Exploring

[bluerose_knight]

Nothing here was as Sparhawk expected. Mind you, since he hadn't expected to wake up naked and covered in slime, his expectations were already shattered

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[leather_bastard]

"Careful," a voice calls idly from nearby. "There's a release mechanism over there which opens a section of the ship that's best to avoid."

The figure looks over at Sparhawk before returning to his examination of a computer panel. He's not touching it -- merely observing it closely.

[bluerose_knight]

To Sparhawk, release mechanism sounds like a fancy way of saying doorknob, so he ceases his poking to study the wall.

"Did you learn that the hard way, neighbour?" the broken nosed knight asked as he gave up his search for the elusive knob, and moved towards the other occupant of the corridor.

[leather_bastard]

He looks up at the warrior and nods. "There are several areas of the ship with opponents that cannot be defeated. At least... not with the resources we have at this time." He fully turns and begins to approach. "If you wish to help me locate resources, I have yet to fully explore down this way."

[bluerose_knight]

"What sort of opponents?" Sparhawk inquires curiously, staring at the wall as if expecting armoured forms to emerge. A fight would at least be something that he would understand.

The invitation to help explore is met with a nod of assent. "You seem to know your way around here neighbour. Have you been here long?"

[leather_bastard]

"Some worlds," he admits, "have multiple religions. And some religions reach multiple worlds." His fingers brush a wall that looks fleshier than others. "But it is not so difficult to handle." Their tenants are merely ignored when inconvenient.

[bluerose_knight]

"Its one thing to know of the existence of other worlds, and believe me, that was hard enough, but to meet people from these worlds..." and Sparhawk's sentence trails off as he stares at the wall for a second.

"It makes you feel rather small."

Having admitted that, Sparhawk promptly shelves his feelings, and returns to the business at hand. "Why is there no wood here?"

[leather_bastard]

"Because most starships do not require wood." Some scavenger ships... you never knew how they were built to run. It was impossible to be sure that no ship required it.

"What would you use the wood for?"

[bluerose_knight]

"Unfortunately, starship building was neglected in the teaching on being a knight," Sparhawk responds amiably with a half smile on his face. "I assumed that it was just a different type of ship. What is it made out of then?"