Chat Log List - 2024 10 18 - Dead Dread Pirates - Formatted - Chat
The group readies itself to leave Mizzen and head back to Osterhold. Any last things to do?
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Rope Use [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 4] [d20 = 11]
Vee Barlett: and on the day before she leaves, Vee does her revenge naked tie-up in the chapel. (Ruffus)
She'll leave him a lipstick kiss on his cheek
before we leave, Rothuss wants to let his Bardic college friends sit down with elf and gnome to discuss languages, so they can find out what they were doing wrong
Zora accompanies you
Rothuss Carder: Rothuss will spend a bit of time at the Bardic College talking to folks and poking into books at random to see if any musical or magical inspiration drops into his lap.
Rothuss Carder: we're not here very long, so that's why he's just skimming. Plus he gets bored easily
Lirtimya begins reading the carving figureheads and boat design books the group found in the caves
You would stay the day and sail in the morning
The time is 7:18 AM
The date is Trall____tre, 11th Sin (Late Summer), 587 SGR
Young Moon's phase is New Moon
Old Moon's phase is Morning Crescent
So sailing away
set an open course, for the virgin sea
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Navigation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 1] [d20 = 11]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Shipwright [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 1]
Lirtimya: [SKILL] Navigation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 6] [d20 = 20]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Land Scent (Familiar) [PERCENT:Land Scent (Familiar)] (vs. Target 50) [SUCCESS by 34] [d100 = 16]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Weather Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 10]
Lirtimya: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 5]
Vee Barlett: vaguely aligns the ship to go towards Osterhold.
Vee Barlett: I got it, Matey. You can keep reading.
Lirtimya: Thank you
Vee Barlett: Hey! Glimber and, er, Hiero? Either of you good on a ship?
Hieroman of Glybur: I would be happy to man the helm
Vee Barlett: Ever been to Osterhold? That gonna be where we head first.
Rothuss Carder: hangs upside down from the rigging for a while.
Hieroman of Glybur: I have not been there yet
Hieroman of Glybur: But now I will be able to say that I have been
Vee Barlett: It be this way. Roughly.
Vee Barlett: Any good at navigatin'
Hieroman of Glybur: Mostly navigating
Hieroman of Glybur: Sometimes repairing
Vee Barlett: Check me navigation then and let me know whatcha think.
Inv Zora Polasis: whispers “he can do almost anything, can't he?”
Hieroman of Glybur: You need to head a bit south
Vee Barlett: sniggers at Zora's moon eyes
Vee Barlett: nods and adjusts
Vee Barlett: Yar, the smell be stronger with that.
Hieroman of Glybur: Smell?
Hieroman of Glybur: Does someone stink?
Vee Barlett: Yar, the lands be smellin' different.
Vee Barlett: Borinquen smell different than Mizzen, and I know any smell, it be Borinquen
Hieroman of Glybur: I mean sure the woods and land have their own terra noir but you can smell that from here?
Vee Barlett: You can't?
Hieroman of Glybur: Not from here, I smell the clean salt air and the blood from .... well one of our women friends
Lirtimya: She can smell land miles away, I personally think she developed that skill to stay as far away from it as possible
Hieroman of Glybur: LAUGHS
Vee Barlett: grins
Vee Barlett: When the sky fails ya, at least the land don't move.
Vee Barlett: quietly to Zora, “So ya just gonna give him puppy dog eyes or ya gonna flirt with him?”
Inv Zora Polasis: I don't know what you mean!
Vee Barlett: laughs
Inv Zora Polasis: But you have to admit he is rather impressive
Vee Barlett: He a fancy myth that sails. I do appreciate those who sail.
Rothuss Carder: starts climbing up and down the rigging, sometimes on the right side and sometimes on the underside. (he's practicing his Climb Walls skill)
Glimber is moving around the ship, helping with what he can, sticking close to Zora or Hieroman
Inv Zora Polasis: There isn't any point in thinking about him anyway. Once he's in Osterhold, he'll find a ship and sail away to help someone else in need in some other part of the world
Inv Zora Polasis: And I'll be back at the Cathedral
Vee Barlett: But we got a night or two before we get there. Ain't hurt to have a lil' fun.
Vee Barlett: Er, if elves into that? I don't know much about them.
Inv Zora Polasis: He doesn't seem the type
Vee Barlett: Want me to ask?
Inv Zora Polasis: No!
Vee Barlett: laughs
Inv Zora Polasis: Don't be silly
Vee Barlett: Y'all need to loosen up. If ya don't ask you'll never know, but it yer crush so I won't. This time.
Inv Zora Polasis: Unless you're interested for yourself of course
Vee Barlett: Nice havin' another sailor. I can kick back and drink some mornin' rum.
Vee Barlett: How'd ya sleep, Mel?
MeLange: Like a drunk baby!
Vee Barlett: laughs
Vee Barlett: Only good thing 'bout that inn is all them drinks.
MeLange: Certainly a perk I appreciate
Vee Barlett: How the rest of ya holdin' up?
Inv Zora Polasis: Very well.
Vee Barlett: You coulda slept better if'n you had company....
Vee Barlett: winks
Temperance: So far not dead yet, which is surprising.
Vee Barlett: You expectin' someone to kill ya in yer sleep?
Temperance: All the time.
Temperance: grins lightly.
Inv Zora Polasis: ignores Vee
Vee Barlett: Is someone after you, Tempe?
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders.
Temperance: Could be.
Inv Zora Polasis: Yes it doesn't sound like you sleep well at all
Vee Barlett: frowns
Vee Barlett: If ya know who, I'll fix it for ya.
Temperance: smiles lightly.
Temperance: Just your regular survival instincts on overdrive.
Rothuss Carder: is now laying along the top of a spar, watching the horizon.
Vee Barlett: Oh. Ya gotta learn when to ignore it. Or you ain't ever gonna get sleep to be alert.
Temperance: I'm usually a morning person anyways. My body is used to waking up at the same time no matter how I sleep.
Vee Barlett: Weird. Maybe ya need to drink more.
Temperance: Hm... usually I'd be opposed, but maybe?
Temperance: It wasn't too bad when I tried that first sip after the pod cave.
Vee Barlett: We'll get ya drunk once back in the city.
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Temperance: We'll see.
Inv Zora Polasis: You and Lirt should take a look at that map of possible Firebeard treasure now that we aren't in danger every other minute
Vee Barlett: nods towards Lirt
Lirtimya: [SKILL] Cartography [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 5]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Sage Knowledge, Island Kingdoms [MOD:CHA] (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 6] [d20 = 16]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [FAILURE by 6] [d20 = 18]
Vee Barlett: shrugs
The Firebeard Map is to some place on Gate Post
Vee Barlett: Didja do everything ya wanted in Mizzen before we left?
Temperance: nods lightly.
Temperance: I think so. I got some materials for spell work and more ink and parchment for more writing.
Vee Barlett: Got yer report written for the church? Assumin' they make ya do that stuff.
Temperance: I've been writing what's necessary.
Temperance: Only what is necessary.
Vee Barlett: Good.
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Temperance: Not sure how much they want, anyhow. No use being unnecessarily detailed.
Vee Barlett: Yer probably gonna have to confer with yer other stuffy church buddy here.
The time is 1:18 PM
Temperance: Stuffy church buddy? I don't see any stuffy churchy folk. Just a nice lady skilled with the blade and lockpicking.
Vee Barlett: Ya mean the one who ain't a fan of my teasin' and gonna be stuff and proper? Yar. That one.
Inv Zora Polasis: frowns
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Vee Barlett: grins
Vee Barlett: Alright alright I'll stop. Fer now.
MeLange: chuckles to fit in
Vee Barlett: But ya may never get another chance all I'm gonna say.
Temperance: I'm sure she has her own way of doing things at her own pace.
Vee Barlett: Ugh, but it's borin' and I don't get it.
Temperance: You don't have to. Everybody's different.
Temperance: At least... from what I've observed.
Temperance: Quick pace is fine. Slow pace is fine too.
Vee Barlett: Yeah yeah.
Vee Barlett: waves it off
Temperance: grins.
Vee Barlett: Guess I'm still figurin' that part out with the family part out. I ain't had a sister before.
Vee Barlett: Well, I suppose Gloria but that be recent, too.
Temperance: I guess I can understand that a bit more. I worked mostly on my own for a while. Rarely had to worry about... well... talking. Or socializing.
Temperance: Unless it was with “stuffy churchy buddies.”
Vee Barlett: Yar, and this be only the second one I met who actually hung around. They don't normally. It be weird. But that a conversation for later.
So there is a storm but it is to the north and pushes you south, which is where you want to go
unlike the trip before where it sent you out of your way
Vee Barlett: Woo! This wind be fierce and nice!
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Navigation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 7]
Temperance: hangs onto her parchment and quill before putting it into her bag.
Vee Barlett: laughs and enjoys the extra speed
Temperance: attempts not to fall over.
Vee Barlett: Man, I love sailing. Imagine this in a proper ship!
Inv Zora Polasis: Hopefully we would not feel it as much on an actual ship
Temperance: I guess it serves as good practice for developing better balance...
Vee Barlett: Ya won't feel it as much but the sails catch it better.
Vee Barlett: Nice and streamline like, yeah?
Temperance: holds onto the railing to steady herself as she glances out into the water.
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 11]
Rothuss Carder: as the winds pick up, Rothuss rolls himself off the spar and into the rigging to do a controlled fall all the way down to the deck.
Rothuss Carder: [SKILL] Climb Walls [PERCENT:Climb Walls] (vs. Target 65) [SUCCESS by 25] [d100 = 40]
Rothuss Carder: [SKILL] Tumbling [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 17]
Rothuss Carder: [CHECK] Dexterity (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 10] [d20 = 4]
So Roth manages to slither down the rigging smartly and cleanly, but then on his dismount he somersaults and then MISSES the landing but recovers without damage
Vee Barlett: Ain't sure that you can afford smackin' yer head like that.
Temperance: Whoa there.
Vee Barlett: Just remember we ain't able to turn boat around easy so if ya fall in.... good luck.
Temperance: Not a great time to be practicing somersaults...
Rothuss Carder: grins and shrugs.
Rothuss Carder: Gotta do something sometimes.
Inv Zora Polasis: If Rothuss fell in you know you would jump in to save him. If for nothing else a chance to take a swim
Temperance: muffles a laugh.
Vee Barlett: Then who gonna steer the boat? But Melange like swimmin' too.
Vee Barlett: I'll ask a shark to save 'em.
Inv Zora Polasis: Hieroman could take the helm
Inv Zora Polasis: smiles
Vee Barlett: He could take s
Vee Barlett: and stops herself from more teasing. For now.
Rothuss Carder: goes below deck.
Temperance: raises her brows at the fact that Vee has stopped teasing midway.
Temperance: But chooses not to comment.
Hippocampus : [Translation] Greetings fine ship of the seas
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Hello! Who are you?
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] I am Neuleth Faesolor, guardian of the reach who are you
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Greetings Fine Neuleth Faesolor, Guardian of the Reach! I be Vee, and this be my crew.
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yer gorgeous by the way.
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] Indubitably
Vee Barlett: makes moon-eyes at the hippocampus
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] Why are you travelling through the reach at such speed?
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yar, we be headin' to Osterhold. Just gettin' what wind we can. We missin' anythin' good? Damn, I know I said it, but yer just so pretty. Wanna be friends?
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] Osterhold is a dirty place
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yar, it do be, but it be home. I prefer the seas.
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] The wind is pleasant this evening
Vee Barlett: grins and smiles
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Right side of the storm for a sail!
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] Then why go there instead of staying here?
Vee Barlett : [Translation] 'Cause rest of my crew ain't as good with sea livin' yet and I can't hold my breath long enough yet. Gotta fix that before I can stay longer.
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] Penthos is angry and sending clouds west, He will tire eventually
Vee Barlett : [Translation] But I'm happy to take a swim with ya if yer askin'
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] If you cannot breathe then you will not do well
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yar, I know. Got a potion to help me for an hour but it ain't enough.
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] An hour of paradise is good enough sometimes
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yar, very true.
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Sage Knowledge, Island Kingdoms [MOD:CHA] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 10]
Vee Barlett: tries to think if she heard of Penthos
Vee Barlett: sighs
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Who be Penthos? Ain't a name I can recall right now but it be a long night last night.
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] Penthos is the Dragon of the northern reach
Vee Barlett : [Translation] What color is Penthos? He be nice or...?
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] You have spent too much time in a dirty city to not know that
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yar, don't be remindin' me. It a sad fact.
Nueleth Faesolor: SPLASH
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Wait! Lemme give ya an offerin'!
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] You should join us and forget that city
Vee Barlett: laughs
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Maybe one day, but gotta say hi to me dads. They wouldn't like that right now.
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] Dads? Stallions of the city?
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yar, good description of them for sure.
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Well part of Osterhold. Ain't sure they control all of it yet. But that be a good description of them.
Vee Barlett: grabs one of the gems and holds it up
Vee Barlett : [Translation] This a fine offerin' for ya?
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yer a guardian so thinkin' it proper, yeah?
Inv Zora Polasis: You're giving this fish horse a gem?
Vee Barlett: He's a guardian of this area. You got a better offerin' idea?
Nueleth Faesolor: Laughs with Vee
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] I do not care for your pieces of land, even if they sparkle
Vee Barlett: And he knows the dragon 'causin the storm nearby.
Inv Zora Polasis: Ohh so a toll
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Hmm, so what be proper? As ya say, I been in the dirty city too long and me etiquette lackin'
Vee Barlett: Well he ain't demandin' it, but me sea ranger tinglin' makes me think we should.
Inv Zora Polasis: I didn't know dragons could cause storms
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] An oath you will assist as needed
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Yar, certainly! Gotta help my sea family, yeah?
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Feel free to seek me out when I be on sea, Nueleth. If I can help, I'll do what I can, yeah?
Nueleth Faesolor: Tosses Vee a shell to blow
Vee Barlett: grabs it and smiles
Vee Barlett : [Translation] When be proper to use this?
Nueleth Faesolor : [Translation] You know how to blow right?
Vee Barlett: blows the horn
Nueleth Faesolor: Smiles
Vee Barlett : [Translation] Thank, Nueleth! Damn so gorgeous...
Nueleth slides down under the waves with a neigh and a splash
Vee Barlett: waves
Inv Zora Polasis: That was loud
Vee Barlett: sighs dreamily as Nueleth leaves
Inv Zora Polasis: What did you call with that?
Vee Barlett: Thinkin' it calls Nueleth when I need help. He didn't actually say. Just asked if I knew how to use it.
Vee Barlett: pockets it.
Temperance: raises her brows and shrugs.
Temperance: I suppose if it helps us out I wouldn't mind enduring a little ear-splitting.
Temperance: winces at the thought.
Inv Zora Polasis: So what did he say?
Vee Barlett: Anyway, he be guardian of the reach, there be a dragon named Penthos of the Northern Reach 'causin' this storm, and damn, I wanna swim with a hippocampus one day.
Rothuss Carder: sticks his head up out the belowdecks hatch.
Rothuss Carder: Did I hear a horn?
Vee Barlett: Yar, but it be mine.
Temperance: Vee blew one just now.
Inv Zora Polasis: Vee has a horn now
Inv Zora Polasis: You two could start a band
Rothuss Carder: Ahh, makes sense. Taking the phrase “tooting your own horn” more literally now. Got it.
Inv Zora Polasis: laughs
Temperance: It's to call a horse of the seas by the name of... Nue...
Vee Barlett: Nueleth Faesolor.
Rothuss Carder: Well, let me know if anything exciting happens.
Rothuss Carder: ducks back below.
Vee Barlett: Well..
Vee Barlett: stops
Vee Barlett: Guess he won't know if'n he stays below deck.
Vee Barlett: Anyways, might seem him again. Offered to let me come with him but don't think I could yet...
Inv Zora Polasis: So he just popped up to say hello and give you a horn?
Inv Zora Polasis: Has he been watching you?
Vee Barlett: shrugs
Vee Barlett: He saw our ship.
Vee Barlett: Asked my name.
Temperance: Boat.
Vee Barlett: Hmm what else did we talk about...
Temperance: grins lightly.
Vee Barlett: laughs
Vee Barlett: Boat, yar. And he thought wes goin' too fast! On a boat! Funny thing.
Vee Barlett: Anyways, he didn't want the gem, just asked fer help when needed so I agreed and I got this horn.
Temperance: What kind of help?
Inv Zora Polasis: Good thing you speak fish. I wonder what he would have done if you couldn't speak with him
Vee Barlett: Ain't like I ain't gonna help a sea friend when they need help.
Vee Barlett: shrugs
Vee Barlett: Don't know. He didn't need help right now.
Vee Barlett: Yar, I ain't sure how people sail if they don't speak with ocean life. Confuses me.
Temperance: Well... you know what they say. You need to read the fine print before you offer help willy nilly.
Vee Barlett: I'm sure it be fine.
Temperance: I know you don't need it, but just.... be cautious.
Inv Zora Polasis: I think it is very admirable of you Vee
Vee Barlett: I didn't offer yer help, only mine, and if it gets me back to sea, I'm gonna help.
Vee Barlett: Admirable?
Vee Barlett: frowns
Inv Zora Polasis: Maybe our new elf friend is rubbing off on you
Hieroman of Glybur: It is a very good thing to help others just because they need help
Inv Zora Polasis: Exactly
Temperance: Ideally, yes, it's nice.
Vee Barlett: I ain't sure anyone called me that before... makes me feel... huh, I don't know, weird?
Temperance: But the world isn't always ideal.
Vee Barlett: Well the sea be the sea. I ain't a ranger for no reason, yeah? Gotta protect the waters that give us life.
Vee Barlett: That just fact.
Inv Zora Polasis: smiles at Vee
Hieroman of Glybur: The world is as nice as you make it
Vee Barlett: frowns
Temperance: I understand. You know your oceans.
Temperance: smiles lightly.
Vee Barlett: This gettin' too... noble fer me. Maybe you two goody two-shoes can make the world better. I prefer stabbin' things.
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Hieroman of Glybur: Sometimes stabbing is needed too
Vee Barlett: All the time in my experience.
Vee Barlett: Well whatever. Hopefully that be what I'm needed fer 'cause if he asks fer help with legal documents, I'm gonna have to bribe ya to help, Tempe.
Inv Zora Polasis: laughs
Temperance: grins.
Temperance: My quill is always ready when necessary.
Temperance: As long as you hold your knives.
Inv Zora Polasis: I doubt the horse fish is going to ask you to help with legal documents
Vee Barlett: laughs
Glimber Silvernose : [Translation] At least you know how to swim
Hieroman of Glybur : [Translation] You can learn one of this days my stout friend
Glimber Silvernose : [Translation] STOUT!
Hieroman of Glybur: Laughs
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders.
Temperance: You never know.
Temperance: grins anyway.
Vee Barlett: The sea full of mystery.
Inv Zora Polasis: I think they would get all soggy underwater
Hieroman of Glybur: I wonder what the legal requirements of under the sea entail
Temperance: I would love to learn.
Vee Barlett: Well then we gotta find a way to breath under there.
Temperance: Laws of the sea sounds very intriguing.
Temperance: And maybe waterproof parchment...
Vee Barlett: So when y'all think I can disappear for the sea life and no one will care?
Temperance: furrows her brows to think.
Temperance: Until we all die and you have no family?
Inv Zora Polasis: I don't think you could disappear at any time and have no one care
Inv Zora Polasis: that
Inv Zora Polasis: nods in Tempe's direction
Vee Barlett: sighs
Vee Barlett: I keep thinkin' maybe I finally can but that hug from Pa made me rethink that again. Not that I wouldn't miss them but... ain't wantin' to make them worry neither.
and evening grows dark
In the middle of the passage between Mizzen and Borinquen with the currents heading south
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 2]
Temperance: looks out into the sea for a bit.
all looks peaceful and normal
Temperance: I'm sure your... uh, Pa and dad think the same way too.
Inv Zora Polasis: If he sea truly calls you like that I'm sure the family will support you
Temperance: And that.
Temperance: Though I can't quite speak for them.
Vee Barlett: If they be home I'm gonna ask them.
Temperance: Good to communicate.
Vee Barlett: Second time I turned down an offer in a short time! Gonna wear on me.
Temperance: I'm sure your time will come.
Vee Barlett: sighs and nods
Temperance: You aren't the type to give up on things you want easily, anyhow.
Hieroman of Glybur: Who was your first offer from?
Vee Barlett: Merman named Thurmand up in the mountains.
Vee Barlett: And there be other throughout my life but those two be recent.
Hieroman of Glybur: Quirked eyebrow
Hieroman of Glybur: A mountain Merman?
Vee Barlett: It were a freshwater lake. Not as temptin' as the sea.
Hieroman of Glybur: Did he have a lumberjack friend?
Vee Barlett: Yar! You know about them? Whatcha know about mermaids?
Vee Barlett: Dunno, he be alone when I talked to him. I think. Hard to see it was deep in the water.
Hieroman of Glybur: Laughs, was only teasing
Vee Barlett: Oh.
Rothuss Carder: climbs up out of the hold now that it's getting dark.
Hieroman of Glybur: I have never heard of such a thing
Temperance: settles near the railing, listening in on the conversation as she watches the night set in.
Vee Barlett: Mel be the closest to a lumberjack friend I've met.
Vee Barlett: Darn.
Hieroman of Glybur: A merman in the mountains
Vee Barlett: I were a bit surprised too they be in the mountains, but told him I'll try to come back. Gotta date with him next time I'm up there.
Hieroman of Glybur: Was he trapped? maybe he needed your help?
Vee Barlett: Nah, I was just swimmin' and asked if anyone be around and he showed up.
Hieroman of Glybur: What is a date with a merman like? do you get flowers? or shells?
Rothuss Carder: Crabs?
Vee Barlett: I ain't sure so one way to find out, yeah?
Vee Barlett: Kinda like I ain't sure what datin' an elf be like. Do elves even date?
Hieroman of Glybur: Certainly
Hieroman of Glybur: We date quick and fast, or long and slow, it all depends on the other person
Vee Barlett: What yer datin' life like? Must be hard on the sea.
Vee Barlett: Zora can sense Vee trying VERY hard not to look at her.
Hieroman of Glybur: I embrace life and take what I can when I can, the goal is to have an adventure
Vee Barlett: Yar, that a philosophy I can appreciate. And follow
Vee Barlett: laughs
Vee Barlett: So what yer plan once we reach Osterhold?
Hieroman of Glybur: I have no plans
Vee Barlett: That be the best kind.
Hieroman of Glybur: I need to make sure that Glimber is situated
Vee Barlett: Always welcome to hang around as long as ya like. Ain't never sure where we headed next.
Hieroman of Glybur: Not sure if he has lost out on his chance to reclaim his ancestral home or if he wants to travel to learn more before going back for another attempt
Vee Barlett: nods
Vee Barlett: Wish we could speak with him. Or at least Zora. I feel bad he can't understand us.
Vee Barlett: Thinkin' she'll want to know what he decides.
Vee Barlett: If'n you can at least tell her.
Hieroman of Glybur: When we get there I will help both of them as I can
Vee Barlett: grins
Vee Barlett: Zora would very much appreciate ya.
Vee Barlett: Er, yer help. And ya.
Hieroman of Glybur: Why do you want to go back to Osterhold? any of you?
Vee Barlett: My family be from there.
Hieroman of Glybur: It seems only you are from there right Vee?
Vee Barlett: Yar. The rest can chime in their reasons.
Temperance: I have obligations to the Cathedral there.
Inv Zora Polasis: I also work at the Cathedral
Hieroman of Glybur: So the three of you from there? The rest are from?
Inv Zora Polasis: Rothuss is from a goat farm?
Rothuss Carder: nods.
Rothuss Carder: Yep, pretty much.
Vee Barlett: Thinkin' he half goat....
Hieroman of Glybur: Goats are a good honorable professions
Vee Barlett: raises brow but says nothing
Temperance: To be a goat is an honorable profession?
Rothuss Carder: Eh. Agree to disagree with you.
Hieroman of Glybur: Not many goats in the city though I am thinking
Vee Barlett: Up in them mountains, yeah?
Hieroman of Glybur: What sort of goat Rothuss?
Temperance: isn't sure how a human can be a goat but chooses not to judge.
Hieroman of Glybur: When I saw the mountains on the south of the island there were goats that could cling to the side of the stone
Rothuss Carder: lists off 3 or 4 different breeds
Hieroman of Glybur: Ahhh so bucolic hill varieties
Hieroman of Glybur: There are small ones up in the high mountains, near the snow
Rothuss Carder: Yeah, we're up in the mountains. Keeping your flocks from wandering too far is the main chore up there.
Hieroman of Glybur: and you Fighter? or you young Magician?
Vee Barlett: opens her mouth to insult him and closes it again
Rothuss Carder: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 9) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 12]
Vee Barlett: He got a sword. Hittin' things with it though....
Rothuss Carder: I think he was talking about Mel and Lirt.
Vee Barlett: laughs
Lirtimya: Calling him a magician is a stretch
Hieroman of Glybur: Laughs
Hieroman of Glybur: You know more magic than he does young girl?
Temperance: quietly listens in on the conversation with a muffled laugh, continuing to look out into the sea to watch for any abnormalities.
Rothuss Carder: She knows a lot.
Lirtimya: Much more, thankfully
Lirtimya: She closes her book and stands up, walking over to them
Hieroman of Glybur: I have always valued traveling with a mage who knew what they were doing
Hieroman of Glybur: Glimber is strong and sometimes good with a lock
Vee Barlett: Yar! She my first matey for a reason!
Hieroman of Glybur: I can handle a bow or a sword with ease
Lirtimya: Those are good skills to know, I'm only any good with a dagger outside of my magic
Hieroman of Glybur: Magic is a skill all of its own
Lirtimya: I tend to leave the up close to the captain
Hieroman of Glybur: knowing the fine points of that is important
Vee Barlett: She brilliant with ships and map readin'
Hieroman of Glybur: You have magic for that?
Vee Barlett: And keepin' me in check. Sometimes.
Vee Barlett: laughs
Lirtimya: I wouldn't say brilliant, but I will admit I'm good at it
Lirtimya: I don't use magic for my map reading or ships, no, those are just skills I know
Hieroman of Glybur: Looks Melange over, where do you come from Warrior? How did you join up with this intellectual group ?
Rothuss Carder: laughs.
MeLange: Well that's the question I'd like an answer to myself
MeLange: I came with Levi
Hieroman of Glybur: The boy down in the stowage?
MeLange: And just seemed to keep going that way
MeLange: aye aye
Inv Zora Polasis: Do not underestimate MeLange for his skills with his axe. MeLange is well read and appreciates a library as much as any scholar
MeLange: Oh I do like a library
Hieroman of Glybur: A well read warrior is a very nice thing to encounter
Hieroman of Glybur: Who is your favorite author?
MeLange: Hmmm
MeLange: Probably Mario Kastan
MeLange: He wrote a picture book of Where the Wild Ones Thrive
Hieroman of Glybur: I have never heard of them, what do they write?
Hieroman of Glybur: Oh
Hieroman of Glybur: that sounds very interesting
MeLange: I child raised amongst the animals and such
Hieroman of Glybur: I will have to look for a copy
Hieroman of Glybur: Do you think I can find one in the city?
Vee Barlett: Yar you can find anythin' if ya know where to look.
MeLange: I don't see why not, you may have to check the children's section
MeLange: maybe young adult
Hieroman of Glybur: It would be most interesting
MeLange: great to read at bedtime too
First Watch: Lirtimya and MeLange
MeLange: Ship's moving pretty good, feels like
Lirtimya: [SKILL] Navigation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 5] [d20 = 19]
Lirtimya: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 8] [d20 = 8]
MeLange: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 1] [d20 = 9]
Lirtimya: [SKILL] Cartography [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 5] [d20 = 19]
MeLange: [SKILL] Animal Lore [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 7]
MeLange: [SKILL] Endurance [2] [MOD:CON] (vs. Target 12) [FAILURE by 5] [d20 = 17]
MeLange: sometimes I feel like a sandwich
Lirtimya: A sandwich? Why?
MeLange: They're delicious, bread meat, butter, cheese
MeLange: all this sailing though they hard to get
MeLange: Think when we get home, I’ll get a sandwich
Lirtimya: Oh, you meant like, you want one, not you want to be one
Lirtimya: That makes more sense
MeLange: why would I want to be a sandwich?
Lirtimya: That's why I was confused
MeLange: wait you think I want to be a sandwich?
MeLange: like I'm that type of guy?
MeLange: wow I don't know what to do with that
Lirtimya: I don't know, maybe you wanted to be a sandwich
MeLange: Well now that you mention it I probably would like that sort of thing
Lirtimya: I'll make some large bread for you
Lirtimya: Laughs
MeLange: chuckles
Lirtimya: Not sure if we can find some cheese large enough though
MeLange: That would be a hefty slice!
MeLange: What food would you be? If you could be any food?
Lirtimya: I would be, that's a good question, I've never thought of it, maybe some crab, crabs are good, although getting ripped apart doesn't sound the best
MeLange: What would you like to eat? When we get back?
MeLange: Are you vegetarian?
Lirtimya: No, I live mostly off fish for my food, either that or crustaceans
MeLange: That great fish is amazing
MeLange: fish ARE amazing
MeLange: crustaceans are alright, but they're so crabby
Lirtimya: I like crab myself, but I can see how some may not
MeLange: They're good, it's just the hard shells I'm not crazy about
MeLange: always manage to cut myself
MeLange: So I have to ask someone else to do it for me and it's embarrassing
Lirtimya: especially the crabs with spikes on their limbs
MeLange: ouch yea
MeLange: They are tasty though!
MeLange: Once you finally get to em
MeLange: Do you like fish and chips?
MeLange: We had that all the time growing up, by the harbor
Lirtimya: They're alright, but usually I eat my fish alone, or with some urchin or some other smaller sea creature that I could catch near the beach
MeLange: Urchin!
MeLange: another spiky bastard
MeLange: but why are you usually eating fish alone? Don't you have friends or family or something?
MeLange: It's fun to eat fish with others too
MeLange: if they like fish of course
MeLange: if they don't then all they do is complain about bones and on and on
Lirtimya: I meant alone by without sides, I have family, although when I was younger, I did sometimes spend nights alone on the beach for my training
MeLange: Oh no sides!
MeLange: I understand, but I don't feel any better
MeLange: sides are so amazing too
Lirtimya: Yes, but they also take a lot of energy to catch if you're making a meal from scratch
MeLange: well side can also be like a vegetable or fruit or potato
MeLange: so you don't have to catch it
MeLange: Plantains
MeLange: even better
MeLange: and then they each enhance the other, so that they are more than the sum of their parts
Lirtimya: I did cook those occasionally, but when I harvested those I usually saved them for when I cooked for my entire family, or when someone else did
MeLange: I had yams as a side once, special occasion my brother died. But oh my god those yams!
MeLange: I think you're a very generous person Lirt, that's a rare thing these days
Lirtimya: Thank you, I'm glad you think so
MeLange: Of course
Lirtimya: You are also quite upstanding from what I have seen, it is a joy to have you part of the crew
MeLange: aw shucks well thanks
MeLange shuffles a bit
MeLange: Anything not food related you wanna talk about?
Lirtimya: I heard earlier you like books, maybe I can lend you some of mine
MeLange: What kind of books are they?
Lirtimya: Right now I only have two books on me I can give out, the rest are all back at home in the library. I have my book about making figureheads and principles of ship design
MeLange: Do you have any fantasy books?
Lirtimya: puts the two books in front of Mel
Lirtimya: I do, but not on me unfortunately, I packed light
MeLange: or romance?
MeLange: ah I see, well thank you, but those sound pretty boring to me
MeLange: Don't think I'll be making ships or figureheads soo...
Lirtimya: Understandable
MeLange: thanks though
Lirtimya: Puts the books back
MeLange: Are you interested in that stuff? I didn't mean to put it down or anything
MeLange: just not my style you know
Lirtimya: I like it, but I like my research, I know quite a bit of relatively useless information
MeLange: all information is useless until it becomes useful
MeLange: maybe not ALL information
MeLange: Some information
Lirtimya: Back at home though I do have the library which had books of all different types that we would get from cargo ships, lots of which were romance and fairytales I would read
MeLange: Oh that sounds amazing!
MeLange: Now THAT I would like to see
Hieroman of Glybur: Yawns and fusses around
Hieroman of Glybur: UUUUUFFFFFFf
MeLange: Do you ever have anybody read to you ?
MeLange: from your books?
MeLange: like while you're cleaning or doing other things?
MeLange: Think I would find that enjoyable
Lirtimya: Occasionally, but most people would fall asleep reading these books, as you said, they just aren't too interesting to most
MeLange: True, maybe not so much with the romance ones though
Lirtimya: Maybe, but I don't usually carry those around with me, maybe at some point
Lirtimya: Alright, well, let's wake the next group up, I think it's their time
MeLange: sounds good
Lirtimya: Will go to wake up the others
MeLange: follows along
Second Watch: Rothuss and Zora
Rothuss Carder: hops up onto a barrel and leans back against the wall and puts his feet up on the railing.
Inv Zora Polasis: Rothuss I take it your student friends were happier with their second language lesson?
Rothuss Carder: Yeah, I think so. Found out what they were actually speaking.
Rothuss Carder: Got a few tips on accents and such too.
Inv Zora Polasis: Good
Inv Zora Polasis: Glimber didn't seem as angry the second time around
Inv Zora Polasis: But then his friend was with him so that helps
Rothuss Carder: Little guy seems to have a temper. All they said was Hi.
Inv Zora Polasis: Apparently in languages of not so nice creatures
Inv Zora Polasis: But it's over now
Rothuss Carder: True, but if they'd been told wrong what one language was, they might've been told wrong about others too.
Inv Zora Polasis: Yes I suppose
Inv Zora Polasis: Are we supposed to be throwing the anchor lever again or just sail around?
Rothuss Carder: Beats me.
Rothuss Carder: Wasn't Hieroman supposed to be with us?
Rothuss Carder: He knows how to pilot, right?
Inv Zora Polasis: I don't know
Inv Zora Polasis: He does handle the boat well
Inv Zora Polasis: But he's been through so much I'm not sure we should wake him if he's sleeping
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm sure we won't drift too far off course
Inv Zora Polasis: smiles
Rothuss Carder: I sure couldn't tell ya if we did
Rothuss Carder: One patch of water looks pretty much like the next
Inv Zora Polasis: Water is water to me
Vee Barlett: restless shuffling in her sleep at a bad dream of no one guiding the boat.
Rothuss Carder: If we don't touch the wheel we'll keep going in a straight line, so it should be fine.
Vee Barlett: makes stabbing motions
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm not touching it
Inv Zora Polasis: Though it does look kind of fun
Inv Zora Polasis: spinning it about
Inv Zora Polasis: it's not like you can hit anything
Vee Barlett: dies on the inside while unconscious
Inv Zora Polasis: it's just all water
Rothuss Carder: True. Think you can get us back on course again after?
Rothuss Carder: Just turn it a little bit, then right back again?
Inv Zora Polasis: Probably not so I'll leave it alone
Inv Zora Polasis: Maybe Vee will let me spin it around when we're docked
Rothuss Carder: You are the highest ranking person awake right now. That makes you Captain.
Inv Zora Polasis: How do you figure that?
Inv Zora Polasis: You've got seniority
Rothuss Carder: Hah! You think I have any ranking on this tub? Vee would slit her wrists first.
Rothuss Carder: grinning.
Inv Zora Polasis: Vee's more bark than bite
Rothuss Carder: waves it off.
Rothuss Carder: Think the elf is going to stick around for a bit?
Rothuss Carder: Hieroman? Hieroman. Ee or Eye sound?
Inv Zora Polasis: I don't know. He doesn't seem the type to stay put for long
Rothuss Carder: Dang, I forget which. That's annoying.
Inv Zora Polasis: I think it's ee
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm not sure about Glimber either. he may want to go wherever Hieroman goes
Inv Zora Polasis: Which would be a good thing
Rothuss Carder: You like the little guy?
Inv Zora Polasis: I do. He is sweet. I just wish we could talk to each other
Inv Zora Polasis: But I want him to go where he will be happy
Inv Zora Polasis: It is so sad that he lost his clan on that cursed island
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm not sure he has anyone now
Rothuss Carder: Yeah. He seems to be holding up alright though, far as I can tell.
Inv Zora Polasis: Yes and he can finally communicate with someone
Inv Zora Polasis: Which makes me think he will want to leave
Rothuss Carder: Maybe if he hangs around long enough, you can work out some flash cards or sign language or something.
Inv Zora Polasis: smiles
Inv Zora Polasis: If he stayed well ... we could teach each other
Rothuss Carder: Best of luck with that. I've read a bit of some other languages, but only a word or two, and nothing spoken.
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm trying not to make any plans. We could get to Osterhold just to have them say goodbye
Inv Zora Polasis: No point in learning a new language then
Rothuss Carder: Enjoy what you get, don't worry about the future.
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm not worried. But sometimes the future is a nice thing to think about
Inv Zora Polasis: What could be. You know
Rothuss Carder: Think about, yes. Worry about, no.
Inv Zora Polasis: Okay but on a lighter note
Inv Zora Polasis: Since I am captain I'm going to give the boat a teensy tiny spin
Inv Zora Polasis: runs up to the helm
Rothuss Carder: Excellent!
Inv Zora Polasis: Just a little to the left like so
Inv Zora Polasis: turns the wheel a smidge
Inv Zora Polasis: There's a feeling of power in turning this thing
Rothuss Carder: Really?
Inv Zora Polasis: Like you control the seas
Inv Zora Polasis: now a bit to the right to compensate ...
Inv Zora Polasis: turns the wheel opposite
Inv Zora Polasis: Want to try?
Rothuss Carder: Nah, I'm good, thanks.
Vee Barlett: violently twitching in her dreams
Inv Zora Polasis: sings “Sailing! Sailing! O'er the ocean blue!”
Rothuss Carder: joins in
Inv Zora Polasis: That was fun
Rothuss Carder: grins.
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm not much of a singer though
Temperance: probably hears their singing in her sleep.
Rothuss Carder: The point of singing ain't to be good at it, if it's just you.
Rothuss Carder: The point is to enjoy yourself.
Inv Zora Polasis: Well I did and hope it wasn't too painful for you
Inv Zora Polasis: Nice of you to join in
Rothuss Carder: Nope. Loved hearing you have fun.
Inv Zora Polasis: What are you going to do when we get ashore?
Inv Zora Polasis: smiles
Rothuss Carder: shrugs.
Rothuss Carder: Not a clue.
Rothuss Carder: What about you?
Inv Zora Polasis: Church things of course
Inv Zora Polasis: Making sure Glimber is set
Rothuss Carder: You make that sound so appealing.
Inv Zora Polasis: It's not bad despite what others may feel
Rothuss Carder: So long as you're not miserable, I'll take your word for it.
Inv Zora Polasis: Not in the least
Rothuss Carder: You think you'll be with us for the next leg of wherever this scow goes?
Inv Zora Polasis: hmmm I don't know
Inv Zora Polasis: Would you all want me to keep going with you?
Inv Zora Polasis: I feel like I get assigned without your consent
Inv Zora Polasis: So you're stuck with me
Rothuss Carder: Don't think anyone minds you being here.
Inv Zora Polasis: That is nice to know
Inv Zora Polasis: Vee might even appreciate my captaining skills!
Inv Zora Polasis: Wait .. is that land I smell?
Inv Zora Polasis: laughs
Rothuss Carder: Many hands make light work, or something like that?
Rothuss Carder: All I smell is salt water.
Inv Zora Polasis: And fish!
Inv Zora Polasis: Should we go wake her up?
Rothuss Carder: Not it!
Inv Zora Polasis: laughs
Inv Zora Polasis: You can wake Temperance
Rothuss Carder: That I can do.
Inv Zora Polasis: goes down and shakes Vee
Inv Zora Polasis: Watch time
Vee Barlett: sits up straight
Vee Barlett: Gah!
Inv Zora Polasis: Everything is peaceful and quiet
Rothuss Carder: taps Temperence on the foot.
Vee Barlett: Shit better than me nightmare.
Vee Barlett: Ain't had one that bad in awhile.
Temperance: shuffles in her sleep and rubs her eyes.
Inv Zora Polasis: Nightmare? I'm sorry
Rothuss Carder: Rise and shine, sunshine.
Rothuss Carder: Or however that goes.
Inv Zora Polasis: Good thing I woke you then
Vee Barlett: Yar. How were Hieroman?
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Vee Barlett: frowns and rubs her eyes trying to change to a lighter topic
Inv Zora Polasis: no one woke him so I let him sleep
Temperance: It was a nice choir up there.
Vee Barlett: pauses
Inv Zora Polasis: He must be tired after all he's been through
Vee Barlett: Wait you let Lirt do double shift? Ain't good for her health!
Temperance: Anyone need healing?
Inv Zora Polasis: Oh no she's asleep too
Vee Barlett: Oh. So we anchored?
Vee Barlett: Thought y'all were fine to keep goin' but okay.
Inv Zora Polasis: I didn't think you wanted us touching the anchor
Vee Barlett: pauses
Vee Barlett: Fuck.
Inv Zora Polasis: Everything's fine
Vee Barlett: pushes past her to the wheel.
Inv Zora Polasis: all water up ahead
Temperance: Er...
Inv Zora Polasis: Goodnight?
Temperance: Yes, sleep well....
Rothuss Carder: sighs and rolls into an empty hammock
Third Watch: Temperance and Vee
Temperance: makes it out onto the deck.
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Navigation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 1]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Land Scent (Familiar) [PERCENT:Land Scent (Familiar)] (vs. Target 50) [SUCCESS by 38] [d100 = 12]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 9]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Seamanship [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 14] [d20 = 2]
Temperance: Everything alright?
So somehow the ship is on track and just a little closer to aiming for Achild than Osterhold
Vee Barlett: sighs in relief
Temperance: looks a bit confused at Vee panicking right after waking up.
Vee Barlett: Ain't as bad as could be. Just a little off course.
Temperance: Zora and Rothuss were there. I'm not sure what could've gone wrong.
Vee Barlett: looks at Tempe like she's crazy
Temperance: They didn't look like they were bleeding anyhow, so that's a plus.
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Weather Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 10]
Vee can sense that you drifted farther south out of the stormy area
Temperance: looks back at Vee confused.
Vee Barlett: If we was off course I would fix that.
Vee Barlett: Don't take much but a careless touch to toss a boat off course. A ship can maybe handle it better, but a boat?
Vee Barlett: Only good it were a calm night so we ain't too far off. Coulda been a disaster like the nightmare I had.
Temperance: My, that must've been some nightmare.
Temperance: What were you dreaming about?
Vee Barlett: Yar. I dreamt Rothuss and Zora stole my favorite ship and spun the wheel like one of them ridiculous game wheels and it tossed us all overboard into a dragon mouth. But the worst part was the ship broke!
Vee Barlett: My beautiful ship...
Temperance: Oh dear, that sounds... catastrophic! What did the ship look like?
Temperance: does her very best to sympathize.
Vee Barlett: A good streamline ship, proper ship, big and fast. Beautiful wood, mostly oak, tight sails, spotless to make the flag all the more perfect, and spotless waxed decks. Wheel turns like butter, sails go up smooth.
Vee Barlett: sighs
Vee Barlett: The ship my Pa won't give me.
Temperance: Ah. That does sound like a very well-made ship. Why won't... uh, your pa give it to you? He knows you're very good at sailing, right? And he trusts you when you adventure out into the sea and such...
Vee Barlett: 'Cause he says he got better uses for it and I need to earn my own or some nonsense.
Vee Barlett: Last time I asked he said I got access to ships so I don't need his but that bullshit. He know I love that ship.
Temperance: Hm... I see. Maybe you need to best him in something?
Temperance: Like a duel?
Temperance: Or ship sailing?
Vee Barlett: Maybe he lost it and ain't have the heart to tell me... 'cause I'd be mad at him for it.
Vee Barlett: Huh? Why would I do that?
Vee Barlett: He my Pa. He should want to give me what I want.
Temperance: Well... but he doesn't. And since he says you need to earn it...
Vee Barlett: I shouldn't have to prove myself. I'm as best as he taught me to be so I'm gonna be better at all that anyway.
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders.
Vee Barlett: Yeah yeah but sometimes I gotta respect the family. It's lame. I like gettin' my way but I also like my family so...
Vee Barlett: shrugs
Vee Barlett: I'll just build one more beautiful than that one and make him jealous.
Vee Barlett: grins
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Vee Barlett: Or if he don't want me to go disappear to the sea I'll tell him a nice ship would keep me above water. Hmm...
Vee Barlett: Hope Pa is home when we get back.
Temperance: That could work too! Though I'm not sure if he'd be so willing to hand it over from the way you speak about him...
Temperance: You're both very skilled in negotiation and persuasion.
Vee Barlett: Right? It's frustratin'!
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Temperance: I think it's interesting the way you two are so alike.
Vee Barlett: We is where it matters.
Vee Barlett: But don't be thinkin' we too much the same. I beat up a lotta kids on the block growin' up when they smart mouthed me sayin' wes alike.
Temperance: looks amused.
Temperance: Why not? You didn't like the idea of you two being similar?
Vee Barlett: When it compliment, sure, but not when they be insultin' about it.
Temperance: Hm... I see. I couldn't imagine what they would have said, especially for your skill with a sword at a young age.
Vee Barlett: I know Pa... gets around, and it don't always reflect good, yeah? And then bein' his kid he raised then they point that out and... well, childhood was complicated, yeah? But ain't no reason for them details.
Vee Barlett: Yar, the stabbin' hobby came in handy early on.
Temperance: I see. I suppose that is something society cares about a lot. I forget that from time to time.
Temperance: It's good that you developed it early, then. Wards off unwanted attention...?
Temperance: heavy emphasis on the question mark.
Vee Barlett: Society be society, but kids be mean so ya gotta be mean back. Sometimes 'cause they jealous, sometimes 'cause they heard it from their parents and sometimes 'cause they just mean.
Vee Barlett: Yar. Only the stupid ones would try to pick a fight or say stupid stuff in hearin' distance.
Temperance: I see. I suppose I can sympathize with wanting to do something about people talking about you.
Vee Barlett: Yar, if they gonna pick a fight, they better be ready for it. And if they tryin' to make fun of my family, they better be ready for it too, yeah? But they ain't worth a thought.
Vee Barlett: So yar, while I love me Pa and it can be a compliment sometimes I don't wanna be like him, too. But thinkin' that's most kids and their parents.
Temperance: Perhaps. But I think you two are similar in all the best ways.
Vee Barlett: grins
Vee Barlett: Good.
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Vee Barlett: Are you like yer uncle? He raised ya, right?
Temperance: I'm not quite sure. I never cared whether I was like him or not. I am grateful he raised me.
Temperance: Maybe in that we both liked to travel? Though he was more about the adventure and the glory than I was...
Temperance: shrugs her shoulders.
Vee Barlett: Huh, must be nice in a way to not hafta care, yeah?
Vee Barlett: You can be yerself without second guessin'
Temperance: I suppose so. I never thought about my sense of self before. I just... lived life as quietly as I wanted.
Vee Barlett: sighs loudly
Temperance: You could say I was very dense to the world around me.
Vee Barlett: How all ya not think about yer sense of self?
Temperance: smiles lightly.
Temperance: I dunno. I never sat to think about it. It never occurred to me that it was something important.
Vee Barlett: Well I weren't gonna point it out but.... I ain't gonna deny you ere dense. Maybe still are sometimes.
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Temperance: I promise I am trying my best to learn.
Temperance: It is an interesting experience, being... less dense, so to speak.
Vee Barlett: Guess at least you thoughtful 'bout it and not flippant. I ain't a fan of flippant.
Vee Barlett: laughs
Vee Barlett: Makes it easier to float on water.
Temperance: laughs again.
Temperance: Glad to know as I'm floating on top of a boat.
Vee Barlett: Well given ya almost drowned a few times now... we gotta make you as least dense as possible so wes can save ya before ya drown.
Temperance: I'll do my best to keep learning how to swim so you don't have to.
Temperance: But in the case that you do, don't kill yourself over it.
Vee Barlett: Yar or at least learn how to float.
and the morning comes
With everyone safe and dry
The time is 7:18 AM
The date is Lad____tre, 12th Sin (Late Summer), 587 SGR
Young Moon's phase is Evening Crescent
Old Moon's phase is Morning Crescent
