1.2 Washed Ashore

When we last left our fearless founder, she was about to be disposed of by the Goldsnatcher pirates. 

They tossed her overboard...

And, despite her hatred of water, Rabia managed to swim ashore.

She found herself in the pirate town of Port Perigo. 

Voodoo Lady*: Why are you so dirty?

Rabia: I need to get home.

*Real name.

Rabia wandered the streets aimlessly all afternoon. She couldn't think straight -- she could barely believe she'd lost everything and she was now alone. Alone in a town that belonged to pirates.

 

She came across a boy who told her harrowing stories of the pirates in the town.

And eventually she found an old burned out building where she could at least find some shelter from the cold wind.

In an odd twist of fate, Rabia read of her own death by drowning in the paper the next morning, along with the death of the rest of her family.

Rabia: I'm hungry. Why is there fog in your house?

Voodoo Lady: I'm too tired to deal with you right now.

Rabia dug through the trash for any scraps she might be able to sell.

Rabia: I'm too hungry to take a bath. Plus, did you forget I'm afraid of water?

If you go to school, I'll bet they will feed you there.

Unfortunately, Rabia got stuck in a crowd outside the school and missed her free lunch.

And who is that snobby kid in the suit standing outside? Why isn't he in private school?

But she made a new friend, Alyssa Salerno, and went over to her house after school. Alyssa thought it was inappropriate of Rabia to take a can of soup without asking. No one seems to care that the girl is starving.

Later, Rabia headed down to the discoteca to see if she could find any scraps of food. Instead she found the Voodoo Lady dancing with Captain Redbeard.

Rabia: How dare you! I thought you were my friend.

Voodoo Lady: We're not friends, we're just acquaintances.

She did get some small revenge by pranking Redbeard with an overflowing sink.

Good for you, now get out of there.

The next day Rabia did manage to make it to school on time for the free lunch. But after school she was still hungry enough that she won first place in an eating contest!

Um, you don't look too well there, Rabia.

Rabia: Shut up.

Now that she had a few simoleans, Rabia headed down to the stylist to get some new clothes.

She ran into Bonny O'Malley and got her with the same prank that worked on Redbeard.

You need to get more creative, Rabia.

Turns out even squatters have to pay bills, but Rabia wasn't heartbroken to lose her bathtub.  Hopefully there'll be less complaining in the morning about getting into a shower.

Rabia, why aren't you wearing your nice new clothes?

Rabia: I like this dress.

You haven't even washed it since you swam ashore.

In any case, I think this is the first time I've seen Rabia play like a normal kid. Maybe she'll be okay.

Rabia: I win at blocks!