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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 334409" data-attributes="member: 141">Gamecat: Is  mirthcard going to be joining us as a player?"Aye-aye," Caelano says to the gnome, "But if there's pirates ambushin' travellers, we should supply aid.  Next time the pirates might be after us!  Our ship and the other against the pirates' one would be better than going it alone."When in doubt, Caelano thought, tell the truth.  But the truth that the other guy would like to hear!"And if there's no pirates, we should find out what's goin' on.  Rescue or salvage, there's probably a profit in it.  But the capt'n is the capt'n, and he'll do what's right!"Caelano carefully notes the impact his words have on Rhamyr and on Tam.  Disputes between crewmembers could be fatal, but it was a very fine line trying to agree with two such contrary individuals.  Tam wanted to go and fight, and Rhamyr wanted to follow the captain's orders.  If the captain's orders were to go and fight, all was good.  If his orders were to flee, then no harm done- both Tam and Rhamyr would regard him as cooperative and a potential friend.Could be tricky, he thought, trying to appear bloodthirsty to Tam and obedient and law-abiding to Rhamyr.  Luckily he had lots of personal experience with creatures who exemplified both qualities.</blockquote>