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*he signals to the rest of the marines* Gentlemen, stay clear from shooting range. On the order, charge and swing aboard the ship with your sabers! Remember to steer clear from shooting range! Let us help you defeat the enemy! VIVE LA FRANCE!

OOC: Your marines have muskets with bayonets ))

(ooc: allright, lets say 1 mile and it'd be contact in 2 minuts if i'm stopped. that seem allright?)

OOC: I've no objections))


The two ships edge closer on the freshening wind...

(ooc: yea, but that decreases the accurasy of the musket if it's smooth bore and i think it's easyer to use a sabr in close quarters.)

OOC: Which they don't have. You're worried about musket accuracy at point blank? ))

allright midshipmen, they're continuing a course after our asking for parlay. If no change is made in 15 seconts, then fire the cannons. I want a count of 10 seconts to fire the chain, let them get a little closer. And I want chain shot to be loaded first on the next load.

pull up our sails men, and keep us in place with those oars now! comeon, lets hup to it.

*stares out to sea, consentrating on the enimy ship.

(ooc: gah! outsmarted. Yea, that's a good point. Oh well, lets just pretend it wasn't said and roll the dice)

*he bites his lip and nods, speaking to his sergeant* get some lads to the gangways.. I want no sailors running below deck away from the battle if the iron starts to fly... *he cocks his pistols quietly...*


OOC: Only a few men o' war had sweeps or ores. I'll let you have 'em, but they take a while to push out and need the whole crew to move them))

(ooc: thought we were smaller, like sloops of war. :\ stop picking apart my rp gosh darnit! :p )

OOC: Sloops were about fifty or sixty feet long, and had about 20 guns. They were small enough for ores but still quite large. Ignore me ))


*he watches the ship from his place next to the wheel, and nods to himself... before looking over to Joo*

For what we are about to receive, sir. Good luck, hope to see you through it.

OOC: oh well, i gues i'll just suppose that it's been 15 seconts, eh?)

Citizens, Soldiers, men of France! *breaks the silence for a moment, then pauses, but continues, walking down the ship a little*

We are called here today, at the behest of our emperor, our people, and everyone else who has ever hated these english pigs as much as we do!

Ever sice Joan de arc, or ever since the first crusades, or hell even when we were a bunch of druids in a woodland, they've have wanted no less from france than capitulation and servitude, the same they want for the rest of this god damn world. The same that Loui the sixteenth and Mari antuanet wanted from us! Well... look what hapened to them, then, eh?!

*pauses and pulls out his pistol and aims it at the enimy ship, pausing for a moment*

So, my friends, my comrads, let this be one more victory, one more step, one more chance at glory! and let this day be the day, that us, you and me, and france, are rememberd!

Viva la risistance! Viva la emperor! Viva la France!

*Hearing the breatheing of the officers and men around him, he suddenly feels a nerve or two twitch in his leg... a rousing cheer floats about the ship, and he is just about to shout to quieten the men, when he realises it eminates from the French ship* They're shouting Vive la France... *he laughs to himself quietly* God save the King, lads... Say it to yourselves... God save the king...

*Quietly* Men, I want a full broadside on the French ship when we can, with orders, just regular cannon. After that, another broadside, half of you with chain and t rest with grape. Soon after that, every three will use regualer cannon, each one before them with use chain, and each one before that grape shot. After that point, shoot for your lives.

The two ships begin to pass one another, and a French voice calls out from the Loire... They drift slowly next to each other, both broadside on

"No room for mistakes now... careful lads..."