"Arf! Arf!" came a response quickly followed by a splash. The third to join the conversation was Chimmy, Harper's vasserhund. The black and white dog had lept...
... "Out of yer share." McDonald grins "Well Cap'n, it seems we are in accords and with luck will soon be wealthy men." He raises his mug, "To fortune!"...
... The sailor follows the Bosun, but looks back at the tub. "I still don't understand what ye want with the tub. I understand holdin yer breath an all, but...
... McDonald levers himself to his feet, "Till tomorrow night, after midnight." He hesitates a moment, "Dunno worry abot me gettin in the way Cap'n, I may not...
... "Fair to say. Until then, Mr. McDonad." Vanderberg nods. Vanderberg stays a bit and finishes another rum. If his men are still about he will share the rest...
"To tell ye the truth, I'm going out on a limb here. I ain't never dived no deeper than four fathoms. And I did that off Fisherman's Pointe when I was no more...
- ... "Dive? Breathe in the bucket? Wha..." The crewman's face is a mask of confusion that only deepens when O'Cassek continues speaking. "Pirate the Alida?...
- ... There are one or two of the Alida's crew about and they are aprecitive of the rum. A number of the taverns along the docks favor the higher end tastes of...
... Hmmmm.... Feathers. Maybe they will have duck, nothing like duck with mint. Godo enough. He goes in and finds a table. All the chairs with back to the wall...
... Vanderberg winds up with a middle table, but somewhat to the side. (European wine, the local alcohol product is rum. No grapes grown on the islands. The...
... Vanderberg chews his food and ponders this conversation slowly. What the hell is a zombie? Shaking his head, he drinks more wine. Be damned if the Carib...
"As to the first let's just be saying I don't want to do no diving but iffn somebody's gotta do it, it's gonna get done. "Now on the other matter, the...
-- ... "No trouble!? You said just they be pirates lookin to seize the Alida an hold the Captain hostage!" He replies, his voice rising slightly in alarm. The...
... Vanderberg hears nothing else unusual during the balance of the meal. The conversation at the other tables turns on general matters of the sea and ...
... Vanderberg lingers over the wine. He will spend the rest of the day exploring the town a bit, pricing and arranging for the equipment they will need to be...
... Arranging fresh food along with the extra gear is easy enough, though time consuming. Finding the scattered crew for a shift change is a different matter....
... OCC: oh. Not quite what I meant. However we arranged Liberty, he is sticking to that. If only 7 are at Liberty now and 8 are still aboard that is fine....
"I said 'iffn', didn't I? If - effing 'N', I said! When did ye grow teets and start wearing skirts? Make believe, man. "Now act like God gave you a pair and...
... "Ye said a lot more then 'iffen' Harps!" Vos replies "Ye said a legless swab named McDonald was comin aboard with his mates ta seize the Captain. That's ...
... OOC: Not counting Vanderberg or O;Cassek there are six crew still onboard the Alida. ... The Alida's stores, adequate for a trip across the Atlantic with...
... He will arrange for 2 months fresh food, and one month preserved or pickled foodstuff. He also looks into getting some inexpensive livestock: fowl or some...
"The Vanderberg will let you know exactly what's going on when the Vanderberg wants you to know that! Until that golden moment in your lives I don't want to...
... OOC: Best go with two months preserved and one month fresh. There is no way to preserve food that hasn't been salted, pickled, dried, twice baked or...
... The crew members who remain on deck look at each other in silent wonderment. Finally one says, "Es loosin it e is. Looney like." "Moorings are slippin."...
... Since these goods are for the Alida they can be paid for by Broogan. Most of this is a normal expense that would have been incurred anyway. The extra...
... Seeing his opportunity, Vanderbberg leans forward and says, "Any redheaded women?" He waits for the boatman to answer almost certainly in the affirmative....
-- ... "Uhh, right. Iffen you say so Harps." He looks around the gun deck. "Well, with some of the lads berthin forward in the rope locker an all, there...
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