The Oxbay Ball

[Abigail Thatcher]

Abby watched Barbossa dance with young Saber and she saw Will talking to Carrie about dancing. Abby regretted asking Will to dance with Carrie. She wanted to be on the dance floor again. She looked around the room to see if there was anyone she could ask. Abby had no problems asking someone to dance with her. She thought of herself as a thoroughly modern woman and wasn't a wallflower waiting for a man to ask her. Abby decided to ask Barbossa to dance if Will didn't ask her to dance again soon.

[Lara Swinny]

Lara raises her eyebrow and whirls around as he speaks and seems set to leave. "Now, now... there's no need to be hasty and go and leave is there?" she asks, wondering why she is interested in keeping him here. I'ts for the book...for the book she tells herself as she goes to him and puts a hand on his shoulder. "I mean, if this place isn't to your style, then you should go... but whoever said I was looking for someone uptight? Do you think I would be swanning around the Caribbean, speaking with pirates and the like if I were looking for some uptight gentleman who wears a long curly wig, making his hair longer than mine? You answer that yourself why don't you?" she smiles at him as sweetly as she can before turning away playfully.

[Alexis SilverHawk]

Women... Alexis always loves women but he thinks he will never understand them. A second I'm an unwanted pirate popping in the middle of the ball and the next she won't have me go... Women... He thinks as he turns back to Lara, wondering why she is after him now. "So, don't like uptight gentleman with looong wigs ?" He says with a laugh as he passes his hand in his own long hair. "It's not like I hair is short..." He adds tilting his head to the side slightly. "But if ya want I can stay a bit more." He tells her for a week. "After all cannae refuse that to such a pretty lass, can I ?" He asks with a wink and a smirk. "So, what'ya doin' 'ere if ya don't like all those uptight people ?" He asks, notting that it doesn't sound logic to come to a ball if she thinks what she said.

[Lara Swinny]

"I never said I did not like them, Mr. SilverHawk, what I said was that I am not interested in them, savvy?" she smirks as she uses the word and runs her tongue over her cheek, feeling rather pleased with herself. "I am here because it is a lovely place and I happen to reside in Oxbay for a while; well, I say 'reside'; here is my base, if you know what I mean. I return here to write up my notes and to rest for a while, before I go elsewhere travelling." she then tilts her head and smiles. "So... what are you doing here? You certainly don't look like the kind who would enjoy yourself at such an occasion..."

[Alexis SilverHawk]

Alexis raises an eyebrow as the little miss in front of him tries using some pirate talk. She's gettin' the hang... He thinks before smirking charmingly to her. "What I is doin' 'ere ? Hum, that's actually a very good question, ya see. In fact, I came 'ere first followin' that cap'n o' mine but well... contrary to 'im I don't 'ave a clue 'ow to behave 'round 'ere." He says with a slight shrug. "So I decides to stay outside and grab a glass of good ol' rum when it goes passed the window with a waiter, taht is until ya came of course." He adds, smirking as a waiter with the said glass of champagne (and not rum though to Alexis anything alcoholic is likable.) and he took two, offering one to Lara. "Oh, I forgot, ya missy doesn't drink alcohol..." He says with a slight pout though still handing her the glass.

[Lara Swinny]

"I did not say I do not drink, though as you will remember from the beach, if your memory holds true, spirts such as rum are not my forte," she pauses to take the champagne from him. "Though eloquent drinks such as this are quite to my liking, thank you." she tells him with a smile, wondering why she is actually spending so much time talking to this pirate. "So, what are your plans for the forseeable future?" she asks, thinking of her own plans. "I mean, you can't be planning to stay in Oxbay long... I wouldn't assume that it was your kind of place... a little too... quiet, maybe?"

[Alexis SilverHawk]

Alexis smirks as she takes the champagne and starts drinking some of his, thinking that rum is still nicer to drink. "My plans, hu ?" He repeats as she asks what he is going to do. "Not sure really, but as ya say, not gonna stay 'ere for long. Am off back to Tortuga as soon as I'm outta 'ere. It's a bit borin' 'round 'ere." He adds, not liking Oxabay for it is, as Lara says, too quiet for a pirate. He smirks as he thinks of Tortuga though and all what tends to happen there in the blink of an eye.
"Then I doesn't know. I'm off somewhere with the cap'n probably. I'm wantin' to get my own ship one of these days, be my own cap'n and all, savvy ? Though everyone says I is too lazy for that." He adds with a shrug, knowing it is partially true.

[Will Turner]

*Will waited a moment longer for Carrie to reply then he simply gave her a bow and smiled.* Aye, I'll let you be Miss. *He said as she gave him no response. Then he saw Abigail standing along the wall, looking about. He was surprised to see that someone hadn't asked her to dance. He smiled at her from across the dance floor and gave her a wave with his hand. Then he made his way over to her and grinned, looking at Barbossa and Saber.* An interesting pair no doubt. *He laughed, then looked back to Abigail.* Seeing as to how neither of us are dancing, care to join me again Abigail?

[Emma Hawkins/Rick MacKinnon]

Emma watched the people dancing in the middle of the room.She doubted she even remembered how;she had left London and the higher-class life when she was only twelve.She shook her head,remembering how even back then she had had two left feet-she was much more graceful climbing up the rigging of a ship or dodging the thrusts of an enemy's sword.With a slight sigh,Emma sat down in a chair near the rum bowl.If she was going to stay here,she may as well be comfortable...

[Will Turner]

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<Bossa edit: ye couldn't wait fer me ta post first, could ye? lol>

[Captain Morgan Barbossa]

::Barbossa smiled when Saber slipped back into her pirate accent. If he'd thought she was beautiful before, he was completely under her spell now. She was perfect!:: "Saber, ma dear...I don' know what ta say ta ye. I've never felt this way before 'round a woman. In fact..." ::Suddenly, just as Barbossa was leaning in to kiss her, Jack Monkey jumped up onto his shoulder and screeched. He was so startled, he toppled over, pulling Saber down with him. He looked over at her, and at everyone else in the room, and burst into a fit of laughter::

Will Edit: Haha NO! muwahaha