Trouble After the Trial

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The men and women of the Valles Marineris had worked for hours on end to purchase materials and carry over materials to the ship. As they did, more crew members were scrambling throughout the ship, repairing the mast, steam engines, and the hull as well as checking for more damage. One could hear banging of hammers, footsteps all around the shipyard, and the crashing of the waves on the docks as they created this strange symphony which Noreen seemed to be used to hearing.

Shogo walked up to the deck and looked at Noreen. "Hey, Noreen!" He shouted before jumping off the deck on onto the ground in front of Noreen. She glanced over at Shogo while fiddling with the floating tablets of light that appeared in front of her. "Yes?" She asked.

"There were only minor issues with the steam engines. I was able to make swift repairs to the engines." He said with a hint of pride.

Noreen smiled. "Good. I'll be sure to archive that." She said as she looked away from Shogo and back to her Archive Magic. "How long until the mast is repaired?" she asked

Shogo looked at noreen and gave a rather pained smile while putting his hand behind his head. "Yeah, umm... about that. We are going to need a full-fledged replacement of the mast. I have already purcheased the materials we need to make the mast agian, but i am going to have to bring a good portion of the crew to carry the materials over. the wood is high-quality and i got a good price for i, btu it is heavier than expected and i actually purchased some extra materials as well."

Having a somewhat irritated look on her face, Noreen asked "Why?"

With the same pained look on his face, shogo replied, "Because it was such a good price for such high-quality materials! Plus, it's always good to have extra supplies just in case, right?"

"Has it occurred to you that we are on a budget, Shogo?" Noreen asked swiftly and sternly. "We already wasted enough time with having to go through the trial, and i personally do not want to se our monetary resources be spent either." Noreen gave a sigh. "Go and bring all the materials. If anything, we can probably use the extras to upgrade our hull or something, but please, watch how you spend our budget money!"

Shogo had a look of dissent, like a child who is being scolded. "Alright, i'm sorry, i'll take care next time." Shogo went back on the ship and began to gather together a group of about 20 men and women to accompany him to the shop where he purchased the materials. The group of 20 had made way to the shop, leavign only about 13 people left in the shipyard, not including Noreen.