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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2014-06-28 09:45 pm
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Poem: "Pearls Before Time"
This poem is the freebie for the June 2014 Torn World Muse Fusion. It was prompted by ellenmillion. The Duurludirj divers were somewhat inspired by traditional Japanese divers.
"Pearls Before Time"
When the world was broken
and the pieces divided from each other,
people found ways of surviving,
and eventually they sought out
luxuries again.
In the Rockfang islands,
pearl-divers learned to hold their breath
and use special knives to pry open
the oysters and search for hidden gems.
After reunification,
they learned about time crystals
and began to search for those as well,
so much more precious than pearls
and so terribly dangerous.
Some of the time crystal miners
are the worst of the Empire's convicts
forced to serve for their crimes,
but others are free citizens drawn by
the lure of exorbitant pay and
the hope of striking it rich.
Along the coast of the mainland,
citizens dive for time crystals
using special suits and helmets
and a mechanized air supply.
In the Rockfangs, however,
Duurludirj pearl-divers still go down
bareskinned with a knife between their teeth
in search of sunken treasure.
ellenmillion. The Duurludirj divers were somewhat inspired by traditional Japanese divers."Pearls Before Time"
When the world was broken
and the pieces divided from each other,
people found ways of surviving,
and eventually they sought out
luxuries again.
In the Rockfang islands,
pearl-divers learned to hold their breath
and use special knives to pry open
the oysters and search for hidden gems.
After reunification,
they learned about time crystals
and began to search for those as well,
so much more precious than pearls
and so terribly dangerous.
Some of the time crystal miners
are the worst of the Empire's convicts
forced to serve for their crimes,
but others are free citizens drawn by
the lure of exorbitant pay and
the hope of striking it rich.
Along the coast of the mainland,
citizens dive for time crystals
using special suits and helmets
and a mechanized air supply.
In the Rockfangs, however,
Duurludirj pearl-divers still go down
bareskinned with a knife between their teeth
in search of sunken treasure.
Implies a lot
Re: Implies a lot
The Rockfangs are actually an easy place to make a living. It's a pretty laid-back place, where people can readily get food out of the jungle or sea. But if you want to get rich, there aren't many opportunities for that.
>> and the dangers of the job mining all in a very few words. <<
Far as I know, time-crystal mining is the most dangerous and highly-paid occupation in Torn World. Second to that is probably warsailing (i.e. defending people from sea monsters).
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