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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jun 19, 2004 17:23:56 GMT -5
:Jack's entire body visibilly stiffened. his skin grew pale......and he seemed to lose himself a second.:
:He had....for years told himself Katrina had married a merchant, or a rich sailor.....had a family and lived happily ever after. Never......no....she was gone? She.....she.....:
:Jack blinked, and stared at Orestes as if he'd never seen the man before. It was minutes of..well...stunned silence....and he..wasn't sure how to react. When he did, his voice was a shout:
"How do you know that?!" He demanded. "Katrina. She was a smart lady! She wouldn't have let herself live like that! She would have told me! Someone I had children!"
:Jack's voice grew in volume....desperation for his own imagined truth to be real clawed at his mind...then.....:
"Who are you?!" He demanded. #nosmileys
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Post by Rose Glassman/Hawk Aureye on Jun 19, 2004 17:31:13 GMT -5
Orestes's face took on a long-suffering, bittersweet expression. "Captain Sparrow...Jack...I don't expect you to believe what I say...but I hope you'll trust your vision and not dismiss this as a dream."
Orestes closed his eyes and stood still. A golden glow enveloped him, head to toe...he seemed to grow taller, with a more powerful prescence...his clothing changed to a formal, knee-length, cream-coloured toga with a golden belt. Gold winged sandals appeared on his feet, a golden winged helmet on his head, and a crested gold staff in his hand. When he opened his eyes, they were a blaring, brilliant gold.
"Jack Sparrow, I am the god Hermes," Hermes said quietly; his voice seemed to resonate and echo deeply, making it seem slightly louder than it was. "And believe what I say...I've quite the amount of stories to tell..."
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jun 19, 2004 17:35:45 GMT -5
:Jack didn't even so much as a bat an eyelash for a moment. Then his face took on the expression of a man who would dearly love to burst into tears from the anger and denile he was feeling.......or cry until he found a rope to hang himself from......:
:but he was Jack Sparrow.........Captain Jack Sparrow....man of legend.....the man who couldn't and wouldn't die. Refused to be contained by mere stories...no he would live on in the minds of sailors forever....pirates would be forever awed by his mere name...:
"Nice hat."
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Post by Rose Glassman/Hawk Aureye on Jun 19, 2004 17:48:02 GMT -5
Hermes stared at the man for a few moments, a blank look on his face, and then he laughed. He laughed long and loud, his voice echoing and ringing and yet unheard by anyone but Jack. The god was nearly doubled over against the ship's side, his laughter almost uncontainable.
"Only Jack Sparrow...only the famous Jack Sparrow..." Hermes finally managed, wiping tears of mirth from his eyes. He flew up a little, seating himself on the railing of the Pearl, studying Jack with dancing gold eyes. "You know my father respects you very much...as do I, now that I've had a chance to meet you at last...I knew there was a reason I chose your family to watch over..."
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jun 19, 2004 17:56:51 GMT -5
:Jack arched a eyebrow at the last comment the god had made.: "my family?"
:He'd vaguly recollected the mention of twins......yes...he'd heard twins...but....well..Jack had never known he'd help create two children. the first images of two howling young babies appeared in his mind...then a pair of mad little kids with odd looks in their eyes as if they'd just broken something.......but no..they had to be older. Teenagers by now..well into their teens.:
:Jack eyed the god a while: "you've been watchin' Katrina? my kids?"
:The idea of having kids didn't seem to distrub Jack, just the fact that he'd not known of them was what was troubling him....: "You've been watchin me then?"
:He paused: "nice to know I've had the gods themselves watchin' me and my ship's and life's gotten taken from me three times......"
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Post by Roux on Jun 19, 2004 18:01:14 GMT -5
Roux watched his brother and Jack. And waited to see Jack's reaction to it all.
"Nice hat." Apollo smirked and shook his head. He waited. His younger brother explained things out. slowly. Carefully. and Roux waited. The poor man had had enough of a shock to send him to join the dead already for the day. He'd introduce himself when Jack was ready.
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Post by Rose Glassman/Hawk Aureye on Jun 19, 2004 18:05:17 GMT -5
Hermes nodded slowly. "Yes...it started with Katarina..." He would leave that story for later, though..."And now I'm here to watch over you and your children."
At Jack's last comment, the god bit his lip. "I'm truly sorry about all that's happened," he said sincerely. "There are some things that are fated, Jack...not even the gods can mess with fate...and of the ship, 'twas my fault..." He bowed his head, looking thouroughly humbled. "I was taking your daughter to safety, I wasn't paying attention to - " He abruptly broke off. Gods rarely made mistakes, but Hermes had been thinking aloud, and the sentence had slipped before he could stop himself.
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jun 19, 2004 18:11:06 GMT -5
:Jack watched the young god a while. Then shook his head: "I'll get the Pearl back soon enough.......no use crying about it now."
:He sighed and looked at the ocean: "So....yer just here to watch over me and my kids now? Some all powerful nanny then?"
:Jack smirked just a bit: "I've got things covered here...why not go look after my kids? There's only so much ye can do to get a ship back after all......"
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Post by Will Turner on Jun 19, 2004 18:18:24 GMT -5
*For a moment, Eric didn't quite sit right with how Evelyn had said seeing his girl covered in blood was romantic. A breif flash of Ashley in a puddle of her own blood went through his mind. But it dissapeared just as quickly, he knew she meant it as a joke. He smiled and gave a nod then glanced at the waters where the body had went over.* Im not Will you know. *He said with a grunt at her comment. He shook his head as she offered the last body to him but he hoisted it up and tossed it over. Dusting his hands off on his pants he yawned and glanced around.*[/color]
*Will glanced over his shoulder as Jack returned to him. He followed Jacks gaze out to the sea but said nothing at the mention that this was going to be a long trip. Will had figured it would be, even if Jack hadn't intended it to be that way. And then the Captains question about Elizabeth and Port Royale rather surprised him and he raised a brow.* Yes, I love her more than anything. And of course Port Royales my home, at least as much of a home as it can be to me. *He said in a rather curious tone, wondering where the question was leading. A slight grin came over his face as Jack said he hadn't the time to take Will home. Will just nodded and shrugged. Then he glanced over to where Eric had dissapeared off to. He figured the man would arm himself but if not Will would find him something soon enough. He watched Jack walk off and he lingered at the wheel, his mind drifting back to Elizabeth. He was wondering what she was doing at this moment and he began to miss her terribly. He glanced around to find someone else to man the wheel when he saw Jack talking to Orestes and a strange look was upon the Captains face. Will raised a brow but shook his head as nothing seemed any different to him. Finally he reached out and tugged on the arm of a passerby.* Take this will you? *He said and trudged off towards an available cabin.*
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Post by Rose Glassman/Hawk Aureye on Jun 19, 2004 18:19:49 GMT -5
Hermes smirked at Jack's terminology, and was inwardly relieved that Jack hadn't yet caught his slip of tongue. Eventually he'd figure out that Rose was his daughter and Hawk his son...just not yet, it was all a bit too much for Jack to stomach, Hermes could tell...
Hermes then sighed. "Your daughter's here, so here I'll stay for now...and your son's in trouble, a kind of trouble I can't save him from yet. He's a good lad...he'll get out of this just fine...and soon I'll have him back here, where I can keep watch over all three of you."
He winked at Jack cheerfully. "Well, it's been fun...the gods are watching over you, Jack Sparrow, so keep as safe as possible...and stay mad, will you? It's so refreshing..." The god's laughter echoed as he disappeared, a faint gold mist lingering in the air where he'd been.
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jun 19, 2004 18:26:09 GMT -5
:Jack watched Hermes leave...smirked and then blinked.: "His daughter was here..........?his son.....in trouble?"
:some distant instinct kicked in......familar to the feeling jack got if the barfight had started and his mug of rum was on the other side of the room, too close to the fight.....must...save....rum....wait....children.....right...children....:
:But rum may have been a good idea at the moent too. He was silent a long while, and wished someone would start talking to him. someone who didn't glow and look immortal......:
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Post by Will Turner on Jun 19, 2004 18:35:51 GMT -5
*Will knocked upon the rickety door of one of the cabins and upon recieving no answer he invited himself inside. He glanced around and gasped a bit as the room smelled of old rum and unbathed men. He wrinkled his nose and changed his mind. After that, he preffered the open air upon the deck. As he walked back out he spotted Jack standing alone by the railing and the look of confusion and rum yearning had only intensified upon his face. Will laughed for a moment and wondered what on earth Orestes had said to him to make him look like that. He trotted over to the Captain and smacked him on the side of the head as if to make him snap out of it.* Hey Jack, snap out of it mate. You look like you're going through a confusing time of rum withdrawl. Whats wrong with you....besides the usual? *He asked, leaning against the railing.*
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jun 19, 2004 18:43:56 GMT -5
:Jack took a swipe at Will's head and smiled at the younger man:
"just, learning somethings...." His voice trailed and he was Jack once more. sarcastic and smirking deeply. He shook his head, and then drew his sword:
"So mate...you still pracice three hours a day..even if you do have your Elizabeth now?" :it was a invitation to burn some steam....Jack needed to have something else to think about or he was afraid he might just have a break down of sorts.:
:Tears sprange, unbidden, to his eyes and he carefully blinked them back. He wouldn't think about Katrina, or mourn her now....no...he couldn't...now he had to be Jack Sparrow.......and a swordfight would help him..:
:He smiled at Will, a challenge: "Well...?"
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Post by Will Turner on Jun 19, 2004 18:51:23 GMT -5
*Will jerked his head back quickly as Jack took a swipe at him and he grinned as the Captains look returned to normal.* Learning some things hum? *He said, watching Jack draw his sword. He smirked at the mans comment and drew his own sword, holding it straight out in front of him as his eyes locked on Jacks.* You know mate I didn't practice for her, I practiced so I could kill you. And I would have if you hadn't cheated. *Will said, glancing around. He gave Jacks sword a light tap with his own.* But there's no sandbags here mate. *He said with a wink and then his brow furrowed a bit as he saw tears form in the Captains eyes. He glanced around akwardly for a moment and at Jacks challenge he grinned again, hoping to lighten the situation just a little more.* Ah Jack don't cry, you don't have to be that afraid of me! *He grinned and whipped his sword at Jacks.*
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jun 19, 2004 18:58:52 GMT -5
:Jack's eyes glitered darkly and he smiled, then took a feigned jab at Will's chest, turning at the last second as to avoid him, and danced away, a grin on his face:
"Aye mate....you practiced three hours a day to kill me did you? and yer sayin ye would have killed me had it not been for that last little bit I did...that's not saying much about your fightin if you let a bit of sand get to you...."
:Jack smiled brightly, and went rhough a series of fairly standard jabs and blocks with Will, basic moves..one a beginner could preform fairly well. Jack smiled, the familar pace easing him a bit.:
"and if ye hadn't been such a damn stubborn lad I would have gotten away and avoided that whole little incident....but you had to be too damned hard headed to move with a pistol to yer head no less......"
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