Into the Whirlpool (Ended/Perma Hiatus)

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"Sharks?" Zyon purred. "Well, that can work out a good scare into some people. I can cause a scene for you but you gotta act quick, alright? I'll catch up with you later." Zyon winked to Zora before bracing himself to start a scene. He had to act as if he was returning from the docks with a panicked look on his face. He looked as if he was going to enjoy this a little too much.

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John turned back to the mermaid and looked around her cell. He felt bad for her and thought that giving her at least a pillow and some water might make her rest easy. He left the area only to return a couple minutes later with a blanket, a couple bottles of water, and the food for the other prisoners. It was his turn to give them food anyways. He walked by the cells, giving the prisoners a small plate of food, a piece of bread and some potato soup. He made sure to slip the tray between a small opening on the ground. He gave no conversation to the prisoners.

He finally returned to the mermaid and placed a blanket through the bars as well as a bottle of water to keep her hydrated for a while. He also placed the tray of food in her cell, in case she wanted to eat. He grabbed a stool and sat down in front of the Mermaid's cell, trying to keep her company.

"I hope you can make that water last, madam." He spoke softly. "I'm afraid I can't give you any more due to the rules I must follow. It would be a shame to see such a beautiful mermaid wither away. Your scales are beautiful...--- Oh! How rude of me. I'm John, John Barkly. What may I address you, madam?"
 
(I think I may have missed a memo at some point...)

Salty tom was still playing his accordion... "Hey John, can I get some water, too?"
 
(No worries, Al! I actually think the way everyone is placed right now worked out better than my original plan. So keep ol Salty Tom comfy. He'll be broken out as well. I just gotta make the arrest happen for these guys. XDD)

"Look alive, boys, we'll be hookin' this lady out for sea." Zora ran towards the beach below the level of the dock, wading through the water. Once the coast would be clear, she'd climb up onto the ship and help the others onto it for maneuvering out of the port.

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Marina looked at the floor meekly. "M-Marina..." once she heard Tom speak, she pointed towards him. "Wa...ter..." her voice was still hoarse sounding from the combination of distress and the dehydration she had endured for several days.
 
Jericho Calmly walked down the docks, adjusting his Noble-mans glasses at every guard he could see.
 
Bleck looked at Zyon go down the dock before turning to Roger.

"As much as I am motivated by greed, I still know how to follow commands. On, your, word."

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Blackford watched John and Marina, his face in amazement.

"Why pay so much attention to an obvious criminal? Yet if she was so bad, then why would he latte took to her?" The old man mused.
 
Zyon, always having plans of his own, didn't seem to want to wait for any signal and start the plan anyways. He liked the chaos from the looks of it. He readied himself near the dock and ran into the opening, screaming like a madman.

"Shark! There's a shark! A group of 'em!" Zyon said, running into the crowd, shaking some people to stir them up. "They are everywhere! Sharks! Run! Everyone in the docks, get away from the waters!"

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John took heed of Salty Tom's plead and gave him a bottle of water. He tried to avoid eye contact.

"I'm afraid that is your last bottle of water for today, Pirate." He returned to Marina, giving her a cold bottle of water. He overheard Blackford and frowned a little. He did have a point. He knew nothing about Marina. He sighed softly before staring at Marina's scales, he had to be honest with Blackford.

"I guess I take a liking to mermaids because of how beautiful their scales are. I usually like how they shine and how vibrant the colors are. I don't think it's right for a mermaid to suffer from dehydration, I can just imagine how much torture that must be. I may not like pirates or any wrongdoers... but torture doesn't prove any justice either." He seemed a little stressed about how this mermaid is in jail.

"But do you honestly think she did something wrong? She practically looked almost dead when they threw her in here." He scratched his chin.
 
"Greed is what tends to drive us pirates." Roger agreed.

Once she heard Zyon divert attention away from them, Zora took out her knife and stuck it into the side of the ship. It took her a few minutes to try and climb onto the ship, but she made it aboard.

"Alright, I'm on!" Zora whispered to herself in victory. Peeking her head over the side, she looked down at Roger and the one with him. 

"Whaddo I do now?"

"Find some rope and throw it on the other side. We can't lower the bridge, your distractionwon't hide that." Roger said. 

"Got it!" Zora scurried back and forth on the deck before finding a pile of rope. She tied it off to a pole and threw it over onto the side she entered in. "Run to the other side!"

"You heard the lady." Roger said to Bleck.
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Marina kept quiet and simply looked down at the floor with a guilty look on her face. 

"I didn't mean to do it..." she mumbled aloud, mostly intended for her own reassurance. "I g-got scared..."

She shakily broke the bread into parts and dipped it into the soup, unsure if she should eat it that way. "Your lot took my family away." Her statement was ambiguous, but as she didn't know who exactly the Guild was, she considered them to be simply humans like the sailors that netted her mother. 

"But Nahla's gone too now..."
 
Bleck nodded to Roger, running to the other side of the ship and grabbing the rope.

"Ask him if I get on or help him get on now."

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The fact "True, true." Blackford replied to John. "Torture solves nothing, inmates should be treated with stand able living conditions but nothing pleasurable." He then walked over to Marina's cell.

"And it does sound like she has done something, though provoked. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, I know this first hand."
 
Jericho, watching as the commotion on the dock began to calm, summoned a half realistic sharklike apparation to jump out of the water adding to the 'excitement'... He then smirked.
 
Salty Tom drank some of the water and used the rest to dampen his towel... "Ahh, much better!"
 
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