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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jul 15, 2004 8:40:13 GMT -5
::Jack looked down at his jacket then back at the closed door with a sort of frown on his face. Then he shook his head and smiled at Rose: "ye know I'll probably never understand women." He admitted with a good natured grin:
::he'd go have a talk with Tobbs. See what had her knickers in a twist. Tobbs was difficult as it was.no need to go storming after her right now. Instead he looked back at Rose: "You were saying.....?" He prompted.
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Post by Rose Glassman/Hawk Aureye on Jul 15, 2004 12:25:29 GMT -5
Rose blinked after Tobbs; she wondered why the woman had called her "Miss Rose" when she was, after all, at least ten years Rose's senior. Ah well...she liked Tobbs, and she wouldn't dwell on it now.
She grinned at Jack. "Tha's good," she said cheerfully, "someone's gotta keep you on yer toes. Otherwise ye'll get overconfident an' make a mistake." Her tone was bright as she leaned against the door frame, but her dark grey eyes turned serious when she looked back at Jack.
"Th' Box, Dad," she said softly. "What're you gonna do? And tell me 'onestly...'ve only been your daughter a day, but 've been your crewgirl for three years, almost. I c'n tell when you're lyin'...an' as both your crewmember an' your daughter, I think 've got a right t'know."
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jul 15, 2004 12:31:48 GMT -5
::Jack eyed Rose a long moment. and he stood up and turned his back to her for a minute to give himself a bit of space:
"ye know. being immortal is not a bad idea." Jack said truthfully . "but there's the Black Pearl that I'm worried about for now. I want my ship back. And once I have that, I'll decide what to do."
:He turned to face her now: "But if someone else should get to it, well, then that's what happens. Roux seems to be needing it more then I do.." He said casually. "but if I have the chance I might take it."
:He shrugged and looked at her: "Unless you've a diffrent idea."
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Post by Rose Glassman/Hawk Aureye on Jul 15, 2004 12:39:27 GMT -5
Rose nodded seriously. "No idea as 'f yet...'ll letcha know if that changes. But that's good t'hear...you're not considerin' anything rash...Roux does seem t'need it, doesn't 'e? Poor bugger..." Rose shook her head. "I never b'lieved in fate, or any sorta...'igher power, y'know? But now that we've met two gods...'s not somethin' that 'appens t'everyone, is 't?" Her eyes were distant; musey modes like this rarely hit Rose, so she liked to enjoy them while they were here. "'T makes you think, don't it? Maybe everythin' does 'appen for a reason..."
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jul 15, 2004 12:48:16 GMT -5
::Jack never really one to think to deeply when he was in a dark mood just nodded: "I think everything happens for a reason. Even if ye aren't paying attention to realize it......as for gods."
::he shrugged: "well..they're interestin' aren't they?"
:He smiled at Rose and ruffled her hair into a mess and then smiled: "ye go right ahead and think if ye need to, Rose....I think I had best go see what's gotten Tobbs so angry...."
:That said Jack left and walked over to Tobbs and gave her a tap on the shoulder: "Well...we're closing in on the Pearl..so if ye want to fight make it fast. I've other things to worry about....:a smile twitched into place and he waited, ready for anything:
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Post by Roux on Jul 15, 2004 13:53:40 GMT -5
Roux could feel the pull coming from the island. Callisto had gotten here already. And the crew would yet again be in danger. He sighed and climbed down from the crow's nest then headed for the front of the ship, peering at the island.
The Black Pearl was anchored just off shore and he could just see the trail left by Barbossa's crew. He smiled girmly and went over to Hawk and Hermes, and inclinded his head.
"Well they must not have it yet. you would have known, Hermes." He said softly. "Felt it. But I think they are close to it."
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Jul 15, 2004 14:07:35 GMT -5
*Tobbs had made her way out of the room and headed for the stairs. She leaned on a nearby barrel as she stood by the steps on deck. As she gazed out at the sky, she suddenly heard Jack’s approach and closed her eyes for a second as she felt him tap her shoulder.*
‘Well….we’re closing on the Pearl. So if ye want to fight make it fast. I’ve other things to worry about….’
*At the last remark she grit her teeth angrily. She could barely take the smile he had, but nonchalantly saying he had things to worry about besides a fight she might make, besides her? She grabbed him by the arm and dragged him down the steps into the hallway and almost threw him into her cabin. She slammed the door and turned to face him.*
*No playful spark or teasing glimmer was in her eyes as she glared entirely at Jack. She had tried to hold it back, but it was all too much for her. A rush of rage and anger, which had swelled up inside her over time, now shown through like a wave inescapable and impossible to try to calm down. She slammed her hand down on a table before she spoke, her words full of fury, every last one.*
“You LEFT me Jack, you left me when I need you the most! When I bloody admitted I needed you, that I NEEDED somebody! I asked you not to leave me, I asked you and you told me you wouldn’t, and you LIED! YOU LIED TO ME! And then you clearly IGNORED me when I tried to hint my feelings by giving you your jacket back, you just left me without an explanation, a purpose, or an indication that you EVEN CARED about what I felt anymore! You didn’t even try to confront me about it, you just IGNORED it! And now you’re telling me you wanted to come back for me?! You’re just like the rest of those lying, back-stabbing SWINE!”
*Tobbs spit at his feet, her words practically shouted in her enraged state. She inhaled sharply and huffed irritatedly, a hint of grief growing in her voice as she continued on.*
“You say you would’ve gone to get me, but how can I believe you now when you said you wouldn’t leave me? What note was there that addressed me and told me you’d return for me?! What person did I miss who was supposed to give me that message when I woke? Or was it perhaps that you DIDN’T think you would return, so you left me there with nothing but an injured side?”
*She sighed frustrated and clenched her fists again, digging her nails into her palms and feeding off the pain as she let a small second go between her words and the next she would give.*
”You gave no sign of your return, nothing, no one! Not a thing to let me read or hear or see, not a SINGLE bloody thing! …I thought you were different, I thought I could trust you as you said; you helped me, cared for my well being…”
*By the last word pain, misery, and an altogether crushed look shadowed her face as she stared down at the floor and let silence interrupt her for a moment so she could regain her anger and not let sorrow control her words and thoughts. He’d really made her feel humiliated and miserably sad, as she had finally put her trust in someone for once in years, and he’d broken it like she had first thought he would, like everyone else in her life had. If he thought it was just something simple, he was wrong; his leaving her dug down deep. Real deep…*
“…but then you didn’t really, did you? That was all a bloody lie as well…everything always is a bloody lie! EVERYTHING! Gah! I let myself believe you, I let you hear that I might in fact need someone, and that someone was you...and you bloody LEFT me! I don’t even know what I said to you after I went in that current, and hit my head, I don’t even know if I told you about the deaths, the tortures, the degrading and humiliating days in my past or not, but I knew I couldn’t face the past alone, I knew I needed someone there when I did, and you got me to believe it was you….WHY Jack, why’d you have to leave me, why’d you make me feel I was something that could be left behind, something useless, worthless, easily forgotten? why’d you make me feel so empty inside again…so…so hurt again…why…?”
*A bitter mumble escaped her lips as she let her words soak in and silence to be heard once more…this was no game, trick, or tease…this was years of pain and anguish being felt again by remembering how it felt to feel cared for at first, and then worthless and easily forgotten the next…*
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jul 15, 2004 14:22:47 GMT -5
::Jack had a second in which he blinked and wondered briefly how he had come to getting hurled across the room like a used boot::
:::Then she was shouting. Shouting so much Jack really thought about covering his ears. But he got the gist of it. The word "LEFT" seemed to be a favorite and he knew why.:::
::When she'd calmed just enough for him to breath Jack stood up carefully, as if to not spook her or set her of again:
"because I was hoping you'd trust me." Jack said calmly. "I've never left one of my own crew behind despite that most captains would. but ye were hurt, Tobbs......what good would it have done for you if I took you along when we captured a ship? Nothing! ye would have gotten worse......"
"as for my jacket, ye looked cold and ye needed it more then me at the time....."
:He edged closer to her.: "I know ye don't trust me, and I'm not expectin' ye too...most of my crew only toleranted me for the first year or two until they realized that I wasn't going to maroon them someplace..savvy?
:he waited a long moment: "if my ship had not gotten stolen, if gods hadn't been droppin at my feet and I hadn't gotten shot maybe I would have been a bit more receptive.....eh?"
::his let out a sigh and titled his head to one side, trying to fiure her out: "Look, Victoria......if ye don't trust me, well that's nothing new, but I'm a man of my word. If I said I wouldn't leave you then you wouldn't get left behind...." :his voice made that much hard cold fact:
::He waited maybe one more second, before the playfully roguish Jack took over and he kissed her cheek lightly before stepping away: "keep the jacket, lass, looks good on you....." He moved towards the door:
"ye've got a choice Tobbs, stay with me and my crew and learn what it means to be a part of our ship, or we can take you to the nearest port. but now...now I have to get my home back.....hope you'll join us, because from what I've seen your'e good with a sword and we could use a extra blade......." :he held the door open a moment longer:
"Will you be joining us Ms. Topsword?"
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Post by Evelyn on Jul 15, 2004 14:44:02 GMT -5
Evelyn woke with a sudden start and glanced around. There was some sort of shouting going on and it sounded like...Tobbs. "BLOODY 'ELL!" Evelyn shouted through the wall at Tobbs and whoever it was she was yelling at. Evelyn pounded on the wall hard. "Keep yer bloody voices down!" Evelyn called gruffly through the wall. Then she gathered her things and shook her head muttering, "Some people jus' can' control their tempers..."
With her effects in place, her boots on, and her hair tied back in a low ponytail, she headed out of the room, and looked next door to see the door open and Jack at the doorway. She had just yelled at her Captain...
Peering at him she gave a small chuckle seeing Tobbs indeed in there. "Could ye two lovebirds keep yer bloody voices down?! I was tryin' ta bloody sleep!" She told them both with a sly smile.
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jul 15, 2004 14:46:44 GMT -5
::Jack shot Evelyn a look that bordered someplace between amusement and horror. Tobbs would have his head at that comment. He gave Evelyn a quick hurried look that said without words: "She's gonns kill me!":
:He turned nervously back to Tobbs but smiled just the same: "Well?"
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Post by Evelyn on Jul 15, 2004 15:04:17 GMT -5
Evelyn blinked and bit her lip slightly. She looked to Evelyn with an odd look and Evelyn looked towards Tobbs. Obviously now was not the right time to have said it and Tobbs looked bent on murdering the poor man. "Well, ye two 'lovebirds' have a good time then!" Evelyn said briskly, giving Jack an evil grin.
Then leaving them to both kill eachother slowly, Evelyn shook her head and headed out towards the decks of the ship. She was still rather sick and thus was not in the mood to intake any sort of food. Looking to the right, briefly, she eyed Eric's cabin and suddenly found herself going to the door. As she opened the door slightly, her eyes widened to see Sarah in Eric's bed! Evelyn quickly closed the door.
"What in the..." Evelyn furrowed her brows. She didn't see Eric there...but then again she hadn't looked in there for a long while. Deep down she wondered at this, but knew even if he was there with her it was none of her concern. She huffed a bit and then decided to just let it go for now and went up the steps towards the decks.
Peering around she noticed as the very first few rays of the sun were coming up. She gave a nod to those around her and noticed an island not too far from them now. She could make out the beaches, beautiful flowers, and waterfalls and she smirked. The Pearl was nearby and she looked towards it, they could easily take it and leave, but this box of immortality was too good to be true.
Eyeing the beautiful surroundings she smiled, she had never seen anywhere so beautiful before...it was almost...hypnotic...this was obviously no ordinary island.
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Jul 15, 2004 15:43:23 GMT -5
*Tobbs had crumpled down into a seat and held her forehead in her left hand, her eyes staring down. She was almost out of breath from her words and she inhaled sharply at hearing his first words. She gazed up at him as he spoke…alright, so taking her along while she was injured wasn’t a great idea, she hadn’t thought of that….and she did need his jacket, she remembered shivering a bit and suddenly clasping her hand upon the jacket he had covered her with…*
*She noted his slow edging towards her and caught on guard for a few moments, not wanting to be surprised by anything sudden on his part. So he thought she didn’t trust him…she had started too, she admitted that…but it would be hard to trust him again, she told herself…or would it be?*
*She was silent the entire time he spoke, her eyes growing misty with memory when he called her Victoria, and she felt rather thankful he had…made her feel a bit more than just a pirate at the moment, something she needed to feel better that instant. *
*She raised a brow when he kissed her cheek and she showed no emotion, not letting her thoughts reveal how she felt about it. She gazed down at the jacket as it had made its way onto her lap once more, and she thoughtfully listened to Jack’s last words. She knew this would make or break her pride, she could go up and slap him, barge out, and leave him with his jacket like she always did, or she could consider being a part of his crew with him as her captain….*
*Her decision was made and she stood, placing the jacket on the table and heading straight up to Jack. She stood close to him and looked up solemnly in his eyes…she was reading what he was trying to say…was this a joke? Was it real? She needed to know before she did anything…*
*With a sigh, she let a faint smile reclaim her lips as she raised a brow at Jack once more.*
”Ya know Sparrow, I could continue on our little game of enemies and barge out here with a slap across your face…but for some reason, I can’t pull myself to it…I don’t know if I can entirely trust you yet, but if you say your word is your word, I’ll ‘old you to that.”
*She gazed down and bit her lip for a second, wanting to somewhat apologize for all the shouting and not understanding what his point of view might have been…but then she was who she was; she hadn’t apologized to anyone in years…but she’d try at least to say something worth note.*
“Jack…listen…what I spoke of, it just…it was just it happened so many times before…I didn’t know what I told you that night, or what had happened, and when I don’t know what’s going on, I guess…my life’s made the answers pretty obvious…I didn’t know that’s what happened, that’s why you left…so what I wanted to say really was I’m s-*she caught herself and changed her words again* ...sticking with you and the crew, that’s it…”
*She cursed herself for not being able to say sorry, but she was rather proud, saying sorry might show some sort of weakness. She’d told Jack how she felt, yes, that was a step, but she wasn’t transformed into a new person. She was Tobbs still, just slightly more understanding that everyone wasn’t out to get her.*
*She suddenly noted Evy’s presence by the loud banging against the wall and worriedly frowned at the realization that the woman slept next to her cabin. She took a step or two away from him as Evy made her way out of her room and spoke to the captain. About to give an apologetic look, she flashed a glare at Jack when she said something about luvbirds and by the second time Evy had done so she was right back close to him, holding him in a defiant stare as she swiftly pulled out a dagger in a second and didn’t move an inch….*
*She smirked at him and barely pressed the blade against his chest.*
“Mayhap I shall pick a few fights…you should’ve been worried about yerself sooner than you thought…” She slipped the dagger back and laughed softly* “The one I’m worried about fer now is you indeed; between the two of us, yer the one ‘o got shot, so it’s you we’ll be worrying about mostly, savvy?”
*She winked at him and put a hand on his arm, studying his face for a few seconds.*
”What the question really is, Sparrow, is if you’ll ‘ave me as one of your own crew…after all, if ya won’t maroon me or ‘urt me or leave me-anymore on the leave me part!-than I guess I’m…erm…’in yer debt’ fer you ‘elping me…and I, well….ya see, I wanna…”
*She noted the small smirk he now wore and sighed.*
“Fine, ya win, I wanna join the crew, ‘appy?! Men…”
*She shook her head and tried hiding her smile but didn’t do a great job at doing so.*
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Post by Evelyn on Jul 15, 2004 17:21:13 GMT -5
Selina glared at Callisto as she snapped at her and she gripped the hilt of her sword tightly. "You better produce that damned thing, otherwise I'll be forced to take more violent actions..." Selina said in a soft growl, but before she could continue with the threatening she looked up.
Selina stepped back a bit, stumbling into the man behind her, before her was a great, ebony colored mountain, jutting up from the white sands. Her eyes passing it over carefully.
Selina looked to Barbossa for a moment as he made his way through the crowd and stood next to Callisto. Selina merely watched as Barbossa proceeded to watch Callisto carefully, making certain she got them to that Box.
It was then Selina looked back and saw a familiar ship land near the beaches. "Barbossa!" Selina called and pointed towards the ship. "Jack's here!"
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Post by Jack Sparrow on Jul 15, 2004 18:18:09 GMT -5
::Jack's face broke into a wide grin:: "Well see now that wasn't so hard now was it luv?"::He knew she had a dignity, pride that would make someone like Jack stand and look a bit awed. And he wouldn't ask her to say sorry either. She had not reason to be. She acted how she felt was right. No harm done:
::His voice was light, playful, as if he'd just discovered a long lost friend. He grinned at her brightly, a sort of look in his eyes that said "I knew ye couldn't be all bad.":
::The daggers didn't really bother him. He'd lived through more then his fair share of wounds and injuries. he could probably survive that but she was only proving a point and he let her. No worries:
"Come on then Victoria....let's go get OUR ship back.....savvy?"
:He opened the door stepped onto the deck and smiled as the anchor was lowered. yes indeed..a fine day this was turning ou to be....:
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Post by Victoria Brighton on Jul 15, 2004 19:09:14 GMT -5
"Wasn't that bad, you say?"
*She spoke teasingly and watched him grin brightly and couldn't hide her own happy smile any longer. She sighed with a mixture of relief and contentment. She rather thought this was going to have a darker outcome...some more shouting and perhaps metal clashing or whatnot, but then she underestimated Jack's skill in calming her down and explaining things to her on his point of view.*
*Removing her hand and placing it on her hip, her smile grew when he beckoned her on to go up with him and get the Pearl back. She already felt much better about everything, less stressed, feeling he was trustworthy now that she knew what had really happened. She began to follow behind him, stopping once and speaking out loud to herself.*
"I don' know 'ow he does it.."
*She shook her head again and stepped up beside him on deck, gazing out towards the island and wondering what in blazes was going to happen at the end of all this.*
"Island's a beauty...almost too beautiful you'd think."
*Getting a rather odd suspicious feeling, she looked over at Jack in a more serious tone, though her smile and happiness could still be seen.*
"I'll be watchin' yer back Jack; next to you all the way."
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