Session Start: Thu Dec 06 20:36:12 2001 *** GMAmy changes topic to 'Grandia: New Horizons | Chapter 7.1: Feray and Nathan | Location: Narrow Sea, early evening, June 13. | Lude Start' ==Lude Start== The boat drifts lazily across the water as the evening sun sinks steadily toward the sea. All has been calm after the first sea-creature attack, and the captain is now belowdecks, overseeing the preparations of dinner, leaving the others to relax on the deck... * Nathan stands at the prow as he usually does. He seems to like this spot ^_^ * Feray saunters up beside Nathan, reaching out to poke the small of his back as she gets near. "Hey there, sailor. Watching the water....uh...be water?" * Nathan turns around, and smiles at Feray :) Hi there. Yep, just watchin' the ocean * Nathan leans on the rail, "I did this a lot when I was a kid." * Feray leans against the railing, an easy smile on her face. "Yeah? No wonder you like it so much now....you must've thought it was the greatest thing ever when you were smaller." It was litterally everything to me. Our whole life revolved around it * Nathan chuckles, "I must sound like a lunatic." ^_^ Not really. ^^; I can...sorta...relate. But at the same time, I can't imagine not walking on grass.. We had more sand than grass ;) * Feray grins a little. "Must've been bad for those swimming outfit days." You have no idea ^_- Shake me a bit and some sand'll drop out from somewhere. ;) Wow. You must be chafed in places I don't even know exist. ;) Its not so bad. I don't itch much this way ^_^ * Feray shakes her head and looks out into the ocean, wrinkling her nose. "I, personally, can't wait to get back on solid ground. Give me the forests and mountains any day..." What was that like? If you don't mind me prying It's really peaceful. I was born wandering, my mom likes to say. Which is pretty much true. I mean, since I was little, we travelled everywhere, me and my mom....I like the sounds of the animals.. And the smell of grass in the morning. It's very comforting. Sounds nice :) Can I ask you a question? Hmm..? * Nathan points at Feray's arm, "I assume there's something with those tatoos?" * Feray blinks and looks down, the smile dropping slightly from her face to something more serious. She raises the arm, flexing her muscles slightly and watching the dyed skin. "Well, you could say it was a coming of age present." * Nathan raises an eyebrow Well...what's the easiest way to explain this? My mom was big into adventuring....and she had some wild ideas as to what was special. She believed that an event impacting someone greatly should stay with them forever. * Feray motions to the marks. "So...my time earned me this." ^^ Ah, so those weren't by choice then I don't mind them, really. I guess they look sorta cool. ^^; But at the time, it was more of a 'expected' thing by my mom, so I just sorta gritted my teeth while the inker did it. So...what do they mean to you? * Feray reaches out to tap a twist in the mark. "Life. It's a web of life. My gift is my strength....what'll carry me through my life. I guess this is just another way of expressing that, now." Hmm...that makes sense I suppose. Finding new strength from former trajedy I know a lot of folks back home that would find that admirable :) * Feray drops her arm and adopts her cheery expression once more, chuckling. "Well heck...if they think that's admirable, I have scars they should see!" * Nathan laughs, "I'm sure each one has a story." ^_^ Oh yeah! You should see some of the animals I've hunted! Little kids would cry for days! ^_- Ah, a big-time hunter. I shouldn't be surprised :) * Feray gives Nathan the thumbs up. "Always be surprised." ^^ What kinds of animals have you hunted? I tend to go for animals with fur that I can sell. But I've hunted game for food too. I've killed boars the size of...well, you. I've also tracked and caught animals smaller than Dill. ^^; Done any big-time fishing? * Feray gets a meek look. "Not...really. I've tried about twice...and that was in some ponds...with a jagged stick, some twine and a hook." I'll bet its not too different from hunting. Just a different medium :) I don't know...hunting is thrilling to me...the chase and the tracking, you know? With fishing, it seems more like, uh, standing still and waiting. ^^; * Nathan raises an eyebrow Not to quibble, but what kind fo fishing is that? I mean the DIRECT kind of fishing * Feray raises an eyebrow. "What, you mean leaping into the water and wrestling the fish down?" Bingo ^_^ That I haven't done. ^^; Have you...? O_o All the time :) We don't have the kind of materials needed to make fishing line like you guys have out here back home So the direct approach is used * Feray looks impressed. "Huh. No wonder you're so tough." ^_- Well, I wouldn't go that far. But it does make one appreciate hard work :) * Feray nods slightly, turning her gaze to the water thoughtfully. "Speaking of which. Thanks for clobbering that ugly trying to eat me earlier. You should've probably helped Erel, though..." Well, it probably wasn't the wisest choice on my part to be sure, not that I regret it. I'm just not used to working with large groups like this Yeah....and we are a large group at that. She's just not very strong, physically, you know? And people are very protective of her. So I've noticed. It just seemed that at the time Dylan was a lot closer to her than I was, and he seemed to have things under control on that side. So I gambled * Feray chuckles and grins. "Ah well. Every fight is a learning experience, I say. Hopefully she's feeling better..." ^^; Every battle that draws blood, shall make you stronger if you have the heart to bear it * Feray looks at Nathan amusedly. "Poetic." Old wisdom from back home. It wasn't completely threat-free ^_- No place is, sailor...unfortunately. ^^ So I've noticed. Running about with the society isn't the safest occupation Yeah...you must've seen some fun stuff, huh? * Nathan looses a bit of the smile, "Yeah, yeah I have." * Feray waggles a finger at Nathan. "That bad, huh?" * Nathan recovers a bit, "Well, it was a while ago." ^_^ After all, who doesn't have a few scars here and there from their life? Heh! I hear you there. ^^ Though I guess some run deeper than others... Deep or obvious, its all a reminder of what you've done and where you've been :) * Feray chuckles. "Or who you are and what you're capable of." ^^ Precisely ^_- * Erellisae wanders around the ship, dragging her feet a little. She looks more than a little bored and fidgety, her ears drooped. * Feray seems to consider something for a moment before she notices Erel. * Nathan blinks at Feray, then looks over at what she's looking at Well there's an unhappy camper. ^^; Hey there sport! ^_^ * Nathan waves at Erel * Erellisae blinkblinks, and looks across, her ears perking up slightly. "Hi... there's nothing to do on this ship... 's not like the steamer." ^^; * Feray chuckles. "Well... I believe that's your cue to share with her some of your exciting fish wrestling stories, sailor." Fish stories eh? ^_- Well, sit down and let ol' Nate fill your ears ^_^ * Erellisae blinks. "Fish... wrestling?" ^^; While you two do that, I think I'm going to mosey on and grab a nap.. I'm feeling a little beat. ^_- * Erellisae perks up rather more at the chance of hearing tales of adventure, sitting down eagerly. :D I'll catch the story another time, hmm? Later days Feray ^_^ * Erellisae waves to Feray. ^_^ * Feray nods and saunters across deck, heading down below. ^^ * Nathan sits down on the deck and indicates for Erel to sit down too ^_^ * Erellisae sits down, happy to have something to do, and happier if it's a story. ^_^ You see, back home, we didn't have the materials to make fishing line, so we couldn't fish in the traditional sense as most do We had to use a more...direct approach ^_- * Erellisae looks confused. "So... you jump in after them?" o_O Yep...spear in hand ^_^ Sometimes...with our bare hands >:D * Erellisae blinks, then tilts her head in thought. "But... won't the spear be all slow in water?" Short jabs are fine. But don't go throwing it. You won't get far ^_- ^^; I'm not likely to ever get far with one anyway. Hands work much better than spears anyways. Especially underwater * Erellisae nodsnods, listening. ^^ "I hadn't been near water before this... the steamer wasn't exactly too open-air, particularly when you're hiding by the engine..." ^^;; The ocean is an amazing place. Did you know that its the single largest place on the planet? * Erellisae shakes her head. "I didn't... but I can believe it. When we were in Mikari's plane I could see it going for aaaaages..." :D That's just the hlf of it. Even though ships are constantly plying across it every day, the most we ever see of it is maybe a scant few feet down Some say that 95% of what's down there has never been seen by the eyes of mortals * Erellisae blinkblinks, her eyes wide, before she peeks a little cautiously over the edge of the boat, trying to see through the foam. "Wow..." :D Take a look down there. What do you see? ...blue-green... and foam. And the odd bottle that the Captain throws over. ^^;; Did you know, that some nations have been testing just how deep the ocean is in come places? Ironically, there are some places so deep that no one's been able to make a rope long enough to find it * Erellisae blinks, looking confused. "How do they know the rope reaches the bottom, though..?" Drop the rope down a bit, haul it up, and see if there's sediment on it Sediment? Like in the Captain's wine? ^^; Its a slow process to be sure, but it works Sediment. The sea floor Dust, dirt, mud, that kind of stuff Ohhh. Okay. :D I wonder what's down there... I'd love to go check someday. I'll bet Justin and Feena haven't been /there/ yet! :D No one has been down there Some say that in some places, its so dark that its /never/ seen the light of day I'll bet dark areas down there wouldn't be fun... but as long as I could use my magic, I'd be fine! :D I don't doubt that one bit ^_^ Hey...! That reminds me! What was that thing you shot from your hands during the battle? :D * Erellisae hops on her heels. ^_^ It didn't look like magic, but still..! Can you teach me? :D Hmm? Oh that! That was a trick from back home Teach you? Hm... Well, let me ask you something When you think of power, what comes to mind? * Erellisae nods, ears perking up, before blinking hard. "Uhm... well... I'dno... the power of my magic?" ^^; Well, that's one kind of power :) But there are others. Other sources * Nathan stands up * Erellisae blinks at the movement, looking upward. "Like where?" When I made that energy ball, I drew on a kind of energy within me * Nathan punches his gut, "Its from in here. The power that makes you face your fear, that makes you push through pain, that makes you burn with desire." * Erellisae sweatdrops heavily, and looks down, ears drooping as she murmurs in a small voice. "I'm not too good at pushing through pain yet..." ^^;; * Nathan smiles, "Its not about pain, Erellisae." :) Its about making things happen :) * Erellisae thinks a while. "I'm... not sure I get it yet... but... I think I'm getting there." ^^ "I had to face some decisions I didn't want to this adventure..." Every challenge you face down, regardless of what it is, makes you draw from that energy within you. That's what I draw on :) I take that energy, and push it down inside me, channeling everything within me All my love, all my hate, all my fear, all my excitement, everything I am. Compacting harder and harder in the pit of my stomach, until it explodes, and I release it from my hands * Nathan mimicks the motions he made before during the fight * Erellisae watches raptly, before trying to follow how Nathan is moving, with predictably negligable results. ^^; Don't be too discouraged, it took me 10 years to learn how to do that. And I had compitent instructors ^_- Oh well... ^^; I prefer throwing sparks at meanies. :D * Erellisae demonstrates, evidently deciding a bottle bobbing past is a meanie. :D Every strength has its own advantages. The point is to find it, and use it responsibly as you know best :) Your strength is in magic. Mine is in hitting things with a stick ^_- * Erellisae grins. ^^ "It does mean I haveta hide behind Dylan a lot, though..." ^^; True, but your power can turn the tide of desperate situations. Never forget that :) Every person in a battle has a place * Erellisae nods... "Wish I didn't keep getting bitten, though." ;_; We'll try to keep that from happening in the future ;) * Erellisae sweatdrops. "Thanks..." ^^: Don't you worry about it. We're all coming back from this trip in one piece :) * Erellisae nods. "Yeah!" :D * Nathan grins ^_^ I gotta go... gotta write my diary. :D See you later! :D * Erellisae speeds off down the deck, looking in considerably higher spirits. ^_^ Later days ^_^ * Nathan resumes his watching of the sea, grinning to himself ^_^ The ship sails on, darkness falling as the cook begins to announce that dinner is ready. ^^ ==Lude End== Session Close: Thu Dec 06 22:19:55 2001