Not back and forth, no. But like--you do go in straight lines to whatever your destination is, right? [ this was not a concern before but his inclusion of 'straight line' in there has him second guessing ]
If all goes well, maybe? But you've got to account for things like the sudden weather changes, other pirate crews, sea monsters, marines--all kinds of obstacles out on the sea. Not to mention making sure you're on the right course, since you're going off the island's magnetic fields to find 'em...
[ sailing is fun and this is all normal. anyway ]
Yeah. Never asked Pops why, but that's the name he picked.
You don't think your ship might be named after the book?
Moby Dick is the name of a whale, in the book. Nothing to do with a ship at all.
[ also hey did you know that moby dick is named after the real life whale who was named Mocha Dick? an honest to god real life creature named mocha dick. fun facts in googling with lisa ]
You can either buy one wholesale, but a lot of pirate crews just get them custom made from shipwrights. There's a few islands that are known for their ship building skills. Though ours had plenty of shipwrights to make our ships anyway, since you gotta account for ship damage and repairs while out at sea anyway, especially with such a huge crew.
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...your ship is called the Moby Dick?
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[ sailing is fun and this is all normal. anyway ]
Yeah. Never asked Pops why, but that's the name he picked.
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Did your pops read the book? Because that's the name of a book, where I'm from.
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[ completely confused, ]
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[ wrong ]
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Moby Dick is the name of a whale, in the book. Nothing to do with a ship at all.
[ also hey did you know that moby dick is named after the real life whale who was named Mocha Dick? an honest to god real life creature named mocha dick. fun facts in googling with lisa ]
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The Moby's got a white whale figurehead...
But I've never heard of that book, and if Pops was a big enough fan to name the boat after it, I'd know.
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So there might be a connection there, but who knows what it actually is. Maybe it's just a cosmic joke across worlds.
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[ shakes my head ]
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Sort of. That was our crew's main ship, but it was destroyed not long before I wound up on Oceanside.
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How do you...go about getting a new pirate ship, exactly?
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You can either buy one wholesale, but a lot of pirate crews just get them custom made from shipwrights. There's a few islands that are known for their ship building skills. Though ours had plenty of shipwrights to make our ships anyway, since you gotta account for ship damage and repairs while out at sea anyway, especially with such a huge crew.
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Well. Not free. I guess you probably have to pay for materials from one of those islands.
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