Elweise's Story

Elweise woke up in her potion room, a room she claimed for her and her potion making. She normally starts in the room most of the day: she sleeps there, she works there, she eats most her meals there when she can. Only times she wanders out of the room is if she needs to see another crew member for whatever reason, to fly around on her broomstick usually at the end of the day, or, when she feels like it, pull a prank or two on her fellow crew members. But today, she has not reason to see other this morning. She got out of bed, she usually slept in her clothes so that she didn't have get dressed in the morning, and walked over to her spell books and started studying. She liked read her spell books, it was what she did when she had nothing to do. This morning was a lazy morning for now. She would stay in her room most of the day. She never really hung out with the others, not that she didn't like them. It was just, she was shy and didn't like to be around others very much.

Asher sighed. Things are getting too lively for me... He thought. I oughta get outta here... Asher slowly inched his way out of the crowd even more until he neared the door to the interior of the ship. Quietly, Asher slipped into the doorway and made his way inside. As Asher walked through the hallway, he thought to himself. Well, maybe a job would be nice... and maybe exciting. I'll have to wait until later today for it, though. Asher thought. What to do, what to do? He wondered how the Immortalis can burn his time until the employer arrives. What to d- "OW!"

Asher rubbed his forehead, stepping back. Just because he was immortal doesn't mean he can't feel pain, like walking head-first into a door. He stared at the door, trying to remember what it led to. Ah... To hell with it. Curiosity killed the cat. Satisfaction brought it back. Asher concluded. The Immortalis grabbed the handle, turned it, and pushed the door to get inside the room. Immediately, Asher regretted it. Ah... crap. And a witch would kill the cat again, leaving it with only 7 lives left... This was the potion room. The stench made it obvious enough. However, Asher didn't think that Elweise, the crew's witch (and sexist), would be here- okay, maybe half of him. Asher noted that she wasn't a part of the crew gathering outside on the deck; he just thought that maybe Elweise would be... somewhere else. Oh, not that this was an awkward moment. "Oh...." Asher said, in a monotonous voice. "This is the potion room.... Sorry for intruding, Elweise.... What're you reading?" Well, a conversation can pass the time. As long as it's one-on-one, Asher can handle that. When there are more then 3 people, him excluded, then there'd be a problem.

"Asssshhherrrr!" Oh God no. Please, Lord... Not this!!! Asher mentally prayed before being.... No, wait. He wasn't tackled this time.

"W-wait what are ya'-?" Another voice sounded, squeaking as Asher felt the impact of something heavy. What the hell...? The Immortalis looked down upon the object that was shoved into his care as the Siren, Aurora, zoomed out and shouted "I have to go into town to grab some things for the trip! Please take care of Gum-Gum for me, ok? Thanks!"



Asher looked up in anger and was about to shout out that he was not a baby-sitter, as what was in his arms was the drunken Gumilii, who was returning back into reality, when he discovered that she was already gone. Sighing, he looked down again at Gumi, who frowned as she looked up at Asher's. Her eyes showed that she was confused, but Asher's showed a bit more.... Anger and frustration. Inhaling deeply as he shook his head, Asher let Gumi onto her feet. The Immortalis merely stayed silent for a few minutes, recooperating from the sudden event. "Yo..... you okay?" Asher asked quietly.

There was 'thud' that came from the door, it startled Elly's peaceful reading and she jumped in her seat turning her eyes to the door. One of the men of the crew came stumbling in to her potion room. He bumped into the door, but he wasn't hurt or sick, so why was he here? She wondered to herself, staring at the man blankly with her orange eyes. "This is the potion room.... Sorry for intruding, Elweise.... What're you reading?" the creature spoke.

Elweise shyly turned her head back to the book, she didn't feel like talking. "S-spellbook..." she said simply and stumbling. Suddenly more member of the crew came barging in, the beautiful siren, Aurora and with her the ships blacksmith, Gumilii. Elweise looked up at them when they came in, they came for the man who was in the room. Gumilii seemed to not be well, drunk maybe. Aurora left in hurry, leaving Gumilii in the care of the male creature. "Ummmm... I-Is that one not feeling well?" Elly asked pointing at Gumilii, "I am the ship's current medic. If she's sick, it would be my job to take care of her..."

Sawyer ran through the wooden hallway. Every board was the same, walls ceiling, floor. All brown furnished wood. He was coming up to a door at the end of this hallway. He didn't dare go back into the bar area. He was too ashamed. He also felt like an idiot for not checking those damn dirty drunk pirates for poison before tossing their dead bodies overboard. "How could i be so STUPID!" he thought to himself.

He swung the door open. The room was full of potions, on shelves, on tables and even on the floor. Parchments of recipes lay scattered about as well. Two people were standing, staring at Sawyer. It was Asher Evans and some woman he had never seen before in his life.They had a look of wonder about them. He saw the Green haired woman as well. Gumi- er something like that.

"Sorry for the intrusion folks." He said to Asher and the other woman. He pointed his finger at Ms.Green. (That's what i'll call her.) Sawyer thought to himself.

"The blacksmith was poisoned."

"Ah, I hope ye' don't mind.." Gumi responded to Asher's question. "I'm jus' a bit dizzy is all, but I have work to finish that i'm required to fin'sh so I shoul- uhnn.." Her grip on his arm became tighter and tighter. It was a damn good thing Asher was NOT a human; Gumi would've crushed his arm by now. Actually, maybe even a long time ago. Asher smirked at the thought. Gumi let go of Asher's arm, and tried to stand up. Already did Asher see the inevitable.

"Ummmm... I-Is that one not feeling well? I am the ship's current medic. If she's sick, it would be my job to take care of her..." Elweise asked Asher and Gumi.

"No, i'm jus' fine, I jus' needa... sleep it... off is all.." Gumi replied. She turned around but after a few steps, her body hit the floor as the blacksmith passed out. Asher sighed and shook his head. "This is why I will never drink aga-"

Suddenly, the door swung open (thankfully not into the head of Gumili) and Sawyer, yet another crewmember, came in. "Sorry for the intrusion folks. The blacksmith was poisoned."

Not surprisingly, Asher didn't even raise an eyebrow. This didn't mean he was surprised. "Well, then..." Asher started to say. "What kind of poison?" He asked as he walked over to Gumili's body and picked her up, bridal style. "Because we obviously need 1 type of antidote for each type of poison, and I may know the antidote." It's true that Asher knows his poisons, or at least, some of them. There are quite a few poisons that Asher knows that the other crewmembers don't, so Asher might be helpful. If not, then maybe Elweise can help.

Sawyer put his palm to his forehead. He knew this was going to happen. How could he have been so stupid as to toss those bodies overboard and not check them?

"I, uh. Well, you see...I.." Sawyer didn't know how to say it. He didn't want people to know what had happened earlier. He had no choice though. Perhaps If there was enough time by the time they all arrived at Wernthall, they could get a remedy. Perhaps it wasn't even lethal though.

"Okay, so here's the deal." Sawyer started to tell Asher, Tamantha, and Elweise. "Grass head over here apparentely got in some bar fight earlier this morning." Sawyer pointed at the unconscious beauty laying on the cot. "She ruffed the guy up pretty well. There was a gang of them. I counted four. I went down to the bar after eves dropping on that kid and his Charr mate doin' some weird shit up in the crows nest. I needed a drink after hearing that weird stuff." Sawyer explained. "When i got to the bar area, there was this guy, big ass fella', sayin' it wasn't his fault the "Green Haired Whore" beat his ass. Now i don't think she's a whore or anything, so don't go thinking that. Okay, anyway. I started eves dropping on that guys conversation, cause that's what i do. I heard him mention on getting back at him. I laughed, he heard, he got in my face, i beat the shit of him. I told them to get off at the black city when we made port. Only, that was when i thought that was the first place we were making port. Little Captain Markus told me otherwise." Sawyer said the listeners. "That was the first time i went down there...." He waited for a response from everyone.

"After hearing Markus say we're making port at Wernthall, I kind of got worried. I went back down to deal with them. They showed up, swords blazing. They mentioned that the "Oaf" who I called their leader, poisoned her." Sawyer pointed again to Gumi. " Again, the pirates threatened me, and when the hell did we start letting pirates on the ship? Anyway, they threatened me and her again... But this time i made sure they wouldn't hurt me or...her...again."

Sawyer tilted his head down, and saw that the tips of his white sleeves were a little stained with red. He cross his hands behind his back so no one could see. At least he hoped no one did. He tilted his head back up.

"I didn't grab the poison from them when i was done with them though..." He waited for a response.

"No, i'm jus' fine, I jus' needa... sleep it... off is all.." the blacksmith said before collapsing on to the floor.

Soon afterwards, another male creature came in, one Elly hasn't ever seen before. Following him was Tiger Girl, TK. The man stated that the Green Haired girl was poisoned, but Elly didn't know to trust on that or not. She staid seated just watching until the TK Girl confirmed that she had something that smelled like almonds in her breath. 'Almond smell... Cyanide smells like almonds!' Elweise quickly got out of her seat and start rummaging through the potions on her table and shelves as the second man creature explained what happened. 'Cyanide antidote potion... Cyanide antidote potion... I should really start labeling these...' Elly picked up a flask with a clear liquid in it. "Alright!" Elweise shouted surprisingly loud, "the poison was most likely cyanide." She looking over at the male creature named Asher, who had picked up the poisoned girl, "Lay her down my bed over there." She pointed to the small bed against the wall. "She's in the right place. I'll take care of her from here. You all can go now."

"I-I may be of some assistance." TK said, stepping out from behind the door. "I could try to... I don't know... compare the scent of the poison to something else that may have been used in it?" Asher looked at the newcomer. Yes.... That may work... Asher thought. Animals like her- wait... Maybe half-animals is the right term- can smell certain ingredients.... The Immortalis nodded, and TK stepped towards Gumi. The half-tiger sniffed close by Gumi's mouth, most likely trying to smell Gumili's breath. "It smells kind of... almondy... and... um... isn't that bad? Do either of you know, because I can't remember which one smelled like almonds." The half-tiger stated. Sawyer explained his story, and thought that it was a bit absurd that this ship takes pirates. The Immortalis nodded at this. "Well, it ain't your fault." Asher said, nonchalantly. "I don't think we get many instances in which one of us is poisoned and we try to confront the people that poisoned said crew member." This was a bit nice for him to say, but Asher just wanted to think about what was the poison that is killing poor Gumili right now.

Almond... Almond..... Asher tried to remember what kind of poison had that smell, but it seemed that Elweise was the first one to get it right. "Alright! The poison was most likely cyanide." The medic stated. "She's in the right place; I'll take care of her from here. You all can go now." It didn't matter if the other two went; Asher still stayed in the room, though more or less closer to the entrance in case Elweise didn't want his presence. He figured that this may be the only safe haven for peace and quite in this ship.