Kylen Phylar]

Kylen grinned. It wasn't his usual funloving one. It was a predatory one. "Reeeallly. I've been looking to do some damage. I have a new gun I've been thinking of trying out on their bigger ships."

[vermillion]

"I do not question your expertise in jail breaking...but I have been behind one too many of those bars myself... and not one has been able to hold me long....and not everything can be solved with explosions"

She said as they walked past a few street carts...

she stopped in front of an apothecary to observe the window goods and held up addy and kylen while she went in

"liquid amatoxin if you have some" she dug into her pouch for a few gold pieces and a few rubies....
she walked back out to her waiting friends and carefully put the vial into her side pouch for later.

"apologies... a few minor provisions" she gave them both a smile and they continued on.

[Stella Gaslight]

The phantom quarter was a tinkers dream and a tidy persons nightmare.  Parts flowed from shop to street in heaps and teetering piles.  It was a wonder the whole thing didn't collapse in on itself.  Shop boys darted deftly in and out doing the seemingly imposable and filling orders with ease.  They carefully picked their way through the jumbled mass with Addy in the lead.  She stopped in front of a shop with a glass front that looked like it hadn't ever been properly washed the pealing sign above the door read Burkhearts'.  "I know it doesn't look like much but this is one of the best places to get hard to find parts."  She opened the door in to a tiny crammed room that smelled like sunshine, grease and dust. "Hello" Addy called out and a grumble came from the back of the shop. "What can I get for you?" Asked a man in a very dirty apron.

[Kylen Phylar]

"I'll try not to drool." Kylen kidded, joining her in the shop. "hmmm...And I've found Explosions fix most problems. The First Fleet, Pirate hunters, except blowing up broken robots...."

[Bellono]

Bellono grinned as he put the bottle back on the table for shreads to finish "Il get back to redesigning those 105mm howitzers for the deck guns should take me about that long any way to finish all 8 of them!"

[ShredsnPatches]

Shreds scowled and took another swig.

"With my arm I won't be much good for anything for a few weeks," she said bitterly. "Unless knitting is useful on an airship which I don't think is likely."

[Arcturon the hobo]

Mac stumbled into the room and snatched the whiskey bottle away from Bellono. His clothes, never exactly clean to begin with, were covered in rather a lot more grease and oil than usual and he had a haggard and exhausted look upon his face as he drained the bottle at a single draft.
"Some FECKER got the engine!" He explained after crashing into a seat "Spent the entire bleedin' battle tryin' t'run repairs while she was running! D'y'ave any feckin clue how didfficult it is tryin' to make repairs on an engine when all the bloody bits are movin' at something like forty kilometres an hour? It's a pain in the feckin' arse is what it is!" he relaxed into the chair a little more "So, what'd I miss?"

[ShredsnPatches]

Shreds glared at him, pointing at her bloodied arm.

"Some bastard shot me twice in the arm. It hurts like hell and I won't be able to bloody do anything until it heals! Unless knitting is in some way useful to the Reckless Abandon! Pardon my language. Pass the whiskey."

[Arcturon the hobo]

"Oi, Mario, feth 'er a fresh bottle from the store." Bellono growled at the Irishman's insult but complied "So, been shot up, lass? Happens to us all a few times. Any idea what's goin' on out there?"

[ShredsnPatches]

"I think it's more or less over. I remember Bellono shouting something at me about clearing up before I passed out. Damn, this really hurts. I've never been shot before."

Shreds grabbed the bottle of whiskey and after struggling one-handed with the cork for a few minutes, pulled it out with her teeth and took another drink, completely failing to notice Mac's impressed expression. He hadn't seen this side to the ship's quiet, mannerly seamstress before.

[Stella Gaslight]

Sarah wandered on deck looking half asleep.  Between fetching things for Mac, cleaning the deck and trying to make another batch of the honeyed painkillers her night had been less than restful.  She looked at Shreds choice of morning pick me up opened her mouth to say something and then sighed.  "Let me have a swig of that.  You had better eat something too  There is porridge with the last of the dried fruit in the galley and I made this to help take the sting out."  She gave Shreds a bottle of thick amber syrup with a small cup attached to the top.  "I don't know why this batch refused to firm up but the liquid works just as well but don't take more than a cup full at a time or it could hurt your stomach."  It was only then that Sarah noticed the fresh blood on her arm. "Just stay still for a bit."  She re-wrapped Shreds' arm applying pressure to ease the bleeding.  Luckily it was from a bit of the graze becoming unstuck and not something more serous. "So what is the plan now that our last one is shot to bits?"

[ShredsnPatches]

Shreds grinned over her shoulder as she walked slowly to the galley.

"We had a plan beyond not getting killed?"

She turned just in time to smack her face against the door. Muttering darkly, she returned a few moments later with a bowl of steaming porridge, studded with dried fruit, and a spoon in her teeth. Raising a sceptical eyebrow, she took a taste of Sarah's latest brew, smiled and mixed the rest of the dose into her porridge. Stirring it in, she began to eat with every sign of enjoyment.

[Bellono]

Bellono never missed a chance to share a whiskey however the digs at his race were never welcome but it was mac's way....Grumble..... He also pocketed a few bottles in the surprisingly empty holsters of his coat and made his way back to the armory and the deck guns! Bellono Unloaded the whiskey and stocked up on weapons before resuming his gun tweeking he was covered in gun grease and the sulfery smell of cordite and gunpowder inside of 5 minuets! He had enabled the guns to be controlled through wires from the relative safety of the Cabins through the same cables as the old 25 pounders had been. He also had refined the barrels allowing a multitude of different shells to be used and adding another 150meters to the accurate range of the piece

[Stella Gaslight]

"I believe Coraline was looking for some small scale boilers and I am am interested in the two Hotchkiss et Cie revolving cannon you have out front. Particularly if they still have their auto feeders.  I also need 12 yards of copper tubing, two recirculation pumps, three cans of Marina auto greaser and magazine clips for the auto feeders if you have them."  The shop erupted in to a flurry of activity at Addy's requests.  Val was taken aside to look at boilers while Addy haggled for the cannons.