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.

Comments

Re: Arrivals

[pirate-gibbs.livejournal.com]

"Not so much like snow as not miss the heat, Cap'n. Weather should come in seasons. Easter gets spring, Christmas gets winter." He's a over full century before Victorian romanticization of Christmas, but at least for him it's got some beginnings.

Re: Arrivals

[pirate_jack]

"Can be winter without being all over snow," he answers, but then he relents, grinning wickedly.

"'Course, it is pretty. Even if it's cold."

Re: Arrivals

[pirate-gibbs.livejournal.com]

"Not so cold here, though. It's that magic, isn't it?" The tone is not so much disapproving as just curious.

Re: Arrivals

[pirate_jack]

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

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.

Re: Arrivals

[pirate_jack]

"Much more better to know what it is you're tinkering with," he observes. "Or to have another be the one to be doing so."

The purple stone of the ring on his left hand gleams in the light as he absently brushes his hand over his compass, ensuring that it's still there.

"All manner of useful still, though, savvy?"

Re: Arrivals

[pirate-gibbs.livejournal.com]

"Yes, but you'll forgive me if I feel a mite...cautious." Not, he knows, that it will do any good with Jack.

Re: Arrivals

[pirate_jack]

"I have every faith in your reconciliatory skills," he says cheerfully.