Forty-Seventh Theory [Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Filtered to Doc McCoy || Unhackable

Um. About my brother's cat.

[Once that unpleasantness is over, Don will go sit up on the roof for a few hours, in the rain and in view of the river, meditating. He made contact with Sona last week at the hot springs, and is now trying to learn what she has to teach.]

[Later, inside, he'll open his journal and put a question to the village at large.]

Filtered from Shredder and Karai || Unhackable

I've heard some people are trying to build ships. Are any of them likely to be seaworthy by the end of the summer?

Comments

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[markofthewise]

We're almost done with ours. Just needs some paint, some touching up, and she's good to go.

[Filtered]

[i_speak_softly]

[Ah yes. A good paint job does make all the difference.]

Will it carry the Shell Bell?

[Filtered]

[markofthewise]

I think it could. You know, a few extra ropes, pulleys, and that kind of thing.... yeah. We could make it work.

[Filtered]

[i_speak_softly]

[He is delighted by this.]

I need to figure out how to get it there.

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[markofthewise]

I think it'll fit on the teleporter. We made it extra big for a reason.

[voice, same filter]

[simplestgift]

Someone's building a ship? An entire ship, not a boat?

[voice, same filter]

[i_speak_softly]

[... Now he's confused. You make it sound like a boat is some component part of a ship.]

I think it depends what you mean by 'ship' and 'boat'.

[voice, same filter]

[simplestgift]

Ships have three masts at least. It's a bit more work, and requires a bit more of a crew.

[He's sounding pretty deadpan. It is safe to assume this is an understatement.]

[voice, same filter]

[i_speak_softly]

[Masts. Okay. Those are the things that stand up and hold the sails.]

I thought I heard that someone was building... something that floats.

[all7seas]

What need you with a ship, Smart Turtle?

[i_speak_softly]

I was just curious.

[all7seas]

I'm not sure anything like a proper ship could be built, here. You'd need a shipyard. And a proper ropewalk. And sailmakers. And great thick straight trees for the masts, and some way of movin' all that timber down to the sea.

[i_speak_softly]

[You've lost him. He has very little idea how to build something as large and yet technologically-simple as a sailing ship.]

Why couldn't you build those things first?

[voice]

[voropedia.livejournal.com]

[ That is a talking turtle. And he is wearing a mask... But this world's been strange enough already, Vorona barely spares the sight more than a blink. ]

I question the necessity to build a ship when barrier present, so I assume the seafaring is not for escape. What, then? Fishing, recreation, accessing locations enveloped from tidal wave of past shift...

Even if all of these, true possibilities, as a reptile of the order Testudines, do you not swim?

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[He likes your critical thinking on the subject of ship availability, but then you had to go and make it personal.]

I beg your pardon?

[voice]

[voropedia.livejournal.com]

[ ... She doesn't quite realize she's offended the turtle. :( Or maybe she got her facts mixed up?? ]

... Turtle? Identification, incorrect? ...Tortoise?

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[He takes pity on this strange person. Sort of.]

Yes, I'm a turtle. What's your point?

[Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

Giles and I are working hard. By then, it might be possible.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Ami, I didn't know you built boats.

[Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

I've been working on it with Giles. [Mostly as something to do together, though it certainly is interesting.] We're taking our time, since neither of us has done something like this before.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Everyone but me knew Giles was building a boat. Why didn't you guys invite me?

[He's teasing. Mostly.]

[voice]

[justicereigns]

"People"?

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Ships.

[voice]

[justicereigns]

[Facepalms.]

Which people?

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[An idea occurs.]

Hey, Smoker. How would you feel about arresting a pirate by the name of Jack Sparrow, repossessing his ship, and giving it to me?