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Jenner "Why are you noodling? How many times have I told you to not do that! It's stupid!" Jenner calls from the edge of the barge. One of his crew just waves him off as if to say, 'I got this.' Jenner just sighs and says, "I have seen Catfish the size of a Bull in this river. He is going to get swallowed whole.. and I am not going to feel bad." Jenner says as he crosses his arms and turns his back to the muddy bank they are floating close too. "Nope, this is me not caring Daro."
Eloidhe Sitting on the rail, Eloidhe swings her feet lightly. Her red hair is down, hanging almost to the water. "I should consider trimming it." She muses and looks at Jenner. Leaning over to poke the captain ignoring his crew in the river. "You know, you could keep him safe." She nudges and looks back at the water.
Jenner "I have told him before the Noodling is stupid. We have nets." Jenner says indignantly. In the distance Daro surfaces and says, "There's some big dens down here Captain! We're gonna eat delicious catfish tonight!" Jenner frowns, "Daro we have nets!" The young crewman just chuckles and dives back under the water. He looks to Eloidhe and squirms just a bit as he is poked, "have you consider braiding it on the boat? That might be a way to make it more managable and you can still wear it all long and silky..." he pauses, "and smooth." he blinks and s hakes his head, "I mean when you are dancing!"
Eloidhe Eloidhe sits tall, looking smug. "You like my hair." She tilts her chin and looks back to the water. "So you'll let him get himself in hot water, maybe loose a hand to learn the lesson?" She asks and leans over to Jenner with a husky murmur. "You could handle any fish safer." Sitting straight again she runs her hand along her red locks and considers them. "I might braid it, but then how would it distract you later?"
Jenner "Well it's very lovely like the rest of...." and suddently he stops and looks over his shoulders. He sees some bubbles where Daro went under the water, and Jenner sighs, "I /knew/ it." He looks to Eloidhe brieftly and says, "I am not going to let him loose a hand... I just.. I'll be right back." And he puts a foot up on the rail and dives into the water below.
Eloidhe Watching, Eloidhe turns a bit on the rail, watching where Jenner vanished and out to where his crewmate was fishing. She waits for a moment, looking for signs that Jenner is coming back up. Her eyes narrowing as she starts to swing her legs to the other side of the rail, poised to dive in herself.
Jenner It is Daro that comes up from the water first. He gasps and says, "By the River gods! That thing is huge! It nearly swallowed me whole!" Daro is swimming to the edge of the barge and crawling up out of the water quickly. "Do river gods sometimes take the shape of giant catfish?" Meanwhile, Jenner has not surfaced yet. But the water along the bank is start to become more disturbed as ripples radiate out like a slowly growing tremor.
Eloidhe "I haven't met one yet, but perhaps. Jenner's down there?" Eloidhe asks and pulls the tie off her over robe to tie back her hair and shed the heavy garment. She jumps into the river after Jenner in just her light slip so she can negotiate the water better. She looks for Jenner under the surface, holding her breath.
Jenner The water is murky and it is hard to see, but the thrashing and distrubance make it easy to find where Jenner is. Or well part of him at least. There is infact, a Catfish can infact swallow a grown man that has made it's borrow down here. We know this because Jenner's legs stick out the mouth of the massive catfish. His legs move in a scissor kick motion as he is swimming backwards slowly pulling the massive fish out of it's borrow. The bright halo of his essence glowing in the murky water and then followed by shockwaves that rumble through the water, presumable from Jenner punching the giant fish from the inside.
Eloidhe Swimming over, Eloidhe comes to Jenner's aid! She grabs at the jaw of the catfish, trying to swim along his body so she isn't kicked by Jenner. Ignoring any teeth, she'll pull to help give Jenner room to wiggle out of the fishes maw.
Jenner The Catfish both doesn't have teeth so much as it has thick bone ridges with an almsot sanpaper like grain to it. More for gripping and swallowing down. The thing tries to wiggle, back but doesn't look like it is feeling so well, especially after having it's stomach punched from the inside. Eloidhe helps pry the mouth open enough and Jenner mangages to swim his way back out of it's mouth. His caste mark is flairing like a hero of a forgotten again. And then, his fist glowing with golden essence, Jenner punches the Catfish so hard in it's big catfish face, that the shockwave actually pushes him back a couple feet through the water.

THe Catfish meanwhile, starts listing to one side. If it's not dead from the impact, it is certainly knocked the fuck out.

Eloidhe Looking from catfish, to Jenner, Eloidhe lets go to surface quickly and catch her breath before diving back under. That catfish is going to be dinner, small god or no. Once she's back under, she looks about for it, ready to grab it by the gills and tow it back to the barge and looking for Jenner.
Jenner Jenner's eyes meet Eloidhe's as she dives back below t he water. Grabbing the gills on the otherside of th e massive fish almost exactly in unison with Eloidhe. Great minds thinking alike. He smiles breifly and t hen nods and he starts swimming to the surface and towards the barge alongside to Eloidhe with the giant catfish in tow.

Once they reach edge of the barge, Jenner takes a deep breath and says, "Thank you for the help Eloidhe."

Eloidhe Catching her breath, Eloidhe nods. "I did sort of put you up to it." She shrugs and treads water working a little harder with her long hair catching the gentle current around the barge. She smiles at him a little. "You're hauling this thing out. My slip's soaked through." She points out. "Afraid I gave poor Daro a show stripping down to swim after you."
Jenner With a heave, the massive catfish flung up on the deck of the barge, "He's probably telling the rest of the crew about it now. Terres will probably tell him, 'You know I'm a girl right.' Any moment and then punch him." a beat, "he has that coming." Jenner pulls himself up on to the to Unchained Neried's rail. He leans back and grables a blanket wher eit is folded in a box along t he rail. It's technically a fire blanket, but it is pretty good for drying off. He reaches down a hand to held Eloidhe up and offers her the blanket so she can wrap up as she comes up out of the water.
Eloidhe Eloithe gives Jenner a look before taking his hand for aid as she gets out of the murky water. Her slip is plastered to her and she collects her over robe, tucking into it quickly. She glances up at Jenner and takes the blanket, using it to help draw some of the water from her hair. She pulls the tie loose so she can close her robes and clears her throat softly. "If he's ever been in Nexus he's surely seen women in less."
Jenner "He gets really nervous around big cities and tends to stay on t he boat." Jenner says with a smile, "Daro!" Jenner says as he picks one of the boarding axes from where it's hung by the railling. With a flick of his wrist he sticks it onto the next next to the massive catfish, "You found this thing! Get your ass back up here and start cleaning it! We're eating well tonight!" Jenner turns to Eloidhe and offers her a hand, "Here, why don't I start a fire in the stove so we can dry off. It'll get a bit chilly when the sun goes down." Not like,, dangerously chilly, but probably uncomfortably so at least.
Eloidhe "I can't wait to find a town or a clear spring to clean off in." Eloidhe says ruefully and looks at herelf and then Jenner. "We're going to smell like river muck." She says regretfully and takes the offered hand. "You did well, going after him. That fish could have killed him." She praises in a soft voice. "It nearly ate you."
Jenner "There is a small village near here, We should probably be passing it by mid morning tomorrow so we'll stop there, Enjoy a night at an inn. They have a nice big tea house, that also serves some great sake, the owner learned to make after spending a few years on the imperial isle. We can clean up and enjoy civiliation." Jenner says as he stokes the stove. He leans his head out the door of the galley and calls out, "Daro, You better not be slacking out there." He looks back to Eloidhe and says, "Thank you again for you help. I am pretty sure I am too tough and scruffy for it to have digested, but well.. I didn't want to pass out down there."
Eloidhe "You are strong, there's no doubt-but air is important to land dwelling creatures." Eloidhe notes and slips out of the heavy robe to better dry off, keeping her slip on for Jenner's sake. "The hair is always the biggest thing, leaving it wet is never ideal. The rest of me-eh, but this damned banner." She smiles at him and settles close to the stove. "Did it feel good? Unleashing a little?"
Jenner "It did.. though I know I should be careful... but it feels... good, like being more true to myself than I normally would be." Jenner says, "That is why I stay on the rivers mostly. My crew don't fear me. They know I will protect them, but I am not always certain what I am supposed to do with.. all this."
Eloidhe "You do like for your crew. Make life better for people. Not everyone thrives under the heels of the Dynasts and it's other Dragon Blooded analogs." Eloidhe tells Jenner quietly. "You raise people up, lead them to be better. Fight." She tilts her head and closes her eyes with content, soaking up the heat.
Jenner "Well first... we get dry and get to the village tomorrow so we can get a proper deep clean bath, and then, maybe I can figure out where I can go and help fight something." He smiles and says, "Thanks for traveling with use. The Nereid is more pleasant with you here." And that said he stands, "I am going to go make certain Daro is getting the cleaning done. I am starving."
Eloidhe Watching Jenner rise, Eloidhe nods. "Very well. Leave your clothes. I'll take mine off as well to dry them, I've my over robe to wear after all." She tells Jenner and holds out her hands for his things.
Jenner Jenner dresses simply, and so he hands over the hooded vest he wears, and keeps his shorts for his modesty and then goes to check on Daro.