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Yo-ho, yo-ho and all that piratey bullshit. Getting that aside, how does one volunteer themselves for a crew? I'm already good to go. Not a sailor, but anybody willing to take me will get a hard-working, quick-learning gal looking for a way to get the hell out of here.

Is that enough of a resumé?

Seriously, though. This island is not a place I want to stay. I'm definitely willing to work and I could use some friendly acquaintances or good conversation while I work on getting my bearings. All takers should respond here directly and/or include crude doodles at your own childish discretion.

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[voice]

[diamondlight]

It's sounding like I've got a few places open on the ship I'm with, the Shepherd, but I'm not really sure what you're looking for in a crew... do you have any thoughts? I mean, we're all looking to go home, but... some of us have different ideas than others on how to accomplish that.

If not, though, I'm okay at conversation. Or being an acquaintance.

[Rikka was starting to get into the idea of being welcoming to new people - Mana was better at it in person, typhoon of pink jubilation that she was, but Rikka herself wasn't bad at carrying a conversation.]

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Well, let's not be all rape and pillaging about it. That's about it as far as my thoughts go. Which I guess means pirates that aren't actually pirates, huh? Anyway, I don't really know much more than that right now, so I'm pretty keen on the idea of going with the flow.

Good to know. I'm Misha, by the way.

[diamondlight]

Piracy for people forced into piracy, then. I know the feeling. If you're okay with being aboard a ship that's looking to protect the seas from themselves - or rather, keeping everyone safe when the Navy doesn't feel like it - we might be just what you're looking for.

I'm Rikka. Nice to meet you, Misha.

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[wavesoakedlegs]

[A thoughtful, quiet voice.]

You have no experience of sailing at all?

[interspace]

Not unless you count surfing the web.

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So some kind of vigilante justice ship. [ She doesn't sound judgmental or put off, just saying it like it is. ] Might work, might work. I'll have to see what my other offers are, too.

Pleasure's all mine, Rikka.

[wavesoakedlegs]

[And now Mitsuhide sounds confused.]

'Surfing the web?' Forgive me, I am unfamiliar with the term; what does it mean?

[interspace]

[ Trap sprung. ]

It's slang. Nothing to actually do with water, sailing or otherwise the topic of conversation we were on. Have you heard of the internet yet?

[diamondlight]

A word of warning - regardless of what kind of ship you join, the Navy is out for all our heads. Think carefully about what you want to do and who you want to join, but you will be in danger no matter the choice. It would be best if you're confident in your ability to defend yourself. I've had fun out here, and it's been exciting, but I have no illusions that this place is safe. Please be careful, okay?

[wavesoakedlegs]

The... internet? I'm afraid not. Where I come from there is no such thing, unless it appears in times to come.

[Yeah, it's still really strange to get used to the idea that by many people's standards, Mitsuhide's time is ancient.]

Back home, guns were a recent invention. I have been told this puts me many hundreds of years behind some in this world.

[interspace]

[ There's a soft chuckle. ]

I hear you. Nothing I'm not used to, in a manner of speaking, but I do hear you. Sleep with one eye open, never trust a Navy officer or a pirate. Thanks for the warning. Seriously.

[interspace]

... Yup. That sounds about right. Don't worry about the internet, sounds like no one has that here anyway. Which is a shame, but not the reason I've reached out to this little community here.

[Voice]

[meatguy]

You wait for one of them to snatch you up.

[At least that's what happen to him]

[wavesoakedlegs]

Ah, yes, forgive me.

[He now sounds... embarrassed?]

So few who are brought here seem to have any experience with sailing. There are many ships with Captains that have little to no actual experience with taking command, or looking after a ship.

If you have no experience, I would try to avoid such ships until you have learned something. The more that take time to learn about shipcare, the better; right now I fear that many will damage their vessels through simple lack of of knowledge.

[interspace]

But do you mean that literally or figuratively?

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So basically, my best bet is finding a crew that knows what they're doing. [ She laughs. ] Sound advice. Don't mind learning, but as you might guess, I'd like to do my training on-the-job.

[wavesoakedlegs]

Yes. It sounds like obvious advice, but, well...

[He doesn't say it, but watching the journals makes it obvious that there are plenty of crews who don't really know much at all about taking care of a ship.]

[Mitsuhide worries, but there's only so much he can do.]

For what it's worth, Lord Motochika, my Captain, is a commander of navies and as experienced a man of the sea as you can get. We sailed with others for a time, while... [A pause, because no, he doesn't want to explain the why behind that right now.] Well, we taught them what we could, but my Lord wished to lead a ship himself. It frustrated him to take command from another and I wanted to see his experience put to better use. We are training one young man right now as we sail.

If nothing else appeals, my Lady, we are always willing to take new hands on board.

[interspace]

It's a gracious offer. If nothing else comes to work out, I'd like to take you up on it. Or even if something else pans out, I'd love to pick your brain for advice anyway.

My name is Misha. No need to go by Lady or Lord or anything like that.

[wavesoakedlegs]

I am always willing to listen and help, as I may.

[A pause, and he laughs softly.]

Forgive me, I am used to such formalities, but if that is your wish I shall respect it. I shall match your request, then; my name is Mitsuhide.

[interspace]

Great. I'll grab your ear if anything else comes up.

Pleasure to meet you, Mitsuhide. It's not really that I'm telling you to knock it off, just... there's no way I'm actually a Lady, so you should probably save that for someone who deserves it.

[diamondlight]

Mm. No matter what crew you end up on, I think it's reasonable to hope that everyone makes it home. Wherever "home" is, no matter how much you might dislike someone... [She shakes her head, not that Misha can see.]

Are you from an era where ships like this are common, or somewhere else? Cars, planes... or maybe in the other direction?

[interspace]

Yeah... home. Not that I expect all of us to get along and work together, but I've got nothing against anyone, yeah. Might as well help the fellow man, right? [ Not that she's necessarily that civic-minded. If it means she can get home, chances are she'll go for it on her own without thinking to offer the chance to anyone outside her own scope. Whoops. ]

Hey, we've got spaceships where I'm from. This is all a bit beyond me, but you know, in the "we have no practical reason to ever learn this" kind of way.

[diamondlight]

I doubt it will happen, myself, but... we're all working for one cause. Granted, I'm sure there's someone out there that wants the ruby for something else, but I'm not going to worry about that right now.

[A pause.] Spaceships? Like "manned shuttle missions to the moon" spaceships, or "let's take a trip to Mars for the week" spaceships?

[interspace]

Except that's probably the thing you should be worrying about first and foremost. Anyone else with the same goal as you can be spoken with later, but if someone else has a different idea, it's good to know who to deal with on different terms.

Kinda close to that second one, but not quite there yet. [ At least in her current universe, which is not actually her home universe. It's weird, okay? ]

[meatguy]

For me? It was...literally. One minute I was standing in the middle of the square and the next I was being dragged by some pirate kid!