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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 5139107" data-attributes="member: 23484">Castor decides quickly that he likes Mason, and happily makes up a story about how the Blue Sun is anxious at his confidence showing up at a party like this. It's meant lightheartedly, and he trusts that that shows. But as talk turns to ships, he turns more serious: he runs his thick fingers over his scalp (tracing the line of one of the longer scars on his head as he does so) while the man speaks, and then Castor responds."Well sir, no. There's a number of us among you grounders right now. Space on a crew is a hard thing to find. But even harder is the run of a ship itself. I'll bet there's half a dozen in the hotel tonight who have ships in mind. You'll forgive me for thinking you might be one of those lucky ones. "But you're right -- it's out there I long to be. It's just a matter of catchin' the opportunities as they fly by."It would be nice, he thinks, if something serendipidous happens at just this moment, but Castor doesn't expect it, but he does hold his breath for a second. Following a brief silence, he'll repeat his little sampeh bow and excuse himself, saying "I hope you enjoy the evening."And as he says that, he has a different idea for the song he'll sing first when it's his set.</blockquote>