My first take on what would it look like, if Salazar, his crew, Henry, Carina sat in a common room on rainy, foggy day. Some references to what happened „in the film story" but the whole thing is set in modern times, (sth like student's campus…) Wrote it for for fun;). Lots of bantering, ranting, incl. Carina being in an exceptionally trolling mood.

DISCLAIMER: None of the characters are mine, all belong to POTC. This is for fun and entertainment purpose only.

Carina glanced at the window, sighed and sat heavily on the sofa. She stretched her arms and let out a short yawn. It had been pouring all day and there was very little chance of the weather improving. She had just finished her project and didn't have a clue what to do with her spare time. Going out was out of the question. She was just about to pick up her mobile phone and call Henry when she spotted someone's dark silhouette. Someone was sitting on the next sofa, opposite to her.

„Mando?" she uttered.

Salazar threw her a gloomy look. His slightly pale face was covered with dark hair.

„What are ye doing here?!"

„I could ask you the same question" muttered Salazar.

Carina took a closer look at him. She could spot dark circles under his eyes. All in all he didn't look well. Exhaustion was written all over his face. He was running his fingers over his mobile's keyboard.

She was just about to remark, when she heard someone come in. Lesaro.

„Gogogogo..gogo Ghost! Ghooost! Another ghost!" she shrieked.

„Carina, give it a rest, it starts to wear thin" Lesaro muttered, apparently annoyed and made his way towards the second sofa. He sat heavily right next to Armando.

„Hola, Armando."

„Hola, Lesaro.

Carina heard a bizzare sound coming from her mobile. She glanced at the screen and gasped in horror.

'Oh teh noes, I've accidently blocked my card. Hey, Spanish freaks! How do I unblock my card?!"

„Oh, NOW she needs us" commented Lesaro and gave Carina a disapproving look.

„Come on, don't be a jerk!"

„I showed you two days ago!" Lesaro said impatiently. „For God's sake, woman. You know every single constellation by heart yet you fail get the grasp of something as simple as unblocking the card?!"

Armando chuckled and massaged the back of his neck. Carina jumped for joy when she saw Henry marching in.

„Well hello there, sweetness!" she greeted him cheerfully, immediately forgetting about her blocked card.

„Hello, beautiful" Henry answered with a big grin plastered on his face. He made himself comfortable right next to Carina and touched gently her curly, bronze hair. „It's been some time" he continued, eyeing his fiancee with a nostalgic look. „We haven't seen each other since goddamned three hours.

„Way too long" Carina admitted, nodding her head. She then threw a miserable look at the window bathed in rainy water. „It's raining and raining… what a sad, grey world!"

„Well, let's make it more colorful. Fancy some crawfish talk?" Henry asked.

„Tub fo esruoc!" Carina replied.

Henry let out a short giggle and said solemnly: „I evol uoy".

„I evol uoy oot!" Carina answered, her cheeks blushing violently.

„Tub I evol uoy erom!"

„Esnesnon, I evol you erom! Dne fo!"

Armando and Lesaro exchanged meaningful looks. Armando then theatrically rolled his eyes and buried his head in his hands.

„You're okay today?" Lesaro asked, eyeing his companion with empathy.

„Still feeling a little nauseous, but I'm on my way to recover. And You?

„I'm relatively fine, some slight headache"..

On hearing their conversation, Carina abandoned her crawfish chat and cried:

„My, my, the Spaniards are having a hungovaaaah?"

„I witnessed everything, darling" Henry smiled. „They were having a little get together on Silent Mary, with some pals from Granada. Mando threw up over the board and Lesaro was trying to breakdance and he rammed his head against the ship wheel!"

„Whaat? LOOLZ!"

„That's what you get when you mix Albaro with Sangro Bianco" Henry couldn't hold back a malicious smirk creeping over his face.

„Armando Boozando esta malandoo " cried Carina, swinging with her body.

„Shut it off" mumbled Armando without even raising his head.

„Easy now, Mando. It happens. I'm not judging you. Oh well, maybe just a little" Carina said, Actually, Mandy, it looked much cooler when you were a ghost. All this booze dripping through the holes in your body, that was fetch!"

She giggled nervously and then gave Henry a gentle nudge in the rib.

„Oh, BTW, Henry have you seen the last episode of Bianco X?

„Yass! And I'm still not over the last scene. I can't even…" Henry replied his voice beaming with excitement.

„I know right? Freaking spectacular. Almost as spectacular as Mandy's fall from the anchor."

Armando finally raised his head and gave Carina a murderous look.

„Will you put a lid on it?" he snapped.

'Watch it, Carina, you're crossing the line" Henry whispered, faking fear. You two share the same floor!"

„Oh well, now that he's alive again, he's no longer capable of walking through walls so I'm safe" Carina replied.

The door cracked open and Moss came in.

„Another Spaniard!" Carina cried. „Get to the Maryyyyy!" she added, throwing her arms up in the air.

„Ella es un poco loca, ¿no?" Lesaro whispered, leaning his head towards Salazar.

„¿UN POCO?" Salazar grunted.

„No Spanish! English, por favor!" Carina commented, frowning her eyebrows.

„Guess what" Moss said, sitting on the carpet. „JackieJack is taking part in a singing contest. And he's even composed a song of his own. I can't stop laughing.

„He still loves making a fool out of himself, doesn't he?" Armando sneered.

„Oh, let me guess how it goes: „Run run run for some more rum"... Lesaro added.

„Sour grapes, guys?" Carina cried on hearing their sceptical comments. „ Personally I would love to hear him sing."

„ Qué tontería, ROTFL".

„I know you're still holding grudge against him" Carina continued and then added, narrowing her eyes: „He took everything from me…"

„And filled me with raaaaage!" Henry completed, his voice soar and fierce.

They then burst out laughing and high-fived each other.

„Idiotas" Armando mumbled, still massaging his stomach.

Carina grinned, pressed her fingers to her lips and sent Armando a loud kiss in the air.

Then there was a long pause filled with the sound of rain. Moss gazed at the window, Carina rested her head on Henry's shoulder and started twirling her hair, Lesaro got lost in his own thoughts. Armando reached for Rubik's cube which was lying on the window sill and started playing with it.

After a while they heard someone's loud, heavy footsteps echoing against the corridor walls. Carina immediately sat straight and goggled her eyes out. Two seconds later, Jack was standing in the doorway, his eyes half closed, his green, „RanOutOfRumAgain" shirt slightly mangled.

'Yello, creeps" he mumbled in his usual style and leaned heavily against the door-frame.

„Speaking of the devil! Now the real fun is just about to start!" Carina cried and clasped her hands with a beaming smile of delight.