Trice Forgotten 4 - Tides Rise

Shahan Hamza as Siva

Gigi Zahir as Noor

Ashley Goh as Inez

Fay Roberts as William

Additional Voices by Mingyu Lin, Karim Kronfli, & Nemo Martin

Knives (inc. stabbing)

Interrogation (inc. threatening with weapons)

Bullying & Taunting

Arguments

Imperialism & internalised racism

Mis-gendering

Discussions of: Food

SFX: ocean & seagulls, background chatter, high pitched whistle, vocalised suffering, background chatter; crowds; loud slams (hitting tables), clinking, crunching (rocks), clicking (snails), insects

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## *Herring & Marnock Esq’s Dictionary of Nautical and Pyratical Terms, 1849:*

**rising・tide**:

the period of time between low and high tide, during which the sea rapidly increases in strength and danger

## Summary

In which several merchants are threatened, some snails are appreciated, and the past is found on a plate.

## Plot

The episode starts with Siva barging into Alestes' cabin without knocking. She scolds him so he exits her cabin and knocks this time, waiting for Alestes to invite him in. He then tells her that he lost the map that he was trying to sell. Alestes decides to go into town with Siva to retreive the stolen map. Baker tells her to get food while they are in town.

The scene transitions to a busy market with a huqin instrument playing in the background. Alestes sends Siva to go scavenging with Noor. As Siva scurries off, she approaches a market stall and asks about the song that was being played. Lin Yu-Yin tells her that she does not know about the song's name and lyrics and asks Alestes to leave unless she plans to buy something. Alestes offers to pay her to play but Lin refuses. Exasperatedly, Alestes looks for a plate to buy.

Meanwhile at the beach, Noor shows Siva a beautiful snail that they found. Together they wait for the snail's eyes to come out because it looks even more fancy like that. Noor presents another pretty shell to Siva, who is fascinated by its colors. They then talk about Alestes's bad mood and the fact that Siva is the source of said moodiness. Siva asks Noor if he is too trusting. Noor explains that they hope that one day it will be safe for Siva to trust without hesitation and that they are happy that Siva has people who protect him. Siva adds that he might not understand the world like his crewmates do, yet he also does not want to be angry with the whole world, like Alestes. Upon a moment of hesitation, Noor says that anger is not necessarily a bad thing, that it can also show a willingness to fight for a better future. Siva questions if this is the reason for Alestes' anger and Noor points out that her case is more complicated.

Back in the market, Alestes admires a special plate but Lin refuses to sell it to her since she called the other plates junk. Alestes explains how Zhu Anran — the painter — used this specific pattern with dots to honor his wife's tribe. Lin interjects that Zhu was not married but Alestes goes on about how the twin carps, woven around their child, represent Zhu's love for his family. Alestes appears to be very passionate about this plate and Lin demands a high price for it.

While Noor and Siva are giggling together about the creatures they find on the beach, they are approached by William Blair. He explains that he has been watching them and asks about the creatures they were admiring. It is revealed that he is from the Queen's Museum. This catches Siva's attention since he wants to work there someday. Siva asks more about the creatures that him and Noor found and they start talking about molluscs. William hands Siva the most recent taxonomical volume of the area and teaches him about the radula. Reluctantly, Siva tries to hand back the book but William gifts it to him. A whistle sounds and William tells them that he needs to leave, but not without telling Siva what ship he is on, so that he can show Siva his collection sometime. Without hesitation, Siva tells William that their ship is the Netaoansom and Noor tries to stop him. Eventually, William takes his leave. Noor considers telling Siva to be less trusting but instead they talk about how ridiculous it is to categorize everything (in this case the molluscs) with difficult words.

Siva returns to Alestes who is clearly upset about her encounter with Lin. Together they go to the Mapseller who stole Siva's map. He instantly recoginzes Siva and Alestes confronts him about the stolen map. The Mapmaker denies stealing it and claims that such accusation are not justifiable in a civilised shop like his. This causes Alestes to grab him violently (/sexily). While Siva proposes a peaceful solution, Alestes slams the Mapseller's head into a counter and threatens to hurt him further (marry me, Alestes). The Mapseller whimpers in fear and reveals that "He" took the map. Alestes asks if he is referring to Gammon but the Mapseller does not answer. Alestes tells Siva to wait outside. After he leaves, Alestes inquires more about Gammon. According to the Mapseller, a couple months ago, Gammon sent a message to look out for maps of Kalitivu and other islands off Ceylon. The Mapseller sent Siva's map out as soon as Siva left. Upon further interrogation, Alestes finds out that there is a blacklist with her name at the top. Alestes takes all of the Mapsellers money and leaves.

As Alestes rejoins Siva, he thanks her for standing up for him and she apologizes for not getting the map back. She asks him if he can make another, which he could if only he had the supplies. In response, Alestes hands him money and tells him to buy mapmaking supplies, as well as food.

Later at the market, Baker finds Siva and inquires why he bought ink instead of food. Siva admits that he only left a few coins for food. This upsets Baker so Siva reluctantly offers to return some of the items he got. However, Baker stops him and says that he will make due, as always. Siva runs off in excitement and Baker walks to a fish-market. He asks the Fishseller what he can buy with the coin he has and the Seller offers a cheap, local special. Inez interjects and explains that Baker is being scammed. Being more concerned with feeding the whole crew, Baker does not believe them and buys the fish.

Alestes returns to Lin's stall, apologizes, stabs her, and steals the plate. slay.