Post by Sam on Feb 9, 2006 23:40:15 GMT -5
It's when you look up that you see some sort of white cloth blowing in the wind. It's attached to a tall brown pole... which is attached to... a ship!
You run forward, against the wind, trying not to get your hopes up but also interested in your new discovery.
The ship is out in the distance. In front of you is a simple dock, maybe 50 pieces of wood nailed together, floating in the water.
The ship approaches closer. Strangely enough, you don't feel excited at the prospect of being rescued or eager to meet the first new human being you've seen in weeks. You just feel... cautious. Eerie.
The ship approaches the dock and anchors, as if it had done it a thousand times before, As if nothing special is happening. Inside the small boat you can see something that resembles a ship cabin. You can hear machinery inside it and the creak of what you imagine is the ship's steering wheel. The oddest thing about this cabin is that it has no windows and no doors. How do they get in to fix things?
You look back to land and in the direction of your tribe members and decide to hop on the ship and see where it takes you.
On the ship you see a crude map. It's difficult to figure out where you are on it. You see two directions on the map.
Which way do you want to go?
1 - A quick, no-nonsense trip to the west. This takes you directly west instantaneously until you hit land at gg25. You can start exploring there immediately.
2 - A medium, slightly exciting length journey to the north. This takes you somewhere north and will require 2 days of skipped exploration. The compass rose will be revealed and it will drop you off at an unknown location to the north.
3 - A long and brilliant journey to the southwest. Each day you will move and reveal 4 spaces in the ocean, revealing beautiful scenery in the water and possibly land. This is automatic movement, you don't need to post anything. 4-6 days later after your journey you will land at an unknown location to the southwest and can begin exploration.
As soon as you trace the direction you want to go with your finger, the ship pulls up it's anchor and begins in that direction.
I wonder where it's taking you.