Sorry I'm later then I expected. Got into a bit of a scrape down at the "har-bor". Anyways, I be here now! So, to that seafarin story of treachery and shipwreck ye've all been diein to hear. Well, it was not more than long ago...
Some friends and I were out on the Sea of Dogs having our annual naval bouts. We had split into two teams of three. I meself had Thomas, who sometimes comments here, and Michael, the guy who was key in inspiring my 'sage' archetype. Our opponents were Cary the Magnificent, along with a dashing young lad called Ezra, and Michael's older sister. Now, each team is given a fully equipped galley. We use light wooden cannonballs, so in the end no one usually gets hurt worse then a bruise or scratch, and ramming becomes crucial.
The battle went well for my team. Our opponents were being soundly beaten. Also, they had gotten the prow of their ship stuck under ours at one time, so they had taken on a good bit of water, and were riding slowly, dangerously low in the water. Now, it so happened that we had come in for a pass across their bow and were heading back out, when Ezra, who was steering their ship, got it in his mind to catch us and tried to throw his ship into a hard right turn. But, t'was too low in the water. Before they moved an inch from their course their galley took on a bunch of water and capsized into the waves, sending the three of them into the shadowy gloom of the water!
Since they were our friends, and we had obviously won the bout, we swung around and after mocking them and laughing for several passes we fished out the ladies. Ezra, however, was not so lucky. We left him out there, on the wreck of his galley, to fare for himself. Funny thing was that he made it back somehow not too long after we returned to shore, and I happened to meet him the next day under some, 'ahem', less advantageous circumstances. But that is another story in itself. I hope ye swabs liked that story. And it all be true. (kinda) I may have some of the details fuzzy. The sea does things to a man's memory. No matter!
Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho!
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It was... well... satisfying. You should come out with an Episode 2 though! Was I in that story at all?
Gabe :)
no. It was seroiusly a true story though. Except that we were at dog town lake, and it was really canoes instead of galleys. And we just lobbed pinecones at each other(no cannons). But apart from that pretty much everything was true. We did leave Ezra out there, but that's because he had to drag the canoes back.
Ezra's a dandy, too, i think
Ahahaha, actually what happened was I climbed aboard your canoe, and left Steph and Ezra to fend for themselves. :D
probably right. Like I said, the details are a bit fuzzy.
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