Family Log

[fierybluebird]

Who: Marco, Grell, Namur, Ace, Espio, pirate family + anyone else who feels the desire to drop in on a gathering of tattooed, flashily-dressed, heavily-drinking pirates in a public place.
What: Family meeting & Floorplans
Where: Traveling between bars. AND Cities. AND the library. They might also be illegally trespassing. Stop them if you dare. (Marco just shout "BEAT IT" and they'll all scatter and regroup elsewhere though...)
When: Herding cats is easier, so whenever Marco can get them all in one spot really.
Rating/Warnings: It's... Marco and family. It'll be all over the place. Violent, drinking, sexual innuendo out the ear, etc. YOU ARE WARNED.



At least with cats they would either keep to one den, or could be easily bribed with warmth and lured with feathers and balls of string. Okay, Espio could be bribed with warmth, and Grell and Ace could be lured with feathers and string, and Namur was smart enough to do what Marco needed when he said he needed it, but timing it all together was the painful part.

He sent out a mass text to the family(tm) with a time and location "subject to change due to interference." Indeed, he was already banking on that. It was hard to keep track of which places Ace might have eat'n'run from, where Namur and Grell might cause more attention than not, and where they could lay out blueprints and discuss the end of the worlds, assassinations, and... what have you.

If anyone asks though, they are actually being the most nerdy of nerds and playing a wargame.

Yeah........

That's it.

A wargame.

Nothing weird and suspicious about that at all.

Marco even brought along special chess pieces to set up on the corners of his maps and scrolls to make it look good.

He's so got this.

Just don't ask him the rules of the game, or he will absolutely make up some grade A bullshit on the fly. He has experience with this.

Comments

[fierybluebird]

Grell and I have the finances figured out just fine, but depending on how well you can sustain yourself and let Sparks and maybe Pinkie crash with you, the faster I can speed up the construction, aye?

[om_nom_namur]

Already been doin' that, but I gotta find a bigger place. Still stuck in that li'l one above the bar in Nova cuz Fayren's apparently swank as shit an' I ain't done 'nuff bounties t' get the higher base pay yet.

[And he's assuming he'll be paying for that by himself since Ace is... Ace, and Espio's been finicky.]

[fierybluebird]

Did you get that reversed? Fayren is where I can work basically topless. Nova is where Grell picked to live.

Ah, but I guess they might be more open to non-humans? I didn't think of that.

Well, I'm sorry this is mostly pointless for you. It's just to get everyone onto the same page, really.

[om_nom_namur]

Sure, can work there an' all but there ain't nowhere t' rent. Can buy a li'l house but if we're buildin' a ship why bother?

Also I can't afford a house on my own. But takin' from the crew pot's jus' gonna mean there's less t' put int' the ship so it kinda defeats the purpose, aye?

[orangeoutlaw]

[flops on Namur just because]

Let's do it. [no he's not even really paying attention. Why would he?]

[om_nom_namur]

Gonna add t' the buy a shitty house fund?

[Forgive him if he gives Ace the driest of looks.]

[orangeoutlaw]

A house? Houses are boring. Is that what this is all about?

[shifts so he's basically sitting on Namur's shoulders but is careful to avoid his gills]

[fierybluebird]

He means for where you're going to stay until the ship is finished.

[orangeoutlaw]

Why would we need a house if we're going to build a ship? That's just diverting funds. [rests his chin on Namur's hair though he has to part it a little]

[fierybluebird]

[Shares a look with Namur.]

[You handle it. He can't even.]

[om_nom_namur]

[Shares that look back at Marco, then turns his head to Ace.]

Ace.

Gotta tell y' somethin', come 'round here.

[He drops his shoulder and guides Ace around to the side, planting both hands firmly on his brother's shoulders. Namur looks him straight in the eye.]

Second Division Commander Mode: Activate!

[Headbutts!]

[fierybluebird]

[Thumbs up. Best Namur. Good 8th division commander. Great bro.]

[om_nom_namur]

But seriously, Ace. What I'm sayin's the place in Nova ain't gonna cut it long term. Hell, I barely fit in it, an' if we got both you an' Pinky tryna crash, there jus' ain't room. An' we wanna get a place closer t' the shipyard so when we do get the ship in construction we got peeps stationed close by. But there ain't nowhere t' rent in Fayren that's cheap. There's shitty houses cheaper'n rentin' but they're still outta my range on my own. An' whadda we do if someone else shows up or joins? Need space. So we're tryna figure out how t' make that happen without takin' 'way from the ship. Catch me?

[puscrunch]

[Are you pirates seriously considering legitimate property investments? Just muscle out whoever lives in whatever properties you want and call it a day. You're pirates, for badness' sake. Besides, this way you'll build a reputation.]