He'd take the two keys, pocketing both of them, then nodding to the captain.  "Yes, Ma'am."<br/><br/>He watches her leave, appreciating the way she walks, and mumbling to himself after she's out of earshot, "I'd like to survey -her- provisioning."<br/><br/>He shook his head and smiled a bit, then opened his room with the first key.  Opening the door, he found that the previous quartermaster had left a detailed list of items.  In fact, he or she seemed to be a bit of a stickler for lists and the like, which helped Richard, but made him wonder if that individual had been thrown overboard for being a bit too bureaucratic...<br/><br/>He also saw that some provisions seemed to be stored here, perhaps as a back up to the main hold.  He saw a couple of barrels of water, and another two of hard tack bread.  There was a box that held an assortment of knives and sabers, all cheap looking, probably taken off prisoners and stored here temporarily.  He continued to look through the various shelves and compartments in the room, and at the same time, he cleared space for his items, putting most of the alchemical supplies and equipment in a lower compartment and securing it so that it would not go flying around the room at the first combat.<br/><br/>Based on the list he'd found, he made a duplicate list, then started marking it up to show what he already had.  He'd visit the aft storage area next, inventory that, then figure out what he needed to buy.<br/><br/>He wondered if there was a ship's treasury to buy the needed things with...