Training's Over [Meeting]
It had taken Sparrow a while to feel anything other than dread after Pyralis passed. The funeral had taken precedence, obviously, but even that took more energy than she'd had and looking back she's not sure how she dragged through it. She hadn't broken down or cried or anything like that, but it was as if she had been sobered to her core and no amount of alcohol would wet it. It forced her to look at her mortality and her future- neither of which she liked to do. It reminded her of Valentine and her father and Tyrian wherever he was. She didn't want to think about that and so she had tried her hardest to become something akin to a stone- cold and unfeeling- until her brain could think about anything else.
And raiding and yearling parties were something else.
Sparrow didn't bother setting up much for the meeting. She called everyone together. They had yearlings who could raid now.
Due: Jan 22nd
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Sparrow has a female Harlequin Macaw named Pongolo and a male Capuchin monkey named Friar, and a hairless mushroom tuxedo cat named Beef Sandwich. She also has cat claws... and some weird leg spike things.
Well, she'd promised Sparrow that she'd be there next time they raided. It looked like that time was now. Jack arrived at the meeting more promptly than she usually would have. Couldn't make too poor an impression after her already... bad impression. Since when had Jack ever cared about badness? Was she getting soft? Ah, fuck it. Whatever, she was already almost there, may as well just be prompt. The blonde creature arrived at the meeting and slumped to her haunches toward the back of the space. A simple inclination of her head toward Sparrow by way of greeting. Plunking down in the sand and just... waiting. These yearlings, hell, Jack had barely met any of them. Weird that they were whole ass wolves now. Huh. Maybe she'd missed more than she'd ever meant to. Life would keep marching on, whether Jack was here or not. |
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Approaching the area that Sparrow called from, he wasn't surprised to see a lackluster setup. He really didn't care for a party anyway. Taking a seat near Sparrow but leaving enough room for Modesty and the kids near him, he nodded to his Pirate King. A small but trembling smile licked at his lips for a mere moment before his face went stoic again. Pack life wouldn't be the same without the old woman, but that surely wouldn't stop them. There were pirate things to be doing.
Speech
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gilgamesh is aggressive, don't trust him
A lot had happened recently. Most of it had been a whirlwind for the boy. He was growing up too and was now of age to participate in raids. At least that much he was excited about. Everything else was still really really sad and he too didn't have much interest in doing much lately. Maybe a big raid would help lift everyone's spirits! Eager to learn the ropes and get a real taste of fun, Scald followed after his somber father. Looking back to make sure at least Rexx was following and hopefully Deluge and their mom too, Scald smirked in their direction. "I bet I'll get the most wins!" He hissed before sticking out his tongue. Turning his attention back to the assembled meeting, Scald took his place near his father. Turning his eyes to Sparrow, he dipped his muzzle respectfully before glancing around to see who else was there. So far, it was just a wolf that he didn't recognize. She was older by quite a few years and sandy blonde in color. Curious, Scald called out to her. "Aye, I'm Scald. Who're you?" The gangly youth asked with a tilt of his head. S C A L D
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Calico Jack
Raider
Master Fighter (430)
Master Navigator (285)
Marauder
3 Years
Male
85
Hermes
![Critical Dodge!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalDodge.png)
![1K](/images/awards/general/1k.png)
![Pride - Pansexual](/images/awards/pride/pansexual.png)
![Ooh La La](/images/awards/fighting/OohLaLa.png)
![Samhain 2022](/images/awards/events/Samhain.png)
![Statue 5 Worship](/images/awards/events/Statue5.png)
![Overachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Overachiever.gif)
![Underachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Underachiever.png)
So, with the heart of an adventurer, it is pure luck that the boy is wandering along the black sands of the beach his family calls home when his mother lets out a call to gather for a meeting. Excitement pounds through him as he knows that meeting usually means raids and he doesn’t want to miss those. With a smile playing across his lips, Cal turns toward the direction of the call and sets off.
Smoothly pulling into a trot, Jack swiftly makes it to where his mother a few others have gathered. As he slows, the pup allows his pale blue gaze to roam over the three wolves that have already arrived and is delighted to realize that he knows at least two of them. Moving to join them, Calico joins the yearling and swiftly folds his haunches to sit with him.
If a raid is being called, the pup is hopeful that he can join the adults but only if there is room. Looking to the taller boy, Jack whispers, “Happy birth season.” Eyes sparkle with joy as he tosses the boy a wink before turning his gaze turns to where his mother is. Chest puffs out as he waits to hear what today holds for the pirates.
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It felt like time was moving on without her. Rivin had been spending much of her time within the Pirate’s lands, not that the pups of the pack were supposed to leave, and she felt herself growing more distant. It wasn’t like that all the time, but bit by bit Rivin felt something growing inside of her. An anger that had been bubbling, festering since that day with Pyralis on the beach. She had been feeling more hostile, avoiding her father and brothers, and there was a fire burning in Rivin’s eyes that threatened to burn out of control. She wanted others to hurt, but she was trying to hold back, a part of her afraid of accidentally hurting her pack mates. That rage only continued to burn when she attended Pyralis’ funeral. It made her sick, and though she did not shed tears, there was a hollowness at losing someone else from the pack that left her feeling cold. She missed the old woman, though she had only been able to interact with her one day of her life. But fate was cruel, taking those that the living cared for away. It had Rivin thinking… what if her mother and brother were dead? But then… she had to ask herself the more important question. If they were, did she care? When Sparrow called for the wolves of the Plunder to gather, Rivin rose to her paws. She moved automatically towards the call, her gaze seeming a bit glassed over, distant. She hadn’t worked enough on her skills to be of benefit raiding, and so she was merely showing up out of respect for the brown-furred woman that led them. That, and, perhaps, to see how her father was fairing. The girl arrived, and, not seeking anyone else out despite being somewhat close to Calico Jack, Rivin sat and curled her tail around her paws. Come the next raid meeting, she vowed to be better. Stronger. It was only a matter of time. "Talk," 'Think.' |
Deluge
The Nightmare
Master Fighter (290)
Master Navigator (400)
Saboteur
Fleet-footed
3 Years
Female
33
NachoMumma
![Critical Attack!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalAttack.png)
![Island Hopper](/images/awards/navigation/IslandHopper.png)
![Winner](/images/awards/fighting/Winner.png)
![Underachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Underachiever.png)
![Overachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Overachiever.gif)
![Student](/images/awards/general/Student.png)
![Double Master](/images/awards/general/DoubleMaster.png)
![Critical Observation!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalObservation.png)
![How many times do I have to teach you a lesson?!](/images/awards/fighting/HowManyTimes.png)
![Samhain 2022](/images/awards/events/Samhain.png)
![Statue 5 Worship](/images/awards/events/Statue5.png)
The grown ups all seemed so sad, and she couldn’t wrap her head around it. Pyralis had lived a good life, it was a miracle she lived as long as she had. Deluge was sure she wouldn’t have wanted to go out any other way, so she wouldn’t shed tears… at least not where anyone could see. The old woman had been far more caring than her own mother but it didn’t change the fact that she was bordering on decrepit and someone was going to get her sooner or later… She’d left them with plenty to remember her by.
The mottled girl sidled up against Scald’s other side. "We should find some coyote balls and teach the kids." Her lips pulled up in a smirk, surely they owed Pyralis’s memory at least that much… even if she knew realistically it would be a stretch of time before coyote pups would be easy to find… Any excuse to go exploring though, maybe she’d have some luck across the land bridge?
As others began to file in, she turned her attention to Sparrow with some seriousness. She was finally old enough to raid, and she was ready to go.
"Speech"![](https://i.ibb.co/bWmt4sy/Deluge-Angry-Speech-png.png)
Sakana
The Sawbone
Master Healer (270)
Master Navigator (240)
Anatomist
3 Years
Male
422
NachoMumma
![1K](/images/awards/general/1k.png)
![Samhain 2022](/images/awards/events/Samhain.png)
![](https://i.ibb.co/df2VtzD/sakana-bats.png)
Sakana still had a bit of growing to do before he would be big enough to take part in a raid, but he would come along to the meeting anyway. Things had been different around here lately, and when all that weirdness only gave him a few new scars, on the underside of his neck and two fang lines across the top of his nose, well… he’d kinda lost interest in leaving home for a bit, and there weren’t a lot of plants to look at in the winter.
He saw the gathering of younger wolves and instead moved to sit closer to his mother, giving his best wide grin in greeting. He might not be big enough to come along to this one, but when he was, well, he’d be there with bells on.
“Speech”
Modesty
Raid Queen
Master Navigator (306)
Master Intellectual (260)
Fleet-footed
Professor
5 Years
Female
317
NachoMumma
![Wordy](/images/awards/general/Wordy.png)
![1K](/images/awards/general/1k.png)
![Raider](/images/awards/fighting/Raider.png)
![Dream Weaver](/images/awards/general/DreamWeaver.png)
![Teacher](/images/awards/general/Teacher.png)
![Student](/images/awards/general/Student.png)
![Double Master](/images/awards/general/DoubleMaster.png)
![Samhain 2022](/images/awards/events/Samhain.png)
![Statue 5 Worship](/images/awards/events/Statue5.png)
![The Ooze Participant](/images/awards/events/TheOoze.gif)
![](https://i.ibb.co/cyBq8Ns/2-ADFF732-054-B-4281-81-B9-DA45-EA628-D5-B.png)
It wasn’t often Modesty really gave the kids a thought, there were so many of them now though and they were getting big, maybe, just maybe as Patience, she should be putting some effort into them? So she had resolved to Urgh stop thinking about herself for even just a little while and try to teach them… something? To be fair, in their area of expertise, they probably knew more than she did, especially the fighters… but hell, maybe she’d end up getting some pointers out of it too?
Her face was scrunched up in thought as she joined the gathering and flopped down along Gil’s side, trying to not stab him with her quills… maybe not trying too hard... The whole plunder had been a bit lost without Pyralis prancing around insulting everyone and keeping the kids busy. Maybe a raid was just what they needed, and her own kids were finally old enough to participate.
“Speech.”
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![]() Rexx wasn’t really up to speed with much, preferring to mess around and explore the nearby territories with his brother. But as a pirate, he also had a great thorst for raiding - why wouldn’t he? It was basically in his blood. The tusked yearling approached and sat by his quilled brother, offering him a friendly nudge and a half-smirk in greeting. He had yet to participate in a raid, but so did his siblings, so it’d be an interesting experience, for certain. He noticed in his peripheral vision that his father and mother were also present, but he didn’t pay them much mind; after all, he was a year old now. That milestone made a massive difference to him - he could go wherever, fight practically anybody, all without needing to ask permission or feel the need to slink away from the den. He felt so mature, so proud sitting there. He focused his purple eyes upon Sparrow, giving the Pirate King his full attention. |
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Ignis
Hellhound
Master Fighter (625)
Master Hunter (240)
Juggernaut
Mangler
9 Years
Male
79
Dragon Mod
![Snake Eyes](/images/awards/fighting/SnakeEyes.png)
![Loser](/images/awards/fighting/Loser.png)
![Ooh La La](/images/awards/fighting/OohLaLa.png)
![Winner](/images/awards/fighting/Winner.png)
![Samhain 2022](/images/awards/events/Samhain.png)
![Statue 3 Worship](/images/awards/events/Statue3.png)
![Overachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Overachiever.gif)
![Socialite](/images/awards/general/Socialite.png)
![Critical Observation!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalObservation.png)
![Critical Attack!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalAttack.png)
![Ooh La La](/images/awards/fighting/OohLaLa.png)
![Scarred](/images/awards/fighting/Scarred.png)
![Critical Block!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalBlock.png)
![Dream Weaver](/images/awards/general/DreamWeaver.png)
![All Oozed Out](/images/awards/events/AllOozedOut.gif)
![Double Master](/images/awards/general/DoubleMaster.png)
![Pride - Bisexual](/images/awards/pride/bisexual.png)
![The Ooze Participant](/images/awards/events/TheOoze.gif)
![The Ooze - Variation 3](/images/awards/events/Sparkles.gif)
![1K](/images/awards/general/1k.png)
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![Valentines 2020](/images/awards/events/Valentines20.png)
![Critical Hit!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalHit.png)
![Christmas 2019](/images/awards/events/Christmas.gif)
![Trick 2019](/images/awards/events/Trick.png)
"Talk" Walk He'd been spending a significant time alone. Fighting others outside pirate lands, winning some and losing some. Though whoever his opponents ended up being, always came out of the fight far worse than him. But when Pyralis passed away, Ignis had gone quieter. Keeping to himself. Death should've been a common thing in his life at this point, but still he struggled to come to terms with it. While he hadn't been super close with the old woman, he had respected her more than he had ever respected anyone in his life. Perhaps even up on the level of respect he had had for his uncle before he had turned on him. And when Sparrow called for the pack to gather, he realized then that he would be coming face to face with his children. He had been falling dangerously close to doing with them what he had done with his first litter, and that thought alone urged him to hurry and see them. He did not want to fail them the way he had failed the first time, so when he did arrive, he first spotted Aresenn sitting on the edge of the group, and Ignis opted to walk over to his child and offered a quick nuzzle if Aresenn allowed it, before moving to Rivin and sought to do the same. Diablo hadn't arrived yet, and he wondered if his son would be here soon. Regardless if he did or not, Ignis sat and waited for the meeting to begin. Making a mental note to gather his bunch later and take all three of them out for some much needed time together. |
Ignis is unpredictable and may become violent with little or no provocation due to his "demon"
*Ignis' tail is docked, and his left ear has been torn away and now resembles a Battle crop style.
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Ares
Master Fighter (240)
Intermediate Hunter (30)
Saboteur
9 Years
Male
0
Dragon Mod
![Underachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Underachiever.png)
![The Ooze Participant](/images/awards/events/TheOoze.gif)
![The Ooze - Variation 2](/images/awards/events/Crystals.gif)
![Treat 2019](/images/awards/events/Treat.png)
Diablo
Expert Fighter (161)
Expert Intellectual (137)
3 Years
Male
5
Dragon Mod
![Overachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Overachiever.gif)
![Loser](/images/awards/fighting/Loser.png)
![Underachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Underachiever.png)
![Critical Fail!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalFail.png)
![Samhain 2022](/images/awards/events/Samhain.png)
![Statue 5 Worship](/images/awards/events/Statue5.png)
Diablo is a rated M character! He is unpredictable and may become violent with or without cause. Consider this your warning!
Jack arrived first, which was good to see. Gil followed not long behind. Sparrow regarded them both as warmly as she could, hoping they couldn't see how hollow she still felt. Scald, Calico Jack, Riven, Deluge, and Sakana gathered- pups and yearlings so close in age, yet decidedly different. Modesty showed up and flopped beside Gil. Sparrow wished she could do the same. She couldn't bring the same swell of emotion she had once felt as Aresenn, Rexx, Ignis, Ares, and Diablo came to the group. It seemed that after that, no one else came or at least they didn't seem to care to come, and Sparrow couldn't be bothered to care. "Right, so word has it we have some yearlings." Sparrow forced a smile. She had to keep going and faking it always worked for her before. "Old word from Pyra still has it that the pack to the west- Valhalla- has a large wall and lush hunting grounds. I think, for her, it would be a good place for the yearlings' first raid- and I do mean that all the yearlings should participate. Rexx, Flurry, Scald, Deluge, you're all required to raid. Everyone else is first come first serve. We leave in seven nights. Who's in?" |
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Sparrow has a female Harlequin Macaw named Pongolo and a male Capuchin monkey named Friar, and a hairless mushroom tuxedo cat named Beef Sandwich. She also has cat claws... and some weird leg spike things.
![]() The way that Sparrow looked over the whole crew that showed up brought no discernable emotion to Rexx’s face - she still seemed the clever pirate king she’d always been. Still, grief was a sly creature itself, able to rear its ugly head in any aspect of one’s expression. The boy observed some flicker of emptiness, a sorrow that flickered past as quickly as it came. He didn’t pay much mind though. Pyr’s death was a deep loss to their pack, but he couldn’t say he’d known the old woman for long, and thus didn’t have the same emotionl response to her death as the others. When she finally panned her gaze over the young ones, including him and his siblings, she announced the raid on Valhalla. A wide grin spread across his tusked maw. Finally! Time to hone his skills and swing his tusks around. It was a no brainer, really. "I’m in.” He said, simply but boldly. |
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Gilgamesh could tell by the rigid expression on Sparrow's face that this was probably the last thing she wanted to do. He was nearly tempted to ask if she wanted him to take lead so she could sit out this time. The yearlings in question were his own after all, but a raid would not nearly be as fun without her. Watching as the rest of the pack, or those who cared to show, showed up, he smiled at his offspring and leaned over to press a nudge on the top of Modesty's head. Thankful that things were at least looking up for his own family, he eyed his children carefully as Sparrow told them it was mandatory for them to join in. "I will be attending as well," Gil adds after the now yearling pups confirmed their participation.
Speech
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gilgamesh is aggressive, don't trust him
Scald was pleased to have his siblings sit beside him and soon surprised when the pup named Calico Jack sat nearby him as well. Showing the younger boy a smile, he leaned in to nudge the not-koi-spotted youngster. "Thanks," he whispered with a cheeky grin before straightening himself. Turning his attention back to the group as others filed in, Scald would slide down into a laying position with legs splayed out. As the last ones filed in, he wondered where the fiery boy, Ajax, was. Looking from Rexx to Calico Jack, his brow furrowed a moment. "Aye, where's Ajax?" Scald asked before being swiftly cut off by the words of their Pirate King. After her speech, his smile returned. "Of course, I'll be there!" He said eagerly as his tail thumped against the sand. S C A L D
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Calico Jack
Raider
Master Fighter (430)
Master Navigator (285)
Marauder
3 Years
Male
85
Hermes
![Critical Dodge!](/images/awards/fighting/CriticalDodge.png)
![1K](/images/awards/general/1k.png)
![Pride - Pansexual](/images/awards/pride/pansexual.png)
![Ooh La La](/images/awards/fighting/OohLaLa.png)
![Samhain 2022](/images/awards/events/Samhain.png)
![Statue 5 Worship](/images/awards/events/Statue5.png)
![Overachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Overachiever.gif)
![Underachiever](/images/awards/fighting/Underachiever.png)
Art & Code © Skelle 2023
![](https://i.ibb.co/Ld2kYbW/Calico-Jack-Pirate-Signature.png)
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He joined the meeting late, but better than never. Mum was chatting away, telling them about the next raid and it felt so...same old he had trouble paying attention. Did he want to fight? Yeah, he guessed. It used to be something he liked, something that made him smile as he bonded with the others. But now?
"I'll fight too." He said simply, voice quiet, like he had to shove the words out from behind gritted teeth.
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