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[color=salmon]Word Count: 879 (+2 exp)[/color]
[color=salmon][u]Level[/u]: [b]7[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 42/70
[b]Location:[/b] Edge of the Blue[/color][/center]
Once Bowser and his little masked friend made up, the atmosphere measurably improved. While the impromptu jungle feast of fish and fruit wound down, people took to telling stories about their lives and worlds back before everything was smashed together. A few days ago the Cadet would probably have had a hard time picturing what a Dagonian looked like, but as Nadia spun her tale he thought he had a pretty good picture in mind, considering all the different kinds of people he'd met already. This remained true for the Zora that Link described, though the time frame confused him. He was pretty sure he was older than Link, or at least he'd thought he was as the blonde looked on the younger side. Maybe they lived a really long time?

He compared the races of Zora and Hylian to one of his own world's, the Wyverians. How they shared they shared the same body shape and pointed ears of Hylians and could live for an incredibly long time, but differing in the shapes of their legs, hands and feet. He mentioned that a full grown Wyverian could range from [color=lightsalmon]"about the size of Hat Kid"[/color] to [color=lightsalmon]"bigger than Geralt and Bowser combined,"[/color] citing the master of the Dundorma "His Immenseness" as an example that certainly [url=https://i.ibb.co/vxTK3RB/Mh-003.jpg]lived up to his name[/url]. He didn't go into much more detail about his world or role, Geralt having summed it up pretty well, but he did tell Bella a little about the Research Commission and how they went to an unknown island and ended up learning a lot, similar to her experience on land. He was just as interested to hear what the others had to say, and spent most of the rest of the time listening.

When it was time to leave, the hunter helped load the remaining bananas into the hold and re-equipped himself, gathering up the weaponry he'd left on deck and strapping them all back on. Though he was feeling good after both the rest stop and the news from Limsa, as the sky gradually grew dark and the stench of animal corpses began to hit his nose the feeling began to fade. He was still confident, and more determined than ever, but the stormy sea in front of them wasn't exactly a mood maker. 

[color=salmon]"Wow, it really drops off,"[/color] the Cadet said, staring down into the water and not seeing anything that looked like a sand bar or sea shelf. Just blackness below. Probably to be expected, given the name of the place. He glanced up at the beam of light Nadia pointed out, and finding no reason to protest heading there he just nodded and turned his attention back to the water. There was nary a fish to be seen... except the big toothy ones. [i]Sharqs, huh?[/i] Their teeth and skin could be pretty useful, but the way the new recruits were going about dealing with them, it made it seem like they wanted to make soup out of them.

[color=salmon]"You want to jump in there?"[/color] The Cadet laughed, looking over at Mr. L. The little guy had no weapon and it looked like his magic wasn't working, and he still wanted to fist fight the sharqs? He was gutsy all right. [color=salmon]"Do that and Urugaaner. If you guys want a sharq so bad you can just fish it up normally, otherwise it'll just turn into a spirit anyway."[/color]

There was a more important discussion going on besides how to deal with the sharq issue, that being if they'd be able to make it through the swell. A slow and steady approach was the popular suggestion, and the Cadet couldn't disagree. Upon hearing that Shippy would be able to dive underwater now and gave her railing an encouraging pat. That skill would probably come in handy soon. He glanced up at the Atomos, noting tiny little flying abyssals flying around and away from it. [color=salmon]"I guess if we have to dive, they can go up above the storm?"[/color]

Well, they'd deal with planning later once they reached the beacon. For now they sailed on, though treated to a light show courtesy of Mirage's fusion. Nothing changed too much about him, but Link was probably right in that it'd help the guy in the water. Hopefully no one got thrown overboard anytime soon, though. 

When notice of a giant sea monster battle reached them, the Cadet got himself a front row seat right at the edge of the ship as they passed. He folded his arms on the railing and rested his head on top of them, watching with all the eagerness of... well, watching a giant monster fight. Who could resist being a spectator to that? Those eels looked like they would be tough to tangle with, and that big one with the eye looked like it could make some great water repelling equipment. Sadly with the sharqs swarming there was no way he'd be able to snag any of the body parts that fell from it, they tore into the fallen pieces of flesh way too fast. When one of Blazermate's zombies staggered off the ship next to him, the Cadet looked back her curiously - then it exploded, showering him with sea water and ashes. He shook his head vigorously to rid his fluffier hair of spirit remains.