Day 51 | late morning | Phone Call to All

[nocorsetsplease]

[Elizabeth had only used the device once, and so despite how important she felt this call, her nervousness would be apparent.]

Ah-- hello there. Residents. You see... my name is Elizabeth Swann.

It has been gathered, and confirmed that there are, indeed, some sort of...things about the town. I don't know what to call them but I surely know

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[ifidie_youdie]

A ship? Like, a real ship? [The biggest ship Tripitaka had ever seen was the little motorboat used to get to Pigsy's place. But she's seen pictures. Old, faded drawnings in half-ruined books.]

[nocorsetsplease]

Two, Miss. They're lovely things, aren't they?

You're more then welcome to come see them, though I would strongly recommend coming by light. These... creatures are hard enough to see when there is full sunlight to expose their shifting.

[ifidie_youdie]

I've only ever seen them in books. I'd love to see one close up.

[It's daytime now and Trip's got nothing going on. She's extremely tempted to go now.] Well, I'm not doing anything and if you gave me good directions, I could get their quickly enough.

[nocorsetsplease]

I am aboard, as is Captain Sparrow, among others on the ships already. We will keep a wary eye on the town for you and others, Miss.

[ifidie_youdie]

Alright. [There's the soft sound in the background of Trip gathering her things. She simply wants to scope out the place. She's not planning on moving in just yet.] I'm fairly new. So it might take me a few minutes to find my way there.

[nocorsetsplease]

I am as well. It has been mere day since I awoke caught on this beach.

There is not a large press for time; merely the sun's setting is the only thing that would keep you in town.

[ifidie_youdie]

I feel like I'm going crazy. I'm either in the house or up a tree. It'll do me some good.

[nocorsetsplease]

Perhaps you will take to the water, though I regret to say with the ships caught in the shallows, we do not have the pleasant roll of the waves. I do find it all a bit relaxing.

[ifidie_youdie]

Maybe. I've never really been to the beach. I lived up in the mountains.

[nocorsetsplease]

I have never had the pleasure of seeing the mountains, though I have read that they are beautiful.

[ifidie_youdie]

They're beautiful. Especially at sunrise and sunset. The way the sun glows behind them. It's...wonderful. [And one of the very few things that the mechs haven't ruined.]

[nocorsetsplease]

I do love to travel, so perhaps I shall make my way to the mountains one day. Though I must say... I think I shall always prefer the sea. They say the sea calls to men but I laugh. I've felt her calling as strongly as any of they, and love her just as well.

[ifidie_youdie]

I don't understand why people would say that. Why something so beautiful would only call to one group of people, and not everyone.

[nocorsetsplease]

Perhaps because they consider the sea a woman. What vexes all men is a woman, and if the sea is, indeed, a she... it makes perfect sense.

Though it is a bit strange, once I come to think about it.

[ifidie_youdie]

I didn't know the ocean was supposed to have a gender. Do most...non-living items have a gender assigned to them?

[nocorsetsplease]

A good lot of them do, though I cannot say I could name them all. The sea and the graceful ships that glide over her are both feminine. That much I do know. There is a Captain I know well who treats his ship as though she is a lover. Damned good at what he does. Takes to the helm far better than any other I have known.