Mimi Hapa Hapa

*Mimi Hapa Hapa* is the title of the eight episode of The Numen Swell and the eight session of the entire game.

This session was played on January 28th, 2018

## Mimi Hapa Hapa

### Writer

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

## Plot

Kifo and Sonney go on a field trip and a new Pirate Lord is named.

## Synopsis

Toke port is under fire. Bennsyn awakes as Madame Temer and a few patrons are boarding up the Classy Lassies. He offers her comfort in these trying times and she considers it IF they make it out of this. He heads back to his ship to check on his crew. Loyal is out in the shit so he takes Meshi, Laha, and Caius to find him in the carnage. Kifo, who is also very injured, is witnessing everything in real time from the crowd. Sonney and Tecnic are on the ship and rather than let him get away again, the captain pulls the lever and Vulcan gets impaled on his own horn. He dies without any last words. Mikey in a panic fires a swivel at the Wailing Warden and quickly realizes his mistake so he takes cover. Cannon fire is overpowering the screams of the crowd as Bennsyn and his men search for his quartermaster. Kifo gets to the ship and attempts to patch himself up but he’s too distracted by the battle. Mikey helps him out and they move to a safer location on the Armadillo. Bennsyn finds Loyal saving some children and he informs him it’s time to go so they head back to the Daronna Rose. Black Scalp makes an announcement that they will kill everyone until they have Vulcan. He spots the dead pirate lord and decides to leave because, it’s over. Before he does however, he spots Kifo and sends a group of men to retrieve him. Kifo agrees to go with them due to sheer exhaustion and the stupidity of his crewmates. Mikey and Sonney still fire on the crowd but they leave with the Albino. Tecnic is completely stunned by the fact that he killed Vulcan and was unaware of the events that transpired after. Sonney decides he won’t just let Kifo leave so he sneaks onto the Wailing Warden and hides out until they are in open water. The Black Scalp ships depart and Bennsyn is pissed. Old Man Toke witnesses Him shove Meshi is a barrel. He waits. He moves on with his rocking, unaffected. Loyal patches up Bennsyn and the two head over to the Armadillo. Kifo is in the captain’s quarters with Black Scalp. They discuss his future on the Black Scalp crew and he is placed in the brig. Sonney is in a crate on the deck of the Wailing Warden. He calmly makes a hole in the floor and spends the night in between the floor boards. Kifo speaks with his guard, Wafan Yakazi, about his skin and it gets very uncomfortable. Bennsyn, Loyal, and Meshi arrive at the Armadillo. Bennsyn goes to speak with Tecnic as Mikey starts to question Who the fish man is. Bennsyn asks where Kifo is and finds out he was taken by Black Scalp so he just… leaves.

Meshi and Mikey meet and it goes exactly as you expect. Bennsyn comes out and penalized Meshi for speaking cause he’s a bully and they head back to the Daronna Rose with Tecnic to give him the tour. Sonney is in the crawl space and is just chilling out. Kifo asks to speak to Black Scalp but he is denied. He offers to be “entertainment” for the crew and fight anyone who is willing. Bennsyn remembers his painting and goes back to retrieve it. Mikey follows him back to the Daronna Rose to check out the ship specs. Tecnic suggests Bennsyn change his jolly roger from the Burgundy to the Armadillo and he agrees. He also offers him Mikey so he can bulk up his ship. Mikey is against the idea but complies because he’s a child. Tecnic and Bennsyn part ways for the day and Tecnic mentions he’s going to remain at Toke until his “spies” return. Meshi shows Mikey the barrel and they argue about who has to get in the barrel. They arm wrestle and Meshi wins so Mikey has to get in the barrel but he is resilient and avoids it so Meshi gets in anyway. Kifo is shackled and placed in the center of the deck as he is prepared to fight another darfellan, still chained up. He has some trouble but still manages to win the fight. He’s offered a place in the crow’s nest since he just killed the last lookout. Bennsyn gets a free whore for the night since Temer owed him and he takes it in spades. The next morning Mikey decides it’s time to take Vulcan down and the spike is compromised to Dumu turns it into his new weapons. Mikey and Meshi go to get wood for the bulking.  The wording is a bit misconstrued and Mikey is almost “saved” but he manages to get the materials. He returns to the ship to get money and leaves Meshi as collateral. When he returns however, Meshi is gone.

Sonney is still patiently waiting for his opportunity. Night falls and he decides to go up to the crow’s nest to speak with Kifo. He mission impossible’s his way up to find that it’s not Kifo’s shift. He’s startled but subdues the lookout and waits for his friend to arrive. Kifo is brought to his shift and the discovers Sonney but Yakazi is suspicious so he waits for the other lookout to come down but he doesn’t. Instead, the “man” falls from the nest so Yakazi goes to get Black Scalp. The friends briefly discuss getting out of there but Kifo needs his equipment so they postpone and the Captain calls Kifo into his office. He sends Yakazi up in his stead and the grunt comes face-to-face with Sonney. Kifo convinces Black Scalp that the other look out was drunk and fell and he believes him. Sonney attempts to knock Yakazi down but he halts his blows and mentions they might be able to help each other out. Black Scalp shares his story with the albino about his rise to power and they have a somewhat heart to heart. Black Scalp requests that Kifo infiltrate the Silence for him. Mikey is stunned that Meshi is missing, completely surprised but more concerned about the wood. Bennsyn finds Meshi in the barrel. He tells him to go find Mikey right as Mikey goes to find Meshi and it’s all fucked. Mikey gets Dumu to help him with the wood as Meshi and Bennsyn find them. Bennsyn is thrilled that Mikey is getting this for the Daronna Rose but Mikey bought it for the Armadillo and it’s super awkward. Really Mikey is just not cut out to be a pirate and it becomes more and more clear every day. Sonney is confused that this Darfellan isn’t trying to kill him but he realizes Yakazi is not speaking with an accent so he calms down. The man introduces himself as Sgt. Quincy Mint of the Navy. He is undercover to take down Black Scalp. They form a shaky alliance so neither get discovered. Quincy reveals that the Darfellan on this crew have terrible aim so keep them at a distance and you should be alright. Kifo returns and finds out the plan out of sheer timing so he goes along with it.

Mad Monty arrives at the Armadillo to congratulate Tecnic on his promotion and give him his Piece of Eight. He also lets it slip that Meshi is his son and that changes Bennsyn’s life. He leaves to go get celery. Tecnic contemplates giving the piece to Bennsyn but places it in his pocket an officially becomes the eight Pirate Lord. Sonney meets with Quincy and Kifo in the brig and they discuss their plan. Quincy sets a few rules including no killing unless absolutely necessary, have faith in the navy, and above all else don’t get caught. The pirates aren’t thrilled with this but they agree. They have to be patient but they will succeed if they listen. Sonney heads back into the crawlspace to await the next orders as the others fake an argument when the shift changes. The next day Bennsyn wants to get Meshi out of the barrel but Stockholm is lovely so he instead buys him a new, clean one to stay in. Meshi is concerned. He sends Loyal to check on the upgrades. He does. Mikey calls him out for being so hostile and they almost get into an altercation but it solves itself. Loyal leaves as Mikey and Vic discuss how he got on the ship and Mikey decides he wants to get paid but he’s terrified of Tecnic so he decides to wait it out. Kifo is being led to his shift and is passed a revolver by Yakazi. He gets into the crow’s nest and literal seconds pass before he spots a naval ship on the horizon.

## Cast

### Main

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

### Supporting

* Gregory
* Guru Dumu
* Jicho the Owl
* Loyal Tragold
* Madame Temer
* Ikko "Black Scalp" Wotan
* Mikey
* Alexander "Mad Monty" Montgomery
* Vic Hawklight
* Meshi
* Quincy Mint/Wafan Yakazi

### Guest

* Laha
* Caius
* Old Man Toke

## Trivia

* Final appearance of Darwin Vulcan.
* This session marks the promotion of Benjamin Tecnic from Pirate Captain to Pirate Lord.