The older sailor curses the incompetence of his compatriots, storms off to climb up and deal with the problem because CLEARLY no one else can find their ass with both hands!
Kreyu nods in agreement, the motion subtle enough to pass unnoticed by most.
The young man murmurs a prayer of thanks that the older man is gone, gets back to work with extra haste.
There are a few others like that older sailor, but not as many as one might expect. Most are somewhere in between him and the young in terms of their energy. It's just a job, for most of them, this ship happened to have an opening when they needed the work. And, well, much safer to stick with a crew and a captain you KNOW.
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Kreyu nods in agreement, the motion subtle enough to pass unnoticed by most.
The young man murmurs a prayer of thanks that the older man is gone, gets back to work with extra haste.
There are a few others like that older sailor, but not as many as one might expect. Most are somewhere in between him and the young in terms of their energy. It's just a job, for most of them, this ship happened to have an opening when they needed the work. And, well, much safer to stick with a crew and a captain you KNOW.