01 ⚓ Video ⚓ Strangers, who are you? Where do you sail from?

[hearrrtofgold]

[For half a second the feed catches the corridor outside of the mess hall, showing a blurred image of the walls before focusing on a new face. It's a rather handsome youngish male face, framed by brunet hair, adorned with a soul patch, beard, and moustache, and dominated by a prominent nose as well as brown eyes and lips pulled into a thoughtful frown.]

That is officially the weirdest way I've ever been sprung from custody.

Hi. Duke Crocker, token new guy, here to do - you know, all the typical crap. [Graduate an inmate, save his hometown and his best friends, possibly start an underground trade system, that sort of thing. No big deal.] Two things, before I go any further: first, mess hall and kitchen's this way on level one, right? I'm starving, and that hospital food isn't fit for an animal. Not even a spotted hyena would touch it.

Second, what the hell is the date? Is it still December, or is it June? Apparently it's been a really long time since I've seen a calendar. Someone should really do something about that.

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[hearrrtofgold]

Then I have a question for you! Do you have DVDs? And if you do, do you have nature documentaries?

[strangehistorian]

Yes, and yes! We also have small players, if you need one of those.

[hearrrtofgold]

I should be good on that front. And the library is where, again?

[strangehistorian]

The center of the fifth floor! If you stop by, I also have a pamphlet written for newcomers.

[hearrrtofgold]

Then I'll be there this afternoon. This is the first time I've ever worked in a prison, so I think I'm going to need that pamphlet.

[strangehistorian]

The learning curve is significant.

[hearrrtofgold]

Man, I never liked being graded. What do I have to know?

[strangehistorian]

It's all in the pamphlet. But, you should watch out for both floods and ports. They can be dangerous.

[hearrrtofgold]

When you say "floods," what are those? I take it you don't mean water.

[strangehistorian]

No. Floods are magical anomalies that overtake the ship periodically and temporarily transform the Barge or its residents.