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[sealegs]

So what's a girl got to do to get a ship around here? Not the one that sank a few weeks ago, mind. I'm not in a hurry to freeze to death again, though a little ice play never hurt anyone.

[Isabela's currently sitting on a large, jutting rock by the beach, picking her nails with a dagger. She's got the device in her lap, the camera pointed up at her. She hasn't figured out any of the other settings yet... but whatever. This works.]

Should I shout for those supposed gods that run this place?

[She peers over her little rock before swiftly tossing her dagger at one of these.]

Oooh- do you think they like seafood? I just caught myself a nasty little bugger.

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[charring]

[She's at home for the moment and there's a fox kit sitting on her shoulder. Phantom says hi, Isabela.] You could try the deities. Also, nice throw.

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[sealegs]

[She just smiles at the little creature - she's not too good with animals.]

Thank you, sweet thing. And I hear these deities are very kind indeed.

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[charring]

Yeah, I guess. I don't trust them much. [Even if they did just bring her back to life.] How are you settling in, Isabela?

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[colonelcrotchgrab]

[Interesting dress. Nice body. Nice swing.

Hm.]

What do you know of them?

[sealegs]

Of the gods here? That they give you stuff if you've got the goods to give them.

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[colonelcrotchgrab]

Yes, the gods.

So, you have these "goods" but not a means to contact them for an exchange.

Is that correct?

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[majorcrotchgrab]

... It looks tiny...

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[sealegs]

What looks tiny, sweet thing?

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[majorcrotchgrab]

That octopus.

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[sixwinged]

They won't give you a ship for fish.

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[sealegs]

It'd be cooked fish! Surely even they have something of an appetite.

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[sixwinged]

They won't take it unless it's valuable to you.

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[dignity_misery]

...how would you cook that...

[She wants to know because she wants to eat it.]

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[sealegs]

I was thinking of tossing it on a pan over a fire and calling it a day myself.

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[dignity_misery]

It would do the job in a pinch.

[valentineluke]

Being that they are 'zookeepers', probably well aware of its lethal bite.

There is a dock near the crossgate. Small boat could be had here, but anything larger you would have to trade with them.

[sealegs]

I want a ship, not a boat.

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[valentineluke]

For something that large, would take a sizable offering and they don't accept gold or the other usual riches. It's something literally taken from you. Have to seriously consider the risk.

There's also the problem of a crew. Few experienced seahands here; lot of training needed. Then there's funding; running a large ship is expensive. What can you do for a sustainable livelihood? By the way, pillaging is out. Not much call for a navel force, either.

If you come up with a feasible plan for the latter, I'm always looking to invest.

[laszlo_jamf]

Ahoy there!

[sealegs]

Nice impression, but you'll have to try a bit harder than that. A peg leg, maybe.

|| Deity Filter ||

[laszlo_jamf]

I could get a parrot. An African Gray, maybe. Quite intelligent. Capable of what appears to be natural speech. But one wonders.

All right, Lady of the Waters. You've summoned yourself a Deity.

[signatures]

I'll take some of that.

[sealegs]

I'll save the biggest slice for you, sweet thing, don't you worry.

[nebenstimme]

...are we looking to build you a raft, or something?

[sealegs]

A ship. Rafts can't carry a crew of well-built men around.