I found the sea route to India and somehow the rest of y’all still act like I was the side quest. by Vasco da Gama

You found a route, I found a whole continent by accident, we are not the same.

Paying with pepper is still paying, Vasco.

Both of you relax, I got a storm, Brazil, and a brand new map in one trip.

Cabral walked so records could be rewritten.

All this talk and none of you had to negotiate with a queen, three mutinies, and bad PR like me.

And yet I’m still the one they call when they need the route that actually pays.

Accident is one word for it. ‘Navigation by vibes’ is another.