Stanley, having sat when he boarded, stands ready to assist but first turns to Darla.  "Darla, what was all that?  Why is the island sinking?  And why did so many attack this time?"  He looks around, over at the island and out at the waters.  "What happened?"

As Stanley ponders this aloud, Flora Isle and the rest of Palma Flora grows ever smaller on the horizon as Wavechaser cuts through the choppy waters of the Lucidian Ocean. Several refugees from the village are huddled on the deck of the ship, while the crew tends to the vessel.

Once the ship is well outside any potential danger from the island you have a moment to actually observe the crew a bit. A burly, hairy man is playing a card game with some of the refugees. A half-orc gazes out at the waves, as she smiles at a dolphin leaping through the ship’s wake. A young male elf with pale-green skin and watery eyes is speaking to a female dwarf with a thick, knotted beard at the ship’s helm. A handsome, muscle-bound man is flirting with one of the refugees.

Stanley walks over to the Triton to better introduce himself, and see if he knows what happened.  "Hi.  I don't know if you can recall... I'm Stanley."  He holds out his hand to shake.  "Do you know what happened back there?" he asks him.

"Yer askin tae wrong lady, darlin'. I seen my fair share'a madness, but that was..." Darla trails off, shaking her head a bit. "Well, on tae business. We need tae earn our keep, so let's be about it, aye?"

Nalos takes Stanley's hand in a friendly handshake gesture. "I do remember, yes. Nalos. And, I don't know, for sure, to be honest," he says. "I've been living here for the last couple of years, and every year or two, the Sahuagin attack these shark hunt festivals, but it's never been a massacre like this, before. And for them to sink the island?" He shakes his head in disbelief. "I couldn't tell you what that is. If the Captain is planning the next steps, we might want to see if we can help. A lot of innocent people lost their homes and some their lives."

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"Yer askin tae wrong lady, darlin'. I seen my fair share'a madness, but that was..." Darla trails off, shaking her head a bit. "Well, on tae business. We need tae earn our keep, so let's be about it, aye?"

And, so Darla walks over to the nearest crew member and gets a job assignment. 

 Usul, this being his first time on a ship, is pretty exited to be on the waves. He runs to the front, and standing on his toes is over to see over the railing and spends a few minutes just watching the nothingness of the ocean spread out in front of him, occasionally seemingly talking to himself about his excitement. Once he's calmed down a bit he'll mostly keep to himself, and kind of wander around the other's listening in, and getting a feel for who is aboard the ship with him, likely gravitating towards Darla to watch how she is given a task, and later trying to help out here and there.

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 Usul, this being his first time on a ship, is pretty exited to be on the waves. He runs to the front, and standing on his toes is over to see over the railing and spends a few minutes just watching the nothingness of the ocean spread out in front of him, occasionally seemingly talking to himself about his excitement. Once he's calmed down a bit he'll mostly keep to himself, and kind of wander around the other's listening in, and getting a feel for who is aboard the ship with him, likely gravitating towards Darla to watch how she is given a task, and later trying to help out here and there.

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While Usul is looking over the edge, he sees the shadow of a large whale, roughly the size of the ship itself. For a brief moment, the whale came to the surface to exhale, blowing misty water out of its blowhole, took another breath and then re-submerged itself, paralleling the speed and direction of the ship for a few moments before turning in a slightly different direction.

After 30 minutes or so, Usul notices one of the crew approaching him. It is the darkly handson human crew member with shifty eyes that seems to be taking in everything all the time. You get the feeling that this guy doesn't miss anything that happens around him. He's got that survivor look in his eye. He walks up to you with his attempt at a friendly smirk and says, "It looks like yas helped us out back there, huh. Thanks. Th' name's Boerth." He reaches his hand out to shake your's. You get the feeling that even though he's making eye contact, he's still sizing you up.

"Ah... uh... well... yes. We only did what we needed to do." Usul replies, and reaches up to return the handshake. "I'm Usul. Nice t'meet'ya" He says, adding "This ship is quite big! We've never been on the sea before. Is there anything we can do to help?"

"Of course," he says. "There's always something that needs doing on a ship. But listen, if you're up for it, me and some of the others will be playing some cards later tonight after sun-down. It's a 10 silver buy-in."

Thinking back to his trip from home down to this island, he remembers how some of the travelers would often play cards at night. He also remembered that he sometimes caught a glimpse of someone with quick hands changing cards when no one else noticed, and thinks he might be able to do that as well, so smiles and says "We haven't really played much cards, but are willing to learn."

Boerth grins from ear to ear at that, and says, "Lovely. We'll see ya's down there after sunset. Tell yer friends. Oh," he says, almost interrupting his own thoughts. "The cap'n wants ta see ya's. Go and get yer friends. Best not to make her wait," he punctuates his statement with a wink and a chuckle before he walks away to get back to his ship duties.

Excited to have a task, and an excuse to run around the ship to explore more Usul says "Will do!" and dashes off to find his friends saying "We were told to find ya's. The cap'n" adopting the sailors pronunciation already ((Usul is only 17, so quite young for a gnome, and still somewhat kiddish)) "wants ta see us."

"Well, we dinnae want tae keep our esteemed Captain waitin, do we?" Darla said, ruffling Usul's hair, then putting her arm out. "Would ye care t'escort a lady?"

Enjoy the play of formality Usul holds his elbow out for her, says "We would love to." And walks away with her, probably too fast as he's a bit excited

Nalos sees Usul and Darla walking arm in arm back towards the aft of the ship, nudges Stanley, and says, "We should catch up with them." Nalos jogs to catch up to Darla and Usul, "Where are we headed?"

"Seems the lovely Captain o'this vessel has requested our lordly presences." Darla said, giggling a bit, maintaining the noble air. "Isn't tha' right, Ser Usul?"

Nolas, not sure where the playful nature is coming from, but also not necessarily wanting to discourage it, especially if this is normal behavior for these people he only just met, says, "Ah. I don't know what your experience with ship captains is, but it would be in your best interests to be on your guard." He says that as if his mind has drifted back to a distant, yet painful memory.