Come on Baby, Find My Pliers
As you cross the F'c'le, the ship lurches unexpectedly (well, it's pretty expected that the ship's going to lurch, but this one caught you by surprise), and you stumble. The seasoned pirates nonchalantly adjust to the motion, then point at you and laugh.
"Ye must be the new Cabin Boy, eh, me hardy?" a pirate says. "I can see you haven't got yer sea legs yet!"
"I'm sure I'll be an expert seaman in no time," you say, and the pirate chuckles.
"Now there be a joke that never gets old," he says. "But listen - there's a secret to keepin' yer feet on a sea vessel, says I, and if you do me a favor, I'll teach it to ye. I seem to have misplaced me favorite pair of barrrnacle pliers - they're left-handed, you see, and no other pair'll do. A fine pair of pliers, they be - they were designed by the seafaring trio Moore, Mann, and Tabb. If ye can find my Moore-Mann-Tabb Barrnacle Pliers, I'll help ye out, savvy?"
"Sure," you say. "The trick is to retrace your steps. Do you remember where you last saw them?"
"Yarr, I think they were right over there, where that big pile of cannonballs be."
You walk over to a pyramid of cannonballs and get to heaving them out of the way. You probably should have started at the top of the pyramid, though -- you pull one ball out of the bottom, and the whole stack falls on top of you. You spend the next few minutes extricating yourself, but don't find the pliers. A few hours later, after you've searched the entire ship, the pirates let you know that there's no such thing as Moore-Mann-Tabb Barrrnacle pliers, and that the whole thing was a prank. Great.
At least lifting all those cannonballs was a good workout.
| You gain 50 Strongness. |
(Occurs at The F'c'le)
References
- The tool in question is a reference to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
- The title is a reference to the song "Light My Fire" by the Doors.
- The prank is referring to a common practice of sending new people in a club or group on a task for an object that doesn't exist, often adding that it has to be special, like being left-handed in this situation.
