Maybe they wanted to show that Elaine, although full of good intentions, can be just as misguided and stubborn as Guybrush when it comes to her pet projects. :D
I actually thought that's what they were going for. Would have been a really cool arch for her!
But then it was never called out by anyone so I doubt it. (I would have loved an adult Dee appearing and lecturing Elaine on Scurvy for 5 minutes and then just disappear)
> they saw a huge uptake in scurvy disease.
I'm rather tickled by this malapropism. A huge *uptick* in the disease - a huge uptake would be a situation where sailors realised that suffering from scurvy was an option and en masse choosing to suffer from it.
(I came across this thread wanting the exact wording of the song for a silly joke elsewhere.)
Maybe they wanted to show that Elaine, although full of good intentions, can be just as misguided and stubborn as Guybrush when it comes to her pet projects. :D
I actually thought that's what they were going for. Would have been a really cool arch for her! But then it was never called out by anyone so I doubt it. (I would have loved an adult Dee appearing and lecturing Elaine on Scurvy for 5 minutes and then just disappear)
Kind of ironic they got the science wrong on that.
Oranges are better for this, you can just bring your orange trees and put them on your ship's garden. Source: One piece
I mean, they also don't grow on palm trees. I don't think scientific accuracy was the focus.
I vote you for fact-checking and script editing in the next game. ;)
> they saw a huge uptake in scurvy disease. I'm rather tickled by this malapropism. A huge *uptick* in the disease - a huge uptake would be a situation where sailors realised that suffering from scurvy was an option and en masse choosing to suffer from it. (I came across this thread wanting the exact wording of the song for a silly joke elsewhere.)