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       Preparing The Ship
       By: High Captain Song Date: April 29, 2024, 6:05 pm
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       (04/29/24 03:45:21 pm)
       -- High Captain Song --
       Sailors they get all the money. Soldiers they get naught but
       brass, Lassies love a rolling sailor, Soldiers they can kiss
       my...
       - Frode of Skull Island -
       - Bard of Legend -
       Captain of the Crimson Corsair
       Malora's Mate
       -=Thassa=-
       Is sailing the green waters of the Thassa
       There were three final things we had to do before the Crimson
       Corsair was ready to launch. The first was a carefully planned
       ritual among every shipbuilder on Gor.. Sailors treated their
       ships as living things, so eyes were painted on the prow of each
       ship so that the ship might see trouble coming. That step was
       easy enough. The next was a local tradition to some Northern
       villages- one that involved breaking a bottle of booze upon the
       prow and naming the ship. Opinions differed as to whether or not
       this was needed for a ship that was renamed or reclaimed, but
       High Captain Song did not believe in taking the chance.
       (04/29/24 03:48:16 pm)
       -=Thassa=-
       Is sailing the green waters of the Thassa
       The third and final thing was not a maritime tradition, but the
       HIgh Captain had been insistent upon it. One the eyes were
       painted, and the ship blessed with a bottle of firewine brandy,
       he stripped his Mate, placed a collar about her neck, and took
       her to his cabin to break in the newly reinforced ring by his
       bed. None were witness to this, however, as the High Captain had
       the foresight to send all the crew away for the night. When the
       dawn broke, both were full dressed and waiting to meet the crew
       as they returned from shoreleave. As the tide rolled out, so did
       the Crimson Corsair, though both High Captains went to bed
       almost immediately after the ship set sail.
       (04/29/24 03:58:06 pm)
       -=Thassa=-
       Is sailing the green waters of the Thassa
       Two days later, they had settled into a routine similar to that
       enjoyed on the Persephone's Fate. The Skald turned Captain took
       command of the ship by day, being an early riser by nature. His
       Mate, inclined to resting during the day to avoid the harsh
       Southern sun, took command at night. In many ways they were as
       fire and ice. She was born to the sea and command. He was an
       urban creature who walked his own path. There was little logical
       about their pairing, but since when has love ever been logical?
       They brought out the best in each other, changing for good or
       ill under the other's influence. He made the fearsome Valkyrie
       of the Seas smile. She turned the Skald into a Captain, albeit
       one who ruled through love rather than fear. So far that had
       held them together. Yet the question danced upon his mind even
       as he steered the ship - could there be a new home waiting for
       them somewhere? Something that offered the advantages of the
       island, but would allow them a bit more latitude as far as trade
       went? They would see.
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