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I thought they all stuck close to shore?

Oh, no, there's plenty of birds out at sea—often good swimmers, ones with special adaptations to spending most of their time offshore. I mean, I'm not an expert, I just know someone who's really into... the ocean.

Oh, huh. That's pretty neat. The more you know, I guess. I guess they don't have much to worry about if all of the predators are underwater.

Ah, yeah, and they can usually swim to catch fish and algae, I think. There's really very busy in the ocean, it's just, you know...

...ah, sorry, I've been off-topic. Most of this I learned from, er, I guess most people would know her as Monster Siren?

I don't know her, but it's an... interesting Nom de Plume. So she specializes in birds and the ocean? Is she with your Family?

Mostly just the ocean in general, and... er, no, she's signed to Sirens' Melodies, actually. We just know each other from. Elsewhere.

[Oh. They dated.]

Well, sounds like she knows her stuff.

[ yeah, ]

Mm. She's here, too... way more people here that I know than I expected.

[ she says that like it's a bad thing? ]

Really? I barely know anyone.

Were you expecting to just get away from it all for a bit?

A bit. But—really?

I mean, I guess I "know" a lot of people who've taken my classes at university, at least.

Oh? You're a teacher? One of my old high school teachers is on this cruise. They're one of, like, three people I know here.

Sounds like some people know everyone, though.

...like the cat café guy?

Exactly! How many people here are his customers? Or work for him? Even I know him from the gym...

Yeah, I get coffee from him sometimes...

He's really. Energetic.

If I could bottle all of that energy and sell it...

It'd put him out of the coffee business.

I always figured his customers were more into his cats, anyway.

Probably... I mean, I think I'm the only one who primarily goes for the coffee.

[ and also people usually don't try to talk to her when she's paying attention to cats. that's a plus ]

The coffee's good I guess.

[Not that she was a frequent customer. Too busy at her parents' place.]

Yeah, it's fine. I admit I'm not really picky, though, so I can't really speak to it for sure.

That and they know my usual order by now so I don't have to try and explain it.

There's a lot to be said for a crew that remembers you. It keeps me going to some places.

I mean, it's a little embarrassing, too, but it's worse when a place gets your order wrong and then you either have to live with it or try and explain what you actually ordered...

I dunno, I find it kind of comforting to know they like me enough to recognize me? But I'll agree on wrong orders being awkward.

Ahaha... well, it is good customer service, I guess.

Kind of wouldn't surprise me if he tried to set up shop here.

There's certainly enough room on the boat if he's got permission to do it...

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