Away to the Church!

[admyrrek]

As Geoffrey's troupe headed off in one direction with their charged intent, Rahkus turned to what he was now thinking of as his group. He, of course, would relinquish leadership should a better leader make themself known. At this point, however, he was the only male member of the crew present, so, to his mind, he was the most qualified to lead

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[admyrrek]

Splitting up was definitely a good idea, though Rahkus also really wanted to find a disguise of some variety for himself if nothing else. Looking outwardly like a ragga-muffin child walking around a port town was a lot easier than looking like a colorful, tattooed pirate doing the same thing. If he could cover himself up even a little bit, the little pirate would feel a lot better.

"Aye, tha's a good start."

He looked around at the two obvious women, wondering off-handedly if they might have something they might loan him for such a disguise purpose; one never knew the mystical and odd things women carried around.

In reference to the fop's concerns about the reliability of Father McDaniel, Rahkus was almost entirely certain.

"'E baptized me this marnin', knowin' full well Ah were a pirate. A'th'worst, 'e might ask oos t'leave th'church, considerin' th'illegal nature of our venture, an' all, boot 'e woouldn't send fer th' navy." Rahkus was very certain of this given the priest's demeanor this morning, however, that did not mean he was 100% sure. There was still room for doubt. With this in mind, in addition to his high regard of men of the cloth in general, Rahkus added sternly, "boot w'must respect 'is d'sires an' be right proper polite. Ef 'e asks oos t'leave, then we've t'leave. Aye?" He looked about at the group to ensure his message had gotten through.

[moncello]

Moncello only managed to understand about half of what the man said, but merely shrugged in response. If the leprechaun thought the priest wasn't going to turn them in, he was probably right. And if not, he'd find a way out. After all, Gabriel Moncello always finds a way out. Eventually.

He glanced around at the women, smiled a bit at them, but neither of them seemed to have too much to say on the matter.

"Well then. We 'ave a few 'ours before dusk, any suggestions on what we should do 'tween then and now?"

[kiras_eyes]

Kira watched the two men, outwardly as blank faced and quiet as ever. Inwardly, however, she was worried. She was supposed to be with these four, but neither men looked passable to her. Perhaps it was because she knew them to be pirates, but she wasn't sure either would get through any neighborhood relying purely on stealth or camouflage.

Looking at her fellow femme she felt that it would be better for their interests to ditch the men, as both had the appropriate dressing, but striking out by themselves didn't seem to be an option here. It was times like this that made her regret being on a crew.

Normally she wouldn't speak up in this situation, but as she didn't think either man could really harm her more than revealing her true nature as a pirate she felt a bit obligated to point out the obvious. "Perhaps it would be best to find suitable clothing for the area," she said, voice soft but eyes sharp as they looked from man to man.

[moncello]

Moncello was just ever-so-slightly shocked by Kira's suggestion of changing clothing.

"I will 'ave you know, m'lady, zat my dress is considered ze height of fashion in some parts!"

He straightened out his admittedly somewhat-bedraggled coat as he puffed up a bit, emphasizing his point.

[admyrrek]

"Aye, which es why et gets ye looked at, which w'don't need right now."

Rahkus thought perhaps flattery would work best with the dandy, though he wasn't entirely sure how effective flattery from him might work, nor really the type that would be best for achieving their needs. Regardless, he calmed his voice and took on what he hoped was a slightly awed and sincerely concerned tone.

"Surely ye wouldn't be wantin' yer fine garb t'be dirtied er damaged en our efforts, aye? Ah know Ah woouldn't want t'see sich happen t'one sich as yerself, aye mate?"

The little pirate had considered going father in the vein of flattery -- those that liked it usually liked it on thick -- but really didn't know this man. If he were to do it too much, he might get himself in trouble one way or another. Hopefully having convinced the dandy -- and if he didn't, couldn't a gaudy and very obvious distraction serve the group just as well as a co-conspirator? -- Rahkus turned to Kira who had suggested disguises.

"Ah like th' idea ov disguises meself, lass, but whare might sich t'ings be gotten ye'spect?"

[kiras_eyes]

"I found a washerwoman's house and took my clothes from there. I'm certain I can find it again," she said, looking at Rahkus. She was glad she didn't have to explain to the thick-headed manchild why he needed to change his clothes. She was also glad Rahkus had managed to use some tact. It seemed that he was a bit more clever than he appeared.

Then again, he'd avoided capture and death on a confiscated pirate ship....

Kira shook her head slightly. However smart the small man was, it didn't matter much at the moment. What did matter was that they'd get the buffoon to relinquish his ridiculous outfit without causing a scene.

[admyrrek]

Rahkus' proverbial ears perked up at the mention of possible disguises. However, the concept of her going back to the same place she had apparently stolen from earlier didn't appeal to him too much. That idea actually made him rather jittery.

"An' they dinnea catch ye tha' time, eh? Ye t'ink ye coould do et ag'in, lass? Ah'd be right happier ef Ah coould look like summat other'n m'self."

He cast a glance over at the dandy, not sure what the puffy man had thought of his earlier flattery and 'reasoning'. Had it worked?

"An' wot of ye, sir? Will ye b'willin' t'disguise yerself oop wit' th'likes of oos t'rescue th'rest of th'crew?"

Rahkus hoped the "sir" bit and the allusion to the excitement and daring-do the man perceived in the pirate trade would help his efforts.

((Sorry for the long time in responding, but I had hoped someone else might jump in and add to the liveliness))