[It doesn't get a laugh, but that smile stays fixed with wry amusement.]
That does not preclude the manufaction of a ship at a later date.
[Or that he's already built a raft. Which, you know, it's entirely possible he's started one. It doesn't take a man well-armed with knowledge and experience to accomplish anything he puts his mind to.]
There are superstitions that say anything you intend to weather water upon should bear a name lest you be sunk by bad luck. Personally, I'm not one to believe in luck, so I say the decision falls on you.
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That does not preclude the manufaction of a ship at a later date.
[Or that he's already built a raft. Which, you know, it's entirely possible he's started one. It doesn't take a man well-armed with knowledge and experience to accomplish anything he puts his mind to.]
There are superstitions that say anything you intend to weather water upon should bear a name lest you be sunk by bad luck. Personally, I'm not one to believe in luck, so I say the decision falls on you.