[ Who died and let HIM be captain??? But he'll chalk this ip to the usual weird world shenanigans, sure. And he's gonna tear off a chunk of his sleeve and let's get this man a makeshift gauze and bandage to wrap tightly around his shoulder. ]
Okay, sit still a second... there. Fuck, who was that guy? I agree with you on getting the fuck out of here, though.
Um...can I take those with me?
[ Pointing to... the wheelbarrow of corpses. He can't leave without them... ]
[Yay! The man is saved! Or at least, he's not going to bleed out just yet. He gives Aikawa a grateful look, mumbling a thanks as he works.]
Ergh... I can't be sure, but I've been hearing rumors lately about a rogue soldier that was brought onto Satsuma's team... The guy supposedly lives in the woods and hardly anyone knows anything about him, but there's some real bad rumors. Like his reasons for being jailed before...
[Whatever the rumors are, the poor guy shudders a little. But he's distracted by the question and glances over!]
That's Kondo-dono's body, right? Of course - we're taking it to Tama, after all. [...SQUINTING??] Wait, is there another one in there? [HYELP.]
Uh, yeah. That's a... personal friend. Uh, he was in the same place so I brought him with.
[ He says this ever-so-lamely but it is actually the truth. He's also confused by the fact that this guy is like YEAH THE CORPSE GOES TO TAMA like it's common sense. Is there a revival magic user in Tama or something??? ]
...Do you think you can use your other arm, or...?
[ Because he also has a bit of a burn on his left arm, but he also just. Looks down at the guy. Well, he took a skewer to the back but he didn't get his neck almost chopped off, he supposes. ]
You know what, nevermind. You just point in the direction we gotta go to.
[ LET'S LOAD UP THESE BODIES AND HOPE IT HOLDS. RIVER CROSSING TIME, OREGON TRAIL TIME. Also being judged by this guy is one of the least of his concerns atm. ]
[SWEET AIKAWA help. It's a good thing he changes his mind because this poor dude looks absolutely like "ME??? MY ARM??" when he's asked that. Sweaty.]
O-okay... And if you really need some help, I'll try my best...!
[At least he's got spunk.
Anyway! This is a boat that's small enough for two living people and one corpse, so tragically, it doesn't look like he'll be able to fit two corpses and himself in there along with the injured boatman. The moment he puts in the second body, he'll be able to see that the boat's sitting deep enough in the water that one more person would probably sink it. Hm. What to do?]
[ THE GUY GETS A LOOK BACK LIKE AND I HAVE A STAB WOUND AND A BURN ON MY OWN ARM WDYW FROM ME.
But he sighs when he sees the situation. ]
...Can we cross the river once and come back for it? I'll just do it myself if I gotta and you can get off on the other side, I'll remember my way back.
[SWEET AIKAWA... The guy looks a little distraught, but what's he going to do?? Say no to his captain?? Absolutely not, nope, not him.
He seems to be considering something for a moment.]
...Um... [He looks at the patched up wound on his shoulder, and then back at Aikawa.] ...If you need to transport both of them, then you can take them and the boat. I'll tell you where to go. I wouldn't really be much more than dead weight right now myself, anyway.
And what, leave you around to get picked off by those fuckers?
[ He doesn't understand anything but it's clear that those guys from the camp and that weirdo are probably his enemies. If boatman was healthy because it wasn't a nat20 he'd be like ok thaaanks but unfortunately not.
He is thinking mentally about how he's gonna have to do this, though. Probably hide the body real quick for crossing so that nobody takes it. The journey after is gonna suck since he can't take the wheelbarrow with but hopefully it's not too far to Tama, the rest of the way...
The secret of Aikawa actually having some braincells despite how he acts the fool... ]
[His braincell activates... There are enough shrubs and general vegetation in the area that he could feasibly and quite easily hide a corpse in them without it being easy to detect! And his weirdass friend from earlier didn't seem interested in corpses, after all.
The boatman shakes his head a little.]
I-I'll be fine! I know the back paths around this area really well. You don't have to worry about me, captain.
[He does have a sword, and he probably does know the way around, but the choice is of course up to sweet Aikawa as to what he wants to do next.]
[as i aki loom frowning in the background, the boatman just dips his head a little, giving up with his attempts at arguing.]
Alright, okay-- [ONTO THE BOAT HE CLIMBS. Whenever Aikawa gets his corpse situation all settled, the man will hold out the oars which had been resting below the seats.]
You'll need to go North, against the current. Just hug the riverbank and there shouldn't be any problems.
Anyway night Risu, hopefully he'll still be there when Aikawa comes back! Up the river they go. The boatman gives Aikawa a bit of a look, but it's not the weirdest thing to ask, so.]
We're going to the meeting point. The other commanders will be there to help everyone prepare to get to Tama without being caught, remember?
[SIR DID YOU HIT YOUR HEAD... is what his demeanor is asking, but he ain't about to put that into words. It's fine, it's fine.
Aikawa paddles up and up the river, with poor boatman trying not to lose consciousness from bloodloss as they go. They'll be traveling for a while since this meeting point is a fair ways off, and they'll be fighting the current the whole time. Most of the river is pretty lazy-running, at least, but Aikawa's arm and back injuries are going to be pretty aggravated and painful from the work he's putting in. Eventually, they'll reach a spot where the land on either side of them begins to rise up into a cliff face, and they can carry on along it without much fuss.
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Okay, sit still a second... there. Fuck, who was that guy? I agree with you on getting the fuck out of here, though.
Um...can I take those with me?
[ Pointing to... the wheelbarrow of corpses. He can't leave without them... ]
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Ergh... I can't be sure, but I've been hearing rumors lately about a rogue soldier that was brought onto Satsuma's team... The guy supposedly lives in the woods and hardly anyone knows anything about him, but there's some real bad rumors. Like his reasons for being jailed before...
[Whatever the rumors are, the poor guy shudders a little. But he's distracted by the question and glances over!]
That's Kondo-dono's body, right? Of course - we're taking it to Tama, after all. [...SQUINTING??] Wait, is there another one in there? [HYELP.]
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[ He says this ever-so-lamely but it is actually the truth. He's also confused by the fact that this guy is like YEAH THE CORPSE GOES TO TAMA like it's common sense. Is there a revival magic user in Tama or something??? ]
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I'm not sure if the boat'll be able to take all of that weight, but we can give it a try, sure.
[It is, after all, a relatively small vessel. But at least he's not saying no! He also gives his arm a little test swing, wincing.]
...I think you're gonna have to be the one to get this thing moving, too. Sorry, captain.
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[ Because he also has a bit of a burn on his left arm, but he also just. Looks down at the guy. Well, he took a skewer to the back but he didn't get his neck almost chopped off, he supposes. ]
You know what, nevermind. You just point in the direction we gotta go to.
[ LET'S LOAD UP THESE BODIES AND HOPE IT HOLDS. RIVER CROSSING TIME, OREGON TRAIL TIME. Also being judged by this guy is one of the least of his concerns atm. ]
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O-okay... And if you really need some help, I'll try my best...!
[At least he's got spunk.
Anyway! This is a boat that's small enough for two living people and one corpse, so tragically, it doesn't look like he'll be able to fit two corpses and himself in there along with the injured boatman. The moment he puts in the second body, he'll be able to see that the boat's sitting deep enough in the water that one more person would probably sink it. Hm. What to do?]
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But he sighs when he sees the situation. ]
...Can we cross the river once and come back for it? I'll just do it myself if I gotta and you can get off on the other side, I'll remember my way back.
[ HIS RISU. Mentally calls him a fatass. ]
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He seems to be considering something for a moment.]
...Um... [He looks at the patched up wound on his shoulder, and then back at Aikawa.] ...If you need to transport both of them, then you can take them and the boat. I'll tell you where to go. I wouldn't really be much more than dead weight right now myself, anyway.
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[ He doesn't understand anything but it's clear that those guys from the camp and that weirdo are probably his enemies. If boatman was healthy because it wasn't a nat20 he'd be like ok thaaanks but unfortunately not.
He is thinking mentally about how he's gonna have to do this, though. Probably hide the body real quick for crossing so that nobody takes it. The journey after is gonna suck since he can't take the wheelbarrow with but hopefully it's not too far to Tama, the rest of the way...
The secret of Aikawa actually having some braincells despite how he acts the fool... ]
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The boatman shakes his head a little.]
I-I'll be fine! I know the back paths around this area really well. You don't have to worry about me, captain.
[He does have a sword, and he probably does know the way around, but the choice is of course up to sweet Aikawa as to what he wants to do next.]
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[ THEY'RE WASTING TIME SWEET BOAT BLORBO HIS PACIFIST RUN ]
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Alright, okay-- [ONTO THE BOAT HE CLIMBS. Whenever Aikawa gets his corpse situation all settled, the man will hold out the oars which had been resting below the seats.]
You'll need to go North, against the current. Just hug the riverbank and there shouldn't be any problems.
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Anyway yeah he'll tuck Risu in good night. He better be here when he comes back. He will follow boatman's instructions up that way. Rowing! ]
Right... what's up there? ...Again?
[ Tacking that on because he remembers he's supposedly supposed to know what's going on in this world even though he decidedly doesn't. ]
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Anyway night Risu, hopefully he'll still be there when Aikawa comes back! Up the river they go. The boatman gives Aikawa a bit of a look, but it's not the weirdest thing to ask, so.]
We're going to the meeting point. The other commanders will be there to help everyone prepare to get to Tama without being caught, remember?
[SIR DID YOU HIT YOUR HEAD... is what his demeanor is asking, but he ain't about to put that into words. It's fine, it's fine.
Aikawa paddles up and up the river, with poor boatman trying not to lose consciousness from bloodloss as they go. They'll be traveling for a while since this meeting point is a fair ways off, and they'll be fighting the current the whole time. Most of the river is pretty lazy-running, at least, but Aikawa's arm and back injuries are going to be pretty aggravated and painful from the work he's putting in. Eventually, they'll reach a spot where the land on either side of them begins to rise up into a cliff face, and they can carry on along it without much fuss.
Up ahead, he sees something...]