AGE OF PIRACY AU (1)

[agoodname]

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[agoodname]

[at that, he stops, fully, and turns his head to look at him, scruitinizing him for a moment very closely]

.....

[and then he jerks his head towards a door at the back wall]

That door there--it leads to the back room. I'm going to deliver these, so go wait for me there.

[enigmaster]

...O...kay.

[...]

This doesn't just end with me getting stabbed in there, right?

[agoodname]

[asdlkfhs at that, he looks amused]

Not unless you're running a scam on me with that man.

[enigmaster]

I'd certainly be more subtle than this if I was. [Gosh! But he'll make his way over there. Okay.]

[agoodname]

[it's a small room, looking more like a pantry by the minute. There's storage jars there and barrels of ale and the like, and a door that leads to the back alley. Edward has maybe about a minute or two to snoop before Penguin joins him.]

[enigmaster]

[welp time to look at jars, because what else is he gonna do

probably will still be doing so when Penguin enters]

[agoodname]

Well, at least you didn't take any of the ale. That's something.

[the door closes behind Penguin as he steps inside]

So. Tell me about this man in an alley you saw.

[enigmaster]

This would be a lot of setup just to steal some alcohol. [honestly.] ...I don't know, he was dressed in these rags, he had an eyepatch... He was extremely rude. And he kept asking me what I wanted. Something about how I wouldn't be in that alley if there wasn't something he could give me. It was weird.

[agoodname]

[Oswald's nose wrinkles]

That sounds familiar enough.

So, he told you to find a flightless bird, huh? And talked about destiny?

[enigmaster]

Yes. So you know him, then?

[agoodname]

Know is a stretch. I met him all of once. [his arms fold, and he's leaning against the wall, scrutinizing Edward]

.....what did you ask him for?

[enigmaster]

[...] Is that important?

[agoodname]

[eyebrow arch]

....a bit, yes. I'd like to know what I'm getting into, here.

[enigmaster]

...A ship. [now he's kind of embarrassed about the whole thing]

[agoodname]

A ship. [that eyebrow's climbing higher] What kind of ship?

[enigmaster]

A decent sized ship of my own so I could set out for myself, but not too big to be unwieldy. And some other specifics. ...I figured he was scamming me, so.

[agoodname]

[and some other specifics, huh?] Alright. So what exactly did he think I could do about that? [wtf]

[enigmaster]

He... said I should take along a flightless bird and "tie our destinies together"?

[agoodname]

[...........] ....ooookay. And where are you going exactly?

[enigmaster]

I... don't exactly know? I mean, I have a crew I'm a part of, so unless this ship just suddenly appears, I suppose, um. Wherever they go. We kind of had to dock suddenly, what with the storm.

[agoodname]

...huh. [he's...scrutinizing Edward] Tell me about this crew. And the captain.

[enigmaster]

Ah... Well, I'm the navigator. The crew is... fine. It's rather busy and chaotic, but we do well enough. The captain is... ...doing his best. I'm sure. [arrogant blowhard moron--]

[agoodname]

[eyebrow arch] That's a glowing recommendation. [smirks]

[enigmaster]

He's not what I would call the most intelligent man.

[agoodname]

Not the most intelligent, hm?

[Penguin considers this]

I can work with that. [he starts untying his apron.] Alright, I'll come with you.