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audio;
My name is William Laurence, captain of Temeraire, and friend.
Recent events have made it clear a crew is necessary, for the safety of Temeraire, and in hopes that the two of us may be of service here. At home, a crew would consist of thirty or so men— I expect to need no more than five or so under current circumstances.
At present, I cannot offer any monetary compensation for work done, but only my gratitude, and friendship. My only requirements are that those who apply possess great fortitude, curiosity for the unknown, and have little fear of heights.
[ he takes a breath, choosing his next words carefully, but they still come out somewhat awkward. ]
Nationality is of little importance; medicinal knowledge, after all, has no borders.
Thank you.
Recent events have made it clear a crew is necessary, for the safety of Temeraire, and in hopes that the two of us may be of service here. At home, a crew would consist of thirty or so men— I expect to need no more than five or so under current circumstances.
At present, I cannot offer any monetary compensation for work done, but only my gratitude, and friendship. My only requirements are that those who apply possess great fortitude, curiosity for the unknown, and have little fear of heights.
[ he takes a breath, choosing his next words carefully, but they still come out somewhat awkward. ]
Nationality is of little importance; medicinal knowledge, after all, has no borders.
Thank you.
audio;
I'm lacking a plane itself to offer demonstration, but I can procure written documentation to serve in its stead. How is your Chinese again?
audio;
Temeraire is capable of reading schematics, and can easily visualize how they would handle in actuality. [ SOUNDING RATHER DEFENSIVE BECAUSE Temeraire is really smart okay? And let's not talk about Laurence's Chinese, because it brings shame on his adopted family. ]
I am barely fluent when it comes to reading comprehension; would diagrams fall into a happy medium?
audio;
audio;
I offer my services, if my slower comprehension would not be too much of a burden on you. Cutting out the middle man would only serve to make things easier for everyone, after all.
[ he's not as good at being all sarcastic and dry like Tharkay is, but Lord help him he's trying ]
audio;
[ gold star ]