It had been smooth sailing the first week or so, despite the excitement of the angelswordfish. Soon after, Claude’s mysterious egg had hatched into some sort of strange creature, a blue-and-white critter the size of a cat she can only liken to garden slugs. It’s quite hungry, and that fish she caught proves useful in sating its appetite. Sadly, it seems to have imprinted on Claude and no one else, but Leanne is determined to become friendly with it.
Oh, how the winds of fortune can change.
One afternoon, a dark cloud descends upon them--not literally, but a flock of seagulls swarms the ship, and they are aggressive and rude! Leanne tries shooing them, but it does not work. Disgruntled, she transforms; surely the presence of a larger bird will dissuade them, yes?
Somehow, it emboldens them. It almost feels as if they are cackling as they surround her, pecking at her and squawking terrible shrill things at her.
“Get off me!” Leanne cries out, flailing her wings in panic. Herons were not made for combat, but she’s got no choice in the moment. “I’ve got nothing you’d want!”
a group of giant rays swim past in the current... the direction they came from must be safe! you guys take that route and it is, for a time, smooth sailing.
Not all creatures of the sea are malevolent, at least. Leanne sings thanks to the gentle giants as they glide across their path, wondering what it would feel like to touch one. They seem so smooth.
“Are they friendly?” Leanne inquires, watching them fondly. “I wonder if, in less urgent times, I could say hello.”
Cameron smiles and nods. "Friendly and so cute! Good lil fellas. Fun to surf on. Ah- hang on!"
Leanne barely has time to wonder what surfing on a ray would be like before she’s jostled violently to the side. The ship’s hit something, and she pulls herself to her feet, clinging to the railing.
“Is anything broken?" she calls out to Cameron, bracing for another potential impact. There’s no leak near her, as far as she can see, but she’s only one person, and the sea is ever so fickle. "Do we need to do anything?"
"No time to wonder!" Cameron shouts back as they start to carefully jog away. "You just take care not to get knocked overboard, cutie! I'll go check~! ... Kai-Marik will yell if he needs ya!"
Leanne feels her cheeks flare; she flaps her wings to steady herself, and tries to make herself seem sturdy and strong. Kai-Marik and Cameron are together, right? And yet...hm. That’s something to think about when she’s not worried about the ship sinking.
as if the wreck's mast werent enough, a wayward rock surface tags the ship in the side, rocking everyone to the side. yeowtch!!
That’ll have to be later, it seems! These are rough waters, and it’s all Leanne can do to maintain her footing.
