An Old Man

An Old Man resides by the sea.

• With Makeshift SCUBA gear:

Hello there, young Adventurer. Back when I was your age, I used to be quite a fisherman. These days, well, what with my arthritis, and my gout, and this old war injury, well, I don't get out there so much anymore.

Say, is that a set of SCUBA gear you've got there? Maybe you can help me. I lost my favorite boot, you see. Dropped it right off the side of my boat. Time was I'd just fish until I dredged it back up, and boy, lemme tell you, was it a hoot! But not anymore. That dang marlin sapped the last of my strength.

Think you could go down there and get it for me? I'd be obliged, yessirree.

Oh, and hey, if you wanna take your little buddy with you, this'll help.

You acquire an item: little bitty bathysphere

• Subsequent visits:

Say, have you found my boot yet? I know it's down there somewhere.

• With the damp old boot:

Say, is that my boot you've got there? Yippee! Thanks, Adventurer! I knew you'd come through for me.

Here, while you were gone I whittled this for you.

You acquire an item: das boot

Take care of yourself, Adventurer. I'm off to dream about lions.

References

• This is a reference to a novella The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.