Pirate Borg: Buried in the Bahamas

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The woman cackles and begins packing some of her fishing equipment back away.

"Well, all right then. Does that parrot belong to one of you two?"

 

[payn]

Bautista stares at the woman for a moment and says, “Não é para comer.”

 

[Nikosandros]

The woman cackles and begins packing some of her fishing equipment back away.

"Well, all right then. Does that parrot belong to one of you two?"

"Belong?!I I'm a free bird!" squawks indignantly the parrot.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

“You see a parrot? Are you feeling well?”

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Bautista stares at the woman for a moment and says, “Não é para comer.”

"Not yet, anyway," the old woman cackles.

Her name turns out to be Esperanza. She guides her longboat -- the Driftwood -- back down the coast to the wreck of the HMS Commander, which the old drunk, who only gives his name as "Bottlesmith," is excited to see.

"Treasure!" he whispers excitedly.

Looking down through crystal blue waters of the Caribbean, the wreck appears to be about 30 down. There are barrels visible in and around the wreck. A large hole in the side of the freighter would allow a diver to explore for more cargo inside the ship's dark interior.

A handful of reef sharks glide in and around the ship.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

“You says you was going fishin’. You got some bait?”

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

“You says you was going fishin’. You got some bait?”

Esperanza grunts and points at her nets. There are also some broken crab traps.

"We can go pull up some of the other crab traps, see if there's any crab in them."

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

Desiree nods and starts hauling up a trap.

"We just need a few to lure sumathose biters away from the wreck. Then it'll be easy pickin's and shark soup for dinner tonight!"

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

A quick check of Esperanza's crab traps pulls up several with crabs inside. She sniffs that they're not good enough for eating, but they should be fine for tempting a hungry shark.