5th Kill ~ Audio / [RADIO]

[irishthor]

[On the morning of the 18th, anyone with a radio may hear it crackle into life with the voice of Shay Cormac.]

Good morning, uh... This question may seem a wee bit odd, but... does anyone here have experience in sailing a snow-rigged ship? Also, are there any safe ports on our turtle?

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[gathersnomoss]

Not unless you count the time one of our friends washed out ship out to sea and we had to get it back to a coast before we all died of dehydration or starvation. I don't recall how it was rigged.

[irishthor]

Well, a snow has two masts, square rigging, with a trysail-mast abaft the main.

Really, I'm just lookin' for people with sailing experience.

[gathersnomoss]

I've mostly worked with smaller ships, and that only a little. But I'm excellent at navigation.

[irishthor]

Well, any help would be appreciated. That, and it shouldn't take too long if you're already familiar.

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[solo_patria]

[Enjolras has the Access anyway, and well, it WOULD be something interesting to do, even if his experiences are a bit, well.]

I have more practical experience crewing...liuetenanting a war dragon, but it seemed similar enough in terms of the mechanics, besides the fact it's in the sky and you can actually speak to the vessel in question. But I know maneuvers that ought to cross over. Iskierka and I worked together here for several months, not longer, but I would be willing. As for ports...

[That one is a lot trickier.]

There have been ships before, but I was never quite involved. I've heard them mentioned so I can assume but I've also no idea if anyone here likes us quite enough for that.

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[irishthor]

As long as you can hoist a sail, mate, that's all I really ask.

As for ports, I guess we may have to sail around for safe harbour.

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[solo_patria]

That I can manage.

And the second...doable enough. I am not actually sure, anymore, how many of the corps are left but even were it down to me, I can tell you a fair bit about the topography of....

[There's a moment where his voice is fading out a little, and the sound of flipping pages of something and...]

It's not complete but there ARE some notes about natural features, recorded by someone with a far more exhaustive mind to detail than anyone else I know. That may help, in theory.

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[irishthor]

Any help would be appreciated.

[And he's going to go ahead and give out the directions.]

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[skeletonenigma]

[The reply comes a little delayed.]

Ah. You've found a ship.

[It's not a large intuitive leap to make. Captain Amelia found a ship that was ostensibly capable of space travel while she was here; practically anything is possible at this point.]

The short answer is yes, so long as you have some experience sailing a snow-rigged ship. The last one we had could fly, though, so there isn't a readily available port. You'll have to find one. That should get easier over time if we don't find a way to stop the turtle from sinking.

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[irishthor]

Better still. I've found my ship.

[And a pause, there.]

Well, then. Looks like we'll need to go around the turtle to find safe harbour.

chained-together threadjack

[edgeoftheknife]

[Erskine's voice is a little quieter than Skul's, as he's listening in to the conversation from a couple of feet away. Can't really avoid it, can he?]

Wait, what? What's this we? We're grounded, if you recall.

[gistful]

It's been quite some time, but yes, I've sailed on one or two.

[If by 'quite some time' one means 'three centuries'.]

Do you require assistance?

[irishthor]

Aye, I do. I... My ship is anchored in a bay here. I can't sail her out alone.

[gistful]

A snow ... she'll need a few hands for that. Fewer, if you talk Skulduggery and Erskine into it; they're both able to manipulate air and water.

[And it'll be good for them to have to work together.]

What's her name?

[redlightgreenlight]

You might try the inlet where the radio tower used to be. It's a bit of a walk, but the water came through a valley, so it should be protected from most weather and waves.

[She's also sailed before, but sees no need to mention it, she's developed quite a few skills over the years. Mostly out of necessity and boredom.]

[irishthor]

Much obliged, I'll take it into consideration.

[And he's not going to ask if the information isn't volunteered.]

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[stubbornlittleshit]

[It's not Arno's own radio persay but he'd heard it going off, recognized the voice and had to interject with commentary anyway. Because Arno.]

You're shitting me.

[And he even sounds grudgingly impressed there.]

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[irishthor]

Would I do a thing like that, Master Dorian?

[He would, but that's beside the point.]

A man's vessel is nothing to be joked around with.

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[stubbornlittleshit]

[It's too bad you can't hear squints because Arno's squinting anyway.]

Oh I have my suspicions.

Ah, vessels . Those must be treated with the utmost care, true.

[You CAN almost hear the smirk, can't you? Still, all jokes aside...]

Congratulations, then. I'll have to meet her at some point.

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[looksfine]

[Her processors initially associated ship with that of the interstellar variety. Something of which she just so happened to have exceptional experience in.]

As a navigational computer, I have a vast array of knowledge in maneuvering many different vehicles of travel. Is there any way I might be of assistance?

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[irishthor]

Does that knowledge include ports of safe harbour on a moving landmass?

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[looksfine]

Please define the term safe, precisely.

[She understood the literal definition of the word. She also understood that, more often than not, it carried a range of variations to said definition. Safe, as in permission granted. Safe, as in lacking the thread of harm. Safe, as in this person/these people I am personally attempting to avoid are not currently present.]

[lasergrenades]

[Pepper just about falls over as she grabs for her radio.]

Oh my gosh, Shay, do you have a ship, you didn't say you had a ship, or that you could sail, that is so cool, are you a pirate?

[irishthor]

I did, back home, until I found 'er anchored here.

[A pause.]

No, I'm not a pirate.

[lasergrenades]

Aw. You would have been a seriously good pirate.

[She's only a little disappointed - maybe he'll cheer up now that he's got his baby back. Men and their vehicles, it never changes.]

I've never been on a ship that didn't fly though, can I come see it? Pleeeeeeeease?