Christmas on the Pearl
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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 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: 2006-12-29 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 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 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.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 01:15 am (UTC)"... I've learned here that those in Authority are not always Right, a good portion of the time." Carefully. "At least since coming here and having time to look at things."
...
"Then again, I can hardly be charged with breaking any of the Articles by helping a pirate."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 03:12 am (UTC)"Not always, no. But some are good and honest, whereas others aren't worth the price of powder."
She knows Norrington's story; Elizabeth finds she is very interested in Wellard's. Offering a small smile, she looks him in the eye.
"Why did you leave the Navy?"
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 03:14 am (UTC)"I- I was shot and killed, Miss Swann. When some prisoners got free and tried to take over our ship."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 03:44 am (UTC)"I'm sorry," she manages. "I didn't mean..."
She straightens and exhales slowly.
What else is there to say? I'm sure you didn't deserve it...
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 03:46 am (UTC)"There's nothing to be sorry for, Miss Swann. Certainly on your account." He shrugs, and smiles faintly.
"It's past, and there's no changing it- and Milliways is a far better place than I had originally hoped I would end up."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 04:12 am (UTC)Chin set at a stubborn angle, Elizabeth surreptitiously looks around for Jack.
"It is certainly interesting," she states. "I wonder if I shall ever grow used to what one finds here."
She smiles.
"I imagine you were surprised to see this ship floating on the lake."
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Date: 2006-12-30 04:16 am (UTC)Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 04:24 am (UTC)She looks as if she's about to add something else, then gives a small shake of her head.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-30 04:30 am (UTC)"Ah- first from the stories, of course. Then Jack took myself, and a couple others back with him, for a voyage on the Pearl for a while."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-31 04:13 am (UTC)There's something tense in her tone, almost as if she's jealous.
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-31 04:36 am (UTC)"She was rather wrecked, due to the Kraken- we couldn't just let her stay that way, not when we could get her back to rights."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-31 04:55 am (UTC)"I saw it all happen," she blurts out eventually. "I didn't think the damage could be fixed."
In more ways than one.
"You did a good job."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-31 05:07 am (UTC)He bites his lip, then shrugs. "A lot of it on the gun deck was just... things knocked about. Once we got it cleared up, it was just a lot of patch-work. The sails and masts, though..." Wellard shakes his head.
"We still have work to do on them, in the spring when the weather clears up."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-31 06:06 am (UTC)Sighing, she looks toward the captain's cabin.
"I imagine that window was hard to replace."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-31 06:23 am (UTC)"We got something other than glass that should work, hopefully. Harder to break, at least."
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2006-12-31 11:23 pm (UTC)Will thinks it is charming, at any rate.
"Such sad things to be discussing at a party. I believe we are meant to be having fun. Perhaps over dinner you will consent to tell me something of your travels?"
Re: Arrivals
Date: 2007-01-01 01:38 am (UTC)Elizabeth's smile gets blinked at for a moment or two, and he smiles faintly, shrugging.
"Ah- there's really not a lot to talk about, Miss Swann. Most of the travels I was in before arriving at Milliways had to do with the war."
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