At the same time, the actual crew members of the ship back away from the port side railing while lowering their weapons and join Captain Raleigh in some uproarious laughter!
"That really was some damn fine shootin'," the Captain genuinely admits while efforting to compose himself. "Pendleton, my good man," he says, slapping the scholar on his back. "You keep trusting your instincts and yer gonna be just fine." he says, before finding himself unable to suppress another fit of laughter. After taking a moment to fully compose himself, he turns to the collective group volunteers and begins to address them. "That, obviously, was a test." he says, reminding the group that they were brought on partially for defensive purposes.
"How would a snake get up here on deck?" he wonders aloud while looking at Pendleton. "While those sea snakes are extremely venomous, we pass 'em all the time, and I ain't never seen one of 'em attempt to storm the ship here... besides, their mouths are so small, it's unlikely they'd be able to do much harm even if they did."
"You all did well," he finishes. "Really well.... now, back to your places." he orders, while the mentors, whom were all in on the exercise, come and offer some good-natured ribbing to their recruits.
Before resuming sale, Kennit and the Captain share a private discussion and, anyone paying attention notices that they alter their course somewhat once the ship launches.
End of Day Five
Estimated Miles Traveled (Destination: 275 miles)
- Day 1: 45 miles (45 total)
- Day 2: 45 miles (90 total)
- Day 3: 65 miles (155 total)
- Day 4: 35 miles (190 total)
- Day 5: 20 miles (210 total)
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Day Six
Day six is cursed with a relative lack of wind, affecting the overall progress of an otherwise uneventful day.
End of Day Six
Estimated Miles Traveled (Destination: 275 miles)
- Day 1: 45 miles (45 total)
- Day 2: 45 miles (90 total)
- Day 3: 65 miles (155 total)
- Day 4: 35 miles (190 total)
- Day 5: 20 miles (210 total)
- Day 6: 35 miles (245 total)
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Day Seven
The last day of your first week of sailing is a remarkable one and the Devil's Mistress is able to match the progress of her third day at sail. The group continues their training, but there are no more exercises or genuine encounters.
Captain Raleigh addresses the entire crew at one point. "It seems we may have gotten off course a bit, early on. We made an adjustment to our course the other day and, assuming our calculations are correct, we have a very real chance of reaching Riddleport as soon as tomorrow! he says proudly. "Fourteen days." he scoffs. "Shoulda been half that!" he says, hinting that a part of him expected to have reached Riddleport at some point today.
End of Day Seven
- Day 1: 45 miles (45 total)
- Day 2: 45 miles (90 total)
- Day 3: 65 miles (155 total)
- Day 4: 35 miles (190 total)
- Day 5: 20 miles (210 total)
- Day 6: 35 miles (245 total)
- Day 7: 95 miles (340 total)
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Sorry about the "test." You only had a single encounter (the dolphins) the entire journey. A second roll almost resulted in an encounter, so I threw in the snakes. No harm done (except for a lost arrow).
(Warning: It should probably go without saying, given who it is, but there is language in the below clip... )
"Snakes on a Boat," starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Anyway, if possible, I'll have you guys docking in Riddleport later tonight. (I have after-hours work for my real job on Thursday nights, so I might not be able.) If not tonight, tomorrow.
