PnS

*PnS* is the title of the ninth episode of The Numen Swell and the ninth session of the entire game.

This session was played on February 11th, 2018

## PnS

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Matt Finger, Richie Maynard, Kyle Muller

## Synopsis

Kifo spots a naval ship on the horizon. He calls Yakazi up and the man immediately rings the bell. He tells the albino to stay in the crow’s nest and he will solve this. The darfellan crew line up and immediately decimate the enemy vessel. It is shocking. Meanwhile at Toke, Bennsyn sends Meshi to retrieve Mikey. The boy is hard at work, starting a musical apparently. They head to the Daronna Rose and Loyal mentions to Bennsyn that the kid is not necessary and should be left with Tecnic. He disagrees and also wants upgrades so he ignores his quartermaster for now. Mikey decides what the Daronna Rose really needs is a beautiful figure head so he prepares to get more wood. He’s stopped by Gregory who tells him Tecnic wants a Musician so find one while he’s shopping. Yakazi and Kifo discuss what transpired earlier in the day and it becomes clear that the Sergeant is not exactly upset with the outcome. Kifo also helps the man with his craft by sharing an anatomy lesson with him. It’s uncomfortable. Sonney is still crawling around the ship, being inconspicuous. Another guard grabs Kifo and takes him to the deck where a gathering of the crew is happening. Black Scalp has Kifo brought to the plank and shows him the navy badge he found in his bag. He tosses it overboard and awaits an explanation.

Bennsyn joins Mikey and Meshi to find this musician. They manage to find an Aventi named Grimm. He’s not very talkative but hand him anything and he can play a beautiful song on it. It’s almost ethereal. He refuses until Meshi speaks to him and he joins the crew of the Armadillo as Musician. Bennsyn is almost jealous so he has Meshi try to recruit for his ship, only every role. Kifo states his case. He tells the truth about the woman from the navy and the means in which he gained her badge. During this time, Sonney takes his bag of tricks and spawns a GIANT. GOAT. On the deck. The crew dispatch the monster and Black Scalp has Kifo locked up again, over it. Meshi manages to get Bennsyn nine more men including a hadozee named Ephukile. Mikey is pumped and actually agrees to go into Meshi’s barrel and “check it out” and finds a lavish penthouse. Mikey wakes up on the deck and has a massive rant about Pickles and Shit. Tecnic appears and finds out Mikey used ALL of the money on the Armadillo so he grabs the leftover materials and the discarded wood to “upgrade” the Daronna Rose.

Kifo, Sonney, and Yakazi discuss what exactly they’re waiting for and Yakazi stresses they be patient but the pirates are not and plan to go for the throat with or without him. He lets them try their way but asks they don’t grovel when they fail. Tecnic brings Bennsyn to the Armadillo to hear his muse play and it’s so pretty. Bennsyn is not a fan. Because Aventi are bullies. Kifo and Sonney enact their plan. Yakazi unlocks the cell and lets the guard shift happen. Kifo incapacitates the guard and heads towards the supply room. He gets his belongings except for his anchor and heads towards Black Scalp’s office while Sonney disposes of the remaining guards on duty.

Kifo reaches his destination and breaks in, looking for his anchor. He finds it in the hands of Black Scalp and the fight begins. They go blow for blow, getting the anchor from each other a few times as Sonney gets into the ceiling and fires down at the captain. The crew inevitably hears the commotion and come to make it worse. Sonney sends down an owl or two in order to distract them but Kifo loses the duel. Black Scalp brings the albino back to his cell as Sonney is discovered and fights his way off the back of the ship. He climbs back on and returns to his hiding spot unnoticed. Mikey is hard at work building a figurehead as an older gentleman compliments his work. He learns through eavesdropping that the man is Ardyn, the apprentice of Sid and the current “best” shipwright.  He offers him an interview and leaves without an answer. Mikey and Meshi decide to check out the shipyard out of courtesy. Kifo wakes up in his cell with Black Scalp sitting across from him. The pirate lord reveals that the two of them are directly related in some capacity. That is the only reason Kifo still breathes. Black Scalp has Yakazi unlock the cell and Kifo almost slips and says “Mint” but he catches himself as they pull up to the Black Scalp Fortress.

## Cast

### Main

* Benjamin Tecnic
* Bennsyn
* Kifo Pomboo
* Sonney Griffin-Thorne

### Supporting

* Gregory
* Loyal Tragold
* Madame Temer
* Garland
* Ikko "Black Scalp" Wotan
* Mikey
* Meshi
* Quincy Mint/Wafan Yakazi
* Ephukile
* Ardyn

### Guest

* Ross Grimm
* Vayne

## Trivia

* Bennsyn once again manages to recruit a decent amount of men on his crew.
* First session not to include Guru Dumu.