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She breathes in.

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She breathes out.

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Her gaze melts on the page of her book.

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It feels like an eternity has passed between the last page and now.

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The mansion is empty, save for her. The occasional servant graces its halls once a week to ensure that the dust doesn't pile up too high. Her ship rests in London's drydock, a small thing, a placeholder, to be replaced through her wealth. She could be captain.

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She finds the thought unbearable.

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When did she start listening to the clock?

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The case she holds at her side carries a meager amount of her possessions. The sound of the Zee lapping against the port of London nourishes her soul. She fills her nostrils with the Zee-air. The hustle and bustle here is like an old friend. She contents herself to just walk around.

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As she walks, she might notice a crew unloading their ship. A Truthful Skipper, her peligin curls streaked with viric, is stacking crates of surface food onto a cart.

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A Silent Acrobat brings her the crates from the gangway, her half-pink, half-brown hair tied back in a ponytail to keep it out of the way while she unloads, a white streak visible on top.

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A Rose-Strewn Huntress, a short girl with red-tipped black hair and the peligin eyes of a monster hunter, carries the crates down the gangway from the deck to the Acrobat.

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While a Viric-Eyed Lookout, black-feathered wings arched behind her, carries the food across the deck.

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And finally the boxes are being passed up from the hold by a Fierce Figurehead, who appears to be made of wood.

Well, stranger things in the Neath.

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Well, there are all types here in the Neath. She gives her surroundings a cursory glance, none of the other ships look as interesting as this one. And more interesting women is always a plus in her book.

The Wanderer makes her way to the crew slowly. There's no rush, she takes a moment to just absorb the atmosphere.

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The lookout spots her first, and mentions something to the others as they finish unloading.

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By the time the Wanderer gets close, the girls have finished loading everything onto the cart. The Skipper turns to face her with a curious smile, hair fading smoothly to irrigo and viric. "Hello there."

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How odd. "Greetings, are you the captain of this vessel?"

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"I am," she confirms. "The Truthful Skipper, at your service. What brings you here?"

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"Hm, I suppose I just couldn't stay away." She looks at the ship. She almost asks where they are going, but she doesn't actually care.

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"Room for one more? I'm a competent navigator, and I know my way around a scalpel."

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She carefully looks the Wanderer over, hair shifting again as she does, then looks to her crew.

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She smiles, a couple viric streaks mixing in among the peligin and irrigo. "Sure. Welcome to the Heart's Handbasket."

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"Lovely. I'm ready to leave whenever we are ready." She gives the assorted crew a little wave.

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"Well then, how about my Figurehead and I help you get settled in, while—"

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"Me an' the Acrobat finish selling off this surface food and get our wine shipment?"

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"Yes, exactly."

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