Christmas on the Pearl

[pirate_gibbs]

The 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.

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Re: Toasts

[pirate-gibbs.livejournal.com]

He smiles. It's not a soft smile, but it's genuine. "I think it might be interesting to follow him there. Assuming Alanna gets us some charts. There are some things I'm not foolish enough to do."

Re: Toasts

[pirate_jack]

"Was on the water," he says, still looking up at the lantern. "Becalmed, and no sound but the breeze whispering and the creaking of the ship under me feet-- not the Pearl," Jack adds swiftly, glancing briefly at her.

"I was the only one on deck, looking up at the sky, with all the little stars set like bright chips of diamond in the black."

A wry, oddly knowing smile twists his lips.

"Only seen something like it in one place since. Anyway, there I was, minding me own, when suddenly a blaze went streaking across the sky like someone'd fired a shot through the heavens."

Re: Arrivals

[creator_raven]

Raven waves back, cheerfully.

"I had, perhaps, not expected to see you here. It is interesting."

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[try_corsets]

Unexpectedly, Elizabeth finds herself warming to this odd stranger. She herself has often thought that perhaps she is too intelligent for polite society, and that unsettles those women who insist on spending their days... sewing.

"I don't hate it," she admits softly. "I can do much here that I would not be able to do at home. The people I love are here. And others," she adds at the last, looking away.

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[futures_of_ash]

"Stranger things have happened, so best not to take chances" she chuckled, a lighter sound to blend with the laughter.

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[pirate_jack]

"Aye. Riddle's work, that," Jack confirms. "Useful sort of trick."

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[the_lioness]

"That depends if he knows I'm the one doing the asking," she snickers. "Perhaps you should ask. I think I'm going to go park myself by the food table."

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[pirate_jack]

Jack waves one hand elaborately in the air, batting away the very thought.

"No more than the lack of feathers, savvy? You're an interesting sort, however it is that you're looking."

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[creator_raven]

"I would say it is better, so, but possibly I am very odd, yes?"

He wrinkles his nose, still laughing, and inhales the majority of the contents of the plate.

Re: Toasts

[futures_of_ash]

Truth was rarely gentle, so there was no need to smile softly...

"She tends to think of things like that. And if she forgets, tell me and I'll blackmail her with withholding flying lessons or something"

Re: Toasts

[pirate_jack]

"Lot of things about me you don't know, Lizzie," he drawls, looking her over.

Still, Jack makes no move to stop her from taking the rum.

Re: Arrivals

[creator_raven]

Raven pats Jack's shoulder.

"Some people are for having fetishes, yes. It is not so bad a thing."

He might, it is wise to note, also be trying very hard not to laugh.

"And I am tricky. Likely it is part of my charm."

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[the_lioness]

"And to you," Alanna replies. "Or at least Happy Midwinter, for we don't celebrate Christmas at home. And if one considers to whom I am married..."

It's a joke, if her mischievous smile is anything to go by.

Re: Arrivals

[futures_of_ash]

Rachel glanced over at Jack...weighed the likelihood of Jack being suspicious...then sighed. "Maybe we should ask Gibbs"

Then she eyed the chair Alanna was in "Hey, wheels..."

Re: Toasts

[futures_of_ash]

Rachel set down her glass of rum on the nearest table and came over to lean beside Jack on the wall. Then she cupped her hands around a handful of light and spread her fingers wide...

There was a picture carved in flame and shadows, of a younger Jack, star gazing, the ship around him flickering in detail "Go on" Rachel begged softly.

She was a woman who loved stories.

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[try_corsets]

Frowning, Elizabeth casts a curious glance over her shoulder, even though she is leaning against the rail.

"I rather thought so myself," she replies huffily, confused and hating it. "I'm quite sure I did not expect to see you, either."

Re: Arrivals

[pirate-gibbs.livejournal.com]

"I suppose. But I'm still finding the magic here...odd. And after all we';ve see, I'm not sure how wise it is to tinker with such things." By which he means the Kraken and the Curse, and not anything in the Bar.

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[creator_raven]

Raven laughs quietly.

"Possibly you should have, yes? I have said before, I think, that I am fond of Jack, so."

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[try_corsets]

He does, and somewhere in the back of her mind, Elizabeth decides that Jack has clearly had enough rum to mellow this moment.

"It is," she responds after a moment's hesitation. "I confess I was startled by the invitation."

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[pirate_jack]

"I don't have fetishes, mate," he flashes back. "Might have been a chief and a god among other things, but not a houngan or a loa, not me."

He shakes his head, setting coins and reindeer bone to clattering, and grins at Raven as one hand dives into his pocket.

"Tricky's something else again."

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[futures_of_ash]

"Odd amongst a party of oddities..." she was still chuckling, though softer now.

"Though, if you manage to choke we'll be equally sad" she noted, watching him eat with something close to worried fascination.

Re: Toasts

[pirate-gibbs.livejournal.com]

"Flying..lessons?" Gibbs feels a little of his hard-earned run-generated calm fade.

Re: Arrivals

[the_lioness]

Wheels?

Curious, Alanna attempts to lean over the sides to take a look. It's all very and graceful and doesn't exactly work, so she sits back with a sigh and smiles.

"I'll take your word for it. Food table?"

Her stomach growls insistently.

Alanna grins.

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[creator_raven]

"No."

Raven wrinkles his nose.

"Being ridden, I think, is too much like a cage. Also sitting still is boring."

His shoulders twitch, and he follows the Jack's movement of hand to pocket.

"Sometimes tricky is several somethings, yes? It is better, so."

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[try_corsets]

"Have you," and the question that isn't a question at all is very dry.

Annoyed, Elizabeth pulls the collar of her coat closer around her neck and stalks across the deck to Raven.

"And when did you say this?"

There's something in his speech pattern that rings a bell. She studies his eyes as if inspecting him for something.