<div class="floatleft">(http://i58.tinypic.com/9ad4z4.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Jinny Mattix, Mercenary and Mechanic<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Carrion Crow's Ship<br/><strong>With:</strong>Victrix, Jennifer, and Helena<br/><br/>Jinny continued to scout ahead, moving further down the hallway. She was a fair distance ahead of the group when she reached a 'T' section of the hallway, the path splitting off in one direction to the left. What happened next took about ten seconds in real time, but to everyone watching -and especially to Jinny- it was one of those situations that seemed to last forever.<br/><br/>A feral, nearly animal-like screech sounded from the branching hallway and a figure shot out of it, arms extended. It was one of the pirates, his skin ashy grey and fallen off in places. He brought with him the stench of death and decay and tackled Jinny. The surprise sent the mechanic reeling, crashing against the back wall and sent her sword clattering from her hand. Klaxons filled the air as a new alarm went off, red lights flashing, illuminating Jinny struggling against the crazed pirate, the man's cold hands clamping her face, his teeth gnashing as he neared her throat. Unfortunately, when Jinny hit the wall she hit the emergency station and depressed the button; a heavy section of wall was starting to slide down, separating Jinny, the group, and her sword. The last they'd see would be more boots on the floor, more pirates, drawn from the noise, running to the conflict.<br/><br/>The section sealed shut, leaving Jinny and a horde of crazed pirates on one side and the rest of the group on the other with Jinny's weapon.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Meanwhile, the Carrion Crows' other ship started to head to it's sister ship in distress. It hadn't noticed the cloaked Belle Dame yet, but things were not looking good...