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[nautmagical]

Afternoon!

[It's a rather boisterous greeting, from a man standing on a very icy dock down in Darcmouth. Long coat buttoned up to his chin, hat securely in place on his head. His... face is just plain covered in tattoos.]

[Seemingly ignoring the cold, he gestures to a hunk of ice behind him. Wait, no. Is that - that's a boat. Despite the fact the ship is entirely encrusted in ice, he seems rather upbeat, pleased, even.]

I've been told - [There's a slow drawl to the words. And a hint of an accent. Like he'd belong in the Caribbean.] - the locals've no use for this particular ship.

Unfortunately...! The mechanisms of her are a mystery to me. She's not a sail in sight. So I'm looking for capable hands - clear the ice, put up sails, and the like.

If you've any experience at sea, I won't say no to that, either. What's a captain without crew? [He shakes his head, ruefully.] Though I doubt there's many sights to be seen on this particular sea.

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[nautmagical]

Inaccessible...

[The way he says it certainly makes it sound as if he'd been told the other man does walk backward. With shoes on his hands.]

I am a Naut - the sea is... it is as much a part of us as blood or bone. My whole life has been aboard a ship.

[So yeah, he's a bit experienced.]

[13thcommander]

How incredible.

[Which Erwin means with all sincerity! Living life on the water sounds fascinating.]

You'll have to forgive my ignorance to all this nautical. I can assure you that I'm a fast learner.

[A pause.]

What's it like, being out on the ocean?

[nautmagical]

Then you've come to the right man. Seeing as I appear to be the only Naut about.

[Can't have a better teacher than a Naut, in his totally not biased opinion.]

Ah - [Well that's. Sure a question. He pauses, rubbing at his chin.] - sooner be easier to describe color to a blind man. There is nothing greater, nothing as terrifying, untamed, familiar, as the sea.

It has been my life since birth.

[13thcommander]

[Considering he calls himself a Naut and Erwin has made the connection between Naut and nautical, that opinion is probably not biased at all.]

Do your people have land they call home? An island or the like? Or is your entire world out on the water?

[nautmagical]

An island, yes. Though, I've not spent much time there, myself. The longer I stay at sea, the better.

[Unless someone named De Sarde yanks him off on a quest...]

[13thcommander]

[Ugh, getting dragged off on a quest. THE WORST! Except Erwin is usually the one doing the dragging, so maybe he could appreciate the impulse.]

That's astonishing.

[Erwin is warming to this subject immensely.]

Clearly, I'll be learning about the sea from the very best, then.