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[prophesiedone]

For a kid who grew up in the desert, this is...something. [Anakin is pretty awed by the islands, okay.] The Force is so strong here. I don't know if it's the waves, the islands or...what. But I like it. It's much better than being dried to a husk in the heat.

[Seriously. Excessive sunlight was old when he was a baby.]

Should we be...fishing? What do we use? [Can everyone stop partying so they can, I don't know, eat? Survive? Does he need to punch a shark in the face with his mechno-arm? That might be a great way for him to lose his remaining arm, actually. Anakin, no.]

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[northerndragon]

Do men from the desert know how to fish?

[Probably not!]

Poles and lines and hooks, though here we might have better luck with nets, and poor luck with our hands alone.

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[prophesiedone]

Probably not well, but I could learn.

[He believes in himself. Most of the time anyway.]

What can we use for bait? Is a net really enough?

[northerndragon]

Bugs, feathers, worms, bits of meat... maybe bits of those crabs that have been about lately. The net would be a great net made of ropes. Someone who's more of a sailor than either of us might know how to use it.

I've only fished in a river, never the sea.

[so_dark_a_road]

I feel the power in the water and the wind, and I see the beauty in their intricate patterns of flow. I'm not sorry we came here.

The fishing is fairly good. As Jon says above, you can use a net or a fishing line and pole.

If you want to build a boat, I can help you with that. There are already some in the water, though. A few are hand-built, and there are several types of boats that have been left around by the gods. I don't really trust theirs, so I built my own. Margaery Tyrell and I have been sailing it, and she sewed a most magnificent sail for it. Let me know if you'd like to go out on a fishing expedition. Everybody's welcome.

[prophesiedone]

I'm glad you're on top of things, Curufin. [It's a relief.] Whenever you're free, I'll meet you on the eastern island shore. I think I can make any fishing easier, but...

We'll need to eat the fish fairly quickly, won't we? We don't have a way to keep it.

[so_dark_a_road]

We'll be there in sometime tomorrow, if that's okay? Jon's welcome, too!

The fish bite more often when we're out in the channels, so I think we'll do all right. But maybe while we're out there, you could experiment with using the Force to lure the fish into our nets? Or whatever you think might work.

Yes, we'll have to consume the fish soon after catching them, unless we want to salt and dry them. Preserved that way, they'll keep for months.

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[castintofire]

{Maedhros is trying to be amused, and look it, but he's still rather water-logged from all his escape attempts.}

Whatever you can to get the job done. I have used spears, my own hands, Kano's voice. Others have used a rod with a line and hook at the end, others a bow and arrows.

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[prophesiedone]

[Maedhros, you can't swim to safety, you silly Elf.]

I want to try out using the Force. It shouldn't be too hard for me to use a spear on them, then.

[He breaks out of his thoughts and smiles.]

How are you doing?

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[castintofire]

{WATCH HIM TRY!}

I expect that will work!

{Maedhros smiles ruefully, squeezing a bit more water from red hair.}

I seem to be alone on the island I landed on, but beyond the fact I cannot swim free, I am well.

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[bythewaves]

Fishing is easy, if you know how. Time consuming, but not that hard.

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[prophesiedone]

What do you prefer to use for it? Nets? Hooks? Spears?

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[bythewaves]

Hook and line, although I do cheat sometimes.

[widow_of_the_crag]

It depends on what you hope to catch and your skill level. Would you like me to teach you how to fish?

[prophesiedone]

Who taught you how to fish? [She looks...like an absolute lady. He doesn't want to jump to conclusions, but she is too pretty to be handling fish.]

[widow_of_the_crag]

My brother. Our castle was on the coast and when we finished lessons, he would sometimes go fishing or sailing. My father said I learned to swim before I could walk.

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[am_i_a_monster]

Do you have a boat to fish from?

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[prophesiedone]

Curufin and Margaery do. I'll be making use of it, I think.

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[am_i_a_monster]

That's a good start. Do you have a fishing line and a lure?

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[hot_mes]

[dry as the goddamn desert:] You don't have to. There's plenty of food in the shops again.

[and he's not teaching anyone to fish]

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[prophesiedone]

How long will that last? [He likes to look to the future. It's a nasty habit.] Besides, fishing will be a nice hobby.

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[hot_mes]

Until the next time someone tries to kill Hope, I would assume.

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[pocketspa]

What do you mean what do we use? A hook and line. Have you never even like, seen someone fish before?

[He's basically tossed the line "kid who grew up in the desert" to the side in favor of handling that last bit.]

Also, what are you talking about with a force, that's just the tide.

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[prophesiedone]

I haven't. I was raised on a desert planet. Any water we had was far underground and there were definitely no fish.

[Sand. Sand everywhere. He still has nightmares about it.]

The Force is in the tide and everywhere else.

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[storyseeker]

Much better than the desert. Really glad we didn't end up in the icy place.

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[prophesiedone]

I've been to ice planets. That sort of environment is rough. But I like this one; it's unlike anything I have encountered.