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[youhearthebells]

Oi. Don't wanna make any assumptions, so I'm gonna ask. Anybody else's crew get leaflets dropped all around their ship? I fished a couple outta the water and they're all the same - somethin' about some feast at a place I ain't heard of.

People know anything about 'Haus?' It sounds like a good deal but after the ghosts, I'm a little leery about feasts laid open to all-comers. Unless this is tradition? Anybody here last year remember a thing like this?

...I do miss the harvest festivals at home, but I ain't leadin' my crew into a trap.

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[anelegantmyth]

You could have asked the girl in the next room with the library. But hey, hope someone answers your question about the Haus.

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[youhearthebells]

I was gonna, but I had other questions so I figured I'd just ask 'em all. 'Sides, it ain't like you've been there.

...right?

[anelegantmyth]

Nope, never been. But hey, I could always reappear there next time I disappear for whatever reason.

[youhearthebells]

C'mon, don't take it like that.

[anelegantmyth]

Take what like what?

[Cue the sound of pages being flipped. She's making sure he hears each page turn.]

I have no idea what you're talking about, Kitty. I mean I'm just here innocently reading about an island called Haus that has treasure. But I'm sure you'd rather talk to the other crews about it.

[youhearthebells]

Treasure ain't what I asked about.

[anelegantmyth]

Well, then I'm sure you don't need to know about the other interesting stuff about Haus.

[youhearthebells]

Anything that ain't already on that piece of paper we fished out of the ocean?

[anelegantmyth]

Fine. I won't tell you about the dolls.

But to answer your questions, yes I saw those stupid leaflets, yes I know a few things about Haus that isn't on said leaflet, yes a feast does sound like a fun idea but I don't trust it, no I have no idea if this is a tradition because there's no mention of it in my collection of books

and I miss celebrating festivals too, not like it matters.

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[dragonbadfaith]

I don't know that it's tradition, but last year around this time we did have turkeys dropped on our ships. Live turkeys. And other food. Perhaps this is similar, only all the food is in one place.

[youhearthebells]

What are you so huffy about now?

[geez, you try to make nice with the other crews just once...]

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[youhearthebells]

Turkeys.

[oooooookay]

Though, I guess it ain't the first or last time food's been dropped on the ship. You got a point.

I'll leave it to all o' ya to decide if we wanna chance it or not. I'd be real surprised if no islands in this world had any kind of festivals this time of year, so if this is how they do it, then it's probably harmless and I'm probably just paranoid.

[anelegantmyth]

[...you could probably hear her snickering from the next room.]

[youhearthebells]

Dammit, woman...

[time for a captain-class sulk in the map room. Women. Am I right?]

[anelegantmyth]

[Can you blame her? Only she could get away with messing with the captain. Plus it was just soooo easy. But, like a good third in command, she'll head over to the map room to check up on him...with some alcohol. Maybe he found the gourd bottles that she ordered for him while she was away, maybe he didn't. Either way, she has one with her now.]

Hello Kitty.

[youhearthebells]

[eyes her as she enters, from across the scattered maps that now have his own extra notes jotted in Chinese in the margins]

You done, now?

[anelegantmyth]

I'm surprised you didn't pick up that I was messing with you. You did that last time, and pretty quickly if I might add. Here I thought you were getting better at it.

[She walks over to him and set the bottle down on the corner of the table.]

[youhearthebells]

You caught me off. [he reaches for the bottle as soon as it hits the table, in a silent acceptance of whatever the hell just happened]

So whaddaya wanna tell me about all this?

[anelegantmyth]

Well, I came here to tell you that I really want to go to that feast.

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[dragonbadfaith]

Yes. [Total verbal eye roll in his tone.] It's odd because turkeys this time of year are a very American thing in my world. They're silly that way. The food was good, though.

[And there was certainly a lot of it.]

Anyway, I don't care if we go or not, I'll leave it to the others to decide. I'm not sure about other festivals, but you might get another one of those bloody weird ships going around and dropping things off in about a month's time. That's when the real holidays start.

[youhearthebells]

Ya do?

[he perks up, regarding her, and then sits back in the chair, putting his feet up on the map table and having a sip]

Talk to me, then. I wanna hear about it.

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[youhearthebells]

...'merican?

[PLZ TO EXPLAIN he'll never get it]

So there is some kinda holiday. Huh. See, I didn't know that.

[anelegantmyth]

What else is there to say? I want an adventure.

[She takes a seat on the table in front of him and scans the different maps on it. Glancing at his notes, though not able to actually understand them.]

[youhearthebells]

Adventure, huh? Weddings weren't enough for ya?

[not that he knows of anyone in the crew going ahead with that one. What a letdown, get here and find out no wedding, no treasure. Ugh.]

I wouldn't mind a free feast. It's not like we're hard up for supply money but free food is free food.

[anelegantmyth]

Kitty, really, I'd happily marry someone to get to that treasure. Hell, I'd even wear a wedding dress and keep the wedding ring. But with who?

And no, we're not "hard up" for money. But it's still good to replenish our supply whenever we get the chance.