Berlin studied each of them carefully. They were such an odd bunch, and at first he couldn't figure out where they all must have come from. Not all from the same place, he thought. They looked and spoke too differently to all be kinsmen. The tentacles were throwing him off, too. Of course, in typical Berlin fashion, none of this showed on his face. Instead, he displayed a careful neutrality. Rohaan's assessment had been right though, they were after the slavers. Well, finally some good news. 

Berlin, always surprisingly polite for a pirate, bowed a little and said, "A pleasure to have you aboard, Kaga-met." He had a million questions, first and foremost was a burning [I]Sweet Tevira WHAT IS THAT THING[/I] as he stole a glance at the Swift Justice, but he had more decorum than that. "We're a small pirate crew that has a special distaste for slavers. Some of us have had rather personal experiences with them, so we're quite motivated to see them all destroyed. If they have any captives still alive, my hope is to rescue those we still can. We offer no mercy to our targets. Not this time. I know we don't look like much but..." Berlin smiled, a mischievous gleam in his gray eyes. "We're more than we seem. Allow me to introduce my crew." 

Berlin turned to look at them, noting that Wheel was nowhere to be seen. Interesting. There was more to that story, and he'd get to the bottom of it in time. "This is the first-mate, Pieter, Uban, Hanabaptiste, and you've already met Rio." He gestured to the boy, who flashed the visitors a wicked little sneer of a grin that said, [I]Not what you expected, am I?[/I] Berlin, still looking at Rohaan, spoke in vokurian and instructed him to put on a pot of tea. The shifter nodded once, changed to the shape of a sparrow and swooped down from his perch in the ropes and straight down the steps to the galley below deck. Speaking to his guests he said, "Can I offer you some tea? I'd like to discuss strategy with you, if you've got the time and inclination. They outnumber us greatly, so our hope was in stealth and infiltration, something me and my team does very well. We have a...very specialized skillset. And I assume your plan was not to fire cannons at them all night either..." he said, stealing another glance at their semi-alive ship. "I'd like to hear what you had in mind, and what you know about them, if you're willing to share."