. summer's play

[boarddyd]

Who: Dimitri + Babysitters
When: April - May 2020
Where: Aefenglom, Outer City, Wildes
What: Catch all
Warnings: None (will be edited)

[ catch-all for april + may | contact @ tendopeshuu or here ]

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[boarddyd]

[Another tug, but Dimitri doesn't budge. He pulls his arm away, like some untamed thing that refuses to be led. The water level at his feet has risen, from a shallow puddle to licking the curve of his boot. When the ship lurches again, he slides forward.

There's no more scratching near the door - it sounds as if the intruders have taken solely to looting now.

With that realization, Dimitri turns and jogs to catch up with Hector.

Quietly, he follows, until they come upon the hatch above deck.] I'll jump down first.

Protect the cargo. [He'll focus on ridding the hold of each and every merrow. Without waiting for a response, Dimitri yanks the hatch open and leaps down, spear thrust forward through the chest of the nearest monster.

He pulls it free and charges into the rest, and soon the water runs with streaks of red.]

[petcromancer]

[Dimitri finally follows after Hector, and Hector's more than happy to let him go into the hatch first. Hector's no warrior.]

Be my guest.

[He's not motivated to risk his life for cargo, but if the merrows sink the ship, they're all fucked.

Hector gives Dimitri a second's head start. When he hears the sounds of murder starting, he hops down and splashes his way to the stacks of boxes. He gets his back to the crates, then raises his hammer into a defensive position.]

[boarddyd]

[Not too many merrow make it past Dimitri's onslaught. He's taken two down by the time Hector finds his footing, and another three stand ready to attack. Forced into a defensive stance, Dimitri doesn't spare a glance to Hector.

He simply waits for the first slash, and steps aside. With the advantage of distance, he sweeps his lance across the merrow's chest. The other two converge on him, and the chaos of the fight escalates.

One smaller mer slinks by, unnoticed by Dimitri as he presses the pair of merrow back towards the hole in the hull. The monster attempts to wrap its arms around a crate, though not entirely out of Hector's view - seems it prefers to be sneaky than outright engage.]

[petcromancer]

[Welp, Hector watches as Dimitri tears through the mirror like some sort of ravenous beast. This is...not what he expected from the kid who was trying to feed seagulls earlier.

Hector can't leave all of the merrow for him to deal with on his own, though. He sets his sights on the one sneaking past Dimitri, and splashes over to it and brings his hammer down on its head. Maybe it's not the most elegant weapon, but blunt force trauma to the skull rarely doesn't work. The merrow stumbles, and with another strike, it crumples into the water slowly rising from the floor.]

[boarddyd]

[Forcing one of the merrow to its knees, Dimitri tramples the beast as he presses the final invader back into the hole they'd created. Water continues to spill through the hull; it's the perfect opportunity for the beast to escape. But it fights-

Struggles until Dimitri forces it out of the breach with the sickening snap of bone.

They're left with the sound of rushing water, standing in a puddle tinged pink, and little else.

Dimitri doesn't speak, instead leaning as close to the broken hull as he can manage without getting a face full of seawater. Looking for more merrow.]

[petcromancer]

[It's not a merciful fight. It would be bloodier, except that the seawater rushing in washes away the worst of the evidence. When the last merrow goes down, Hector takes a quick look at the leak and silently diagnoses it as 'beyond my skill level'.]

Keep an eye on the hole. I'll find someone who knows how to patch this up.

[There may still be fighting above deck, but not all of the sailors are fighters, and Hector finds one to drag with him into the hold. With a knowledgeable crew-person directing them, Hector is hoping that even two oafs could help get the leak repaired in time to keep the ship afloat.]