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You decide to <span class="mu-s">collect up the goo</span> and sell it later for a profit. You wonder how much people will pay for such a rare oddity. Even if it's not the skin, flesh, bones, and blubber of a whale; the sea can still provide some treasure. Forcing it into glass vials and jars and putting it covered below decks in the coolest place you can, just in case the phosphorescence can spoil, you turn your attention back towards sailing.
Over the next few days, you head along the coast of Mt.Guam in the deepwater, drawing ever closer to the Fruit Baron's domain. The trading posts here are always busy, as having a monopoly over something everyone needs to live is conducive to business. As you stalk the waves however, a new ship enters your vision.
<span class="mu-b">"Captain- ship on the horizon!"</span>
<span class="mu-r">"Colors?"</span>
<span class="mu-b">"Red. As in, keep your distance or we'll shoot."</span>
<span class="mu-r">"Hmm. Unlikely to be pirates then."</span>
<span class="mu-b">"It looks to be a twenty gun ship, but scant few crew are seen on deck. It's hobbled a bit. They could still be recovering from a battle."</span>
<span class="mu-r">"Hmm..."</span>
On the open sea, opportunity only knocks once in a while. This enemy ship could be a juicy target, if you wanted to turn your life to one of piracy. Them seem to be coming in the opposite direction from the Fruit Barons, which means they could be fat with juicy prize. You know what Bones is implying.
<span class="mu-r">"...I don't like that we have a smaller ship then they."</span>
<span class="mu-b">"True, but we could siege them. We have cannonshot that can disable their sails and masts. Maybe we could survive longer on the fish of the sea then they could their Saltcakes. Or we could put on the blonde flag and pretend to trade, ignoring their red warning. Some desperate captains do that. We could even turn their greed against them, pretend to be desperate for Sweetwater just before you jump them. Or if they be weakened, the black flag could scare them into submission. I've heard tale of rowboats with a few muskets taking entire galleons, the difference in size doesn't make up for the difference in attitude, as our friend the Anglerfish learned well."</span>
<span class="mu-r">"Hmm..."</span>
There's nothing stopping you besides opportunity to just let the ship on by without a fight. You've already got some cargo, after all, but the thought of what could be inside that dark ship is tantalizing...
>Attack the ship with cannon
>Break their mast with chainshot and starve them until they surrender
>Approach with a yellow flag to trick them (Chance)
>Approach with the black flag to coax their surrender (Chance)
>Follow the ship
>Let the ship pass by and focus on hunting Whale
