There y'go! If you look at this place like that, then it actually becomes a whole lot more bearable. I know I made it sound like one heck of a mudpit, but...really, on the whole, it's not all bad. I've met and made friends with people I thought I never would in my whole life. [And got an adopted pirate family to boot. That's a first, and Norma wouldn't trade it for Ralph's weight in gald.]

What's your name anyway, Big Guy? Don't think I ever asked since we started talking. [Though the nickname is stuck, Norma's just curious.]