never concerned with how much money I earn but I just need to pay my bills [NOVEMBER CATCH-ALL]

[rattlingthestars]

WHO: Jim Hawkins & YOU
WHERE: Various
WHEN: Novemberish
WHAT: Quest & other assorted starters
WARNINGS: None right now, will update if that changes

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[open] fishy business

[rattlingthestars]

A
[ Just because Jim's working a traditional job, doesn't mean he isn't picking up jobs from the notice board, too.


Today he can be found sitting at the end of a dock, feet dangling in the water, trying to improvise a net from several tied together pieces of fabric. It's pretty obvious that he's got no idea what he's doing - the fish keep slipping through every time he tries to dredge one out, and on the rare occasion he manages to get one on the dock it just flops right back off again. Just under his breath, he's using all the fun words he learned from the sailors pirates on the Legacy when the captain wasn't listening.

It isn't helping, but it does make him feel better. A little.

He probably wouldn't welcome help, but he absolutely needs it. ]
B


[ He's glad for the distraction when he notices the naiads off in the distance, waving and calling to him. Squinting, he tries to make out what they are - but they're still too far away, though the waves seem to be carrying them closer. To whoever is on the dock with him, he turns and asks: ]

Hey, are you seeing that?

B

[windsongs]

[ For the most part, Hibiki has been trying to mind her own business. There are plenty of fish (supposedly) in this ocean, so having someone else sitting at the same dock as her casting a line doesn't bother her all that much. She can face one side with her pole, and he can face the other with his makeshift nets.

But as soon as a pair of naiads decides to show up, singing their bewitching song while clearly trying to draw the two of them in, Hibiki's mood goes from generally chipper to extremely sour. Seriously? Come on, they're just trying to earn some cash. ]

Just ignore them, eventually they'll get bored and go away.

[ Why does she seem to be personally offended by their presence? See, this is why siren get a bad rep, this crap right here. Ugh. She's just hoping she doesn't have to grab Jim before he jumps into the sea to join them. ]

[rattlingthestars]

Okay, not hallucinating.

[ Jim's glad to have established that. He scoots along the dock a little, closer to the end and the naiads, to get a better look. He glances back at Hibiki, since she seems to have an idea what he's looking at. An extremely personal idea. ]

Are they - mermaids? Mermen? What do they want?

[windsongs]

They're opportunists.

[ Wow, she's really got something against these naiads, judging from how flatly she delivers her answer. It's like something about them personally offends her (it absolutely does), and with a hard sigh Hibiki shrugs one shoulder. ]

I think they're called naiads? They probably want you to take a swim with them--which don't, or you might not be able to get back to the dock.