242 on 19/10/2003 at 09:27
Please translate this to more understandable English:
(this scroll is in the Shipping and Receiving mission of Thief2)
page_0: "Weythran -
Found me the most sharpie way o ridding a self of a \
blade in the side - Watch Officer Morgan. Too much \
work for him, does he do his *own* scout of breakers and \
bladesmen, so a sniffer drops him a name or two, gets a \
coin for the mark of it. Turn me a profit and grieve me the \
competition, why not?
-Blackrat"
Well, I understand it mostly, but what means "blade in the side" or "sniffer" or "grieve me the competition" I'm not 100% sure.
The Phantom on 19/10/2003 at 12:58
I think no one here can tell you what it means :erg: Blackrat speaks in riddles! :weird: You have to ask the Lglass employee who wrote that payrus to fully understand it :laff:
:angel:
schma on 19/10/2003 at 13:51
I'll give it a try:
"I found a clever way to rid oneself of a blade in the side - Watch Officer Morgan.
Apparently he thinks keeping an eye out for burglars and bandits is too much work, so he relies on informants to tell him about them in exchange for a reward.
This way, I can cause grief to my competition (without doing the work myself), and even get paid in the process."
Basically, Blackrat found out that he can tip Morgan about other criminals; Morgan hassles the competition, and even pays Blackrat for the tip.
"Blade in the side" - I take this to mean much the same as "thorn in the side"; a nuisance/competitior/enemy
"sniffer" - an informant, detective; "sniffing about"
"grieve me the competition" - pester the competition (for me)
majikku on 19/10/2003 at 18:47
By pester do you mean like pester them to do something or do you mean as i thought the text meant cause grief?
schma on 19/10/2003 at 19:00
Yes, cause grief. Beat up, lock up, question or whatever action would be appropriate for a Watch Officer when dealing with a specific scoundrel.
Note: English is not my first language, so I'm merely suggesting a "translation"; I might be wrong on some terms, although I think my interpretation of the complete text is fairly on target.
242 on 19/10/2003 at 21:22
Thanks ;)
Jabberwocky on 19/10/2003 at 21:59
Just the way I think of it, take it however you want:
I would call "sniffer" a thief who is willing to sell another thief's identity to the police for money. It is the kid that told the teacher you did something bad during lunch, even though he helped you. He is the roomate that told the police about your stash of weed, but only AFTER he took most for himself.
"grieve me the competition" would be getting rid of a rival. No more, out of the way, don't have to worry about him, and he may as well be dead: they took him to Cragscleft.
Winter Cat on 12/1/2009 at 15:19
In Blackmail there's a scroll saying:
page_0: "Watch Officer Morgan -
Have I got a deal for you! I know Truart's been \
looking for the pagan outlaws for months - I should \
be able to provide one, ripe for the plucking, when he \
leaves the city. I hear he's smuggling in some banned \
herbals - if I can learn any more I will of course let you \
know, but I do know he'll be leaving around midnight at the \
Carter's Gate.
-Jabril"
And the next mission Trace The Courier contains a scroll:
page_0: "Blackrat -
Third message this week, no answer again! \
Be you ignoring me, or be caught in your own trap? \
Drop a note for me or I fly the city, for once the \
rat be trapped, his cousin be not far outside the cage.
- Weythran"
Looks like the "one, ripe for the plucking" is Blackrat and Morgan caught him, therefore "Third message this week, no answer again!". So the pagan coming for Mosely's letter could be Weythran. Well, just my guess.
jtr7 on 12/1/2009 at 18:21
:eek:
Digital Nightfall on 12/1/2009 at 18:22
Come now, Jason. Is that all you have to say?
