Christmas on the Pearl
Dec. 21st, 2006 05:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pirate_gibbsThe Captain's quarters are set. The large desk has been cleared of Jack's personal goods. The rest of the room is neat and orderly, as it tends to be (much to Gibbs' constant surprise). Whatever chairs can be found belowdecks have been dragged up by the first mate, creating a cozy feel.
The desk and the larger chests are covered with oilcloth, which serve as crude tablecloths. The ship's hodgepodge of dishes, cups and silverware, plundered from many ports and ships, sit near a selection of traditional holiday treats, from ham to mincepie. At the center of the desk, there is a crystal decanter with a gold nameplate saying "Captain Jack Sparrow", filled with red wine, surrounded by matching glasses.
And there is a small, sparsely decorated tree in a corner near the hammock.
It's Christmas on the Black Pearl. Welcome.
The desk and the larger chests are covered with oilcloth, which serve as crude tablecloths. The ship's hodgepodge of dishes, cups and silverware, plundered from many ports and ships, sit near a selection of traditional holiday treats, from ham to mincepie. At the center of the desk, there is a crystal decanter with a gold nameplate saying "Captain Jack Sparrow", filled with red wine, surrounded by matching glasses.
And there is a small, sparsely decorated tree in a corner near the hammock.
It's Christmas on the Black Pearl. Welcome.
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Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 04:24 am (UTC)He looks back to Hannah, smiling. "Hannah, this is Mr Gibb's, Captain Sparrow's first mate. Gibbs, this is Miss Hannah Griffith, of Neptune California."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 04:42 am (UTC)Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 05:35 am (UTC)Wellard glances up to her, and gives Elizabeth a friendly smile and half-bow back. "Good evening, and Happy Christmas."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 05:50 am (UTC)"I like what you haven't done to the place."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 09:44 am (UTC)"How are you, lad? The seas are still being kind to you?"
Re: Toasts
Date: 2006-12-28 12:34 pm (UTC)Re: Toasts
Date: 2006-12-28 01:59 pm (UTC)Re: Toasts
Date: 2006-12-28 02:07 pm (UTC)So she simply slipped away as she'd come; quietly.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 07:51 pm (UTC)"I'm doing well, though. We kept busy repairing the Pearl, and before that I've been working on building a ship of my own."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 08:07 pm (UTC)"And... ah, well, of course, since we're not having to go undercover to keep an eye on everyone when they're acting odd- Well, I quite thought Hannah would like to come out for a bit of a party that's honestly a party."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 08:42 pm (UTC)Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 08:42 pm (UTC)Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 08:43 pm (UTC)Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 08:46 pm (UTC)"See that you avoid the stuff, Lizzie. Can't say it would do you any good at all."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-28 08:49 pm (UTC)Jack grins right back at him, and keeps his hand in his pocket.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 12:34 am (UTC)"Happy Christmas," she says. "Mr. Wellard, is it?"
There's not much about her attire to call attention to her own position in life; whether to be ornery or not, she's wearing the trousers, boots and jacket she arrived in. Much cleaned, of course.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 12:37 am (UTC)"And is that what was wrong with Will and Norrington?" Her chin juts out at a stubborn angle. "I thought they were having a joke at my expense. Honestly, it was like they had been possessed."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 12:41 am (UTC)For a moment, she does nothing but look at him. Finally, she nods and smiles, gesturing to Gibbs.
"It's good to see him again. And nary a word did he say about my presence on board. I do believe he is a little soft hearted when it comes to the season."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 06:49 am (UTC)He gives Elizabeth a nod. "Henry Wellard, formerly an officer on His Magesty's Ship the Renown, though considering times, events, and Milliways-" He smiles wryly.
"Its rather a bit complicated at times."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 12:13 pm (UTC)Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 02:44 pm (UTC)"Miss Elizabeth Swann. My father is the governor of Port Royal," she tells him. "I did not expect to meet an officer in the Royal Navy this evening. Even a former one. Are you acquainted with James Norrington?"
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 06:51 pm (UTC)"Yes." Wellard nods. "Though only through here at Milliways- Mr Norrington served well before I did." He smiles wryly, and gives Elizabeth a slightly apologetic shrug.
"I arrived here from 1802, you see."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 09:49 pm (UTC)"1802," she repeats, slowly and clearly, as if it's the only way to process the information. "Things really are rather complicated at times, are they not?"
She blinks.
"Royal Navy. And yet you're friends with Jack?"
It's nothing but simple curiosity. With the exception of Norrington, she doesn't know many officers -- past or present -- who knowingly associate with pirates.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-29 09:53 pm (UTC)"Well- I rather left the navy on my arrival here, so there's no reason not to be- and even if that wasn't the case..." He shrugs, and grins.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 01:06 am (UTC)The pleased surprise in her smile shifts into wry amusement.
"I understand. There's a piece of paper ordering my arrest in Cutler Beckett's greedy little hands. I helped Jack escape the hangman's noose. Should I return to Port Royal, I doubt I shall be so lucky."
She doesn't seem particularly disturbed by this. It feels so removed from her current reality.