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[It's taken the young knight a bit to decide to actually speak up in the strange journal, instead taking some time to sift through it. First off is simply coming to terms with the fact this book is clearly magical, and secondly is trying to glean as much information as she can from it before making herself known. She's in a completely unfamiliar world, acting hastily would be a poor move and she knows it.]

If there's anyone out there listening, my name's Amelia, I'm a knight from the Grado Empire. If anybody recognizes that name, please speak up.

[A short pause, leaving it there would be silly. It's clear to her she needs to find her way onto some kind of a crew, the sooner the better. If nothing else, she has a much better idea of what she's capable of now that she has a war under her belt.]

Either way, it seems like we're all expected to take to the seas, so I'm curious about who's recruiting. Although I've only been on a ship once before, I was in the army back home so I'm used to following orders and working with others. I'm not bad with a sword if it comes down to it either. Although I do wish I had my lance...

If there's anything more you'd like to know, just ask.

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You know, there does seem to be an awful lot of landlubbers for a place with so much water.

Let me guess, I'm far from the only one here who doesn't have much sailing experience?

Honestly, I'm surprised the harbor isn't filled with more wrecks. [it's good thing for her castmates that she's here]

Well... that's an optimistic sign. [She might be a knight and all, but she's also lost in a world she doesn't recognize and very much alone. She can be afforded a tiny bit of sarcasm.]

[that gets a laugh]

Either that or they've got a very experienced dredging crew.

What do you make of this place? Nobody I know has even heard of it or any of the surrounding regions.

[at least she managed to get her hands on a map]

I've been all over the world back home during the war, but I can safely say I've never heard of this port before. I can't speak for the surrounding area, as I've only been here a day, but it does seem strange that I'd never have heard of this place before.

Given nobody seems to have heard of the Grado Empire, I know wherever we are must be a truly long ways from home.

... that, and I'm talking to a book. You'll have to forgive me, this is still a little weird.

I'm a sailor by trade and I've never heard of the Grado Empire before, sorry to say.

[a laugh] I just chalk it all up to magic. Best explanation there is. And if you don't like it, you just find the mage responsible and stab him.

It does certainly come in handy... but that just makes it seem all the more likely we're all lost. Also makes me wonder why we're even here in the first place...

Perhaps the Maker has a sense of humor or, like I said, we just need to find the one responsible and stab him.

[more of a mutter] Or I'm drunk out of my mind and I'm just imagining all this.

Somehow I doubt it'll be as simple as just stabbing the guy responsible... and unfortunately I don't think you're drunk right now, you sound pretty sober to me. And I know I haven't touched a drink since I got here.

Pity. So much for the easy answer. [sigh] I suppose you're right. There's usually a lot more naked people around when I'm drunk.

I... think I will just have to take your word for that!

[that gets a laugh]

So Amelia, I'm Isabela. Well met. [maybe]

Do knights usually take to piracy so easily? [nobody legit would actually call themselves 'Scurvy Dog']

It's nice to meet you too, Isabela. [Well she seems nice enough so far, anyways!]

And I prefer not to think of it as piracy, I don't really intend to start looting towns left right and center, but it's pretty clear running around on my own is foolish, and I'm not going to learn anything sitting around in this town forever.

[chuckle] Then let's hope whatever ship you sign onto has more of a merchants' slant than the other.

[smuggling vs. pillaging, that is]

[That goes right over the top of her head! Though she still feels she has a decent point to make.]

From what I've learned so far, something tells me the Navy here doesn't especially care one way or the other.

Of course not. Unless you're paying bribes and taxes, you're all pirates in their eyes.

Really, it's better to keep a low profile, if anything. [do as I say, not as I do]

[While he'd planned to take some time to carefully select crew members who weren't crazy women, this one seems not only not crazy but also fairly dependent. Plus she's looking for a crew, might as well toss some bait out there.]

Hey. Name's Captain Strider-[His entire crew has out right refused Cap'n Di-Stri, they clearly don't know what the the meaning of being cool is, so for now he'll be more professional on the matter.]-and I'm in the process of recruiting if you're in the market for a crew. We're at a small start now, but we'll be the best damned crew on the seas.

My only question would be if you've got experience teaching others how to wield a sword and if you've got patience to deal with some more eccentric types when necessary.

[... interesting. This sounds like somebody that may know what they're doing, and she thinks for a second about how to go about responding to this.]

It's nice to meet you, Captain Strider. I'll admit I haven't spent much time teaching others how to use a sword, but I think I know enough about handling one to take a stab at it, at least. Er... no pun intended. As for your second question... define eccentric. I knew some pretty interesting people back home, but that's gonna depend on just how eccentric we're talking.

It's cool, I've never taught anyone either. But there's a member of the crew who only has experience in agricultural, so I'd planned to teach him how to use a sword, but it'd be beneficial to have another person around who can give him some pointers I might miss, or if I'm too busy with other shit to practice with him.

[Because honestly, it seems like he's already going to have his hands full with the few he's already gathered. Which brings up the question of just how to define eccentric.]

Nothing too out of hand. Just that some of the girls are just a little on the stubborn, sassy, strong headed, don't know the meaning of personal space or a combination of them. Nothing that's a problem, but I know there are some people who aren't used to dealing with others with certain personality traits. The most important thing about a crew is making sure to pick out personalities that don't clash too badly.

[Which he's already screwed up on, he's fairly sure of this. But they'll make it work, he has faith.]

I see... so you've got noncombatants on board huh? I may be able to help with that then, by the sounds of it you know a thing or two about handling a sword yourself. And the rest of your crew certainly sounds... interesting.

[It seems hasty to just jump on the very first crew she's offered, but she kind of likes this guys honesty about things. He seems confident without being stupid about it, and that's something she can appreciate in somebody who's essentially going to be her commander.]

You said you've got a small start going on, hopefully I'm not making too many assumptions here, but I'm guessing you got dragged here too from your home?

Only one noncombatant, our cook, but he's willing to learn so it won't be much of a problem for long.

[There's no use bullshitting people when he's trying to recruit, any major lies would be picked up pretty quickly after all. There's only so long you can hide shit from people when you're stuck on a boat with them.]

Yeah. There's five of us now, including me, and we're all new arrivals. There's a lot of other people already out on the seas that've been here for a couple months now, but most of them started the same place we are now, in the same situation. It's also important to note that the information about the gem has been proven to be true, to some degree. My research has provided me with the fact that a shard of it has already been discovered by one of the crews out there, so the statement that it's the only thing that can get us home might be true as well.

As long as they're willing to learn then I've got no doubts they can do it. I wasn't exactly the best soldier myself starting out... had to learn the hard way.

[Honesty is something she can appreciate, especially at a time like this where she's already up to her eyeballs in questions and confusion.]

So the gem's real...? Then I guess there's some truth to why we're here, but I still don't like this. Why would we all be brought here to find this gem? Still, it seems like our best bet for getting home. Or at the very least finding some answers, since it sounds like we're not the only ones out here.

Yeah, which is why I'm going to make it my goal to find it, no matter what. There's a lot of people here from a lot of different places, and god fucking forbid that thing falls into the wrong hands.

Whatever answers we need, we're not going to find them in this place. We've gotta hit the seas and go from there.

That's a good point, although I'd like it if everyone who wanted to go home could... but then we don't even know if this can actually get us home, so I suppose tracking it down and learning everything we can would be a solid first move.

Doesn't seem like the locals like to talk about it, either...

"Rebuild the gem, and whatever ye wish will be. Whether wealth, good fortune, mayhap the chance to flee." If we're to judge off of that, the implication is that once you reconstruct the gem it's supposed to give you a wish. Which would mean that there is a chance if someone gets their hands on the full gem, if they choose their words carefully it could lead to everyone being returned home, not just them and perhaps their crew. Which is exactly why I'm going to get it, to make sure someone else doesn't fuck it all up in case it's a one wish type deal.

To be honest, that kind of power has to come with a catch. I won't pretend I know what it is, but it just seems entirely too easy. Gather all the shards, get a wish? Still, whatever the case it's probably better in the hands of the responsible rather than in the hands of a madman...

My thoughts exactly. However, the catch may be finding all the shards to it in the first place. Not only are we looking for it, but there's probably other pirates out there as well, not to mention the fucking navy. There must be a reason the people of this town don't like talking about it, it probably brings nothing but trouble.

And even if there is some other catch in the fine print, I'm willing to take whatever consequences or prices there may be to pay so long as it works in the end.

The last time strange gems of incredible power were involved, it led to a horrific demon being released and almost caused the end of the world. So I'm a little wary about the true nature of this thing. Hopefully this doesn't have anything quite that unpleasant tucked away inside of it...

... wonder what the Navy's deal is?

Doesn't sound like it does, but it's sure as fuck something to keep in mind when it gets put together.

As for the Navy, it's like a fucking rule of thumb that that Navy wants to hang any and all pirates they get their hands on. And for some fucking reason or another, the asshole bringing us here wants us to be pirates so we automatically start off with the Navy hating us.

[Dirk's tone certainly involves a good bit more swearing than she's used to dealing with, but it's sort of understandable given what he's talking about. She's frowning by now on the other side of the magical book connection.]

So the Navy is just going to assume we're all pirates and have us killed anyways. I could try to negotiate with them on behalf of the Grado Empire, but seeing as nobody here recognizes that name I don't think that's going to work real well, much as I wish otherwise. [She may generally be somewhat optimistic, but even she can see that trying to negotiate with the Navy on the seas themselves is foolhardy at best.]

Do they just attack every ship they see out here and assume they're all pirates?

Yeah, not something I would advise. I've got a system for my ship to see them before they see us and make sure we avoid getting into a confrontation with them.

I haven't gotten out on the seas yet, so my guess would be purely based on what I know about Navy vs Pirates. I'd say yeah, that's about how it goes. I heard from someone who's been out on the seas for a while that they're pissed off right now, so everyone should be careful regardless.

[She's quiet for a short moment, weighing her options in her head. She doesn't know that much about him, only what she's managed to learn from a single conversation. There's still nothing saying this will work out. And there's always the risk he may have some other motive for finding the gem...

On the other hand it isn't like she's swearing a blood oath to die in his name or anything, this is decidedly a lot less formal than joining the army or pledging loyalty to a lord. And he does seem to have some idea what he's talking about. Regardless of if she ends up staying on his ship or not, he seems like he could make for a reliable ally. Between that and staying in port until she gets kicked out... it's not that hard a decision to make.]

Sounds like it's going to be dangerous out there... but I can't very well sit here and wait forever. Count me in, Captain! [And there's a hint of excitement in her voice as well, all this exploration business... it honestly does sound like it could be quite exciting.]

We could always use another hand on our ship! I'm sorry, I don't know anything about Grado Empire, though.

If you haven't heard about the Grado Empire, I must really be a long ways from home... may I ask your name?

Oh, I'm sorry! That was rude of me. I'm Winry Rockbell. I'm on The Panthress.

It's nice to meet you miss Rockbell! [Knights are supposed to be polite after all!] The Panthress huh...? So I take it there's quite a few ships out there?

It's nice to meet you, too, Miss Amelia.

Mmm, there are a few ships. Ours is little, but we're...friendly?

Friendly is good... may I ask who your captain is, assuming you have one?

The captain is Edward Elric. And I'm the first mate. Akira and Leanne are the rest of our crew right now!

Afraid I've never heard of any of those names before... I assume like myself, you've also been brought here against your will?

Mm, we all have, on The Panthress. Ed and I are from the same place, though, Amestris.

Afraid I've never heard of Amestris, myself... but if you and your friend are from the same world, maybe there's somebody else from mine here?

It could be! I hope you find someone you know. It's nice to have friends in a weird place like this.

It's nice to hear a fellow knight with a familiar weapon. [There's the sound of a distinct sword shing, which is actually not very natural but the product of a lot of deliberate practice. If this implies that he had to unsheathe his sword next to a book - yes. Yes he did. Justice was not one to stop at such limitations.] Knight Justice, of the World of Twelve. Currently working alone on the seas.

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