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Sail Away ϟ Bobbi

TIMING: December 1, 2022 LOCATION: The Docks, White Crest PARTIES: @timetide SUMMARY: Bobbi takes her crew and sails away from White Crest's destruction! CONTAINS: N/A

It was raining when the boys arrived, and Bobbi could hear the engine of John’s truck die down before a throng of footsteps began to descend upon her medium-sized fishing boat.

She had told her crew to send their families away from town days ago and join her on her boat for one final sail. They all knew that something bad was happening to the town, and even if they weren’t sure what kind of bad it was and if it could be stopped, they were at least sure that it was time to abandon all hope.

White Crest had been good to them, but with all the supernatural bullshit that had been plaguing the town, they needed to ensure their and their loved ones’ survival. Bobbi made her choice, too.

John waited for her just outside the captain’s quarters, wearing a black shirt over his usual pair of jeans, the same ones he’d wear for an entire week, thinking that no one would notice. Bobbi noticed, but she didn’t say anything. She didn’t need to. “We’re good to go, Captain,” he greeted her with a wide grin, following her as they made their way to meet the others. “The last voyage of Salmon Ella, away from the town where the wicked rests.”

Her first mate no longer seemed as vaguely disappointed as he had been when they all discussed the town’s inevitable destruction. Bobbi didn’t attend the town hall meeting, having been busy with trying to retake the Jade Wind from the Lost Fleet but to no avail. In her place, Peter volunteered to go, only to return with the darkest of news. A dark cloud hung over the rest of the crew, and when Bobbi returned empty-handed, she realized it was finally time to make the choice: her past or their future. Easiest decision she had ever made.

“Are they all right?”

John nodded. “Pretty much. Families all left ahead of time, even the aunties. Your friends made sure everyone was accounted for. Didn’t know they knew each other?”

“No,” Bobbi replied calmly. The faceless woman who owned the houseboats for rent around Finney Docks, except Bobbi’s, was an old friend of hers. The others were clientele for their side hustle in smuggling, too wealthy people that didn’t have much else to do with all their money. None of them knew what she really was, and only Mrs. Gao had any inkling that she was more than just a fisherman. The old woman even knew her Baizhou name, considering her as her lucky charm just because her houseboats started surviving every storm that tried to take the docks after Bobbi stayed. “They don’t.”

“Well, like I always say, glad we have you on our side, Captain. Docks’ been lucky that way. Wherever you go, we’ll go. Or we’ll at least try and pay you a visit, especially if it’s a country away,” John shrugged. It was no secret, especially between them, that Bobbi could have left town any time during the past year. The way she spoke too many languages made it clear to him that she wasn’t as bound to the town as the rest of them. She was the daughter of the world, and the world was now wanting her back.

She simply nodded at him in response, not even a faint trace of a smile on her lips. Bobbi had lost the very battle that made her stay in town, the very treasure that gave meaning to her life. Or so part of her still thinks. The truth was, Baozhai had been dead long ago. Ever since the Lost Fleet took her ship, the legacy of the man who rescued her from boredom in the mountains and gifted her with adventure through the seas.

Would he hate her for never avenging his vessel, the crew they had lost to the town? Bobbi tried her best to make it up to their descendants, the ones that stayed in town and made the docks their own. Maybe he would have hated her more for staying, for abandoning the adventures over the oceans of the world for the comfortable treasures of the surrounding waters of White Crest. But what could she have done? Piracy died with him, and there had been far more adventures without it.

“So, where do you guys want to go?” Bobbi greeted the rest of their crew, hands on her hips. Even without wearing a smile, she managed to still win them over. The boys cheered her, all excited, despite the dangling sorrow of future mourning. Some of them yelled out names of towns and cities on the opposite coast. Others went further and claimed locations outside of the country.

From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Andrew, whose nose was broken by a newly made friend all those months ago. Bobbi had sent her a message about joining them but was politely rejected. She understood that the girl was probably busy with her own problems, she told herself all those days ago. Tracking down a loved one, your own mother, that you’ve never met was a more arduous task. Bobbi could only imagine what Christie, Cass, was going through, what she’ll be going through, but she was still proud that the kid was finding her own way.

“How about we tour the rest of the East Coast as we make our way to the West, eh?”

The crowd cheered her suggestion, much to Bobbi’s discreet delight. She turned to John, giving him a nod, gesturing to take care of the rest of their departure. John was only too quick, and seemingly too excited as well, to take charge, fulfilling what could be his final tour as her first mate. In an ideal world, Bobbi would have kept him and all of them on her ship. With all things considered, however, especially the uncertainty of their lives outside of town, Bobbi wasn’t even sure she’d keep the ship.

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#wickedswriting #solo #finale solo #Sail Away

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loverleaf:

[pm] I see. I get that. I really do. Hope you have fun with your crew on that trip. Remember to always cherish the moments you’re all together. Never forget to make great memories when you can. Those things, no one can take from you. Unless you spend too much time… Never mind.

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[pm] Uhh, thanks, I guess? We will. Sounds like you’re speaking from experience. You sure I can’t change your mind about staying in town? You could come with us. It’s not too late. [user is unaware of the big boom in town because she’s already out of town]

#dash #loverleaf #sage magnolia

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stolensiren:

[pm] It was kind of funny. Yeah, Cassidy. I didn’t have a name when they found me. At least, not one that they knew of. The State named me Cameron, but I never really vibed with it, you know? I liked Cassidy better. Maybe when I find her, I’ll ask if she gave me one.

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[pm] Cameron? Can’t picture you with that name. Cassidy works better. She probably did. Last time we were together, she liked to name everything. Even gave some of the crew pet names. They liked her for that. Thought it was cute and warm and fuzzy and all that. Even gave me one, too. In any case, good luck finding her. I know you will.

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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stolensiren:

[pm] Honestly, with all the stuff that goes down in this place, part of me didn’t even question the time travel at first. Like, that might as well happen, you know? Everything else is already so weird. She was cool, though. Nice. She didn’t try to punch me. She saved me, actually. Me and my friend. And she helped us get home. […] Oh. […] I guess I’m glad, too. Do you think that’s why she didn’t want-

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[pm] Not a bad way to end the year, I guess. Or the town. She punched someone else? You’re lucky. You and your friend. First time we met, she punched me in the face. It was an accident but still. If I remember correctly, first time she met your dad, she also punched him in the face. Also the last time I saw them together. Glad you could meet her before, you know, even if she was a past version of herself. Time changes a lot of people. Hope she’s in a better place now than she was when we parted ways.

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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stolensiren:

[pm] Anything’s better than nothing, right? Yeah, I guess the time travel was the first sign that things were […] not great in town. But I’m kind of grateful for it, in a weird way? At least I got to meet her once. Even if I can’t find her again. […] I’m still in the ‘tracking down leads’ part of the plan, mostly. But west is a good place to start. […] Was he a […] bad person?

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[pm] Yeah, I guess that’s true. Well, I mean, that thing in the lake was kind of that sign for me, but time travel? Feels like that’d be the final straw. Some sort of final warning. “Get out or face your doom.” Glad that it helped you at least. How was she? She didn’t try to punch you when you first met, did she? You’ll get there. One way or another, I know you’ll find each other. Bad person’s a bit of an understatement but he fits the bill. Didn’t start out that way. Not entirely privy to what happened to make him change, but by the end, he had to go. Town can be too much for some people, I think. Glad your mother got out before it was too late.

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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stolensiren:

[pm] I feel like I probably said sorry for that! It’s short for Cassidy, actually. I kind of stole it out of a comic book.

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[pm] You did. Thought it was hilarious, to be honest. Cassidy, huh? Oh, you named yourself? Thought that was your grandma’s name or something. Can’t really remember if your mom spoke about her parents. Couldn’t really ask her much about that kind of past, you know? Some stuff, you just leave behind so you can move forward with new people. Better people.

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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loverleaf:

[pm] I have to. I am. But don’t worry about me. I’ve survived far worse. Not the end of the world, right? I’ll find a way to survive. Guess that means you’re leaving?

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[pm] I have to. Yeah, well, I can’t stay. My crew needs me. One final trip and all that. Town’s what bound us together in the first place. Can’t really see past its death. Like if we’ll ever come back again, be together, you know? These kids have promise. They deserve better from the world. Something like that.

#dash #loverleaf #sage magnolia

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Gold-plated octopus tentacle ring and earrings by Jennifer Kinnear inspired by 15th century Irish Pirate Queen Granuaile

#musings #ooc

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stolensiren:

[pm] That would be amazing, Bobbi. Seriously. Especially the photos. I […] kind of met her once, with the time travel stuff, but she was so young. I don’t even know what she looks like now. And I’d like to. I’m hoping to find her, you know? Once we leave town, I’m hoping to track her down. […] Does that mean you knew my dad, too?

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[pm] Well, it’s been a while, so these photos may not be as recent as you’d like, but they’re the only ones I’ve got. Time travel, huh? Sounds dangerous. Just glad you survived. [...] Yeah, that makes sense. Good luck. Have a direction already? Can’t be sure but she might have headed west. Said something about better weather. Might not want to ask me about him, though. Let’s just say we weren’t on good terms. Not at the end anyway. Men can be problematic, especially those with major hang-ups. I guess that’s true for women, too, but we smell better.

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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stolensiren:

[pm] Good. […] Also, in the spirit of family, I should probably fess up that I gave you a fake name the first time we met? My real name is Cass. […] Actually, Cass also isn’t technically my real name, but it’s the one I go by!

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[pm] [...] Ah. That, I did not expect, though I probably should have. You did sneak you way on my boat. Uninvited. Beat up a bunch of guys, too. Cass, huh? Short for Cassandra? It’s a nice name.

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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loverleaf:

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[pm] Hmm, I suppose you’re not wrong. If it’s the end of the world, then there’s nothing else that’s much worse than that. Why not sounds about right.

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[pm] Can think of something worse given time. But it’s not the end of the world, Chandana. Just the end of the town. You’re not staying, are you?

#dash #loverleaf #sage magnolia

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stolensiren:

[pm] Everything. Anything. I […] don’t know much about her at all. If you have some of her stuff that you don’t mind parting with, I’d like that, too.

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[pm] [...] Yeah, sure. Can’t think of a better person to leave those with, to be honest. I’m keeping the goodbye letter she wrote me, though. I’m a little too attached to that one. Just a bunch of extra clothes, a book, and other knick-knacks. Maybe some photos if I remember correctly. She liked to travel light, loved to watch the sun go down every Sunday afternoon, and had terrible taste in boys. But don’t we all?

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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stolensiren:

[pm] Good. Because I definitely can’t wait that long.

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[pm] No need to worry then, Christie. Won’t make you wait that long. Family shouldn’t.

#dash #stolensiren #cassidy terrence

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loverleaf:

[pm] No. How would you even […] That would be too chaotic, don’t you think? See you.

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[pm] No, not really. And chaos can be fun. I can show you, if you’re curious? Why not, right? It’s the end of the world, anyway. Why not go out with a bang. Literally.