I need that world hopper you promised.

[shovel_sick]

Oi, semi_phenomenal --

I saw the posts you made to gimmemyeffintea.

So, what do I do? Just wish for what I want? If that's the case, I want a small skiff, nothing big or fancy and that I can navigate solo. Just something I can use both for normal sailing and for world hopping.

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[leaderman]

Still resctricted to the sea, are we?

[shovel_sick]

Not that I asked for your opinion or anything, but I wanted something practical.

[leaderman]

Yes. Nothing screams practical like a small bit of wood bobbing through salt water.

[shovel_sick]

You haven't heard me insulting your ludicrous airships, have you? Flying's for the birds in my world, pirate.

[leaderman]

None of your people fly? How terribly.. primitive.

[shovel_sick]

Our world is mostly sea, Balthier. There's no reason to fly.

There are, however, legends of a Sky Island. But as far as I know, it's only a story from East Blue, nobody's ever really been there.

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[leaderman]

A sky island, you say? What does this story say about it?

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[shovel_sick]

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You realize it's just a fairy tale, right?

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[leaderman]

So are flying ships and alternate worlds, yet here we are.

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[shovel_sick]

Fine, you got me there.

So hundreds of years ago, there was this explorer named Norland Montblanc. He told these amazing stories of these extraordinary places he'd discovered, but nobody really knew for sure whether or not he was lying.

He returned from an expedition one day and reported to the king, saying that he'd discovered this amazing island across the seas that had a mountain of gold, and an enormous golden bell.

So the king gave him a crew of a thousand men, but when they finally got to the island - there was nothing there. At all, it was a jungle. The king was so angry about this that he sentenced Norland to death. At his execution, they say that he was smiling, saying that the golden island must have sunk into the sea.

That's all that story says, but supposedly in Jaya - that's in the Grand Line - there have been rumors going around that Norland also discovered Sky Island, which floats in a sea in the sky.

But like I said, it's a legend.

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[leaderman]

Everything's legend until it's discovered, my friend. And it sounds like you have a Sky Island in desperate need of it.

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[shovel_sick]

Good luck with that.

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[leaderman]

Actually...

I'm not at all familiar with your world, and it would be in my best interest to hire a navigator. One familiar with the terrain. Would you be interested? For fair compensation, of course.

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[shovel_sick]

Depends.

If you're planning this little venture anytime soon, you'll have to count me out. I'm booked this month, and don't have the time to go gallivanting around in an airship - however, if you're willing to pay for a few maps, I can provide you with some.

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[leaderman]

I'm not sure when I'm planning it for, to be honest. I'll need to check on the availability of transport to your world, and I'll certainly need maps when I arrive regardless. I'm not even sure where in your world I will arrive. I've no clue how this works, to be honest-- I've never "world hopped" before.

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[shovel_sick]

If you know exactly where you want to end up, you specify it to... whoever or whatever you're using to world-hop. At least, that's what I had to do.

Well, in any case, when you do decide to show up in the Grand Line, tell me and I can meet you.