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Post by Snapdragon on Sept 6, 2007 2:31:27 GMT -5
((For now, this thread is closed to me and Tahlise, but if you have some pressing reason why you just HAVE to hang out with these out-of-work pirates, feel free to PM me!))
Gypsum leaned back in his chair, glancing over his nose at the pair of Ssussun sitting across from him. He lifted his tankard in one hoof, and downed the frothy mead in one pull. That done, he dropped the tankard down onto the table, eyeing the two more beadily. It was going to be a bit of a difficult subject to broach, unfortunately, but there was nothing to be done for it...
"So." He said simply, looking at the two, leaning one elbow on the small table. "You two. Both of you. How d'you deal with bein diff'rent?" He asked brusquely, his voice smelling sourly of the three previous glasses of mead he'd downed. They'd been traveling together for several years, but only in the last few weeks had the trio gotten to know each other much better; and now, a little tipsy, Gypsum suddenly decided he wanted to know more about them. "Where did yeh come from? Both a ya, I mean."
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Post by tahlise on Sept 12, 2007 1:27:21 GMT -5
Akono and Atsu looked at each other. What kind of odd question was this? It's not like they just met Gypsum. They had known him for quite some time now. Akono glanced at his twin. Oh well. They both gave a shrug to each other but it was Atsu who spoke. In fact, he gave a small chuckle. "How do you think?" he asked, placing his front hooves on the table just before he tried to take a sip of Gypsum's mead, only to find the mug empty. His ears layed back and he crossed his hooves over his chest.
Akono, pushed a hoof through his white and yellow striped hair, his ears also laying back. He hated it when his brother pouted like that. "We're from Quon. It's nothing like this. Think more tribal.." he didn't get to finish.
His brother's ears perked at the very name of his old home. "Quon?" he asked. "Oh yeah, it's nothing like this." He looked over at Gypsum with a sly grin. "You ponies wouldn't last five minutes there in the heart of it."
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Post by Snapdragon on Sept 12, 2007 1:39:33 GMT -5
"Ehh, I'm jus' askin!" Gypsum said stoutly when Atsu questioned him, refusing to name his reasoning. Frankly, they'd been spending a lot of time together, and it was easier to ask the more curious questions when you were a bit drunk! Although the question had been MOSTLY born out of what he'd seen that morning...
"I wouldn't, woul' I?" He growled playfully, grinning at the pair as he waved a hoof to the barmaid, requesting more drinks for him and his friends. As she bustled around, getting their drinks, he chuckled to the pair, eyes sparkling. "Tribal, pff, I'd be the big high chieftan in no time!" He laughed, tossing his mane to the pair teasingly, striking a kingly pose.
"Tho... I bet there'd be lotsa lovely ladies in a tribe." He sighed wistfully, watching the curvy form of the barmaid darting from table to table.
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Post by tahlise on Sept 12, 2007 2:15:43 GMT -5
"I wouldn't, woul' I?" He growled playfully, grinning at the pair as he waved a hoof to the barmaid, requesting more drinks for him and his friends. As she bustled around, getting their drinks, he chuckled to the pair, eyes sparkling. "Tribal, pff, I'd be the big high chieftan in no time!" He laughed, tossing his mane to the pair teasingly, striking a kingly pose.
Atsu eyed Gypsum. Yes this pony was a tad drunk. The Ssussun elbowed him playfully. "The meat eaters would have you for breakfast." he stopped to think a moment. "Actually, the feirce Zebra tribe would love to get a hold of you."
Zebra tribe? Akono's ears perked and drooped a bit. Had they already started forgetting about their homeland? Atsu couldn't remeber the true name of the tribe and neither could Akono! The Ssussn's ears returned to their layed back position as he continued to watch his twin and Gypsum joke with each other.
"Tho... I bet there'd be lotsa lovely ladies in a tribe." He sighed wistfully, watching the curvy form of the barmaid darting from table to table.
Atsu's gaze followed the mare as well, but being Ssussun, he only found her somewhat attractive. he did notice the wistful sigh of the male pony next to him. His orange eyes lighting up, he raised a hoof to cup to his mouth and whispered, "I bet you can't pick her up."
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Post by Snapdragon on Sept 12, 2007 2:22:14 GMT -5
Gypsum chuckled, and elbowed Atsu back. "Hey, I can hold my own share of meat! Even Zeeber meat!" He slurred a hint, chuckling at his own mispronunciation of the name.
His eyes glanced only briefly to Akono, sensing some unspoken distress, but his senses were perked by Atsu's daring idea. "Oho, I bet I CAN! Ten gold coins says I do!" He grinned playfully, and stood up, wobbling slightly as he walked over to the barmaid.
Approximately 20 seconds later, Gypsum landed on the table belly-up, nearly pulling the entire table down with him to the floor. Wobbily, his face aching from the slap, and his mane doused in mead, he peeked up from the ground, glaring at the Ssussun twins.
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Post by tahlise on Sept 13, 2007 2:58:45 GMT -5
Atsu and his brother backed away just as Gypsum came flying into the table. Both Ssussun stood very still, just looking from their very drunk friend to the barmaid and back again. Akono raised one eyebrow as his younger twin put a hoof over his mouth to stifle a laugh. Akono rolled his eyes. "What happened?" he asked the belly up pony, quietly.
Atsu tried not to laugh, but the very image was hilarious to him, probably because, he knew this would happen. Akono noticed the other ponies starting to gauk at them. He tried to help the drunkard up. Atsu couldn't help but let out a giggle. Gypsum was all mead and welts. He, too, tried to help him up now, but had to add, "Hehehe, you owe me ten gold coins, Mr. Romantica."
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Post by Snapdragon on Sept 13, 2007 11:21:57 GMT -5
Gypsum, shocked into sobreity, growled at the pair fiercely. "Ohh, you two are in for it!" He growled under his breath, struggling to his hooves. "I'll have you know," he said sharply to Akono, a pale flush glowing on his cheeks, "that YOU couldn't have done much better!" He said intently, whuffing at Atsu as well. "Neither of you! So you don't have any room to laugh at my ... less-than-steller love matches!" He huffed, a bit defensive, his pride wounded. Still, it WAS pretty funny... he just wouldn't be laughing at it for a couple days!
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Post by tahlise on Sept 19, 2007 2:29:24 GMT -5
Atsu pulled his comrade up but could not contain his giggling.
"I'll have you know," he said sharply to Akono, a pale flush glowing on his cheeks, "that YOU couldn't have done much better!" He said intently, whuffing at Atsu as well. "Neither of you! So you don't have any room to laugh at my ... less-than-steller love matches!" He huffed, a bit defensive.
His ears perked at the challenge. "Oh yeah?" he said, eying Gypsum. "I'll bet you double that I can do much better than you're drunk self." he said defiantly.
Akono was watching Atsu and Gypsum when he heard his brother challenge the stallion. Ears perking, he came up behind his younger brother and smacked him in the back of his head with his hoof. "Remeber, you are a Ssussun. She is a pony! Don't be stupid!" he hissed in his ear.
Atsu grimaced as he rubbed his sore head. "Ouch." he growled through his teeth, shooting a glare to his twin.
Akono crossed his hooves over his chest, glaring back at his twin. "Don't draw attention to yourself, Atsu."
"Fine." Atsu turned his nose up, his ears flattening against his skull. "Stick in the mud..." he mummbled mostly to himself, lookoing back at the mare.
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Post by Snapdragon on Sept 19, 2007 3:09:19 GMT -5
Gypsum huffed at the pair, tossing his mane in arrogant embarassment. "Oho, really? Double, eh?" He said thoughtfully, one eyebrow raised in careful contemplation. "Wanna make that triple?" He grinned, a sudden thought coming to his mind.
"Okay, I have an offer to make you twosh!" He said brightly, leaning on the table with one leg, slightly wobbily. "You two pay me TRIPLE the amount if I can find an appropriate gaerl for ya to seduce." He grinned from one to the other, still a little wobbily from the slap. "Whatcha say?"
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Post by tahlise on Sept 20, 2007 1:57:11 GMT -5
Atsu's ears perked again. Still rubbing his head, he waved the other hoof two and fro. "oh, no no no. Why should we pay you triple for that?" he asked, scooting away from his brother.
Akono stared at both of them but the possibilty of a a girl Ssussun sounded really good. Still, he readied himself to smack his younger brother, his ears pinning back. He didn't want to draw anymore attention though and smacking Atsu would, indeed, draw attention. He let out a sig, his ears trying to perk from their layed back position. He crossed his hooves over his chest, thinking. Maybe his brother was right. This time his ears did perk. "Why should we have to pay you?" He asked, coming close to Gypsum, still with his hooves crossed.
Atsu nodded. "Yeah, we should have to pay you if we can't seduce her."
Akono glared at his brother but knew he was right. Since the bet was that Gypsum couldn't seduce the mare.
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Post by Snapdragon on Sept 20, 2007 2:32:59 GMT -5
"Wellllll~" he purred, grinning playfully, "the idea is, if I can find a mare proper enough for YOU two stuck-up dweebs, AND you fail to seduce her, you give me the money. But I think I should get some money just for even finding a mare willing to put up with you two long-neck troublemakers!" He grinned thingyily, leaning back against the table, relaxed and sneaky. "So, howabout I get 1/3rd for FINDING a girl you two think is good enough, and then 2/3rds if you fail to attract her. Deal?" He grinned, flicking his tail.
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Post by tahlise on Sept 27, 2007 1:59:51 GMT -5
Atsu's ears layed back in time with his brothers as Gypsum insulted them. It was all in play and fun, but the two hot-headed Ssussn both had quick tempers. Atsu even more so. He inhales a deep breath, puffing up a little. "Trouble-makers? Who's the one who's sloshed?" He growled at Gypsum, his body tensing, but a lopsided smile curled the ends of his mouth. Atsu had a temper but he was also the kidder.
Akono, on gthe other hand, was not amused. He stepped in front of his brother, listening to the offer. "Alright, if you can find two females, it's a deal. But if we seduce said females, you pay us the other 2/3. he said gruffly, not waiting for his drunken aswer as he shook the hoof of his comrade.
Atsu bumped his brother. "We just made some money." he said as he gave a sly smile to his smashed friend. "You may as well pay up now."
Akono glared at his brother. "Stop it."
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Post by Snapdragon on Sept 27, 2007 2:19:40 GMT -5
Gypsum grinned at the pair, and tossed his mane arrogantly, pleasure showing on his face. Suddenly, he seemed less sloshed... or at least, his confidence caused some of the sloshiness to seem less apparant. "Boys, you got yourselves a deal. I'll bring the suitable pair, and then IF you two can... well, I'll eat my hat." He grinned, and tossed a wink to Atsu. "Don't go counting that money just yet!" He laughed, trotting out of the barroom, nearly prancing.
More than an hour passed, and the pair of Ssussuns were left to brood and drink on their own. Wherever Gypsum was getting these 'ladies', couldn't have been close... or immediate, either. Perhaps he was drugging them, or tricking them into flirting with long-necked stallions!
Hence, it was presumably a bit of an annoyed surprise when Gypsum waltzed into the barroom, grinning ear to ear, with a pair of strange looking "mares" on what looked like leashes, which he had looped around his front leg. (Note: Since I figure hobbling wouldn't work for slaveys, for now we'll just say that he has a rope tied around each one's front leg, so they can't run too far from him, but they can still walk on their own beside him.)
The pair were tall and willowy, too much so to be fully normal. They were shorter than the two pirate Ssussun, but otherwise the pairs were quite similar. Long, elegant necks arched over slender, light bodies, with equally long legs and unfeathered hooves. Small horns peeked out from under wild blue manes, and fearful blue eyes stared out at the barroom from behind thick lashes.
"So! Where's my money?" Gypsum grinned brightly, seemingly unperturbed by the pair of slaves beside him, still frightened and staring at the rest of the room as if fearful they would suddenly attack. Hey, he'd seen a first mate recieve a gift of a slave; it was a nice gift, right? At least, he assumed so! (Funny story, the slave ended up killing the first mate! ... wait, that's not funny! Er.) "I've got here two fine ladies, and I get the feeling neither of them are terribly excited to see ya rogues!" He laughed, sticking his tongue out at them.
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Post by tahlise on Oct 5, 2007 1:57:23 GMT -5
Both Atsu and Akono stood and stared for just a minute as their ears slowly slid back, pinning against their skulls. Their muscles tensing as they were reminded of their own enslavement not so long ago. Now they were watching a pair of female Ssussuns who were newly enslaved and it was making the two males very angry.
Atsu gave an angry snort as he walked up to Gypsum. He tried to open his mouth to say something but could not get a word out.
"Are you insane?!!" It was Akono who spoke. "What the hell are you doing?!!"
Atsu finally was able to say something. "Slaves?!!!" But that's all he could say. He glared at Gypsum. Had he fogotten? Or maybe it was because he was drunk right now?
Akono was bigger than Atsu so he probably looked more threatening than his younger twin. But he just stared at Gypsum, waiting for an answer.
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 5, 2007 2:36:01 GMT -5
Gypsum glanced at the two, blinking slowly. The alcohol (aided by the last couple of shots he'd been downing since the trio arrived) was beginning to flow through his veins more freely, and he slurred a hint more than before.
And hence, he lept to the wrong conclusion. He grinned sloppily at the pair, teasing. "Ahh, jealous that I've got you beat? Well, I won't take ya two fer ALL yer gold; I'll leave ye enough for room and food!" He laughed brightly, figuring that their anger was at being bested.
"I KNEW ye two couldn't allow two a yer own kind to go ignored! And such cute little mares, too!" He teased, shooting a wink at the nearest one, causing her to stumble away from him nervously. "Course, I wouldn't know, I'da THINK that long necks and legs are purty..." He chuckled, downing another shot. "So, where's my money? I gotta pay for these shots somehow!"
The two mares seemed intimidated by the angry pair of Ssussun, even if they WERE of their own species, and took nervous little shuffling steps backwards.
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