by Seethe347 » Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:48 pm
An elvish crewman happened to notice Jessie before he boarded.
"Look who it is!" he shouted in a rather displeased tone of voice.
Three more elves arrived and looked at the scholar.
"Hey captain," one of them called.
The captain looked at the elven sailor.
"Yer not lettin him on here, are ya?" the sailor asked, pointing at the scholar.
"Why do ya ask?" the captain inquired.
"That guy's not too popular with us," the sailor answered. "In fact, if ya let him on, I quit."
A nod of agreement and an "Aye" arose from the other elves.
The captain scratched his head and thought about this for a moment, then looked at Jeshua.
"Well, sorry 'bout this, but I'm afraid I can't let that man on. Them's some good sailors and I can't afford to lose 'em," the old man said.
"I see," Jeshua said. "Very well. I don't have time to squabble about this."
Jeshua then turned to Jessie.
"My apologies, sir," he said. "But I am afraid that I cannot continue your employment."
The mage then turned to walk up the gangplank, but Kilisha stopped him.
"Hey," she said.
Jeshua turned to face her.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Are you not... going to pay this man... anything for... his services?" asked the succubus.
"He hasn't finished the mission that I hired him for," replied the mage.
"But... that wasn't his... fault," Kilisha said. "He came... all the way from... Doma City. He even risked his... life defending you."
"But he didn't complete the mission," repeated the mage.
Kilisha scowled.
"If you don't... pay him something... I'm quitting too," she said angrily.
Jeshua glared at her, then turned around and walked up onto the ship. A moment later, though, he sighed and turned around.
"Fine," He said.
He then walked back down the gangplank, reached into the pouch on his belt, and took out a bag of coins.
"Here are 500 gil for your troubles," Jeshua said, handing the bag to the scholar.
The archmage then turned and walked back up on the ship, Kilisha following him. The two were silent as the gangplank was retracted and the ship launched. Once the ship began moving, Lisha finally spoke.
"Thank you," she told Jeshua.
Jeshua snorted and walked away towards the cabin. Kilisha sighed and walked over to sit down by Seryntas and Xiao Long.
"Drama," she said with another sigh.