melodiesofeternity | Creepy Kupos

(ooc: sorry for the delay, life had a sudden Drama infusion)

Bonnie looks to the water as Ena does, trying to see what she sees. She notes the waning light as well, recalling Mary's concern about it, but for a ghostly hunt like this it's the only time they really can do it, right?

"Kupo! Let's get to it then!" She starts fluttering towards the shed. As nervous as she is about this she knows there's nothing to be gained by hesitating. The best way is through~ "I have a little training with boats, so you can count on me, kupo."

By which she means she closely watched Mary show off her own sailor skills, but enthusiasm has to count for something, right?

[ That's all right! I got pretty busy myself ]

Ena appreciates the enthusiasm nonetheless and follows the moogle down the steps with a small smile. "That's a relief to hear," she comments. "Because I don't really know my way around boats." Nor can she swim. But she won't mention that.

She pulls the key from her pouch when she nears the shed and unlocks it. Inside are various canoes and other small wooden boats. She picks one that seems to be the right size for the both of them, and with surprising strength she pulls it out from the shed and out into the open, barely disturbing any of the other boats around it.

"Well," she stands up straight, puts her hands on her hips and eyes the small boat. "Is this all right?"

Bonnie's eyes go a little wide at how easily Ena pulls the boat free. She's certainly impressed. Mary's skill was in being faster and more agile than she appeared, but the little fluff is just as happy to see a woman with hidden physical strength. So many cool women for her to look up to!

"Ah! Yes, that should do just fine, kupo." Ena's strength also perhaps means that she won't have to worry about her own diminutive size and power causing a problem with piloting this canoe. But even with that in her mind she settles down onto the sand, tugging on the front of it to help steer it to the water...she's obviously not going to get far by herself.

Ena seems to hide her surprise at her own strength. "Great," she says, satisfied.

Without much prompting, Ena leans down to help push the boat towards the sea. This time, she seems to struggle against the boat's friction with the sand, but with Bonnie's help they manage to get it to the edge of the water.

"I hope we find who this is without going out too far to sea," she remarks as she settles into her side of the small boat. She shivers, pulling her coat tighter around her. That's odd - it feels much colder than it did earlier.

Bonnie lets out a little whoop as the canoe begins to move, stumbling and being dragged along with it for a moment before she rights herself again. While she doesn't offer much strength for pushing and pulling, her own buffs from her asterisk powers do help her to properly steer it to the water, hopping in up front as they make the shoreline.

"I don't think we'll have to, kupo. It sounds like he's just in a small boat himself? It's not like we're hunting a ghost pirate ship, kupo." The moogle shivers and fluffs up a bit herself. She definitely feels the cold, but she's not sold on it being supernatural just yet. Maybe it's because of the cold weather around the Dragoon's guild.

Ena's not one to be too affected by the cold, but the temperature is starting to drop rapidly and she clearly regrets not bringing a heavier coat. She doesn't question it, though, especially since the temperature during this time of year can get unpredictable.

She sighs, a slight shiver in her voice. "All right then. Let's get this over with." She grabs one of the oars and pushes off the sand, sliding onto the water. She sticks her oar haphazardly into the water, clearly not really knowing what she's doing.

Bonnie holds on tight as the boat gets into motion. Resolved to help, she picks up one of the paddles and...perhaps due to her Dragoon training she actually does help contribute to effort. If an oar can be used by a legendary samurai as a sword, why not the same for spear training?

In any case, it's not very long at all before Bonnie spots a shadow out in the thickening mists, "Over there, kupo. I think I see something!"

When Bonnie points out the shadow, Ena immediately spots it and she feels her heart sink into her stomach. That was a bad feeling if she ever had one.

Though she'd stopped rowing, the boat was still gliding along the surface of the water, either because Bonnie was still going or simply from the momentum. But after a moment, there's a deep crunch sound and the boat almost comes to a sudden halt. Ena peeks over to see the sea literally freezing over rapidly before her eyes. She tries to break apart the ice clinging to the boat, but any water exposed to the air just immediately freezes over again. How were they going to get away like this?

The larger ship was now clearer in the mist, and was heading slowly towards them. The ice is no problem for it, as it just breaks apart as it moves through. Ena leans forward towards Bonnie, hoping the ship wouldn't crash into them.

Bonnie kept up a few more strokes after Ena stopped, but she was observant enough to notice the change. She stopped as well but really at that point it was hard to say whether it was momentum or something else that kept them going. She winced at the crunch and held on tight to the side of the boat.

"Oh I hope we didn't hit someone, kupo." She slowly peered up over the edge and then blinked in shock at all the ice. "How strange...I wonder if..." The sound of the ice breaking pulled her from her musings. She turned around in time to see the ship looming towards them but her shriek was muffled by her own lunge meeting Ena's movement towards her.

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