I love the smell of poptarts in the morning
I'm soloing a fleet
I am attacked by a brigantine as I am gathering the loot
We battle until they disappear below the waves
As I am about to turn in there is a reaper 2 with a reaper chest coming at me
I've been in this situation many times
The best defense is to go on offense with an approaching potential threat
but I refrain
I tell the approaching sloop "If you're peaceful I will let you sell your chest in peace"
No communication but the sloop turns off a bit and keeps distance, in a position where they can run if need be.
This tells me they are hesitant for combat and likely to be a pver.
A few more times I communicate my offer
Finally an "aye"
Nobody needs to die today.
The pirate's name is Grey Wolf, they sold their loot while I stood guard.
Grey Wolf left and I pulled in to sell my loot.
a few minutes go by.
I hear a single cannon shot, that haunting sound of imminent piratical encounter.
I prepare for a fight that I have had countless times before, just with different faces.
I hear a voice declaring they are peaceful and have a few questions to ask. Young Pirates.
I oblige
They ask a few questions and then they inquire as to what kind of poptarts I like. The choices I was given included strawberry and cinnamon.
I accurately provided them with the answer of strawberry.
Apparently they ask the question to many pirates and strawberry is the clear winner thus far.
After a short back and forth on the topic of poptarts I told them a grand tale of the poptarts that don't have frosting on them.
They could not believe their ears...poptarts...without frosting?
I told them it was the tart without the pop.
They are surprised to learn that I solo fleets and most of what I do, I tell them that they are capable of things far beyond what I have done, far beyond even what they think possible for themselves.
I tell them I must depart. I have a meg to hunt.
They go their way and I go mine.
After about 18 minutes I find my meg.
I hear splashing and a voice in the water
One of the young pirates has swam over and wants to participate in the harvest of the meg.
I offer the young pirate the kill
They fire and eventually the meg succumbs
I tell them that whatever is on my boat is theirs and that the meg loot is as well.
I tell them that is was nice to meet them and I disappear.
How fortunate I am to have been able to see a glimpse of the bright future that awaits these seas.
Aquaman defends again clip