Captain Braunsfeld Posted July 8, 2022 Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) The Marquis - Origins - Chapter 3: The First Mate The story so far: Chapter 1 - The InterrogationChapter 2 - Early Days Chapter 3 - The First Mate (you are here) Lady Bonny: Next thing I know is that he famously appeared in Oleon… Interrogator: Not so fast. You said the Marquis was working his way up the ranks. What does that mean? Lady Bonny: Well, he learned the tricks of the trade. ... erm … the merchants’ trade… the trade business Interrogator: Like what? Lady Bonny: Well, you see, while his colleagues were handling the ship he was initially in charge of the weaponry. Interrogator: Weaponry? Lady Bonny: Well, … even merchants need to defend themselves from time to time. You know, there are these... Interrogator: Pirates? Lady Bonny: Shhh. Don't mention them. The walls have ears! Interrogator (glancing uneasy behind him): Right. So he learned how to handle some weapons. Lady Bonny: And then he learned how to play cards too… Mostly how to play poker. But “Uno” and “Old Maid” as well. Lady Bonny: And it is interesting – he still seems to play in the same way today. In the first round he looks at the cards as if he has never seen them before. Then, as the game moves on he seems to get more comfortable, taking more risks – until he finally wins as if he knew all the cards. Spoiler Take a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyJomdyjyvM if you want to find out how good monkeys are when it comes to memory, This has explained a lot to me about the marquis! Interrogator: Stop talking about those card games now. Do you think I can do multi-tasking or multi-thinking? I want to know about his career! Lady Bonny: Well… Lady Bonny: After lengthy discussions about the terms "North", "South", "West" and "East", which the Marquis– as he would later be called – obviously had initially disregarded as bourgeois categories, he had to demonstrate his navigation skills .... Lady Bonny: … in order to be promoted to Sailing Master. He earned his sailor’s hat and wore it with pride. Interrogator: I love those career stories! Lady Bonny: Next thing I know is that he famously appeared in Oleon… Interrogator: Not so fast. You were still explaining how the Marquis was learning his skills! Lady Bonny: Right, right. Lady Bonny: You see, these …ehm … merchants had a lone island as a .... home base. Where they kept their ... merchandries. Lady Bonny: And it was there, where the Marquis further improved his sword fighting skills. Interrogator: And – how good was he? Lady Bonny: Quite good, obviously. It earned him the promotion to First Mate. It was said that he never lost his balance - as if he had additional hands or something - and that he was quite fast with his sword. He treasured that weapon and was never seen without it again. And life was good then. Interrogator: This sounds as if then came a change? Lady Bonny: Yes…. (to be continued) What may happen next? Stay tuned! next chapter Spoiler I think that video explains a lot about how the Marquis plays poker by simply remembering every card he has seen. "Old Maid" is called "schwarzer Peter" in German (= "black Peter"). It is a card game even more complex than poker Edited July 15, 2022 by Captain Braunsfeld Link to next chapter added Quote
NOD Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 The 2 guys have to row while he's doing nothing. Interesting continuation of the story. I really like the second to last photo. The beach with the clouds in the background looks very beautiful. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 42 minutes ago, NOD said: The 2 guys have to row while he's doing nothing. I thought that was funny too 43 minutes ago, NOD said: I really like the second to last photo. The beach with the clouds in the background looks very beautiful. Thanks. I am using Luminar Neo now and have played around with some of the features Quote
Jeff of Clubs Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 Another fine course at the monkey business school! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Jeff of Clubs said: Another fine course at the monkey business school! "monkey business" school or monkey "business school"? Quote
Kai NRG Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) Black rowboats?! I don't remember ever seeing that before. I love how you turned it over. Very nice secret beach for your erm... merchants. But what's happening next? Is this idyllic life going to end? I feel sorry for the Marquis already... Edited July 9, 2022 by Kai NRG Quote
Jeff of Clubs Posted July 10, 2022 Posted July 10, 2022 9 hours ago, Captain Braunsfeld said: "monkey business" school or monkey "business school"? Either? Both, I should think. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted July 10, 2022 Author Posted July 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Kai NRG said: Black rowboats?! I don't remember ever seeing that before. I love how you turned it over. Very nice secret beach for your erm... merchants. But what's happening next? Is this idyllic life going to end? I feel sorry for the Marquis already... Black rowboat = White Cap Bay PoTC set. But it is not a boat. It is a hut! A ... merchant's house! And something will happen... I fear. 4 hours ago, Jeff of Clubs said: Either? Both, I should think. Works for me Quote
Murdoch17 Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) EDIT by author: content removed. Just forget you ever saw this post. Edited July 11, 2022 by Murdoch17 I thought I recognized the interrogator, but I was wrong. Carry on! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted July 11, 2022 Author Posted July 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Murdoch17 said: Carry on! I will. Always nice to see that people from Pepperland are also following my stories. Quote
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