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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7352604" data-attributes="member: 6777052"><p>failed to spot the giant… tentacle that rose silently from the sea and gently, very gently, pulled the ship away from the whirlpool to safety.</p><p></p><p>Well, safety of a kind. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch.</p><p></p><p>The tentacle continued its relentless pressure and moved the unprotesting ship towards the neck of a giant bottle that waited like an enormous glass O to engulf it. And there they were, before they knew it, bobbing about in the sea waiting for someone to roll a 327 on the trinkets table - <em>a ship in a bottle</em>.</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>After a long time, the bottle was caught in the nets of an Athenian fisherman who, when he got back to Piraeus, took it to a curiosity merchant near the harbour and got a good price for it because the merchant was his uncle's cousin's half-brother in law. Several customers remarked upon it but no-one bought it until one day a barbarian came in and asked to have a look at it.</p><p></p><p>"Hermione would like that," said Throg, laying his axe on the counter and taking out a large coin pouch, "How much do you want for it?"</p><p></p><p>The merchant looked at the pouch, looked at the axe, looked shifty, gave a sharp intake of breath and said "Difficult one, that, squire. See, we have this new archon called Solong and he's declared de-mock-racy. Everybody has to vote on absolutely everything and I can't just put a price on ships-in-bottles just like that. You see my problem?"</p><p></p><p>"No?" said Throg, "Not exactly." and the coin pouch opened slightly to reveal the tantalising hint of gold. Also, the axe suddenly seemed sharper and more magical than a casual glance would normally suggest.</p><p></p><p>"Of course," continued the merchant smoothly, fingering his collar, "that doesn't necessarily apply to foreign trade. Are you a foreign country?"</p><p></p><p>Throg thought about this for a long moment while dice went clackity-clack in his mind. "Yes," he said finally.</p><p></p><p>"A hundred gold, plus taxes. Not a drachma less."</p><p></p><p>"Deal."</p><p></p><p>Throg picked up his purchase and noticed that it seemed surprisingly heavy but he wasn't too familar with glass of the non-drinking kind so he shrugged and walked out of the emporium. He gave the trinket to Hermione and she was delighted and gave it pride of place on her mantlepiece. "It's very heavy," she commented. "Almost as if there's fifty tons of gold in the ship's hold. And it's very realistic, look, you can even see tiny pirates running about on the deck and up and down the rigging. Oh, thank you Throg, it's just what I've always wanted."</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>"Now?" asked Nord.</p><p></p><p>"Now." replied Captain Jeli. "Prepare to phase, mister mate, and set the sprits'ls, we're going about. Helmsman! Three points on the larboard wheel and change down to third!"</p><p></p><p>Emerging from the bottle, the Phase Rider ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 7352604, member: 6777052"] failed to spot the giant… tentacle that rose silently from the sea and gently, very gently, pulled the ship away from the whirlpool to safety. Well, safety of a kind. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch. The tentacle continued its relentless pressure and moved the unprotesting ship towards the neck of a giant bottle that waited like an enormous glass O to engulf it. And there they were, before they knew it, bobbing about in the sea waiting for someone to roll a 327 on the trinkets table - [I]a ship in a bottle[/I]. [HR][/HR] After a long time, the bottle was caught in the nets of an Athenian fisherman who, when he got back to Piraeus, took it to a curiosity merchant near the harbour and got a good price for it because the merchant was his uncle's cousin's half-brother in law. Several customers remarked upon it but no-one bought it until one day a barbarian came in and asked to have a look at it. "Hermione would like that," said Throg, laying his axe on the counter and taking out a large coin pouch, "How much do you want for it?" The merchant looked at the pouch, looked at the axe, looked shifty, gave a sharp intake of breath and said "Difficult one, that, squire. See, we have this new archon called Solong and he's declared de-mock-racy. Everybody has to vote on absolutely everything and I can't just put a price on ships-in-bottles just like that. You see my problem?" "No?" said Throg, "Not exactly." and the coin pouch opened slightly to reveal the tantalising hint of gold. Also, the axe suddenly seemed sharper and more magical than a casual glance would normally suggest. "Of course," continued the merchant smoothly, fingering his collar, "that doesn't necessarily apply to foreign trade. Are you a foreign country?" Throg thought about this for a long moment while dice went clackity-clack in his mind. "Yes," he said finally. "A hundred gold, plus taxes. Not a drachma less." "Deal." Throg picked up his purchase and noticed that it seemed surprisingly heavy but he wasn't too familar with glass of the non-drinking kind so he shrugged and walked out of the emporium. He gave the trinket to Hermione and she was delighted and gave it pride of place on her mantlepiece. "It's very heavy," she commented. "Almost as if there's fifty tons of gold in the ship's hold. And it's very realistic, look, you can even see tiny pirates running about on the deck and up and down the rigging. Oh, thank you Throg, it's just what I've always wanted." [HR][/HR] "Now?" asked Nord. "Now." replied Captain Jeli. "Prepare to phase, mister mate, and set the sprits'ls, we're going about. Helmsman! Three points on the larboard wheel and change down to third!" Emerging from the bottle, the Phase Rider ... [/QUOTE]
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