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Re: Trouble in the Deep (sturm) GMed by thetwo
"What, now? By hand?" The man suddenly looked nervous. "I'm not exactly a cartographer. It's off the coast of Anudor."
"Ha! So's half the ocean. Could you point it out on a map?" His 'friend' seemed in the mood to argue.
"Well, obviously it isn't marked on most maps! There's lots of islands around there! I could find my way back, though. I'll never forget it!"
"Liar. You made it all up, or someone would have been after the gold again by now."
"Of course they are! I told you I wasn't the only one on the boat when it went away. The navigator was left back when the rest of us went to shore, and I heard he was going to sell maps to anyone who was willing to pay!"
"Ah. But you don't happen to have any of these, I suppose?"
"I told you, I ain't no cartographer! And why would I buy a map to a place I never want to see again? I could point it out on a map, though. More or less. Or you could try to find someone who bought a map, I suppose." The man drained the last of his beer, and tapped at the rim thoughtfully.
"What, now? By hand?" The man suddenly looked nervous. "I'm not exactly a cartographer. It's off the coast of Anudor."
"Ha! So's half the ocean. Could you point it out on a map?" His 'friend' seemed in the mood to argue.
"Well, obviously it isn't marked on most maps! There's lots of islands around there! I could find my way back, though. I'll never forget it!"
"Liar. You made it all up, or someone would have been after the gold again by now."
"Of course they are! I told you I wasn't the only one on the boat when it went away. The navigator was left back when the rest of us went to shore, and I heard he was going to sell maps to anyone who was willing to pay!"
"Ah. But you don't happen to have any of these, I suppose?"
"I told you, I ain't no cartographer! And why would I buy a map to a place I never want to see again? I could point it out on a map, though. More or less. Or you could try to find someone who bought a map, I suppose." The man drained the last of his beer, and tapped at the rim thoughtfully.