>>5207385"How much time would this opening buy us for a trip back to De'lormosa and then Nuceria?" You ask.
"It shaves off days for both, letting the old optimal window being in reach, making this trip much shorter, so long as we follow those particualarly hard to get currents and you continue to be a stellar navigator- <span class="mu-s"> whom also gets the appropriate amount of rest!</span>" She says to you looking at you
"Navigators have no concept of actual naval duties." Jerah says and her face reddens a bit
"Freakin planet dwelling privateers. Important jobs require a proper amount of sleep, and a well functioning mind. While it is important to take care and run a small ship such as this, especially with all the technological marvels, your mind is a gift! Sure, any of your brothers could throw on that Artificial Third Eye, but you navigate through the warp currents as well as you surf! You understand star charts better than seasoned captains! I bet if I ask you what the current heading is now, you could tell me without looking at any of the equipment."
"Well we are off by a little bit because of what's probably a distant storm and alterations of the currents but-"
"SEE! YOU WERE RIGHT. You have a gift! And you cannot use it properly if you aren't in the right state. You aren't just common crew.
You aren't just steerage. You're special like us! There is more to you, and I will not let you subject yourself to dumb local customs and watch someone with your talent hurt themselves" She says. There has become a strange heirarchy on the ship, where while you listen to every crew member, only a few dare yell at you.
"Fixari Matilda Inoia." Jerah says as calm and as deep as the ocean looking at her and putting a hand on her shoulder. Damn, you didn't even know her full name.
"Yes?"
"This is a privateerin ship of De'lormosa. We signed to an account. You make what you earned. But the captain, has to make more. The captain has to do more work, and when you aint exactly normal like Kolinaisi, far more is expected still. Sure, he stayed up a few days lately. But he don't need a full 8 like you and Zed. How do you think Tig woulda act if she was here? I know. You get angry. You aint originally from De'lormosa. Hell I know ya was born on Terra, Frank told me. You uphold your noble navigator traditions, and we view our traditions as noble also. He is a big man. He carry a big weight. We De'lormosans are free, and Kolinaisi has helped us with that. We all see what he's doin. But don't. Don't insult others out of anger from a position of arrogance. Especially when the reason you are angry isn't just what Kolinaisi is doin." Jerah.
Spirits bless em. Man knows everything that's going on. Yana looks a bit more upset.
"What's wrong?" You ask.
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