A sea serpent at large [Dyses, Seagirl, Scientia]

Scientia noted the snappy retort with a slight grimace but not much more, if the man did not want to share they may find out soon enough anyway. With all of the introductions out of the way and the ship headed out (plus an odd discussion of colors Scientia did not understand) Scientia began to try and work out the best way to deal with the situation at hand. Seagirl seemed well suited for the water but the rest were questionable once in the actual water, Scientia himself could swim but not faster than a hungry serpent. This meant that keeping the ship afloat would be important, however the possibility that the serpent would have some element of surprise with which it could damage the ship was within the odds of occurring.

As Seagirl entered the water Scientia formed what he hoped would be the best static defense with what he knew was available. "Nathaniel if you and the newest member of our little hunting party head down into the hull I think that would be most effective if the serpent attacks the hull directly. Your ability to freeze things can both patch up the ship if a tear occurs and can slow the serpent down which then I am sure our newest addition can land some solid blows against it. I'll stay up here, with any luck I can hold off its attacks long enough if it attacks head on for you two to come up and support me." The plan seemed solid enough and as an added bonus it kept the man with his "weird dark energy" at least a layer of steel away from him, he had nothing personally against the man but Scientia did not want to risk the man's dark energy causing his magic to cause any additional drain on his life force.

Nathaniel was slightly amused by the suggestion, mainly because, while fairly decent defensively, his powers were far better with offense. Nonetheless, it wasn’t a bad strategy, and so Dyses complied without protests. Within a few moments of looking around he located the stairs leading below deck, and walked down them, with the other male slightly behind. Upon reaching the bottom of the stairs, Dyses saw several crew members working to keep the ship functioning properly as they sailed out to their destination, a small distance away, if White Suit was accurate.

Freezing the hull may not be the most viable option, he thought to himself, as the salt  water would probably cause the ice to melt rather quickly. However, salt water is a great conductor for electricity... with the last part, he grinned and held out a hand, blue sparks leaping back and forth between his fingertips. So long as none of his allies were in the water, the electrokinesis could prove extremely helpful, and even if they were...well, it might not hurt too bad.

Dyses looked at the male who had accompanied him down. “So, it appears we are on defense for a while. You can call me Dyses, for the time being, and I should call you...?”