CRIMES Part 1

[stabsbothways]

Who: Isabela and any fellow Criminals (obviously established CR is encouraged, but if you think your character could have been reasonably referred to come along for Crimes, feel free to drop in! If there's any question about it, drop me a pm or message me at digitalsocrates)
Broadcast: None
Action: Opportunities insufficiently guarded. Victimless crimes. More details here. Also feel free to drop your own OTAs.
When: Throughout the latter half of april. part 2 will continue through may.

Summer has been a tourist long enough. Corbius offers everything that a ne'er-do-well could ever wish for. Safe ports to spend your money. Lawless skies to lie, cheat and steal. Shady ports willing to buy things with minimal questions asked. A pirate's paradise.

The problem is, she doesn't have a ship, or a crew.

But that's a quick fix, isn't it? There are three requirements to come along with Summer:

1) She's the captain. If she gives you an order, follow it or you're gone.
2) Be discreet. She doesn't want the whole fleet to know about this.
3) Be capable. If you can't carry you're weight, you're out.


{{ We need a ship. Or ships. More ships is better }}

[ It takes a few days of polishing palms and making friends, but Isabela and and her crew have tracked down the headquarters of the raider group the Redtops. One ship, two dozen raiders, and the element of surprise (hopefully). It's a two-pronged attack, one from the ground, trying to infiltrate the ship, and the other from whatever shuttles have been borrowed for the purpose of the attack to pick off the ones outside. ]


{{ Aboard the newly christened Aveline }}

[ The Aveline, as Summer explains it, is big, mannish and clumsy, but still has a mystifying charm about it, just like her namesake.

Also as the Captain of a ship, Summer thinks that 'Captain Summer' doesn't have a very intimidating ring to it. ]

I'm thinking 'Captain Knifeblood.' Maybe Bladeskull? Deatheyes? No, no I got it, its on the tip of my tongue.


{{ Why are all her friends so Lame? }}

[ This cargo ship is travelling through non-jurisdiction space without any weapons to speak of, and no escort. Honestly, it's asking to be robbed. So why is her crew suddenly on the verge of mutiny? ]

Look, I'm sure it's all insured. [ There is no way that it's insured. ]


{{ FIIIIINE. AKA we'll rob bad guys instead }}

[ Captain TBD would like it stated on the record that she hates all of you, though.

It doesn't take long to find an asteroid that's the home of a vicious warlord that's been dominating the surrounding rocks by use of force. And their intelligence has pinpointed a cargo ship carrying weapons from an organized crime ring near Vingloria. This one is armored and has a pretty impressive escort. ]

Well, at least it'll be fun.

Comments

[stabsbothways]

[ Your skillset is her skillset, she can trivialize all she wants :3 ]

I didn't say that to present a moral quandary, I mentioned it because it's a concern when robbing someone whether or not they have someone on payroll who can hurl lightning bolts at you.

So can I safely assume you're on board with robbing this nice comfortable, minimal gun cargo ship now?

[namisan]

[Oh, lightning bolts. Is that all.

Well no, that's actually pretty intimidating, but--

Her staff clacks onto the floor and she leans on it.] I think you can safely assume that if you're on board with robbing it, I'll be leaving. I don't do that kind of piracy.

[stabsbothways]

"That kind" of piracy encompasses most of the word "piracy." Are you sure you're actually a pirate?

[namisan]

[Well, any humour she had about the situation is now gone.]

Most pirates are the kind of scum who would raid villages and kill families all in the name of showing their power and making money. I'd assumed you weren't like that, but you feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

gettin real

[stabsbothways]

[ Well, Nami is putting her in the awkward position of saying 'no I'm a more honorable sort of pirate than that' which just sounded really dumb in her head, since piracy and honor couldn't be more mutually exclusive. ]

I don't raid villages or kill families.

[ She says it matter of factly, not letting any emotion seep into it. She doesn't elaborate more than what Nami asks. ]

And I wouldn't let anyone under my command do it, either.

gettin ...late

[namisan]

[She's a terrible shounen person like that.

Nami doesn't say anything for a moment, letting that sink in, the utter bluntness of it. And then she relaxes. Because honestly she likes Isabel a lot, so she was really hoping her judgment wasn't that far gone.]

Give me a couple of hours. [It's a more subdued response, but her shrug is careless.] I'm pretty sure I can find you a better target that won't get us all killed, besides. If I can't, feel free to pick on the probably-insured all you want.

Re: gettin ...late

[stabsbothways]

[ Sigh. ]

You can have more than a couple hours if you're that confident. Piracy is a waiting game, after all.

[namisan]

[She knew you were secretly a decent sort, Isabela. Dun worry, she won't tell anyone. Nami grins.]

I appreciate it. In that case, I'll widen my scope a bit. I'll have something amazing by the end of the night.

[stabsbothways]

You better.

[ It's not really a threatening tone she's taking, more amused and maybe even a little licentious. ]