Winry Rockbell [AU]

[ Private | Unhackable | Voice ]

I've been questioning what I have been doing more and more as of late. I haven't even been doing much work on searching for the Philosopher's stone. Last was back at Berum when I was asking some of those guildmasters what they knew. I still have that lead that Pip gave me, but I haven't really done much with it, have I?

[small sigh]

I've been becoming too soft, too inactive. Both with my own goals and my duties to this ship. If I had been more assertive maybe I would have been smarter about who I let on this ship and maybe...

[there's an irritated huff]

Don't think about that, Winry. Remember what Rikku said. I just wish I could fully believe her. In the end there isn't anything I can do to change that, but at least I can start making things better now. And to start, I need to help Ling. I've wasted enough time. There's nothing I can do to help both him and Greed, and it was selfish to try anyway. I shouldn't have allowed myself to get so close to him after I figured out what was really happening between him and Ling. It's my own fault that I'm going to be a traitor no matter what I do, so I might as well do what is right, at least.

I just wish I didn't have to ask for someone's help, but I can't really think of any other way.

[ Filtered to Beat | Unhackable | Voice ]

Hey Beat....can I ask a huge favor of you?

[ Filtered to Edward | Unhackable | Voice ]

Thank you for the oh-so-kind letter, Russel. Sorry about the delay in response, certain circumstances on the ship kept us from using our communicators.

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[ Private | Unhackable ]

Well our name has been cleared, but I doubt our troubles end there. Plenty of people out there will still want to just keep the blame on us, so it'll be pretty dangerous for a long time for us. Years even. Or not. I don't know. In situations like this you can never really be sure how people will act, but since we can't exactly avoid everyone I suppose it's fruitless to agonize over it. For a couple months, yes, we should try and keep low but hell if it almost ain't worth the effort. After being cooped up in that prison and dragged around Reial I just want to get out, and I'm sure I'm not the only one on this cursed ship who feels that way.

What bugs me the most is that I know this is going to change my relationship with some old friends. Some completely, some only a bit, but I know in the back of some of their minds they will wonder. I would too, honestly. I know Edward and Alphonse won't change, but can I really be sure of everyone else? Rikku doesn't seem to have either, thank God.

Ah, Winry. Are you really as cut out for this lifestyle as you thought you were? 'course not, that's not the reason I came here. Just push it back.

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[ Filtered to Anko | Unhackable ]

Hey Anko. Think you can drop Greed's sword by my room sometime?

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[ Filtered to Cloud | Unhackable ]

How you holding up?

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Filtered to Rikku and Beat | Unhackable

[her tone is hesitant. cautious]

...we've found who did it.

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[ Filtered to 4423 | Unhackable ]

So we've become the common enemy. It's not a surprise, really; just keep on your toes everyone. Things look dour but they aren't over, till they're over and we'll make it through this.

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[ Filtered to Beat and Rikku | Unhackable ]

I'm sure you guys have seen the news by now. We're being escorted over to Ivona--can't really say what'll happen from here on out. The interrogations were a big pain but we got out of that unharmed. I'm a lot more concerned about what Ivona is going to do, but we'll pull through.

I'll keep you guys updated.

...happy Amicus.

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[ Filtered to the 4423| Unhackable ]

....

I'm not entirely sure if I have a proper response to this.

First off, my biggest concern. Did anyone eat or drink anything from Doma? I would venture to guess everyone stuck to our own supplies, but if you have, you are to go to the doctors immediately to get checked up. There are no ifs, ands, or buts. We have no way of telling how much of that article was truth, or when exactly the poison was introduced to the city. In fact--I think everyone should go anyway. Just for safety measurements.

As for where this lands us...

"For an unbiased investigation of the incident." I'm sure everyone is just as skeptical of that as I am. The Victoria II, if not all of Ivona has been wanting to get their hands on us ever since we raided that merchant ship. We bruised their egos greatly, and ego is something Ivona has in spades.

I'm not one to believe in fate or luck, but with how poor things have been turning out for us, it's really been starting to turn me around. In the end it doesn't matter I suppose, we have this situation at our hands and we're going to have to learn to deal with it. Avoiding all this will only make us more suspect, so be prepared for the questionings. I say we should all go on deck and have a meeting to consider our options.

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[ Private | Unhackable ]

What the hell have I been doing?

I made a promise to Ling, he was depending on me.

If Greed never gets back, I'll have let him down.

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[ Filtered to the 4423 | Unhackable ]

We're far enough away to not attract attention.

Kefka, what did you find out about the ship?

Shinji, speed us up, and get us on a better level so that Gunners have a better view.

Gunners, you know what to do. Let's take this thing down as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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((ooc: alrighty guys, the actual chase if finally on. If you missed the last entry where things were explained, here it is. Again, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ping me at RingCampana or leave me an OOC message. 83

And Ayndin, feel free to make up whatever you want about the opposing ship~))

[ Filtered to Yasako | Unhackable ]

Yasako, was it?

As I'm sure you know, we're preparing for a raid.

I mentioned before to go under, but after talking with Mamma I think you'd be better off in the infirmary with her. She's a good woman, and you couldn't be in safer hands. For now, please just do your best to care for yourself, and keep tucked away; things'll get hectic soon and we don't want passengers in the way.

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[ Filtered to the 4423 | Unhackable ]

We've got a ship.

It'll be passing by below us soon; seems it just departed from the city recently, and fortunately for us, it seems we have gone unnoticed for now.

We're still a bit too close to the city to do anything, so for now we'll keep a good distance from it--we'll remain above to improve our likelihood of being unnoticed. I want one boatswain--or anyone who has a good knowledge of airships to go up to the crows nest with a telescope and see what more they can tell us of the particular airship our target has. Any information you can give us would be good--and take a stopwatch with you too, to see how long it takes it to get from where it is now, to below us, so we can get a fair estimation of its speed.

Alfred, Hiyori, Pip and Kambei--stand by your guns, but no shooting until you get orders from me, Hiruma, or Hijikata, or the Captain. I'm sure you know, but just in case we just want to bring it down with as little damage as possible--the more damage, the bigger the likelihood of goods being destroyed which would be a waste of our efforts.

Reno, Noriaki, and Jotaro, Kensei--like the gunners, get your planes ready, but don't take off until you get orders. I would suggest, if you have space, taking one other person with you to handle some weaponry. When you do take off, remember to stay above the battlefield; we don't want you caught in the fray of cannons.

We have one passenger one board, sorry that I do not know your name, but you ought to stay below deck. If someone could volunteer to keep her safe, I'd appreciate it. Everyone should have a job--whether it is the one you signed up for--or simply helping someone else to do their's.

Now let's do what we do best.

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((ooc: OKAY GUYS. I managed to nab Ann, and so the way this is going down is more or less the same way it went during the first raid. For those of you who were here the first time you'll know what I mean, and so if you can help the newer folk I'd really appreciate it.

For those of you who weren't around before, the actual tracking and airfight shall happen over journals. Sounds a little weird, but it worked well before. I tried to assign as many jobs as possible, but as Winry said, everyone is free--and encouraged to help in any way they can. Post about your discoveries, post about your actions, and most of all talk to one another. Since this is a team effort, that's what is most important :>

The ship will most likely go down somewhere late Sunday/Monday and there will be a log for the actual boarding and pillaging. If you are still confused, just wait a bit to see examples, or IM me at RingCampana. I'll also be in the chat. Or you can just drop me an ooc note here, too xD ))

Can't particularly add much that hasn't been already said.

Not to excuse it, but even the effort seems fruitless, considering how well their law enforcement is in general. Focusing on one particular project, against one particular group will only inevitably fail.

Even from the perspectives of these people who think demi-humans are a threat (if that even really IS what they believe)bothering with this, when there is so much else that could be improved upon in that country, is just foolishness.

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Just sending out a message to everyone still out. I'm getting worried.

All groups report and tell me what your findings are thus far, anyone in need of assistance?

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Well I'll be setting up my own shop here as well. I've got quite a number of different gadgets and trinkets that can serve all sorts of uses, and a couple of enchanted items. Won't give anything for free, but I'll give pretty good discounts since you're part of the ship. I can also take any sort of commission but of course those won't get back to you for a while, depending on what they are.

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Seems like it's  a no go. What could I have expected? [ A small sigh ]

But I'll keep looking later.

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For those who are also going out to see if they find anything they like, please let me know if you hear anything about any particularly potent mana crystals. I'd be very grateful if you'd give me a heads up.

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Doubt anyone would have the Philosopher's Stone...and if there are any claims its probably fake, but it's worth a shot. In any case I still do need crystals in general.

Better set up my own shop at some point and sell off some of these inventions...but I'll take a look around first.

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Hey Souji. A bit ago Heihachi asked me for some help repairing a ship of one of our new boarders. Since he had to hop I was wondering if you could give me a hand with it? I went to take a look at it and it seems like it'll be a pretty big job and I could use the extra hands.

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Hey, it's been a while. Just wanted to see how you two were doing.

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Jee, it almost passed by without me even noticing. Hard to believe it's been so many years now. I can't help but be reminded of that discussion Isako and I had a while ago...maybe I've lost sight of my goals as well with this mess we've gotten involved in, and now the whole thing with Ling.

Meh.

Everything seems to be getting progressively worse, but I suppose sometimes it has to, to get better.

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Well I'm back to tip top shape, almost like that never happened. Weird, it seems so distant now.

Repairs are going well, thanks to everyone who has been working to get us all some money. I think we have enough for them, but we lost a lot of supplies during the accident. We've got enough to last us a couple weeks, but best to continue gathering up what we can so we're not in a bad situation later on.

Also, to all members who came aboard while I've been scarce, welcome! I'm Winry Rockbell, your First Mate, so if you have any questions just come on over to me. I like to know my crew so if you can swing by my room, or the engine room anytime that's where I'm most likely to be.

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Well I finally managed to get a replacement communicator in town. Bit of a relief, it was a bother having to borrow other people's journal, but thank you to all who lent them to me.

We'll probably be stuck here for a while because of repairs, and we don't have much money to get extra hands so anyone who can chip in would be much appreciated. The more help the quicker we can be out of here. Otherwise get comfortable for a long stay.

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I never got a chance to do this, and for that I apologize. My name is Winry Rockbell, and I am First Mate of the 4423. I cannot begin to express my gratitude for the help that you gave my ship, and feel rather petty that all I can give now are words. But know this, if you ever need something, if it is within my ability I will be happy to help. 

I would particularly like to thank Joshua and Sophie for find me and my companions. That was very kind.

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It's a little strange how easily I've gotten back into the flow of things. Though I can remember in my head how absolutely terrified I felt, and how for a moment I was certain I was going to die, I can't conjure the actual feelings within me. It's like...recalling something that happened to someone else. When Greed, Beat, and I were flushed out of the 4423 I'm sure all of us had doubts as to the likelihood of us surviving, but we did. That week that followed really passed like a blur, I got to know more of Beat, got to see Ling again. We really made a pretty good team; I think that we would have been able to make it to Shasta alone, but I'm still very grateful that Vaan, Joshua, and Sophie showed up.

Speaking of Ling...

Now that I know what I have to do, I should get planning on how to free him. No one deserves that...

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Hey Beat, there's something I'd like to talk to you about in person. It's about Greed.

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lolololol. I'm such a crony. Jumping the bandwagon. Comment here with you characters to see what Winry thinks of em!

[ She is using Vaan's communicator since her's got busted. She sounds a little tired, but okay. ]

Beat, Greed, and I are alive. We're fine. We just got in touch with Vaan's group.

We'll be back within a day.

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I need some people down to the lower level storage rooms. We need to save as much of the food and supplies as we can. We're going to get through this, but it will obviously not be without difficulty and we need to be prepared for whatever may come with food to last us all several days, and the right supplies to help with repairs once we land.

A Bit Later: After a bit of work, Skulduggery managed to find the problem. It's one of the pipes directly connected, and from the looks of it, it seems irreparable under the given circumstances. However he is doing a good job of slowing down the flow of water, if we have any other mages on board who have a good hand at elemental magic help him immediately.

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