(Warning, this is a LONG post, and will mostly be between Spectra and Sin. The rest of the group is finally mentioned in the last couple paragraphs if you just want to skip ahead to the next opportunity to interact.<img alt=":P" src="./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif" title="Razz"/>)<br/><br/><br/>Things were getting hazy for Sin, literally and figuratively. Her vision was starting to blur, but she saw the black crow of Spectra hopping around somewhere and just started to follow. Luckily for her she wasn't just hallucinating and following a black crow of death to her final resting place. She would wind up in the medical supply room where she would slump to the floor once again.<br/><br/>Spectra began to hop over her, digging her beak into the wounds on her arm to remove the bullets.<br/><br/>"Aagh! Get the fuck off me you damn stupid bird! I'm not dead yet!" Sin would exclaim trying to chase the crow off with her left hand, however Spectra persisted. It was about that time that she saw a peculiar purple glint to the bird, she wasn't sure why, but it reminded her of... "Wait... Spectra...?" She would ask, before everything went black.<br/><br/><br/><br/>....<br/>"Fuck off bitch, I've still got work to do!"<br/>...<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>~Later~<br/><br/>"A-Kaf! Hack-hack!!!" Sin would cough, leaning over to see Spectra by her side, cloth and bucket at the ready. It didn't take long for her to want to get right to business. "What happened?" She asked, looking around. "We're not IN the water, so that's a good start."<br/>"The ship is ours, for now... Everyone's fine. Melissandra and yourself took the worst of it."<br/>"Meli-who?"<br/>"Melissandra... The mouse woman... The sorceress..."<br/>"...?"<br/>"She damn near got herself cut in half for you!"<br/>"... I sincerely doubt that." Sin replied, that someone she didn't know would go so far, for her, as Spectra stated.<br/>Spectra growled lightly at her response, uncharacteristically angry for some reason.<br/>"I mean, it's not like I ASKED her to." Sin shrugged. When she met Meli, she was drunk, barely even remembered it, so clearly they didn't really have any attachment. That was a step too far though, Spectra snapped.<br/>"You're an asshole!!!" She yelled out loudly and emotionally. No doubt alerting some of the group nearby that Sin was once again awake, and also an asshole.<br/>"...?! ... What...?!" Sin gasped in shock. Not because of the words, she'd heard it plenty of times before, but because of the source, Spectra had never yelled at her or said anything harsh to her like that before. It was completely out of character from what she knew.<br/>"You heard me, YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!!!" Spectra repeated forcefully, leaning in close to show Sin she meant it. "Just because you don't know her, it doesn't matter hmm? Well I like her! Seydon really likes her, and if it wasn't for us none of this would have happened to her. There are other people suffering you know, it's not just you!"<br/>"..." Sin just continued to sit back, stunned at Spectra's outburst. She'd never seen her as anything but happy and pleasant, so she was definitely not prepared for this side of the succubus.<br/>"You're determined, driven, you know who you are and don't let anyone else change that, and those are the things I love about you, but right now those are also the things I HATE about you!" She growled. "Those are the things that are going to get you killed!!!"<br/><br/>"... Did I... die? I heard a voice... I told it to fuck off, I wasn't done yet..."<br/>"Heh... a-hehe-haHAHAHAHA!!!" Spectra began to laugh uncontrollably, tears starting to fall from her eyes before she wiped them away. "Of COURSE you would... of course YOU would swear at Arcadia right in her face... I'm afraid I'm not so courageous or bold." She sighed. "In fact, dear Vivian, I'm scared. Arcadia was here, and for the first time in a very long time I was very frightened. Seeing you all get hurt scared me even more... please make a pact with me. Allow me to care for your soul, I'll help you fulfill your mission. I'll go back to Atlantis, free your crew, then we'll work together to get your ship back from Nonoke... I realize now I've just been delaying the inevitable, it's time I started making waves of my own, and if you'll let me care for you I'll gladly start with setting things right for you, and the rest. I'll take care of it all, so that you all can stop this and just be happy." Spectra said with a sweet smile.<br/><br/>Though now it was Sin's time to turn, she began to frown, almost scowl at her offer. "No... NO, of course not! Fuck you! I'm going to do this on my own--!"<br/>"Or WHAT?! Or DIE trying?! Can't you see that's what I'm trying to prevent from happening you MORON?!!" Spectra snapped back at her again. "Maybe you're right... maybe everything that's happened IS actually my fault after all, I can't help but wonder, if I hadn't been here, would Arcadia still have gone so far to intervene, or is it just because of ME? Is it because she hates me and wants to see me suffer by taking from me the things, the people, I love?! What do you think is going to happen hmm? In case you haven't been paying attention, our track record right now, is TERRIBLE! For every one step forward, there's been at least two, if not MORE steps back! So how long until you run out of whatever good fortune you have, and actually die? What do you think happens then hmm? Do you think you're going to be greeted by happy smiling faces in Heaven? Because you've been so NICE to everyone right? What deity is going to try to claim you, what fate will be in store for you? Will they even CARE for you? I DO damnit!!! I would take care of you! I would love you! I would make sure you've got endless seas to sail and new sights to explore from here to eternity! Do you seriously think you'll get a better offer than that?!"<br/><br/>"... I don't know..." Sin replied in a daze, everything Spectra had said was a lot to take in.<br/><br/>"... But you're still not going to say yes." Spectra said, with an annoyed look as she crossed her arms before her. Sin simply nodded. "Hmmph!" Spectra growled before turning to leave the room with a healthy door slam as she did so, leaving Sin alone to gather herself and put her clothes and gear back on.<br/><br/><br/><br/>"It's not like she isn't right..." The tigress began to think to herself. "What better option would I have? For some crazy reason I can't even understand she does actually care for me... there's really no downside to just saying yes, except that I wouldn't be doing it on my own... shit..."  She took a moment to gather herself before looking out the nearest porthole to the expanse of sea beyond. "Time to see if it was worth stealing this bloated extravagant piece of shit..." She muttered as she opened the porthole, leaning close before yelling out to the open sea and air beyond. "Nonoke!!! Get down here you little shit! I want my ship back, let's make a trade!" She called out. Odds were she would receive no answer, but she had to try, at least. The man o war was simply too big for their group to effectively use without an actual crew, but as an item to barter, it should certainly be more than enough to exchange for the bloody devil, or so she hoped.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Spectra would return to the rest of the group, still clearly frustrated at her discussion with Sin only moments ago. Though her frown changed to a smile as she saw Seydon, Wiska, and the rest enjoying some food and drink. "The captain is awake." She said politely, as if they hadn't actually overheard half of what she was yelling at her...<br/><br/>"Oh really? I never would have guessed." Melissandra remarked with a smirk. Thoroughly enjoying the massive (to her) feast laid out before her, gorging on some cheese, a grape, and some bread. The grape practically the size of her head.<br/><br/>"Hehe... you should be careful little cutie, or someone might mistake you for a sweet little treat as well." Spectra laughed playfully giving her a playful little poke as she did so. She then looked up to the rest, "Is everyone ok?" She asked with genuine concern to see how everyone else was doing.