1st Fifth - A Hero's Got To Do What A Hero's Got To Do! [Event]

[hisnameisthecaptain]

[Back Dated to the 16th]


A) [Action: Beulah Street]

[The Captain is trying to cope with the sound.

His method of coping involved emptying his stock of whiskey.

He's wandering around the street, drinking from his last bottle and cursing at anything that agitates him. That dog, that curb he tripped over, the sun for being too bright, or whatever else he can blame for his misery.]


B) [Action: The Dairy]

[That's it. Enough is enough!

He flies at top speed, tearing through the air and driving straight towards The Dairy.

The impact is loud and sounds painful. The Dairy is unscathed as The Captain bounces off and tumbles a distance away. Knocked unconscious by the force of impact.]


C) [Action: Olney's Tavern]

[Eventually, The Captain will wake up and find his way to the one place he can go to drown away his problems.

Walking in, sitting down at the bar and ordering a drink. Not planning to stop until someone forces him out.]

Comments

[a_gentle_boy]

Oh.

...No, I don't think so. The ghosts I knew would have done fine outside; they just liked living in the castle. ...Well, not living.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Well, we don't have any castles around here anyways.

Besides, if we can't hurt ghosts they can't hurt us right?

[Says the man drinking away the ghosts of his past.

Every time.]

[a_gentle_boy]

Ummm.

[The ghost sure had hit him hard. Lucas will refrain from mentioning that.]

Yeah! ...Well. Either way, I'm sure you'll be able to handle it, Mr. Captain. You're a hero!

[With that encouraging statement, Lucas pulls up in front of his house.]

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Yeah, I'm sure I can.

Besides, you got a lot of this covered too.

I'd hate to be the thing that has to face you.

[Lucas is powerful and a good kid.]

[a_gentle_boy]

I think the best I could ever do is tie with you. It's hard for me to beat people who are much stronger than I am.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Yeah, it's hard for me to beat people who don't stand still and let me hit them.

[a_gentle_boy]

Um.

...That's not exactly what I meant, but. Can't you fly, Mr. Captain?

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Yeah, so I can punch people in the air too, but those are harder.

[a_gentle_boy]

Oh. I just thought flying would be a lot faster than running so you could chase after people that way.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Oh yeah, that's true. So long as I don't try to land I can catch them.

I can fly faster than most cars so it's pretty useful I guess.

[a_gentle_boy]

I wish I could manage to fly with my powers. All I can really do is just a little higher than most people...

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Well, if you ever want to fly, let me know and I'll sober up.

[a_gentle_boy]

Erm.

[# of times he has seen the Captain fly: 4 or 5. # of times he has seen the Captain be severely injured or killed immediately after seeing so: 4 or 5.]

I wouldn't want to trouble you. Maybe I'll just wait to regain my cage of birds...

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Cage of birds?

[Not thinking enough to take offense.]

[a_gentle_boy]

It was pretty much a failed attempt, aha. I don't think I'll be trying that again.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

What happened the last time?

[a_gentle_boy]

I'm just going to say it's a good thing I live on an island.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Oh, well, at least you can swim right?

[a_gentle_boy]

It's a good thing I live on an island.

[Lucas repeats with a wry smile.]

...Oh, we're here. Do you want to come here?

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Sure.

So... what's your house like now?

[a_gentle_boy]

((*come in))

It's me and Mr. Silence, still. My friend from home, Kumatora, arrived a month or two ago, though!

I don't know if she's around right now.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Kumatora? That a guy or a girl?

[Not sure if they are around? Kinda like his house.]

And Silence? Who has a name like Silence?

[a_gentle_boy]

She's a she.

Mr. Silence has been living with me for a really long time now. ...He's, um. Kind of mute.

[hisnameisthecaptain]

Oh.

And now I see why they call him Silence.

I'd hate to be mute.

[a_gentle_boy]

It works out. I'm a little psychic, so I know what he means most of the time. I feel like we're pretty close because of it, too.