[Handwritten] Field Notes + To-Do List

[lost_sailor]

[Despite the madness that has been going on with the journals, Piers believes that he's found a discreet section of it where he can document his observations and short-term plans. Unfortunately, he's not well versed in how items like this work.

His handwriting is quick, scratched out as he collected his own thoughts, but still legible. Only the slant and the loops hint at his cultured roots, even though he's slowly been moving away from them.]

I.

The town is small and not particularly friendly, but the basic supplies are available. Must pick up:

Compass
Rule
Paper
Pen
Ink

Especially paper, pen, and ink.

Explored island. Animals are strange but not violent. There is more to chart later.

The stars are unfamiliar and the tide is strange. Also needs to be noted later.

Prorities:

Find Friends
If this 'ruby' is what I think, then they can't be far.

Also must find ship. Any. None are mine.
Find crew if friends aren't here.

[There is a pause as Piers gazed up at the stars, drawing the pen up to his lips as he thought.]

Need to find friends soon.

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[arcadiasailor]

[well if someone's started taking notes he's going to add a few of his own to the page]
Stars don't match up with known earth constellations. Find astronomy book

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[lost_sailor]

[Hark! More writing!

Piers, realizing his mistake, sat in embarrassed silence for a moment before adding an addition.]

If there is one around. They might be harder to find.

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[arcadiasailor]

Well there has to be a chart at least. I thought i saw a shop that looked promising in that department.

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[lost_sailor]

I'll be sure to look further then, although I would be more comfortable charting my own as I travel. The charts that are available might be out-of-date.

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[arcadiasailor]

Something to start with. I'd like to have some idea of what's out there. Wouldn't do to run aground somewhere.

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[exceptionallybright]

Your list lines up remarkably well with my own. [Justice quickly writes it out beneath his words.]
-Rations
-Water
-Soap
-Figurines
-Cards
-Board Games
-Navigation?

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[lost_sailor]

Most of those were already understood. The ones that I noted were for my own uses.

Why do we need figurines?

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[exceptionallybright]

[What a strange question. Who doesn't want what are basically dolls action figures?] They are potent sources of value and recreation. I don't expect to find any in the near future however; the local stalls have been disappointing. [Well except for on the actual survival and shipfaring front.] Is that really all you need to navigate the seas?

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[lost_sailor]

Those are the basic supplies.

Binoculars, telescopes are also useful. If they can be acquired.

[He wasn't even going to touch the bit about the dolls...]

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[seekinganswers]

[Sheba is almost certain that the journal had been blank when she'd first woken up here. Now its pages are filled with other people's writing and other people's voices, and if she's being honest it's all a bit spooky.

But these notes are useful and so she figures it can't hurt to try and contribute in her own way. Her handwriting is, in spite of how long they've been traveling, still more elegant than one would expect when they looked at her - a product of years of schooling in both Lalivero and Tolbi.]

- Unsalted water
- Nets, fishing lines
- Food that will keep well, since we don't know what the fish in these seas are like. Can we be sure they're safe?

[She sees no need for bandages and no need for fruits to stave off scurvy. That's what Psynergy is for, after all. It's just never been a concern for her.]

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[lost_sailor]

[The very idea that people were communicating with him on his own list was strange enough got Piers to grasp. There had to be some manner of psynergy to make it work.

Kraden would be having a field day.]

-We won't know if the fish are edible unless we try. We will also need cooking materials. And salt. Clean water is necessary, but salt is also vitally important.

Never forget that.

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[seekinganswers]

There's lots of salt that'll be in the water around us th

[The words appear, but are crossed out before she even finishes writing the sentence. Not everyone could use Parch, and they'd gone long enough without Piers having it that she doesn't think of it as a given the same way she thinks of Ply.]

Salt, then. And something to light fires with. Wood that isn't part of the ship, to make cookfires...

[Where was Jenna when they needed her? --oh, damn, not everyone would have a Mercury Adept around to put out any fires that got out of hand. Sheba frowns, and then hastily adds a few words.]

If that's safe.

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[lost_sailor]

Then a stove.

[Something small and metal, that could be contained and tossed overboard in an emergency. It was the only answer that he could think of.]

It's contained. A pot can be used to boil down water until it is dry

[He crossed out the last part. Boiling a pot dry would burn it in most conditions. At worst, that would cause a fire. Ships generally wouldn't have a complimentary combination of Adepts around to balance this, just in case the worst did happen.

Piers continued where he left off.]

--to possibly find an alternative method.

[Another moment of thought. They always did have Jenna around to at least heat up a metal plate to create ambient heat if it was necessary.]

Coals might be better.

[If they could find them. He didn't know where Felix was.]

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[lonelygod]

[By contrast, the Doctor's handwriting is a bit hasty. Legible, but hasty.]

The stars are different because this isn't your home world. I imagine the same could be said of the tide. And likely any almanac you have will be off by hours if not days.

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[lost_sailor]

I was aware of this from the very moment I woke up the other day. It is no surprise that the tides and stars are different, but there must be records of the patterns somewhere.

If there aren't I will take time to study and draw up my own. We need it to properly navigate in the unknown.

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[lonelygod]

Perhaps one of the shops has them? It would be the logical place to start.

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[lost_sailor]

It is, but the locals are not particularly friendly. I will look once more, but they were hesitant to part with one of their maps.

We mustn't push them too hard. That will make interactions more difficult for the future.

[Written] I'm so sorry for her

[gambliar]

[...wow, this is the second time writing like this appeared in her journal. Meaning someone must think it's an actual journal.

The first time is understandable and so she ignored it, but this time she's going to have a bit of fun at this person's expense.]

Bread
Milk
Eggs
A memo reminding you to be more careful with what you write in your journal
Cheese

[Written] fft

[lost_sailor]

-The food is already understood.

-I have made a memorandum of this for future reference. It was a mistake that I dare not repeat.

[Written]

[gambliar]

For your own sake, I hope not. Who knows what could have happened if you had written down something important.

[Written]

[lost_sailor]

It wouldn't have been anything that is a secret.

I'm a cartographer. There's nothing special about it.

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[fierybluebird]

The animals are strange?

Are you also a cartographer then?

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[lost_sailor]

-Strange because they are non-violent, and appear to just be normal compared to what I've seen.

-Yes, I am a cartographer. I've practiced steadily for the past several months, and I wish to continue for as long as I am able.

Proper charts will likely be important on this sea. If none exist, I will make them.

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[fierybluebird]

The place you come from only has violent animals?

Several months isn't usually long for cartography, but it's certainly a good start.

[There's a pause and several starts that get completely crossed out and instantly inked over.] I hadn't even thought that charts could already be available here. I've spent so long on an ocean where they didn't really exist that I'd almost completely forgotten.

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[lost_sailor]

-They were altered by an outside influence.

[The fall of Mount Aleph, to his understanding. The shower of psynergy across Weyard.]

-The only charts I know are the ones that are out of date. I was tasked with redrawing them. It's why I only have months of practical experience, as there is no reason to map out your home if you've lived there for years.

[Decades. Centuries. Time was funny in Lemuria.]

That's why it's difficult for me to trust any that might already exist. No one knows when they were last updated.