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IC: Zanakra - Tahtorak Encampment -

"Akuum is with me because they are useful." Zanakra said flatly. She didn't like being questioned, and her expression reflected as much. "As long as they continue to remain useful, then there is no issue. The same goes for everyone." Zanakra was only prejudice against one thing, the weak. 

Zanakra picked up her hammer, letting the heavy end rest on her shoulder as she walked towards the south of the encampment, looking beyond...they'd wasted enough time here, it was time...time to get things done. 

"We're done here, we march south. I think it's time we introduce ourselves to our neighbors." She didn't even wait for a response as she boarded the scouting boat, she simply expected them to follow. 

OOC: Wow post 10k. @ARROW404 @Smudge8 @Nato G @Zeal @Sparticus147

Heck yeah that's raw.

IC: Hakari - Ga-Koro -

Hakari slowly stood up after she finished recovering from her sprint. "Whew! Okay, we're here at Ga-koro! Where to now?" She looked at Kanohi, it wasn't like she had a clue where they should head now that they were here in the koro of lily pads and water. 

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IC: Skyra Daring - Ga-koro -

“Oi, Skyra!”

Well that sounded familiar.

“If I catch Destiny raiding the crab-traps again I swear I’m gonna make you fish for replacements until you’re as blue as me!”

Mmmm yep, definitely knew that voice. I turned my head to glance at the Maru. Leah was someone who I knew from work, well my former work in the Gukko Force. We'd both changed quite a bit since then. Leah was now one of the Toa Maru, and I was a chick. Funny how things change. 

"Oh hey Leah, what is it like being blue anyway?" It did cross my mind to ask Leah something a bit more serious, like whatever she knew about Makuta's return and stuff like that. But the middle of the dock out in the open didn't seem like the appropriate place to ask such things.

Besides, I was with company, company that I owed a tour to. It also seemed that Karoru knew Leah. Perfect, there was no need for introductions then. 

"A-apologies, I'll stay out of your ways. Miss Daring, I'm ready for the tour of the ship whenever you are." 

Karoru calling me Miss Daring caught me off guard. I still wasn't completely used to certain things. Not that I hated it. 

"That way I can prove to you what an asset I could be as part of your crew."

"Well, I'm sure you'll prove more than capable." I wasn't just saying that either. I wasn't familiar with what sort of powers these Menti had, but from the look of Karoru she seemed like she could hold her own in a fight. "But anyway, I suppose we should head to the ship then yeah? We'll just uhhhhhhhhh..." I just realized I would not be able to grapple back to the ship when I had to take Karoru with me. I eyed one of the skiffs that the others had used to get to the docks and simply leaped off the dock onto it. 

After stabilizing myself on the now rocking skiff I turned to look at Karoru with a grin. "Hop on and we'll get going." 

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IC: Taleen - The Dancing Crab, Ostia -

"I prefer to keep my feet on the ground personally." Taleen commented as she casually tossed butter knives into the dart board nearby, they never failed to stick. 

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IC: Taleen - The Dancing Crab, Ostia -

Taleen appeared, quite literally before her captain and other crewmates, such was the nature of a Toa of Sonics that wore a Huna, who could appear or disappear at pretty much any time. Only those with a trained eye even had a chance of detecting her without her wishing it. Unless of course they had some sort of power that let them cheat, that was always annoying to deal with.

"Been spreading word around, whole island should have at least heard something by tomorrow I'd reckon." Taleen slowly glanced at Verak, eying him up and down. "Hmmmm...interesting." 

What she meant by that she would never tell. 

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IC: Hakari - Ga-Wahi - Southern Border -

"I'm...okay. I just...need to catch my breath." Hakari insisted as she slowly removed herself from Lapu, as they were both currently collapsed on the ground. Using her mask didn't normally tire her so, apparently carrying people while running at those speeds was more than a little taxing. 

She took her canteen before opening it and starting to drink the water inside.

OOC: @ARROW404 @Harvali

He looks like he has one foot in the grave. 

I like it.

IC: Hakari - Ga-Wahi - Southern Border -

Hakari nodded, carrying Kanohi would be easy enough. Carrying a Toa like Lapu would be a bit more straining, but she believed she could manage. "I'll have to carry each of you one at a time, but I can manage it." 

Without a moment's delay, Hakari picked up Kanohi and activated her mask as she sped towards Ga-koro. As soon as she reached Ga-koro's gates she gently placed Kanohi down before speeding back to Lapu. 

She caught her breath for a moment as she looked at Lapu, "I hope you don't mind being carried." She barely waited for so much as a nod before she was carrying the Toa as well. He was much heavier than the Matoran, her speed was slowed even with her mask as she raced back to Ga-koro's gates, but she pushed herself to keep going till she made it. Kanohi's sense of urgency seemed too important to ignore so, she was going to give it her all. 

She arrived at Ga-koro's gates once more, dropping Lapu as she fell onto her hands and knees, breathing hard. "Did it...haaaah..." She was going to need a minute. 

OOC: @ARROW404 @Harvali Minor bunnying with Hakari carrying them both, figured neither of you would mind. 

IC: Zanakra - Tahtorak Encampment -

Zanakra grinned as the fight seemingly came to a close. She clapped, slowly. "Well that was entertaining, and it's clear to me you can fight, and you fought one of my best to a draw no less." It was admittedly impressive, Gashril would make a perfect little minion. 

"So...will you be joining? Or do you need more...convincing?" As a warlord it was only right to have those under her fight for her, but if she needed to personally convince someone to join her ranks, she had no problem doing so. Her hammer was always itching to be put to use after all. 

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IC: Oceanna Gallywix - Onu-koro -

"I'm Oceanna Gallywix, guitarist." It was true, Oceanna was most certainly not the noble paragon type. She had experienced what it was like being broke and homeless before, so she was not afraid to accept rewards when offered, it caused her no shame. 

What was a shame was how being a guitarist didn't pay very well. 

@ARROW404

IC: Skyra Daring - Ga-koro -

I silently listened as Karoru explained herself to Dehkaz. Apparently she was alone, estranged from her own people for reasons she did not explain. While I would never claim to understand exactly what that was like, I did understand what it felt like to feel distant from my own people. Lately I'd felt like I'd been drifting farther and farther apart from my own home, Le-koro.

Perhaps I'd been wandering the island for too long? It wasn't anyone's fault in particular, it was probably just the result of spending more time out in the world than where I grew up. 

I could hardly claim it was the same situation as Karoru's, whatever that exactly was. I could always go back home whenever I wished, it seemed like Karoru did not have that luxury. I could certainly resonate with not knowing what to do with one's life. 

I looked at the Captain as Karoru finished. Obviously, the decision of whether to hire her or not fell to him, and it would be wrong of me to say anything at this point. But the look I was giving him probably told him how I felt about the matter. She's a lost puppy, if you don't hire her I'll never forgive you!   

I bounced on the balls of my feet as I waited for his response. 

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IC: Skyra Daring - Ga-koro -

I gave Krayn a thumbs up. "You got it." I turned back to Karoru...I immediately slapped my cheeks, I needed to focus here... 

"Right then, Dehkaz is..." I turned around to see that Dehkaz was in fact on the dock as well, having arrived on a skiff, well that was easy. "...right there. Let's go!" I gestured for Karoru to follow as I walked towards Dehkaz. I needed to stick to business before I got myself into trouble. 

"Yo Commander!" I called out to Dehkaz as I approached.

@Lady Takanuva @sunflower 

IC: Skyra Daring - Ga-koro -

Sometimes, things just work out the way you want them to, it's a rare occurrence, but it happens. 

Today was one of those days, even as I talked with Krayn about our visitors from another island, one of them approached me and started talking to me. Not only that, but she was interested in joining the crew!

I eyed Karoru up and down as she spoke, her crystal armor just wasn't something we really saw on Mata Nui, it was hard not to look at how sparkly it was. Karoru herself being easy on the eyes helped as well, as she seemed to pause in anticipation for my response I looked up at her to meet her eyes. "T-Tall..." 

Wait, that's not what I'm supposed to say! I quickly recomposed myself and cleared my throat. "Uh I mean...yes! Yes we're hiring! It's not my ship though, but I could definitely introduce you to the person who is." Ah s***, I didn't even tell her my name! "Skyra! I mean I'm Skyra Daring. Nice to meet you!" 

Well now she was going to think I was complete weirdo, great. And while I was indeed weirder than most, I liked to at least try to fool people into thinking I was normal long enough for them to become friends with me, then it was too late. 

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IC: Hakari - Ga-Wahi - Southern Border -

When Kanohi had fallen over during his vision, Hakari had knelt down beside him, look at him with concern. Once Kanohi snapped out of it and started to write, Hakari didn't even bother to read it right away, instead she took out a canteen of water and extended it towards the Matoran. 

"Hey, drink this." The Lesterin insisted. "I can carry you to Ga-koro." Hakari knew that Kanohi would perhaps find the idea of being carried embarrassing, but his well-being came first in her mind. 

@ARROW404 @Harvali

1 hour ago, Krayzikk said:

IC:

"It's not your diplomacy I'm concerned about." The De-Toa shrugged and tapped a finger thoughtfully. "But whether the forward party has been reasonable or not, these people are refugees. Refugees who supposedly have psychic powers. They're scared and probably a little desperate. That could be a bad mix. I think it would be better that no one go alone for now, don't you?"

 

IC: 

"Yeah that makes sense." 

OOC: phone post 

51 minutes ago, Krayzikk said:

"Might be best not to go on ahead by yourself." He said simply, letting the hook reel itself in and unbuckling the device from his wrist. "Don't know how they might respond to some things."

IC: Skyra Daring - Ga-koro -

I turned around to look at Krayn, I'll admit I was impressed he managed to follow me, though he was a pretty capable Toa so perhaps I shouldn't have been. 

"I know I can be a bit uh...blunt, but I know how to be 'diplomatic' when I have to be." I made finger quotes. "Besides, I doubt Ga-koro would accept this many of them if they were unreasonable...I just wanna see what's up."

Krayn was being overly cautious, clearly. What's the worst that could happen in the middle of Ga-koro?

IC: Skyra Daring  - The Fowadi -

There were a lot of boats, covered in crystals and very shiny. Dehkaz was calling for two groups with different goals, one for stocking up what supplies we could, and the other investigating what was going on with all these foreign boats on Ga-koro's shores. 

Gathering supplies sounded boring as f***, so of course I was going to investigate these exotic foreigners. 

"Destiny!" I called out to my faithful Kahu, the bird turned it's beak towards me intentively from her nest on the Fowadi. "Go stretch your wings." With a cry she took off from the Fowadi and flew off, most likely to hunt fish and do other bird things. 

How was I going to get to shore you ask? Well it was quite simple, I was a Toa of air, on the top of a mast, and there were many boats between me and Ga-koro. There was only one thing to do. 

I climbed to the very top of the mast and leaped off, using my element to boost myself even farther. Of course being a Toa of air didn't stop gravity, and as I started to decent faster and faster towards the water below I raised up my arm and fired my wrist-grapple, it connected to the mast of the ship I had leapt towards and connected, it yanked me forwards as it began to reel in, I grabbed onto the mast with both hands as I made contact and swung around it before planting both feet against it and springing myself towards the next ship, my grapple reeling back in. 

I kept parkouring and grappling from boat to boat, there were so many ships that it was easy enough for a gal as acrobatic as me to do. I did as many fancy flips and twirls as I could of course, I liked showing off. 

As I flung myself towards another boat, a smaller fishing boat by the looks of it, I grabbed onto a pole that was sticking out of the mast and swung around it a few times before launching myself at the dock. As my feet landed I went into a roll, doing a couple forward somersaults before stopping with my arms in the air in victory. "Nailed it! Am I awesome or what!?" 

I looked back towards the Fowadi and waved, they looked so small from here. They were gonna have to do something lame like take some skiffs to get to the dock, ha! 

I started to walk down the dock towards Ga-koro proper, I wanted to see what these foreigners were all about...

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IC: Skyra Daring  - The Fowadi  -

The air in Naho bay felt nostalgic to me as the Fowadi sailed into Ga-koran waters. Naturally I was at the very top of the ship's tallest mast, I liked feeling the wind as I observed Ga-koro in the distance. 

Ga-koro...it had become like a second home to me. In recent years it felt like I'd spent more time there than even Le-koro. Heck I'd even...uh...acquired my current body there...actually it was best not to remember too much about that...I still didn't know where my old body went...

I could make out a strange looking vessel that seemed to be docked as well. I figured it was those crystal wearing aliens I kept hearing about. I also heard they were mostly women and really hot. Maybe I should look into that...

"Hey!" I suddenly shouted to whoever happened to be listening on the deck below. "Land ho and stuff." 

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IC: Hakari - The Charred Forest -

"Thanks, same to you." Hakari said to the Toa with a nod. After some quick goodbyes to their temporary companions, Hakari, Lapu, and Kanohi went down the fork in the road towards Ga-Wahi, the forest already starting to give way to a bit more pleasant fauna. 

OOC: @capMARVELOUS@Harvali@Razgriz@ARROW404@Geardirector Hakari, Lapu, and Kanohi to Ga-Wahi. 

IC: Skyra Daring - Ostia - The Fowadi -

By the time we all got back to the ship, it had been one of the longest days of my life. Despite this I was happy, because I had returned with new weapons and gear. My head was feeling better as well, at least for the moment. I was feeling pretty upbeat actually, I talked the entire ride on the Iron Mahi back to Ostia.

"Yo!" I called as I stepped onto the deck of the Fowadi. "I'm back! You guys miss me? I brought guns and other stuff, I'm like...twice as dangerous now!" 

There was my new wrist-mounted grapple, two Diskette pistols, the matching scarves I bought for me and Dorian, and uh...uhh...other stuff.

It was far from enough though, obviously the only way to defeat Makuta was to be armed to the teeth. So until I had every weapon that existed or otherwise, I wasn't gonna stop. Completely reasonable goal. Yup. 

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I have the nighteen year spinny so that confirms that I'm old.

On 4/3/2022 at 4:42 AM, ARROW404 said:

Onepu looked up at the flying Toa and gestured with his head to the Toa of Gravity who, Kakama in hand, floated up toward her. "Thank you for your help in this situation. The Ussarly would be happy to repay you for your volunteer heroism."

IC: Oceanna Gallywix - Onu-koro -

The young guitarist wasn't one to let an opportunity like this slip by. She gave a thumbs up. 

"No problem! Repay me all you like!" 

@ARROW404@Palm@Void Emissary

IC: Taleen - The Infernavika -

Taleen remained silent for a good while, content to simply let her crewmates continue the conversation while she continued to polish her blades. Eventually she raised a blade up, her blade was now shiny enough that she could see her reflection, nice. 

"I suppose we should stock up on some liquor then." Taleen mused, clearly paying attention despite not looking like it. "You can get them by the barrel at a pretty good discount if you know the right people." 

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IC: Hakari - The Charred Forest -

"Thanks...I do as well." Hakari said in response to Jolek, there was one way she knew that was possible, but it most likely involved hitching a ride with a certain pirate and his crew from her homeland, she wasn't too sure she liked that idea.

The Toa of air chimed in as well, he seemed dumbfounded about the whole memory thing, and she didn't blame him. "You got me, I have no idea why I'm remembering now, what caused it, or why it happened at all." The Lesterin wished she had the answers, but she just didn't. 

Hakari read the message that Kanohi scribbled down. "There's not much to talk about really, growing up on Seprilli was nice, but it wasn't exactly the most eventful thing, not like here on Mata Nui." The stuff that seemed to happen on the regular on Mata Nui was frankly, insane. 

"How I ended up on this island is a bit more interesting. Basically it's the pirate captain Lokhar's fault when you boil it down. I'm sure at least some of you have heard of him." She sighed. "And as much as I'd like to have nothing to do with him, he might be my only shot at getting home." 

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IC: Oceanna Gallywix - Onu-Koro - 

Oceanna looked confused. 

"Huh?" 

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