Wealth, Adventure, and the Open Sea: A One Piece RP.(Arc 4: Porte Carlo.)

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Hal nodded as he took the list and the money, listening to what she had to say as he glanced over the list. After that he counted the money she had given him quickly and pocketed it to keep it separate from his personal funds in his briefcase. Then he went back the list and read through it again, doing some quick calculations of how much he thought it would all cost. "All right... You weren't kidding when you said you were expecting prices to be high here if you're giving me this much Beli for this stuff. I won't know until I see for myself, but I should be able to get some deals and make sure you get a good bit of this cash back." He told Alaena, starting to form a plan for how he'd get supplies now that he had an idea of the sort of things he'd need to get.

When he looked up from the list again, he saw Alaena handing him half of her bread. "Oh... Uh, thanks." He said, somewhat surprised as he grabbed it and took a bite. Now that he thought about it he was pretty hungry, but had gotten used to ignoring the feeling. Once he had finished chewing, he continued talking about the supplies. "Most of this stuff should be pretty easy to get around, but a generator and sinks? Well, depending on what the captain needs me to grab we'll need to do at least two trips. But yeah, I shouldn't have much of a problem finding this stuff."

 

[tsatoma]

"I know some of the things might be a bit tricky to get, but there has to be people that sell them in this city. And the generator doesn't have to be a large one, I just need a small one that can be used for some of the equipment I'll get tonight. Preferably a quiet one if you can manage that," Alaena explained to Hal, finishing up her breakfast with a few more bites. Even though she didn't necessarily like Hal's way of working back on Lasklee, she trusted the man to do his job and get everything for a good price. He was proving himself to be better than she initially thought. 'And I can hope that the rest of the crew that I'm still unsure about will prove the same.'

"I'll help you out moving everything back on board once I'm done checking out the Marine base. Hopefully it won't take too long to get in and out, and nothing goes bad of course. I'll find you when I'm done," she said, giving a short wave good bye to everyone on the top deck. Her cloak was tied on before she hopped onto the railing, letting out a short whistle to get Fletch ready to follow her. She then disappeared into the city using Soru, though Fletch seemed to be able to follow after his owner just fine as he soared high above the buildings.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Yezeku noted Holik's response. "I like your attitude." He smirked, then walked over to Cecilia. "This one doesn't talk much, does she?"
[hr]
Peter handed Hal a small list. Most were for tools and a couple specifically measured pipes, nuts, bolts, screws and gears, with a small scribble on the bottom added at the last minute asking for any scrap metal he could find. "If you can get all these, I can get the engine running before we reach our first stop in the Grand Line."

He handed him a secondary list, with carious components. "This is for a generator. Let me know what you can't get. I don't expect all of them to be here, so don't get disappointed if they aren't."

He handed him a third list, written on both sides with only a couple items. "These are ust various nicknacks we need. Some of these like a fridge are pretty heavy, so if you get one, tell the other members to deliver it back to the ship."

Finally, turned to everyone else "Ok, the first one of you to find a Log Pose, buy it. Don't wait for Hal, buy it. That's the biggest priority. Otherwise we'll be wondering aimlessly through the Grand Line after our first destination." he started walking back to the cabin "Get whatever food you can, and until we're confirmed to have a fridge, make sure it can stay fresh a few days. I'll be in the ship setting up the various power lines and lighting systems while you guys are busy. We still need a generator, but having all the wiring done will be a big step out of the way. We leave at midnight, so you have about 16 hours. Eat up, get your supplies, and whatever you do, don't let the Marines see you coming back to this ship."

 

[SkyeNeko]

"S-sorry sir..." Cecelia pulled on a section of her bangs, shuffling her feet. "Petty Officer, F-first Class Leoni, Cecilia Ann. ...Sir. Sorry... I wasn't sure if you were talking to me or not. Is all. Sorry. Sir." She looked absolutely silly next to Holik. Not to mention he dwarfed her at his height and weight. "I... I'm a sniper. I've been stationed here my whole career. Sir." She decided to cut it short. Surely he didn't want to hear her life story. Still, she racked her mind for a similar boast. A pile of bodies at the foot of it... that doesn't sound good at all. What if those people had families?

She had run into a few pirates, and they didn't seem all that bad. Still, they were talking about a crew that had taken down a pirate she could never ever dream of matching. Harligold... I guess it's good they stopped him before he got here, but they must be pretty dangerous themselves if they beat him and his men. And women.

 

[Mr. Omega]

"Look, kid, just calm down. You're making me nervous with all that shaking. And you're certain that gun will fire? It seems... interesting." Yezeku noticed it, looking closer at it. Hippocrates turned to the others. "If you spot them, call me at once. We'll strike once all of them are accounted for. We don't want to risk one of them sneaking up on us, understood?" He got a dismissive grunt from Gezora and a wave from Yezeku, who wasn't paying much attention. Hippocrates stepped outside. "Don't screw this up."

 

[GoWithDAFro]

"Well, the first thing I'm going to is find a market" Yoje said as he walked to the edge of the ship. "I'm hungry, and this ship needs some food on it. Anybody want to come with me?"

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Yes sir! Of course it'll fire!" She thought about shooting a round into the wall or floor. Oh... but someone might get hurt... Instead she took it off and opened the case, showing it to Yezuku. "I can hit anything in the port from the bell tower with this, sir!" she boasted with a hint of pride. "I really am a good shot, sir, really! I-I'm sorry for shaking, just kinda nervous. These pirates are really strong, aren't they? Do we really need to fight them?" Cecilia hadn't heard of any of the crew until Lasklee, but the defeat of Harligold set tongues wagging. I'm sure they have good bounties... but what would I do with that money?

The Leoni's had never been rich, but she liked to consider her family middle class. Besides, she was never wanting for most things, and things she wanted and couldn't have couldn't be bought with money.

 

[NeoAC]

"All right there Captain," Sammi said, giving a mock salute as he gave the command to disperse amongst the city. Sammi knew the first thing on her list: food. That breakfast in Lasklee felt like it was ages ago. Plus with all the ropes that came out of her fingers yesterday, non-stop, she needed to replenish her energy.

Yoje seemed to have the right idea, hitting up the market. "OK, well, I'm getting some food for right now first. That's for damn sure. I'll start looking for food for the open sea once I get that taken care of. But yeah, let's go Yoj."

 

[CounterAttack]

"I'll come with you guys," Marielle chipped in as she moved to stand with Sammi and Yoje. "Could use a bite to eat myself, and maybe I'll see what else there is to see." She hadn't mentioned anything to the others, except Alaena, about taking on the role of chef aboard the ship. Perhaps the others could give some advice or otherwise contribute to the idea. She decided to bring it up over breakfast, and made a mental note to talk to Peter about it.

It was likely that the captain would have a fair few questions in return, but that was to be expected, since Marielle was new to the crew. She would probably have to show Peter what she could do with a kitchen... that might be a little difficult, but Marielle did know how to cook a few things. She would need to expand her repertoire.

 

[tsatoma]

Getting through the shopping districts of Porte Carlo took longer than Alaena initially thought it would. Traveling on top of the roofs and through the small alleys among the shops was a good way to learn the layout of the city, and even though she got lost a few times it was easy enough to get back on track. It helped that the Marine outpost was easy to spot from the roofs; a grand building similar to a court house. In front of it was a bell tower that Alaena figured allowed anyone up there to see every part of the city.

Looking closely through the windows of the outpost from a few roof tops away she spotted the area she needed to get into: the medical ward. A few ideas ran through her head about how she could get inside; all of them posing a certain amount of risk. 'No matter which way I choose I'll need to get some information first,' she thought, looking down below on the streets for Marines. There were certainly quite a few she could choose from, though getting them by themselves would be difficult.

She hopped down to the street, following behind a small group of Marines and listening to them. Most of the conversation was useless gossip, though she did pick up on a few interesting things. One was the name of one of the doctors (who seemed to have a thing for one of the female Marines in the group). There had also been a bunch of new Marines at the base from around West Blue. Another was that new bounties had been posted up early that morning, and that there was a chance those people could be coming to Lasklee. 'Please don't tell me that means what I think it means...'

It meant exactly what she thought it would as Alaena found out a few minutes later, finding a billboard around the outpost with bounties on it. Fletch was sent to go and retrieve the papers once the coast was clear, the falcon ripping them off the billboard before flying back to Alaena. After reading the new bounties of the crew a few times, she let out a curse as she folded them up and placed them in her pocket.

'This isn't good. I'll have to let everyone know as soon as I'm done here,' she thought, angry at how things were turning out for them. Having a small bounty had kept any bounty hunters off her tail, along with making her a low priority for Marines. 'And now that's gone. Damn.'

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Hal took the lists Peter gave him and looked them over carefully. Thankfully, most of them seemed pretty small and easy to get back to the ship like the tools and parts. They didn't look too hard to find either, but the generator parts might be a little tricky. Sixteen hours was plenty of time to get that all taken care of though. "Alright Cap'n, you can count on me! I'm probably gonna have to double back and drop some stuff off every once in awhile so you'll be seein' me." He told Peter as he opened his briefcase and put the lists inside.

"I think I oughta go solo here. I got a lot of business to do so I don't have time to waste. If you guys bump into me out there and you need something, let me know though. See ya!" Hal said to the others as he finished his bread and made his way off the ship.

Alright, first things first. I gotta sell off some my stuff. Maybe see if I can't turn a nice profit on this sword and take the pawn shops for all they're worth on these jewels. Maybe see if I can score some good deals on random stuff I can sell for profit while I'm there. After that... Well, I guess I'll take care of the stuff for Alaena first since she'll be meeting up with her later. And then I'll start hitting up junkyards and tool shops for Peter's stuff. Yeah, that sounds good. It'd be nice to have a better way to move all this shit around though....

As Hal went over his plan for today in his head, he spotted a dock worker leaving a push cart unattended. Since they were used for moving crates of cargo from ship to ship, it would pretty much ideal for what he wanted to do today. "Well... I could just borrow that and bring it back when I'm done.... Yeah, I like that idea." He muttered as he casually lit up a cigarette and went over to stand by the cart. After glancing around to make sure the coast was clear, he grabbed the cart and walked hastily with it into town.

His first stop was a pawn shop. It was a huge shopping district so there were plenty to choose from, but Hal knew exactly what kind he was looking for. Big enough to have a good selection but small enough that they might not have a good appraiser on hand. After spotting one that seemed to fit the bill, Hal left the cart outside and went in. "Excuse me." He said approaching the man at the counter. "I'm looking to sell these." He opened is briefcase and pulled out a handful of jewels, setting them on the counter. Hal paid close attention to the man's expressions as he examined the jewels. He kept his face pretty blank, so Hal got the impression that he wasn't entirely sure of how much they were worth but didn't want to let it show.

"I'll give you 190,000 for them." He finally said. Maybe Hal was wrong, as that was pretty close to what he thought they were worth. Only one way to find out. "I was looking to get something more like 250 for em." Hal said, knowing that was too much but wanting to see what the counter offer would be. "No way, I'll give you 220 tops."

That sealed it, though Hal didn't let it show on his face. This guy wasn't sure and was trying to low ball it. "230 or I'll take em across the street." Hal shot back. The man grimaced, but counted out 230,000 Belli and handed to Hal. "Pleasure doing business with ya!" Hal said with a grin as he took the money, put it in his briefcase and walked back out to the streets. "Alright, next up is medical supplies."

 

[tsatoma]

A Marine going down an alley near Alaena caught her attention, and she followed him from atop the roofs. He was the best target she figured she'd be able to get for awhile, and they were close enough in height that his uniform wouldn't look weird on her. There was a small shack for tools that was a perfect place to leave the Marine once he was knocked out. After making sure the coast was clear she jumped down onto him, knocking him out after they hit the ground. Picking the lock of the tool shed quickly, she carried the Marine inside and took his clothes. She tied him up and gagged him in case he woke up before she was done, leaving her own clothes behind in a small sack after changing into his.

'Okay I have a uniform, and a rank. Next thing I need is a name, and a back story,' she told herself, placing the cap on as she exited the shed and locked it before heading towards the outpost.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Peter went down to the lower levels of the ship, walking into his room to pick up some blueprints and a couple tools. "Ok, first the engines, then the lights..." He changed his shirt to one a little dirtier and pulled out some from a large pile of junk near his desk. "Hopefully Hal will make his first trip back soon... I hate having nothing to do..." he started heading below the deck.
[hr]
"Personally? I don't really care. But I ain't the one in command here. I got one or two that pique my curiosity, but most I don't even remember the names of." Yezeku shrugged.

Gezora sneered "Maybe you could look at the posters the Captain put up." He vanished as he ran out the door. Yezeku just shrugged "I remember the ones I'm interested in. Plus, I'm technically not under Hippocrates' command..." he smirked "Gotta love the system..."

He turned to Cecilia "So how long you been stationed here, little lady? I imagine a sniper won't be much good on patrol, so I need someone to talk to..."

 

[GoWithDAFro]

Yoje, Sammi and Marielle walked into the closest market they could find. It was a busy place, full of shouting merchants and chattering people. "Looks like an easy place to get lost in" Yoje commented as he looked around. "Now where's the food...There!" He jogged over to a fruit stand, motioning for the others to follow him. He briefly examined the fruit before paying the vendor for an apple. "These are pretty good." he stated after his first bite

 

[SkyeNeko]

"I've been here since I joined the Marines. My dad works here in the city a lot." They looked like an odd pair in the room, both having most of their face covered. She liked it that way, she just thought maybe a more flattering cut would do her some good. It would be easy to mistake her for a boy if it weren't for her chest.

She was glad that there would be some excitement on the island now. Like he said, she didn't really get a chance to show off her skills on normal patrol. Not to mention she really didn't like to kill people for no reason. Surely killing pirates was good. They were bad, and killed other people. It was her duty as a Marine to protect. "How about you, sir? I haven't seen you around a lot. O-oh, I'm sorry sir, I don't mean you're not noticeable..."

 

[NeoAC]

Sammi leaned in to peruse the wares of the fruit vendor. There wasn't much but Yoje seemed to be enjoying his selection. Sammi looked over and selected a ripe peach, tossing a few hundred Belli to the vendor. Taking a bite, she savoured the sweet juices that emerged from the peach's flesh.

"This will do for now," she noted. "But still, I'd like to find a place where they serve meals. You know, full on food and stuff." She picked out a few of the apples that Yoje had commented on earlier. "But I guess if we can get stuff for the ship now, that'll work."

 

[CounterAttack]

"If we want food for the ship, it's gotta be stuff that will keep..." Marielle mused, stating the obvious around a bite of her own apple. She had paid for one of her own after Yoje recommended them. But like Sammi, she was more interested in a full-sized breakfast rather than something small. Still, a good stock of fruit would be good to have on board, she figured. As long as they weren't on the open sea for too long.

"Um... how long do journeys at sea usually last? 'Cause if they aren't too long, we could pick up a large supply of food, fruit and bread and suchlike, and use it all up before it goes off or replenish the stock when we make port," she theorised to the other two pirates.

"I'm just guessing, of course. You guys probably know more about it than me," she added as an afterthought.

 

[tsatoma]

'This looks like a suitable injury,' Alaena thought, examining the cut she made on her arm with her knife. She was right next to the Marine outpost, hiding away in a secluded corner as she worked on a reason to head to the infirmary. The story was that she had cut herself on some scrap metal one of the many shopkeepers had about, and the cut looked suitable. 'No sense making it deeper. Now I can head into the infirmary.' Holding onto her arm tightly she headed up the stairs into the outpost's lobby area.

There were a number of Marines inside, though there were quite a few civilians as well. A few odd looks were exchanged as Alaena walked through to where the infirmary was, most of them she assumed was because of the noticeable eye patch. 'Disguises would be so much easier without it,' she told herself, walking up to a nurse and telling her she needed her cut looked at. "It was some dirty scrap metal that someone left out, and I want to make sure it's not infected or anything. Not sure if it is deep enough for stitches either," she explained, the nurse nodding her head as she barely listened to Alaena. The nurse said to follow her down the hall, and that she would have one of the doctors take a look.

"Thank you," Alaena said, noting that the nurse didn't seem too interested in what she had to say. 'Better than asking too many questions.'

 

[Mr. Omega]

Yezeku shrugged "I just got here from Lasklee. Technically speaking, the guy who did that wasn't supposed to be replacing me, but with all the business with Harligold, I can use that to get myself reassigned. Until then, I'm sticking here in Porte Carlo. I'll be heading to HQ once this business with these pirates are done. I've heard rumors about some serious changes in the chain of command after the war, so if the timing is right, I can get a little leeway..." he was mostly speaking to himself at this point, but then turned back to Cecilia. "Tell me, little missy, have you ever wanted to go outside Porte Carlo?"

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

"All right, so that takes care of most of Alaena's stuff... Haven't bumped into her yet, so I guess I probably shouldn't wait up and cart this stuff back to the ship alone." Hal said to himself as he went over everything he had picked up and recording it all in the ledger he had picked up for cheap. He had gotten pretty much everything that Alaena wanted except for the generator she had asked him to pick up. The cart he'd grabbed was already full and he would find something like that with all of Peter's stuff anyway.

So far, he was fortunate enough not to run into any real problems. Prices around here were pretty jacked up, just like Alaena had mentioned but he'd managed to talk most of the merchants down and still had a good chunk of the money Alaena had given him left for the generator. Hal had also made sure to check for pharmacies with good prices on medicine like he was supposed to. He thought he'd found a good one, but since he had no idea what exactly Alaena was looking for it was hard to tell.

"Not much I can do about that. Just gotta bring her back there and hope it's what she wanted." Hal muttered to himself as he checked around to make sure no one was watching him. Once he was certain he wasn't being followed, he pushed his cart into a nearby alley and began heading back towards the ship.