[Stephen Maturin, with the boat he has found a place on safely moored some distance away, has contented himself with exploring the island. The relative chill in the air doesn't bother him in the slightest.
He's got his journal open, too, so anyone still awake will be treated to sketches of the birds.]
Eudyptes chrysolophus. I've heard of them, but I've never seen them. Fascinating.
B)
[Action:]
[To say the least, Stephen Maturin has become bored. So, to amuse himself and to perhaps pass the skill on to anyone not accustomed to flintlock pistols, he's set up several targets. Some are about the size of a man's head...
Others are playing cards.
He aims at the King of Clubs he has positioned across the deck from him and fires, taking out the middle of the head with one shot before reloading his pistol.]
Stephen Maturin - Master & Commander: Far Side of the World
[Action or Journal (written+audio):]
How very extraordinary.
[Stephen Maturin, with the boat he has found a place on safely moored some distance away, has contented himself with exploring the island. The relative chill in the air doesn't bother him in the slightest.
Instead, he's staring down a decent cliff face -- at least a hundred feet sheer drop -- to see black and white birds with a yellow crest on their heads coming ashore in droves.
He's got his journal open, too, so anyone still awake will be treated to sketches of the birds.]
Eudyptes chrysolophus. I've heard of them, but I've never seen them. Fascinating.
B)
[Action:]
[To say the least, Stephen Maturin has become bored. So, to amuse himself and to perhaps pass the skill on to anyone not accustomed to flintlock pistols, he's set up several targets. Some are about the size of a man's head...
Others are playing cards.
He aims at the King of Clubs he has positioned across the deck from him and fires, taking out the middle of the head with one shot before reloading his pistol.]