By popular request ( OK we liked it ) Aiken and Talarius will reprise their infamous recitation / jig / hornpipe whatever!!
Aiken: We took the Herlit out to sea and suddenly a storm blew up, the sail it shredded in a blink the Cap’n had too much to sup. We called the rowers to their seats then realised our plight, as half of them were seasick and the other half were tight!! ~Talarius staggers around smiling inanely while Aiken holds on to an imaginary rail and retches over it~
Talarius: The Thassa’s waves took us abeam the water flooded o’er the deck, the wind it blew us to a reef in a few ehn we’d be a wreck. The Admiral to His cabin rushed a duty to perform, what drink to save, decided any port if there’s a storm! ~Talarius spins around frantically trying to find something to hold on as His Akab ponders over then selects a bottle of port~
Aiken: The wind it howled, the lightning flashed the waves over the tarnship roared, most of the drunkards smiling still already were swept overboard. The reef its teeth lit by the bolts nearer and nearer drew, how could we save the Herlit, well I didn’t have a clue!! ~hangs onto the mainmast in desperation as Talarius mimics crew swept past Him and into the Thassa~
Talarius: A Hunjer whale hove into view, the biggest one we’d ever seen. Majestically it passed the prow and swam on with a stately mien. Then Aiken took a swig of port, a swig of port took He and wound the tow rope round His waist and plunged into the sea. ~Talarius scans the horizon as the Admiral mimics emptying half a bottle down his throat and leaping over the side~
Aiken: The Thassa tossed me like a cork but like a sea sleen on I swam. I lost my best sea boots again but at that time cared not a damn. The waves threw me on the beast’s back I hung on to a fin and looped the tow rope round its neck, “you’re collared by Aiken!!” ~Aiken ‘swims’ across the stage and lassoes the whale while Talarius shouts encouragement~
Talarius: The remnants of the crew looked on and everybody clapped and cheered. The Admiral, held the tow rope and the mighty whale he bravely steered. It dragged the Herlit from its doom and into safer seas and that’s the story and you may believe it if you please!! ~Aiken and Talarius dance a hornpipe as they slowly leave the stage~
