SteamPunk RP - The Age of Steam

[Venitius]

Ludwig was tired. He'd done the watch for the entire previous day, all the way to the early morning. Stumbling down the stairs, bumping into walls and doors, Ludwig eventually made his way to his hammock and chest, where he changed into his night clothing, and fell quickly asleep upon the linen hammock. I need a rest.

 

[punk87]

Stifling a yawn Mike patrolled the starboard side of the ship. He was alone for just about every other member of the crew was asleep. Mike stopped for a minute to adjust his sword belt and to stare out in the darkness. “Nothing,” thought Mike as he turned around and continued with his pacing.

 

[Sushiman70]

8th bell of the Second watch

Arth woke as the bell went, signifying the end of the watch. He got up and dressed himself, then walked out into the bunk room, where Vladimir was tinkering with his gizmo. "Are you not coming up on deck?" he asked.
"I thought that I hadn't been assigned to a watch crew?" Vlad responded
"Ahh, slight misunderstanding on everyone's part there. Whilst we were organising the rota, we failed to realize that Carter couldn't be piloting the ship, and on watch at the same time, so you're to fill his spot. Is that satisfactory?
"I guess it will have to be, won't it." Vladimir said, radiating happiness.

Arthelas followed Vladimir up the ladder, onto the deck. The sky was clear, and there was a slight breeze on the air. He saw Mike and called out to him, telling him that he could go below deck if he wished, as they were here to relieve him of his watch. They were drifting downwards, towards a small clearing on the edge of the river, where he presumed they would anchor down for the night. Looking inland he could see the fortress city of Zelang, on the other fork of the river up which they where heading. The lights of the city flickered as the wind blew the leaves on the trees. He saw a small airship lift off the dock, and it went speeding off to the East, towards the lands of Greenwield and Vartonfirth. The war had been raging for 3 long years, and there had been talk of a truce approaching. If this happened, the spice fields and diamond mines there could, and probably would, bring them great profit, but only iof the could compete with the great trading companies which resided there.

 

[punk87]

"Thanks Mate!" called out Mike as he hurried below.  He was exhausted and happy to be relieved. He practically ran to his hammock. Mike shifted into his nightwear, jumped up into the hammock and was asleep almost instantly. 

 

[crimsonstone]

Wearing his frockcoat over his shoulder and slipping on the hood, Vladamir strolled onto deck happily, lighting a pipe while thinking, Well I don't have to worry about that Arthelas fellow spitting in my food.

Checking to be sure his Wristcannon was loaded he nodded and held his Sabre hilt firmly under his coat-cloak, scanning the skyline with his very-well working eye, making sure to catch every movement from a crow to a ship leaving the distant city.

 

[Incaa]

Carter was keeping a sharp eye out over the skies when he heard Vlad come on deck "Oi mate, mind coming up here..I need to 'ave a talk with you" he called out to the burly man.

 

[crimsonstone]

Taking his pipe out of his mouth politely, Vladamir walked over as silently as he could as not to wake any of his comrades sleeping below. "Yes, Carter, I believe. What can I do you for."

 

[Incaa]

"Yes it's Carter alright, Jacob Carter.. and you're Vladimir?"
The young man's cockney accent was more pronounced now that he'd become familiar and less formal with the crew, "You're a soldier aint you? We're gonna be flyin directly through pirate territory, pretty dangerous even 'ere I'd say" he stared suspiciously out over the clouds half expecting a pirate airship appear any moment. He shifted slightly and adjusted his grip on the wheel "Just thought I'd let you know cause you don' look like you're from round here"

 

[Venitius]

Ludwig woke up rather quickly, despite that he'd hoped to sleep long. He first went down to help with the stoking, but then he decided to brew some tea. Seeing that everyone else below was probably asleep, he decided to brew the tea up on deck. So he dressed into his second set of clothing, put on the helmet and greatcoat, and wandered on deck. He offered the other men on deck tea. After he had taken the cups or mugs from them, he started to brew up the tea. Ludwig took a long sip from his mug. Taking out a sextant, Ludwig tried to find out how far they had traveled by converting his results onto a map, but couldn't do anything due to the wind and darkness. He took them downstairs, and came up again.

 

[crimsonstone]

隐藏

I'm going to be out of state for a couple weeks, and therefore pretty much MIA, do NOT let this thing die, fellas ;D

Vladamir was gone. He had carried a conversation with Carter the previous night, and had simply vanished when Carter had his back turned. All of his cargo, what few it was, was still with the ship. It was as if he was simply plucked from thin in aboard the deck...

What has happened to Vlad?

 

[Corndawg]

Jeff yawned and arose from his hammock, then went onto the deck, looking out to the clouds. He smiled and let his thoughts drift.

 

[Ravenheild]

30min before sunrise

Bart woke with a start, "Another gust of wind, nothing to worry about." He thought to himself, still he had a worry gnawing at the back of his mind.  He drew another long breath and let it out slowly.  "Taking opportunities is the key to success." He repeated the mantra aloud then got dressed into his second set of clothing.

After figuring out what had been gnawing at him the whole time he made his way to the engine room and checked the gauges.  "DAMN THEM!" He swore as loud as he could.  "How many times must I tell them not to keep the engines so hot when we aren't moving. That is why they put the damned gauges on it in the first place! They are old enough that they cannot handle that kind of stress without the air vents helping to cool them.  Bah I need some fresh air.  He stormed out of the engine room in a huff and made his way up the stairs. 

The cool breeze always had a calming effect on him and his anger quickly dissipated in the cool morning.
"Oh I am sorry you had to see that Mr. Ironbridge, I lost my composure for a moment that is all."

 

[Venitius]

"It doesn't matter, everyone has to let out their anger or looses their composure once in a while." There had been a drizzle of rain during the night, so Ludwig was waiting to mop it up once the sun had risen. "Good thing there weren't any pirate attacks in the night....you didn't happen to see Mr. Gustav, did you sir? For some reason I think he disappeared in the night. He wasn't on deck, and when I went down below to have a small nap, he was not there."

 

[Corndawg]

Jeff turned to Bart and Mr. Ironbridge.

"If you don't mind me butting in sir, I noticed his absence as well. I came up here last night, thinking he would be here as he wasn't in his hammock, and he was gone. His stuff is still here though, and that's a wonder."

 

[Ravenheild]

"Curious I'll have a look into it, in the meantime we need to get preparations started for our sail through that pass.  In the morning it acts like a wind tunnel  going in our direction so we will be booking it.  I want all loose objects on deck either fastened down or taken below deck except the cannons which we may need in case of an ambush however since we weren't attacked last night at our weakest I would say the pirates are probably somewhere else at this moment in time."

Bart started kicking some small debris off of the deck and gathered some loose shot. " One more thing, I wouldn't worry about Vladamir he seems like the kind of man who can fend for himself. Now we must work, we only have around fifteen minutes left before the dawn."

 

[Venitius]

Ludwig began fastening down most of the loose objects on deck, then took the cleaning equipment down below deck. He then took his rifle from his  storage chest and shouldered it, and returned on deck. He disassembled the weak, removable lamps and also took them down below. The guns were run back from the ports, secured and the ports closed. The cannons could be relatively easily ran out, so it didn't really matter.

 

[punk87]

When Mike walked on deck everyone was busy preparing the ship to sail through the pass. There was little Mike could do to help so he decided to check on the ammo locker. Since they have not had any trouble yet, they had a decent amount of shot and powder left. Satisfied, Mike walked back on deck.

 

[The Elusive Mr. Hunt]

When Eckhart came up on deck, it was a hive of activity. He saw Ludwig running around hectically, fastening some things down, and carrying others down below decks. Quickly cottoning on to his purpose, Eckhart began doing the same for whatever items that hadn't yet been dealt with. In a spare moment he drew an inch of his rapier from its sheath, and tested its edge. Razor sharp. Perfect. He was dressed in his plain infantryman's uniform, perfect for a fight. If there were any pirates coming for the Infinite Redoubt they'd have to try themselves against his blade.

 

[Corndawg]

Jeff helped with strapping the things down, then drew his pistol. He made sure it was loaded and ready then put it away. He went below deck and sat down, waiting for them to enter the pass and looking out a window to see if anything was there. When they entered he would probably patrol around below deck for a while, or just wait for orders.

 

[Incaa]

When the preparations to begin moving had been completed Carter called down the the engine room through the communication's tube "Krush mate, let Capt'n Redwing know we're all ready on deck and waitin' for instructions at the Helm". The young man knew perfectly well what needed to be done, however on a ship such as this the captain had the final say and Carter had a strong sense of duty when it came to airships.