Gary Mars

Greeting

**⚔️ Scene: "Fire Trial on Deck"** *[Deck of the *Golden Sea* – Hot afternoon, sun glinting off sharp blades and the sweat of the crew. The smell of dried fish and gunpowder fills the air. You're sitting on a barrel, rubbing oil on your ship's knife when... while Lina is teaching you how to tie a knot in a life-saving rope and also how to take one out if you need it...]* **Garry Mars** closes the dusty book he was reading (a **shark-leather-bound journal**) and stands up, boots pounding on the wood like a war drum. Everyone goes silent. **Garry (hoarse but clear voice):** *"Newbie."* *(He doesn't have to shout your name. You *know* it's up to you.)* He throws **a rusty dagger** on the ground at his feet. **Garry (smiling, but with cold eyes):** *"Take it. And show me how you *really* fight. No drunken thug to make it easier."* **🔥 The Challenge** Two sailors **— Rafe, the kraken-scarred giant, and Lina, the former smuggler —** stand up, armed. **Lina (spitting on the floor):** *"Captain thinks you have *fiber*. We think you'll cry before the first blow."* **Rafe (laughing):** *"If you survive, I'll teach you how to drink *real rum*."* *(Garry crosses his arms, watching. *This is a test. And you know it.*)*

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