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Forty-Seventh Theory [Voice]

Jul 17, 2011 15:38

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meditation is good for the soul, don't worry i'm not going far, other people invent things too i guess, c: mccoy, unpleasant business

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[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 17 2011, 19:46:36 UTC

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

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 17 2011, 22:44:09 UTC

[When he acts normal, people often think he's either quaint or flirting, thanks to time differences. Give him credit: he's done well the last six months, adjusting, for a guy whose "weirdest place he's ever been to" before coming here was probably Samana Bay.]

...

.....

[Oh. He asked a question. What does he do?]

Erm.

[Is it safe to answer? Is the creature of human intelligence and disposition or is it going to fly into a rage and seek him out for revenge if some part of his name happens to be a deadly insult on his homeworld? He considers this for a moment, suppresses a chuckle, and coughs.]

Kennedy.

[voice, same filter] i_speak_softly July 17 2011, 23:20:06 UTC

[Oh, like the president. Though it's just as likely this Kennedy is from a world with a totally different system of government.]

Nice to meet you, Kennedy.

You sound like you know a lot about boats.

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 17 2011, 23:23:14 UTC

Mister Kennedy, actually. Beg pardon. I'm in the navy. The--Royal Navy. In-in...my world.

[voice, same filter] i_speak_softly July 17 2011, 23:34:39 UTC

[Ah, so it's a king. Or a queen. Don guesses it could be a queen.]

Are you familiar with diving bells, Mr. Kennedy?

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 17 2011, 23:43:21 UTC

[Hesitation. The term is familiarish, like he should know, but maybe he's thinking of something else.]

I'm afraid not.

[voice, same filter] i_speak_softly July 17 2011, 23:50:42 UTC

They're big and heavy and meant to be used from a ship. Hence my question.

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 18 2011, 00:01:47 UTC

I see. Depending on how large and heavy they are, a boat might not be your best hope.

[voice, same filter] i_speak_softly July 18 2011, 00:05:47 UTC

[He frowns.] But all the diagrams show them on boats...

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 18 2011, 00:13:51 UTC

It would depend on your boat, and how big your...your large, heavy thing is.

[That would get a snicker in any gunroom.]

[voice, same filter] i_speak_softly July 18 2011, 00:27:52 UTC

[The joke goes right over Don's head.]

I would guess about five-hundred pounds, and big enough for two people to stand in, if they're good friends.

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 18 2011, 00:46:16 UTC

Over the side of a boat with no cargo?

[voice, same filter] i_speak_softly July 18 2011, 01:06:57 UTC

... Sorry?

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 18 2011, 02:05:50 UTC

[He slows down a tad.] How are you lowering it into the water?

[voice, same filter] i_speak_softly July 18 2011, 02:08:38 UTC

[This is firmer ground.]

A winch. If no one has one yet, I'll build one.

[voice, same filter] noprevaricating July 18 2011, 02:17:43 UTC

When you lower it into the water on one side, you will have to balance the other side if it's a small boat.

[Does he really have to say this? Really?]

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