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Caique Alegre -- He has toffee skin, black eyes, and short curly black hair speckled with a few bits of bright auburn. His heritage includes African, Spanish, and Tupi. He speaks Portuguese and Nheengatu fluently. He can get by English, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Caique is 25 years old in 2015. He grew up in Laguna, Brazil where he learned to fish in cooperation with dolphins. However, his vocal support of indigenous rights made him first unpopular and then downright unwelcome. So Caique moved to the Maldives in hopes of teaching people there how to fish alongside dolphins. Then the Maldivian Navy heard about it, and things got interesting. Currently Caique lives in a Bhuvana Fushi villa with a private garden in back and a beach path in front. He does much of his cooking out on the beach.
Qualities: Good (+2) Cheerful, Good (+2) Cosmopolitan, Good (+2) Interspecies Fishing, Good (+2) Naturalistic Intelligence, Good (+2) Strength
Poor (-2) Unwelcome in Laguna
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"One thing becomes clearer as one gets older and one’s fishing experience increases, and that is the paramount importance of one’s fishing companions."
-- John Ashley Cooper
See a map showing Bhuvana Jani and Bhuvana Fushi. These two science villages used to be resorts, but were bought out by the scientists with help from the Maldivian government as many soups are scientists. Portions of the island around Bhuvana Fushi were turned into nature reserves, one of them for dolphins and other cetaceans. This is where Siggy stays when he's not studying at the university.
Cetacean swimming speeds make it reasonable to travel among the atolls and islands of the Maldives. Sperm whales swim casually at the surface at about 3-9 mph (4.8-14.4 kph). They can swim faster when fleeing danger, around 21-27 mph (34-43 kph) for up to an hour. Humpback whales customarily swim 3-9 mph (4.8-14 kph), but they can go up to 15-16.5 mph (24-26.5 kph) in bursts when fleeing danger. Their feeding speeds are slower, about 1.2-3.5 mph. Blue whales typically travel about 12 mph (20 kph), especially when interacting with other whales. They can reach speeds of 31 mph (50 kph) in short bursts if threatened. When feeding, they slow down to around 3.1 mph (5 kph). Dolphins usually swim at speeds of 7 to 8 mph (12 kph), but they can speed up to 25 mph (40.2 kph) when in a hurry. Individuals with Super-Speed, Super-Strength, or other special abilities may travel faster.
This map of Bhuvana Fushi shows the amenities. The bar on this map no longer serves alcohol, but instead offers delicious and sophisticated nonalcoholic beverages. Here is an aerial view of the island.
Caique Alegre lives in a Bhuvana Fushi villa with a private garden in back and a beach path in front. He does much of his cooking out on the beach. The villa is small but has an open porch. The bedroom includes a canopy bed and a couch. The kitchenette includes a minifridge, sink, and small appliances such as a coffee maker. The spacious bathroom has a shower, a double sink, and a bathtub looking over the back garden. A path leads from the front of the villa to the beach, with space for cooking out.
Dolphin Beach is a protected area. The end of the pier holds equipment for human/cetacean interaction. One is a two-way seabell; pulling the cord in the water rings the air bell, while pulling the cord in the air rings the water bell. An underwater microphone may be used for recording sounds from the sea, or as the lower pickup for the seaphone which also has an air half. This facility is a work in progress between the human residents of the island and the cetaceans, mostly dolphins.
Terramagne-Maldives, like Terramagne-America, values the concept of a "natural opportunity for labor." That is, citizens should have some chances to go out hunting and gathering for food, craft supplies, and so forth without having to pay money just to obtain survival needs. Availability of this option generally depends on current supplies. Because commercial fishing is a major industry in the Maldives, fisheries are carefully managed for sustainable harvest. Areas of special interest are marked as nature reserves without fishing, while most islands have at least some portion available for various types of fishing.
Fishnets come in many types.
The Finns enjoy fishing in various configurations. Tolli and Simon team up to fish with a cast net, introduced in "Pick Out the Best Parts."
In T-California, only people with a disability may use cast nets to catch small fish like smelt from the beach. This provision was introduced with manual wheelchair users in mind, to capitalize on their upper-body strength, but anyone with a disability can do it. This does not require a license, although there are perks for folks who buy one anyway. They are allowed to have assistance, but anyone helping them needs to have a license (or be exempt). The catch limit is bigger for cast nets than for dip nets. Among the Finns, Simon usually throws and brings in his net, Tolli runs it up the beach and dumps it out, then runs it back to Simon. The youngest Finnlings pick up the fish, rinse them, and put them in the bucket.
Simon has a multifilament nylon net with an 8' radius and 3/8" mesh designed to catch 3-6" fish. The break weight is 20 pounds owing to T-America having better materials. It looks like they caught a lot more that that this time and the thing barely held together.
Rugged wheelchairs are designed for rigorous use, including outdoor sports such as fishing. Some have wide tractor-like tires, others have narrower dirtbike-like tires. These take somewhat more effort to propel, but provide great traction. Simon's heavy-duty wheelchair has wheels he can switch out for pavement or for off-road activities.
Another type of beach wheelchair has bubble tires which are fat and smooth. These are designed to glide easily over sand, but they give little traction.
Cooperative fishing in Brazil features human-cetacean teamwork.
Fish storage tubs are big and sturdy enough to hold a lot of fish and ice.
Some humpback whales learn how to fish with bubble nets. Humans rarely recognize this as technology, but that's what it is. For anyone used to searching for alien technology in first contact scenarios, it's pretty obvious.
Different species of fish live in different parts of the ocean. Close to a tropical island, the warm shallow water often swarms with reef fish. Farther out, the colder and deeper water has less diversity, but the fish are bigger. Some small to medium fish like to school right around the dropoff, where food drifts out from the island but they are somewhat protected from deepwater predators.
Caique Alegre -- He has toffee skin, black eyes, and short curly black hair speckled with a few bits of bright auburn. His heritage includes African, Spanish, and Tupi. He speaks Portuguese and Nheengatu fluently. He can get by English, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Caique is 25 years old in 2015. He grew up in Laguna, Brazil where he learned to fish in cooperation with dolphins. However, his vocal support of indigenous rights made him first unpopular and then downright unwelcome. So Caique moved to the Maldives in hopes of teaching people there how to fish alongside dolphins. Then the Maldivian Navy heard about it, and things got interesting. Currently Caique lives in a Bhuvana Fushi villa with a private garden in back and a beach path in front. He does much of his cooking out on the beach.
Qualities: Good (+2) Cheerful, Good (+2) Cosmopolitan, Good (+2) Interspecies Fishing, Good (+2) Naturalistic Intelligence, Good (+2) Strength
Poor (-2) Unwelcome in Laguna
* * *
"One thing becomes clearer as one gets older and one’s fishing experience increases, and that is the paramount importance of one’s fishing companions."
-- John Ashley Cooper
See a map showing Bhuvana Jani and Bhuvana Fushi. These two science villages used to be resorts, but were bought out by the scientists with help from the Maldivian government as many soups are scientists. Portions of the island around Bhuvana Fushi were turned into nature reserves, one of them for dolphins and other cetaceans. This is where Siggy stays when he's not studying at the university.
Cetacean swimming speeds make it reasonable to travel among the atolls and islands of the Maldives. Sperm whales swim casually at the surface at about 3-9 mph (4.8-14.4 kph). They can swim faster when fleeing danger, around 21-27 mph (34-43 kph) for up to an hour. Humpback whales customarily swim 3-9 mph (4.8-14 kph), but they can go up to 15-16.5 mph (24-26.5 kph) in bursts when fleeing danger. Their feeding speeds are slower, about 1.2-3.5 mph. Blue whales typically travel about 12 mph (20 kph), especially when interacting with other whales. They can reach speeds of 31 mph (50 kph) in short bursts if threatened. When feeding, they slow down to around 3.1 mph (5 kph). Dolphins usually swim at speeds of 7 to 8 mph (12 kph), but they can speed up to 25 mph (40.2 kph) when in a hurry. Individuals with Super-Speed, Super-Strength, or other special abilities may travel faster.
This map of Bhuvana Fushi shows the amenities. The bar on this map no longer serves alcohol, but instead offers delicious and sophisticated nonalcoholic beverages. Here is an aerial view of the island.
Caique Alegre lives in a Bhuvana Fushi villa with a private garden in back and a beach path in front. He does much of his cooking out on the beach. The villa is small but has an open porch. The bedroom includes a canopy bed and a couch. The kitchenette includes a minifridge, sink, and small appliances such as a coffee maker. The spacious bathroom has a shower, a double sink, and a bathtub looking over the back garden. A path leads from the front of the villa to the beach, with space for cooking out.
Dolphin Beach is a protected area. The end of the pier holds equipment for human/cetacean interaction. One is a two-way seabell; pulling the cord in the water rings the air bell, while pulling the cord in the air rings the water bell. An underwater microphone may be used for recording sounds from the sea, or as the lower pickup for the seaphone which also has an air half. This facility is a work in progress between the human residents of the island and the cetaceans, mostly dolphins.
Terramagne-Maldives, like Terramagne-America, values the concept of a "natural opportunity for labor." That is, citizens should have some chances to go out hunting and gathering for food, craft supplies, and so forth without having to pay money just to obtain survival needs. Availability of this option generally depends on current supplies. Because commercial fishing is a major industry in the Maldives, fisheries are carefully managed for sustainable harvest. Areas of special interest are marked as nature reserves without fishing, while most islands have at least some portion available for various types of fishing.
Fishnets come in many types.
The Finns enjoy fishing in various configurations. Tolli and Simon team up to fish with a cast net, introduced in "Pick Out the Best Parts."
In T-California, only people with a disability may use cast nets to catch small fish like smelt from the beach. This provision was introduced with manual wheelchair users in mind, to capitalize on their upper-body strength, but anyone with a disability can do it. This does not require a license, although there are perks for folks who buy one anyway. They are allowed to have assistance, but anyone helping them needs to have a license (or be exempt). The catch limit is bigger for cast nets than for dip nets. Among the Finns, Simon usually throws and brings in his net, Tolli runs it up the beach and dumps it out, then runs it back to Simon. The youngest Finnlings pick up the fish, rinse them, and put them in the bucket.
Simon has a multifilament nylon net with an 8' radius and 3/8" mesh designed to catch 3-6" fish. The break weight is 20 pounds owing to T-America having better materials. It looks like they caught a lot more that that this time and the thing barely held together.
Rugged wheelchairs are designed for rigorous use, including outdoor sports such as fishing. Some have wide tractor-like tires, others have narrower dirtbike-like tires. These take somewhat more effort to propel, but provide great traction. Simon's heavy-duty wheelchair has wheels he can switch out for pavement or for off-road activities.
Another type of beach wheelchair has bubble tires which are fat and smooth. These are designed to glide easily over sand, but they give little traction.
Cooperative fishing in Brazil features human-cetacean teamwork.
Fish storage tubs are big and sturdy enough to hold a lot of fish and ice.
Some humpback whales learn how to fish with bubble nets. Humans rarely recognize this as technology, but that's what it is. For anyone used to searching for alien technology in first contact scenarios, it's pretty obvious.
Different species of fish live in different parts of the ocean. Close to a tropical island, the warm shallow water often swarms with reef fish. Farther out, the colder and deeper water has less diversity, but the fish are bigger. Some small to medium fish like to school right around the dropoff, where food drifts out from the island but they are somewhat protected from deepwater predators.
