Nov 10 21:31:37 <AndroUser>	**Stefan Gottlieb encourages Molly and Varick to join him on a tour of the newly completed Lusty Wench, which leaves Sinan and Morgan alone in the side room of the Tavern to discuss their plans*
Nov 10 21:31:45 *	AndroUser is now known as Sinan
Nov 10 21:32:46 <Sinan>	You had some ideas about what you would like to build?
Nov 10 21:33:23 *	Sinan places a large sheath of papers on the table between them
Nov 10 21:33:47 *	Morgan nods
Nov 10 21:36:54 <Morgan>	I've been toying with the idea of running cargo, and it occurred to me that you could probably charge a premium if you could guarantee an earlier arrival
Nov 10 21:39:47 *	Sinan nods
Nov 10 21:40:07 <Morgan>	but on the other hand... pirates
Nov 10 21:40:21 <Sinan>	Pirates are a nuisance
Nov 10 21:40:38 *	Morgan nods
Nov 10 21:40:56 <Morgan>	so the choices are fight, which means bigger... or run, which means being faster
Nov 10 21:44:32 *	Sinan nods again
Nov 10 21:44:34 <Sinan>	Yes
Nov 10 21:46:05 <Morgan>	the trick, I think, is to compromise between the two, using pirates tactics against them while running a faster ship... you don't have to hit them as hard if all you want is to knock them over so you can run away
Nov 10 21:50:51 *	Sinan nods approvingly
Nov 10 21:51:54 <Morgan>	so, smaller, leaner than a warship, narrow in the beam, and armed, just not heavily. 
Nov 10 21:56:23 *	Sinan nods
Nov 10 21:56:37 <Sinan>	But maximising Cargo space
Nov 10 21:57:33 <Morgan>	indeed
Nov 10 21:59:47 <Sinan>	So minimal quarters or communal space
Nov 10 22:00:17 <Morgan>	its not a ship for passengers, cargo and crew only
Nov 10 22:02:10 *	Sinan nods
Nov 10 22:02:19 <Sinan>	Construction materials?
Nov 10 22:05:04 *	Sinan has quit (Remote host closed the connection)
Nov 10 22:06:25 *	AndroUser (~androirc@94.12.km.iu) has joined #7thseaic
Nov 10 22:07:19 <Morgan>	I've been thinking about that, I'm not sure
Nov 10 22:08:40 <AndroUser>	Would you like me to just handle that?
Nov 10 22:11:49 <Morgan>	I'd like to keep the keel as oak, and pines probably best for the masts, for its flexibility.... unless you can think of something better
Nov 10 22:14:48 <AndroUser>	No, that would work
Nov 10 22:17:50 *	Morgan nods
Nov 10 22:20:16 *	AndroUser looks thoughtful
Nov 10 22:20:32 <AndroUser>	I think it'll take around four months
Nov 10 22:20:58 *	Morgan nods
Nov 10 22:21:02 <Morgan>	thats fairly fast
Nov 10 22:22:30 <AndroUser>	We will prioritise it
Nov 10 22:23:33 *	Morgan nods
Nov 10 22:23:36 <Morgan>	I appreciate that
Nov 10 22:26:06 *	AndroUser nods
Nov 10 22:26:22 <AndroUser>	And after this fast cargo ship?
Nov 10 22:28:37 <Morgan>	well... long term I'd like to run a few of these, but I'd also like heavily armed ones, that can be traded as protection to other ships... you see?
Nov 10 22:29:02 *	AndroUser nods
Nov 10 22:29:16 <AndroUser>	I do. No war ships?
Nov 10 22:30:50 <Morgan>	uncomfortable with a break from tradition? Besides, the armed versions would be as powerful as a warship, but faster and more manoeuvrable 
Nov 10 22:32:06 <AndroUser>	We get asked for war ships mostly
Nov 10 22:35:38 <Morgan>	most cafes get asked for coffee, but I rather like tea
Nov 10 22:36:15 *	AndroUser smiles
Nov 10 22:36:52 <AndroUser>	Would you like us to make a start on the first ship immediately?
Nov 10 22:37:25 *	Morgan nods
Nov 10 22:37:27 <Morgan>	okease
Nov 10 22:38:36 *	AndroUser nods
Nov 10 22:39:35 <AndroUser>	I will have them start it as soon as the dry dock is empty
Nov 10 22:40:45 <Morgan>	thank you Sinan, I appreciate it
Nov 10 22:45:29 *	AndroUser smiles
Nov 10 22:45:37 <AndroUser>	You're welcome
Nov 17 22:13:52 <AndroUser>	**Morgan hears a voice in his head, utterly solemn and serious** Liebes herz, no matter what happens here, know that I love you, and you must go on.

Nov 17 22:14:27 *	Sinan frowns, watching Morgan a moment
Nov 17 22:14:58 <Morgan>	problem?
Nov 17 22:19:13 *	Sinan shakes his head
Nov 17 22:19:24 *	Morgan frowns slightly
Nov 17 22:19:25 <Sinan>	No, nothing
Nov 17 22:19:31 <Morgan>	where was my wife headed?
Nov 17 22:20:00 <Sinan>	They were going to look at the Lusty Wench with my father
Nov 17 22:20:19 *	Morgan nods, standing up
Nov 17 22:20:21 <Morgan>	excuse me
Nov 17 22:21:51 <Sinan>	**Morgan starts to feel that same sense of danger. He sees the flash of a man in his head, blonde, bearded, wearing a green bandana, holding a lit taper.**
Nov 17 22:22:15 *	Morgan moves quickly, headed for the lusty wench
Nov 17 22:24:02 *	Sinan looks ill at ease, following. As Morgan exits, he physically collides with Sorgi and Claudia, who both look as on edge as he feels. The bridge is up, preventing them from easily crossing to the other side of the dock where the Wench is.*
Nov 17 22:24:13 <Sinan>	Sorgi: where is she?!
Nov 17 22:24:44 *	Morgan tilts his head at the ship, looking at the gap between ramparts, contemplating swimming it
Nov 17 22:30:33 *	Morgan swears, throwing his coat to the ground before launching himself off the dock into the water
Nov 17 22:32:12 <Sinan>	**Sorgi tells Sinan to help him get the bridge down, Claudia sprints the opposite direction**
Nov 17 22:33:15 <Sinan>	**There is a loud explosion, and lots of shouting and screaming from bystanders**
Nov 17 22:34:07 *	Morgan hauls himself out of the water, sprinting for the ship
Nov 17 22:37:51 <Sinan>	**Flames and white smoke billow out of a large hole in the side of the ship, timbers floating on the surface. With his knowledge of ships, he knows it will sink quickly based on the location of hole and rapid spread of fire*
Nov 17 22:38:04 *	Morgan tries to pickup anything from Molly
Nov 17 22:38:49 <Sinan>	**he picks up her general location, and that she is scared but determined*
Nov 17 22:39:22 *	Morgan runs as hard as he can, trying to concentrate on quelling any flames
Nov 17 22:40:06 <Sinan>	**he finds it difficult to concentrate on both, and realises he'll need to prioritise one or the other**
Nov 17 22:40:20 *	Morgan concentrates on the fire
Nov 17 22:41:21 <Sinan>	**he finds himself slowing down, but similarly so does the spread of the flames. He hears the bridge lower behind him.*
Nov 17 22:41:40 *	Morgan continues the best he can
Nov 17 22:43:59 <Sinan>	**there is a wealth of panic everywhere around him as many of the shipbuilders appear from buildings. In the gap between the ships, he sees a couple of fishing boats being launched. He notices that suddenly he can get no bearing or reading on Molly at all*
Nov 17 22:44:17 *	Morgan swears and runs flat out
Nov 17 22:45:05 <Sinan>	**He runs directly into the Green Bandana Man**
Nov 17 22:45:34 *	Morgan smashes his elbow into the mans face
Nov 17 22:47:19 <Sinan>	**he sways but remains upright. The smoke on this part of the dock is harsh, and scarily familiar**
Nov 17 22:47:47 *	Morgan hits him again, putting more weight into it
Nov 17 22:49:46 <Sinan>	**he looks confused just before the forces registers, and goes down. The crackle of flames and a groan of warping wood seems deafeningly loud. There is a crash as the bridge locks horizontally**
Nov 17 22:50:01 *	Morgan spins, looking for sorgi
Nov 17 22:51:05 <Sinan>	**Sorgi and Sinan are both running flat out to catch him up. Sinan looks almost as pale as the Eisen man keeping pace with him**
Nov 17 22:51:32 <Morgan>	one of you, hold him, I want him alive
Nov 17 22:54:16 <Sinan>	**Sorgi bends to grab him, but lets out a yelp of pain, a bright red stain spreading at his midsection. Sinan looks afraid and somehow pales further. Morgan would feel the same shock, were it not for the pain in his head and his leg, previously healed wounds opening. Sorgi grits his teeth and works with Sinan to bind the priaoner*
Nov 17 22:54:39 *	Morgan runs
Nov 17 22:58:15 <Sinan>	**a futher explosion rocks the ship, and she lurches to the side, more water entering her punctured hull. He is almost there when he sees Varick stood near the rail removing his boots and coat quickly. In between them, Morgan can see the gangplank has been kicked into the deep water of the ship's berth*
Nov 17 23:00:04 *	Morgan skids to a halt in front of the ship, trying to anticipate Varicks direction
Nov 17 23:03:29 <Sinan>	**Varick climbs onto the rail, then he looks at a seemingly blank space on the dock, before sitting down on a rope that is tied between the rail and a heavy metal ring set into the dock itself. In a move that stops Morgan's heart a moment, he slides to the side til he is hanging underneath with his legs crossed. Hand over hand, he pulls himself across the 10 feet gap between ship and land.
Nov 17 23:04:45 *	Morgan reaches out to grab him as soon as he's in reach
Nov 17 23:05:50 <Sinan>	**Varick allows himself to be pulled up. He looks around behind Morgan a moment before hugging him tightly**
Nov 17 23:06:14 *	Morgan hugs him tightly
Nov 17 23:06:28 <Morgan>	Are you alright Varick?
Nov 17 23:07:31 <Sinan>	**Again the ship lurches heavily, the smoke increasing, and the rope of Varick's escape snaps as the ship drops several feet further into the water**
Nov 17 23:07:40 *	Sinan is now known as Varick
Nov 17 23:07:48 <Varick>	Molly?
Nov 17 23:08:04 <Morgan>	I'm going to look for her, where did you last see her on the ship?
Nov 17 23:08:24 *	Varick breathes heavily
Nov 17 23:08:39 <Varick>	Cargo hold. Was a man there.
Nov 17 23:09:10 <Morgan>	ok, I know... Claudia's coming, I want you to wait with her, understand?
Nov 17 23:09:33 *	Varick nods
Nov 17 23:10:08 *	Morgan looks at him for a moment before nodding and pitching himself off the dock again
Nov 17 23:10:49 <Varick>	**a little crowd is starting to gather, and a couple of women take Varick one side out of the smoke.**
Nov 17 23:13:10 <Varick>	**The ship drops further. The cargo hold must be mostly flooded by now, leaving only one level below deck but above water**
Nov 17 23:14:42 <Varick>	**Confused, the little fishing boats draw nearer, thinking to rescue Morgan**
Nov 17 23:17:39 *	Morgan waves them off, searching the ship
Nov 17 23:20:53 <Varick>	**The heat is horrendous, thick and cloying, the smoke not much better. He finds the door that leads down the first stairs into a small corridor
Nov 17 23:21:17 *	Morgan slows, concentrating on the flames as he walks
Nov 17 23:25:31 <Varick>	**It has a good effect, the heat and the smoke rapidly decreases**
Nov 17 23:27:45 *	Morgan starts yelling for his wife
Nov 17 23:28:37 <Varick>	**he hears her faintly call back, and realises it's in his ears, not his mind*
Nov 17 23:28:46 *	Morgan yells again
Nov 17 23:29:25 <Varick>	**she replies, getting louder**
Nov 17 23:29:47 *	Morgan tries to follow the sound
Nov 17 23:36:38 <Varick>	**he manages to see her a little further down. She has Stefan Gottlieb's arm over her shoulder and is supporting almost all his weight. He has a large central chest wound. He's alive, but barely conscious. Morgan can see the strain on Molly's face. She's sooty, quite bloody and clearly exhausted.
Nov 17 23:37:21 *	Morgan lifts Gottliebs arm over his shoulder
Nov 17 23:37:25 <Morgan>	time to go blossom
Nov 17 23:41:22 <Varick>	**the man is heavy, nearly Morgan's height. She follows on looking somewhat dazzed. The smoke has definitely subsided.**
Nov 17 23:41:51 *	Morgan pushes on, glaring at any licks of flame he sees
Nov 17 23:47:13 <Varick>	**the fire has almost completely gone out. They make it back into the sunshine. There is a huge amount of cheering and applause.
Nov 17 23:48:49 *	Morgan looks round for the easiest route onto the dockside
Nov 17 23:50:01 <Varick>	**lowering down into fishing boats seems to be the only option
Nov 17 23:50:40 *	Morgan moves towards the fishing boats
Nov 17 23:54:10 <Varick>	**with a bit of manoeuvring, lots of rope and determination, they safely get into the small boats and row towards dry land

Dec 02 22:15:32 <AndroUser>	**There is a small crowd waiting when moor up. Many look stunned, most clap. A few look wary of Morgan. Sinan is there, and directs several large men to carry his father to his house*
Dec 02 22:16:01 <AndroUser>	Sinan: Thank you, my Lord. Thank you for saving my father.
Dec 02 22:16:52 *	Morgan shakes his head
Dec 02 22:16:54 <Morgan>	wasn't me
Dec 02 22:19:26 <AndroUser>	**he nods, a little dazed. People bustle around them, a sizeable crowd. Morgan feels Molly's legs go out from under her as she faints*
Dec 02 22:19:37 *	Morgan catches her
Dec 02 22:22:07 <Morgan>	time to find somewhere quiet
Dec 02 22:22:16 <AndroUser>	*she's out cold for more than a minute. People around look anxious, offering help, generally being in the way*
Dec 02 22:26:56 *	Morgan lifts her up, moving towards the rose
Dec 02 22:29:18 <AndroUser>	*she comes around. Exactly as it did in Koln after she saved Sorgi, the magical fascination is there. The whole crowd, barring one person, appears completely spellbound.*
Dec 02 22:31:30 *	Morgan moves faster
Dec 02 22:35:33 <AndroUser>	*Molly smiles at him* Liebes herz, I can walk!
Dec 02 22:35:53 <Morgan>	thats as maybe but I'd rather get yu away from the crowd
Dec 02 22:36:12 <AndroUser>	**people follow them, not aggressively at all, but with awe and curiosity*
Dec 02 22:44:03 <AndroUser>	**They get safely to the ship, just as Claudia arrives with Varick. Morgan spots blood on her shirt, in the same place as her old wound. Both look a little enchanted, as Morgan himself feels*
Dec 02 22:46:09 *	Morgan sets Molly down gently
Dec 02 22:48:04 <AndroUser>	**She watches the look on Morgan's face, Claudia's face and Varick's face, then looks a little saddened. It's almost heartbreaking. Varick hugs her tightly, and starts to cry.*
Dec 02 22:48:36 <AndroUser>	**Claudia looks to Morgan* What happened on that ship?
Dec 02 22:49:36 *	Morgan shrugs slightly
Dec 02 22:51:15 *	Morgan looks at Claudia
Dec 02 22:51:18 <Morgan>	are you alright?
Dec 02 22:52:30 <AndroUser>	**Molly looks at them both. Claudia nods slowly* C: I am, I think. Are _you_ alright? *her tone is surprisingly full of genuine concern as she looks at Molly, then Morgan*
Dec 02 22:52:55 *	Morgan looks at  Molly
Dec 02 22:58:11 <AndroUser>	**Molly nods** Yes. But I think I'm going to go and lie down for a little while. I'll take Varick.
Dec 02 22:58:28 *	Morgan nods
Dec 02 23:02:20 <AndroUser>	**Molly goes below deck. As soon as she's out of sight, Claudia looks perfectly normal* what the hell is going on?
Dec 02 23:03:33 <Morgan>	good question
Dec 02 23:05:25 *	AndroUser is now known as Claudia
Dec 02 23:05:31 <Claudia>	Any orders?
Dec 02 23:06:07 <Morgan>	Is Sorgi still holding the man?
Dec 02 23:06:24 *	Claudia shrugs
Dec 02 23:06:35 <Claudia>	I assume so
Dec 02 23:06:41 <Morgan>	lets go ask him
Dec 02 23:13:30 *	Claudia nods. She walks back to the dock, looking at the ship on the far side. Though there is residual smoke, it's no longer on fire
Dec 02 23:13:44 <Claudia>	They put that out quickly!
Dec 02 23:14:12 *	Morgan nods, scowling slightly
Dec 02 23:14:19 <Morgan>	most of it was full of water
Dec 02 23:16:04 *	Claudia nods
Dec 02 23:16:34 <Claudia>	More your area than mine. Fires on land are much harder to stop.
Dec 02 23:17:42 <Morgan>	that tends to be the case, aye