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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenjib" data-source="post: 1269843" data-attributes="member: 530">Vemuz replies to the captain before he leaves.  "Thank you captain.  Mr. Lang and yourself will not regret your decision to allow the new hands on board.  I shall make sure of it."Vemuz grins at Malthas after hearing his comments.  "Malachi is seeing the others out to meet Heart-of-Ten-Thousand-Oaks and then he'll be right back.  He found himself a right couple score of friends...but none too pretty if you ask me.  As for the monkey, well, there's a fair stretch of a journey ahead of us yet!"  He chuckles, then turns to head toward the new hands.Vemuz paces the deck before the orcs as he stares them, one after another, directly in the eye, standing to his full height and girth, equally imposing as that of the large half-orcs.  "Alright you, I've risked my neck for you and expect you to work hard in return.  I did it because I'll be damned before I let a clamdigger on board my ship, not as an act of charity, so don't expect an easy break on this ship.  You're to pull your regular shift every day, and then pull a second shift training with me or one of the others.  You'll have to catch what sleep you can, and trust me there won't be much of it.  There'll be time enough for sleeping when you've pearls for eyes at the bottom of the briny deep, so for now I need you to watch carefully, learn quickly, and show the captain that you can, each of you, do the work of two men at least."You could have headed up river with the others, so you've chosen to do this work and I'm going to hold you to it.  Just remember that at the end of the day, all of this work you do, all of your sweat, tears, and blood, is yours.  It does not belong to the captain.  It does not belong to me.  It does not belong to the ship, and when you get paid your wages the profit of your endeavors will fall squarely in your own hands to do with as you please."You are free men now, and I expect each one of you to prove to me that you deserve it.  You owe me at least this much for what I've done for you.  You are to call me 'sir.'  You are to call all of the officers 'sir,' and you are to show all of us respect and obedience.  This you do by your choice, not by laws of ownership.  However, if you choose not to do these things, then you have chosen to suffer the punishments as per the articles of this ship, which will be explained to you in due time.  I truly hope, however, that we will not need to resort to such."Noting once again the sorry state that the orcs are in, filthy, dishevelled, and dressed in rags, Vemuz continues.  "Now all of you, come with me and we shall see about securing bunks and provisions.  You can't bloody well sail a ship dressed like that."Vemuz turns sharply, without allowing any of them a chance to reply, and leads the new crewmates below decks where he will attempt to procure what clothing he can and bunks for them to sleep in.</blockquote>

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